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Westrac Group Seven Group Holdings Limited Annual Report For personal use only Seven Group Holdings Limited (ABN 46 142 003 469) Annual Report 2010 1 For personal use only 2 Seven Group Holdings Limited From the Executive Chairman 4 Year in Review 6 WesTrac Group 10 Seven Media Group Broadcast Television 16 Magazine Publishing 18 Digital Media 20 Board of Directors 22 Corporate Governance 24 Directors’ Report 31 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 44 Financial Statements 45 Notes to the Financial Statements 49 Directors’ Declaration 104 Independent Auditor’s Report 105 Company Information 107 Investor Information 108 Shareholder Information 109 Corporate Directory 111 For personal use only TRANSFORMING OUR BUSINESS MIX Seven Group Holdings Limited (ABN 46 142 003 469) Annual Report 2010 3 From the Executive Chairman Welcome to the fiRst I have had a long and proud association ThE past TwElvE with WesTrac and Seven. Both are monthS confirm AnnuAl RepoRt foR leaders in their sectors. Both have what seven GRoup holdinGs. I consider the best management teams in our commitment the country, led by David Leckie at Seven to expanding our this hAs been A and Jim Walker at WesTrac. And, we have siGnificAnt tWelve some of the best people working with us. presencE in media Seven Network Limited took a bold step in Australia. months foR All of four years ago to create Seven Media us, With the cReAtion Group. It is a move that allowed Seven Network Limited to grow and prosper. of a neW compAny, Seven Network Limited evolved into an foRmed thRouGh A scRip investment company with strong media platforms and the financial capacity to foR scRip mergeR of expand into new sectors. seven NetWoRk limited The company’s strong financial And WesTrac. performance, the dominance of our television business, our successful seven And WesTrac publishing business, our developments in new content delivery technologies are tWo greAt and our acquisition of a significant compAnies. both are shareholding in Consolidated Media providing us with a presence in peRfoRminG stRonGly subscription television, underlines And both hAve stRonG your company’s leadership in media. mAnagement teAms And WesTrac has continued to thrive – building a significant presence in China and terrific oppoRtunities expanding its presence in the mining, foR groWth. construction and infrastructure industries of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. In April, shareholders in Seven Network Limited overwhelmingly voted in favour of For personal use only a transaction that transforms the company and provides the foundation for its future development. We are excited about the future business opportunities for your new company. 4 Bringing these two companies together to The formation of Seven Group has also Seven Group is also a company that has form Seven Group Holdings makes sense. seen the appointment of Peter Gammell power and muscle to continue to build our The new company delivers shareholders a as Chief Executive Officer and three two core businesses in media and mining company with a market-leading presence new independent directors Terry Davis, services, and invest in our companies and in media and the resource services sector, Chris Mackay and Richard Uechtritz have people. The talent, creativity, skills and as well as an expanding business presence joined WesTrac’s Chief Executive Officer, energy of our people drive your company in China. Jim Walker, on an expanded board. and they are our future. On behalf of all It is a transformational move that we The appointment of new independent shareholders, I thank all of our people for believe will strengthen the business directors adds further depth and their commitment to your company. for all shareholders, providing the new strength to your company. company with a strong balance sheet, All of the Directors on the board of great management, and market-leading Seven Group Holdings have made assets to become even stronger in media, significant contributions to Seven Group. investments and now the equipment I have worked with Peter Gammell, management sector. for two decades and he joins Seven Kerry Stokes AC This new company includes 100 per from my private company. He has cent of WesTrac Group, the authorised been a director on the board of Seven Executive Chairman Caterpillar dealer in Western Australia, Network Limited for the past fifteen New South Wales / Australian Capital years and I know of no other person Territory and the North East region of with such a deep understanding of both China; 45 per cent of Seven Media Group, of our core businesses. a joint venture with Kohlberg Kravis It has been a positive year for your Roberts comprising the Seven Network, company. We have made a number Pacific