Melbana Energy Limited Annual Report 2022

The directors are pleased to present the 2022 remuneration report which sets out remuneration information for the Company’s Non-Executive Directors, Executive Director and key management personnel. Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including all directors. The remuneration report is set out under the following main headings: – Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration – Details of remuneration – Service agreements – Share-based compensation – Additional information – Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration The objective of the Consolidated Entity’s executive reward framework is to ensure reward for performance is competitive and appropriate for the results delivered. The framework aligns executive reward with the achievement of strategic objectives and the creation of value for shareholders, and it is considered to conform to the market best practices for the delivery of reward. The Board ensures that executive reward satisfies the following key criteria for good reward governance practices: – competitiveness and reasonableness – acceptability to shareholders – performance linkage / alignment of executive compensation – transparency The Remuneration and Nomination Committee is responsible for determining and reviewing remuneration arrangements for its directors and executives. The performance of the Consolidated Entity depends on the quality of its directors and executives. The remuneration philosophy is to attract, motivate and retain high performance and high-quality personnel. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee has structured an executive remuneration framework that is market competitive and complementary to the reward strategy of the Consolidated Entity. The reward framework is designed to align executive reward to shareholders’ interests. The Board have considered that it should seek to enhance shareholders’ interests by: – having profit as a core component of plan design – focusing on sustained growth in shareholder wealth, consisting of dividends and growth in share price, and delivering constant or increasing return on assets as well as focusing the executive on key non-financial drivers of value – attracting and retaining high calibre executives The performance of the Consolidated Entity depends upon the quality of its directors and executives. To prosper, the Consolidated Entity must attract, motivate and retain highly skilled directors and executives. To this end, the Consolidated Entity embodies the following principles in its remuneration framework: – Offer competitive remuneration benchmarked against the external market to attract high calibre executives; – Where appropriate, provide executive rewards linked to shareholder value; and – Encourage Non-Executive Directors to hold shares in the Company. In accordance with best practice corporate governance, the structure of non-executive director and executive director remuneration is separate. Remuneration Report (audited) 15 Melbana Energy Limited Annual Report 2022

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