UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F

 

 

(Mark One)

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  

OR

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                          to                         

OR

 

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number [        ]

 

 

INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED  

Integrated Media Technology Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter

and translation of Registrant's name into English)

Australia

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Level 7, 420 King William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Phone: +61 8 7324 6018    Fax: +61 8 8312 0248

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

         
 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered
or to be registered

 
  Ordinary Shares  

The NASDAQ Capital Market

 

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of ordinary shares, as of April 15, 2019 is 3,377,386

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.      Yes       No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.      Yes      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      Yes      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer   Non-accelerated filer

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP   International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board
    Other

If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.       Item 17      Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  
 Yes      No

 

 


 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION 1
PART I 2
Item 1.   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers 2
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable 2
Item 3. Key Information 2
Item 4. Information on the Company 22
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments 45
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects 46
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees 60
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions 68
Item 8. Financial Information 70
Item 9. The Offer and Listing 72
Item 10. Additional Information 73
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks 83
Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities 83
PART II   84
Item 13.   Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies 84
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds 84
Item 15. Controls and Procedures 84
Item 15T Controls and Procedures 86
Item 16 Reserved 86
Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert 86
Item 16B. Code of Ethics 86
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 86
Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees 87
Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers 87
Item 16F. Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant 87
Item 16G. Corporate Governance 87
Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure 87
PART III   88
Item 17. Financial Statements 88
Item 18. Financial Statements 88
Item 19. Exhibits 89
SIGNATURES 90

 

 

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INTRODUCTION

Integrated Media Technology Limited was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia on August 8, 2008. As used in this annual report, the terms "we," "us," "our", "IMT", and the "Company" mean Integrated Media Technology Limited and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.

Our consolidated financial statements appearing in this annual report on Form 20-F are prepared in Australian dollars and in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. Our consolidated financial statements appearing in this annual report on Form 20-F comply with both the IFRS and Australian equivalents to IFRS, or A-IFRS. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with IFRS.

In this annual report, all references to "U.S. dollars" or "US$" are to the currency of the United States of America, and all references to "Australian dollars" or "A$" are to the currency of Australia.

Statements made in this annual report on Form 20-F concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other documents are summaries of such contracts, agreements or documents and are not complete descriptions of all of their terms. If we filed any of these documents as an exhibit to this annual report or to any annual report that we previously filed, you may read the document itself for a complete description of its terms.

Except for the historical information contained in this annual report on Form 20-F, the statements contained in this annual report on Form 20-F are "forward-looking statements" which reflect our current view with respect to future events and financial results. We urge you to consider that statements which use the terms "anticipate," "believe," "do not believe," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We remind investors that forward-looking statements are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors and involve known and unknown risks that could cause the actual results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any update or revision to any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise after the date hereof. Please see the Risk Factors section that appears in "Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors."

 

 

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PART I

 

 

ITEM 1.   IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 2.   OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 3.   KEY INFORMATION

 

A.   Selected Financial Data

 

Our consolidated financial statements appearing in this annual report on Form 20-F comply with both the International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and Australian equivalents to IFRS, or A-IFRS. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with IFRS.

 

The following selected consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F, on a post-reverse split basis. This data should be read together with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" as well as our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing in "Item 18. Financial Statements" of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

The selected financial data are presented in Australian dollars (A$) (except as otherwise noted).

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Data:

 

    Year Ended December 31,
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
    (Audited)   (Audited)   (Audited)   (Audited)   (Audited)
    (in A$, except share amounts)
Total revenue   1,815,475   10,153,636   14,039,248   7,306,699   597,626
Cost of sales   (723,711)   (2,548,064)   (2,027,743)   (2,984,291)   (263,805)
Depreciation and amortization expenses   (2,029,373)   (2,021,131)   (2,147,231)   (383,635)   (124,335)
Corporate administrative expenses   (4,384,357)   (2,522,927)   (2,447,545)   (1,432,564)   (389,868)
Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss   -   -   -   -   (551,787)
Gain / (loss) on disposal of a subsidiary   608,995   -   (872)   -   -
Other operating expenses   (2,503,507)   (1,510,267)   (1,627,234)   (506,245)   (167,339)
Gain on fair value change in derivative financial instruments   709,543   -   -   -   -
Provision for impairment loss of goodwill   (9,953,311)   -   -   -   -
Exchange (loss) / gain   493,365   61,307   (100,950)   -   -
Finance costs   (1,383,399)   (107,101)   (73,666)   -   -
Income tax credit / (expense)   507,057   187,213   (2,018,939)   356,158   -
Net / (loss) profit   (16,843,223)   1,692,666   3,595,068   2,356,122   (899,508)
Loss / (profit) per share - basic and diluted (post-reverse split)   (5.93)   0.64   1.37   1.22   (0.51)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (post-reverse split)
- basic and diluted
  2,692,543   2,643,611   2,643,611   1,922,143   1,763,762

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data:

 

 

        As of December 31
    2018   2017   2016   2015   2014
    (Audited)     (Audited)     (Audited)   (Audited)     (Audited)
                     
Cash and cash equivalents   1,514,215   2,860,014   1,820,994   6,883,196   2,227,715
Working capital   1,279,813   5,478,132   8,263,311   7,642,256   3,030,501
Total assets   26,033,074   35,859,449   43,481,437   37,271,467   3,392,353
Long-term debt   4,690,822   16,748,877   22,657,065   24,464,929    - 
Total shareholders' equity   16,621,751   15,390,334   14,354,982   11,086,012   3,305,937

 

  (1) All previously reported share and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the reverse stock split of thirty-to-one effective on May 8, 2017.

 

 

Exchange Rate Information:

The Company publishes its consolidated financial statements in Australian dollars. In this annual report and the annual report, references to dollars, "$" or "A$" are to Australian dollars currency and references to "U.S. dollars" or "US$" are to U.S. currency. Solely for informational purposes, this annual report and the annual report contains translations of certain Australian dollars into or from U.S. dollars at specified rates. These translations should not be construed as representations that the Australian dollars amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into or from U.S. dollars at the rate indicated or at any other rate. Unless otherwise stated herein, the translations of Australian dollars into or from U.S. dollars have been made at $1.00 to US$0.7046, the buying rate on December 31, 2018.

 

The following tables set forth, for the periods and dates indicated, certain information regarding the rates of exchange of A$1.00 into US$ based on the noon market buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in Australian dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or the noon buying rate. The period average data set forth below is the average of the last day of each full month during the period.

Exchange rate as of the latest practicable date, April 12, 2019: A$1.00 is US$0.7176

 

                 

Year Ended December 31,

  At Period End   Average Rate   High   Low
    US$   US$   US$   US$
2014   0.8173   0.9034   0.9488   0.8097
2015   0.7286   0.7522   0.8212   0.6917
2016   0.7230   0.7445   0.7817   0.6855
2017   0.7815   0.7671   0.8071   0.7230
2018   0.704   0.748   0.810   0.7020

 

         

Month

  High   Low
    US$   US$
July 2018   0.7466   0.7322
August 2018   0.7428   0.7192
September 2018   0.7287   0.7107
October 2018   0.7223   0.7048
November 2018   0.7314   0.7189
December 2018   0.7360   0.7020
January 2019   0.7282   0.7000
February 2019   0.7260   0.7065
March 2019   0.7140   0.7023

 

 

B.   Capitalization and Indebtedness

 

Not applicable.

 

 

C.   Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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D.   Risk Factors

 

The following risks relate specifically to our business and should be considered carefully. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed by any of the following risks. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, and the trading price of our ordinary shares could decline. As a result of the above factors, the trading price of our ordinary shares could decline and the holders could lose part or all of their investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a history of operating losses until recently and may not maintain profitability in the future

We are a company at an early stage in the development of its 3D products and our success is uncertain. Unless we are able to generate sufficient and consistent product revenue, we will incur losses from operations and may not achieve or maintain profitability. As of December 31, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of A$10,676,713. For the year ended December 31, 2018 we recorded loss of A$16,843,223. The loss was the result of the decline of sales of our ASD products and software, technology solutions and 2D to 3D auto conversion workstations, and the write-down of goodwill in the amount of A$9,953,311. The Group's business declined as compared to the prior year due to one-off sales of our software and technology solutions from year to year. Unless we continue to sell these 3D products and services on a consistent basis through distribution channels, we may incur losses from operations. Furthermore, we expect the costs of 3D development to increase over the next years as we continue to innovate our technologies and products. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of 3D products and services, we may experience lesser profits or even incur losses, and may never become profitable again. Our current or any future products may not be successfully developed, and if successfully developed, may not generate sufficient revenue to enable us to maintain profitability.

If we fail to remain profitable, or if we are unable to fund our continuing operations, our business will be harmed and the holders of our ordinary shares could lose all or part of their investment. There is a substantial risk that we may not be able to complete the development of our current 3D products or develop other 3D products. We will rely on 2D to 3D auto conversion workstation and our other 3D products to generate revenues for us in the future. It is possible that none of them will be successfully commercialized, which would prevent us from maintaining profitability.

We have a limited operating history, and it may be difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business

 

The 3D display operation commenced in 2013 with relatively short history. Our limited operating history makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations with long term view. We are subject to all the risks inherent in the initial organization, financing, expenditures, complications and delays inherent in a relatively new business. Both our display and audio businesses faced delays in sales and financing from suppliers due to our new entry into the market. Our products are new in the market and face challenges in consumer recognition and acceptance, where more established players and products have better resources to penetrate the markets. Moreover as a new entrant in the competitive electronics market, we face many questions on our company, organization, finances and product information before electronic distributors are willing to carry our products into their network. Thus it takes additional time to establish distributor network for our products and also for these distributors to accept our products into their network. Our products may never be accepted by distributors and thereby hinder our ability to sell our products in the target markets. Investors should evaluate an investment in us in light of the uncertainties encountered by such companies in a competitive environment. Our business is dependent upon the implementation of our business plan, as well as the ability of our continuous innovation of both the 3D products. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will be able to attain profitability.

We will require additional financing in the future to sufficiently fund our operations, research and development activities

We have had intermediate success recently. However we had a significant loss in 2018, and we may incur losses in the future as we continue our 3D development. Our actual cash requirements may vary from those now planned and will depend upon many factors, including: the continued progress of our research and development programs; the timing, costs and results of product development; the commercial potential of our products; our ability to outsource manufacturing capabilities; and the status and timing of competitive developments.

We anticipate that as the development of 3D products and its associated costs increase we will require additional funds to achieve our long-term goals of commercialization and further development of other 3D products. In addition, we will require funds to defend intellectual property rights, outsource manufacturing capacity, develop marketing and sales capability and fund operating expenses. We intend to seek such additional funding through public or private financings and/or through licensing of our intellectual properties or other arrangements with corporate partners. However, such financing, licensing opportunities or other arrangements may not be available from any sources on acceptable terms, or at all. Any shortfall in funding could result in our having to curtail or cease our operations including our research and development activities, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

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We have limited cash resources and if we cannot raise additional funds or generate more revenues, we will not be able to pay our vendors and will probably not be able to continue as a going concern

 

We will need to raise additional funds to pay outstanding debts, vendor invoices and execute our business plan. Our future cash flows depend on our ability to enter into, and be paid under, contracts with our distributors for the 3D and consumer electronics business. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available when needed from any source or, if available, will be available on terms that are acceptable to us.

 

We may be required to pursue sources of additional capital through various means, including joint venture projects and debt or equity financings. Future financings through equity investments will be dilutive to existing stockholders. Also, the terms of securities we may issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable for our new investors. Newly issued securities may include preferences, superior voting rights, and the issuance of warrants or other convertible securities, which will have additional dilutive effects. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital and/or financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which will adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our ability to obtain needed financing may be impaired by such factors as the weakness of capital markets and the fact that we have incurred a substantial loss in 2018 which could impact the availability or cost of future financings. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities, together with our revenues from operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, even to the extent that we reduce our operations accordingly, we may be required to cease operations.

 

Our limited operating history and rapidly evolving business makes it difficult for us to accurately forecast revenues and expenses

 

We have a limited operating history on which to base an evaluation of our business and prospects. Our operating results may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. For these reasons, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. Our prospects must be considered in light of inherent risks, expenses, and difficulties encountered by companies in their early stages of development, particularly in new and evolving markets.

 

We have incurred losses in 2018 but profits in 2017 and 2016 from our ASD products and software, 2D to 3D auto conversion workstations and the audio products. However, our future prospects are uncertain in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early stage companies in evolving electronic technology industries. Due to our short history, it is difficult for us to predict future revenues and operating expenses. We based our expense levels, in part, on our expectations of future revenues from anticipated transactions. If our 3D business develop slower than we expect, we may continue to incur losses and we may then have to curtail part of our business plan and the market price of our stock may decline.

 

Some of the other risks and uncertainties of our business relate to our ability to:

 

-  offer new and innovative 3D products and services to attract and retain customer base;

-  attract customers;

-  increase awareness of our audio brand and continue to develop consumer and customer loyalty;

-  respond to competitive market conditions;

-  respond to changes in our regulatory environment;

-  manage risks associated with intellectual property rights;

-  maintain effective control of our costs and expenses;

-  raise sufficient capital to sustain and expand our business;

-  attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

-  upgrade our technology to support increased traffic and expanded services.

 

If we are unsuccessful in addressing any of these risks and uncertainties, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

 

 

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The development of our business is dependent upon the completion and integration of acquisitions and other transactions that have only recently closed or incurred in the future

 

Our principal focus is on our 3D products and services businesses. Even when we close acquisitions like Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL") or the distribution of conductive film for the electronic glass, our business will not be successful if we are unable to successfully operate and integrate the businesses we acquire. Accordingly, it is difficult to evaluate our business based upon our historical financial results. We expect to continually look for new businesses to acquire to develop and grow our operations. If we fail to identify such business, or are unable to acquire such businesses on reasonable terms, or fail to successfully integrate such businesses, our operating results and prospects could be harmed.

 

We face significant competition and may suffer from a loss of customers as a result

 

We expect to face significant competition in our 3D display businesses, particularly from other companies that seek to provide similar products and services. Many of these competitors have significantly greater financial resources and more personnel than we do. They may also have longer operating histories and more experience in attracting, retaining and managing customers. They may use their experience and resources to compete with us in a variety of ways, including by competing more for users, customers, distributors, media channels and by investing more heavily in research and development and making acquisitions. If we fail to compete effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operation will be adversely affected.

 

Our research and development efforts will be seriously jeopardized if we are unable to attract and retain key personnel and cultivate key academic and scientific collaborations

 

We are a company with 74 employees as of December 31, 2018. Our success is highly dependent on the continued contributions of our principal management and technology personnel and on our ability to develop and maintain important relationships with leading academic institutions. Competition among technology companies for qualified employees is intense, and we cannot be certain that we will be able to continue to attract and retain qualified scientific and management personnel critical to our success. We also have relationships with leading academic and technology collaborators who conduct research at our request or assist us in formulating our research and development strategies. These academic and technology collaborators are not our employees and may have commitments to, or consulting or advisory contracts with, other entities that may limit their availability to us.

 

We may need to rely on the marketing and distribution capabilities of third parties for our GOXD picture frame business

 

We currently have limited experience in marketing, sales or distribution of consumer electronics products such as our GOXD picture frame business. If GOXD picture frame enters into the consumer electronics category, we may be required to enter into marketing arrangements with other parties who have established appropriate marketing, sales and distribution capabilities. We cannot make any assurances that we will be able to enter into marketing arrangements with any marketing partner or that if such arrangements are established, our marketing partners will be able to commercialize our products successfully. Other companies offering similar or substitute products may have well-established and well-funded marketing and sales operations in place that will allow them to market their products more successfully. Failure to establish sufficient marketing capabilities may have a material adverse impact on our potential revenues and results of operations. Alternatively, if we decide to perform our own sales and marketing activities we will require additional management, will need to hire sales and marketing personnel, and will require additional capital. We cannot make any assurances that qualified personnel will be available in adequate numbers or at a reasonable cost, that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, or that our sales staff will achieve success in their marketing efforts.

 

Exchange rate fluctuations will continue to affect our reported results of operations

 

The functional currency of each of our Group's entities is measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which that entity operates. For our operations in Hong Kong and China, the functional currency for the companies operating in these territories will have a functional currency of Hong Kong dollars and Chinese Renminbi, respectively. Substantially all of our revenues are realized, and a significant portion of our operating costs are incurred, in Hong Kong dollars and Chinese Renminbi. Movement in currency exchange rates will also affect cash denominated in U.S. dollars and Australian dollars and therefore will affect our reported results of operations.

 

 

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We have limited manufacturing experience with our production candidates. Delays in manufacturing sufficient quantities of products may negatively impact our business and operations

 

We have limited manufacturing experience. Our main focus is on pre-mass production manufacturing whilst we subcontract the mass production manufacturing to qualified manufacturers. Should we obtain test orders, we may not be able to manufacture sufficient quantities in a cost-effective or timely manner which would hinder the commercialization of the product, and reduce or prevent potential revenues. We may manufacture ourselves, but we may not have the expertise, staffing and technical capability to operate a successful and profitable manufacturing operation. We may need to develop additional manufacturing resources, enter into collaborative arrangements with other parties, or have third parties manufacture our products on a contract basis. We may not have access, on acceptable terms, to the substantial financing that would be required to scale-up production and develop commercial manufacturing processes. We may not be able to enter into collaborative or contractual arrangements on acceptable terms with third parties that will meet our requirements for quality, quantity and timeliness. Such delays and hurdles could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

To the extent we rely significantly on contractors, we will be exposed to risks related to the business conditions of our contractors

We are a small company, with few test manufacturing staff and small assembly facilities. We rely on a variety of contractors to manufacture our products. Adverse events that affect one or more of our contractors could adversely affect us, such as:

 

  a contractor is unable to retain key staff that have been working on our manufacturing orders;
  a contractor produces substandard products that are unacceptable to clients;
  a contractor is unable to sustain operations due to financial or other business issues;
  a contractor loses its business permits or licenses that may be required to manufacture our products; or
  errors, negligence or misconduct that occur within a contractor may adversely affect our business concerns although we may not be directly responsible.

 

 

To the extent we are able to enter into collaborative arrangements or strategic alliances, we will be exposed to risks related to those collaborations and alliances

An important element of our strategy for developing, manufacturing and commercializing our 3D products is entering into partnerships and strategic alliances with other electronics and distribution companies or other industry participants to advance our development and distribution capabilities and enable us to maintain our financial and operational capacity. We may not be able to negotiate alliances on acceptable terms, if at all. Although we are not currently party to any collaborative arrangement or strategic alliance that we believe is material to our business, in the future we may rely on collaborative arrangements or strategic alliances to complete the development and commercialization of some of our 3D products. Although we have no specific reason to believe that we will be at a disadvantage when negotiating such collaborative arrangements or strategic alliances, our negotiating position will be influenced by our financial capacity at the relevant time to continue the development and commercialization of the relevant 3D products, as well as the timing of any such negotiations and the stage of development of the relevant product candidate. These arrangements may result in us receiving less revenue than if we sold such products directly, may place the development, sales and marketing of our products outside our control, may require us to relinquish important rights or may otherwise be on terms unfavorable to us. Collaborative arrangements or strategic alliances will subject us to a number of risks, including the risk that:

 

  we may not be able to control the amount and timing of resources that our strategic partners/collaborators may devote to the 3D products;
  our strategic partners/collaborators may experience financial difficulties;
  we may be required to relinquish important rights such as marketing and distribution rights;
  business combinations or significant changes in a collaborator's business strategy may also adversely affect a collaborator's willingness or ability to complete its obligations under any arrangement;
  a collaborator could independently move forward with a competing product developed either independently or in collaboration with others, including our competitors; and
  collaborative arrangements are often terminated or allowed to expire, which would delay the development and may increase the cost of developing our product candidates.

 

 

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We may face intellectual property infringement claims and other related claims that could be time-consuming and costly to defend and may result in our inability to continue providing certain of our existing services

 

Technology and service companies are frequently involved in litigation based on allegations of infringement of intellectual property rights, unfair competition, and invasion of privacy, defamation and other violations of third-party rights. The validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property, particularly in China, are uncertain and still evolving. In addition, many parties are actively developing and seeking protection for electronics technologies, including seeking patent protection. There may be patents issued or pending that are held by others that cover significant aspects of our technologies, products, business methods or services. As we face increasing competition and as litigation becomes more common in China and Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia for resolving commercial disputes, we face a higher risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims.

 

Intellectual property litigation is expensive and time consuming and could divert resources and management attention from the operations of our businesses. If there is a successful claim of infringement, we may be required to pay substantial fines and damages or enter into royalty or license agreements that may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Our failure to obtain a license of the rights on a timely basis could harm our business. Any intellectual property litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud

 

We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. The SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company to include in its annual report a management report on such company's internal controls over financial reporting which contains management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, if the Company qualifies under certain revenue or market capitalization test an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal controls over financial reporting. These requirements may first apply to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Our management may conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting are not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may still decline to attest to our management's assessment or may issue a report that is qualified if they are not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We are a company with a small team of accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal financial controls and procedures. If we fail to timely achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal financial controls, we may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level. Moreover, effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively impact the market price of our shares.

 

If we fail to attract customers for our 3D products or services, our growth prospects could be seriously harmed

 

Our distributors will not work with us if our products and services offerings do not sell well or do not have adequate sales margin for their sales channels. In addition, our customers will not maintain their business relationships with us if we cannot secure attractive competitive product and service offerings. Failure to retain customers, distributors or channel partners could seriously harm our business and growth prospects.

 

 

 

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Because we primarily rely on distributors in distributing 3D display technology and systems, our failure to retain key distributors or attract additional distributors could materially and adversely affect our business

 

For our 3D business, we mainly rely on distributors to sell our products and services. If our distributors do not provide quality services to its customers, they may lose customers and our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected indirectly. We will sign distributing agreements with our distributors, although we may not sign any long-term agreements with them, but we cannot assure that we can maintain favorable relationships with them. Our distribution arrangements will be non-exclusive. Furthermore, some of our potential distributors may have contracts with our competitors or potential competitors and may not sign distribution agreements with us. If we fail to retain our key distributors or attract additional distributors on terms that are commercially reasonable, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

The recent global economic and financial market crisis has had and may continue to have a negative effect on our business and results of operations

 

Global economic conditions could have a negative effect on our business and results of operations like the global economic and stock market downturn in early 2018 when economic activity in China and throughout much of the world has also undergone an economic downturn. As a result the global credit and liquidity have tightened in much of the world. Some of our potential customers in China and Hong Kong may face business downturn and credit issues, and could experience cash flow problems and other financial hardships, which could affect timeliness of doing business with us.

