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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
______________________________________________
Form
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
month of August, 2007
Commission
File Number ________________
Novogen
Limited
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
140
Wicks
Road, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
(Address
of principal executive office)
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duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Novogen
Limited
(Registrant)
/s/ Ron
Erratt
Ronald
Lea Erratt
Company
Secretary
Date
24 August, 2007
NOVOGEN
LIMITED
ABN
37-063-259-754
www.novogen.com
140
Wicks Road, NORTH RYDE, NSW,
2113
Telephone: +612
9878 0088
APPENDIX
4E
incorporating
ANNUAL
REPORT
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED
30
JUNE, 2007
1
Novogen
Limited
Appendix
4E Specific Requirements
30
June, 2007
RESULTS
FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
|
$’000
|
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Revenue
from continuing operations
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down
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1%
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to
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17,295
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Loss
after income tax from continuing operations
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up
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36%
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to
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(24,296)
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Net
loss for the period attributable to members
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up
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23%
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to
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(19,981)
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The
amounts included in this report are for the financial year ended 30 June,
2007.
Comparative figures are for the previous corresponding period being the
financial year ended 30 June, 2006 unless otherwise stated.
The
Directors of Novogen Limited do not recommend the payment of a dividend.
No
dividends were declared or paid during the year ended 30 June,
2007.
Refer
to
Review and Results of Operations shown in the attached Directors’ Report for an
explanation of the above disclosures.
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CONTENTS
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Page
No.
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Directors'
Report
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4
–
20
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Auditor’s
Independence
Declaration
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21
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Corporate
Governance
Statement
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22
– 24
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Income
Statements
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25
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Balance
Sheets
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26
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Statements
of Changes in
Equity
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27
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Statements
of Cash
Flows
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28
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Notes
to the Financial
Statements
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29
– 66
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Directors'
Declaration
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67
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Independent
Audit Report to
the Members
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68
– 69
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ASX
additional
information
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70
- 71
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DIRECTORS’
REPORT
Your
Directors submit their report for the year ended 30 June, 2007.
This
annual report has been based on accounts which have been audited.
DIRECTORS
The
names
and details of the Company’s Directors during the financial year and up to the
date of this report are as follows. (Directors were in office for the entire
period unless otherwise stated).
Mr
PA
Johnston (Chairman)
Mr
C
Naughton (Managing Director)
Professor
PJ Nestel AO
Mr
PB
Simpson
Dr
LC
Read - resigned from the Board on 30 January, 2007.
Mr
GM
Leppinus
Professor
AJ Husband (Executive Director)
Names,
qualifications, experience and special responsibilities
Philip
A Johnston Non-Executive Chairman
Dip
Eng
(Production)
Non-Executive
Director since 1997, Mr Johnston was elected chairman of Novogen Limited
with
effect from 1 January
2001.
Mr Johnston has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry including
9
years as an Executive Director of Wellcome Australia Limited. He was previously
a Director of two subsidiary Companies of GlaxoWellcome. He has had
responsibility for production, distribution, quality assurance and consumer
product development and has been directly involved in the establishment of
strategic alliances and joint ventures. He has completed a number of executive
development programs including the University of NSW and the London Business
School.
During
the last three years Mr Johnston has served as a Director and is currently
a
Director of the ASX listed company, Lipa Pharmaceuticals Limited and NASDAQ
listed, Novogen subsidiary, Marshall Edwards, Inc.
Christopher
Naughton Managing Director
BEc,
LLB
Managing
Director since March 1997, Mr Naughton joined Novogen in 1996 as Commercial
Director. Mr Naughton has degrees in Economics from the ANU and in
Law from the UNSW. He has completed the Program for Management Development
at
the Harvard Business School, and is an Attorney in New South Wales. After
working in merchant banking, he has over 20 years experience in the
pharmaceutical industry, including appointments as a Director of Wellcome
Australia Limited and in worldwide business development with The Wellcome
Foundation Limited in the UK.
During
the last three years Mr Naughton has served as CEO and Director and is currently
CEO and Director of the NASDAQ listed, Novogen subsidiary, Marshall Edwards,
Inc.
Professor
Paul J Nestel Non-Executive Director
AO,
MD,
FTSE, FRACP, FAHA, FCSANZ
Professor
Nestel is currently a Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Baker
Heart Research Institute, Melbourne. Professor Nestel is also a
Consultant Physician at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. He is Honorary Professor
of Medicine in the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Science
at Deakin University, Melbourne. He serves on the Board of the International
Life Sciences Institute of South East Asia. He was formerly Clinical Professor
in Medicine, The Flinders University of South
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Australia.
Professor Nestel has been closely involved in national and international
pharmaceutical trials of cardiovascular drugs. He has been and remains a
member
of many national and international committees for research and policy on
cardiovascular disease. He has published over 400 scientific and medical
papers
and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering, a Fellow of the American Heart Association and a Fellow of the
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Professor Nestel is an Officer
of
the Order of Australia and recipient of the Centenary Medal.
During
the last three years Professor Nestel has served as a Director and is currently
a Director for the NASDAQ listed, Novogen subsidiary, Marshall Edwards,
Inc.
Peter
B Simpson Non-Executive Director
MPharm,
PhC
Non-Executive
Director since 1994, Mr Simpson has extensive experience in the development
of
pharmaceutical products for international markets. He was Research and
Development Manager with David Bull Laboratories for 8 years prior to being
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Biota Holdings Limited in 1987. At Biota
he
oversaw the research and development of an effective cure for influenza and
the
licensing of that discovery to Glaxo Limited. Mr Simpson is currently associated
with a wide range of biotechnology and pharmaceutical interests, predominately
associated with the conduct of late stage clinical studies and the
commercialisation of Australian biomedical discoveries. Mr Simpson is
also the Chairman of Biogenerics Australia Pty Ltd.
Geoffrey
M Leppinus Non-Executive Director
BEc,
FCA
Non-executive
Director since February 2005, Mr Leppinus was, until July 2002, a Senior
Audit
and Advisory partner of KPMG with over 30 years experience in professional
accounting and auditing. At KPMG he was responsible for the audit of a number
of
large public companies and the Australian subsidiaries of US listed public
corporations. Mr Leppinus has experience in the assessment of systems of
internal control over financial reporting and the financial reporting
requirements applicable to listed public companies. He has also had a wide
range
of experience in conducting due diligence for business acquisitions. Mr Leppinus
has served as a member of the Australian Auditing Standards Board and member
of
the State Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Australia.
Professor
Alan J HusbandExecutive Director
PhD,
DSc,
FASM
Professor
Husband was appointed as a Director of Novogen Limited in May, 2006. Professor
Husband has over 30 years experience in basic and applied scientific research
and research management. His academic research interests in
immunology and pathology have been reflected in the publication of over 200
scientific papers and several books. He currently holds a
professorial appointment at the University of Sydney. These
activities in basic and applied research, coupled with experience in the
biotechnology industry, provided the foundations for his current appointment
as
Group Director of Research for the Novogen group of companies, which he has
held
since 1996. In this position Professor Husband is responsible for the
development and commercialisation of the Company’s flavonoid drug technology
platform. During this time he has managed the scientific discovery
and clinical trial programs, including development of novel oncology,
cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory therapeutics as well as wound healing
technologies.
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DIRECTORS’
REPORT
COMPANY
SECRETARY
Ronald
L Erratt
FINA
Mr
Erratt
has been the Company Secretary of Novogen Limited since it floated on the
Australian Stock Exchange in 1994. He is also the Company Secretary for all
the
wholly owned subsidiaries of Novogen. Mr Erratt has over 30 years experience
in
accounting and commercial roles. Prior to joining Novogen he was the Director
of
Superannuation Fund Administration at Towers Perrin, an international firm
of
Actuaries and Management Consultants.
Directors'
interests in the shares and options of the Company
At
the
date of this report the interests of the Directors, and their related parties,
in the shares and options of Novogen Limited were:
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Ordinary
shares
fully
paid
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Options | |||||||||||||||
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Number
outstanding
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Exercise
price
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Expiry
date
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PA
Johnston
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48,594
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-
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-
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-
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C
Naughton
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633,511
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-
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-
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-
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||||||||||||
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AJ
Husband
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102,920
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38,256
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2.10
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30/11/2007
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||||||||||||
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14,892
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6.76
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27/02/2009
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||||||||||||||
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22,592
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4.90
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16/03/2010
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30,436
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3.64
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21/04/2011
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PJ
Nestel AO
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32,000
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-
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-
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-
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PB
Simpson
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500
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-
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-
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-
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LC
Read
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2,000
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-
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-
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-
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819,525
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106,176
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6
KEY
FINANCIAL DATA
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2007
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2006
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Percentage
change
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$'000
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$'000
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|||||||||||
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Revenue
from continuing operations
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17,295
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17,445
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(1 | %) | ||||||||
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Loss
from ordinary activities after tax attributable to members
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(19,981 | ) | (16,220 | ) | 23 | % | ||||||
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Loss
for the period attributable to members
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(19,981 | ) | (16,220 | ) | 23 | % | ||||||
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Net
tangible assets per share (dollars)
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0.46
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0.46
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Earnings
per share
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2007
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2006
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|||||||
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Cents
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Cents
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|||||||
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Basic
and diluted earnings/(loss) per share
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(20.5 | ) | (16.7 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid or recommended
The
Directors of Novogen Limited do not recommend the payment of a dividend.
No
dividends were declared or paid during the year.
Corporate
Information
Novogen
Limited is a company limited by shares and is incorporated and domiciled
in
Australia. Novogen Limited shares are publicly traded on the Australian Stock
Exchange (ASX). The trading symbol on the ASX is “NRT”.
Novogen
Limited’s ordinary shares trade in the United States in the form of ADRs on the
Nasdaq Global Market. Each ADR represents five ordinary Novogen shares. The
trading symbol on Nasdaq is “NVGN”.
Nature
of operations and principal activities
The
principal activities of the entities within the Group during the year
were:
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·
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pharmaceutical
research and development; and
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·
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manufacturing
and marketing of health
supplements.
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There
have been no significant changes in the nature of those activities during
the
year.
Employees
The
Group
employed 66 people as at 30 June, 2007. (2006: 67 people)
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DIRECTORS’
REPORT
OPERATING
AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
Operating
results for the year
Cash
resources
At
30
June, 2007, the Group had cash balances of $39.5 million, an increase of
$6.0
million from the previous year’s balance of $33.5 million. The increase in cash
balances resulted from the proceeds of a private placement by Novogen’s US
subsidiary company Marshall Edwards, Inc. (“MEI”) completed in July 2006. MEI
received proceeds of $US16.8 million net of certain commissions and other
costs.
Also, a US subsidiary company Glycotex, Inc. raised $US1.6 million in a private
placement completed in February 2007.
Cash
was
used to fund the Company’s operations including the pivotal Ovature clinical
trial program for the anti-cancer drug phenoxodiol, being undertaken by MEI.
Cash resources were also used to fund the ongoing efforts in the areas of
cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory research and development. Cash was also
used to supplement the cash flows from the consumer products business and
general corporate purposes. At 30 June, 2007 the Company held cash balances
in
United States dollars of $US22.2 million.
Revenue
The
Group
earned gross revenues for the year ended 30 June, 2007 of $17.3 million versus
$17.4 million in the previous corresponding period, a reduction of $0.1 million.
The reduction in revenue was due to decreased sales of the Company’s consumer
products which were $10.7 million for the year ended 30 June, 2007 compared
with
$13.5 million for the previous year, a decrease of $2.8 million or 21%. The
decrease in consumer product sales was mainly due to the licensing of the
U.S.
consumer products to Natrol, Inc. Other revenue increased by $2.7 million
to
$6.6 million verses $3.9 million for the previous corresponding period. The
increase in other revenue was mainly due to licence fees received from Natrol
Inc, litigation settlements amounts received from Sante Naturelle and Chattem.
Inc for licences and settlement of patent infringements relating to consumer
products in Canada and the USA and sale of red clover inventories which were
in
excess of our production requirements. Interest revenues also increased
reflecting higher interest rates achieved on invested cash
balances.
Consumer
product sales
Sales
of
consumer products decreased by $2.8 million to $10.7 million for the twelve
months ended 30 June, 2007 from $13.5 million for the twelve months ended
30
June, 2006. Following the licence of Promensil and Trinovin brands in the
U.S.
to Natrol, Inc., the Company expects that in future profitability will be
improved in the consumer products business segment.
Sales
in
Australasia (including exports) for the year ended 30 June, 2007 were $4.5
million, a decrease of $0.7 million or 13% from $5.2 million for the previous
year due to
de-stocking in the wholesaler supply channels and a decline in the size of
the
menopause treatment market. Sales revenue in USA was $1.4 million for the
four
months ending October 2006 (U.S. consumer products were licensed to Natrol
Inc
from the end of October 2006) down from $3.4 million for the twelve month
period
to 30 June last year. Canada sales for the year ended 30 June 2007
declined by $0.6 million to $1.7 million down from $2.3 million for the previous
12 month period, due to significant inventory reduction in the two leading
retail chains in Canada. Sales revenue in Europe increased by $0.5 million
to $3.1 million for the twelve month period to 30 June, 2007 up from $2.6
million for the same period last year. European growth was driven by
retail expansion and new products into UK.
During
the year ending 30 June, 2007 the Company expanded its consumer business
with
the introduction of Promensil into Italy and Switzerland.
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Novogen’s
marketing strategy of developing consumer health brands through consumer
campaigns, continual health care professional communications and retail
expansion will continue. Promensil is a market leading brand in most countries
it competes in and future growth is expected to be achieved through leveraging
the Promensil brand into new markets.
Net
loss
The
operating loss attributable to Novogen shareholders for the financial year,
after allowing for losses attributable to minority interests of $4.3 million,
increased by $3.8 million to $20.0 million from a loss of $16.2 million for
the
previous year.
The
net
loss from ordinary activities after income tax for the consolidated group
for
the year ended 30 June, 2007 increased by $6.4 million to $24.3 million from
$17.9 million for the previous year. The increase in the Company’s net loss for
the year ended 30 June, 2007 was due to higher cost of goods due to reduced
production volumes. Research and development expenses increased by $4.1 million
compared to the corresponding period last year. The increase was primarily
due
to expenses associated with the Phase III Ovature clinical trial being conducted
by MEI. Costs were also incurred in connection with production scale up
activities of phenoxodiol and manufacture of clinical trial drug supplies.
Research and development expenses also reflected an increase in costs associated
with pre clinical development of glucoprime the Company’s Glucan based product
being developed by Novogen’s subsidiary Glycotex. General and administration
expenses were also higher and included $2.1 million representing non-cash,
share
based payments incurred by MEI in establishing the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement (“SEDA”) with Cornell Capital Partners (“Cornell”) and a
$1.4 million employee termination payment. The increased loss was partly
offset
by lower sales and marketing expenditure by $1.1 million to $7.9 million.
The
decrease was associated with savings in marketing expenses in the consumer
business in the USA following the licensing of that business to Natrol
Inc and an increase in other income of $1.9 million representing Government
Grant income received for Novogen’s participation in the P3
program.
Clinical
development
Major
advances were made during the year on the Group's clinical development
program.
Phenoxodiol
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·
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In
November 2006, the Company announced that the first patient commenced
treatment in the Phase III Ovature clinical trial. The Ovature
trial is
being conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (“SPA”) where the Food
and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in the US reviewed and agreed the study
design of the pivotal Phase III study of phenoxodiol in combination
with
carboplatin for women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The
SPA
process allows for FDA evaluation of a clinical trial protocol
that will
form the basis of an efficacy claim for a marketing application,
and
provides acknowledgement that the study design including patient
numbers
clinical endpoints and analyses are acceptable to the FDA. As a
fast track
product, phenoxodiol will be eligible to apply for accelerated
approval
and priority review by the FDA of the marketing application for
this
indication.
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·
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In
September 2006 the Company announced the results of a preclinical
study
conducted at Purdue University which showed that phenoxodiol may
be
effective in the treatment of prostate cancer through its ability
to
target a protein, the 75 alpha protein, an isoform of tumor-associated
NADH oxidase (or tNOX), which appears to be the particular tNOX
isoform
found in prostate cancer patients. This study provides further
support
that a surface oxidase is a target for
phenoxodiol.
