Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited L4, Grant Thornton House 152 Fanshawe Street PO Box 1961 Auckland 1140 T +64 (09) 308 2570 www.grantthornton.co.nz Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited is a related entity of Grant Thornton New Zealand Limited. ‘Grant Thornton’ refers to the brand under which the Grant Thornton member firms provide services to their clients and/or refers to one or more member firms as the context requires. Grant Thornton New Zealand Limited is a member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. GTIL and each member firm is a separate legal entity. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL does not provide services to clients. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of and do not obligate one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions. In the New Zealand context only, the use of the term ‘Grant Thornton’ may refer to Grant Thornton New Zealand Limited and its New Zealand related entities. To the Shareholders of Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited Report on the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements Opinion We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) on pages 24 to 47 which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024, and the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including material accounting policy information. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2024 and its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS) issued by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board and IFRS Accounting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. 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. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the Group. Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. Why the audit matter is significant How our audit addressed the key audit matter Share Based Payments During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group issued share options to key employees and contractors, Our procedures included: Obtaining an understanding of the key terms and conditions of the share options by reviewing the relevant agreements. Independent Auditor’s Report Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited Annual Report 2024 48
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