 

Changes in governmental banking, monetary and fiscal policies to restore liquidity and increase credit availability may not be effective in alleviating the global economic declines. It is difficult to determine the breadth and duration of the economic and financial market problems and the many ways in which they may affect our customers and our business in general. Nonetheless, continuation or further worsening of these difficult financial and macroeconomic conditions could have a significant effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Capital markets are currently experiencing a period of dislocation and instability, which has had and could continue to have a negative impact on the availability and cost of capital

 

The general disruption in the U.S. and Australia capital markets has impacted the broader financial and credit markets and reduced the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole. These conditions could persist for a prolonged period of time or worsen in the future. Our ability to access the capital markets may be restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to access such markets, which could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. The resulting lack of available credit, lack of confidence in the financial sector, increased volatility in the financial markets and reduced business activity could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to obtain and manage our liquidity. In addition, the cost of debt financing may be materially adversely impacted by these market conditions.

 

The success of our business depends on the continuing contributions of Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee and other key personnel who may terminate their employment with us at any time, and we will need to hire additional qualified personnel

 

We rely heavily on the services of Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee, our director and former Chief Executive Officer, as well as a few other management personnel. Loss of the services of any such individuals would adversely impact our operations. In addition, we believe our technical personnel represent a significant asset and provide us with a competitive advantage over many of our competitors and that our future success will depend upon our ability to retain these key employees and our ability to attract and retain other skilled financial, engineering, technical and managerial personnel. We do not currently maintain any "key man" life insurance with respect to any of such individuals.

 

 

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Our success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel and our business may be harmed if we lose their services

 

Our future success depends heavily upon the continuing services of the members of our senior management. If one or more of our senior executives or other key personnel are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all, and our business may be disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Competition for senior management and key personnel is intense, the pool of qualified candidates is very limited, and we may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or key personnel, or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or key personnel in the future.

 

In addition, if any member of our senior management team or any of our other key personnel joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose customers, distributors, know-how and key professionals and staff members. Each of our executive officers and key employees has entered into an employment agreement with us which contains confidentiality and non-competition provisions. Legal proceedings to enforce such provisions would be costly in both money and management time and such provisions may not be enforced or enforceable.

 

Our research and development efforts will be jeopardized if we are unable to retain key personnel and cultivate key academic and technology collaborations

 

Our future success depends to a large extent on the continued services of our senior management and key technology personnel. We are currently in the process of obtaining key man insurance for key management personnel. We are not aware that any member of our senior management personnel is contemplating ending their relationship with IMTE. Competition among technology companies for qualified employees is intense and we may not be able to attract and retain personnel critical to our success. Our success depends on our continued ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management, technology personnel, manufacturing personnel, sales and marketing personnel and on our ability to develop and maintain important relationships with researchers, scientists and leading academic institutions. If we fail to identify, attract, retain and motivate these highly skilled personnel, we may be unable to continue our development and commercialization activities.

 

We rely on highly skilled personnel and if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively

 

Our performance and future success depends on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals. We will need to continue to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel for all areas of our organization. Competition in our industry for qualified employees is intense. Our continued ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to attract new employees and to retain and motivate our existing employees.

 

As competition in our industry intensifies, it may be more difficult for us to hire, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel. If we do not succeed in doing so, we may be unable to grow effectively.

 

We have no business insurance coverage

 

We do not have any business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our operations in China and Hong Kong. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster may result in our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of our resources.

 

We are exposed to risks associated with the weakening global economy, which increase the uncertainty of consumers purchasing products and/or services

 

The recent severe tightening of the credit markets, turmoil in the financial markets, and weakening global economy are contributing to a decrease in spending by consumers. If these economic conditions are prolonged or deteriorate further, the market for our products and services will decrease accordingly.

 

 

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Our Company may experience, and continues to experience, rapid growth in operations, which may place, and may continue to place, significant demands on its management, operational and financial infrastructure

 

If the Company does not effectively manage its growth, the quality of its products and services could suffer, which could negatively affect the Company's brand and operating results. To effectively manage this growth, the Company will need to continue to improve its operational, financial and management controls and its reporting systems and procedures. Failure to implement these improvements could hurt the Company's ability to manage its growth and financial position.

 

Our Company's business faces inherent risk in the electronics and digital media industries for 3D products and services

 

Our Group's business is subject to certain risks inherent in the electronics and digital advertising industries for 3D products and services. Our Group's revenue and operating results could be adversely affect by many factors which include, amongst others, changes in general economic, business and credit conditions, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates, changes in demand for and market acceptance of our products and services, our ability to introduce new products and services and enhancements in a timely manner, rapid technological changes, increase in operating expenses, lower profit margins due to pricing competition and delay in expansion plans.

 

Our Group seeks to limit these business risks through, inter-alia prudent management policies, keeping abreast with new developments and technologies in the relevant industries and maintaining good relationship with customers and suppliers. However there can be no assurance that any changes in these factors will not have any material adverse effect on our Group's business.

 

Our Company's business faces competition from local and foreign competitors

 

Our Group faces competition from both local and foreign competitors which offer similar products that of our Group offerings. Increased competition could result in competitive pricing resulting in lower profit margins. However, our Group believes that we have competitive edge over our competitors; including amongst others, better quality products, access to R&D capabilities and technological expertise acquired over the years.

 

Our Group seeks to limit the competitive risks through, inter-alia constant review of our development and marketing strategies to adapt to changes in economic conditions and market demands as well as focusing on certain markets and industries. However, there can be no assurance that our Group will be able to compete effectively against our competitors and that competitive pressure will not materially and adversely affect our Group's business, operations and results and or financial condition.

 

 

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Risks Relating to Our Organization

 

Public company compliance may make it more difficult for us to attract and retain officers and directors

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, we expect these new rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs to an estimate of about A$250,000 and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, we also expect that these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.

If we infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, it may increase our costs or prevent us from the commercialization our product candidates.

There is a risk that we are or may infringe the proprietary rights of third parties of which we are unaware. There has been substantial litigation and other proceedings regarding patent and other intellectual property rights in the electronics industries. To date, we have not been involved in any such third-party claims and we are not aware that our 3D infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. As a result of intellectual property infringement claims, or to avoid potential claims, we might be:

 

  prohibited from selling or licensing any products that we may develop unless the patent holder licenses the patent to us, which it is not required to do;

 

  required to expend considerable amounts of money in defending the claim;

 

  required to pay substantial royalties or grant a cross license to our patents to another patent holder;

 

  required to redesign the formulation of a product so that it does not infringe, which may not be possible or could require substantial funds and time; or

 

  required to pay substantial monetary damages.

Future sales of our products may suffer if they are not accepted in the marketplace by consumers and customers.

There is a risk that our 3D products may not gain market acceptance by consumers and customers. The degree of market acceptance of any of our 3D and audio products will depend on a variety of factors, including:

 

  timing of market introduction; and

 

  price and product feature compared to existing and new products.

 

We may be exposed to product liability claims which could harm our business.

 

The marketing and sale of consumer and electronic products entails an inherent risk of product liability. We face product liability exposure related to our products. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

 

  decreased demand for our products;

 

  injury to our reputation;

 

  costs of related litigation;

 

  substantial monetary awards to customers and others;

 

  loss of revenues; and

 

  the inability to commercialize our other products.

 

If there is a claim made against us or some other problems that is attributable to our products, our share price may be negatively affected. Even if we were ultimately successful in product liability litigation, the litigation would consume substantial amounts of our financial and managerial resources and may create adverse publicity, all of which would impair our ability to generate sales of our product candidates. We may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit development or commercialization of our product candidates if we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims. Such coverage may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we have adequate insurance coverage, product liability claims or recalls could result in negative publicity and force us to devote significant managerial and financial resources to those matters, and the commercialization of our other products may be delayed or severely compromised.

 

 

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Changes in government legislation and policy may adversely affect us

 

While we do not anticipate in the near future any specific material changes in government legislation that may adversely affect us, any material changes in interest rates, exchange rates, relevant taxation and other legal regimes and government policies may adversely affect our operations, the use of our financial resources and the market price of our ordinary shares.

 

Currency fluctuations may expose us to increased costs and revenue decreases

Our business may in the future be affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Currency fluctuations could, therefore, cause our costs to increase and revenues to decline. The majority of our expenses will continue to be denominated in Hong Kong dollars and Renminbi. In the past two years, the Australian dollars, our reporting currency, has as a general trend, depreciated against the U.S. currency. We cannot anticipate whether this trend will continue in respect of the U.S. dollars. The exchange rates of the Australian dollar to the Hong Kong and the Chinese Renminbi have also fluctuated over the same period. In circumstances where the Australian dollar depreciates against either or both of the U.S. dollar, Hong Kong dollar or Chinese Renminbi, this may have an adverse effect on our costs incurred in either the U.S. or Hong Kong or China (as applicable) but may have a positive effect on any revenues which we source from the U.S. or Hong Kong or China (as applicable). The same principles apply in respect of our costs and revenues in other jurisdictions. In addition, we conduct operations in Hong Kong and China, which exposes us to potential cost increases resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates. To date, we have been affected negatively on material foreign exchange losses as a result of currency fluctuations.

Australian takeovers laws may discourage takeover offers being made for us or may discourage the acquisition of large numbers of our shares

We are incorporated in Australia and are subject to the takeovers laws of Australia. Amongst other things, we are subject to the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth of Australia). Subject to a range of exceptions, the Corporations Act prohibits the acquisition of a direct or indirect interest in our issued voting shares if the acquisition of that interest will lead to a person's or someone else's voting power in us increasing from 20% or below to more than 20%, or increasing from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90%. Exceptions to the general prohibition include circumstances where the person makes a formal takeover bid for us, if the person obtains shareholder approval for the acquisition or if the person acquires less than 3% of the voting power of us in any rolling six month period. Australian takeovers laws may discourage takeover offers being made for us or may discourage the acquisition of large numbers of our shares.

Rights as a holder of ordinary shares are governed by Australian law and our Constitution and differ from the rights of shareholders under U.S. law. Holders of our ordinary shares may have difficulty in effecting service of process in the United States or enforcing judgments obtained in the United States

We are a public company incorporated under the laws of Australia. Therefore, the rights of holders of our ordinary shares are governed by Australian law and our Constitution. These rights differ from the typical rights of shareholders in U.S. corporations. Circumstances that under U.S. law may entitle a shareholder in a U.S. company to claim damages may also give rise to a cause of action under Australian law entitling a shareholder in an Australian company to claim damages. However, this will not always be the case. Holders of our ordinary shares may have difficulties enforcing, in actions brought in courts in jurisdictions located outside the U.S., liabilities under U.S. securities laws. In particular, if such a holder sought to bring proceedings in Australia based on U.S. securities laws, the Australian court might consider:

 

  that it did not have jurisdiction; and/or

 

  that it was not an appropriate forum for such proceedings; and/or

 

  that, applying Australian conflict of laws rule, U.S. law (including U.S. securities laws) did not apply to the relationship between holders of our ordinary shares and us or our directors and officers; and/or

 

  that the U.S. securities laws were of a public or penal nature and should not be enforced by the Australian court.

  

Holders of our ordinary shares may also have difficulties enforcing in courts outside the U.S. judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against any of our directors and executive officers or us, including actions under the civil liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws.

 

 

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Our operations may be materially and adversely affected by changes in the economic, political and social conditions of the PRC

 

Substantially all of our non-cash assets are located in, and substantially all of our revenue is sourced from, the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in the PRC generally and by continued economic growth in the PRC as a whole.

 

The PRC economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the extent of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the PRC economy has experienced significant growth over the past three decades, growth has been uneven across different regions and among various economic sectors. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic development and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us. We cannot predict the possible impact of any future economic policies of the PRC government on our business and operations.

 

The PRC is facing a continued slowdown in economic growth. China's annual gross domestic product growth rate 2018 was 6.7% compared to 6.9% in 2017 and 6.9% in 2016. This slowdown could cause a slowdown or decline in investment in digital advertising display networks, which, in turn, may result in a reduction of demand for our products and services and thus materially reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

 

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal decisions have limited value as precedents. In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protections afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in the PRC. Our operations in the PRC are foreign-invested enterprise and is subject to laws, rules and regulations applicable to foreign investment in the PRC as well as laws, rules and regulations applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. These laws, rules and regulations change frequently, and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties. For example, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce the legal protections that we enjoy either by law or contract. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. These uncertainties may also impede our ability to enforce the contracts we have entered into, and materially impair our business and operations.

 

We may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our operating subsidiary to fund cash and financing requirements, and limitations on the ability of our operating subsidiaries to pay dividends to us could materially restrict our ability to conduct our business.

 

We, as a holding company, may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our operating PRC subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to the parent company, service any debt we may incur and pay our operating expenses. If these PRC subsidiaries incurs debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. Furthermore, relevant PRC laws, rules and regulations permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries only out of their retained earnings, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations.

 

Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to effectively utilize our revenues as well as the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to obtain debt or equity financing from financial institutions or investors outside the PRC, including us.

 

A significant portion of our operating revenues have been denominated in Renminbi. The Renminbi is currently convertible under the "current account," which includes dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not under the "capital account," which includes foreign direct investment and loans. Currently, each of our PRC subsidiaries may purchase foreign exchange for settlement of "current account transactions," including purchase of imported components i.e. display chips and payment of dividends to the overseas parent company, without the approval of the SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, the relevant PRC government authorities may limit or eliminate our ability to purchase foreign currencies in the future for current account transactions. Since a significant amount of our future revenues will likely be denominated in Renminbi, any existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to utilize revenues generated in Renminbi to purchase for example computer display chips from suppliers outside the PRC or fund our business activities outside the PRC denominated in foreign currencies or pay dividends in foreign currencies to our overseas parent company.

 

In addition, certain foreign exchange transactions under the capital account are still subject to limitations and require approvals from, or registration with, the SAFE (or qualified banks designated by it) and other relevant PRC government authorities. In particular, any loans to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to PRC regulations and approvals. For example, loans by us to Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited, a foreign-invested enterprise, cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with the SAFE or its local counterpart.

 

This could affect the ability of Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing, including by means of loans or capital contributions from us.

 

 

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Our independent registered public accounting firm's audit documentation related to its audit report included in our annual report may include audit documentation located in China. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board currently cannot inspect audit documentation located in China and, as such, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm issued an audit opinion on the financial statements included in our annual report filed with the SEC. As an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, our auditor is required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB. However, work papers located in China are not currently inspected by the PCAOB because the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the PRC authorities. 

 

Inspections of certain other firms that the PCAOB has conducted outside of China have identified deficiencies in those firms' audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. However, the PCAOB is currently unable to inspect an auditor's audit work related to a company's operations in China and where such documentation of the audit work is located in China. As a result, our investors may be deprived of the benefits of the PCAOB's oversight of auditors that are located in China through such inspections.

 

The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of an auditor's work papers in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of any of our auditor's audit procedures or quality control procedures that may be located in China as compared with auditors outside of China that are subject to PCAOB inspections. Investors may consequently lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our financial statements.

 

PRC government may alter its regulations and policies from time to time which may have direct or indirect impact to our Company operation.

 

Regulations and policies may be altered or other new regulations and policies may be implemented by PRC government from time to time which may have direct or indirect impact to our business operations. Some examples of such regulations and policies are:

 

  1 media broadcast regulations over the Internet;

 

 

  2 foreign media to be distributed in PRC;

 

 

  3 operating permit for mobile sales and distribution;

 

 

  4 copyrighted digital media regulations;

 

 

  5 educational and cultural materials to be sold, distributed, created or transacted in PRC by foreign investment entities;

 

  6 foreign investment entities to operate business in the educational and media industries.

 

These are only some of the examples that may have more direct impact to our business. Change of government officials may also affect changes in regulations and policies, especially within local government. These changes may have impact to the operating strategies or financial performance of the Company.

 

 

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Risks Associated with Our Technology and Intellectual Property

 

Potential technological changes in our field of business create considerable uncertainty

 

We are engaged in the 3D technology field, which is characterized by extensive research efforts and rapid technological progress. New developments in research are expected to continue at a rapid pace in both industry and academia. Research and discoveries by others may render some or all of our products uncompetitive or obsolete.

 

Our business strategy is based in part upon new technologies to the development of 3D products. Unforeseen problems may develop with these technologies or applications and it is possible that commercially feasible products will not ultimately be developed by us.

 

If we are unable to keep pace with technological change or with the advances of our competitors our technology and products may become non-competitive

 

The 3D display and electronics industries are subject to rapid and significant technological change. Our competitors in Hong Kong, China and Australia and elsewhere are numerous and include, among others, major technology companies, large electronics companies, universities and other research institutions. These competitors may develop technologies and products that are more effective than any that we are developing, or which would render our technology and products obsolete or non-competitive. Many of these competitors have greater financial and technical resources and manufacturing and marketing capabilities than we do. In addition, many of our competitors have much more experience than we do in commercializing new technologies of new or improved display products.

 

We know that competitors are developing or manufacturing various technologies or products for the 3D display products and services that we have targeted for product development. Some of these competitive products use alternative approaches that compete directly with some of our product candidates. Our ability to further develop our products may be adversely affected if any of our competitors were to succeed in commercializing their products sooner than we do.

  

Our success depends upon our ability to protect our intellectual property and our proprietary technology

 

Our success will depend in large part on whether we can:

 

  Obtain and maintain patents to protect our own products;

 

  Obtain licenses to relevant patented technologies of third parties;

 

 

  Operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties;

 

 

  Protect our trade secrets and know-how; and

 

 

  Retain our valuable scientific staff who are experts on the subject matter.

  

Patent matters in industrial and consumer electronics are highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. Accordingly, the availability and breadth of claims allowed in electronics patents cannot be predicted. Statutory differences in patentable subject matter may limit the protection we can obtain on some or all of our inventions outside Hong Kong or China or prevent us from obtaining patent protection outside Hong Kong or China, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, since patent applications in Hong Kong or China are maintained in secrecy until the patent is issued, and since publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we or any of our licensors were the first creator of inventions covered by pending patent applications or that we or our licensors were the first to file patent applications for such inventions. Additionally, the enforceability of a patent depends on a number of factors that may vary amongst jurisdictions. These factors may include the novelty of the invention, the requirement that the invention not be obvious in light of prior art (including prior use or publication of the invention), the utility of the invention, and the extent to which the patent clearly describes the best method of working the invention.

 

 

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Our success depends upon our ability to protect our intellectual property and our proprietary technology (continued)

 

While we intend to seek patent protection for some of our 3D products and technologies, we cannot be certain that any of the pending or future patent applications filed by us or on our behalf will be approved, or that we will develop additional proprietary products or processes that are patentable or that we will be able to license any other patentable products or processes. We also cannot be certain that others will not independently develop similar products or processes, duplicate any of the products or processes developed or being developed by us or licensed to us, or design around the patents owned or licensed by us, or that any patents owned or licensed by us will provide us with competitive advantages. Furthermore, we cannot be certain that patents held by third parties will not prevent the commercialization of products incorporating the technology developed by us or licensed to us, or that third parties will not challenge or seek to narrow, invalidate or circumvent any of the issued, pending or future patents owned or licensed by us.

 

We may have to resort to litigation to enforce any patents issued or licensed to us or to determine the scope and validity of third party proprietary rights. We may have to defend the validity of our patents in order to protect or enforce our rights against a third party, or third parties may in the future assert against us infringement claims regarding proprietary rights belonging to them. Such proceedings could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources and could negatively affect our profitability. Adverse determinations in any such proceedings could prevent us from developing and commercializing our products and could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our commercial success will also depend, in part, on our ability to avoid infringement of patents issued to others. If a court determines that we were infringing any third-party patents, we could be required to pay damages, alter our products or processes, obtain licenses or cease certain activities. We cannot be certain that the licenses required under patents held by third parties would be made available on terms acceptable to us or at all. To the extent that we are unable to obtain such licenses, we could be foreclosed from the development, manufacture or commercialization of the product requiring such license or encounter delays in product introductions while we attempt to design around such patents, and any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

  

In addition to patent protection, we rely on unpatented trade secrets and know-how and proprietary technological innovation and expertise that are protected in part by confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees, advisors and consultants. We cannot make any assurances that we will have adequate remedies for any breach. In addition, third parties could independently develop the same or similar technologies.

 

If we are not able to protect and control unpatented trade secrets, know-how and other technological innovation, we may suffer competitive harm

 

In addition to patented intellectual property, we also rely on unpatented technology, trade secrets, confidential information and know-how to protect our technology and maintain our competitive position. Trade secrets are difficult to protect. In order to protect proprietary technology and processes, we rely in part on confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and others. These agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of confidential information or result in the effective assignment to us of intellectual property, and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or other breaches of the agreements. In addition, others may independently discover trade secrets and proprietary information that have been licensed to us or that we own, and in such case we could not assert any trade secret rights against such party. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally obtained and is using trade secrets that have been licensed to us or that we own is difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States and Australia may be less willing to protect trade secrets. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to seek to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could have a material adverse effect on our business.

  

We do not have patent protection in certain countries and we may not be able to effectively enforce our intellectual property rights in certain countries, which could significantly erode the market for our product candidates

 

We intend to seek regulatory approval to market our product candidates in a number of foreign countries. Our product candidates are not protected by patents in certain countries, which means that competitors may be free to sell products that incorporate the same technology that is used in our products in those countries. In addition, the laws and practices in some foreign countries may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as in the United States or Australia. We may not be able to effectively obtain, maintain or enforce rights with respect to the intellectual property relating to our product candidates in those countries. Our lack of patent protection in one or more countries, or the inability to obtain, maintain or enforce intellectual property rights in one or more countries, could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products in those countries and could otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

 

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Risks Relating to Our Securities

 

Our stock price may be volatile

 

The market price of our Common Stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:

 

  * changes in our industry;
  * competitive pricing pressures;
  * our ability to obtain working capital financing;
  * additions or departures of key personnel;
  * limited "public float" in the hands of a small number of persons whose sales or lack of sales could result in positive or negative pricing pressure on the market price for our Common Stock;
  * sales of our Common Stock;
  * our ability to execute our business plan;
  * operating results that fall below expectations;
  * loss of any strategic relationship;
  * regulatory developments;
  * developments concerning research and development, manufacturing, and marketing alliances or collaborations by us and our competitors;
  * announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by us and our competitors;
  * regulatory actions in respect of any of our products or the products of any of our competitors;
  * determinations regarding our patent applications and those of others;
  * market conditions, including market conditions in the technology and digital media sectors;
  * increases in our costs or decreases in our revenues due to unfavorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates;
  * development or litigation concerning patents, licenses and other intellectual property rights;
  * litigation or public concern about the safety of our potential products;
  * changes in recommendations or earnings estimates by securities analysts;
  * deviations in our operating results from the estimates of securities analysts;
  * rumors relating to us or our competitors;
  * developments concerning current or future strategic alliances or acquisitions;
  * political, economic and other external factors such as interest rate or currency fluctuations; and
  * period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.

