Kelsian Group Ltd (KLS)

Snapshot

KLS's Principal Activity is the provision of domestic public bus transport operations, international public bus transport operations, domestic ferry services, tourism cruises, charter cruises and accommodated cruising, coach tours and travel agency services and packaged holidays.

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Corporate Overview

Dividend History

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Ex-Date	Amount	Franking	Gross	Type	Payable
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Directors & Management

Name	Title	Since	Bio
Mr Lance Hockridge	Non-Executive Director	Jul 2020	Mr Lance Hockridge Non-Executive Director Mr Hockridge has international experience in the transportation, manufacturing and logistics sectors with a focus on safety, operational and financial transformation of businesses. Mr Hockridge was previously the Managing Director and CEO of Aurizon Holdings Limited 2010 to 2016) following the demerger of Queensland Rail and QR National from a government owned railway to an ASX50 company. Other notable accomplishments as an executive include the oversight of BHP's global transport business, together with key roles in financial and operational reform in the heavy industrial sector and leading a major turnaround for BlueScope Steel's North American operations. Mr Hockridge is also currently Chair of the Salvation Army Queensland Advisory Council, and an active advocate for diversity in the workforce. Mr Hockridge became a member of the Risk Committee and People, Culture Committee in July 2020.
Mr Jeffrey R. Ellison	Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Chairman	Jan 2020	Mr Jeffrey R. Ellison Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Chairman Mr Ellison previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of SeaLink since 1997 and was appointed Managing Director in 2008. Mr Ellison retired as Managing Director and CEO on 16 January 2020 and following a month of transition as an Executive Director, became a non-executive director from 17 February 2020. He was subsequently appointed Acting Chair with effect from 1 July 2020 and Chair on 23 February 2021. Mr Ellison is Deputy Chair of Tourism Australia and Chair of Hayborough Investment Partners Pty Ltd. Mr Ellison is a former Board member of the South Australian Tourism Commission, Tourism and Transport Forum Australia, the Adelaide Convention Centre and the South Australian Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Board.
Mr Neil Espie Smith	Non-Executive Director	Jan 2020	Mr Neil Espie Smith Non-Executive Director Mr Smith was one of the founding shareholders and the former of the Transit Systems Group prior to the acquisition by SeaLink. He has over 30 years of commuter transport operations experience. Mr Smith commenced his career within the Sydney bus industry, before acquiring a number of bus operations in rural NSW and then Queensland. In 1995, Mr Smith joined with Graham Leishman and Lance Francis to found Transit Systems and in 2013, was a founding shareholder of Tower Transit.
Mr Clint Feuerherdt	Chief Executive Officer	Jan 2020
Ms Joanne McDonald	Legal Counsel,Company Secretary	Jul 2018
Mr Andrew David Muir	Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary	Jun 2018
Ms Fiona Hele	Non-Executive Director	Sep 2016	Ms Fiona Hele Non-Executive Director Ms Hele has over 25 years experience in both the private and public sectors specialising in strategic business advisory, mergers and acquisition, risk management and corporate governance. Ms Hele is also a Director of Adelaide Venue Management Corporation, Celsus Securitisation Pty Ltd and the South Australian Water Corporation. Past Directorships include the South Australian Tourism Commission and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Ms Hele is Chair of the Risk Committee.
Ms Andrea Joy Powys Staines	Non-Executive Director	Feb 2016	Ms Andrea Joy Powys Staines Non-Executive Director Ms Staines has experience in the transport and tourism sector and is a former CEO of Qantas subsidiary, Australian Airlines (mk II), which she co-launched. Ms Staines is currently Deputy Chair of Australia Post and sits on the boards of UnitingCare Qld and ASX listed Acumentis. Ms Staines has been a professional non-executive director for fifteen years and has held previous directorships with a range of entities including NZX listed Freightways, ASX listed Aurizon, QIC, Tourism Australia, North Queensland Airports and Australian Rail Track Corporation. Ms Staines is Chair of the Company's People, Culture Committee.
Mr Terry J. Dodd	Non-Executive Director	Mar 2011	Mr Terry J. Dodd Non-Executive Director Mr Dodd has experience in business management and the marine industry. After qualifying as a commercial diver in the USA and working as a commercial diver in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, he successfully established a recreational diving business and a travel agency in North Queensland. Mr Dodd is Managing Director and owner of Pacific Marine Group Pty Ltd, one of Australia's largest marine construction and commercial diving companies. Mr Dodd was previously Managing Director of Sunferries, a ferry transport business based in Townsville, prior to its sale to SeaLink in March 2011 when Mr Dodd joined the Board of SeaLink. Mr Dodd is a member of the Company's People, Culture Committee.
Mr Christopher David Smerdon	Non-Executive Director	May 2004	Mr Christopher David Smerdon Non-Executive Director Mr Smerdon has experience in the Information Technology and Cyber Security field having established and built companies with national and international operations. He is currently Managing Director of Vectra Corporation, a company that provides specialist Cyber Security services to organisations globally handling sensitive data, financial information and large volumes of credit card transactions. Clients include banks, telcos, payment gateways, airlines and utilities. Mr Smerdon is a member of the Company's and Risk Committee. Mr Smerdon has previously held directorships on both government and public company boards.
G Legh	Chief Development Officer	N/A
G Balkin	Chief Operating Officer - Australian Bus	N/A
D Gauci	Chief Operating Officer - Marine & Tourism	N/A
R Carpenter	Chief People and Culture Officer	N/A
W Toh	Managing Director - Singapore	N/A