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Anti-Inflammatory
The
Company announced in August 2006 that its investigational anti inflammatory
compound NV-52 had entered its second human clinical study. NV-52 is being
developed to target inflammatory bowel disease. The study seeks to extend
the
compound’s safety data as well as testing the ability of the drug to change
certain inflammatory markers in the serum.
Corporate
developments
On
11
July, 2006, MEI announced that it had entered into a securities purchase
agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the placement of
6,329,311 shares of its common stock and warrants exercisable for 2,215,258
shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $US2.90 per unit. The warrants
have an exercise price of $US4.35 per share, subject to certain
adjustments. The warrants may be exercised no less than six months
from the closing date and will expire four years from the date of issuance,
or
11 July, 2010. MEI closed the private placement on 11 July, 2006.
On
11
July, 2006, MEI also announced that it had entered into a SEDA with Cornell.
Under the SEDA, MEI may issue and sell to Cornell shares of its common stock
for
a total purchase price of up to $US15 million, once a resale registration
statement is in effect. MEI has sole discretion whether and when to sell
shares
of its common stock to Cornell. Cornell will be irrevocably bound to purchase
shares of common stock from MEI after MEI sends a notice that it intends
to sell
shares of common stock to Cornell. Each advance under the SEDA is
limited to a maximum of $US1.5 million.
In
October 2006 the Company announced that it had licensed the US rights to
its
Promensil and Trinovin brands to Natrol, Inc. which will provide the brands
critical mass and marketing expertise. The license also provides for possible
future royalties upon achievement of certain sales volumes by Natrol,
Inc.
Also
in
October 2006, MEI announced that it had appointed JP Morgan as its exclusive
financial advisor to provide advice on the strategic alternatives for
phenoxodiol which has now entered Phase III clinical testing. This appointment
is in line with the Company’s strategy to seek strategic partners for the future
commercial development of phenoxodiol.
In
May
2007, the Company announced that it had entered into new arrangements for
the
worldwide supply of isoflavones used in its consumer products dietary
supplements. As a result, the existing extraction facility located at Wyong
NSW
will be decommissioned and the property sold.
Intellectual
property development
During
the year 10 patents were granted over the Company’s intellectual property. The
areas with expanding patent cover include dietary isoflavone supplements,
isoflavone formulations and uses, synthetic drug compounds and uses, and
a novel
food product.
USA
|
Patent
# 7202273
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Therapeutic
methods and compositions involving
isoflavones
|
|
Patent
# 7045155
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Dietary
supplements comprising soy hypocotyls containing at least one
isoflavone
|
Singapore
|
Patent
# 107777
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Therapeutic
methods and compositions involving isoflav-3-ene and isoflavan
structures
|
|
Patent
# 98929
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Dimeric
isoflavones
|
10
|
Patent
# 98929
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Dimeric
isoflavones
|
China
|
Patent
# ZL97198690.8
|
Therapeutic
methods and compositions involving
isoflavones
|
New
Zealand
|
Patent
# 531462
|
Food
product and process
|
|
|
Patent
# 527735
|
Treatment
or prevention of menopausal symptoms and
osteoporosis
|
|
|
|
Mexico
|
|
Patent
# 243633
|
Compositions
and methods for protecting skin from UV induced immunosuppression
and skin
damage
|
|
|
Turkey
|
|
Patent
# TR200102367B
|
Therapeutic
methods and compositions involving
isoflavones
|
|
|
Hong
Kong
|
|
Patent
# HK1053119
|
Food
product and process
|
These
grants bring the number of Company patents granted to 73.
The
Company believes that the protection of its intellectual property is fundamental
to the success of its businesses. During the year the Company commenced a
number
of litigation proceedings against companies which were in breach of certain
patents. The Company has received $1,026,000 in settlements resulting from
actions resolved in Canada and the U.S. The Company is continuing to prosecute
its IP rights and in June announced that the Vienna Commercial Court had
upheld
a provisional injunction against an Austrian company, APOtrend. The Company
has
provided a guarantee to the value of 250,000 Euros with the court to confirm
its
commitment to the ongoing enforcement process.
Risk
management
The
Group
has established controls at Board level designed to safeguard the interests
of
the Group and ensure integrity in the reporting to shareholders. Group policies
are in place to minimise risk that arises through the Group’s activities. These
include policies that:
|
·
|
ensure
Board approval of a strategic plan, which encompasses the Group’s vision,
mission and strategy statements, designed to meet stakeholders
needs and
manage business risk;
|
|
·
|
ensure
that capital expenditure above a set level is approved by the
Board;
|
|
·
|
ensure
business risks are appropriately managed through an insurance and
risk
management program;
|
|
·
|
ensure
that safety, health, environmental standards and management systems
are
monitored and reviewed to achieve high standards of compliance
and
performance;
|
|
·
|
ensure
that cash resources are invested in high quality, secure, financial
institutions; and
|
|
·
|
ensure
implementation of Board approved operating plans and budgets and
Board
monitoring of progress against these budgets, including the establishment
and monitoring of key performance
indicators.
|
Significant
changes in the state of affairs
During
the financial year there were no significant changes in the state of affairs
of
the consolidated entity other than referred to in the financial statements
or
the notes thereto.
Significant
events after balance date
On
1 August 2007, MEI entered into a Securities Subscription Agreement with
certain accredited
11
investors
providing for the placement of 5,464,001 shares of its common stock at a
purchase price of $US3.00 per share The investors in the transaction also
received a warrant to purchase an additional 4 shares of common stock for
every
block of 10 shares of common stock purchased. MEI also issued
warrants exercisable for 248,360 shares of common stock to Blue Trading,
LLC
which acted as the placement agent in the private placement, as part of the
placement fee. All of the warrants have an exercise price of $3.60 per share.
The warrants may be exercised beginning 6 February, 2008 and will expire
five years from the date of issuance, or 6 August, 2012. MEI
closed the private placement on 6 August, 2007. In connection with the PIPE
MEI received gross proceeds of $16.4 million.
MEI
has
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors party to
the
Securities Subscription Agreement and has agreed to register the common stock
and the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants sold pursuant
to the
Securities Subscription Agreement for resale thereunder.
In
addition, MEI has issued a notice for the immediate termination upon closing
of
the private placement of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated
as of
11 July, 2006, with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, as amended.
There
have been no other significant events occurring after balance date which
have
had a material impact on the business.
Likely
developments and expected results of operations
The
Directors foresee that during the 2007/2008 financial year, the Group will
continue to advance the research and development into isoflavone applications
and advance in more advanced pharmaceuticals in the area of human phenolic
compound technology.
The
Group
expects to continue to commit cash resources to the clinical development
program
that is underway, particularly the Phase III clinical program for phenoxodiol
(Ovature), the pre-clinical and clinical programs of NV-196 and NV-143 and
the
cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory drug programs.
Environmental
regulation and performance
The
Group
holds licences issued by the Environmental Protection Authority which specify
the manner of waste disposal for the Group’s pilot manufacturing operations in
North Ryde. The Group also holds Dangerous Goods licenses for its manufacturing
operations in Australia.
There
have been no significant known breaches of the Group’s licence
conditions.
Share
options
As
at the
date of this report there were 1,576,066 unissued ordinary shares under options
(1,576,066 at balance date). Refer to Note 16 of the Financial Statements
for
further details of the options outstanding.
Option
holders do not have any right by virtue of the option to participate in any
share issue of the Company or any other related body corporate.
Shares
issued as a result of the exercise of options
During
the year, employees and consultants have exercised options to acquire 300,207
fully paid
12
ordinary
shares in Novogen Limited at a weighted average price of $1.71.
Since
the
end of the financial year, no further options have been exercised.
Indemnification
and insurance of Directors and Officers
The
Group
has not, during or since the financial year, in respect of any person who
is or
has been a Director or Officer of the Company or related body
corporate:
|
a)
|
indemnified
or made any relevant agreement for indemnifying against a liability
incurred as a Director or Officer, including costs and expenses
in
successfully defending legal
proceedings; or
|
|
b)
|
paid
or agreed to pay a premium in respect of a contract insuring against
liability incurred as a Director or Officer for the costs or expenses
to
defend legal proceedings, with the exception of the following
matter:
|
The
Group
has paid premiums to insure each Director or Officer against the liabilities
for
costs and expenses incurred by them in defending legal proceedings arising
out
of their conduct involving a breach of duty in relation to the Company. The
total annual premium of the insurance paid by the Company was $166,000 (2006:
$200,000).
13
DIRECTORS’
REPORT
REMUNERATION
REPORT
This
report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for Directors and
Executives of Novogen Limited (the Company).
Remuneration
philosophy
Remuneration
is assessed for Directors and senior Executives with the
overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from the retention
of
a high quality executive team. The appropriateness and nature of emoluments
is
assessed by reference to employment market conditions. The performance criteria
against which Directors and Executives are assessed have regard to the financial
and non-financial objectives of Novogen Limited, however, Directors and senior
Executive annual remuneration have no variable performance elements that
are
directly linked to company performance.
Employee
share option plan
The
employee share option plan provides for the issue of options to eligible
employees being an employee or Director of the Company or related company.
Each
option entitles its holder to acquire one fully paid ordinary share and is
exercisable at a price equal to the weighted average price of such shares
at the
close of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited for the five days
prior to the date of issue. Options are not transferable. The option lapses
if
the employee ceases to be an employee during the vesting period. Options
vest
equally over a four year period from date of grant and expire five years
after
grant date.
The
philosophy behind the employee share scheme is to encourage a level of
ownership in the Company by employees and align their interests with those
of shareholders. The scheme is modest in scale and is principally designed
to
foster teamwork and the benefits of pursuing shared goals.
The
Company is a small to medium sized research organisation pursuing a significant
number of different projects where it relies on its staff being flexible in
the way in which they work with their own colleagues together with outside
collaborators. The Company’s desire to capitalise on its ability to be
flexible and adapt as new information is discovered and new opportunities
arise
underpins the Company’s business strategies. In this context the Company
believes it is inappropriate to have individual performance hurdles tied
to
share options or other variable remuneration.
The
Company believes it has a highly motivated workforce which responds better
to
the existing remuneration arrangements than the more complex variable
systems popular with companies trying to engender individual competition
amongst
their fellow staff.
All
Executive Directors and Executives have the opportunity to qualify for
participation in the Employee Share Option Plan after achieving a qualifying
service period.
Remuneration
Committee
The
Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for determining
and reviewing compensation arrangements for the Directors, the Managing
Director, Executive Director and senior Executives.
The
Remuneration Committee assesses the appropriateness of the nature and amount
of
emoluments of such officers on a periodic basis by reference to relevant
employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum
stakeholder benefit from the retention of a high quality executive
team.
Remuneration
structure
In
accordance with best practice corporate governance, the remuneration structure
of Non-Executive Directors and Executive Director and senior management are
separate and distinct.
14
Non-executive
Director remuneration
The
Constitution of the Company and the ASX Listing Rules specify that the aggregate
remuneration of Non-Executive Directors shall be determined from time to
time by
General Meeting. An amount not exceeding the amount determined is then divided
between the Directors as agreed. The latest determination for Novogen Limited
was at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 October, 2005 when the
shareholders approved an aggregate remuneration of $560,000. The total
Non-Executive Director remuneration of Novogen Limited for the year ended
30
June, 2007 utilised $285,000 of this authorised amount.
The
amount of aggregate remuneration sought to be approved by shareholders and
the
manner in which it is apportioned amongst Directors is reviewed
periodically.
Each
Non-Executive Director receives a fee for being a Director of the Company.
An
additional fee is also paid for each board committee on which a Director
sits.
The payment of additional fees for serving on a committee recognises the
additional time commitment required by Non-Executive Directors who serve
on one
or more sub committees.
The
remuneration of Non-Executive Directors for the period ending 30 June, 2007
is
detailed in the table on the following page.
Executive
and senior manager remuneration
The
Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for determining
and reviewing compensation arrangements for the Managing Director, Executive
Director and senior Executives. The Remuneration Committee assesses the
appropriateness of the nature and amount of emoluments of such officers on
a
periodic basis by reference to relevant employment market conditions with
the
overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from the retention
of
a high quality executive team. Such officers are given the opportunity to
receive their base emolument in a variety of forms including cash and fringe
benefits such as the use of motor vehicles. It is intended that the manner
of payment chosen will be optimal for the recipient without creating undue
cost
for the Group.
All
Executive Directors and Executives have the opportunity to qualify for
participation in the Employee Share Option Plan after achieving a qualifying
service period.
The
performance criteria against which Directors and Executives are assessed
have
regard to the financial and non-financial objectives of Novogen
Limited.
Employment
contracts
It
is the
Remuneration Committee policy that employment agreements are entered into
with
the Chief Executive Officer, the Research Director, and each of the Executives.
The contracts for service between the Company and the CEO, Research Director
and
the Executives are for terms of three years with a notice period of six months.
In the event of the Company terminating the employment under the terms of
the
contract the Company shall pay the pro-rata balance of the unexpired contract
term plus an additional amount of one and one half times the then current
annual
remuneration of the employee. However, the maximum payable on termination
by the
Company will be three years’ remuneration. The minimum payable on termination by
the company will be eighteen months’ remuneration. The Company may terminate the
contracts at anytime without notice if serious misconduct has occurred. Where
termination with cause occurs, there is no entitlement to termination payments
under the term of the contract. On termination, any unvested options issued
under the Employee Option scheme are immediately forfeited.
15
DIRECTORS’
REPORT
Director
remuneration from Novogen Limited for the year ended 30June,
2007
|
Short
term emoluments
|
Termination
&
similar payments
|
Share
based payments
|
Post
Employment
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
and
Fees
|
Other
Non-
monetary
|
Options
granted
|
Superannuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortised
cost
|
Remuneration
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Number
|
$ | % |
$
|
|
$
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
38,532
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
52,968
|
91,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
582,040
|
59,047
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
105,113
|
746,200
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
309,861
|
57,590
|
-
|
-
|
51,876
|
10.8 | % |
60,725
|
480,052
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
57,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
57,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PB
Simpson
|
54,128
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,872
|
59,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
LC
Read *
|
24,313
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,187
|
26,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
GM
Leppinus
|
2,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
49,000
|
51,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1,067,874
|
116,637
|
-
|
-
|
51,876
|
3.4 | % |
274,865
|
1,511,252
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
*
resigned 30 January, 2007
Director
remuneration from Marshall Edwards for the year ended 30 June,
2007
|
Short
term emoluments
|
Termination
&
similar payments
|
Share
based payments
|
Post
Employment
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
and Fees
|
Other
Non-monetary
|
Options
granted
|
Superannuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortised
cost
|
Remuneration
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Number
|
$ | % |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
37,844
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,406
|
41,250
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
41,250
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
41,250
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
79,094
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,406
|
82,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director
remuneration from Glycotex for the year ended 30 June,
2007
|
Short
term emoluments
|
Termination
&
similar payments
|
Share
based payments
|
Post
Employment
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
and
Fees
|
Other
Non-
monetary
|
Options
granted
|
Superannuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortised
cost
|
Remuneration
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Number
|
$ | % |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
63,597
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
63,597
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
47,698
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
47,698
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
111,295
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
111,295
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
16
DIRECTORS’
REPORT
Total
Directors’ remuneration for the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
Short
term emoluments
|
Termination
&
similar payments
|
Share
based payments
|
Post
Employment
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
and
Fees
|
Other
Non-
monetary
|
Options
granted
|
Superannuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortised
cost
|
Remuneration
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Number
|
$ | % |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
139,973
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
56,374
|
196,347
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
629,738
|
59,047
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
105,113
|
793,898
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
309,861
|
57,590
|
0
|
0
|
51,876
|
0
|
60,725
|
480,052
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
98,250
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
98,250
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PB
Simpson
|
54,128
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,872
|
59,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
LC
Read *
|
24,313
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2,187
|
26,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
GM
Leppinus
|
2,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
49,000
|
51,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1,258,263
|
116,637
|
0
|
0
|
51,876
|
0
|
278,271
|
1,705,047
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
*
resigned 30 January, 2007
Remuneration
of the named Executives (including the Company Secretary) who receive the
highest remuneration for the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
Short
term emoluments
|
Termination
&
similar payments
|
Share
based payments
|
Post
Employment
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
and
Fees
|
Other
Non-
monetary
|
Options
granted
|
Superannuation
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortised
cost
|
Remuneration
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Number
|
$ | % |
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton *
|
320,632
|
47,522
|
-
|
50,472
|
61,142
|
11.5 | % |
100,587
|
529,883
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
WJ
Lancaster
|
198,660
|
26,326
|
-
|
24,412
|
26,941
|
10.7 | % |
-
|
251,927
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
168,267
|
32,133
|
-
|
27,676
|
33,657
|
13.5 | % |
15,144
|
249,201
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
197,340
|
16,995
|
-
|
28,768
|
34,665
|
13.0 | % |
17,761
|
266,761
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
143,605
|
25,369
|
-
|
26,400
|
33,149
|
13.7 | % |
39,629
|
241,752
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1,028,504
|
148,345
|
-
|
157,728
|
189,554
|
12.3 | % |
173,121
|
1,539,524
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
*
includes Directors fees paid by Glycotex, Inc.