 

In addition, stock markets have recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations have especially affected the stock market price of many technology and digital media companies and, in many cases, are unrelated to the operating performance of the particular companies. We believe that these broad market fluctuations may continue to affect the market price of our ordinary shares.

Our ordinary shares may be considered a "penny stock" under SEC regulations which could adversely affect the willingness of investors to hold our Shares

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, our ordinary shares traded on the Nasdaq of at an average of US$8.93 per share. The low trading price of our ordinary shares may adversely impact the willingness of investors to invest in our common shares in the United States.

 

 

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We may be deemed a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) which would subject our U.S. investors to adverse tax rules

Holders of our ordinary shares who are U.S. residents face income tax risks. There is a substantial risk that if we are deemed a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, which could result in a reduction in the after-tax return to a "U.S. Holder" of our ordinary shares. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will be classified as a PFIC for any taxable year in which (i) 75% or more of our gross income is passive income, or (ii) at least 50% of the average value of all of our assets for the taxable year produce or are held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, cash is considered to be an asset that produces passive income.

The determination of whether we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and depends on the composition of our income and the value of our assets. Therefore, it is possible that we could be deemed a PFIC in the current year as well as in future years. If we are classified as a PFIC in any year that a U.S. Holder owns ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder will generally continue to be treated as holding ordinary shares of a PFIC in all subsequent years, notwithstanding that we are not classified as a PFIC in a subsequent year. Dividends received by the U.S. Holder and gains realized from the sale of our ordinary shares would be taxed as ordinary income and subject to an interest charge. We urge U.S. investors to consult their own tax advisors about the application of the PFIC rules and certain elections that may help to minimize adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences in their particular circumstances.

 

As a foreign private issuer whose shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we may follow certain home country corporate governance practices in lieu of instead of certain NASDAQ requirements

As a foreign private issuer whose shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we are permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of certain requirements of The NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. As an Australian company listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we may follow home country practice with regard to, among other things, the composition of the board of directors, director nomination process, compensation of officers and quorum at shareholders' meetings. In addition, we may follow Australian law instead of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules that require that we obtain shareholder approval for certain dilutive events, such as for the establishment or amendment of certain equity based compensation plans, an issuance that will result in a change of control of the company, certain transactions other than a public offering involving issuances of a 20% or more interest in the company and certain acquisitions of the stock or assets of another company. A foreign private issuer that elects to follow a home country practice instead of NASDAQ requirements, must submit to NASDAQ in advance a written statement from an independent counsel in such issuer's home country certifying that the issuer's practices are not prohibited by the home country's laws. In addition, a foreign private issuer must disclose in its annual reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission each such requirement that it does not follow and describe the home country practice followed by the issuer instead of any such requirement. Accordingly, our shareholders may not be afforded the same protection as provided under NASDAQ's corporate governance rules. Please see "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees – C. Board Practices" for further information.

 

U.S. shareholders may not be able to enforce civil liabilities against us

 

All of our directors and executive officers are non-residents of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of the assets of such persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to affect service of process within the United States upon such persons or to enforce against them judgments obtained in U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States. There is doubt as to the enforceability in Australia in original actions, or in actions for enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts, of civil liabilities to the extent predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

 

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As a foreign private issuer we do not have to provide the same information as an issuer of securities based in the U.S   

 

Given that we are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of that law that are applicable to U.S. public companies, including (i) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a registered security; and (iii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time. Thus, investors are not afforded the same information which would be ordinarily available were they investing in a domestic board U.S. public corporation.

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, we disclose annual and semi-annual results. Our results are presented in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Our annual results are audited, and our semi-annual results undergo a limited review by our independent auditors. We file annual audited results presented in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and IFRS as issued by International Accounting Standards Board with the SEC on Form 20-F. We are required to provide our semi-annual results and other material information that we disclose in Australia in the U.S. under the cover of Form 6-K. Nevertheless, this information is not the same much information as would be made available to investors were they investing in a domestic U.S. public corporation.

 

Future issuances and sales of our stock could dilute your ownership and cause our stock price to decline

 

We intend to continue to finance our operations through the issuance of securities, if feasible, including by way of the public equity markets, private financings and debt. If we raise additional capital through the issuance of equity or securities convertible into equity, existing holders of our securities may experience dilution. Those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our ordinary shares. Additional financing may not be available to us on favorable terms, and financing available at less favorable terms may lead to more substantial dilution of existing shareholders.

 

If we fail to comply with internal controls evaluations and attestation requirements our stock price could be adversely affected

 

We are subject to United States securities laws, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC pursuant to such Act. As a foreign private issuer, under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related regulations, we will be required to perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting, including (1) management's annual report on its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and (2) our independent registered public accounting firm's annual audit of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In 2010, the enactment of the Dodd Frank Bill resulted in an exemption from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for fiscal 2010 onwards, meaning that we did not have to comply with point (2) above. For further information, see "Item 15 - Controls and Procedures - Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting."

 

The requirements of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are ongoing and also apply to future years. We expect that our internal control over financial reporting will continue to evolve as our business develops. Although we are committed to continue to improve our internal control processes and we will continue to diligently and vigorously review our internal control over financial reporting in order to ensure compliance with the Section 404 requirements, any control system, regardless of how well designed, operated and evaluated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Therefore, we cannot be certain that in the future additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies will not exist or otherwise be discovered. If our efforts to remediate weaknesses identified are not successful or if other deficiencies occur, these weaknesses or deficiencies could result in misstatements of our results of operations, restatements of our financial statements, a decline in our stock price, or other material effects on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial conditions or liquidity.

 

 

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Our Constitution and other Australian laws and regulations applicable to us may adversely affect our ability to take actions that could be deemed beneficial to our shareholders

 

As an Australian company we are subject to different corporate requirements than a corporation organized under the laws of the United States. Our constituent document, or Constitution, as well as the Corporations Act 2001 set forth various rights and obligations that are unique to us as an Australian company. These requirements may limit or otherwise adversely affect our ability to take actions that could be beneficial to our shareholders.  

We have never paid a dividend and we do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future which means that holders of shares may not receive any return on their investment from dividends

To date, we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares and currently intend to retain any future earnings for funding growth. We do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Dividends may only be paid out of our profits. Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Our holders of shares may not receive any return on their investment from dividends. The success of your investment will likely depend entirely upon any future appreciation of the market price of our ordinary shares, which is uncertain and unpredictable. There is no guarantee that our ordinary shares will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which you purchased your ordinary shares.

As a result of becoming a SEC registrant, we will be obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting. We may not complete our analysis of our internal controls over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common shares

We will be required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the first fiscal year beginning after the effective date of this Form 20-F. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting, as well as, if we are an accelerated filer or a large accelerated filer as stipulated in Item 308(b) of Regulations S-K, a statement that our auditors have issued an attestation report on our management's assessment of our internal controls.

We have not begun the costly and challenging process of compiling the system and processing documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404. We may not be able to complete our evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion. During the evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective.

If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would cause the price of our common shares to decline.

 

 

We may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms

 

Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us since there is no incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our Common Stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will, in the future, want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our Company.

 

 

 

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ITEM 4.   INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

 

A.   History and Development of the Company

We were incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia on August 8, 2008 under the name "China Integrated Media Corporation Limited." On October 12, 2016, we changed the name to Integrated Media Technology Limited ("IMTE"). The registered office is located at Level 7, 420 King William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia and our telephone number is +61 8 7324 6018 and our fax number is +61 8 8312 0248. Our principal office is located at 7/F., Siu On Center, 188 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong and our telephone number is +852 2989 0220 and our fax number is +852 2565 1303. Our address on the Internet is www.imtechltd.com . The information on, or accessible through, our website is not part of this annual report on Form 20-F. We have included our website address in this annual report on Form 20-F solely as an inactive textual reference.

In 2013, IMTE was engaged in (i) the development of the digital advertising platform in glasses-free 3D (autostereoscopic), (ii) distribution of digital displays and (iii) lottery gaming business in China. In 2015, the Company changed its focus of its businesses to concentrate on 3D autostereoscopic business and took the following corporate actions: (i) terminated the lottery gaming business in China and (ii) through a series of acquisitions for 3D technology and audio companies as described below. Today, the Company focuses on the business activities in the development, sale and distribution of autostereoscopic 3D display, 3D conversion equipment and software, development and sale of 3D autostereoscopic technology and provision of 3D consultancy services.

IMTE was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, or ASX, in February 2013 and raised A$3,480,000 at IPO.

On February 9, 2015, the Company acquired all of the issued shares of Conco International Co., Ltd. ("CICL"), a company principally engaged in the design, sales and distribution of audio products. The consideration paid was $61,591 which was the amount of the net asset value of CICL. The consideration was settled by the Company issuing 307,954 shares at $0.20 per share. In addition, the Company will pay performance shares to be issued to the vendor contingent on CICL achieving an agreed level of profit performance.

In May 2015, the Company entered into a cooperation agreement to set up Global Vantage Audio Limited, a 50% subsidiary company, to distribute and market branded "Syllable" headsets globally except for the markets in China, India and Pakistan.

On September 30, 2015, the Company acquired all of the issued shares of Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL"), a Hong Kong incorporated technology company principally engaged in the development of autostereoscopic 3D display technology and products, 2D to 3D conversion software and digital content management system. The consideration paid was A$5,216,213 which was the net asset value of MDL. The consideration was settled by the Company issuing 26,081,065 shares at $0.20 per share. In addition, the Company will pay a deferred performance fee calculated at five times of the average annualized consolidated profits of MDL for the two years' period from the completion date less the initial purchase consideration. The deferred performance fee was paid in February 2018.

As a result of the above acquisition of MDL, Marvel Finance Limited, a company wholly owned and controlled by our Chairman, Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee, became the controlling shareholder of IMTE holding 44,787,331 shares (pre share consolidation) representing approximately 56.48% of the then outstanding shares of IMTE.

In February 2016, Digital Media Technology Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of IMTE, was incorporated in the Labuan, Malaysia. This subsidiary will be the sales and distribution of products and technology licenses outside of Hong Kong and China.

 

In March 2016, the Company disposed Conco International Co., Limited to an independent third party for US$41,235, representing the net asset value of CICL.

 

On October 12, 2016, pursuant to an extraordinary general meeting the Shareholders unanimously voted to change the name of the Company to Integrated Media Technology Limited which was registered with Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and became effective on the same date.

 

 

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On May 2, 2017, we effected a 1-for-30 reverse split of our common stock, which was approved at a special meeting of our shareholders on March 2, 2017. The purpose of the reverse stock split was to enable us to meet the Nasdaq's minimum share price requirement. The reverse stock split became effective and the common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Australian Securities Exchange at the opening of trading on May 8, 2017. When the reverse stock split became effective, every thirty shares of our issued and outstanding common stock was automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock. This reduced the number of outstanding shares of our common stock from 79,301,852 shares on May 5, 2017, to 2,643,611 shares on May 8, 2017, after adjusting for fractional shares.

 

In July 2017, Marvel Digital Limited set up a new wholly-owned subsidiary - GOXD Technology Limited, incorporated in Hong Kong, for carrying out business activities on sales and distribution of 2D/3D glasses-free 4K digital photo frames to corporate customers and household consumers. In addition, a cloud platform with smart 2D to 3D photo conversion services, professional photographer contributed photo eShop, operating mobile APP and user upload photo storage have also been developed to form a complete digital photo frame ecosystem.

 

On August 3, 2017 our shares of Common Stock were admitted for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Markets under the symbol "IMTE".

 

On January 12, 2018, the Group entered into the following agreements in connection with the issue of a HK$23 million (equivalent to approximately AU$3.8 million) Convertible Bonds (the "Convertible Bonds"): (i) Subscription Agreement between Marvel Digital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer" or "MDL") and an independent third party entity ("Bondholder") for the Convertible Bonds, (ii) Deed of Guarantee between the Company and the Bondholder to guarantee the payment obligations under the Convertible Bonds and (iii) Put Option Deed between the Company and the Bondholder to repurchase any converted MDL Shares as described below. On the same date, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Bonds were issued by MDL to the Bondholder as all the terms and conditions in respect of the Subscription of the Convertible Bonds were complied with and fulfilled.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Bonds, the Convertible Bonds are convertible in the circumstances set out therein into 75,000 ordinary shares of MDL ("MDL Shares") at a conversion price of HK$306.67 per share, which is equivalent to 20% of the then enlarged issued share capital of MDL. The Bondholder will have the right to convert the whole of their Convertible Bonds into ordinary shares of MDL at any time during the period from January 3, 2018 to January 2, 2020. The period may be extended to a further 12 months subject to the mutual agreement among MDL, Company and Bondholder. Unless previously redeemed or converted, the Convertible Bonds will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount on the Maturity Date.

 

On August 6, 2018, the Company's subsidiary company, MDL, completed the Share Subscription Agreement where the investor subscribe for 5% of the enlarged issued share capital of MDL for HKD15,000,000 (approximately A$2,573,000). Upon the issuance of shares in MDL, IMTE's shareholding in MDL was decreased from 100% to 95%.

 

On August 8, 2018, the Company's subsidiary company, GOXD Technology Limited ("GOXD") entered into an Equity Investment Agreement where the investor purchased 20% of the enlarged issued share capital of GOXD for USD4,000,000 (approximately A$5,378,000). GOXD is a subsidiary of MDL. Upon the issuance of shares in GOXD, MDL's shareholding in GOXD will be decreased from 100% to 80%.

 

On December 12, 2018 the shareholders of the Company approved the settlement of A$8,000,000 debt owed to Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company, by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company.

 

During the year 2018, the Company disposed several subsidiaries including Yamaga Audio Limited, our audio operation and Marvel Digital (Shenzhen) Limited, our then Shenzhen manufacturing operation.

 

In April 2019, the Company and Teko International Limited ("Teko") entered into a distribution rights agreement for the territory of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province, China ("Territories") for a proprietary conductive film and 3rd generation Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal ("PDLC") film. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company shall pay 50,000 IMTE shares upon the commissioning of one (1) lamination line, (ii) for each of the next 3 years after the commissioning of the manufacturing line, IMTE shall pay Teko 50,000 IMTE shares should the annual revenue reach US$10 million or 100,000 IMTE shares should the revenue reach US$20 million, and (iii) 50,000 IMTE shares for each additional lamination line installed. In addition, for managing the operations, the Company will pay to Teko 25% of the net profits from the sale of the PDLC film products and the lamination operations. Mr. Con Unerkov and Mr. Cecil Ho, both the CEO and CFO, respectively of IMTE, are directors and shareholders of Teko.

 

 

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In summary, the Group's business activities are the development, sale and distribution of autostereoscopic 3D display, 3D video wall, 3D conversion equipment and software, sale of developed technology and provision of 3D consultancy services, and (ii) sale.

 

Breakdown of total revenues by category for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Development, sales and distribution of 3D autostereoscopic products and conversion equipment   1,166,144   4,365,364   4,726,500
Sales of software and technology solutions   13,731   1,180,491   9,085,792
Sales and distribution of audio products   48,609   54,251   111,045
Provision of consultancy and other services   95,922   162,605   6,333
Interest income   21,409   3,092   2,027
    1,345,815   5,765,803   13,931,697
             

 

Breakdown of total revenues by geographic market for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Australia   65   62   154
Hong Kong   346,954   3,235,912   5,507,701
China   998,796   2,529,829   8,423,842
    1,345,815   5,765,803   13,931,697
             

 

 

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B.   Business Overview

Integrated Media Technology Limited is a technology investment, product development and distribution company. Our businesses involve three distinct business units (i) core technology development and acquisition, (ii) commercializing these technologies into products or services and (iii) distribution and branding of these products and services.

Under the Technology Business Unit, we intend to own a stable of core technologies through acquisition, in-house development or in collaboration with research institutes. We can also profit from disposing some of the mature technology to non-competing parties once we have developed more advance technology that supersedes the mature ones. Our Products and Services Business Unit will commercialize the technology by integrating or developing innovative products, solutions and services using the technology. This will be the revenue drivers for the Group. The Brand / Distribution Business Unit is the final phase to set up the distribution network and channels for our own branded products. These business units are all interwoven and interdependent on the development of the other business units. For example, products development depends on the success of the technology, and distribution is dependent on the products being developed. Therefore, the Group's resources allocation is skewed towards technology development today.

Currently our primary focus is in the 3D autostereoscopic (glasses free) technology domain. Our principal activities are (i) research and development of 3D autostereoscopic (glasses free) technology, and (ii) the development, sale and distribution of 3D autostereoscopic display, 3D video wall, 3D conversion equipment and software, provision of 3D consultancy services, sale of 3D technology solutions.

Since 2013, we have been involved in the sale of 3D autostereoscopic displays to the advertising industry. Due to the growth in the demand for 3D autostereoscopic displays across multiple industries i.e. advertising, retail including mobile handheld devices like tablets and smartphones, and educational sectors to name a few, the Group intends to become a leader in 3D autostereoscopic market by strategically owning and controlling the core technologies of (i) glasses-free 3D video encoding/decoding; (ii) conversion hardware for glasses-free 3D which includes FPGA (field-programmable gate array) board & computer workstation; (iii) 2D to 3D and multi-view conversion software (Visumotion); and (iv) content distribution/management system (CMS). In 2015, we acquired Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL"), a technology company that develops (i) a proprietary digital content management system for the display of 2D/3D video and text to networked screens over the internet, (ii) 2D to 3D conversion software and workstation, and (iii) autostereoscopic 3D display technology. These technologies acquired will help in our deployment of 3D advertising platform and also allows the Group to use the core technologies to develop and customize solutions for our customers, and to enter new and exciting markets for 3D products and services.

Our immediate goal is to be recognized as a leader in providing end-to-end solutions using the autostereoscopic display ("ASD") technology. Our products range from commercial platforms to consumer electronics. Commercial platforms include digital signage and video wall with ASD functions and associated advertising platform. Consumer electronics products include ASD enabled smartphone and tablet and TV. The applications are endless for consumers to enjoy the exciting glasses-free 3D visual effect across multiple platforms.

In the longer term, we will continue to focus on developing certain core technologies and to strategically position ourselves to be recognized as a leader in developing technology solutions and innovative products and services using our core technologies.

 

IMTE Products and Services

IMTE has both the hardware and software technologies for products in everyday applications in the autostereoscopic display (ASD) technology domain. We specialize in providing a range of products incorporating this ASD technology for a whole new visual experience. This is a disruptive technology affecting how we will see contents in the future. IMTE has also developed technology for content creation and conversion through its "VisuMotion" software and 2D/3D conversion super-workstation hardware. In other words, IMTE has developed a whole ecosystem of technology in the ASD domain. The current products and services we offer are:

Hardware: ASD technology display, and Marvel3DPro Super-workstation;

Software: "Visumotion" content creation and conversion software; Content Management System and

Services: 2D to 3D content conversion service and ASD solutions consulting services.

 

 

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IMTE Hardware Products

 

ASD Technology Display Products

ASD hardware products are mainly display terminals for presenting glasses-free 3D content which generally include ASD Video Wall, ASD digital signage, ASD PC Monitors, ASD mobile phones and tablets.

ASD hardware products can be classified into fixed lenticular hardware and switchable lenticular hardware based on the capability display panel. Switchable technology can display 2D image without affecting its perceived resolution, but the technology is still immature and limited to small screen size. The following table shows the current application of fixed and switchable technology on ASD hardware and the products which IMT is supplying today.

 

Screen Size Fixed Technology Switchable Technology Application IMTE Products
35"-100" Yes No Display and video wall

28", 46", 50", 55", 65", 85"

1x3, 3x3, 4x3 configuration

25"-34" Yes No PC monitor 27", 28"
15"-24" No Yes Laptop N/A
7"-14" Yes Yes Tablet 7", 10"
5"-6" Yes Yes Phone 6"

 

Autostereoscopic Display Solution

We provide a full series of ASD digital signage displays with very high quality 3D image. We can provide the following 3D Displays:

  i) A wide range of Glasses-Free 3D displays in ultra-high definition ranging from 27" to 85";
  ii) Outdoor Glasses-Free 3D digital signage which are waterproof and visible under sunlight making them suitable for use at bus-stops, stadiums and street store-fronts;
  iii) Indoor Glasses-Free 3D digital signage offer high-brightness making it suitable for use in shopping malls, hotels and casinos;
  iv) Indoor Glasses-Free 3D video wall using super thin bezel panels. Total resolution can be up to 8K with outstanding Glasses-Free 3D effect; and
  v) Glasses-Free 3D mobile phones and tables ranging from 5" to 10" using switchable parallax barrier display, allowing users to enjoy high resolution image in normal 2D application as well as watching 3D video and playing 3D games in 3D mode.
     

 

 

 

PICTURE   PICTURE

 

 

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ASD Video Wall

 

IMTE has developed Glasses-Free 3D video wall comprising 3, 4, 9, 12 or 16 units of ASD displays.

 

  PICTURE  
  3x3 Screen video wall  

Glasses-Free 3D Mobile Device Solutions

We have developed switchable 2D/3D mobile device solutions based on the Android platform. The device can be used as an ordinary Android device such as mobile phone or tablet and it can be switched automatically from 2D mode to glasses-free 3D mode when the user plays 3D video content or 3D video game.

 

 

PICTURE   PICTURE

Content Management System

IMTE provides a proprietary 2D/3D content management and distribution system ("CMS") to complement our 3D digital signage products to create a networked advertising platform. This CMS can be sold as a standalone product or together with a network of 2D or 3D displays.

 

 

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3D Super Workstation

IMTE has developed auto real-time conversion technology from 2D to 2D+Depth, 3D side-by-side and glasses–free 3D multi-view mode. This conversion technology is embedded in our 3D super workstation (Marvel3DPro). This 3D super workstation will be used for content conversion for 2D videos to 3D mode for the TV and movie industry.

 

 

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IMTE Software Products

 

Software - VisuMotion

VisuMotion is a set of renowned professional software designed for 2D to 3D conversion as well as advanced 3D content creation. This software can be a standalone product or complementary to Marvel3DPro Workstation. It is a user-friendly software which allows users to easily create quality 3D images and videos from using the software and plugins. The software is not only catered for commercial usage by the professionals in content design and production, but also particularly useful for design institutes and schools for student training on 2D to 3D conversion and 3D content creation. We have enhanced the VisuMotion's functions and features so that the software can be more widely used by the educational and professional sector. The software and plug-ins we offer are as follows.