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Director Transactions

Date	Director	Type	Amount	Price	Value	Notes
14/05/21	Lance Hockridge	Buy	+17,500	$10.08	$176,400	On-market trade
12/05/21	Lance Hockridge	Buy	+32,500	$9.77	$317,525	On-market trade
11/05/21	Terry Dodd	Sell	+400,000	$9.80	($3,920,000)	Off-market trade
11/05/21	Fiona Hele	Buy	+10,000	$9.80	$98,000	Off-market trade

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Director Interests

Director	Last Notice	Direct Shares	Indirect Shares	Options	Convertibles
Neil Smith	30/06/2021	N/A	30,444,556	N/A	N/A
Jeffrey Ellison	30/06/2021	N/A	5,049,769	N/A	N/A
Terry Dodd	30/06/2021	N/A	5,386,578	N/A	N/A
Christopher Smerdon	30/06/2021	N/A	5,686,875	N/A	N/A
Fiona Hele	30/06/2021	N/A	38,172	N/A	N/A
Lance Hockridge	30/06/2021	N/A	100,000	N/A	N/A
Andrea Staines	15/02/2016	0	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Top 20 Shareholders

About the Data

Name	Shares	Capital
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited	22,755,873	10.42%
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited	19,884,880	9.10%
Relay (Australia) Pty Ltd - The Relay (Australia) A/C	18,671,572	8.55%
Finchton Enterprises Pty Ltd - The Leishman Family No 2 A/C	18,371,572	8.41%
J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited	16,479,897	7.55%
National Nominees Limited	11,795,226	5.40%
Accuro Trustees (Jersey) Ltd - The Inubia Paulista A/C	11,772,984	5.39%
Windfury Pty Limited - The Cleveland Transport A/C	9,200,000	4.21%
Sarto Pty Ltd - R Zappia & Sons P/Fund A/C	6,326,960	2.90%
Smith Feuerherdt Holdings Pty Ltd - The Rubicon A/C	5,044,171	2.31%
Leishman Australia Pty Ltd - The Leishman Enterprises A/C	4,628,428	2.12%
Sunrop Pty Ltd - Sunrop Unit A/C	4,202,503	1.92%
Prescott No 22 Pty Ltd - The Prescott No 22 A/C	4,137,000	1.89%
Equilink Pty Ltd - F A Mann Family A/C	3,721,000	1.70%
Aristos Nominees Pty Ltd - Bj Mayfield Family A/C	3,363,692	1.54%
Cs Third Nominees Pty Limited - HSBC Cust Nom Au Ltd 13 A/C	2,500,194	1.14%
Mr Jr Ellison & Mrs Ta Ellison - Ellison Superannuation A/C	2,500,000	1.14%
Belahville Pty Ltd	2,432,144	1.11%
Hebden Pty Ltd - J R Ellison Family A/C	2,324,769	1.06%
Witron Pty Ltd - Wittmann Retire Fund A/C	1,875,833	0.86%

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Shareholder Distribution

As reported in the most recent Annual Report.

Substantial Shareholders

Shareholders Buying

12 month transaction history compiled from ASX announcements.

Shareholders Selling

12 month transaction history compiled from ASX announcements.

Share Price History

Date	Close	Change	%Chg	Open	High	Low	Volume	Turnover

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Historical Data

Year	Closing Price	Last Trade
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KLS Historical Price Data (CSV)

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