Value
of options for Directors and named Executives granted, exercised or lapsed
during the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
Options
Granted
|
Options
Exercised
|
Options
Lapsed
|
Total
value of options granted, exercised and lapsed
|
|||||||||||||
|
Value
at grant
date
$
|
Value
at
exercise
date
$
|
Value
at time of Lapse
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
-
|
50,544
|
-
|
50,544
|
||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
70,661
|
24,736
|
-
|
95,397
|
||||||||||||
|
WJ
Lancaster (USA)
|
34,177
|
-
|
-
|
34,177
|
||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
38,746
|
25,311
|
-
|
64,057
|
||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
40,275
|
-
|
-
|
40,275
|
||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
36,960
|
33,613
|
-
|
70,573
|
||||||||||||
|
220,819
|
134,204
|
-
|
355,023
|
|||||||||||||
Executive
Directors have been disclosed under Directors’ remuneration only and have been
excluded from the Executive remuneration.
Executives
are those directly accountable and responsible for the operational management
and
17
strategic
direction of the Company and its consolidated entities and include the Company
Secretary.
The
elements of emoluments have been determined on the basis of the cost to the
Company and the consolidated entity.
The
assessed fair value at grant date of options included as part of Director
and
Executive emoluments is allocated equally over the period from grant date
to
vesting date. Fair values at grant date are determined using a Binomial option
pricing model, which takes account of factors including the option exercise
price, the volatility of the underlying share price, the risk free interest
rate, expected dividends, the current market price of the underlying share
and
the expected life of the option.
Fair
values of options:
The
fair
value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using a Binomial
option-pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants made
on:
|
30
March,
|
21
April,
|
16
March,
|
27
February,
|
29
November,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2002
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Dividend
yield
|
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||||||||||||
|
Expected
volatility
|
59% | 66% | 69% | 69% | 68% | |||||||||||||||
|
Historical
volatility
|
59% | 66% | 69% | 69% | 68% | |||||||||||||||
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
6.09% | 5.62% | 5.67% | 5.52% | 5.27% | |||||||||||||||
|
Expected
life of option
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Option
fair value
|
1.40
|
2.10
|
2.96
|
2.82
|
1.26
|
|||||||||||||||
The
dividend yield reflects the assumption that the current dividend payout,
which
is zero, will continue with no anticipated increases. The expected life of
the
options is based on historical data and is not necessarily indicative of
exercise patterns that may occur. The expected volatility reflects the
assumption that the historical volatility is indicative of future trends,
which
may also not necessarily be the actual outcome.
Further
detail on the remuneration of Directors and Executives are also provided
in Note
22 to the financial statements.
18
DIRECTORS’
REPORT
Directors'
meetings
During
the financial year ended 30 June, 2007, the number of meetings held and attended
by each Director were:
|
Meetings
of Committees
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Directors'
meetings
|
Audit
|
Remuneration
|
Capital
Works
|
|||||||||||||
|
Number
of meetings held:
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
Number
of meetings attended:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
||||||||||||
|
PB
Simpson
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
||||||||||||
|
LC
Read *
|
7
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
GM
Leppinus
|
11
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
*
resigned 30 January, 2007 – attended all meetings held while in
office
Committee
membership
At
the
date of this report, the Company had an Audit Committee, a Remuneration
Committee and a Capital Works Committee of the Board of Directors.
Directors
acting as members on the committees during the year were:
Audit Remuneration Capital
Works
GM
Leppinus
(Chairman)
PB Simpson
(Chairman) PA
Johnston (Chairman)
PJ
Nestel
AO PJ
Nestel
AO C Naughton
PA
Johnston
PA Johnston PJ
Nestel AO
LC
Read
* PB
Simpson
PB
Simpson
*
resigned 30 January, 2007
Nomination
Committee
The
duties and responsibilities typically delegated to such a committee are included
in the responsibilities of the entire Board. Accordingly, during the year
ended
30 June, 2007, Novogen Limited did not have a separately established Nomination
Committee. The Board does not believe that any marked efficiencies or
enhancements would be achieved by the creation of a separate Nomination
Committee.
19
DIRECTORS’
REPORT
AUDITORS
INDEPENDENCE AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
A
copy of
the Auditors’ independence declaration required under section 307C of the
Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 21.
Non-audit
services
The
following non-audit services were provided by the entities’ Auditor BDO. The
Directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services is compatible
with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the
Corporations Act 2001. The nature and scope of each type of non-audit service
means that auditor independence was not compromised.
BDO
received or are due to receive the following amounts for the provision of
non-audit services during the year.
Tax
compliance
services $40,073
MEI
S3
audit and review
costs $12,705
Review
of
government
grants
$1,600
Other
miscellaneous
matters.
$3,573
$57,951
Signed
in
accordance with a Resolution of the Board of Directors.
/s/
Christopher Naughton
Christopher Naughton
Managing
Director
Sydney,
22 August, 2007
20
AUDITOR'S
INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE BY WAYNE BASFORD
TO
THE DIRECTORS OF NOVOGEN LIMITED
As
lead
auditor of Novogen Limited for the year ended 30 June 2007 I declare that,to
the
best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions
of:
|
·
|
the
auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001
in relation
to the audit; and
|
|
·
|
any
applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the
audit.
|
This
declaration is in respect of Novogen Limited an the entities it controlled
during the period
/s/
Wayne
Basford
WAYNE
BASFORD
Partner
/s/
BDO
BDO
Kendalls
Chartered
Accountants
Dated
in
Sydney, this 22nd day of
August,
2007
21
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
The
Board
of Directors of Novogen Limited is responsible for the corporate governance
of
the consolidated entity. The Board guides and monitors the business and affairs
of Novogen Limited on behalf of the shareholders by whom they are elected
and to
whom they are accountable.
In
accordance with the Australian Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Council’s
“Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations”
(“Council’s Recommendations”) the Corporate Governance Statement must contain
certain specific information and must disclose the extent to which the Company
has followed the guidelines during the period. Where a recommendation has
not
been followed, that fact must be disclosed, together with the reasons for
the
departure. Novogen’s Corporate Governance Statement is structured with reference
to the Council’s principles and recommendations, which are as
follows:
Principle
1. Lay
solid foundation for management and oversight;
Principle
2. Structure
the Board to add value;
Principle
3. Promote
ethical and responsible decision making;
Principle
4. Safeguard
integrity of financial reporting;
Principle
5. Make
timely and balanced disclosure;
Principle
6. Respect
the rights of shareholders;
Principle
7. Recognise
and manage risk;
Principle
8. Encourage
enhanced performance;
Principle
9. Remunerate
fairly and responsibly;
Principle
10. Recognise
the legitimate interests of stakeholders.
With
the
exception of the Nomination Committee (see below), during the year ended 30
June, 2007, the corporate governance practices of Novogen Limited were compliant
in all material respects with the Council’s Recommendations.
For
further information on Corporate Governance policies adopted by Novogen Limited
refer to the Company’s website: www.novogen.com
Nomination
Committee
Recommendation
2.4 requires listed entities to establish a Nomination Committee. The duties
and
responsibility typically delegated to such a committee are included in the
responsibilities of the entire Board. Accordingly, during the year ended
30
June, 2007, Novogen Limited did not have a separately established Nomination
Committee. The Board does not believe that any marked efficiencies or
enhancements would be achieved by the creation of a separate Nomination
Committee.
Structure
of the Board of Directors
The
skills, expertise and experience relevant to the position of Director held
by
each Director in office at the date of this annual report is included in
the
Directors’ Report on page 4. Directors are considered to be independent when
they are independent of management and free from any business or other
relationship that could materially interfere with, or could reasonably be
perceived to materially interfere with, the exercise of their unfettered
and
independent judgement.
In
the
context of Director independence, “materiality” is considered from both the
Company and individual Director perspective. In determining whether a
Non-Executive Director is independent, they must not hold more than 5% of
the
Company’s outstanding shares. Also, qualitative factors are considered,
including not having been employed as an Executive within the last 3 years,
not
been a Principal of a material professional advisor or consultant, not have
a
material contractual relationship with the Company, not served on the Board
for
a period which could be perceived to interfere with their ability to act
in the
best interests of the Company or engaged in any business interests which
could
be perceived to interfere with their ability to act in the best interests
of the
Company.
22
In
accordance with the definition of independence above, and the materiality
thresholds set, the following Directors of Novogen Limited are considered
to be
independent:
Name Position
PA
Johnston Non-Executive
Chairman
Professor
PJ
Nestel AO Non-Executive
Director
PB
Simpson Non-Executive
Director
Dr
LC
Read Non-Executive
Director - resigned 30 January, 2007
GM
Leppinus Non-Executive
Director
There
are
procedures in place, agreed by the Board, to enable Directors in the furtherance
of their duties, to seek independent professional advice at the Company’s
expense.
The
term
in office held by each Director in office at the date of this report is as
follows:
Name Term
in Office
PA
Johnston 10
years
C
Naughton
10 years
PB
Simpson 12
years
Professor
PJ
Nestel AO
6
years
GM
Leppinus 2
years
AJ
Husband 1
year
For
additional details regarding Board appointments please refer to the Company’s
web site.
Audit
Committee
The
Board
has an Audit Committee, which operates under a charter approved by the Board.
It
is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that an effective internal control
framework exists within the Group. This includes internal controls to deal
with
both the effectiveness and efficiency of significant business processes,
the
safeguarding of assets, the maintenance of proper accounting records and
the
reliability of financial information as well as non-financial considerations
such as bench marking of operational key performance indicators. The Board
has
delegated the responsibility for the establishment and maintenance of a
framework of internal control and ethical standards for the management of
the
consolidated entity to the Audit Committee.
The
Committee also provides the Board with additional assurance regarding the
reliability of financial information for inclusion in the financial reports.
All
members of the Audit Committee are independent Non-executive
Directors. The members of the Audit Committee during the year were
Geoffrey Leppinus (Chairman), Paul Nestel, Philip Johnston, Leanna Read
(resigned 30, January 2007) and Peter Simpson.
Qualifications
of Audit Committee members
Qualifications
of the members of the Audit Committee are contained in the Directors’
Report.
For
details on the number of Audit Committee meetings held during the year and
the
attendees at those meetings refer to page 19 of the Directors’
Report.
23
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
Performance
The
performance of the Board and the key Executives is reviewed regularly against
both measurable and qualitative indicators. During the reporting period the
Board conducted a performance evaluation which involved the assessment of
each
Board member’s and key Executive’s performance. The performance criteria against
which Directors and Executives are assessed have regard to the financial
and
non-financial objectives of Novogen Limited.
Remuneration
Committee
The
Remuneration Committee was formed in order to review the remuneration of
the
Executive Directors and key Executives by reference to independent data,
external professional advice and the requirements to retain high quality
management.
Refer
to
the Directors’ Report for details on the amount of remuneration and all monetary
and non-monetary components for each Director and for each of the highest
paid
Executives (Non-director) during the year.
Details
on the number of meetings held and number of meetings attended by each Committee
member are contained on page 19 in the Directors’ Report.
The
Committee comprises Non-Executive Directors, Peter Simpson (Chairman), Paul
Nestel AO and Philip Johnston.
Capital
Works Committee
The
Capital Works Committee reviews capital investment proposals, assesses the
project tenders and reviews progress against timetables and cost estimates.
The
Committee comprises Philip Johnston (Chairman), Peter Simpson, Paul Nestel
AO
and Christopher Naughton.
Corporate
Reporting
The Managing
Director and the CFO have made the following certifications to the
Board:
|
·
|
that
the Company’s financial reports are complete and present a true and fair
view, in all material respects, of the financial condition and
operational
results of the Company and Group and are in accordance with relevant
accounting standards; and
|
|
·
|
that
the above statement is founded on a sound system of risk management
and
internal controls are operating efficiently and effectively in
all
material respects.
