Brian joined Goal Group of Companies in March 2014 as Director of Sales and Relationship Management for Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining he had provided consulting services to Goal Group as it was establishing an Australian presence. Brian has had a long and distinguished career in global custody, which covered a diverse range of securities servicing products and services. His specialisation in this field he was head of the securities business for Perpetual, an Australian based financial services company; Bank of America NT & SA; and Bank of New York/BNY Mellon.

He successfully established the securities processing businesses in Australia for Bank of America and then Bank of New York. As head of these businesses he was responsible for all facets, including Business Development and Relationship Management as well as running an efficient and effective business line for these Banks.

Brian has a Bachelor of Business degree and a Masters in Applied Finance.

Brian SladeDirector – Sales & Relationship Management, Australia & New Zealand

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CORPORATE OVERVIEW

• Goal Group of Companies is an industry leader in both Securities Class Actions and Withholding Tax Reclamation. Our clients include many of the world's largest Global Custodians, Private Banks, Investment Banks, Prime Brokers and major Pension Funds/Superannuation Funds. We monitor over AUD14.5 trillion of assets under management.

• Incorporated on 1st November 1989, Goal is a privately-owned company with 65 employees in 5 global locations.

• Our software is developed and designed in-house and has received accreditations from Apple in 2011; IS09001:2008 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013.

• We have also been a Microsoft Certified Partner since 2009.

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SERVICES

GOAL GLOBAL RECOVERIES LIMITED (GGRL)

• Supports individuals and corporate entities who have suffered a financial loss from owning shares in a company where there has been mis-management and/or unlawful behaviour.

• Goal Group has in excess of 1,500 live global Class Action cases within our database.• Provides comprehensive and timely information on filed cases. • Covers 13 Global markets, including Australia, Canada, USA and The Netherlands. GOAL TAXBACK RECLAMATION SERVICES (GTB)

• Goal Group utilises bespoke GTRS software to deliver the service. GTRS is licensed by 15 Financial Institutions to provide a reclaim service to their underlying clients.

• GTB supports individuals and corporate entities by facilitating the reclamation of global Withholding Tax on cross-border securities dividend income.

• Goal Group research has shown that over AUD31.5 billion of Withholding Tax is deducted globally, of which our products and services facilitate reclaiming circa AUD11.5 billion. However, some AUD10.6 billion is left unclaimed by its rightful owners.

GLOBAL SECURITIES CLASS ACTION/GROUP ACTION MARKETS

Goal Global Recoveries Ltd (GGRL) currently monitors the following Global markets:

AUSTRALIA BELGIUM CANADA

DENMARK FRANCE GERMANY

ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN

THE NETHERLANDS TAIWAN UNITED KINGDOM

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UNITED STATES

WITHHOLDING TAX

When an investor earns income on investments from one country and is resident in another, they often have to pay tax in both countries under the different tax laws. The tax charged in the country where the income arises is known as Withholding Tax (WHT), because it is withheld when the income is paid. To help avoid this double taxation of the same income, numerous double taxation agreements (DTAs) are in place between many countries.

The onus is on investors to ensure they pay the correct tax and therefore reclaim the amount to which they are entitled.

Where a double taxation treaty (DTA) exists between an investors home country and the country of investment, investors are entitled to reclaim the difference between the foreign tax withheld (in the country of investment) and the tax deducted as a resident (in country of domicile).

For investors making cross-border investments, dividend withholding tax can have considerable impact on the total returns on an investment portfolio.

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WITHHOLDING TAX RECLAMATION MARKETSGoal TaxBack (GTB) currently recovers excess Withholding Tax suffered on foreign income/ ADRs, using double taxation agreements, in the following markets:

AUSTRIA AUSTRALIA BELGIUM

BULGARIA CANADA CZECH REPUBLIC

DENMARK FINLAND FRANCE

GERMANY HUNGARY ICELAND

IRELAND ITALY JAPAN

LITHUANIANORWAY

THE NETHERLANDSPOLAND

NEW ZEALANDPORTUGAL

SINGAPORE SLOVAK REPUBLIC SLOVENIA

SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND TAIWAN UNITED KINGDOM

URUGUAY

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REASONS TO PARTICIPATE IN WITHHOLDING TAX RECLAMATION

• AUD31.5bn reclaimable tax withheld per year.

• AUD10.6bn unclaimed last year.

• Asset and Investment Managers are demanding more transparency and efficiency from their custodians.

• Investing in new and emerging markets requires knowledge of tax impacts and opportunities.

• Investing in mature markets requires an understanding of cross-border Withholding Tax recovery.

• The rising importance of the dividend which is becoming a more important contributor to fund performance.

• Minimum or negative capital growth in portfolios.

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