1、 Australian Agricultural Company Limited ABN 15 010 892 270 AACo 2014 Annual Report ASX Announcement No.14/2014 16 June 2014 Manager ASX Market Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Attached is the Companys Annual Report for the 12 month period ended 31 March 2014 in the form in which it will
2、 be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and distributed to shareholders of the Company.This version will be mailed to those shareholders who have elected to receive a printed copy Annual Report as at Monday 16 June 2014.Shareholders who have elected to receive the Annual
3、 Report electronically will receive an email on Monday 16 June 2014 providing a link to the report on the Companys website.Issued by:Bruce Bennett Company Secretary and General Counsel Australias largest integrated cattle and beef producer,leveraging innovation for a sustainable production enterpris
4、e.Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Australian Agricultural Company Limited(“AACo”)will beheld on Thursday 17 July 2014 at 10.00am(Brisbane time)at the RNA Royal International Convention Centre,600 Gregory Terrace,Bowen Hills,Brisbane,Queensland 4000.Annual Repo
5、rt 2014 1CONTENTSChairmans Report .2Managing Directors Report .6Board of Directors .14Directors Report .18Corporate Governance Statement .53Financial Statements .64CHAIRMANS REPORTThe Board has appointed a new leader in Jason Strong and construction is well under way for the Northern Beef Processing
6、 Facility in Darwin,which is a critical part of the companys strategy,and is expected to be operational in September this year.The$299 million capital raising last October has substantially improved the companys capital structure reducing gearing to 23.2 per cent at 31 March 2014 from 41.0 per cent