|
24
NOVOGEN
LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES
|
INCOME
STATEMENTS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
for
the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Notes
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Continuing
Operations
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
2
|
17,295
|
17,445
|
1,300
|
1,207
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Cost
of sales
|
(6,945 | ) | (5,445 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Gross
profit
|
10,350
|
12,000
|
1,300
|
1,207
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Other
income
|
2
|
2,710
|
793
|
2,479
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Research
& development expenses
|
(16,134 | ) | (12,014 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Selling
& promotional expenses
|
(7,908 | ) | (9,013 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Shipping
and handling expenses
|
(392 | ) | (556 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
(12,902 | ) | (8,769 | ) | (2,899 | ) | (3,660 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Other
expenses
|
(17 | ) | (301 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Finance
costs
|
(2 | ) | (52 | ) |
-
|
(15 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
(Loss)/profit
before income tax
|
2
|
(24,295 | ) | (17,912 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Income
tax expense
|
3
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(Loss)/profit
for the period
|
(24,296 | ) | (17,913 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Loss
attributable to minority interest
|
4,315
|
1,693
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
(Loss)/profit
attributable to members of Novogen Limited
|
15 | (c) | (19,981 | ) | (16,220 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Basic
and diluted earnings/(loss) per share (cents)
|
4
|
(20.5 | ) | (16.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||
25
NOVOGEN LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES
|
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
as
at 30 June, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Notes
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
5
|
39,511
|
33,513
|
16,514
|
14,522
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Trade
and other receivables
|
6
|
4,276
|
4,030
|
40
|
34
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Inventories
|
7
|
3,899
|
5,522
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Other
current assets
|
8
|
630
|
685
|
534
|
523
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Assets
held for sale
|
9
|
2,203
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total
current assets
|
50,519
|
43,750
|
17,088
|
15,079
|
||||||||||||||||
|
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Inventories
|
7
|
-
|
2,864
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Property,
plant and equipment
|
10
|
838
|
4,484
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Other
financial assets
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
54
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total
non-current assets
|
838
|
7,348
|
54
|
54
|
||||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
51,357
|
51,098
|
17,142
|
15,133
|
||||||||||||||||
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Trade
and other payables
|
12
|
5,920
|
5,646
|
129
|
111
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Interest-bearing
loans and borrowings
|
13
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Provisions
|
14
|
539
|
520
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
6,459
|
6,181
|
129
|
111
|
||||||||||||||||
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Provisions
|
14
|
272
|
339
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total
non-current liabilities
|
272
|
339
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
6,731
|
6,520
|
129
|
111
|
||||||||||||||||
|
NET
ASSETS
|
44,626
|
44,578
|
17,013
|
15,022
|
||||||||||||||||
|
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Contributed
equity
|
15 | (a) |
191,876
|
176,989
|
127,573
|
127,060
|
||||||||||||||
|
Reserves
|
15 | (b) | (5,155 | ) | (2,847 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
losses
|
15 | (c) | (146,147 | ) | (131,700 | ) | (110,560 | ) | (112,038 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Parent
interest
|
40,574
|
42,442
|
17,013
|
15,022
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Minority
Interest
|
15 | (d) |
4,052
|
2,136
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL
EQUITY
|
44,626
|
44,578
|
17,013
|
15,022
|
||||||||||||||||
26
NOVOGEN
LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES
|
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
for
the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Contributed
equity
|
Accumulated
losses
|
Reserves
|
Total
|
Minority
interest
|
Total
equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
At
1 July 2005
|
176,235
|
(116,069 | ) | (3,413 | ) |
56,753
|
3,739
|
60,492
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Options
exercised (1)
|
754
|
754
|
-
|
754
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss
for the period
|
(16,220 | ) | (16,220 | ) | (1,693 | ) | (17,913 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Exchange
differences on translation of foreign operations
|
566
|
566
|
90
|
656
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments
|
589
|
589
|
589
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
At
30 June 2006
|
176,989
|
(131,700 | ) | (2,847 | ) |
42,442
|
2,136
|
44,578
|
||||||||||||||||
|
At
1 July 2006
|
176,989
|
(131,700 | ) | (2,847 | ) |
42,442
|
2,136
|
44,578
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issue
of share capital by subsidiary
|
24,371
|
24,371
|
-
|
24,371
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
less
outside equity interest
|
(5,277 | ) | (5,277 | ) |
5,277
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Options
exercised (2)
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss
for the period
|
(19,981 | ) | (19,981 | ) | (4,315 | ) | (24,296 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Share
of opening equity transferred to minority interest due to issuance
of
further shares by subsidiary
|
(4,720 | ) |
3,231
|
(299 | ) | (1,788 | ) |
1,788
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Exchange
differences on translation of foreign operations
|
(2,009 | ) | (2,009 | ) | (1,312 | ) | (3,321 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments
|
2,303
|
2,303
|
478
|
2,781
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
At
30 June 2007
|
191,876
|
(146,147 | ) | (5,155 | ) |
40,574
|
4,052
|
44,626
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Limited
|
Contributed
equity
|
Accumulated
losses
|
Reserves
|
Total
|
Minority
interest
|
Total
equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
At
1 July 2005
|
126,306
|
(110,159 | ) |
-
|
16,147
|
-
|
16,147
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Options
exercised (1)
|
754
|
754
|
-
|
754
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Loss
for the period
|
(2,468 | ) | (2,468 | ) | (2,468 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments
|
589
|
589
|
589
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
At
30 June 2006
|
127,060
|
(112,038 | ) |
-
|
15,022
|
-
|
15,022
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
At
1 July 2006
|
127,060
|
(112,038 | ) |
-
|
15,022
|
-
|
15,022
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Options
exercised (2)
|
513
|
513
|
513
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Profit
for the period
|
880
|
880
|
-
|
880
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments
|
598
|
598
|
-
|
598
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
At
30 June 2007
|
127,573
|
(110,560 | ) |
-
|
17,013
|
-
|
17,013
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(1)
- during the period 248,392 Novogen Limited shares were
issued following the exercise of options.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(2)
- during the period 300,207 Novogen Limited shares were
issued following the exercise of options.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
27
NOVOGEN
LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES
|
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
for
the year ended 30 June, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Notes
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Receipts
from customers
|
11,895
|
13,063
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Payments
to suppliers and employees
|
(34,559 | ) | (32,628 | ) | (1,229 | ) | (1,403 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Interest
received
|
1,912
|
1,543
|
917
|
745
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Interest
paid
|
(2 | ) | (53 | ) |
-
|
(15 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Grants
received
|
1,470
|
1,341
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Income
tax paid
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Litigation
settlements
|
1,026
|
613
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Royalty
received
|
1,875
|
1,609
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Licence
fees received
|
1,122
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Goods
and services tax refunded by tax authorities
|
654
|
76
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net
cash flows used in operating
activities
|
5
|
(14,608 | ) | (14,437 | ) | (312 | ) | (673 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Acquisition
of property, plant and equipment
|
(299 | ) | (319 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from sale of plant and equipment
|
262
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Loans
to controlled entities
|
-
|
-
|
2,479
|
(1,677 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
Net
cash flows from/(used in) investing
activities
|
(37 | ) | (309 | ) |
2,479
|
(1,677 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from the issue of ordinary shares
|
513
|
754
|
513
|
754
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from the issue of shares by subsidiary
|
24,371
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Repayment
of borrowings
|
(15 | ) | (750 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
|
Net
cash flows from financing
activities
|
24,869
|
4
|
513
|
754
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net
increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
|
10,224
|
(14,742 | ) |
2,680
|
(1,596 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
30,513
|
44,110
|
11,522
|
12,409
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Effect
of exchange rates on cash holdings in foreign
currencies
|
(4,226 | ) |
995
|
(688 | ) |
559
|
||||||||||||||
|
Movements
in secured facility
|
2,000
|
150
|
2,000
|
150
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of
period
|
5
|
38,511
|
30,513
|
15,514
|
11,522
|
|||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
financial report of Novogen Limited for the year ended 30 June, 2007 was
authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the board of directors
on 22 August, 2007.
Note
1. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
significant accounting policies which have been adopted in the preparation
of
the financial report are:
Basis
of preparation
The
financial report is a general-purpose financial report, which has been prepared
in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, Australian
Accounting Standards, other authorative pronouncements of the AASB and UIG
Interpretations. The financial report has also been prepared on a historical
cost basis with all amounts presented in Australian dollars, unless otherwise
stated.
The
amounts contained in this Report and in the Financial Statements have been
rounded off under the option available to the Company under ASIC Class Order
98/0100. The Company is an entity to which the Class Order applies. Amounts
have
been rounded off to
the nearest thousand dollars unless otherwise stated.
Statement
of compliance
The
financial report complies with Australian Accounting Standards, being Australian
equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS). Compliance
with AIFRS ensures that the financial report, comprising the financial
statements and notes thereto, complies with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
Basis
of consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Novogen
Limited and its subsidiaries as at 30 June each year (the “Group”).
The
financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting
period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies.
In
preparing the consolidated financial statements, all inter-company balances
and
transactions, income and expenses and profit and losses resulting from
intra-group transactions have been eliminated in full.
Subsidiaries
are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the
Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred
out of the Group.
Minority
interests represent the portion of profit or loss and net assets in Marshall
Edwards, Inc. and Glycotex, Inc. not held by the Group and are presented
separately in the Income Statement and within equity in the consolidated
Balance
Sheet.
Significant
accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions
(i)
Significant accounting judgements
In
the
process of applying the Groups accounting policies, management has made the
following judgement, apart from those involving estimations.
Research
and development expenses
The
Directors do not consider the development programs to be sufficiently advanced
to reliably determine the economic benefits and technical feasibility to
justify
capitalisation of development costs. These costs have been recognised as
an
expense when incurred.
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(ii)
Significant accounting estimates and assumptions
The
carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities are often determined based
on
estimates and assumptions of future events. The key estimates and assumptions
that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying
amounts of certain assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting
period are:
Share-based
payment transactions
The
Group
measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference
to
the fair value of equity instruments at the date at which they are granted.
The
fair value is determined using a binomial model, using the assumptions detailed
in Note 16.
Impairments
The
Group
assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific
to
the Group that may lead to impairment of assets. Where an impairment trigger
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined. Value-in-use
calculations performed in assessing recoverable amounts incorporate a number
of
key estimates.
Revenue
recognition
Revenue
is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits
will
flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. In determining
the
economic benefits, provisions are made for certain trade discounts and returned
goods. The following specific recognition criteria must also be
met:
Sale
of goods
Revenue
from sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of
ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer and can be measured reliably.
Risks and rewards are considered passed to the buyer when the goods have
been
dispatched to a customer pursuant to a sales order and invoice.
Interest
Interest
revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method.
The effective interest method uses the effective interest rate which is the
rate
that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected
life
of the financial asset.
Government
grants
Grant
income is recognised when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will
be
received and all attaching conditions will be complied with. Grant income
is
recognised in the income statement over the periods necessary to match the
grant
on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to
compensate.
Royalties
Royalty
revenue is recognised on an accruals basis in accordance with the substance
of
the relevant agreements.
Litigation
Settlement
Revenue
is recognised when the risks and rewards have been transferred, which is
considered to occur on settlement.
Borrowing
costs
Borrowing
costs are recognised as an expense when incurred.
Leases
The
determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on
the
substance of the
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arrangement
and requires assessment of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is
dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the arrangement conveys
a
right to use the asset.
Finance
leases, which transfer to the Group substantially all the risks and benefits
incidental to ownership of the leased item, are capitalised at the inception
of
the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present
value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between
the
finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant
rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges
are
recognised as an expense in profit or loss.
Capitalised
leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life
of
the asset and the lease term if there is no reasonable certainty that the
Group
will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term.
Operating
lease payments are recognised as an expense in the income statement on a
straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentives are recognised
in the
income statement as an integral part of the total lease expense.
The
cost
of improvements to or on leasehold property is capitalised, disclosed as
leasehold improvements, and amortised over the unexpired period of the lease
or
the estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever is the
shorter.
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash
and
short term deposits in the Balance Sheet comprise cash at bank and in hand
and
short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or
less.
For
the
purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents consist
of
cash and cash equivalents as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts
and secured cash.
Trade
and other receivables
Trade
receivables, which generally have 30-60 day terms, are recognised and carried
at
original invoice amount less an allowance for any uncollectible
amounts.
An
allowance for doubtful debts is made when there is objective evidence that
the
Group will not be able to collect the debts. Bad debts are written off when
identified.
Inventories
Inventories
are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Costs
incurred in bringing each product to its present location and condition are
accounted for as follows:
· Raw
materials – purchase cost on a first-in, first-out basis; and
|
·
|
Finished
goods and work-in-progress – cost of direct material, direct
labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal
operating capacity but excluding borrowing
costs.
|
Net
realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of
business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary
to make the sale.
Non-current
assets held for sale
Non-current
assets are classified as held for sale and stated at the lower of their carrying
amount and fair value less
31
cost
to
sell if their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale
transaction rather than through continuing use.
An
impairment loss is recognised for any initial or subsequent write-down of
the
asset to fair value less costs to sell. A gain is recognised for any subsequent
increases in fair value less cost to sell of an asset, but not in excess
of any
cumulative impairment loss previously recognised. A gain or loss not previously
recognised by the date of the sale of the non-current asset is recognised
at the
date of derecognition.
Non-current
assets are not depreciated or amortised while they are classified as held
for
sale.
Non-current
assets classified as held for sale are presented separately from the other
assets in the balance sheet.
Foreign
currency translation
Functional
Currency
Both
the
functional and presentation currency of Novogen Limited and its subsidiaries
is
Australian dollars ($A) except for Marshall Edwards, Inc., Marshall Edwards
Pty
Limited and Glycotex, Inc. where the functional currency is U.S.
dollars.
Translation
of foreign currency transactions
Transactions
in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency at
the
exchange rates ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate
of the
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date.
Non-monetary
items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency
are
translated using the exchange rate as at the date of the initial
transaction.
Translation
of financial reports of overseas operations
As
at the
reporting date the assets and liabilities of overseas subsidiaries are
translated into the presentation currency of the Company at the rate of exchange
ruling at the balance sheet date and the Income Statements are translated
at the
weighted average exchange rates for the period.
The
exchange differences arising on the retranslation of overseas operations
which
have a functional currency of $A are taken directly to the Income Statement.
The
exchange differences arising on the retranslation of overseas operations
which
have a functional currency that is not $A are taken directly to a separate
component of equity.
Taxes
Income
tax
Current
tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured
at the
amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities.
The
tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted
or
substantially enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred
income tax is provided on all temporary differences at the balance sheet
date
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts
for
financial reporting purposes.
The
carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance
sheet
date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient
taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income
tax
asset to be utilised.
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are
expected to apply to the year when the asset is realised or the liability
is
settled, based on the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or
substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
32
Unrecognised
deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date and
recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable
profit
will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Income
taxes relating to items recognised directly in equity are recognised in equity
and not in the Income Statement.
Other
taxes
|
|
Revenues,
expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST receipt
except:
|
|
·
|
when
the GST incurred on a purchase of goods or services is not recoverable
from the taxation authority, in which case the GST is recognised
as part
of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense
item as
applicable; and
|
|
·
|
receivables
and payables, which are stated with the amounts of GST
included.
|
The
net
amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is
included as part of receivables or payables in the Balance Sheet.
Cash
flows included in the Statements Cash Flows are on a net basis and the GST
components of the cash flows arising from investing and financing activities
which are recoverable from or payable to the taxation authority are classified
as operating cash flows.
Commitments
and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from,
or
payable to, the taxation authority.
Property,
plant & equipment
Cost
and valuation
Each
class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less,
where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment
losses.
Depreciation
Depreciation
is calculated on a straight-line basis to write off the depreciable amount
of
each item of property, plant and equipment (excluding land) over its expected
useful life to the Group.
Major
depreciation periods are:
|
Buildings
|
8
-
20 years
|
|
|
Plant
and equipment
|
2.5-10
years
|
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
the
lease term
|
Impairment of assets
At
each
reporting date, the Group assesses whether there is any indication that an
asset
may be impaired. Where an indicator of impairment exists, the Group makes
a
formal estimate of recoverable amount. Where the carrying amount of an asset
exceeds its recoverable amount the asset is considered impaired and is written
down to its recoverable amount.
Recoverable
amount is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
It is
determined for an individual asset, unless the asset’s value in use cannot be
estimated to be close to its fair value less costs to sell and it does not
generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets
or
groups of assets, in which case, the recoverable amount is determined for
the
cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
In
assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to
their
present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the
asset.
Derecognition
and disposal
An
item
of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no
further future
33
economic
benefits are expected from its use or disposal.
Any
gain
or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference
between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is
included in profit or loss in the year the asset is derecognised.
Investments
All
non-current investments are carried at the lower of cost and recoverable
amount.
Research
and development
Expenditure
during the research phase of a project is recognised as an expense when
incurred. Development costs are capitalised only when technical feasibility
studies identify that the project will deliver future economic benefits and
these benefits can be measured reliably.
Capitalised
development costs have a finite life and are amortised on a systematic basis
matched to the future economic benefits over the useful life of the
project.
Trade
and other payables
Trade
and
other payables are carried at amortised cost and represent liabilities for
goods
and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year
that
are unpaid and arise when the Group becomes obliged to make future payments
in
respect of the purchases of these goods and services.
Interest
bearing loans and borrowings
All
loans
and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration
received less directly attributable transaction costs.
Gains
and
losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are
derecognised.
Provisions
Provisions
are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive)
as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and
a
reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Employee
benefits
Wages,
salaries, annual leave
Liabilities
for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, are recognised in
other
payables in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date. Liabilities
for annual leave are recognised in current provisions in respect of employees’
services up to the reporting date. They are measured at the amounts expected
to
be paid when the liabilities are settled.
Long
service leave
The
liability for long service leave is recognised in the provision for employee
benefits and measured as the present value of expected future payments to
be
made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date
using
the projected unit credit method. Consideration is given to expected future
wage
and salary levels, experience of employee departures, and periods of service.
Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting
date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currencies that
match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.
Defined
contribution plan
Defined
superannuation contributions are recognised as an expense in the period they
are
incurred.
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Share-based
payment transactions
The
Group
provides benefits to employees (including senior Executives) of the Group
in the
form of share-based payments, whereby employees render services in exchange
for
shares or rights over shares (equity-settled transactions) under the terms
of
the Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP).
The
cost
of these equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference
to
the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted.
The fair value is determined using a binomial model. Further details are
given
in Note 16.
In
valuing equity-settled transactions, no account is taken of any performance
conditions.
The
cost
of equity-settled transactions is recognised, together with a corresponding
increase in equity, over the vesting period of the instrument. The cumulative
expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date
until
vesting date reflects (i) the extent to which the vesting period has expired
and
(ii) the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will
ultimately vest. The income statement charge or credit for a period represents
the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end
of
that period.
Termination
benefits
Termination
benefits are payable when employment is terminated before the normal retirement
date, or when an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these
benefits. The Group recognises termination benefits when it is demonstrably
committed to either terminating the employment of current employees according
to
a detailed formal plan without the possibility of withdrawing or providing
termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary
redundancy.
Contributed
equity
Ordinary
shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable
to the
issue of new shares or options are shown as a deduction, net of tax, from
the
proceeds.
Subsidiary
equity issues
Where
a
subsidiary makes a new issue of capital subscribed by minority interests,
the
parent company may make a gain or loss due to dilution of minority interests.
These gains or losses are recognised in equity attributable to the parent
company.
Earnings
per share (EPS)
Basic
EPS
is calculated as net profit/(loss) attributable to members of the parent,
adjusted to exclude costs of servicing equity (other than dividends) and
preference share dividends, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares, adjusted for any bonus element.