 

 

VisuMotion z.l.i.c.e 3D V3.0 is a professional video editing and compositing application especially designed for multi-view 3D footage. The software features 2D to 3D conversion, complete 2D+Depth workflow including declipse, import/export of native stereo view arrangements and file formats like StereoEXR (SXR) and MXF, shape/line functions and mathematical image functions. The application can perform real-time compositing and editing and preview on attached 3D device. Built-in graph filters allow flexible workflow set up with configuration nodes.

VisuMotion 3D Stereo Camera Plug-ins – This is a plug-in that enhances the 3D animation packages Autodesk 3D Studio Max and Maya by mature stereo rendering capabilities. This plug-in features 3D planes concept, simple control of stereo effect, real-time 3D preview on secondary 3D displays, rendering of multiple views, support all standard file formats and rendering of 2D + depth file format, including occlusion layers.

VisuMotion Stereo Tools for z.l.i.c.e. 3D - This is a plug-in collection of special nodes and a powerful tool to convert two-view stereo footage into multi-view content for usage with glasses-free display. This plug-in features a high resolution support up to 4K resolution, selectable color space (RGB & YUV), flicker mode with speed value for view comparison inter exploration up to 32 views and camera rectification through calibration pattern footage.

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IMTE Delivers Total Service

 

IMTE provides total solution to our customers. IMTE has all the technology solutions that is needed to support the entire ASD ecosystem. We have 2D/3D video conversion technology for converting 2D or conventional 3D (SBS) video to ASD format, either in real time or in high quality offline mode. We have also developed content management system to deliver ASD content to our displays to form glasses free 3D digital signage networks. IMTE also developed a series of ASD displays and video walls with superb video quality. In the consumer level, IMTE provides 3D mobile phones and tablets. In the future and with the core technology that IMTE has developed, we can provide new innovative ASD products so long as there are needs for the market and we try our best to be the first to provide such products and services. This underlines the value of IMTE as a technology and product innovation company.

 

Future Developments

 

The focus of the Group is to continue to develop its digital media / advertising in various platforms such as in glasses-free 3D (autostereoscopic) displays (ASD). The acquisition of MDL has transformed the Company into a media technology company that focuses on the development of autostereoscopic 3D technology which includes ASD display, 3D digital content management system and 2D to 3D content conversion system. We are starting to seek more display media that can enhance the viewing experience in advertising besides digital signage and video wall. Our technical team is investigating on a solution to deliver glasses-free 3D images on large glass pane windows. This is especially an impressive advertising effect when deployed onto the large display windows of street level retail shops. We are now working with a conductive barrier film producer and we may come up with such a solution that can provide very inexpensive glasses-free 3D advertising solution on large glass pane windows. The reason for the need of conductive barrier film laminated glass pane is to enable the glass pane to revert to its transparent mode when there is no need to display advertising images. Although the 3D image quality produced by this solution may not be as good as the large format video wall, the video wall solution cannot revert back to transparent mode and the cost is 5 to 10 times more expensive than conductive film glass pane solution. We may think that if our glasses-free 3D conductive barrier film solution in retail shops does work for the advertising industry, it might make a big wave in the advertising industry.

 

Our main business focus in the coming years is to continue to develop state-of-the-art digital media related products and solutions using our core technologies. Our market strategy is to locate distributors and marketing agents to sell our products and solutions. This will keep our sales and marketing team costs to a minimum and allow the Company to focus on its core business which is on product and solution development. When the Group has acquired sufficient capital, we may build our own product sales and marketing team.

 

In the coming years, the Group will focus its development in the following area:

1) We shall continue to develop the glasses-free 3D advertising networks in China through distributors and joint venture partners. We shall expand our markets other than China and Hong Kong. The regions that we are going to develop in 2019 includes Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

2) We have developed an ASIC chip with ASD functions to provide a very cost-effective solution to all our 3D products. This ASIC 3D chip is now incorporated in all of our ASD products. However, ASD TVs for domestic home market may not be ready yet, as there are still some artifacts in the image rendering. We have started to develop another ASIC chip to incorporate 8K and HDR functions. This next generation ASIC chip is expected to be ready by 2020. When ASD technology is applied to 8K panels, the 3D image quality will be upgraded in many folds. By then, we expect the ASD TV market may start to explode.

3) We shall develop specific business models to extend applications of our ASD products and solutions in vertical markets, e.g. the education, entertainment and medical industries.

4) We shall explore new display media to work with our ASD technology. The conductive film laminated glass pane is a big advertising market for retail shops and it has not been explored yet. We may shift more resources into this area once we have developed a good and disruptive solution. We expect the new revenue stream arising from this advertising solution will be many times bigger than digital signage, as the advertising effect and the associated cost factor are many times exceeded the conventional digital signage model, especially when glasses-free 3D solution is available to this kind of display media.

We expect to continue our growth in revenue in the near future upon successful execution of the above business plans.

IMTE will continue to position itself as a technology investment company focusing on acquisition of technology related companies or projects that have synergy with our existing business. The future business plans depend on adequate capital being available to the Group. The Company will be reviewing potential acquisitions that can add value to the Group. The future development is dependent on the ability to have sufficient resources in funding, technology and human capital to execute our business plans. Management will also seek synergistic acquisitions to build revenue and bring in resources to complement and to supplement our internal capabilities to become a well-managed and fast-growing technology company.

 

 

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Analysis of Auto Stereoscopic Display (ASD) technology market – the ASD ecosystem

 

3D displays exhibit images with depth perception by using various technologies such as stereoscopic, multi-view, and 2D-plus-depth display. Currently, these popular 3D displays need to be viewed with special 3D glasses in order to experience depth perception. 3D displays are used in numerous devices such as 3D TVs, mobile handsets, tablets, gaming devices, and head mount devices ("HMDs").

 

Since the commercialization of 3D displays, TV service providers, advertising agencies, and broadcasters have been focusing on airing more 3D content and displaying advertisements on 3D billboards. As a result, 3D technology has evolved as one of the fastest growing display formats worldwide. Although the global 3D display market is still in its early phase, the increasing popularity of 3D display is expected to lead to unprecedented growth during the forecast period. The increased penetration of high-bandwidth internet is another major driver in this market.

 

The increased adoption of 3D displays in the advertisement sector is a major trend witnessed in the market. To increase customer engagement, vendors in the advertising sector are adopting autostereoscopic displays that enable the 3D effect without requiring the viewer to wear 3D glasses. Extensive use of 3D projection and display in the healthcare sector is another major trend being witnessed in the market.

 

ASD technology is a disrupting technology as it brings in better viewing experience in 3D mode without the need for special glasses. This technology can be integrated into any products that uses LCD display panels. As most of the product displays use LCD panels, ASD technology will potentially replace all products that incorporate LCD panels when ASD technology achieves broad acceptance and competitive pricing. In addition to the current 3D display market that ASD technology can capture, there are new applications that ASD technology (3D without glasses) can enhance our lifestyle and productivity in the digital informative society we live in. New applications will be created by tapping into scenarios like 3D without glasses in education, entertainment, architecture, and medical industries. We are seeing some of these new applications in the education classrooms and in surgical instruments in the operating room. The market potential for ASD products and solutions is equal to society demand for 3D imagery in every digital display.

 

In order that ASD technology to be adopted by the consumers, there need to be enough 3D content available for ASD technology adopter to consume. The buildup of an ASD ecosystem that includes a variety of ASD products and services together with plentiful ASD content will enable the technology to be adopted in the new market. The sections below will explain different technology needed to build this ASD ecosystem.

 

Technology overview

 

Auto Stereoscopy is any method of displaying stereoscopic images (adding binocular perception of 3D depth) without the use of special headgear or glasses on the part of the viewer. Because headgear is not required, it is also called "glasses-free 3D" or "glasses less 3D". There are two broad approaches currently used to accommodate motion parallax and wider viewing angles: eye-tracking, and multiple views so that the display does not need to sense where the viewer's eyes are located.

 

There are 3 main autostereoscopic displays technologies, including parallax barrier, lenticular lens and directional backlight displays, used to create images on ASD.

 

 

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ASD Technology Analysis

 

1) Parallax Barrier

 

This method is widely used in modern 3D liquid crystal displays. Parallax barrier is a special device with a series of precision slits that is placed in front of the LCD, serving as a filter for output image perception. The slits allow left and right eye to see their corresponding image, which is produced by a different set of pixels. That is how the illusion of 3D vision is created by parallax barriers. To have a clearer understanding of this method see the image in Diagram 4.1. The examples of parallax barrier employed in consumer products are Nintendo 3DS game console, HTC EVO 3D and LG Optimus 3D smartphones. Also used in Range Rover's navigation system, the parallax method allows both the driver to view GPS directions and a passenger to watch movies from the same display simultaneously.

 

However, the parallax method is not perfect, because it has some disadvantages. First one is that in order to experience stereoscopic 3D effect the viewer must be positioned at a certain angle to the display. That is actually not a big problem for video game consoles or smartphones, but not good when it comes to 3D TV sets, laptops etc. Another disadvantage is that the count of horizontal pixels that work to create a different image for each eye is limited to one half. Another drawback for mobile devices is the barrier will block a certain percentage of light going through it. In order not to keep the display the same brightness, more energy is needed to power the backlight which will decrease the battery power of the device.

 

2) Lenticular Lens

 

The second mostly used method of glasses free 3D is lenticular lens technique. In general, the lenticular method is based on the use of magnifying lenses. Those lenses are set in arrays to produce slightly different images when viewed from different angles.

 

They are also constructed in such way that when you see the image from one angle and then move to another angle the image changes as well and even moves (see Diagram in 4.1).

 

3) Directional Backlight

 

Multi-directional diffractive backlight technology permits the rendering of high-resolution and full-parallax 3D images in a very wide view zone (up to 180 degrees in theory at an observation distance of up to a meter). Pixels associated with different views or colors are spatially multiplexed and can be independently addressed and modulated at video rate with an external shutter plane. The key factor is that the guided wave illumination technique must be based on light-emitting diodes that produce wide angel multi-view images in color from a thin planar transparent light guide. Directional backlight technology is still on the way of developing and not available for mass production.

 

Diagram 4.1 – Different types of technologies to create ASD images

 

 

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ASD Software

 

ASD software generally refers to a series of programs applied in converting 2D/3D to ASD content. Typically, for mobile phones or tablets, such programs may include applications from the app store to convert the 2D/3D content into ASD content. For ASD game consoles, there are default programs equipped inside to realize 3D effects. Converting 2D/3D to ASD mode can be done in either real time conversion or offline conversion. Real time conversion involves hardware acceleration and is done using dedicated computer hardware such as FPGA (field programmable gate array) or ASIC chip. This needs advance development work that few companies have the resources to tap into this development level. The offline conversion uses dedicated computer program is do the conversion. We have developed VISUMOTION which is a software program for 2D/3D to ASD content. On the other hand, a number of dedicated real time conversion solution based on FPGA hardware have been developed in the past two years. We have started to develop an ASIC chip for such conversion purpose and we consider this ASD conversion technology will form the base technology for the Company to stay at the technology forefront.

 

ASD Content

 

ASD content refers to the photos, games, animations and other video content, which can be played in ASD hardware terminals and seen in the three-dimensional form by naked eyes without any viewing aids.

 

Currently the mainstream to create ASD content is the conversion from 2D content. With the continuous development of technology, it is believed that the ASD content could be directly generated in the near future.

 

Services

 

ASD technology has a high technology entry barrier for new players. Currently, ASD technology B2B service including consulting service, which aims to provide customized and integrated ASD solutions based on the need from clients; and technology support, which aims to help clients to fix the technical problems. Content conversion service can also be established. For example, in the digital advertising sector, almost all advertising content is in 2D mode. In order to display in the ASD digital signage, the 2D video has to be converted to 3D or ASD mode. In the future, one-stop ASD solution service throughout the process from consulting to post-maintenance tends to become the trend.

 

Technology Analysis of 2D/3D Switchable Display Technology

 

Fixed lenticular technology is a prevailing technology used by most ASD displays. However, fixed lenticular has a big drawback as it does not perform well in display 2D content, especially the display of text. For mobile devices such as smart phones, users spend a lot of time in surfing the Net. Fixed lenticular display provides a bad viewing experience in displaying text. Despite the additional cost of deploying switchable display technology, mobile phones will adopt 2D/3D switchable display.

 

Parallax barrier and lenticular lens are core methods to achieve switchable technology between 2D and 3D. Currently, parallax barrier is more commonly available in market due to the simple application and lower costs. Meanwhile, application of lenticular lens is considered as advanced switchable technology with better visual effect and such technology is still under development.

 

Switchable technology with parallax barrier is considered as an easy and low cost option, but the main drawback is reduced brightness of display, hence the method is battery consuming especially for some consumer electronics such as smartphones to maintain the normal brightness to viewers.

 

Lenticular lens are generally regarded as ultimate technology in switchable 2D/3D display. Compared with parallax barrier, switchable lenticular lens allows the display of 2D image with original resolution and switching to 3D image with equal brightness.

 

We have developed our ASD mobile phone using switchable parallax barrier technology. The mobile phone has a well balance design which presents a very good 3D image effect, while still keeping the cost of the product in an acceptable level. We believe we are one of the few companies that can develop such ASD mobile phone with outstanding image quality. There are a few ASD mobile producers in the market which are using fixed lenticular technology. Fixed lenticular display has a big drawback. It is not a good experience when viewing text, especially for surfing the net in a small screen. With switchable technology, the mobile phone will just act like an ordinary 2D mobile phone when the ASD function is switched off. When it comes to playing 3D video or 3D games, the 3D mode will be switched on automatically. We shall only consider applying fixed lenticular technology to mobile phones when the problem of reading 2D text has been solved.

 

 

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Market and Industry Analysis

 

3D Display Market

 

Currently, the 3D display market is in its early stage. Most of the 3D-enabled electronic devices require 3D glasses to experience the 3D effect. The usage of these 3D glasses is limiting the adoption of 3D displays as the glasses are uncomfortable to wear. For instance, wearing 3D glasses for a long period sometimes causes headache or eyestrain. Therefore, to eliminate the use of glasses, vendors in 3D display market are focusing on adopting autostereoscopic technology, which delivers the 3D effect to the naked eye.

 

However, autostereoscopic technology currently has limitations because of its high cost and image quality. Therefore, the potential commercialization of this technology will be seen in the near future as the vendors in the 3D display market are focusing on developing ideal 3D displays using autostereoscopic technology.

 

Market size by revenue

 

The global 3D display market size is expected to reach USD204.16 billion by 2025 (Source: Grand View Research Inc) exhibiting a CAGR of 19.4% during the forecast period from 2017 to 2025. The market is growing at an impressive rate because of the increasing popularity of 3D technology. Some Hollywood movies such as The Lego Movie and Captain America: The Winter Soldier have been featured in 3D format and this is indicative of the popularity of this format. The market is also witness increased adoption of 3D displays in the advertisement sector. The increased popularity of 3D technology has stimulated advertising agencies to exhibit 3D content on billboards and feature 3D advertisement films

 

The significant increase in the growth rate of the global 3D display market is attributed to the increased penetration of 3D TVs and the popularity of 3D technology. The increase in 3D content are expected to contribute to the growth of the global 3D display market. Digitization is one of the major factors driving the demand for 3D LED TVs, which, in turn, contributes to the growth of the global 3D display market.

 

Recent advancements in 3D display technology, along with the improved visual experience, picture clarity, superior performance, and high resolution of 3D display have led to their increased adoption in numerous markets, industries, and applications. These benefits/features of 3D displays are expected to contribute to the growth of the global 3D display market. Below is the ASD market overview by product category in China and Hong Kong.

 

Diagram 4.2 - Auto Stereoscopic Display (ASD) Market Overview - Overall Market Size and Breakdown by Product Category - the PRC - Report Issued in 2017

 

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  USD Million sales 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E  
  Hardware 181.7 213.1 257.0 316.4 405.6 530.1 697.1 925.1 1,231.3 1,656.1  
  Others 69.5 77.5 88.3 104.6 128.7 164.9 214.7 284.0 384.1 528.1  
  Total 251.2 290.6 345.3 421.0 534.3 695.0 911.8 1,209.1 1,615.4 2,184.2  

Exchange Rate: 1 USD=6.6 RMB

Source: Frost & Sullivan report commissioned by the Group (Exhibit 15.2)

  

 

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Diagram 4.3 - Auto Stereoscopic Display (ASD) Market Overview - Overall Market Size and Breakdown by Product Category - Hong Kong - Report Issued in 2017

 

USD Million

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  USD Million sales 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E  
  Hardware 38.4 45.4 55.7 68.6 86.0 108.5 138.2 177.1 228.8 300.9  
  Others 12.3 14.3 16.9 20.2 24.3 30.6 39.1 50.3 65.2 87.1  
  Total 50.7 59.7 72.6 88.8 110.3 139.1 177.3 227.4 294.0 388.0  

Exchange Rate: 1 USD=7.8 HKD

Source: Frost & Sullivan report commissioned by the Group (Exhibit 15.2)

 

Market size by volume

 

The global glasses free HD30 Display market is growing at a CAGR of 15% from 2017-2022 (Source: Factor 2017) Increased adoption of 3D display by 3D TV, smartphone, and portable display device manufacturers has led to an increase in the volume shipments of 3D displays.

 

The increased demand for 3D TVs and the rise in the number of 3D advertisements are the factors driving the increase in the shipments of 3D displays worldwide. Consumers prefer 3D content because of its unique visual appeal. In addition, with the increase in popularity of 3D technology, advertising agencies are employing autostereoscopic 3D technology to display advertisements on billboards. The impact of 3D technology's immersive and unique visual quality has led to a substantial increase in brand recognition, loyalty, retention, and advertisement recall across the globe.

 

Market Segmentation by Application

 

Global 3D display market is segmented as follows:

•   TVs

•   Smartphones

•   Others - include tablets, portable gaming devices, monitors and HMDs.

  

The majority of the revenue in the global 3D display market was generated from the 3D TVs segment in 2014. This was followed by the smartphones segment, wherein the penetration of 3D displays in smartphones is expected to rise significantly in the coming years. The others segment, which includes applications such as tablets, portable gaming devices, and HMDs will contribute significantly to the growth of the global 3D display market.

 

Consumers are adopting 3D technology at a significant pace because of the increasing popularity of 3D technology and the increasing 3D content worldwide. Moreover, numerous Hollywood movies such as Godzilla, 300, Rise of an Empire and animated movies such as Lego and How to Train Your Dragon are featuring 3D technology. As a result of this consumers are more drawn to the 3D visual experience, and hence the demand for 3D TVs is increasing. Therefore, the demand for 3D displays form the 3D TVs segment is increasing significantly. Moreover, with the advent of autostereoscopic technology, the 3D TVs segment will flourish as it eliminates the usage of glasses for 3D content.

 

However, there are challenges in the market with regards to the picture clarity when viewed from different angles in a TV. As a result, 3D display manufacturers are focusing on eliminating such technical challenges, to deliver superior customer satisfaction. Portable devices such as gaming devices, smartphones, and tablets will adopt 3D technology at a greater pace because consumers can adjust the eye angle accordingly as these are handheld devices.

 

The 3D advertising space and 3D gaming is gaining traction in the market, which will contribute significantly to the growth of the global 3D display market.

 

Below is a market size breakdown by application as of 2015 and 2020 for the China and Hong Kong which shows Gaming & Entertainment and advertising as the largest market size segment.

 

 

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Diagram 4.4 - Market Size Breakdown by Application - the PRC

 

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Source: Frost & Sullivan report commissioned by the Group (Exhibit 15.2)

 

Diagram 4.5 - Market Size Breakdown by Application - the Hong Kong

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Source: Frost & Sullivan report commissioned by the Group (Exhibit 15.2)

 

 

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Market Growth Drivers

 

Some of the key growth drivers in the 3D market are as follows:

 

Growing Market Demand

Up to now, in Asia, ASD technology has limited customer base with limited application scope. The high research and development cost of ASD products leads to high price of ASD products, which are hardly affordable by the individuals. Also the immaturity of ASD technology has restricted its application. Driven by the growing maturity of related technology and increasing demand for three dimensional experience from the mass market, with the expanding range of application, considerable growth tends to be stimulated in ASD market.

 

Continuous Upgrade of Technology

For any emerging high-tech industry, the technology innovation is widely considered to be the most effective productivity force. ASD technology, especially 2D/3D conversion technology has kept developing during the recent years, and now the leading ASD players are still making effort to promote the success of ASD technology upgrading. In Korea, the traditional giant companies prefer to cooperate with tech innovative companies from overseas so as to accelerate the technology integration and upgrading.

 

Decrease in product cost

As the ASD technology progresses, the key production process of ASD panel modules gradually improves by both automating the production and increasing the yield rate of the products. On the other hand, the production volume gradually ramps up with increasing demand. This contributes to a significant lowering of the cost of the ASD modules which is a major cost factor in all ASD products.

 

Support from Government

 

  - In order to propel the upgrade of the traditional IT industry, Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology (MIIT) in China organized a seminar in 2016 to discuss the innovative technology of color TV, clearly pointing out the significance of promotion the development of ASD TV, which likely to stimulate the growth of ASD in China.
  - Korea Communications Commission, together with Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, set funds to support the investment on research, manufacturing and talent cultivation of 3D industry, aiming to launch holographic technology in the year 2020.
  - Japan holds a large number of ASD patents and plays a leading role in the global ASD market, especially in the field of ASD software. National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) in Japan has published periodicals on ASD, implying great attention on ASD industry. Japan government also supports and recommends the use of ASD products in the coming Olympics in 2020.

 

Increased in 3D video content

With the commercialization of 3D displays, the global 3D display market has been witnessing an increase in 3D video content worldwide. Although the market is still in its early stage, the penetration of 3D technology has been on the rise as 3D display panel are being used in mobile handsets, tablet PCs, and in digital signage for advertisement. The increased volume of 3D video content also has a significant impact on its growing popularity, which has led to the emergence of several 3D channels over the past few years.

 

Increased adoption of 3D displays in advertising sector

The high popularity of 3D technology has encouraged advertising agencies to display 3D content on billboards and feature 3D advertisement of films. These agencies have also employed autostereoscopic 3D technology for advertising is expected to foster the growth of the global 3D display market.

 

Use of 3D displays in the healthcare sector

The healthcare sector is expected to increasingly adopt 3D display to help doctors diagnose patients more effectively. 3D projectors will also help doctors identify and decide on the most effective form of treatment. They can also be used as an alternative to microscopes during surgical procedures. 3D projectors can accurately display scientific content. They also display flawless images and, at times, are tailored for clinical reviews. Autostereoscopic displays are expected to replace conventional 3D with glasses, as the doctors no longer need to wear special glasses in surgical procedures and clinical reviews.

