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Alterity Therapeutics Limited
This Corporate Governance Statement
of Alterity Therapeutics Limited (the "Company") is prepared in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 4.10.3. It is for the financial
year ended 30 June 2023 and is accurate and up to date as at 31 August 2023 and has been approved by the Board.
Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight
Principle 2: Structure the Board to add value
Principle 3: Act ethically and responsibly
Principle 4: Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting
Principle 5: Make timely and balanced disclosure
Principle 6: Respect the rights of shareholders
Principle 7: Recognise and manage risk
Principle 8: Remunerate fairly and responsibly
The Board and Management of the Company
are committed to maintaining high standards of ethics, integrity and statutory compliance in all Company dealings, and all dealings of
its controlled entities, collectively referred to as the "Group".
The Corporate Governance Statement describes the Company's Corporate Governance
Framework in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (4th Edition) published on 27 February 2019 ("the ASX Principles and Recommendations"), by reference to each of the stated
principles. The Corporate Governance Statement identifies where certain recommendation were not followed for the entire reporting
The Corporate Governance Statement complements,
and should be read in conjunction with, information contained in the Company's Annual Report and governance documents, which are
available on the Company's website at alteritytherapeutics.com.
Principle 1: Lay solid foundations
for management and oversight
The Board is responsible for the overall
governance, management and strategic direction of the Company. The responsibilities of the Board are described in the Board Charter, which
is available at alteritytherapeutics.com/investors/corporate-governance. Management is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the
Company, which it undertakes within a framework of specific delegated authority and approval limits.
The Board undertakes appropriate
checks before appointing a person as a Director, or putting forward to shareholders a candidate for election as a Director. The Company
provides shareholders with all material information in its possession relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect a
director. The Company has a written agreement with each Director and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment.
All Directors have access to the Company
Secretary, who is appointed and dismissed by the Board. The Company Secretary is accountable to the Board, through the Chair, on all governance
matters and the proper functioning of the Board.
The Board considers the ongoing development
and improvement of its own performance, the performance of Board committees and individual directors and as critical to effective governance.
The Board utilises an online, confidential
Board performance review questionnaire as part of its Board performance review. The performance of the Board, Board committees and individual
directors is reviewed at least every year by the Board as a whole, and assists with the review of the current and anticipated future composition
and skills mix of the directors of the Company. A performance review as described above occurred during the reporting period.
Performance of Executives
The performance of each executive is
formally assessed each year and reviewed by the Remuneration Committee and the Board. Details are contained in the Remuneration Report,
which is included in the Annual Report available at alteritytherapeutics.com/investors/financial-information.
The Company values diversity amongst
its personnel and the valuable contribution that diversity can make to the Company.
The Company is an equal opportunity
employer and aims to recruit staff at all levels from as diverse a pool of qualified candidates as reasonably possible based on their
skills, qualifications, and experience. Executive and Board positions are filled by the best candidates available without bias or discrimination.
that multicultural diversity and other diversity factors are equally important as gender diversity within the organisation. The Board
has not set measurable objectives with regard to gender diversity as the Board is currently satisfied with the level of diversity within
the Company, noting the very small number of personnel in the organisation.
The Company will articulate and disclose
diversity objectives during the 2024 financial year.
Gender diversity of the Company's workforce at 30 June 2023 appears in the
| Total | Men | Women | Other / undisclosed | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Directors | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Senior executives | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | - | - |
| Employees | 9 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 67 | - | - |
| Whole organisation | 15 | 8 | 53 | 7 | 47 | - | - |
The Company is below the threshold of 100 employees for reporting
under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.
Principle 2: Structure the Board
As noted in response to Principle
1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight' above, the Board operates in accordance with its charter which is available
at alteritytherapeutics.com/investors/corporate- governance.
It is Board policy that a majority of
Non-Executive Directors, including the Chairman, should be independent and free of any relationship that may conflict with the interests
Each Director is required to provide
advance notice of any actual or potential conflict of interest relating to business planned to be considered by
Skills, experience, expertise of each director
As noted in response to Principle 1
above, the Board annually reviews its own composition, skills and capability. The Company encourages and supports directors to maintain
and expand their own professional development consistent with the needs of the Company. The Company has a programme for inducting new
Details of each current Director's
skills, experience and expertise is set out in the directors' report along with the term of office held by each of the directors and whether
the Company considers the director to be independent.
The Board skills and experience matrix
reflect the skills and experience of the Directors in office at the date of this report.
| Board Skills and Experience Matrix | Total | Total | ||
| Senior management experience | Professional qualifications | |||
| CEO / MD | 1 | Business / Economics | 2 | |
| CFO / Finance | 1 | Finance / Accounting | 2 | |
| COO / Operations | 1 | Law | 1 | |
| Industry - same as Company | 4 | Medicine / Healthcare / Research | 2 | |
| - other | 1 | MBA | 1 | |
| AICD Member, Graduate or Fellow | 1 | |||
| Directorships (current and previous) | Gender | |||
| Industry - same as Company | 3 | Male | 4 | |
| Tenure - 10 + years | 4 | |||
| Geographic experience (executive and director) | Relevant professional experience (executive and director) | |||
| Australia | 4 | 20 to 29 years | 3 | |
| Developed countries | 2 | 30 + years | 1 |
The Board has established Board Committees
to provide for more detailed analysis of key issues and interaction with Management. Each Committee reports its recommendations to the
next Board meeting. The current Committees are:
The charter for each Committee
is available within the Board Charter at alteritytherapeutics.com/investors/corporate-governance.
The Audit Committee comprises at least two members, both
of whom are independent Non-Executive Directors, and it is chaired by an independent Director who is not the Chair of the Board.
The role of the Audit Committee is to assist and advise the
Board on matters relating to:
The CEO attends Audit Committee meetings by invitation.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee comprises at least two members,
all of whom are independent Non-Executive Directors, and it is chaired by an independent Director who is not the Chair of the Board.
The primary role of the Remuneration Committee is to assist
and advise the Board on matters relating to:
The CEO attends Remuneration Committee meetings by invitation
Attendance at meetings and engagement with the business
Details of the number of scheduled meetings of the Board
and each standing Committee during the year, and each Director's attendance at those meetings, are set out in the Directors'
Report contained in the Annual Report, available at alteritytherapeutics.com/investors/financial-information.
Every Director has a standing invitation to attend any Committee
meeting and to receive Committee papers.
Independent professional advice and access to Company
As specified in the Board Charter and