Diluted
EPS is calculated as net profit/(loss) attributable to members of the parent,
adjusted for:
|
·
|
costs
of servicing equity (other than dividends) and preference share
dividends;
|
|
·
|
the
after tax effect of dividends and interest associated with dilutive
potential ordinary shares that have been recognised as expenses;
and
|
|
·
|
other
non-discretionary changes in revenues or expenses during the period
that
would result from the dilution of potential ordinary
shares,
|
divided
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential
ordinary shares adjusted for any bonus element.
Deferred
offering costs
Where
costs associated with a capital raising have been incurred at balance date
and
it is probable that the capital raising will be successfully completed after
balance date, such costs are deferred and offset against the proceeds
subsequently received from the capital raising.
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Financial
instruments
Recognition
Financial
instruments are initially measured at cost on trade date, which includes
transaction costs, when the related contractual rights or obligations exist.
Subsequent to initial recognition these instruments are measured as set out
below.
Loans
and receivables
Loans
and
receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable
payments that are not quoted in an active market and are stated at amortised
cost using the effective interest rate method.
Financial
liabilities
Non-derivative
financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original
debt
less principal payments and amortisation.
New
accounting standards and interpretations
Certain
new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are
not
mandatory for 30 June 2007 reporting periods. The Group’s and parent entity’s
assessment of the impact of these new standards and interpretations is set
out
below.
i)
AASB-I
10 Interim Financial Reporting and Impairment
AASB-I
10
is applicable to reporting periods commencing on or after 1 November 2006.
The
Group has not recognised an impairment loss in relation to goodwill, investments
in equity instruments of financial assets carried at cost in an interim
reporting period but subsequently reversed the impairment loss in the annual
report. Application of the interpretation will therefore have no impact on
the
Group’s or the parent entity’s financial statements.
ii)
AASB-I 11 Group and Treasury Share Transactions
AASB-I
11
Clarifies the accounting treatment under AASB 2: Share-Based Payments
where the parent entity grants rights to its equity instruments
to
employees of its subsidiaries, or where a subsidiary grants to its employees
rights to equity instruments of its parent. The Interpretation
applies to periods commencing on or after 1 March 2007. During the current
reporting period, Novogen Limited issued share options to employees of
subsidiaries for employee services rendered to these subsidiaries. On adoption
of Interpretation 11, comparatives in the 30 June 2008 financial report of
the
parent entity will be restated to increase the investment in subsidiary and
equity of $549,000 at 30 June 2007.
iii) AASB
2007- Amendments
to Australian Accounting Standards arising from ED 151 and Other
Amendments
These
amendments insert accounting treatment options that currently exist under
IFRSs
into AIFRSs and remove Australian-specific disclosures that were added into
AIFRSs on first-time adoption from 1 January 2005. These amendments apply
to
periods commencing on or after 1 July 2007. Most changes relate to certain
Australian-specific disclosures not being required. The Company does not
intend
to adopt any reinstated options for accounting treatment when the standard
is
adopted. As such, there will be no future financial impacts on the financial
statements.
iv) AASB
123 – Borrowing
Costs
To
the
extent that borrowing costs are directly attributable to the acquisition,
construction or production of a qualifying asset, the option of recognising
borrowing costs immediately as an expense has been removed. Consequently
all
borrowing costs for qualifying assets will have to be capitalised. This
amendment is applicable for periods commencing on or after 1 January 2009.
The
transitional provisions of this standard only require capitalisation of
borrowing costs on qualifying assets where commencement date for capitalisation
is on or after 1 January 2009. As such, there will be no impact on prior
period
financial statements when this standard is adopted.
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v)
AASB 7
Financial Instruments: Disclosures
Replaces
the disclosure requirements relating to financial instruments currently included
in AASB 132: Disclosure and Presentation. The disclosures are
applicable for Annual periods commencing on or after 1 January 2007. As
this is a disclosure standard only, there will be no impact on amounts
recognised in the financial statements. However, various additional disclosures
will be required about the group’s and the parent entity’s financial
instruments.
vi)
AASB
101 Presentation of Financial Statements
Removes
Australian specific disclosure requirements. The revised standard is applicable
for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2007. As these
changes result in a reduction of Australian-specific disclosures, there will
be
no impact on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Comparatives
Where
necessary, comparatives have been reclassified and repositioned for consistency
with current year disclosures.
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|
Note
2.
|
(LOSS)/PROFIT
BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Revenue
and expenses from continuing operations
|
||||||||||||||||
|
(a)
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Sale
of goods
|
10,709
|
13,500
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
10,709
|
13,500
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Bank
interest
|
1,912
|
1,460
|
922
|
723
|
||||||||||||
|
Royalties
|
1,746
|
1,753
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Licence
fees
|
1,122
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Litigation
settlements
|
1,026
|
613
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Management
Fees
|
-
|
-
|
378
|
484
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
|
780
|
119
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
6,586
|
3,945
|
1,300
|
1,207
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total
revenue
|
17,295
|
17,445
|
1,300
|
1,207
|
||||||||||||
|
(b)
Other income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Government
grants - research and development
|
2,710
|
783
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Movement
in bad and doubtful debt provision from related parties.
|
-
|
-
|
2,479
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Net
gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
2,710
|
793
|
2,479
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(c)
Other expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Write-down
of plant and equipment
|
-
|
301
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss
on disposal of plant and equipment
|
17
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
17
|
301
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(d)
Finance costs
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Finance
charges payable under finance leases
|
2
|
52
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
2
|
52
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(e)
Depreciation, amortisation and cost of inventories included in
the income
statement
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Included
in cost of sales:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
367
|
499
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Amortisation
of leased assets
|
-
|
197
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Costs
of inventories recognised as an expense
|
933
|
1,022
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
38
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
(f)
Lease payments and other expenses included in the income
statement
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Included
in administrative expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
609
|
669
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Amortisation
|
-
|
24
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Minimum
lease payments - operating leases
|
668
|
669
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Net
foreign exchange differences
|
(893 | ) | (112 | ) |
688
|
(559 | ) | |||||||||
|
(g)
Employee benefit expense
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Wages
and salaries
|
8,163
|
7,121
|
176
|
251
|
||||||||||||
|
Workers'
compensation costs
|
67
|
66
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Defined
contribution plan expense
|
1,022
|
735
|
109
|
29
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments expense
|
549
|
562
|
549
|
562
|
||||||||||||
|
9,801
|
8,484
|
834
|
842
|
|||||||||||||
|
Note
3.
|
INCOME
TAX
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
A
reconciliation between tax expense and the product of accounting
(loss)/profit before income tax
multiplied
by the Group's applicable tax rate is as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Accounting
(loss)/profit before tax from operations
|
(24,295 | ) | (17,912 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | |||||||||
|
At
the Group's statutory income tax rate of 30% (2006: 30%)
|
(7,289 | ) | (5,374 | ) |
264
|
(740 | ) | |||||||||
|
Foreign
tax rate differentials
|
(250 | ) | (132 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Non
deductible expenses
|
975
|
598
|
181
|
177
|
||||||||||||
|
Research
and development allowance
|
(143 | ) | (466 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Sub-total
|
(6,707 | ) | (5,374 | ) |
445
|
(563 | ) | |||||||||
|
(Under)/over
provision in prior period
|
(865 | ) |
370
|
-
|
68
|
|||||||||||
|
Losses
relating to subsidiaries
|
-
|
-
|
(247 | ) | (480 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Tax
losses and timing differences not recognised
|
7,573
|
5,005
|
-
|
975
|
||||||||||||
|
Previously
unrecognised tax losses used to reduce tax expense
|
-
|
-
|
(198 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Tax
expense
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Components
of Income Tax Expense/(Benefit)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Current
tax
|
(6,707 | ) | (5,374 | ) |
198
|
(1,043 | ) | |||||||||
|
Defferred
tax
|
7,573
|
5,005
|
(198 | ) |
975
|
|||||||||||
|
(Under)/over
provision
|
(865 | ) |
370
|
-
|
68
|
|||||||||||
|
Income
Tax Expense
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
39
|
Deferred
Income Tax
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Deferred
income tax at 30 June relates to the following:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
733
|
806
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Provisions
accruals
|
1,042
|
1,536
|
27,638
|
28,873
|
||||||||||||
|
Exchange
gains
|
549
|
-
|
703
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
|
113
|
102
|
2,226
|
2,216
|
||||||||||||
|
Losses
carried forward
|
||||||||||||||||
|
-
Australia
|
24,157
|
19,319
|
8,973
|
8,816
|
||||||||||||
|
-
USA
|
14,729
|
12,904
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Other countries
|
5,139
|
4,200
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Total
deferred tax assets not recognised
|
46,462
|
38,867
|
39,540
|
39,905
|
||||||||||||
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Exchange
losses
|
-
|
(165 | ) |
-
|
(167 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Other
|
(304 | ) | (117 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Total
deferred tax liability not recognised
|
(304 | ) | (282 | ) |
-
|
(167 | ) | |||||||||
|
Net
deferred tax asset not recognised
|
46,158
|
38,585
|
39,540
|
39,738
|
||||||||||||
Tax
consolidation
Novogen
Limited and its 100% owned Australian subsidiaries elected to form a tax
consolidation group for income tax purposes with effect from 1 July, 2003.
The
Australian Tax Office has been formally notified of this decision. Novogen
Limited as the head entity discloses all of the deferred tax assets of the
tax
consolidated group in relation to tax losses carried forward (after
elimination of inter-group transactions).
As
the
tax consolidation group continues to generate tax losses there has been no
reason for the Company to enter a tax funding agreement with members of the
tax
consolidation group.
|
Note
4.
|
EARNINGS
PER SHARE
|
Basic
earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net loss for the year
attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted
earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net loss attributable
to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of
ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number
of
ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive
potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. The notional issue of potential
ordinary shares resulting from the exercise of options detailed in Note 16
does
not result in diluted earnings per share that shows a different view of the
earnings performance of the Company, therefore the information has not been
disclosed.
Potential
ordinary shares (non-dilutive) and not included in determining earnings per
share: 1,576,066 options (refer Note 16).
40
There
have been no conversions to, calls of, or subscriptions for ordinary shares
or
issues of potential ordinary shares since the reporting date and before the
completion of this financial report.
The
following reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted
earnings per share computations:
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||
|
Net
loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent
|
(19,981 | ) | (16,220 | ) | ||||
|
2007
Thousands
|
2006
Thousands
|
|||||||
|
Weighted
average number of ordinary shares used in calculating basic and
diluted
earnings per share
|
97,567
|
97,207
|
||||||
|
Note
5.
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Cash
at bank and in hand
|
30,059
|
21,384
|
7,062
|
2,393
|
||||||||||||
|
Short-term
deposits
|
8,452
|
9,129
|
8,452
|
9,129
|
||||||||||||
|
38,511
|
30,513
|
15,514
|
11,522
|
|||||||||||||
|
Secured
cash (Refer Note 13)
|
1,000
|
3,000
|
1,000
|
3,000
|
||||||||||||
|
39,511
|
33,513
|
16,514
|
14,522
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
at
bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit
rates.
Short-term
deposits and secured cash are made for varying periods of between one day
and
three months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group,
and
earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.
41
Reconciliation
of net (loss)/profit after tax to net cash from operations
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net
(loss)/profit
|
(24,296 | ) | (17,913 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | |||||||||
|
Adjustments
for:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
and amortisation
|
976
|
1,389
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Net
loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
17
|
291
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based
payments
|
2,686
|
589
|
598
|
589
|
||||||||||||
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
(increase)/decrease
in trade receivables
|
388
|
574
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
(increase)/decrease
in other receivables
|
(128 | ) | (829 | ) | (6 | ) |
22
|
|||||||||
|
(increase)/decrease
in inventories
|
4,487
|
1,682
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
(increase)/decrease
in prepayments
|
55
|
136
|
(11 | ) |
97
|
|||||||||||
|
increase/(decrease)
in trade and other payables
|
274
|
145
|
18
|
(31 | ) | |||||||||||
|
increase/(decrease)
in provisions
|
(48 | ) | (166 | ) | (2,479 | ) |
1,677
|
|||||||||
|
exchange
rate change on opening cash
|
981
|
(335 | ) |
688
|
(559 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Net
cash outflow from operating activities
|
(14,608 | ) | (14,437 | ) | (312 | ) | (673 | ) | ||||||||
Note
6. TRADE
AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Trade
receivables (i)
|
2,368
|
2,717
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
(46 | ) | (7 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
2,322
|
2,710
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Deposits
held
|
415
|
462
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Deferred
offering costs
|
30
|
128
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
debtors (ii)
|
1,509
|
730
|
40
|
34
|
||||||||||||
|
4,276
|
4,030
|
40
|
34
|
|||||||||||||
|
Non-current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Related
party receivables (iii)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Wholly-owned
group - intercompany balances (Note 20(a))
|
-
|
-
|
92,000
|
96,137
|
||||||||||||
|
Provision
for non-recovery
|
-
|
-
|
(92,000 | ) | (96,137 | ) | ||||||||||
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
(i) Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on 30-60 day terms.
|
(ii)
|
Other
debtors generally arising from transactions outside usual operating
activities of the Group and are non-interest bearing and have
repayment terms between 7 and 30
days.
|
(iii) Related
party receivables – see Note 20(a) for terms and conditions.
42
|
Note
7.
|
INVENTORIES
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Work
in progress (at cost)
|
2,183
|
3,965
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Finished
goods (at cost)
|
1,716
|
1,557
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
3,899
|
5,522
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Non-current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Raw
materials (at cost)
|
-
|
912
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Work
in progress (at cost)
|
-
|
1,952
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
|
2,864
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Note
8.
|
OTHER
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Prepayments
|
630
|
685
|
534
|
523
|
||||||||||||
|
Note
9.
|
ASSETS
HELD FOR SALE
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Land
and buildings
|
2,203
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
In
May
2007 the Company announced that it had entered into new arrangements for
the
worldwide supply of isoflavones used in its consumer dietary
supplement products. As a result, the existing extraction facility located
at Wyong NSW will be decommissioned and the property sold. There are several
interested parties and the sale is expected to be completed before the end
of
December 2007.
The
assets are presented within total assets of the Australia/NZ segment in
Note 17.
43
|
Note
10.
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Land
at cost
|
-
|
1,572
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Buildings
at cost
|
-
|
3,459
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
-
|
(2,587 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
-
|
872
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total
land and buildings (property)
|
-
|
2,444
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Plant
and equipment under lease - at cost
|
-
|
52
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
amortisation
|
-
|
(52 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Plant
and equipment - at cost
|
2,806
|
9,575
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(2,048 | ) | (7,625 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
758
|
1,950
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Leasehold
improvements - at cost
|
112
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(32 | ) | (10 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
80
|
90
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total
property, plant and equipment - at cost
|
2,918
|
14,758
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
amortisation and depreciation
|
(2,080 | ) | (10,274 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Total
property, plant and equipment
|
838
|
4,484
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
44
Reconciliations
Reconciliations
of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment at the beginning
and at
the end of the current financial year.
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Freehold
land
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at beginning of financial year
|
1,572
|
1,572
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Transferred
to assets held for sale (Note 9)
|
(1,572 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at end of financial year
|
-
|
1,572
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Buildings
on freehold land
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at beginning of financial year
|
872
|
1,163
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
expense
|
(241 | ) | (291 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Transferred
to assets held for sale (Note 9)
|
(631 | ) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at end of financial year
|
-
|
872
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Plant
and equipment under lease
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at beginning of financial year
|
-
|
967
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Transfers
to plant and equipment
|
-
|
(746 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Amortisation
expense
|
-
|
(221 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at end of financial year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Plant
and equipment
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at beginning of financial year
|
1,950
|
2,157
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Additions
|
287
|
219
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Transfers
from plant and equipment under lease
|
-
|
746
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Impairment
loss *
|
-
|
(301 | ) |
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Disposals
|
(766 | ) | (4 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Depreciation
expense
|
(713 | ) | (867 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at end of financial year
|
758
|
1,950
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at beginning of financial year
|
90
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Additions
|
12
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
expense
|
(22 | ) | (10 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Carrying
amount at end of financial year
|
80
|
90
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
*
The
$301,000 impairment loss represents the write-down of certain plant and
equipment to nil value as its future use and expected cash inflows are not
certain.
|
Note
11.
|
OTHER
FINANCIAL ASSETS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
in controlled entities - at cost (Note 20(b))
|
-
|
-
|
7,474
|
7,474
|
||||||||||||
|
Provision
for Diminution in investment
|
-
|
-
|
(7,420 | ) | (7,420 | ) | ||||||||||
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
54
|
|||||||||||||
A
provision for diminution in value of the parent entity's investment in
controlled entities has been recorded by the parent entity, where the Directors
believe that the value of future cash flows will not support the current
carrying value.