 

Increased in 3D display applications

The number of applications of 3D projectors and displays has increased over the past few years. 3D displays are presently used in flat panel TVs, portable gaming devices, and advertisement billboards. They are also expected to be featured extensively in several devices in the future, including 3D smart displays, mobile handsets, displays used in the healthcare sector, notebooks, monitors, and large-sized displays. This growing number of 3D display applications will lead to an increased penetration of 3D displays and improve the growth prospects of the market.

 

 

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Increased penetration of high-bandwidth internet

The rapid development of infrastructure capable of supporting high-speed internet worldwide will facilitate market growth as it will lead to increased adoption of 3D displays. Fiber-based, high-capacity broadband connection rollouts are increasingly being witnessed in developed countries in the Americas and the EMEA. High-bandwidth networks also enable seamless transmission of live, high-quality content over the internet. Thus, the high penetration of high-speed internet technologies in the market will lead to increased adoption of small and medium-sized 3D display devices.

 

Increased adoption of portable 3D gaming devices

Portable 3D game devices have been gaining popularity worldwide, especially after the consumer electronics company Nintendo released its device Nintendo 3DS in the market. This device, which supports 3D gameplay, does not require glasses as it uses autostereoscopic 3D technology. Because of its popularity, many 3D gaming devices are expected to enter the market. Thus, the entry of several vendors into the portable 3D gaming devices domain will increase the market size and foster the growth of the global 3D display market.

 

Emergence of 3D tablet PCs

A few tablet PCs with 3D displays are available in the market, and autostereoscopic technology-based 3D tablet PCs are expected to be commercialized in the near future. The market will see the entry of several tablet PC manufactures, which, in turn, propels the growth prospects of the global 3D display market.

 

Trends in ASD Market

 

The three developing trends for autostereoscopic display market are i) expanding application fields, ii) higher level of interactivity and iii) standardization of the industry.

 

Expanding Application Fields

The application of ASD is still in the exploratory stage. For now, the application field mainly include gaming & entertainment, advertising, education and medical fields. In the future, ASD is estimated to further expand its application in existing fields and explore new land in architecture, military and other industries. With ASD technology getting more mature, manufacturing and e-commerce are also likely to join the downstream of ASD industry. Therefore, ASD industry is estimated to embrace a great surge in the future.

 

Enhance interactivity

Limited by the technology, content and presentation form of the current ASD, the audience has no choice but to play a passive role to accept the video information. However, in the long term R&D will lay more emphasis on humanization design and better user experience, and consumers are expected to raise higher requirements on the maneuverability of ASD products. As a result, higher interactivity tends to become a new focus for product development in ASD market.

 

Standardization of Industry

The ASD industry is typically of an emerging technology where there is a lack of uniform product standard. There needs to be a push towards a unified ASD industry standard such as input and output interface standard, media coding and encoding protocol, etc. Once the standards have been established then the industry can move quickly to bring this technology to the masses. Through our affiliate, we are now working the unified ASD industrial standard in China with the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China (SARFT).

 

Competitors

 

The market for glasses-free 3D technology is still in its early stage, and there are very few competitors worldwide. Nonetheless, there are many established and early stage companies that address the 3D display market in one way or another, including makers of 3D televisions and mobile phones, such as Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Corporation, Ltd., Sony Corporation and X6D Limited. For the most part, these companies do not market 3D autostereoscopic products, and thus do not compete directly with the products and services we seek to market. However, at this time, we consider them to be competitors generally in the effort to market stereoscopic display (with glasses) solutions to end user businesses. They have different markets apart from this new autostereoscopic (glasses-free) 3D market. Philips is the pioneer in autostereoscopic technology. However, Philips does not produce or sell autostereoscopic 3D products for many years. Other companies operating in this domain such as Magnetic 3D, Alioscopy, and Dimenco have started operations earlier than us. They do have similar technology that we have, but we believe they do not have the cost advantage that we have. We have strategically well positioned our base operation in Hong Kong and China where we believe we have cost effective outsourcing manufacturing strategy. In addition, we have a wider product and solution offerings than most of our competitors. On the other hand, very few of these competitors are public listed companies. We shall have a better advantage if we can stay listed on NASDAQ such that we can have a better position to raise adequate capital for our product development.

 

 

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The ASD market in Asia is fragmented with different players involved in research and development, production of lamination services, production of the autostereoscopic display and production of complete ASD devices. At retail level, there are approximately over 50 brands of ASD devices available in the market. Japan and China are the leading countries in Asia featured with a number of reputable market players who are capable to supply ASD devices to different countries worldwide.

 

Market Concentration

The competition of ASD market at retail level is mainly triggered by selling price, quality and user acceptance. There are a variety of ASD products available in market such as smartphones, digital signage, TV and tablets, and the number is growing along with the market expansion and technology advancement. ASEAN and China are the fast growing developing regions in terms of ASD technology development and product application in Asia. Some market players are capable to offer ASD solution and service to cooperate customers from, for example, the advertising industry.

 

Technology Competition

The majority of ASD devices in markets are based on fixed lenticular and switchable parallax technology. However, leading market players are putting emphasis on research and commercialization of lenticular-based switchable ASD technology which offers better 3D visual effect and brightness control than the existing parallax barrier method.

 

Product Service

Some ASD solution providers focusing on corporate customers may offer related services such as content conversion for videos and games apart from ASD hardware. The corporate customers are mainly from advertising and entertainment industries.

 

Market Challenges

 

Some of the major challenges faced by the vendors in the market are as follows:

 

•   Lack of interoperability among stakeholders

•   Lack of standardization of 3D displays

•   Increased selling price of 3D displays

•   Limitations of autostereoscopic 3D display technology

 

Lack of interoperability among stakeholders

The adoption of 3D flat panel TVs plays a significant role in the growth of this market as it accounts for more than 80% of the overall demand for 3D displays. The adoption of these 3D flat panel displays depends on the availability of 3D video content. The more 3D content available, the higher the adoption rate of 3D TVs. However, the lack of interoperability among the players present in the 3D content delivery value chain works against an increase in 3D video content. These players include content owners, flat panel manufactures, satellite operators, and platform operators.

 

Lack of standardization of 3D displays

3D displays have been commercialized recently and their development is still in an early stage; hence, 3D display technology is yet to be standardized. The lack of standards has reduced the adoption rate of 3D displays among consumers. Standardization is essential to avoid confusion among potential buyers and to avoid burdening them with too many options. It is also essential for smooth interoperability among players in the value chain.

 

Increased Selling Price of 3D displays

The market is expected to witness an increased in the selling price of 3D displays because of the increased cost of raw materials and development. An increase in selling price would transfer the cost pressure to consumers. Another factor behind the increased in the selling price is the high cost of producing autostereoscopic 3D displays as the mass production process has not been established.

 

Limitations of autostereoscopic 3D display technology

All 3D technologies, except autostereoscopic technology, require glasses to experience the 3D projection. But autostereoscopic technology is expensive and difficult to be integrated with large-sized displays. The technology also has technical limitations pertaining to the viewing angle. It can also lead to visual fatigue, though this is only for those lower quality ASD display suppliers, when the user is viewing the display for long periods of time. Due to some of these limitations, the cost of autostereoscopic displays is expected to remain high, which will result in slow rate of adoption.

 

 

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Market traction

 

The revenue generation of the global 3D display market is rising because of the increase in 3D content worldwide. The increasing popularity of 3D technology among end-consumers and the rise in the launch of 3D Hollywood movies are the major factors driving the demand for 3D enabled devices. Currently, the enhanced user experience through 3D technology is driving the market. The 3D display market is dominated by 3D TVs, and other application areas such as smartphones, tablets, and HMDs will take off in future as 3D because mainstream format.

 

With the increase in the number of gamers worldwide, 3D enabled gaming consoles are gaining market traction. The unique gaming experience created through these displays is engaging users. As traditional advertising has almost reached saturation, companies are focusing on 3D display billboards to enhance their respective customer bases. Healthcare is another booming sector, wherein doctors use 3D displays to better analyze 3D images.

 

Market attractiveness

 

The industry is influenced by many factors that either drive or curtail market growth. An increase in 3D content, rapid advances in technology, and the increased adoption of 3D displays in the advertising and healthcare sectors are some of the significant trends fueling market growth.

 

Rapid advances in technology have prompted OEMs to upgrade their systems. But this has added to the costs for vendors. Moreover, with the emergence of autostereoscopic technology, vendors in the global 3D display market are focusing on eliminating the limitations associated with this technology, as autostereoscopic technology enables a user to see 3D visuals without the use of glasses.

 

Competition among vendors is expected to increase because of increased demand for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in both developing and developed regions. Most vendors are adopting new technologies to match global standards. 3D displays are penetrating numerous markets such as that of smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, monitors, HMDs, healthcare, and advertising. The use of 3D displays in HMDs, in particular, will find increased acceptance because of the enhanced visual experience it offers.

 

ASD Reginal Development

 

The ASD market in Asia has experience rapid development during recent years, and it still contains tremendous potential for the future growth. Japan, South Korea, China and ASEAN are considered to be the major engines to propel the Asian ASD market from the perspective of technology advancement or market potential, and these four regions represent different competitive advantages. In the coming decades, with the increasing level of integration of the ASD industry in different regions, the Asian ASD market is estimated to embrace a brilliant future.

 

China

The ASD market in China has demonstrated increasing competition. The continuous entry of new players has led to a relatively fragmented market status. The ASD market in China is still in the period of rapid development, so the number of new entrants tends to keep increasing. For now, China represents a high efficiency in the process of industrialization and application development of ASD products.

 

ASEAN

The ASD market in AEAN has not yet fully established and the local ASD players have not emerged so far. Due to the relatively inexpensive labor force, many overseas ASD players are transferring their hardware manufacturing facilities to Southeast Asia.

 

Korea

Many traditional technology giants in Korea have been striving to develop ASD business, such as Samsung, LG, Maxon F-Vision, etc., who are leading the development of ASD market in Korea. The technology communication environment in Korea is open and free. Most of the local players in Korea are willing to receive the cooperation from overseas. It is projected that the competition in the ASD market of Korea tends to become stiffer in the future with the introduction of new foreign entrants.

 

Japan

The ASD market in Japan demonstrates that highest market concentration ratio all over Asia. Both the government and relative companies commit great investment and resources on research development and promotion of ASD. Japan has been among the leading countries in ASD technology in Asia, especially in software. However, Japan shows a conservative attitude toward technical exchange communication with overseas companies.

 

 

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Sourcing and Manufacturing

We will subcontract the production of our hardware products to third party subcontract manufacturers. Such manufacturers produce these products using OEM parts under specifications and licenses granted, as necessary, by our Company. This would reduce the capital requirements to maintain and support a manufacturing infrastructure.

Marketing, Distribution and Sales

For our ASD products we have established distributors in major cities in China. We are also in the process of building our own brand for our ASD which we intend to launch when we have the necessary resources available.

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Principal Suppliers

For our ASD products we rely on certain critical components in the market place. Our principal suppliers are supplying us with LCD panels and computer hardware.

Inventory, Operating Capital and Seasonality

Our inventory levels are expected to be modest relative to our sales. Our manufacturing policy is to manufacture to order. Thus we would not expect to keep much inventory unless under extraneous circumstances such as material shortage or expected prolonged manufacturing interruption i.e. labor strike.

We will monitor our operating capital to meet our obligations as they come due. We monitor our operating budgets in view of our operating cash flow requirements.

We do not expect any seasonality to our business other than normally expected in the consumer electronics business where there is a general let down in the first quarter of each year after the Christmas season.

Dependence on Major Customers

In 2018, our major sales were for ASD displays to a few customers. These products are normally sold as a system; therefore, our sales are focused on a few customers. In 2018, our largest 2 customers accounted for 72% of our revenue. Our strategy is to appoint distributors to sell our products and services, and we will maintain a very small sales and marketing team in order to keep our operating costs low. Each of these distributors will have their own major customers, but consider as a whole, we are not dependent on only a few specific customers in order to derive sales as we build up our distributor network and customer base.

 

 

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Research and Developments

 

We outsource basic research to local universities and research institutes on research and development of advanced technology in 3D imaging. The research outcome from these research entities will be either owned by us or under exclusive or non-exclusive licenses to us. We maintain our own development team to further develop products and solutions which we foresee to have potential markets. This kind of two-step development will be best suited for small to medium size technology companies in order to keep a balance in the R&D budget. We shall further expand our internal R&D team when we have enough earnings or have acquired enough capital to grow.

Intellectual Property

Pivotal to the development and commercialization of our ASD products is intellectual property protection for the underlying technology and the product candidates. The licenses we hold are further described under "Patent Portfolio" below.

In addition to patent protection, we rely on unpatented trade secrets, know-how and other confidential information as well as proprietary technological innovation and expertise that are protected in part by confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees, advisors and consultants.

Patent matters in electronics industry are highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. The availability and breadth of claims allowed in electronics patents cannot be predicted. Statutory differences in patentable subject matter may limit the protection IMT can obtain on some or all of its licensed inventions or prevent us from obtaining patent protection either of which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Since patent applications are not published until at least 18 months from their first filing date and the publication of discoveries in the scientific literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we, or any of our licensors, were the first creator of inventions covered by pending patent applications, or that we or our licensors, were the first to file patent applications for such inventions. Additionally, the grant and enforceability of a patent is dependent on a number of factors that may vary between jurisdictions. These factors may include the novelty of the invention, the requirement that the invention not be obvious in the light of prior art (including prior use or publication of the invention), the utility of the invention, and the extent to which the patent clearly describes the best method of working the invention. In short, this means that claims granted in various territories may vary and thereby influence commercial outcomes.

While we intend to seek patent protection for our 3D products and technologies, we cannot be certain that any of the pending or future patent applications filed by the Company, or licensed to us, will be approved, or that IMTE will develop additional proprietary products or processes that are patentable or that we will be able to license any other patentable products or processes. IMTE cannot be certain that others will not independently develop similar products or processes, duplicate any of the products or processes developed or being developed by the Company or licensed to us, or design around the patents owned or licensed by us, or that any patents owned or licensed by us will provide us with competitive advantages.

Furthermore, we cannot be certain that patents held by third parties will not prevent the commercialization of products incorporating the technology developed by us or licensed to us, or that third parties will not challenge or seek to narrow, invalidate or circumvent any of the issued, pending or future patents owned or licensed by us.

Our commercial success will also depend, in part, on our ability to avoid infringement of patents issued to others. If a court determines that we were infringing any third party patents, we could be required to pay damages, alter our products or processes, obtain licenses or cease certain activities. We cannot be certain that the licenses required under patents held by third parties would be made available on terms acceptable to us or at all. To the extent that we are unable to obtain such licenses, we could be foreclosed from the development, export, manufacture or commercialization of the product requiring such license or encounter delays in product introductions while we attempt to design around such patents, and any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may have to resort to litigation to enforce any patents issued or licensed to us or to determine the scope and validity of third party proprietary rights. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of effort by us. We may have to participate in opposition proceedings before the relevant patent office, or in interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to determine the priority of invention for patent applications filed by competitors. Any such litigation interference or opposition proceeding, regardless of outcome, could be expensive and time consuming, and adverse determinations in any such proceedings could prevent us from developing, manufacturing or commercializing our products and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

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Patent Portfolio

The following table presents our portfolio of patents and patent applications, including their status (as at December 31, 2018) and a brief description of their respective inventions.

 

Patent Owner Title

Patent No.

/Application No.

Status Expires

Visumotion International Limited

(A wholly owned subsidiary of MDL)

(i) Method for processing a spatial image

 

EP 2172032 Granted in Germany June 2028
EP 2172032 Granted in France
EP 2172032 Granted in U.K.
4988042 Granted in Japan
US 8,817,013 Granted in U.S.

(ii) Method for stereoscopic illustration

 

2010 80019861.4 Granted in China May 2030
US 8,797,383 Granted in U.S.
102010028668 Granted in Germany

Independent party - Versitech Limited

(A subsidiary of the University of Hong Kong)

(i) A depth discontinuity-based method for efficient intra coding for depth videos 62/199,727 Provisional Patent in U.S. These patent rights in relation to 3D video encoding and transmission will be assigned by the owner to Marvel Digital Limited in the event of either (1) IPO of MDL shares or (2) the 3D video technologies covered by the Patent Rights is approved by PRC authority as an industry standard N/A
(ii) Global and major object motion estimation, compensation and efficient realization for depth compression 62/199,754
(iii) A multi-overlay variable support and order kernel-based representation for image deformation and view synthesis 62/199,702
(iv) Auxiliary Data for Artifacts-Aware View Synthesis 62/285,825
(v) Shape-adaptive model-based codec for loss and lossless compression of binary images 62/300,502

Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited

(A wholly owned subsidiary of MDL)

Method and apparatus for Chroma interpolation of video image 200710070313.4 Granted in China July 2027
A Universal Stereo Image Synthesis Method Based on Lenticular Lens for LCD Stereoscopic Display 200810062513.X June 2028
A Method of Virtual View Synthesis Based on Depth and Occlusion Information 200810062811.9 July 2028
A Method of Extracting Hierarchical Image for 3D TV 200810062810.4 July 2028
A Multichannel Video Stream Coding Method Based on Depth Information 200810062864.0 July 2028
Multichannel Video Stream Encoder and Decoder Based on Depth Image Rendering 200810062865.5 July 2028
A Method of converting 2D video to 3D video in 3D TV system 200910102114.6 August 2029
A Depth Extraction Method of Fusing Motion Information and Geometric Information 200910102153.6 August 2029

 

 

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Patent Owner Title Patent No.
/Application No.
Status Expires

Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of MDL) (Continued)

A Method of Layered B Predictive Structural Arrangement with High Compressibility 200910155883.2 Granted in China December 2029
A Method for Expressing 3D Scene and its TV System 201010039540.2 January 2030
A Virtual View Method Based on Video Sequence Background Modeling 201010039539.X January 2030
A Depth Representation Method Based on Optical Flow and Image Segmentation 201010101197.X January 2030
Extraction method of occlusion information in stereoscopic image pairing 201010141105.0 April 2030
A Method of Generating Virtual Multiview Images Based on Depth Graph Layered 201010228696.5 July 2030
A 3D Augmented Reality Method for Multiview Stereoscopic Display 201110412061.5 December 2031
Depth image post-processing methods 201110460155.X December 2031

Marvel Digital Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method for Enhancing Video Resolution and Video Quality, Encoder and Decoder 16103565.1 Granted in Hong Kong October 2023
A Method, Apparatus and Device for Acquiring a Spatial Audio Directional vector 16103566.0 Granted in Hong Kong October 2023
A Lens For Extended Light Source and Design Method Therefor 16106705.5 Granted in HK June 2023
Method For Improving the Quality Of 2D-to-3D Automatic Conversion By Using Machine Learning 16111899.1 Granted in HK October 2023
Exterior design for computer CN201630079168.6 Granted in CN March 2026
1601506.3 Granted in HK August 2041

 

   

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Material Contracts Related to Intellectual Property and Commercialization Rights

License Agreement with Versitech Limited

 

In September 2015, Versitech Limited ("Versitech") and Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL") entered into a License Agreement in respect to the sharing of income arising from the intellectual property rights in the video encoding and transmission worldwide. The agreement provides MDL and its affiliates for the term an exclusive and royalty-bearing license under the patent rights owned by Versitech listed in the previous table above, to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, lease, import, export or otherwise dispose of licensed product in 3D video encoding and transmission worldwide and with the right to grant sublicense pursuant to the terms of the agreement. MDL shall pay an upfront payment in the amount of HK$100,000 and a running royalties of 3% of net sales (“3% Royalty”) on licensed product and licensed process by MDL and its affiliates and sublicensee. MDL shall also pay Versitech a total of 15% of all sublicense income received by MDL or any of its affiliates. In addition, there are milestone payments payable to Versitech Limited upon the event when cumulative gross revenue arising from the licensed products reaching certain levels with the maximum cumulative total milestone payments of HK$2,000,000. This project was originally derived from an earlier agreement entered into among the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, MDL and the University of Hong Kong ("HKU") under the Innovation and Technology Fund University-Industry Collaboration Programme entitled "Content Generation and Processing Technologies for 3D/Multiview Images and Videos". Versitech is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the technology transfer arm of HKU.

 

As at December 31, 2018 the development of the application of the video encoding and transmission is still under development. Therefore, there has been no fees paid to Veritech for royalty and sublicense fee.

 

Starting in 2019 and thereafter, the royalty will be the greater of 3% Royalty and HKD200,000 (approximately A$36,194) each year.

 

Technology License Agreement with Koninklijke Philips N.V.

 

In October 2013, a Technology License Agreement between Koninklijke Philips N.V. ("Philips") and MDL for granting MDL a non-exclusive and non-transferable license under certain intellectual property rights on/over for licensed patents and knowhow in relation to the 3D lenticular display design, 3D content creation and 3D formats ("the 3D Technology") to develop, manufacture, sell and / or otherwise dispose of such 3D display modules and sets, and to disclose and make available certain know-how and information relating to the 3D technology to MDL. The Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 10 years or until the last to expire Licensed Patent has expired, whichever is later, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions. The Technology License Agreement involve 700+ patents owned by Philips.

Government Regulations

 

The market for 3D technology is affected by a wide range of U.S. and international regulations, including regulations related to taxation and import-export controls, which could negatively impact the market for these devices we sell or decrease potential profits to the Company. Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the Trade Act of 1974 and regulations promulgated there under, the United States government charges tariff duties, excess charges, assessments and penalties on many imports. These regulations are subject to continuous change and revision by government agencies and by action of the United States Trade Representative and may have the effect of increasing the cost of goods purchased by the Company or limiting quantities of goods available to the Company from our overseas suppliers. As some of our products are sold in China, we will need to follow the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Duties which are amended from time to time and may have the effect of increasing the costs of goods sold by the Company into China.

 

Costs and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Matters

We are not aware of any material costs or impacts on our business related to compliance with federal, state or local environmental laws regarding the products we intend to market and sell.

Insurance

We do not carry any kind of product liability or other business insurance.

Legal and Administrative Proceedings

We are not part to any material legal or administrative proceedings, and we are not aware of any threatened material legal or administrative proceedings against us.