Magazines, and Yahoo!7; 24 per of significant steps in our media and cent of West Australian Newspapers industrial services core businesses, Holdings, the leading media group created a new company that leverages in Western Australia; 23 per cent of the strengths of these two businesses Consolidated Media Holdings, which and created the architecture for your owns 25 per cent of Foxtel and 50 per cent company’s future development. of Premier Media Group; 66 per cent of The decision to merge Seven Network National Hire Limited, which in turn owns Limited and WesTrac Group creates a 46 per cent of Coates Hire, the largest new company that is bigger and stronger equipment hire business in Australia; and with a conservative balance sheet, strong cash and other existing Seven investments, For personal use only cashflows and an ability to pay increased including vividwireless, recently launched dividends to shareholders. in Perth as the starting point in the development of what is Australia’s first 4G network. Seven Group Holdings Limited (ABN 46 142 003 469) Annual Report 2010 5 Year in Review THe company, formed through the merGer seven Group holdings is well of Seven neTwork placed for development over LimiTed and weSTrac HoLdings and Listed the coming twelve months. on the austraLian SecuriTieS excHanGe, iS built on media, For personal use only industriaL ServiceS and investments with diverSiTy, ScaLe and stronG proSpects for Growth with markeT- LeadinG buSinesseS. 6 SEven Group has strongly performing assets and cashFlOwS, and A conservativE balancE Sheet. sGh was incorporated in february on the forecasts contained in the merger and the new group was formed in April scheme documentation). following shareholder approval for the dividend merger of seven network limited and A final ordinary dividend of 18 cents per Westrac holdings pty limited to create share (fully franked) has been declared – a new company listed on the Australian taking the pro forma full year dividend to the merger transforms seven from securities Exchange. 35 cents per share when including seven an investment holding company with the financial result for the period ended network limited‘s interim dividend of strong media platforms into a leading 30 June 2010 reflects the results of the 17 cents per share, up 3 per cent on that Australian diversified operating and Westrac Group (including national hire) paid to shareholders during the previous investment group. from its acquisition on 28 April 2010 and financial year bys even network limited. the company believes the combining of the results of the seven network limited Outlook seven and Westrac Group to form seven Group from its acquisition on 13 may 2010. seven Group holdings is well-placed for Group holdings will deliver significant sGh has strong liquidity reserves with growth over the coming twelve months. long-term growth opportunities and $455 million in available cash, a listed sGh’s media business is underpinned enhance shareholder value and returns, securities portfolio of $393 million, through strategic holdings in seven media with strongly performing assets, a significant stakes inc onsolidated Group, a joint venture with kohlberg conservative balance sheet and strong and media holdings and West Australian kravis Roberts & co which includes well-credentialled management teams in newspapers holdings, and $298 million Australia’s leading broadcast television its two core businesses. in available undrawn borrowing facilities network, magazines publishing, and Financial performance at 30 June 2010. since 30 June 2010, an online and broadband businesses, an seven Group holdings limited (sGh) additional borrowing facility of $498 million 11.4 per cent shareholding in prime media reported a profit before taxation of has been finalised.t his liquidity has been which complements seven media Group’s $724 million and a net profit after taxation reduced subsequent to the period by a broadcast television presence, and of $719 million for the period ended $292.9 million investment in the initial public strategic shareholdings in pay television 30 June 2010. offering for the Agricultural bank of China. through consolidated media, newspapers this statutory result includes an pro Forma Results* through West Australian newspapers accounting gain on the acquisition of seven Given the newly formed sGh was and deployment of a new 4G wireless network limited ($726 million), one-off incorporated in february 2010 and listed broadband platform through vividwireless. acquisition-related transaction costs on the AsX in April 2010, the company also seven media Group’s seven network is ($36 million) and capitalised borrowing provides details on a pro forma basis for the well-placed to deliver on its leadership costs ($6
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