45
|
Note
12.
|
TRADE
AND OTHER PAYABLES
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Trade
payables
|
3,636
|
2,312
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Accrued
trade payables
|
1,346
|
2,654
|
129
|
111
|
||||||||||||
|
Accrued
clinical trial payments
|
938
|
680
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
5,920
|
5,646
|
129
|
111
|
|||||||||||||
Terms
and
conditions relating to the above payables:
· trade
payables are non-interest bearing and normally settled on 30 day terms;
and
· clinical
trial payables are non-interest bearing and normally settled on 30 day
terms.
|
Note
13.
|
INTEREST
BEARING LOANS AND
LIABILITIES
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Current
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Obligations
under finance leases (secured) (Note 19(b))
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
Financing
facilities available
At
reporting date, the following financing facilities had been negotiated and
were
available:
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Lease
facility
|
-
|
4,000
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Multi
option facility
|
1,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
1,000
|
4,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Used
at balance date
|
526
|
572
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Unused
at balance date
|
474
|
3,428
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
1,000
|
4,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
Assets
under lease are pledged as security for the associated lease
liabilities.
Novogen
Limited has entered into a Deed of Set-off where it has agreed to hold a
deposited sum with the bank of at least $1 million at all times as additional
security for the multi-option facility.
46
|
Note
14.
|
PROVISIONS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Employee
Benefit Provision
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Current
|
539
|
520
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Non-current
|
226
|
293
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
765
|
813
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Make
Good Provision
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Opening
balance at beginning of the year
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Additional
provision made in the period
|
-
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Closing
balance at the end of the year
|
46
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Current
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Non-current
|
46
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
46
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
In
accordance with its Sydney premises lease, the Group must restore the leased
premises to agreed condition at the end of the lease term. A provision of
$46,000 was made during the year ended 30 June, 2006 in respect of the Group’s
expected obligation.
47
|
Note
15.
|
CONTRIBUTED
EQUITY AND RESERVES
|
(a)
Issued and paid up capital
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Fully
Paid Ordinary Shares
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||||||||||
|
97,594,261
(2006: 97,294,054) ordinary shares
|
127,573
|
127,060
|
127,573
|
127,060
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gain
arising on issue of shares by subsidiaries to outside
shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Marshall
Edwards, Inc.
|
57,388
|
44,424
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Glycotex,
Inc.
|
6,915
|
5,505
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
64,303
|
49,929
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Contributed
Equity
|
191,876
|
176,989
|
127,573
|
127,060
|
||||||||||||
Ordinary
shares have the right to receive dividends as declared and, in the event
of
winding up the Company, to participate in the proceeds from the sale of all
surplus assets in proportion to the number of and amounts paid up on shares
held.
Ordinary
shares entitle their holder to one vote, either in person or by proxy, at
a
meeting of the Company.
Movements
in issued and paid up ordinary share capital of Novogen Limited are as
follows:
|
Number
of
shares
|
Issue
price
|
$'000
|
||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||
|
On
issue 1 July, 2005
|
97,045,662
|
126,306
|
||||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
50,180
|
3.58
|
180
|
|||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
98,501
|
4.00
|
394
|
|||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
51,037
|
1.53
|
78
|
|||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
48,674
|
2.10
|
102
|
|||||||||
|
Total
options exercised during the period
|
248,392
|
754
|
||||||||||
|
On
issue 30 June, 2006
|
97,294,054
|
127,060
|
||||||||||
|
On
issue 1 July, 2006
|
97,294,054
|
127,060
|
||||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
101,950
|
2.05
|
209
|
|||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
196,304
|
1.53
|
300
|
|||||||||
|
Options
converted to shares
|
1,953
|
2.10
|
4
|
|||||||||
|
Total
options exercised during the period
|
300,207
|
513
|
||||||||||
|
On
issue 30 June, 2007
|
97,594,261
|
127,573
|
||||||||||
Share
options
The
Company has an employee share option plan under which options to subscribe
for
the Company’s shares have been granted to certain executive and other employees
(refer Note 16).
48
(b)
Reserves
The
foreign currency translation reserve is used to record exchange differences
arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign
subsidiaries.
Movements
in the currency translation reserve were as follows:
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Balance
at the beginning of the year
|
(2,847 | ) | (3,413 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Gain/(loss)
on translation of overseas controlled entities
|
(2,308 | ) |
566
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Balance
at the end of the year
|
(5,155 | ) | (2,847 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
(c)
Accumulated losses
Movements
in accumulated losses were as follows:
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Balance
at the beginning of the year
|
(131,700 | ) | (116,069 | ) | (112,038 | ) | (110,159 | ) | ||||||||
|
Adjustment
to opening retained earnings attributed to minority interest
holders
|
3,231
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Equity
attributable to share based payments
|
2,303
|
589
|
598
|
589
|
||||||||||||
|
Current
year (loss)/profit
|
(19,981 | ) | (16,220 | ) |
880
|
(2,468 | ) | |||||||||
|
Balance
at the end of the year
|
(146,147 | ) | (131,700 | ) | (110,560 | ) | (112,038 | ) | ||||||||
(d)
Minority interests
The
minority interests are detailed as follows:
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Ordinary
shares
|
17,694
|
7,699
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation reserve
|
(1,436 | ) | (423 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
Accumulated
losses
|
(12,206 | ) | (5,140 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
|
4,052
|
2,136
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Note
16.
|
SHARE
BASED PAYMENT PLANS
|
Employee
share option plan
The
employee share option plan provides for the issue of options to eligible
employees being an employee or Director of the Company or related company.
Each
option entitles its holder to acquire one fully paid ordinary share and is
exercisable at a price equal to the weighted average price of such shares
at the
close of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited for the five days
prior to the date of issue. Options issued under the Employee Share Option
Plan vest in four equal annual
49
instalments
over the vesting period. Options are not transferable. The option lapses
if the
employee ceases to be an employee during the vesting period. There are currently
45 employees eligible for this scheme. (2006: 51)
Consultant
options
The
Company has also granted options by way of compensation to consultants who
perform services for Novogen and its controlled entities. Options issued to
consultants generally vest in four equal annual instalments over the vesting
period. The expense recognised in the income statement relation to consultant
options is $48,537. (2006:$26,861)
The
contractual life of all options granted is five years. There are no cash
settlement alternatives.
The
expense recognised in the income statement in relation to employee share-based
payments is disclosed in Note 2(g).
The
following table illustrates the number (No.) and weighted average exercise
price
(WAEP) of, and movements in, share options issued to employees during the
year;
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||
|
No.
|
WAEP
|
No.
|
WAEP
|
|||||||||||||
|
Outstanding
at the beginning of the year (i)
|
1,294,638
|
$3.55
|
1,139,892
|
$3.49
|
||||||||||||
|
Granted
|
539,912
|
$2.41
|
438,948
|
$3.64
|
||||||||||||
|
Forfeited
|
(190,239 | ) |
$3.83
|
(81,546 | ) |
$4.72
|
||||||||||
|
Exercised
(ii)
|
(198,257 | ) |
$1.54
|
(196,400 | ) |
$2.89
|
||||||||||
|
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
(6,256 | ) |
$4.01
|
|||||||||||
|
Outstanding
at the end of the year (i)
|
1,446,054
|
$3.37
|
1,294,638
|
$3.55
|
||||||||||||
|
Exercisable
at the end of the year
|
547,442
|
$3.68
|
527,691
|
$2.85
|
||||||||||||
(i)
Included within these balances are options over 109,256 shares (2006: 316,834)
that have not been recognised in accordance with AASB 2 as the options were
granted on or before 7 November, 2002 or vested prior to 1 January, 2005.
These
options have not been subsequently modified and therefore do not need to
be
accounted for in accordance with AASB 2.
(ii)
There were 198,257 options exercised during the year ended 30 June 2007.
These
options had a weighted average share price of $2.78 at exercise date. (2006:
$4.22).
50
The
following table details the exercise price, expiry date and number of options
issued to employees that were outstanding as at the end of the
year:
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiry
Date
|
No.
outstanding
30
June, 2007
|
No.
outstanding
30
June, 2006
|
||||||||
|
$1.53
|
10/08/06
|
-
|
196,304
|
||||||||
|
$2.10
|
30/11/07
|
268,430
|
292,298
|
||||||||
|
$6.76
|
27/02/09
|
132,344
|
147,648
|
||||||||
|
$4.90
|
16/03/10
|
201,596
|
231,304
|
||||||||
|
$3.64
|
16/04/11
|
315,824
|
427,084
|
||||||||
|
$2.41
|
30/04/07
|
527,860
|
-
|
||||||||
|
1,446,054
|
1,294,638
|
||||||||||
The
following table illustrates the number (No.) and weighted average exercise
price
(WAEP) of, and movements in, share options issued to consultants during the
year;
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||
|
No.
|
WAEP
|
No.
|
WAEP
|
|||||||||||||
|
Outstanding
at the beginning of the year
|
187,510
|
$ |
2.68
|
212,046
|
$ |
2.78
|
||||||||||
|
Granted
|
44,452
|
$ |
2.41
|
27,456
|
$ |
3.64
|
||||||||||
|
Exercised
|
(101,950 | ) | $ |
2.05
|
(51,992 | ) | $ |
3.60
|
||||||||
|
Outstanding
at the end of the year
|
130,012
|
$ |
3.08
|
187,510
|
$ |
2.68
|
||||||||||
|
Exercisable
at the end of the year
|
56,181
|
$ |
3.06
|
136,741
|
$ |
2.25
|
||||||||||
The
following table details the exercise price, expiry date and number of options
issued to consultants that were outstanding as at the end of the
year:
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Expiry
Date
|
No.
outstanding
30
June, 2007
|
No.
outstanding
30
June, 2006
|
|||||||
|
$2.05
|
13/07/06
|
-
|
101,950
|
||||||||
|
$2.10
|
30/11/07
|
37,200
|
37,200
|
||||||||
|
$6.76
|
27/02/09
|
6,660
|
6,660
|
||||||||
|
$4.90
|
16/03/10
|
14,244
|
14,244
|
||||||||
|
$3.64
|
16/04/11
|
27,456
|
27,456
|
||||||||
|
$2.41
|
30/04/07
|
44,452
|
-
|
||||||||
|
130,012
|
187,510
|
||||||||||
The
weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding
as
at 30 June 2007 is between 1 and 5 years. (2006: 1 and 5 years)
The
weighted average fair value of options granted during the year was $1.40.
(2006:
$2.10)
The
fair
value of the equity-settled share options granted to both employees and
consultants is estimated as at the date of grant using a binomial model taking
into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were
granted.
51
The
following table lists the inputs to the model used to calculate the fair
value
of the options.
|
30
March,
|
21
April,
|
16
March,
|
27
February,
|
|||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||||||||
|
Dividend
yield
|
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||
|
Expected
volatility
|
59% | 66% | 69% | 69% | ||||||||||||
|
Historical
volatility
|
59% | 66% | 69% | 69% | ||||||||||||
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
6.09% | 5.62% | 5.67% | 5.52% | ||||||||||||
|
Expected
life of option
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
||||||||||||
|
Option
fair value
|
1.40
|
2.10
|
2.96
|
2.82
|
||||||||||||
The
dividend yield reflects the assumption that the current dividend payout,
which
is zero, will continue with no anticipated increases. The expected life of
the
options is based on historical data and is not necessarily indicative of
exercise patterns that may occur. The expected volatility reflects the
assumption that the historical volatility is indicative of future trends,
which
may also not necessarily be the actual outcome.
Share
based payments
In
connection with the SEDA, entered into in July 2006, MEI paid Cornell
a commitment fee of 123,626 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase
600,000 shares of its common stock which expire on 11 July, 2010. The warrants
have an exercise price of $US4.35 per share, subject to certain
adjustments.
The
shares were valued at grant date at the fair value being the current market
price of the shares.
The
fair value of the equity-settled warrants granted is estimated as at the
date of
grant using a binomial model taking into account the terms and conditions
upon
which the options were granted.
The
following table lists the inputs to the model used to calculate the fair
value
of the options.
|
Dividend
yield
|
0% | |||
|
Expected
volatility
|
76% | |||
|
Historical
volatility
|
76% | |||
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
5.45% | |||
|
Expected
life of option
|
4
years
|
|||
|
Option
fair value
|
$A
2.66
|
|||
52
Note
17. SEGMENT
INFORMATION
The
Group
generally accounts for intercompany sales and transfers as if the sales or
transfers were to third parties. Revenues are attributed to geographic areas
based on the location of the assets producing the revenues.
The
Novogen Group operates subsidiary companies in 3 major geographical areas
being
Australia/New Zealand, North America (including the USA and Canada), and
Europe
(including the UK and the Netherlands). The subsidiaries are involved in
the
selling and marketing of Novogen's dietary supplements including Promensil,
Trinovin and other consumer products.
Segment
accounting policies are the same as the consolidated entity’s policies described
in Note 1. During the financial year there were no changes in the segment
accounting policies that had a material effect on the segment
information.
Geographic
Segments
The
following table presents revenue and profit information and certain asset
and
liability information regarding business segments for the years ended 30
June,
2007 and 30 June, 2006.
|
Australia/NZ
|
North
America
|
Europe
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Sales
to external customers
|
4,453
|
5,166
|
3,152
|
5,720
|
3,104
|
2,614
|
-
|
-
|
10,709
|
13,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
revenues from external customers
|
4,691
|
2,703
|
54
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(71 | ) | (218 | ) |
4,674
|
2,485
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Inter-segment
revenues
|
3,543
|
2,021
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,543 | ) | (2,021 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
segment revenue
|
12,687
|
9,890
|
3,206
|
5,720
|
3,104
|
2,614
|
(3,614 | ) | (2,239 | ) |
15,383
|
15,985
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unallocated
revenue
|
1,912
|
1,460
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
consolidated revenue
|
17,295
|
17,445
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Result
(from continuing operations)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
result (loss)
|
(18,684 | ) | (11,883 | ) | (1,493 | ) | (6,798 | ) |
105
|
(985 | ) | (4,221 | ) |
1,807
|
(24,293 | ) | (17,859 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unallocated
expenses
|
(2 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Consolidated
entity (loss) before income tax
|
(24,295 | ) | (17,912 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Income
tax expense
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net
(loss) from continuing operations
|
(24,296 | ) | (17,913 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Assets
and liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
assets
|
71,533
|
79,051
|
70,414
|
53,237
|
1,722
|
1,379
|
(92,312 | ) | (82,569 | ) |
51,357
|
51,098
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
liabilities
|
6,471
|
5,555
|
44,107
|
49,051
|
11,331
|
11,092
|
(55,178 | ) | (59,178 | ) |
6,731
|
6,520
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
segment information
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Capital
expenditure
|
269
|
260
|
27
|
53
|
3
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
299
|
319
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
954
|
1,106
|
15
|
53
|
7
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
976
|
1,168
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amortisation
|
-
|
221
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
221
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Impairment
loss recognised in loss
|
-
|
301
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
301
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
non-cash expenses
|
1,395
|
1,207
|
2,208
|
(63 | ) |
35
|
(8 | ) |
-
|
-
|
3,638
|
1,136
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
net gain/(loss) on foreign currency
|
(7,031 | ) |
2,748
|
5,573
|
(2,013 | ) |
581
|
(522 | ) | (16 | ) | (101 | ) | (893 | ) |
112
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
53
Business
Segments
The
following table presents revenue, expenditure and certain asset information
regarding business segments for the years ended 30 June 2007 and 30 June
2006.
|
Dietary
supplements
|
Pharmaceutical
research
and
development
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
revenue
|
12,450
|
14,362
|
4,845
|
3,083
|
-
|
-
|
17,295
|
17,445
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Segment
assets
|
28,461
|
32,611
|
23,790
|
19,042
|
(894 | ) | (555 | ) |
51,357
|
51,098
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
18. FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
The
Group’s principal financial instruments comprise finance leases and cash and
short term deposits. The Group has various other financial assets and
liabilities such as trade receivables and trade payables, which arise directly
from its operations. It is, and has been throughout the period under review,
the
Group’s policy that no trading in financial instruments shall be undertaken. The
main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are interest rate
risk, foreign currency risk and credit risk.
|
(a)
|
Interest
rate risk
|
The
Company has cash reserves and places funds on deposit with financial
institutions for periods generally not exceeding three months.