 

 

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C.   Organizational Structure

As at December 31, 2018, we have a total of 8 subsidiaries and their corporate details and business activities are listed below:

 

Subsidiary Name Place of Incorporation % held Business scope
CIMC Marketing Pty Ltd Australia 100% Direct Management services and trading
Binario Ltd British Virgin Islands 100% Direct Investment holding company
Dragon Creative Ltd Hong Kong 100% Direct Sales and distribution of various 3D related products and provision of 3D consulting services
GOXD Technology Limited Hong Kong 76% Indirect Development and distribution of 3D digital picture frames
Marvel Digital Ltd Hong Kong 95% Indirect Development of 3D autostereoscopic display technology and investment holding
Visumotion International Ltd Hong Kong 95% Indirect Sale of software and provision of consultancy services
Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited (formerly known as Marvel Software (Shenzhen) Ltd) China, PRC 95% Indirect Manufacturing and distribution of 3D products and provision of 3D consultancy services
Digital Media Technology Ltd Labuan, Malaysia 100% Indirect Sale and distribution of 3D and audio products

 

 

D.   Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company has its registered office in Adelaide, Australia, the principal and main operating office located in Hong Kong, and a test assembly and operating office in China. In Australia, the Company rents a 100 square feet office on a month to month basis at a cost of A$1,000 per month. In Hong Kong, the Company's the principal office is approximately 3,000 square feet which is currently rent free, and rents two operating offices, one of which is approximately 4,000 square feet on a three-year lease at approximately A$15,500 per month until May 31, 2020 and the other is approximately 4,400 square feet on a 3 years lease at approximately A$26,300 per month until October, 2021. In China, the Company rents a 4,405 square feet development office in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, on a three years lease at approximately A$3,857 per month until November, 2021.In addition, the Company rents a 15,930 square feet pre-production facility in Shenzhen on a 2 years rental at approximately A$33,663 per month until January 2021.

The Company's manufacturing plan is for pre-production or test production in Shenzhen. The Company intends to outsource the commercial production to subcontractors. Accordingly, the Company does not intend to build infrastructure to expand its manufacturing capabilities, capital equipment, headcount, or administrate burden. We believe we will be able to obtain additional office space for our operations, as needed, on commercially reasonable terms. Our plant and equipment recorded in our financial statements as at December 31, 2018 consisted of A$86,298 for leasehold improvements relating to renovation and decoration costs for our offices and A$751,940 for office furniture and equipment. We are not aware of any environmental impact on the use of these equipment. With the distribution rights agreement for conductive film, we will seek to raise funds to build one lamination line for manufacturing electronic glass products. However, we are only at the preliminary planning stage.

 

ITEM 4A.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

 

 

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ITEM 5.   OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of IMTE should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as at and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as at and for the year ended December 31, 2017, and as at and for the year ended December 31 2016, together with the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual report. The financial information contained in this Annual report is derived from the financial statement, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

A.   Operating Results

IMTE is an Australian company engaged in the development, sale and distribution of autostereoscopic 3D display, 3D video wall, 3D conversion equipment and software, and provision of 3D technology solutions and consultancy services, and (b) sale and distribution of audio products.

We were incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia on August 8, 2008 under the name "China Integrated Media Corporation Limited". On October 12, 2016 we changed the company name to Integrated Media Technology Limited. Our ordinary shares were listed on the Australia Securities Exchange, or ASX in February 2013.

On May 2, 2017, we effected a 1-for-30 reverse split of our common stock. The purpose of the reverse stock split was to enable us to meet the Nasdaq's minimum share price requirement. The reverse stock split became effective and the common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Australian Securities Exchange at the opening of trading on May 8, 2017. All share and per share amounts disclosed herein give effect to this reverse stock split retroactively, for all periods presented.

On August 3, 2017 our shares of Common Stock were admitted for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Markets under the symbol "IMTE".

On June 15, 2018 our shares of common stock were de-listed from the ASX. Today, the principal listing of our ordinary shares is on the Nasdaq Capital Markets, or Nasdaq.

For a description of the milestones that we have achieved since inception and through to the date of this report, see "Item 4. Information on the Company – A. History and Development of the Company."

Overview

We are at an early stage in the development of our 3D products and services. We have incurred net losses since inception until recently when we recorded a profit for the fiscal year 2015 mainly through the sale of our autostereoscopic 3D display, 3D conversion equipment and software. In 2017 we recorded profits of A$1,692,666 but in 2018 we recorded a loss of A$16,843,223 mainly due to the decrease in sales as we sorted out certain manufacturing issues with our manufacturer. Going forward, the Company needs to resolve the manufacturing issues and continue to develop and sell the 3D products and services. For the past 2 years, we have funded our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities in the Company and its subsidiaries, advances from shareholder and from operation profits. For details of the business overview, see "Item 4. Information on the Company - B. Business Overview."

Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by IASB. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions that management believes are reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. The significant accounting policies listed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements that management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations under IFRS are discussed below.

 

Goodwill

Goodwill is stated after separate recognition of identifiable intangible assets. It is calculated as the excess of the sum of: (a) fair value of consideration transferred, (b) the recognized amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and (c) acquisition-date fair value of any existing equity interest in the acquiree, over the acquisition-date fair values of identifiable net assets.

 

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer is recognized at acquisition-date fair value. Subsequent adjustments to consideration are recognized against goodwill only to the extent that they arise from new information obtained within the measurement period (a maximum of 12 months from the acquisition date) about the fair value at the acquisition date. All other subsequent adjustments to contingent consideration classified as an asset or a liability are recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

 

 

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Intangible Assets

 

 

(i)   Acquired both separately and from a business combination

Purchased intangible assets are initially measured at cost. The cost of an intangible asset acquired in a business combination is its fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at each financial year end.

 

 

(ii)   Autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow

The autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow acquired in the business combination is measured at fair value as at the date of acquisition. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of 8 years and are tested for impairment where an indicator of impairment exists. The useful lives are also examined on an annual basis and adjustments, where applicable, are made on a prospective basis. Please refer to Note 16 for impairment review of these autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow.

 

 

(iii)   Research and development costs

Development projects in the consolidated statement of financial position represent the development costs directly attributable to and incurred for internal technology projects of the Group. An intangible asset arising from development expenditure on an internal technology project is recognised and included in development projects only when the Group can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset or technology so that it will be available for application in existing or new products or for sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of resources to complete the development, the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development and the ability to use the tangible asset generated. For labour costs, all research and development member salaries that are directly attributable to the technology project are capitalised. Administrative staff and costs are recognised in the profit or loss instead of capitalising this portion of costs. Following the initial recognition of the development expenditure, the cost model is applied requiring the asset to be carried at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The amortisation rate of these intangible assets was determined on the basis of the estimated useful life from the time that the relevant asset is taken into use.

 

 

(iv)   Intellectual property

Expenditure incurred on patents, trademarks or licenses are capitalized from the date of application. They have a definite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. They are amortized, using the straight line method over their estimated useful lives for a period of 8 to 15 years.

 

 

(v)   Computer software

Acquired computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use the specific software. These costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives (2-5 years). Costs associated with maintaining computer software programmes are recognized as an expense when incurred.

 

Inventories

Finished goods are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a "first in first out" basis. Cost comprises direct materials and delivery costs, import duties and other taxes. Costs of purchased inventories are determined after deducting rebates and discounts received or receivable. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Impairment of Assets

Internal and external sources of information are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to identify indications that the following assets may be impaired or, except in the case of goodwill, an impairment loss previously recognised no longer exists or may have decreased:

-       property, plant and equipment (other than properties carried at revalued amounts);

-       intangible assets; and

-       goodwill.

If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. In addition for goodwill, intangible assets that are not yet available for use and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives, the recoverable amount is estimated annually whether or not there is any indication of impairment.

 

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Impairment of Assets (continued)

Internal and external sources of information are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to identify indications that the following assets may be impaired or, except in the case of goodwill, an impairment loss previously recognised no longer exists or may have decreased:

-       property, plant and equipment (other than properties carried at revalued amounts);

-       intangible assets; and

-       goodwill.

If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. In addition for goodwill, intangible assets that are not yet available for use and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives, the recoverable amount is estimated annually whether or not there is any indication of impairment.

(i)    Calculation of recoverable amount

The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Where an asset does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows independently (i.e. a cash-generating unit).

(ii)    Recognition of impairment losses

An impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss if the carrying amount of an asset, or the cash-generating unit to which it belongs, exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash-generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash-generating unit (or group of units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit (or group of units) on a pro rata basis, except that the carrying value of an asset will not be reduced below its individual fair value less costs of disposal (if measurable) or value in use (if determinable).

(iii)    Reversals of impairment losses

In respect of assets other than goodwill, an impairment loss is reversed if there has been a favorable change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed.

A reversal of an impairment loss is limited to the asset's carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in prior years. Reversals of impairment losses are credited to profit or loss in the year in which the reversals are recognized.

Plant and Equipment

Items of plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from those assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the asset's employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives to the Group commencing from the time the assets is held ready for use.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write the net cost of each item of plant and equipment over their expected useful lives. The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are generally as follows:

 

 

  Class of fixed assets   Depreciation rate  
         
  Leasehold Improvements   lesser of 3-5 years or lease term  
  Office Furniture and Equipment   3-5 years  
  Motor Vehicle   5 years  

 

Gains and losses on disposal are determined by deducting the net book value of the assets from the proceeds of sale and are booked to the profit or loss in the year of disposal.

 

 

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Convertible Bonds

Convertible bonds that can be converted into ordinary shares at the option of the holder, where the number of shares to be issued is fixed, are accounted for as compound financial instruments, i.e. they contain both a liability component and an equity component.

At initial recognition the liability component of the convertible bonds is measured at fair value based on the future interest and principal payments, discounted at the prevailing market rate of interest for similar non-convertible instruments. The equity component is the difference between the initial fair value of the convertible bonds as a whole and the initial fair value of the liability component. Transaction costs that relate to the issue of a compound financial instrument are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds.

The liability component is subsequently carried at amortised cost. Interest expense recognised in profit or loss on the liability component is calculated using the effective interest method. The equity component is recognised in the capital reserve until either the bonds are converted or redeemed.

If the bonds are converted, the capital reserve, together with the carrying amount of the liability component at the time of conversion, is transferred to share capital and share premium as consideration for the shares issued. If the bonds are redeemed, the capital reserve is released directly to retained profits.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recognised at fair value. At the end of each reporting period the fair value is remeasured. The gain or loss on remeasurement to fair value is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Revenue

Revenue is recognized in accordance with IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The underlying principle is to recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of the promised goods at an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received in exchange for those goods. It also requires increased disclosures including the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows related to contracts with customers. We adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers at the beginning of 2018, and implemented new accounting policies and internal controls necessary to support its requirements. The adoption of IFRS 15 did not have any impact on our revenue recognition.

We recognize revenue upon transfer of control of the promised goods in a contract with a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products. Transfer of control occurs once the customer has the contractual right to use the product, generally upon shipment or once delivery and risk of loss has transferred to the customer. We account for a contract with customer when we have approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. We identify separated contractual performance obligations and evaluate each distinct performance obligation within a contract, whether it is satisfied at a point in time or over time. All of our performance obligations for the reported periods were satisfied at a point in time.

Revenue is allocated among performance obligations in a manner that reflects the consideration that we expect to be entitled to for the promised goods based on standalone selling prices (SSP). SSP are estimated for each distinct performance obligation and judgment may be required in their determination. The best evidence of SSP is the observable price of the product when we sell the goods separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers.

Until January 1, 2018, revenues from sales of products and services were recognized upon delivery provided that the collection of the resulting receivable was reasonably assured, there was persuasive evidence of an arrangement, no significant obligations remained and the price was fixed or determinable.

The product warranties, which in the great majority of cases includes component and functional errors, are usually granted for one year period from legal transfer of the product. For the customers, the specific warranty period and the specific warranty terms are part of the basis of the individual contract.

Warranty provisions include only standard warranty, whereas services purchased in addition to the standard warranty are included in the services contracts.

Interest Income

Revenue is recognized as interest accrues using the effective interest method.

 

 

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Recent Acquisitions

 

See "Item 4. Information on the Company - A. History and Development of the Company."

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated statements of operations by amount and as a percentage of our total operating revenues for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

  For the years ended December 31,
    2018   2017   2016
   

Amount

A$

  % of Net
Revenues
 

Amount

A$

  % of Net
Revenues
 

Amount

A$

  % of Net
Revenues
Revenues:                        
Products    1,228,485   92.8   5,600,106   97.2   13,923,337   100.0
Services   95,921   7.2   162,605   2.8   6,333   -
Total operating revenues    1,324,406   100.0   5,762,711   100.0   13,929,670   100.0
Expenses                        
Cost of sales   723,711   54.6   2,548,064   44.2   2,027,743   14.6
Employee benefit expenses   2,253,411   170.1   1,887,692   32.8   1,715,687   12.3
Depreciation and amortization expenses   2,029,373   153.2   2,021,131   35.1   2,147,231   15.4
Professional and consulting expenses   1,746,762   131.9   301,732   5.2   300,576   2.2
(Gain) / Loss on disposal of a subsidiary   (608,995)   (46)   -   -   872   -
Travel and accommodation expenses   384,184   29.0   333,503   5.8   431,282   3.1
Other operating expenses   2,010,142   151.8   1,448,960   25.1   1,728,184   12.4
Provision for impairment loss for goodwill  

 

9,953,311

 

 

751.5

  -   -   -   -
Financial costs   1,383,399   104.5   107,101   1.9   73,666   0.5
Total expenses   19,875,298   1,300.7   8,648,183   150.1   8,425,241   60.5
Operating (loss) / profit before income tax   (18,550,892)   (1,400.7)   (2,885,472)   (50.1)   5,504,429   39.5
Non-operating income                        
Interest income   21,409   1.6   3,092   0.1   2,027   -
Gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss      709,543      53.6   -   -   -   -
Fair value change in contingent consideration liability   -   -   3,953,537   68.6   -   -
Other income   469,660   35.5   434,296   7.5   107,551   0.8
Net (loss) / profit before income taxes  

 

(17,350,280)

 

 

(1,310.0)

  1,505,453   26.1   5,614,007   40.3
Income tax credit / (expense)   507,057   38.3   187,213   3.2   (2,018,939)   (14.5)
Net (loss) / profit   (16,843,223)   (1,271.8)   1,692,666   29.4   3,595,068   25.8

 

 

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Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2018 to Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

Revenue

The following table sets forth revenues by sources and the percentage of our total operating revenues for the period indicated:

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,
  2018   2017
  Amount
A$
  % of
Total
Revenues
  Amount
A$
  % of
Total
Revenues
Products              
Displays 1,166,144   88.0   2,528,885   43.9
Tablets and mobiles -   0.0   655,076   11.4
Super workstations -   0.0   1,085,416   18.8
Software 13,731   1.0   9,383   0.2
Technology solutions -   0.0   1,171,108   20.3
Audio products 48,609   3.7   54,251   0.9
Other products -   0.0   95,987   1.7
Sub-total 1,228,484   92.7   5,600,106   97.2
Services              
Conversion services 57,661   4.4   79,599   1.4
Other services 38,261   2.9   83,006   1.4
Consulting services income -   0.0   -   0.0
Sub-total 95,922   7.3   162,605   2.8
Total operating revenues 1,324,406   100.0   5,762,711   100.0

Revenues . The revenue from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was A$1,324,406 as compared to the prior year of A$5,762,711, a decrease of A$4,438,305 or 77% from the prior year. The revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 consists of the sales and distribution of 3D autostereoscopic products and sales of software, sales and distribution of audio products, and provision of conversion and other services. The significant decrease in revenue from operations in the year ended December 31, 2017 is primarily attributable to the decline in sales of mobile and tablets of A$655,076, super workstation of A$1,085,416, technology solutions of A$1,171,108 and displays of $1,362,741. We did not have any sales in mobile and tablets, super workstation and technology solution when compared to the prior year. The technology solution sales are customized solutions and comes periodically. For display products, we encountered contract manufacturing problems in 2018 which limited commercial production for 3D display products. Going forward, we have identified a major contract manufacturer for our 3D display manufacturing. In addition, we will put more focus in the sale of 3D display and video wall in 2019.

Cost of Sales . The following table sets forth cost of sales by sources of revenues by amount and as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated:

 

  Years ended December 31,
  2018   2017
  Amount
A$
  % of Net
Revenues
  Amount
A$
  % of Net
Revenues
Products 559,840   42.3   2,468,763   42.8
Services 163,871   12.4   79,301   1.4
Total cost of sales 723,711   54.7   2,548,064   44.2

 

 

Cost of sales decreased by 72% to A$723,711 in 2018 from A$2,548,064 in 2017, which primarily due to the change in product mix of the Group with more software products and technology solutions being sold in the prior year, bringing more costs of sales than that of the products sold in the current year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin. Gross profit decreased by 72% from A$3,214,647 in 2017 to A$600,695 in 2018. Our gross margin significantly decreased from 56% in 2017 to 45% in 2018, primarily due to the change in product mix of the Group with more software products and technology solutions being sold with comparatively higher profit margin than that of the products sold in the current year.

 

Fair value change in contingent consideration liability

 

This represents the change in fair value of the derivative financial instruments relating to the put option granted by the Company to the investor in MDL's Convertible Bond.

 

The amount of derivative financial instrument issued that is expected to be recognized as income after more than one year is A$126,095.

 

Provision for impairment loss of intangible assets and goodwill

 

It represents the impairment loss of goodwill in 2018.

 

 

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Other income

 

It represented primarily the government subsidy in respect of our technology development projects received for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

 

 

Expenses

 

The operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 was A$21,559,047 as compared to the prior year of A$8,648,183 an increase of A$13,306,993 or 153% from the prior year. The increase in total operating expenses was mainly attributable to provisions for impairment loss of goodwill of A$9,953,311 made during the year.

Employee benefit expenses increased by 19.3% to A$2,253,411 in 2018 from A$1,887,692 in 2017, which was primarily due to increase in the number of staff and general salary increment. As at December 31, 2018, the Group had a total of 74 staff, compared to 53 staff in the Group as at December 31, 2017. The increase of staff was primarily due to the addition of staff for GOXD operation.

The professionally and consulting expenses increased by A$1,445,030 resulting from the increase in legal and professional fees for certain corporate activities during the year including the convertible bonds, Marvel Finance Limited debt to share conversion, investor relations and fund raising fees.

Finance costs increased by A$1,276,298 from A$107,101 in 2017 to A$1,383,399 in 2018. The increase of A$1,276,298 was mainly attributable to the convertible bonds interest of amount A$930,276 and interest charged of A$396,868 in 2018 on the amounts by Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company in respect of the A$15 million owed to MFL at the beginning of 2018. A$8 million of the amount was settled by the issue of 708,500 shares to MFL on December 12, 2018.

The gain on disposal of subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2018 is related to the Company's shareholding in Yamaga Limited, Global Vantage Audio Limited, Marvel Digital (Shenzhen) Limited, Yamaga Audio Limited and Zamora Corporation, which were all disposed of in 2018. The majority of the gain of about A$521,042 was derived from the sale of Marvel Digital (Shenzhen) Limited.

 

Income tax

 

Income tax credit of A$507,057 were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 while A$102,853 and A$404,204 of current tax and deferred tax were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 which were arising primarily from the disposal of subsidiaries and the loss for the year.

 

Net Profit (Loss)

 

We recorded a net loss of A$16,843,223 for the year ended December 31, 2018 while net profit of A$1,692,666 was achieved for the year ended December 2017. The decrease was mainly due to provision for impairment losses of goodwill of A$9,953,311 in 2018. Additionally, our results were impacted by the decrease in our revenue from operating activities and increase in corporate expenses for setting up a new business stream. Included in the profit for the year ended 31 December 2017 was an amount of $3,953,537 being the fair value decrease in contingent consideration liability in relation to the acquisition of MDL.

 

 

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Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2017 to Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Revenue

The following table sets forth revenues by sources and the percentage of our total operating revenues for the period indicated:

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,
  2017   2016
  Amount
A$
  % of
Total
Revenues
  Amount
A$
  % of
Total
Revenues
Products              
Displays 2,528,885   43.9   1,252,424   9.0
Tablets and mobiles 655,076   11.4   175,021   1.3
Super workstations 1,085,416   18.8   3,273,438   23.5
Software 9,383   0.2   693,280   5.0
Technology solutions 1,171,108   20.3   8,392,512   60.2
Audio products 54,251   0.9   111,045   0.8
Other products 95,987   1.7   25,617   0.2
Subtotal 5,600,106   97.2   13,923,33   100.0
Services              
Conversion services 79,599   1.4   6,126   -
Other services 83,006   1.4   -   -
Consulting services income -   -   207   -
Subtotal 162,605   2.8   6,333   -
Total operating revenues 5,762,711   100.0   13,929,670   100.0

 

Revenues . The revenue from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 was A$5,762,711 as compared to the prior year of A$13,929,670, a decrease of A$8,166,959 or 59% from the prior year. The revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 consists of the sales and distribution of 3D autostereoscopic products and conversion equipment, sales of software and technology solutions, sales and distribution of audio products, and provision of conversion and other services. The significant decrease in revenue from operations in the year ended December 31, 2017 is primarily attributable to the one-off sales of our software and technology solutions amounting to approximately A$8,390,000 in 2016.

  

Cost of Sales . The following table sets forth cost of sales by sources of revenues by amount and as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated:

 

  Years ended December 31,
  2017   2016
  Amount
A$
  % of Net
Revenues
  Amount
A$
  % of Net
Revenues
Products 2,468,763   42.8   2,024,067   14.6
Services 79,301   1.4   3,676   -
Total cost of sales 2,548,064   44.2   2,027,743   14.6

 

Cost of sales increased by 26% to A$2,548,064 in 2017 from A$2,027,743 in 2016, which primarily due to the change in product mix of the Group with more software products and technology solutions being sold with less cost of sales than that of the products sold in the current year.

 

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

 

Gross profit decreased by 73% from A$11,901,927 in 2016 to A$3,214,647 in 2017. Our gross margin significantly decreased from 85% in 2016 to 56% in 2017, primarily due to the change in product mix of the Group with more software products and technology solutions being sold with comparatively higher profit margin than that of the products sold in the current year.

 

 

Fair value change in contingent consideration liability

 

It represented the fair value decrease in contingent consideration liability in relation to the acquisition of Marvel Digital Limited as the Company recognized the actual deferred performance fee of A$15,110,749 paid to Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company.

 

 

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Other income

 

It represented primarily the government subsidy in respect of our technology development projects received for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2017 to Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Expenses

 

The operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 was A$8,648,183 as compared to the prior year of A$8,425,241 an increase of A$222,942 or 3% from the prior year. The increase in total operating expenses was mainly attributable to the increase of A$172,005 in employee related costs as a result of general salary increment.

 

Employee benefit expenses increased by 10% to A$1,887,692 in 2017 from A$1,715,687 in 2016, which was primarily due to general salary increment. As at December 31, 2017, the Group had a total of 53 staff, compared to 74 staff in the Group as at December 31, 2016. The decrease of staff was primarily due to restructuring of the Group in late 2017.

 

The loss on disposal of subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2016 is related to the Company's shareholding in Conco International Co., Limited which was disposed in March 2016.

 

Income tax

 

A deferred tax benefit of A$187,213 was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2017 which were arising primarily from the recognition of tax effect of temporary differences. While an income tax expense of A$2,018,939 consisted of A$1,052,266 and A$966,673 of current tax and deferred tax were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2016 which were arising primarily from the increase of taxable profit and the recognition of tax effect of temporary differences.

