Vector Annual Report 2020

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the shareholders of Vector Limited Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Opinion In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Vector Limited (the ’company’) and its subsidiaries (the 'group') on pages 37 to 83: i. present fairly in all material respects the group’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date; and ii. comply with New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements which comprise: — the consolidated balance sheet as at 30 June 2020; — the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended; and — notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (‘ISAs (NZ)’). We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. We are independent of the group in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 International Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners (Including International Independence Standards) (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (‘IESBA Code’), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. Our responsibilities under ISAs (NZ) are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements section of our report. Our firm has also provided other services to the group in relation to regulatory assurance services, other assurance services and compliance services in relation to R&D tax credits. Subject to certain restrictions, partners and employees of our firm may also deal with the group on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business of the group. These matters have not impaired our independence as auditor of the group. The firm has no other relationship with, or interest in, the group.

Materiality The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. Materiality helped us to determine the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements, both individually and on the consolidated financial statements as a whole. The materiality for the consolidated financial

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