The
Company does not use derivative financial instruments. The Company places
its
deposits with high credit quality financial institutions, and, by policy,
limits
the amount of credit exposure to any single counter-party. The Company is
averse
to principal loss and ensures the safety and preservation of its invested
funds
by limiting default risk, market risk, and reinvestment risk.
The
Company mitigates default risk by depositing funds with only the safest and
highest credit quality financial institutions and by constantly positioning
its
portfolio to respond appropriately to a significant reduction in a credit
rating
of any financial institution.
The
Company has no interest rate exposure due to rate changes for long-term debt
obligations because all of the Company’s long-term borrowings relate to lease
agreements that contain fixed rates of interest. The Company primarily enters
into debt obligations to support general corporate purposes including capital
expenditures and working capital needs.
54
The
Group's exposure to interest rate risk and the effective weighted average
interest rate for each class of financial assets and liabilities is set
out
below.
|
Floating
|
Fixed
|
Fixed
|
Non-interest
|
Total
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Interest
Rate
|
1
year or less
|
Over
1 to 5 years
|
bearing
|
Average
Rate
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of
Interest
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Note
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial
assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
|
5
|
28,528
|
20,671
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,531
|
713
|
30,059
|
21,384
|
3.84 | % | 3.65 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Deposits
|
5
|
-
|
2,138
|
9,452
|
9,991
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,452
|
12,129
|
6.35 | % | 5.78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Trade
and other receivables
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,276
|
4,030
|
4,276
|
4,030
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
28,528
|
22,809
|
9,452
|
9,991
|
-
|
-
|
5,807
|
4,743
|
43,787
|
37,543
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial
liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Trade
and other payables
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,920
|
5,646
|
5,920
|
5,646
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Interest
bearing loans and borrowings
|
13
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
N/A
|
7.75 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
5,920
|
5,646
|
5,920
|
5,661
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net
financial assets/(liabilities)
|
28,528
|
22,809
|
9,452
|
9,976
|
-
|
-
|
(113 | ) | (903 | ) |
37,867
|
31,882
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Foreign
currency risk
The
Company conducts a portion of its business in various foreign currencies,
primarily in the U.S. and the UK. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had
not
established a foreign currency hedging program. The Company has mitigated
and
will continue to mitigate a portion of its currency exposure through
international sales, marketing and support operations in which all costs
are
local currency based.
|
(b)
|
Credit
risk
|
The
Group
trades only with recognised, creditworthy third parties.
It
is the
Group’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject
to credit verification procedures. In addition, receivable balances are
monitored on an ongoing basis with the result that the Group’s exposure to bad
debts is not significant.
The
consolidated entity’s maximum exposures to credit risk at balance date in
relation to each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount
of
those assets as indicated in the Balance Sheet.
Concentration
of credit risk
The
Group
minimises concentration of credit risk in relation to trade receivables
by
undertaking transactions with a large number of customers.
Credit
risk is managed in the following way:
(i) payment
terms are 30 days except for some customers who have 60 day terms;
and
(ii) a
risk
assessment process is used for all customers.
|
(c)
|
Net
fair value of financial assets and
liabilities
|
The
net
fair value of financial assets and liabilities approximates their carrying
value
in the Balance Sheet, because they are short term and at market rates of
interest.
55
|
Note
19.
|
COMMITMENTS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||||||||
|
(a)
Lease commitments *
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Commitments
in relation to operating leases
|
||||||||||||||||
|
contracted
for at the reporting date but not
|
||||||||||||||||
|
recognised
as liabilities payable:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Not
later than 1 year
|
471
|
427
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 1 year but not later than 2 years
|
476
|
463
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 2 years but not later than 3 years
|
444
|
471
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 3 years but not later than 4 years
|
81
|
433
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 4 years but not later than 5 years
|
11
|
64
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
1,483
|
1,858
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(b)
Finance leases
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Commitments
in relation to finance leases
|
||||||||||||||||
|
are
payable as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Not
later than 1 year
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 1 year but not later than 2 years
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Minimum
lease payments
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Less:
Future finance charges
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Representing
lease liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Current
- (Note 13)
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Non-current
- (Note 13)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
(c)
Other expenditure commitments
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Research
and development contracts for
|
||||||||||||||||
|
service
to be rendered:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Not
later than 1 year
|
8,220
|
3,506
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 1 year but not later than 2 years
|
4,520
|
69
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Later
than 2 years but not later than 3 years
|
260
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
13,000
|
3,575
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
*
Operating leases represent payments for property and equipment rental.
Leases
for property include an annual review for CPI increases.
There
are
no commitments for capital expenditure outstanding at the end of the financial
year.
56
Note
20.
RELATED
PARTY DISCLOSURES
(a)
Ultimate parent
Novogen
Limited, a company incorporated in Australia, is the ultimate parent
entity.
Transaction
with related parties in the wholly-owned group:
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
$
|
$
|
|||||||
|
Management
fees charged by Novogen Limited to subsidiary companies during
the
year:
|
||||||||
|
Marshall
Edwards Pty Ltd
|
198,060
|
184,800
|
||||||
|
Novogen
Laboratories Pty Ltd
|
180,000
|
284,400
|
||||||
|
Glycotex,
Inc.
|
-
|
14,318
|
||||||
|
378,060
|
483,518
|
|||||||
Outstanding
balances with related parties in the wholly-owned group:
|
Novogen
Limited
|
||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
$
|
$
|
|||||||
|
Intercompany
balances between Novogen Limited and its wholly owned controlled
entities
with no fixed term for repayment (Note 6)
|
92,000,067
|
96,136,870
|
||||||
|
Provision
for non-recovery
|
(92,000,067 | ) | (96,136,870 | ) | ||||
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
No
interest is charged on the intercompany balances between wholly owned controlled
entities.
57
(b)
Interests in controlled entities
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Novogen
Limited and the subsidiaries listed in the following table.
|
Name
of Entity
|
Country
of Incorporation
|
%
Equity interest *
|
Investment
($'000)
|
||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Laboratories Pty Ltd ^
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
400
|
400
|
||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Research Pty Ltd ^
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
7,000
|
7,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Phytosearch
Pty Ltd #
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Phytogen
Pty Ltd #
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
20
|
20
|
||||||||||||
|
Glycotex
Pty Ltd #
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Norvogen
Pty Ltd #
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Central
Coast Properties Pty Ltd ^
|
Australia
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Inc
|
USA
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Glycotex,
Inc.
|
USA
|
81.3
|
84.3
|
54
|
54
|
||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Limited (UK)
|
UK
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Promensil
Limited
|
UK
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Novogen
BV
|
Netherlands
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Novogen
Canada Limited
|
Canada
|
100
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Marshall
Edwards, Inc.
|
USA
|
78.1
|
86.9
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Marshall
Edwards Pty Limited #
|
Australia
|
78.1
|
86.9
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
(Note
11)
|
7,474
|
7,474
|
|||||||||||||||
Novogen
Limited, a company incorporated in Australia, is the ultimate parent
entity.
^ Entities
subject to class order relief
Pursuant
to Class Order 98/1418 (as amended) issued by the Australian Securities
and
Investment Commission, relief has been granted to these companies from
the
Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement
of their
financial reports.
As
a
condition of the Class Order, Novogen Limited and the controlled
entities subject to the Class Order (the “Closed Group”), entered into a
Deed of Cross Guarantee on 28 May, 1999. The effect of the deed is that
Novogen
Limited has guaranteed to pay any deficiency in the event of winding up
of the
controlled entities. The controlled entities have also given a
similar guarantee in the event that Novogen Limited is wound up.
#
Entities that meet the requirements of small proprietary limited
corporations.
*
The
proportion of ownership interest is equal to the proportion of voting power
held.
58
The
consolidated income statement and balance sheet of the entities that are
members
of the “Closed Group” are as follows:
|
Consolidated
Income Statement
|
CLOSED
GROUP
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||
|
Loss
from continuing operations before income tax
|
(5,921 | ) | (1,069 | ) | ||||
|
Income
tax expense
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Loss
after tax from continuing operations
|
(5,921 | ) | (1,069 | ) | ||||
|
Accumulated
losses at the beginning of the period
|
(55,984 | ) | (55,504 | ) | ||||
|
Net
income recognised directly in equity
|
598
|
589
|
||||||
|
Accumulated
losses at the end of the financial year
|
(61,307 | ) | (55,984 | ) | ||||
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
CLOSED
GROUP
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
$'000
|
$'000
|
|||||||
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
17,339
|
15,541
|
||||||
|
Trade
and other receivables
|
4,174
|
2,971
|
||||||
|
Inventories
|
2,952
|
4,520
|
||||||
|
Assets
held for sale
|
2,203
|
-
|
||||||
|
Total
current assets
|
26,668
|
23,032
|
||||||
|
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Receivables
|
42,356
|
44,811
|
||||||
|
Inventories
|
-
|
2,864
|
||||||
|
Property,
plant and equipment
|
806
|
4,395
|
||||||
|
Other
financial assets
|
74
|
74
|
||||||
|
Total
non-current assets
|
43,236
|
52,144
|
||||||
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
69,904
|
75,176
|
||||||
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
|
Trade
and other payables
|
2,922
|
3,295
|
||||||
|
Interest
bearing loans and borrowings
|
-
|
15
|
||||||
|
Provisions
|
490
|
497
|
||||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
3,412
|
3,807
|
||||||
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
|
Provisions
|
226
|
293
|
||||||
|
Total
non-current liabilities
|
226
|
293
|
||||||
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
3,638
|
4,100
|
||||||
|
NET
ASSETS
|
66,266
|
71,076
|
||||||
|
EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Contributed
equity
|
127,573
|
127,060
|
||||||
|
Accumulated
losses
|
(61,307 | ) | (55,984 | ) | ||||
|
TOTAL
EQUITY
|
66,266
|
71,076
|
||||||
59
|
Note
21.
|
REMUNERATION
OF AUDITORS
|
|
Consolidated
|
Novogen
Limited
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amounts
received or due and receivable by BDO Australia for:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
(a)
an audit or review of the financial report of the entity and
any other
entity in the consolidated entity;
|
263,899
|
257,460
|
146,313
|
153,352
|
||||||||||||
|
(b)
other services in relation to the entity and any other entity
in the
consolidated entity.
|
||||||||||||||||
|
-
Tax compliance services
|
40,073
|
39,476
|
12,850
|
11,000
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Glycotex S1 audit and review services
|
-
|
109,394
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
MEI S3 audit and review services
|
12,705
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 services
|
-
|
1,944
|
-
|
1,944
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Review of accounting papers
|
-
|
13,810
|
-
|
6,220
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Review of government grants
|
1,600
|
4,900
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
-
Other
|
3,573
|
3,661
|
2,623
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
321,850
|
430,645
|
161,786
|
172,516
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amounts
received or due and receivable by Ernst & Young Australia for an audit
or review of the financial report of the entity and any other
entity in
the consolidated entity:
|
26,129
|
82,764
|
-
|
50,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Amounts
received or due and receivable by auditors of other subsidiaries
in the
consolidated entity for an audit/review, which are not already
disclosed.
|
20,756
|
23,264
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
368,735
|
536,673
|
161,786
|
222,516
|
|||||||||||||
Note
22. DIRECTOR
AND EXECUTIVE DISCLOSURES
a)
Details of Key Management Personnel
(i)
Directors
PA
Johnston Chairman
(Non-executive)
C
Naughton
CEO
AJ
Husband
Executive Director
PJ
Nestel
AO Director
(Non-executive)
PB
Simpson Director
(Non-executive)
LC
Read
Director (Non-executive) resigned 30 January, 2007
GM
Leppinus Director
(Non-executive)
60
(ii)
Executives
DR
Seaton
Chief Financial Officer
WJ
Lancaster VP
Commercial and Corporate Development
BM
Palmer General
Manager Operations
CD
Kearney General
Manager Consumer Business
RL
Erratt
Company
Secretary
b)
Compensation of Key Management Personnel
(i)
Remuneration policy
The
Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for determining
and reviewing compensation arrangements for the Directors, the Managing
Director, Executive Director and senior Executives. The Remuneration Committee
assesses the appropriateness of the nature and amount of emoluments of
such
officers on a periodic basis by reference to relevant employment market
conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit
from the retention of a high quality executive team. Such officers are
given the
opportunity to receive their base emolument in a variety of forms including
cash
and fringe benefits such as the use of motor vehicles. It is intended that
the
manner of payment chosen will be optimal for the recipient without creating
undue cost for the Group.
All
Executive Directors and Executives have the opportunity to qualify for
participation in the Employee Share Option Plan after achieving a qualifying
service period.
The
performance criteria against which Directors and Executives are assessed
have
regard to the financial and non-financial objectives of Novogen
Limited.
It
is the
Remuneration Committee policy that employment agreements are entered into
with
the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Director, and each of the Executives
except for the VP Commercial and Corporate Development. The contracts for
service between the Company and the CEO, Executive Director and the Executives
are for terms of three years with a notice period of six months. In the
event of
the Company terminating the employment under the terms of the contract
the
Company shall pay the pro-rata balance of the unexpired contract term plus
an
additional amount of one and one half times the then current annual remuneration
of the employee. However, the maximum payable on termination by the Company
will
be three years’ remuneration. The minimum payable on termination by the Company
will be eighteen months’ remuneration. The Company may terminate the contracts
at anytime without notice if serious misconduct has occurred. Where termination
with cause occurs, there is no entitlement to termination payments under
the
term of the contract. On termination, any unvested options issued under
the
Employee Option scheme are immediately forfeited.
61
(ii)
Remuneration of Key Management Personnel
|
Short
term benefits
|
Post
employment
|
Share
based payments
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
& fees
|
Non-monetary
benefits
|
Superannuation
|
Options
|
Bonuses
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Specified
Directors
|
$
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
139,973
|
-
|
56,374
|
-
|
-
|
196,347
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
143,612
|
-
|
9,412
|
-
|
-
|
153,024
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
629,738
|
59,047
|
105,113
|
-
|
-
|
793,898
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
518,835
|
46,827
|
100,587
|
-
|
-
|
666,249
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband *
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
309,861
|
57,590
|
60,725
|
51,876
|
-
|
480,052
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
290,766
|
41,785
|
47,618
|
51,281
|
-
|
431,450
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
98,250
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
98,250
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
82,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
82,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
PB
Simpson
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
54,128
|
-
|
4,872
|
-
|
-
|
59,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
49,540
|
-
|
4,460
|
-
|
-
|
54,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
LC
Read
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
24,313
|
-
|
2,187
|
-
|
-
|
26,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
40,368
|
-
|
3,632
|
-
|
-
|
44,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
GM
Leppinus
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2,000
|
-
|
49,000
|
-
|
-
|
51,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
31,650
|
-
|
14,350
|
-
|
-
|
46,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
Remuneration: Specified Directors
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
1,258,263
|
116,637
|
278,271
|
51,876
|
-
|
1,705,047
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
1,156,771
|
88,612
|
180,059
|
51,281
|
-
|
1,476,723
|
|||||||||||||||||||
*appointed
23 May, 2006 – remuneration while a Director of Novogen Limited, for year ended
30 June, 2006, includes salary of $24,131, other benefits of $3,482 and
superannuation benefits of $3,968. Options were granted while in capacity
of
Executive prior to joining the Board.