 

Net Profit

 

We recorded a net profit of A$1,692,666 and A$3,595,068 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in our revenue from operating activities and increase in corporate expenses for setting up a new business stream. Included in the profit for the year ended 31 December 2017 was an amount of $3,953,537 being the fair value decrease in contingent consideration liability in relation to the acquisition of MDL.

 

 

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Inflation and Seasonality

Management believes inflation has not had a material impact on our operations or financial condition and that our operations are not currently subject to seasonal influences.

New, Revised or Amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations

 

The Group has applied the following standards and amendments for first time in their annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2018:

 

•   IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and associated Amending Standards

 

The Standard will be applicable retrospectively (subject to the comment on hedge accounting below) and includes revised requirements for the classification and measurement of financial instruments, revised recognition and derecognition requirements for financial instruments and simplified requirements for hedge accounting.

 

Key changes made to this standard that may affect the Group on initial application include certain simplifications to the classification of financial assets, simplifications to the accounting of embedded derivatives, and the irrecoverable election to recognize gains and losses on investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading in other comprehensive income.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

•   IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, effective as of January 1, 2018, supersedes IAS 11 Construction Contracts, IAS 18 Revenue and related Interpretations and it applies, with limited exceptions, to all revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard establishes a five-step model to account for revenue arising from contracts with customers and requires that revenue be recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer.

 

Management evaluated the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 15 and applied the five-step model in order to reassess its revenue recognition criteria. Beginning January 1, 2018, management implemented the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 15.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

•   IFRS 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration

 

Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration addresses how to determine the 'date of the transaction' when applying IAS 21. It is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

 

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New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

 

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations issued by the IASB which are not yet mandatorily applicable to the Group have not been applied in preparing these consolidated financial statements. Those which may be relevant to the Group are set out as below. The Group does not plan to adopt these standards early.

 

•   IFRS 16 Leases

 

IFRS 16 Leases was issued in January 2016 and is effective as of January 1, 2019, replacing IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases-Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions for lessees - leases of 'low-value' assets (e.g., personal computers) and short-term leases (i.e., leases with a lease term of 12 months or less). At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognise a liability to make lease payments (i.e., the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e., the right-of-use asset). Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset.

 

Management is currently evaluating the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 16 and its impact for the Group.

 

•   IFRS 23 Uncertainty Over Income Tax Treatments

 

IFRIC 23 Uncertainty Over Income Tax Treatments clarifies how to apply the recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12 when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. It is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted.

 

Management evaluated the new guidelines introduced by IFRIC 23 and did not identify any material impact for the Group.

 

There are no other standards or interpretations not yet effective that could have a material impact on the Group's financial statements.

 

 

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B.   Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, our operations have mainly been financed through the issuance of equity securities. Additional funding has come through shareholder advances and short-term investments. We have incurred significant losses since our inception until 2015. For the past 3 years, we have recorded loss of A$16,843,223, profit of A$1,692,666, and profit of A$3,595,068 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 respectively.

Equity Issuances

The following table summarizes our issuance of ordinary shares for cash or from the conversion debts. We did not issue shares for share-based payments, executive and employee compensation in the last 3 fiscal years.

 

    Fiscal
Year
    Number of
Shares*
    Net Proceeds
                (in A$)
Issuance of new shares     2013       580,000*       3,480,000
Share issuance in respect of payment to a consultant     2013       16,666*       100,000
Share issuance in respect of acquisition of subsidiaries     2015       175,926*       5,277,804
Share issuance for payment to consultant     2018       25,275       491,750
Share issuance for debts     2018       708,500       8,000,000

    * On post reverse split of 30 for 1

Capital Requirements

As of December 31, 2018, we had cash and cash equivalents of A$619,705 and trade receivables of A$1,086,161. Our trade receivable balance significantly decreased as compared to A$2,489,235 as of December 31, 2017, was attributable to the decrease in sales in 2018. We anticipate that our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months based on our budget and forecasted revenue. However, our forecast of the period through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms or not realize our anticipated operating and sales plans, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue our 3D developments or our operations.

 

 

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:

 

    Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
    2018   2017   2016
    A$   A$   A$
Net cash inflows / (outflows) in operating activities   (6,858,433)   4,864,308   (1,209,052)
Net cash (outflows) / inflows in investing activities   (3,319,768)   (2,189,991)   (4,045,261)
Net cash outflows by financing activities   8,638,582   (1,579,552)   (444,707)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash   equivalents   (1,539,619)   1,094,765   (5,699,020)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   89,252   (61,658)   (147,211)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   2,070,072   1,036,965   6,883,196
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   619,705   2,070,072   1,036,965

 

Net cash (outflows)/inflows in operating activities was A$(6,858,433), A$4,864,308 and A$(1,209,052) during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Net cash outflows in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2018 was mainly to the decrease in revenue. Net cash inflows in operating activities significantly increased during the year ended December 31, 2017 were attributable to the receipts from customers on sale of software and technology solutions.

Net cash outflows in investing activities were A$(3,319,768), A$(2,189,991) and A$(4,045,261) during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Net cash outflows in investing activities during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was primarily attributable to the payments for acquisition of various patents and intangible assets, and development costs incurred for various on-going technology projects.

Net cash inflows/(outflows) in financing activities was A$8,638,582, A$(1,579,552) and (A$444,707) during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Net cash inflows in financing activities during the years ended December 31, 2018 are attributable to the share issuance of subsidiaries and convertible bond issuance by a subsidiary. Net cash outflows in financing activities during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are attributable to the repayment of advances to related parties and bank borrowings.

We had cash and bank balance of A$619,705, A$2,070,072 and A$1,036,965 as at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 respectively. Cash and bank balance as at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were consisted of A$1,514,215, A$2,860,014 and A$1,820,994 of cash and bank balances, and A$(894,510), A$(789,942) and A$(784,029) of bank overdraft, respectively.

 

C.    Research and Development, Patents and Licenses

For the 3 years ended December 31, 2018, we have employed 10, 10 and 8 staff, respectively, in the research and development of 3D autostereoscopic technology and we incur annual staffing costs of approximately A$716,000, A$764,000 and A$926,000 during the respective years. We also have company sponsored research with certain universities and research institutes as discussed in Item 4. Information of the Company under Research and Developments, which also includes a cooperation agreement with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Institute (ASTRI) to establish the ASTRI-Marvel Digital Joint Research and Development Center, focusing on research and development of advanced technology in 3D imaging, as announced on June 20, 2016.

 

D.    Trend Information

We are still a young company and it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy the outcome of our business in the future. Our operations is mainly dependent on further development and commercialization of our technologies.

 

E.    Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

During fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

 

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F.    Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

 

As of December 31, 2018 our contractual obligations were as set forth below:

 

    Payments Due by Period
    Total   Less than
1 year
  1-3 years   3-5 years   More than 5 years
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
Contractual Obligations                    
                     
Bank Borrowings   894,510   894,510   -   -   -
Operating Lease Obligations   1,333,260   585,988   747,272   -   -
Total   2,227,770   1,480,498   747,272   -   -

 

 

The Group had internal capital commitments for the investments in one PRC subsidiaries of approximately A$3,189,000.

 

 

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ITEM 6.   DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

A.   Directors and Senior Management

The following table sets forth our directors and senior management and the positions they held as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F. All of our directors and senior management may be contacted at our registered office located at Level 7, 420 King William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.

 

Name       Position
Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE (2)       Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Man-Chung CHAN (1) (3) (4)       Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Wuhua ZHANG (1) (2) (6)       Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Lawrence CHEN (1) (7)       Independent Non-Executive Director
Con UNERKOV (5)       Non-Executive Director
Cecil HO (10)       Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary
Dr. Chang Yuen CHAN (1) (2) (8)       Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Wilton Timothy Carr INGRAM (3)       Independent Non-Executive Director
George YATZIS (9)       Company Secretary
William King To NG       R&D Project Director
Lu Xia       Corporate Services Executive

 

   
(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(3) Mr. Wilton Timothy Carr INGRAM was the Chairman of Audit Committee for the year until his resignation as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee on December 31, 2018. On the same date, Dr. Man-Chung CHAN was appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee
(4) Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(5) Mr. Con Unerkov resigned as a non-executive director on May 30, 2018 and was appointed as CEO in April 2019
(6) Mr. Wuhua Zhang was appointed as a director on August 13, 2018
(7) Mr. Lawrence Chen was appointed as a director on December 1, 2018
(8) Dr. Chang Yuen Chan resigned as an Independent Non-Executive Director on February 11, 2019. He also resigned as a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee on the same date
(9) Mr. George Yatzis resigned as the Company Secretary on March 13, 2019, Mr. Yatzis was also the interim CFO for the period from October 10, 2018 to March 13, 2019
(10) Mr. Cecil Ho was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and joint Company Secretary on March 15, 2019

Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE ("Dr. Lee"), aged 66, is a seasoned businessman with significant experience in the Hong Kong and Chinese digital advertising market sector and technology development. Over the past 17 years, Dr. Lee has extensive working experience in technology management and 3D autostereoscopy. During these years, he has also invested in many technology startups and incubated them into successful companies.

 

Dr. Lee received his Bachelor of Applied Science in civil engineering in 1977 from the University of British Columbia, B.C., Canada. He obtained his training in structural design in Hong Kong after his graduation. In 1982, he became a member of the Institute of Structural Engineers (MIStructE.) and subsequently he obtained his Chartered Engineer title from the Engineering Council of the United Kingdom. In 2004, Dr. Lee finished his Master of Technology Management degree at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His major study is technology management. After that, he joined Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an engineering doctoral student conducting research in knowledge management discipline. His major research is organizing information through his newly developed semantic search engine. In 2011, Dr. Lee had been conferred the degree of Doctor of Engineering. In 2014, he was appointed as professor for City College of Vocational Technology in Wuxi, China. In the same year, Dr. Lee was elected by the Council of the Association to be the Senior Fellowship of Asia College of Knowledge Management.

 

Dr. Lee was awarded the Scientific and Technological Innovation Awards by China Radio & TV Equipment Association (CRTA) for outstanding individuals in 2013 and 2016. In 2015, he was awarded Asian Social Caring Leadership Award by Social Enterprise Research Institution. In the same year, Enterprise Asia conferred the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award to Dr. Lee for his outstanding and exemplary achievement in entrepreneurship.

 

Dr. Lee has extensive business experience, academic background and business network including through his work in the community to lead the Group to new height in the coming future.

 

 

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Dr. Man-Chung CHAN ("Dr. MC Chan"), aged 60, graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1980 in Philosophy and Government & Public Administration. He received his PhD in Computer Science from La Trobe University in Australia. From 1988 till 1994, he taught Computer Science at University of New South Wales. From 1994, he has worked with the Computing Department of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. MC Chan was a computational logician and lately he worked in the broad field of knowledge management, artificial intelligence and intellectual property of computing. He founded the Institute of Systems Management in 2003. He has extensive working relationship with municipal government of Jiangsu, Hubei and Henan provinces in China.

Mr. Wuhua ZHANG ("Mr. Zhang"), aged 44, is a businessman with significant experience in the electronics industry with a specialty in the semiconductors product field. Mr. Zhang holds a Masters of Technology Management and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electronic Engineering. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in product and engineering management, product marketing and sales which was attained during his career as an Account Executive at ST Microelectronics (Shenzhen) Company and as a Key Account Manager at Philips Semiconductors. Mr. Zhang's primary responsibilities in those roles was to drive distribution sales for semiconductor products in China and discover any key new opportunities.

Mr. Lawrence CHEN ("Mr. Chen"), aged 59, has 10+ years experience in business management, and technology transfer. Mr. Chen migrated to Australia in the late 1980 where he furthered his study in Western Sydney University, and he then went back to China in 2007 and started his career in technology transfer. He was appointed as deputy director in a system management institute in Jiangyin China in 2008 and was working on setting up different technology projects. Notable projects included involving animation and software enhancement of motion movies. With his extensive experiences and professional knowledge, he is now working in Australia as Deputy General Manager for Asia Pacific Resource Enterprises Corporation since 2017.

Mr. Con UNERKOV ("Mr. Unerkov"), aged 50, is an Australian based businessman and former Director and CEO of the Company, re-joins the Company with more than 25 years of local and international senior executive experience. Throughout his career, Mr. Unerkov has worked as an executive and chief executive officer for a number of companies both in the private and public sectors. He has significant experience in the financial markets with a focus on structuring, M&A and corporate financing for both private and public companies, simultaneously providing parallel guidance for companies to gain market recognition, shareholder value and liquidity. Mr. Unerkov resigned as a director on May 30, 2018 and he re-joined the Company as the CEO in April 2019.

Mr. Cecil HO ('Mr. Ho"), aged 58, brings to IMTE nearly 30 years of financial management experience in both public and private companies. He most recently served as the CFO for Asia Times Holdings Limited, an online news publication in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Mr. Ho held various senior finance positions in public companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In his roles, Mr. Ho excelled in strategy execution, shareholder value creation and risk management. Mr. Ho is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA). Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Mr. Wilton Timothy Carr INGRAM (Mr. Ingram), aged 72, has operated his own Company since 1975 engaged in various fields, including corporate advice and marketing in Australia and Hong Kong. In 1998, Mr. Ingram established, with Australian partners, a venture capital business, Momentum Ventures Funds Limited in Melbourne Australia. The fund invests in companies such as Engenic Pty Ltd (Bio Technology business), CRX Pty Ltd (Communication technology business), Bentic Limited (Deep Water Drilling Company in the US and world-wide), and Paniva Pty Ltd (Corporate Education Business world-wide). Since 1990, Mr. Ingram has invested and developed resorts in the Philippines such as the Friday's Boracay and Oasis Hotel, as well as commercial buildings in Makati, Manila in partnership with First Pacific Group which is listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Ingram resigned as director and chairman of the audit committee on December 31, 2018.

Dr. Chang Yuen CHAN ("Dr. CY Chan"), aged 53, graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a PhD in computer simulation and holds a LLB from the Manchester Metropolitan University. Dr. CY Chan is employed as a project manager at the Partner State Key Laboratory in ultra-precision machining technology working as one of the key project investigators. His main research interests are in light-field imaging, bionic vision, nano-machining mechanics, adaptive control and compensation, and the design of lubricating components for ultra-precision machining. Dr. CY Chan also has expertise in the areas of optical design and computer simulation and is also proficient in software development. He joins the Board as an advisor in the areas of technology evaluation and strategic decision making. Dr. CY Chan resigned from the Board on February 11, 2019.

Mr. George YATZIS ("Mr. Yatzis"), aged 42, has served as our Company Secretary since November 9, 2015 until his resignation on March 13, 2019. Mr. Yatzis was also the interim CFO for the period from October 10, 2018 to March 13, 2019. Mr. Yatzis has worked and held Company Secretary roles in a number of Public Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX"). He is currently a partner at global accounting firm BDO, working in the Adelaide office. Mr. Yatzis supports the board of directors in respect to all administrative and compliance matters relating to the Australian Securities Exchange. Mr. Yatzis has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide. He is also a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ("CAANZ").

 

 

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Dr. William King To NG ("Dr. Ng"), aged 47, has served as our R&D Project Director since April 2013. He has more than ten years of experience in the 3D photography, auto-stereoscopic display and 3D TVs. Starting in 2003, Dr. Ng was a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include visual communication, image-based rendering, and video transmission. He has published more than 30 papers in international journals and conferences. Dr. Ng has a Doctor of Philosophy degree and a Master of Philosophy degree in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE).

Ms. Lu XIA ("Ms. Xia"), aged 33, is our corporate services executive. Ms. Xia most recently was the executive in charge of our audio production division. Ms. Xia has worked for the Group since 2013 initially in the display division and then in business development. Ms. Xia has over 6 years of experience working in the audio and display industry, corporate affairs and general consulting. Ms. Xia has a Master of Science degree from Northeastern University and a Bachelor Degree of Arts from Shenzhen University in China.

There are no orders, judgments, or decrees of any governmental agency or administrator, or of any court of competent jurisdiction, revoking or suspending for cause any license, permit or other authority to engage in the securities business or in the sale of a particular security or temporarily or permanently restraining any of our officers or directors from engaging in or continuing any conduct, practice or employment in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, or convicting such person of any felony or misdemeanor involving a security, or any aspect of the securities business or of theft or of any felony. Nor are any of the officers or directors of any corporation or entity affiliated with us so enjoined.

There are no family relationships among any of our officers and directors.

 

 

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B.   Compensation

Remuneration Principles

Remuneration of all executive and non-executive directors and officers is determined by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

We are committed to remunerating senior executives and executive directors in a manner that is market-competitive and consistent with "Best Practice" including the interests of shareholders. Remuneration packages are based on fixed and variable components, determined by the executives' position, experience and performance, and may be satisfied via cash or equity.

Non-executive directors are remunerated out of the aggregate amount approved by shareholders and at a level that is consistent with industry standards. Non-executive directors do not receive performance based bonuses and prior shareholder approval is required to participate in any issue of equity. No retirement benefits are payable other than statutory superannuation, if applicable.

Our remuneration policy is based on our financial performance and on success of our development and commercializing of our technologies into products or solutions.

We envisage our performance, in terms of earnings, will indicate the success of our research and development. Shareholder wealth reflects this speculative and volatile market sector for technology companies.

The purpose of a performance bonus is to reward individual performance in line with our objectives. Consequently, performance based remuneration is paid to an individual where the individual's performance clearly contributes to a successful outcome. This is regularly measured in respect of performance against key performance indicators.

We use a variety of key performance indicators to determine achievement, depending on the role of the executive being assessed. These include:

 

    Successful in achieving sales targets,
    Successful contract negotiations,
    Achievement of research project milestones within scheduled time and/or budget, and
    Our share price reaching a targeted level on the ASX/NASDAQ over a period of time.

 

Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth all of the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each individual who served as directors in fiscal 2018.

 

 

    Short-term Benefits   Post Employment   Share-based   Total
        Benefits   Payments    
    Salary &   Other   Super-   Retirement   Shares   Options    
    Fees       annulation   Benefits            
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee   -   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   -
Dr. Man-Chung Chan   12,000   N/A   N/A N/A   N/A N/A   12,000
Dr. Chang Yuen Chan (5)   12,000   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   12,000
Wuhua Zhang (1)   6,871   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   6,871
Lawrence Chen (2)   1,500   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   1,500
Wilton Timothy Carr Ingram (3)   30,000   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   30,000
Con Unerkov (4)   5,000   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   5,000
Total   67,371   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   67,371

 

   
(1) Mr. Wuhua Zhang was appointed as a director on August 13, 2018.
(2) Mr. Lawrence Chen was appointed as a director on December 1, 2018.
(3) Mr. Wilton Timothy Carr INGRAM resigned as a director on December 31, 2018.
(4) Mr. Con Unerkov resigned as a non-executive director on May 30, 2018.
(5) Dr. Chang Yuen Chan resigned as a director on February 11, 2019.

 

Service Agreements

All the directors have formal letters of appointment in place that have been executed which outline their roles and responsibilities. The agreements with the Company have no fixed term and the directors' position can be terminated with cause without notice, and subject to the Company's Constitution. The letters of appointment executed do not provide for any termination payment to directors in the event of being terminated or removed from their positions. Our director, Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee has employment agreement with the Group. The employment can be terminated immediately for serious misconduct, and for all other cases, a 3-6 months' notice period. Please refer to the executive compensation table for details on director individual remuneration.

Employee Share Option Plan

The Company currently does not have an Employee Share Option Plan.

 

Pension and Retirement Benefits

 

There was no amount set aside or accrued by the Group to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits as at December 31, 2018 as these amounts were expensed and paid as of this date.

 

 

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C.   Board Practices

Introduction

Our Board of Directors is elected by and accountable to our shareholders. It currently consists of five directors, the executive Chairman and four non-executive directors. The Chairman of our Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the Board of Directors and its functions.

Election of Directors

Directors are elected at our annual general meeting of shareholders. Under our Constitution, a director, other than a managing director, must not hold office for more than three years or beyond the third annual general meeting following his appointment (whichever is the longer period) without submitting himself for re-election. Our Board of Directors has the power to appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional director (provided that the total number of directors does not exceed the maximum allowed by law), and any director so appointed may hold office only until the next annual general meeting when he or she shall be eligible for election.

Corporate Governance

ASX Corporate Governance Principles

Pursuant to an exception available to FPIs, we, as a Australian company, are not required to comply with the corporate governance practices followed by U.S. companies under NASDAQ listing standards. In Australia there are no defined corporate governance structures and practices that must be observed by a company listed on Nasdaq. The practices we follow in lieu of NASDAQ's corporate governance requirements is the ASX Best Practice Guide published by the ASX Corporate Governance Council. The Guide contains what are called the Recommendations which articulate eight core principles which are intended to provide a reference point for companies about their corporate governance structure and practices. It is not mandatory to follow the Recommendations. We believe that our established practices in the area of corporate governance are in line with the spirit of the NASDAQ standards and provide adequate protection to our shareholders. We believe that we are in material compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Principles. Set forth below are material provisions of the ASX corporate Governance Principles together with the reasons, where applicable, for variation therefrom.

 

1. Lay solid foundations for management and oversight. Companies should establish and disclose the respective roles and responsibilities of board and management.

 

2. Structure the Board to add value. Companies should have a board of an effective composition, size, and commitment to adequately discharge its responsibilities and duties. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we varied from the Recommendations in the following area:

 

  a) No formal performance evaluation of the Board was conducted for the year ended December 31, 2017 as the Board believes that we are not of a size, nor are our financial affairs of such complexity, to warrant such an exercise. The Board recognizes the importance of performance evaluations and will continually assess the necessity and timing of future performance evaluation.

 

3. Act ethically and responsibly . Companies should actively promote ethical and responsible decision-making.

 

4. Safeguard integrity in financial reporting. Companies should have a structure to independently verify and safeguard the integrity of their financial reporting.

 

5. Make timely and balanced disclosure. Companies should promote timely and balanced disclosure of all material matters concerning the compliance.

 

6. Respect the rights of security holders. Companies should respect the rights of shareholders and facilitate the effective exercise of those rights.

 

7. Recognize and manage risk. Companies should establish a sound system of risk oversight and management and internal control.

 

8. Remunerate fairly and responsibly. Companies should ensure that the level and composition of remuneration is sufficient and reasonable and that its relationship to performance is clear.

 

 

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Non-Executive and Independent Directors

Australian law does not require a company to appoint a certain number of independent directors to its board of directors or audit committee. However, under the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, that a listed company have a majority of independent directors on its board of directors and that the audit committee be comprised of independent directors. Our Board of Directors currently have four directors, of which three are non-executive directors within the meaning of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, and our audit committee consists of such three non-executive directors. Accordingly, we currently comply with the Recommendations.