62
|
Short
term benefits
|
Post
employment
|
Share
based payments
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Salary
& fees
|
Non-monetary
benefits
|
Superannuation
|
Options
|
Bonuses
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Executives
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
320,632
|
47,522
|
100,587
|
61,142
|
-
|
529,883
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
284,916
|
28,976
|
56,162
|
51,310
|
-
|
421,364
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
WJ
Lancaster (USA)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
198,660
|
26,326
|
-
|
26,941
|
-
|
251,927
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
195,843
|
28,199
|
-
|
24,137
|
-
|
248,179
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
168,267
|
32,133
|
15,144
|
33,657
|
-
|
249,201
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
153,085
|
33,239
|
13,778
|
28,562
|
-
|
228,664
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
197,340
|
16,995
|
17,761
|
34,665
|
-
|
266,761
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
181,405
|
22,952
|
16,326
|
28,209
|
-
|
248,892
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
143,605
|
25,369
|
39,629
|
33,149
|
-
|
241,752
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
149,939
|
26,203
|
29,845
|
28,381
|
-
|
234,368
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
remuneration: Executives
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2007
|
1,028,504
|
148,345
|
173,121
|
189,554
|
-
|
1,539,524
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
965,188
|
139,569
|
116,111
|
160,599
|
-
|
1,381,467
|
|||||||||||||||||||
c)
Remuneration options: Granted and vested during the year
During
the financial year further options were granted as equity compensation
benefits
to certain specified Directors and Executives as disclosed below. The options
were issued free of charge. Each option entitles the holder to subscribe
for one
fully paid ordinary share in Novogen Limited at an exercise price of $2.41.
The
options expire five years after grant date and vest annually in four equal
instalments commencing one year after grant date.
The
following table sets out options issued to Directors and Executives during
the
year and the number of previously issued options which vested during the
year:
|
Terms
and conditions for each grant
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Options
vesting
in
year
number
|
Granted
number
|
Grant
date
|
Value
per
option
at
grant
date
|
Exercise
price
per
share
|
First
exercise
date
|
Last
exercise
date
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
($)
|
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Specified
Directors
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
26,544
|
-
|
n/a
|
-
|
-
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Executives
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
26,597
|
50,472
|
30/03/2007
|
1.40
|
2.41
|
30/03/2008
|
30/03/2012
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
WJ
Lancaster (USA)
|
12,950
|
24,412
|
30/03/2007
|
1.40
|
2.41
|
30/03/2008
|
30/03/2012
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
15,359
|
27,676
|
30/03/2007
|
1.40
|
2.41
|
30/03/2008
|
30/03/2012
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
15,461
|
28,768
|
30/03/2007
|
1.40
|
2.41
|
30/03/2008
|
30/03/2012
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
15,366
|
26,400
|
30/03/2007
|
1.40
|
2.41
|
30/03/2008
|
30/03/2012
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
112,277
|
157,728
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63
d)
Shares issued on exercise of remuneration options
|
Shares
issued
|
Paid
|
Unpaid
|
||||||||||
|
number
|
$
per share
|
$
per share
|
||||||||||
|
Specified
Directors
|
||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
41,772
|
1.53
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
Executives
|
||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
21,142
|
1.53
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
23,436
|
1.53
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
30,012
|
1.53
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
116,362
|
|||||||||||
e)
Option holding of specified Directors and Executives
|
Balance
at beginning of period
|
Granted
as remuneration
|
Options
exercised
|
Net
change
other
|
Balance
at
end
of period
|
Vested
at
30
June,
2007
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1
July, 2006
|
30
June, 2007
|
Total
|
Not
exercisable
|
Exercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
Number
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Specified
Directors
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
147,948
|
-
|
(41,772 | ) |
-
|
106,176
|
68,330
|
-
|
68,330
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Executives
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
127,530
|
50,472
|
(21,142 | ) |
-
|
156,860
|
68,542
|
-
|
68,542
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
WJ
Lancaster (USA)
|
35,678
|
24,412
|
-
|
-
|
60,090
|
19,430
|
-
|
19,430
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
84,872
|
27,676
|
(23,436 | ) |
-
|
89,112
|
40,660
|
-
|
40,660
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
61,844
|
28,768
|
-
|
-
|
90,612
|
40,438
|
-
|
40,438
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
91,476
|
26,400
|
(30,012 | ) |
-
|
87,864
|
40,903
|
-
|
40,903
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
549,348
|
157,728
|
(116,362 | ) |
-
|
590,714
|
278,303
|
-
|
278,303
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
64
f)
Shareholdings of specified Directors and their related parties and Executives
and their related parties
|
Balance
1
July, 2006
|
Granted
as remuneration
|
On
exercise
of
options
|
Net
change
other
|
Balance
30
June, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Number
Ord
|
Number
Ord
|
Number
Ord
|
Number
Ord
|
Number
Ord
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Specified
Directors
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
PA
Johnston
|
48,594
|
-
|
-
|
10,000
|
58,594
|
|||||||||||||||
|
C
Naughton
|
633,511
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
633,511
|
|||||||||||||||
|
AJ
Husband
|
61,148
|
-
|
41,772
|
-
|
102,920
|
|||||||||||||||
|
PJ
Nestel AO
|
32,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
32,000
|
|||||||||||||||
|
PB
Simpson
|
500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
500
|
|||||||||||||||
|
LC
Read
|
2,000
|
-
|
-
|
(2,000 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||||||
| GM Leppinus | - | - | - | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||||||||
|
Executives
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
DR
Seaton
|
16,236
|
-
|
21,142
|
-
|
37,378
|
|||||||||||||||
|
BM
Palmer
|
128,702
|
-
|
23,436
|
(18,115 | ) |
134,023
|
||||||||||||||
|
CD
Kearney
|
8,850
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,850
|
|||||||||||||||
|
RL
Erratt
|
202,356
|
-
|
30,012
|
232,368
|
||||||||||||||||
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total
|
1,133,897
|
-
|
116,362
|
(7,115 | ) |
1,243,144
|
||||||||||||||
All
equity transactions with specified Directors and Executives, other than
those
arising from the exercise of remuneration options, have been entered into
under
terms and conditions no more favourable than those the entity would have
adopted
if dealing at arm’s length.
|
Note
23.
|
CONTINGENT
ASSETS AND CONTINGENT
LIABILITIES
|
On
11
July, 2006 MEI entered into a registration rights agreement in connection
with
the PIPE capital raising which provides for liquidated damages of up to
10% of
the aggregate purchase price of the shares issued as part of the PIPE
transaction if MEI does not maintain an effective registration of those
shares.
An effective registration has been maintained at the date of this
report.
Parent
entity guarantees
|
(a)
|
The
parent company has unconditionally guaranteed financial support
for
Novogen Limited (UK) should it be unable to meet its financial
obligations.
|
|
(b)
|
The
parent company has guaranteed in a deed dated 16 May, 2002 the
performance
of the Novogen subsidiaries arising in connection with the License
Agreement and the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with Marshall
Edwards
Pty Limited.
|
|
(c)
|
As
a condition of the Class Order, Novogen Limited and the controlled
entities subject to the Class Order, entered into a Deed of Cross
Guarantee on 28 May, 1999. The effect of the deed is that Novogen
Limited
has guaranteed to pay any deficiency in the event of winding
up of the
controlled entities. The controlled entities have also given
a similar
guarantee in the event that Novogen Limited is wound
up.
|
|
(d)
|
The
company is continuing to prosecute its IP rights and in June
2007 we
announced that the Vienna Commercial Court had upheld a provisional
injunction against an Austrian company, APOtrend. The company
has provided
a guarantee to the value of 250,000 Euros with the court to confirm
its
commitment to the ongoing enforcement
process.
|
65
|
(e)
|
As
a condition of establishing bank facilities Novogen Limited and
its
controlled entities Novogen Laboratories Pty Limited, Novogen
Research Pty
Limited and Central Coast Properties Pty Limited have entered
into a Guarantee and Indemnity with St George Bank in January
1997. The
effect of the guarantee is to guarantee amounts owed to the bank
by any of
the above Novogen companies.
|
|
Note
24.
|
EVENTS
AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET
DATE
|
On
1
August, 2007, MEI entered into a Securities Subscription Agreement with
certain
accredited investors providing for the placement of 5,464,001 shares of
its
common stock at a purchase price of $US3.00 per share The investors in
the
transaction also received a warrant to purchase an additional 4 shares
of common
stock for every block of 10 shares of common stock
purchased. MEI also issued warrants exercisable for 248,360
shares of common stock to Blue Trading, LLC which acted as the placement
agent
in the private placement, as part of the placement fee. All of the warrants
have
an exercise price of $US3.60 per share. The warrants may be exercised beginning
6 February, 2008 and will expire five years from the date of issuance,
or 6
August, 2012. MEI closed the private placement on 6 August, 2007. In connection
with the PIPE MEI received gross proceeds of $US16.4 million.
MEI
has
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors party to
the
Securities Subscription Agreement and has agreed to register the common
stock
and the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants sold pursuant
to the
Securities Subscription Agreement for resale thereunder.
The
Registration Rights Agreement requires that MEI file a registration statement
on
Form S-3 within 5 days of filing its annual report on Form 10-K and to
maintain
an effective registration of those shares, should registration be
achieved.
Should
the MEI fail to comply with these requirements, it may be liable for liquidated
damages of up to 10% of the purchase price of the shares issued and shares
issuable under warrants.
In
addition, MEI has issued a notice for the immediate termination upon closing
of
the private placement of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated
as of
11 July, 2006, with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, as amended.
66
DIRECTORS’
DECLARATION
In
accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Novogen Limited, I state
that:
|
1.
|
In
the opinion of the Directors:
|
|
a)
|
the
financial statements and notes of the Company and of the consolidated
entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001,
including:
|
|
i)
|
giving
a true and fair view of the Company’s and consolidated entity’s financial
position as at 30 June, 2007 and of their performance for the year
ended
on that date; and
|
|
ii)
|
complying
with Accounting Standards and Corporations Regulations 2001;
and
|
|
b)
|
there
are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able
to pay its
debts as and when they become due and
payable.
|
|
2.
|
This
declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required
to be
made to the directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations
Act 2001 for the financial period ending 30 June,
2007.
|
|
3.
|
In
the opinion of the Directors, as at the date of this declaration,
there
are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the Closed
Group
identified in Note 20, will be able to meet any obligations or
liabilities
to which they are or may become subject to, by virtue of the Deed
of Cross
Guarantee.
|
On
behalf
of the Board,
/s/
Christopher Naughton
Christopher
Naughton
Managing
Director
Sydney,
22 August, 2007
67
INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR’S REPORT
To
the
Members of Novogen Limited
We
have
audited the accompanying financial report of Novogen Limited (the company),
which comprises the balance sheets as at 30 June 2007, and the income
statements, statements of changes in equity and cash flow statements for
the
year ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies, other
explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity
comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from
time to time during the financial year.
Directors’
Responsibility for the Financial Report
The
directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair
presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the
Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and
maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation
of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether
due to
fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and
making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. In
Note 1,
the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 101
Presentation of Financial Statements, that compliance with the
Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards ensures
that the financial report, comprising the consolidated and parent financial
statements and notes, complies with International Financial Reporting
Standards.
Auditor’s
Responsibility
Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on
our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.
These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical
requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit
to
obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material
misstatement.
An
audit
involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts
and
disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the
auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material
misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making
those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to
the
entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to
design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made
by
the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
report.
We
believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
68
Independence
In
conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements
of the
Corporations Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration
required by the Corporations Act 2001, provided to the directors of
Novogen Limited on 22 August 2007, would be in the same terms if provided
to the
directors as at the date of this auditor’s report.
Auditor’s
Opinion
In
our
opinion the financial report of Novogen Limited is in accordance with the
Corporations Act 2001, including:
|
a)
|
giving
a true and fair view of the company’s and consolidated entity’s financial
position as at 30 June 2007 and of their performance for the year
ended on
that date; and
|
|
b)
|
complying
with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian
Accounting
Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001;
and
|
|
c)
|
the
consolidated and parent financial statements and notes also complies
with
International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note
1.
|
BDO
Kendalls
Chartered
Accountants
/s/
Wayne
Basford
Wayne
Basford
Partner
Dated
in
Sydney this 22 day of August, 2007
69
ASX
Additional Information
|
1.
|
The
information required in the appendix 4E, required by the Australian
Stock
Exchange, has been satisfied through this annual
report.
|
|
2.
|
Novogen
Limited has an Audit Committee consisting of GM Leppinus (Chairman),
PJ
Nestel AO, PA Johnston and PB
Simpson.
|
|
3.
|
The
names of the Substantial Shareholders disclosed to the Company
are as
follows:
|
|
Bende
Holdings Pty Ltd
|
5,534,638
shares
|
|
Oppenheimer
Funds Inc.
|
13,462,783
shares
|
|
Josia
T. Austin and El Coronado Holdings, LLC
|
13,581,225
shares
|
4. Distribution
of shareholders by size of holding as at 17 August, 2007
was:
|
Category
(size of holding)
|
|
Number
of shareholders
|
Number
of shares
|
|||||||
|
1
-
1,000
|
1,913
|
1,210,526
|
||||||||
|
1001
-
5,000
|
1,949
|
5,207,524
|
||||||||
|
5,001
-
10,000
|
450
|
3,536,377
|
||||||||
|
10,001
- 100,000
|
398
|
10,590,194
|
||||||||
|
100,000+
|
43
|
77,049,640
|
||||||||
|
4,753
|
97,594,261
|
|||||||||
There
is
only one class of shares and all shareholders have equal voting
rights.
5. The
number of shareholdings held in less than marketable parcels is
335.
|
6.
|
The
names of the 20 largest
shareholders listed in the holding Company’s Register as at 17 August,
2007
were:
|
|
Number
of Ordinary
Fully
Paid Shares Held
|
%
Held of
Issued
Ordinary
Capital
|
||||||||||
|
1.
|
ANZ
Nominees Limited
|
43,033,264
|
44.09 | % | |||||||
|
2.
|
J
P
Morgan Nominees Australia Limited
|
8,448,405
|
8.66 | % | |||||||
|
3.
|
National
Nominees Limited
|
6,116,477
|
6.27 | % | |||||||
|
4.
|
Bende
Holdings Pty Limited
|
5,534,638
|
5.67 | % | |||||||
|
5.
|
Australian
Securities and Investments Commission
|
2,190,292
|
2.24 | % | |||||||
|
6.
|
Citicorp
Nominees Pty Limited
|
1,522,994
|
1.56 | % | |||||||
|
7.
|
HSBC
Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
|
1,137,452
|
1.17 | % | |||||||
|
8.
|
Petlind
Pty Limited
|
1,108,658
|
1.14 | % | |||||||
|
9.
|
Werona
Investments Pty Ltd
|
807,911
|
0.83 | % | |||||||
|
10.
|
Ankerwyke
Holdings Pty Ltd
|
760,000
|
0.78 | % | |||||||
|
11.
|
Berne
No 132 Nominees Pty Ltd
|
629,538
|
0.65 | % | |||||||
|
12.
|
Mr
Christopher Naughton
|
532,817
|
0.55 | % | |||||||
|
13.
|
Catl
Pty Ltd
|
456,000
|
0.47 | % | |||||||
|
14.
|
Coolawin
Road Pty Ltd
|
402,000
|
0.41 | % | |||||||
|
15.
|
Jonwood
Constructions Pty Ltd
|
400,000
|
0.41 | % | |||||||
|
16.
|
Mr
John Anderson Maher
|
360,000
|
0.37 | % | |||||||
|
17.
|
Netned
Pty Ltd
|
333,660
|
0.34 | % | |||||||
|
18.
|
UBS
Wealth Management Australia Nominees Pty Ltd
|
243,309
|
0.25 | % | |||||||
|
19.
|
Mr
John Paul O'Connor
|
234,630
|
0.24 | % | |||||||
|
20.
|
Salvon
Pty Limited
|
213,040
|
0.22 | % | |||||||
|
74,465,085
|
76.30 | % | |||||||||
70
7. The
name of the Company Secretary is Ronald Lea Erratt.
|
8.
|
The
address of the principal Registered Office is:
140
Wicks Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113, Australia.
Telephone:
+61 2 9878 0088 Facsimile: +61 2
9878 0055.
|
|
9.
|
The
Company’s Share Register is maintained by Computershare Investor Services
Pty Limited,
Level
12, 565 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Telephone
+613 9611 5711 – Facsimile +61 3 9611 5710.
Investor
enquiries within Australia 1300 855 080.
E-mail
essential.registry@computershare.com.au
|
|
10.
|
Quotation
has been granted for all the ordinary shares of the Company on
all Member
Exchanges of the Australian Stock Exchange Limited. American
Depository Receipts (ADR) – an ADR is created with 5 Australian listed
shares - are traded on the American NASDAQ exchange (code NVGN).
Marshall
Edwards, Inc., is listed and quoted on the American NASDAQ Global
exchange
where shares (code MSHL) and warrants (code MSHLW) are
traded.
|
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