Under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, in general a majority of our Board of Directors must qualify as independent directors within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and our audit committee must have at least three members and be comprised only of independent directors, each of whom satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of NASDAQ and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board of Directors does not have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. The Board of Directors does meet regularly and independent directors are expected to attend all such meetings. Our practices are consistent with the Recommendations, in that the Recommendations do not provide that independent directors should meet separately from the Board of Directors.

Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Dr. Man-Chung Chan, Wuhua Zhang and Lawrence Chan qualifies as an independent director under the requirements of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee . NASDAQ Marketplace Rules require us to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members, each of whom is financially literate and satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise at senior levels within a company.

Our Audit Committee assists our Board of Directors in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our independent public accountants' qualifications and independence, and independent public accountants, and such other duties as may be directed by our Board of Directors. The Audit Committee is also required to assess risk management.

Our Audit Committee currently consists of three board members, each of whom satisfies the "independence" requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and ASX Rules. Our Audit Committee is currently composed of Dr. Man-Chung Chan, Wuhua Zhang and Lawrence Chan. Dr. Man-Chung Chan is the chairman of the audit committee. The audit committee meets at least two times per year.

Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Our Board of Directors has established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee, which is comprised by majority of independent directors, within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for reviewing the salary, incentives and other benefits of our directors, senior executive officers and employees, and to make recommendations on such matters for approval by our Board of Directors. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is also responsible for overseeing and advising our Board of Directors about the adoption of policies that govern our compensation programs. Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee, Dr. Man-Chung Chan and Wuhua Zhang are the current members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Dr. Man-Chung Chan and Wuhua Zhang each qualifies as an "independent director" within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. Dr. Man-Chung Chan is the chairman of this committee.

 

 

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Corporate Governance Requirements Arising from Our U.S. Listing - the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC Rules and the Nasdaq Capital Market Marketplace Rules

Our shares will be quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as related new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, require companies which are considered to be foreign private issuers in the U.S, such as us, to comply with various corporate governance practices. In addition, Nasdaq has made certain changes to its corporate governance requirements for companies that are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. These changes allow us to follow Australian "home country" corporate governance practices in lieu of the otherwise applicable Nasdaq corporate governance standards, as long as we disclose each requirement of Rule 5600 that we do not follow and describe the home country practice we follow in lieu of the relevant Nasdaq corporate governance standards. We intend to take all actions necessary to maintain compliance with applicable corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, rules adopted by the SEC and listing standards of Nasdaq. We follow Australian corporate governance practices in lieu of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules in respect of:

 

    Nasdaq requirement under Rule 5620(c) that a quorum consist of holders of 33 1/3% of the outstanding ordinary shares - In Australia, we do not have an express requirement that each listed company have a quorum of any particular number of the outstanding ordinary shares, but instead allow a listed issuer to establish its own quorum requirements. Our quorum is currently two persons who are entitled to vote. We believe this quorum requirement is consistent with the requirements in Australia and is appropriate and typical of generally accepted business practices in Australia.

 

    The Nasdaq requirements under Rules 5605(b)(1) and (2) relating to director independence, including the requirements that a majority of the board of directors must be comprised of independent directors and that independent directors must have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present -The Nasdaq and ASX definitions of what constitute an independent director are not identical and the requirements relating to the roles and obligations of independent directors are not identical. In Australia, unlike Nasdaq, permits an issuer to establish its own materiality threshold for determining whether a transaction between a director and an issuer affects the director's status as independent and it does not require that a majority of the issuer's board of directors be independent, as long as the issuer publicly discloses this fact. In addition, in Australia, it is not required that the independent directors have regularly scheduled meeting at which only independent directors are present. We believe that our Board composition is consistent with the requirements in Australia and that it is appropriate and typical of generally accepted business practices in Australia.

 

    The Nasdaq requirements under Rule 5605(c)(1) and (2) relating to the composition of the audit committee and the audit committee charter - The Nasdaq and Australia's Recommendations on audit committee requirements are not identical. Moreover, differences in the requirements of Nasdaq and Australia's Recommendation also arise because of the differences in the definitions of who constitutes an independent director, as discussed above. We have an audit committee and audit committee charter that are consistent with the requirements of the Australia Recommendation and which we believe are appropriate and typical of generally accepted business practices in Australia.

 

    The Nasdaq requirements under Rules 5605(d) that compensation of an issuer's officers must be determined, or recommended to the Board for determination, either by a majority of the independent directors, or a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors, and that director nominees must either be selected, or recommended for the Board's selection, either by a majority of the independent directors, or a nomination committee comprised solely of independent directors. The Nasdaq compensation committee requirements are not identical to the Australia's remuneration and nomination committee requirements. We have established a remuneration committee consisting of a majority of independent directors and an independent chairperson, or publicly disclose that it has not done so. We have a Nomination and Remuneration Committee that is consistent with the requirements in Australia and which we believe is appropriate and typical of generally accepted business practices in Australia.

Directors' Service Contracts

For details of directors' service contracts providing for benefits upon termination of employment, see "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees - B. Compensation - Service Agreements."

 

 

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our Constitution provides that, we may indemnify a person who is, or has been, an officer of our company, to the full extent permissible by law, out of our property against any liability incurred by such person as an officer in defending proceedings, whether civil or criminal, and whatever their outcome.

In addition, our Constitution provides that to the extent permitted by law, we may pay, or agree to pay, a premium in respect of a contract insuring a person who is or has been an officer of our company or one of our subsidiaries against any liability:

 

    incurred by the person in his or her capacity as an officer of our company or a subsidiary of our company, and

 

    for costs and expenses incurred by that person in defending proceedings relating to that person acting as an officer of IMTE, whether civil or criminal, and whatever their outcome.

 

We maintain a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy. We have established a policy for the indemnification of our directors and officers against certain liabilities incurred as a director or officer, including costs and expenses associated in successfully defending legal proceedings.

 

D.    Employees

As of December 31, 2016, we had 74 employees. Of such employees, 3 were employed in administration and management located in the Australia, 12 employees in finance, administration and management located in the Hong Kong and 29 employees in operations located in Hong Kong, 8 employees in finance, administration and management located in the China and 22 employees in operations located in China.

As of December 31, 2017, we had 53 employees. Of such employees, 3 were employed in administration and management located in the Australia, 11 employees in finance, administration and management located in the Hong Kong and 23 employees in operations located in Hong Kong, 7 employees in finance, administration and management located in the China and 9 employees in operations located in China.

As of December 31, 2018, we had 74 employees. Of such employees, 2 were employed in administration located in the Australia, 19 employees in finance, administration and management located in the Hong Kong and 27 employees in operations located in Hong Kong, 8 employees in finance, administration and management located in the China and 18 employees in operations located in China.

Each of our full-time employees enters into an employment agreement. We also engage part-time employees from time to time. We may only terminate the employment of any of our employees in accordance with the relevant employee's contract of employment.

Our standard contract of employment for full time and part-time employees provides that we can terminate the employment of an employee without notice for serious misconduct or with between one to three months' notice without cause (as set out in the relevant employee's contract of employment). We can terminate the employment of a casual employee without notice. For a summary of the key terms of employment of each of our senior management, see "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees - B. Compensation - Service Agreements."

 

E.    Share Ownership

Beneficial Ownership of Senior Management and Directors

The beneficial ownership of senior management and directors are set out in Item 7 (A).

 

 

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ITEM 7.    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A.   Major Shareholders

The following table sets forth information regarding shares of our common stock beneficially owned as of December 31, 2018 by: (i) each of our directors; (ii) all the directors as a group; and (iii) each person known by us to beneficially own five percent or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock, on a post-reverse split basis.

 
Name/Address (1)   Common
Stock
Common
Stock
Options Exercisable Within
60 Days
Common
Stock
Purchase Warrants/ Convertible
Note
Exercisable Within
60 Days
Total Stock
and Stock
Based Holdings (1)


%

Ownership (2)

---------------------------   --------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ -----------------
             
Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee (3) (10)   2,201,412 - - 2,,201,412 65.18%
Wilton Timothy Carr Ingram (7)   - - - - -
Dr. Man-Chung Chan (3)   - - - - -
Dr. Chang Yuen Chan (4)   - - - - -
Wuhua Zhang (8)   - - - - -
Lawrence Chen (9)   - - - - -
Con Unerkov (5) (6)   - - - - -
All officers and directors as a Group (5 Persons)   2,201,412 - - 2,201,412 65.18%
Marvel Finance Limited (10)   2,201,412 - - 2,201,412 65.18%
             
             
  Notes:
 (1) Except as otherwise indicated, based on information furnished by the owners, we believe that the beneficial owners listed above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and to the information contained in the footnotes to this table. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of the beneficial owner is c/o Integrated Media Technology Limited at 7/F., Siu On Center, 188 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
(2) For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding common stocks held by each person or group of persons named above, any shares that such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days are deemed outstanding but are not deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or group. As of the date of the table above, there were 3,377,386 outstanding shares of our common stock and there was no options, warrants, and convertible notes outstanding entitling the holders to purchase any shares of our common stock owned by officers and/or directors of the Company.

(3)

(4)

(5)

A director of the Company as at December 31, 2015.

Appointed as a director of the Company on March 22, 2016 and resigned on February 11, 2019.

Appointed as a director of the Company on April 28, 2016 and resigned on May 30, 2018.

(6) The person holds less than one percent of the shares in the Company.
(7) Appointed as a director of the Company on April 28, 2016 and resigned as a director on December 31, 2018.
(8) Appointed as a director of the Company on August 13, 2018.
(9) Appointed as a director of the Company on December 1, 2018.
(10) Marvel Finance Limited, a company wholly owned and controlled by Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee, was issued with 708,500 shares during the year and as at December 31, 2018 and the date of this report held 2,201,412 shares of the Company.
                   

 

As of April 18, 2019, we had 278,042 shares of our Common Stock held by 249 shareholders in our share registrar in Australia, the host county and we had 3,099,344 shares of our Common Stock held by 25 shareholders in our share registrar in USA.

 

The Company is not aware that it is directly owned or controlled by another corporation, any foreign government or any other natural or legal person(s) severally or jointly. The Company is not aware of any arrangement, the operation of which may result in a change of control of the Company.

 

 

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B.   Related Party Transactions

 

The following related party transactions, other than employment matters and indemnification agreements between our directors and executive officers on the one hand and IMTE on the other, occurred during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 which are highlighted in the consolidated financial statements.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018

 

During the year, the Group had the following related party transactions:

 

a)  Revenue received from related parties of A$41,291

b)  Purchases of plant and equipment from related parties of A$512,561

c)  Services fees paid of a related party of A$595,645

d)  Finance costs charged of A$396,868 by the ultimate holding company

e)  Company secretarial, taxation service and interim CFO fee totalling A$117,663 paid to a company where our former Company Secretary George Yatzis is a partner

 

During the year, on December 12, 2018 the shareholders of the Company approved the settlement of A$8,000,000 debt owed to MFL by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company. As at December 31, 2108, MFL owns 2,201,412 shares, representing approximately 65.18% in the Company and is the ultimate controlling party of the Group.

 

During the year, a Group company GOXD Technology Limited entered into a loan agreement to lend A$1,085,820 (HK$6,000,000) to Marvel Finance Limited, its parent company. The loan bears interest at 10% per annum, unsecured and payable on September 30, 2019. The Company accrued interest income of A$19,933 during the year. As at December 31, 2018, Marvel Finance Limited owed to the Group A$904,850 (HK$ 5,000,000) in respect of the loan.

 

During the year, on December 1, 2018, a Group company entered into a loan agreement with Oakridge (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited, a company owned and controlled by Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE, where the Group borrowed of A$1,664,924 (HK$9,200,000) from Oakridge (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and repayable on September 30, 2019.

 

During the year the Company used a 3,000 sq feet administrative and accounting office in Hong Kong rent free. This office belongs to the family of Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee. There is no written lease agreement, but a general understanding that there will be a 3 months notice period to vacate this office. The Company's responsibility is to pay for the utilities.

 

During the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2018, the unsecured bank overdraft and bank borrowings are personally guaranteed by our director, Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE. No charge has been requested for this guarantee.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017

 

During the year, the Group had the following related party transactions:

 

a)  Sales of products of A$2,070,866 to related parties

b)  Purchase of products of A$85,242 from related parties

c)  Service fees paid of A$16,895 to a related party

d)  Interest charged of A$61,066 by the ultimate holding company

e)  Company secretarial and service fees paid of A$5,250 to related parties

 

During the year, the Group incurred expenditure of A$31,538 (excluding GST) to BDO Administration (SA) Pty Ltd in respect to company secretarial and taxation services. George Yatzis, Company Secretary of IMT is a director of BDO Administration (SA) Pty Ltd.

 

During the year ended 31 December 2017, the unsecured bank overdraft and bank borrowings are personally guaranteed by our director, Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE. No charge has been requested for this guarantee.

 

 

 

C.   Interests of Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

A.   Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 are included in Item 18 of this annual report on Form 20-F.

Legal Proceedings

We are not involved in any significant legal, arbitration or governmental proceedings. We are not aware of any pending significant legal, arbitration or governmental proceedings with respect to IMTE.

Dividend Distribution Policy

We have never paid cash dividends to our shareholders. We intend to retain future earnings for use in our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. Any future dividend policy will be determined by the Board of Directors and will be based upon various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, current and anticipated cash needs, future prospects, contractual restrictions and other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

B.   Significant Changes

 

On November 23, 2017, our major shareholder, Marvel Finance Limited, informed the Company that it had entered into a conditional share swap agreement with Vantage Ultimate Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharing Economy International Inc. (Nasdaq: SEII) being 1,348,241 fully paid ordinary shares at a price of US$10.00 per IMTE share (valuing the parcel of shares at US$13,482,410). In consideration for the transfer, Vantage Ultimate Limited shall arrange for SEII to issue and allocate a certain number of its ordinary voting shares, representing 19.5% of the then issued share capital of SEII, and a 5 year interest free promissory note with a principal amount of US$11,482,410 to MFL. The agreement is subject to various conditions, including entry into a definitive agreement satisfactory to the parties and legal and financial due diligence on or before February 28, 2018. On March 1, 2018, MFL has indicated as the timeline has ended on February 2018, the conditional share swap agreement has lapsed pursuant to its terms therein.

 

On January 12, 2018, the Group entered into the following agreements in connection with the issue of a HK$23 million (equivalent to approximately AU$3.8 million) Convertible Bonds (the "Convertible Bonds"): (i) Subscription Agreement between Marvel Digital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer" or "MDL") and an independent third party entity ("Bondholder") for the Convertible Bonds, (ii) Deed of Guarantee between the Company and the Bondholder to guarantee the payment obligations under the Convertible Bonds and (iii) Put Option Deed between the Company and the Bondholder to repurchase any converted MDL Shares as described below. On the same date, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Bonds were issued by MDL to the Bondholder as all the terms and conditions in respect of the Subscription of the Convertible Bonds were complied with and fulfilled.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Bonds, the Convertible Bonds are convertible in the circumstances set out therein into 75,000 ordinary shares of MDL ("MDL Shares") at a conversion price of HK$306.67 per share, which is equivalent to 20% of the then enlarged issued share capital of MDL. The Bondholder will have the right to convert the whole of their Convertible Bonds into ordinary shares of MDL at any time during the period from January 3, 2018 to January 2, 2020. The period may be extended to a further 12 months subject to the mutual agreement among MDL, Company and Bondholder. Unless previously redeemed or converted, the Convertible Bonds will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount on the Maturity Date.

 

On March 19, 2018, the Company announced that it had entered into two sale distribution agreements valued at approximately A$14.8 million (RMB76 million) with two independent customers. The agreements relate to sales of autostereoscopic 3D digital video walls and standalone digital signage. During 2018, we sold A$922,753 under these agreements and these agreements have since expired.

 

On July 17, 2018, the Company issued 25,275 ordinary shares at a share price of US$14.45 (or about A$19.456) per share for a total subscription proceeds of A$491,750.

 

On August 6, 2018, Marvel Digital Limited completed the Share Subscription Agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") entered into with an independent investor (the "Investor"). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, MDL received a total of approximately A$2,573,000 (HK$15,000,000) and issued to the Investor 15,790 ordinary shares in MDL (the "New Shares"). The New Shares represents approximately 5% of the then enlarged issued share capital of MDL and upon the issuance of the New Shares in MDL, IMTE's ownership interest in MDL decreased from 100% to 95%.

 

 

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On August 8, 2018, one of the its subsidiaries of the Group, GOXD Technology Limited ("GOXD"), received approximately A$5,378,000 (US$4,000,000) under an Equity Investment Agreement (the "Equity Agreement") executed with an independent investor (the "Investor"). Pursuant to the Equity Agreement, GOXD agreed to issue to the Investor 20% of the enlarged share capital of GOXD for an aggregate subscription price of approximately A$5,378,000 (US$4,000,000). GOXD is a subsidiary of Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL") which is a subsidiary of IMTE. The proceeds from this issue of shares will be used by GOXD for marketing and promotion, product development, operations, order fulfillment, and working capital. In addition, the Investor has agreed to spend no less than approximately A$1,345,000 (US$1 million) for marketing and customer care, call center and other functions as required under the GOXD brand by the end of 2019 in Japan. Upon the issuance of the shares in GOXD to the Investor, MDL's shareholding in GOXD will be decreased from 100% to 80%.

 

On 12 December 2018, the shareholders of the Company approved the settlement of A$8,000,000 of debt owed to Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company of the Company, by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company.

 

In April 2019, the Company and Teko International Limited ("Teko") entered into a distribution rights agreement for the territory of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province, China ("Territories") for a proprietary conductive film and 3rd generation Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal ("PDLC") film. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company shall pay 50,000 IMTE shares upon the commissioning of one (1) lamination line, (ii) for each of the next 3 years after the commissioning of the manufacturing line, IMTE shall pay Teko 50,000 IMTE shares should the annual revenue reach US$10 million or 100,000 IMTE shares should the revenue reach US$20 million, and (iii) 50,000 IMTE shares for each additional lamination line installed. In addition, for managing the operations, the Company will pay to Teko 25% of the net profits from the sale of the PDLC fil products and the lamination operations. Mr. Con Unerkov and Mr. Cecil Ho, both the CEO and CFO, respectively of IMTE, are directors and shareholders of Teko.

 

 

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ITEM 9.   THE OFFER AND LISTING

 

A.   Offer and Listing Details

 

Nasdaq Capital Markets

Our ordinary shares have traded on the Nasdaq Capital Markets since August 4, 2017. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low market quotations for our ordinary shares as quoted on the Nasdaq since being listed on the Nasdaq Capital Markets.

 

         
    Per Ordinary Share (A$)
    High   Low

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,2017

  A$   A$
August 2017   7.20   6.00
September 2017   8.03   7.34
October 2017   7.50   7.12
November 2017   10.00   6.00
December 2017   7.24   5.60
         
         

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018:

       
First Quarter   6.25   3.19
Second Quarter   44.00   1.85
Third Quarter   18.04   8.38
Fourth Quarter   12.99   4.01
         
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019:        
First Quarter   18.00   5.13
         
Month Ended:        
July 2018   18.04   9.74
August 2018   14.00   10.12
September 2018   11 .98   8.34
October 2018   13.00   5.50
November 2018   7.83   5.21
December 2018   6.68   4.01
January 2019   9.64   5.31
February 2019   13.89   6.44
March 2019   18.00   7.23

 

Australian Securities Exchange

Our ordinary shares have traded on the ASX since our initial public offering on February 22, 2013 to our delisting from the ASX on June 15, 2018.

 

B.   Plan of Distribution

Not applicable.

 

C.   Markets

Our ordinary shares are listed and traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and was traded on the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd., or ASX from February 2013 to June 15, 2018 when it was delisted from the ASX.

 

D.   Selling Shareholders

Not applicable.

 

E.   Dilution

Not applicable.

 

F.    Expenses of the Issue

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 10.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

A.   Share Capital

As at the date of this Annual report, there is no concept of authorized share capital and par value for companies incorporated in Australia. The Company can issue unlimited number of Common Stock without par value. The Company only has one class of Common Stock.

As at December 31, 2017, we had 2,643,611 Common Stock issued, outstanding and fully paid.

On July 17, 2018, the Company issued 25,275 ordinary shares at a share price of US$14.45 (on about A$ 19.456) per share for a total subscription proceeds of A$491,750 for settlement of consultancy service payment.

On December 12, 2018, the shareholder of the Company approved the conversion of A$8,000,000 of debt owed to Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company, by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company.

 

As at December 31, 2018, we had 3,377,386 Common Stock issued, outstanding and fully paid.

 

Common Stock

 

Each Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote at any meeting of IMTE's shareholders. The holder of Common Shares is entitled to receive if, as and when declared by the Board, dividends in such amount as shall be determined by the Board. The holders of Common Shares have the right to receive the Company's remaining property in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary.

 

Options

 

The Company has no share options outstanding at the date of this Annual report.

 

  

B.   Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed on July 21, 2017.

 

 

C.   Material Contracts

 

Except for contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, the only contracts entered into by IMTE within two years immediately preceding this Annual report that are still in effect, which may be regarded as material are as follows:

 

None.

 

 

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D.   Exchange Controls

 

Australia has largely abolished exchange controls on investment transactions. The Australian dollar is freely convertible into U.S. dollars. In addition, there are currently no specific rules or limitations regarding the export from Australia of profits, dividends, capital or similar funds belonging to foreign investors, except that certain payments to non-residents must be reported to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, which monitors such transaction, and amounts on account of potential Australian tax liabilities which may be required to be withheld unless a relevant taxation treaty can be shown to apply. Article 11.8 of the free trade agreement between Australia and the US provides that all transfers relating to a covered investment is to be made freely and without delay into and out of each territory. Such transfers include inter alia contributions to capital, including the initial contribution; profits, dividends, capital gains and proceeds from the sale of all or any part of the covered investment or from the partial or complete liquidation of the covered investment.

 

The Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

Under Australian law, in certain circumstances foreign persons are prohibited from acquiring more than a limited percentage of the shares in an Australian company without approval from the Australian Treasurer. These limitations are set forth in the Australian Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act, or the Takeovers Act.

Under the Takeovers Act, as currently in effect, any foreign person, together with associates, or parties acting in concert, is prohibited (without approval) from acquiring 20% or more of the shares in any company having total assets of A$252 million or more (or A$1,094 million or more in case of private (non-government) U.S. investors). "Associates" is a broadly defined term under the Takeovers Act and includes:

 

    spouses, lineal ancestors and descendants, and siblings;
       
    any person with whom the person is acting, or proposes to act, in concert;

 

    partners, officers of companies, the company, employers and employees, and corporations;

 

    their shareholders related through substantial shareholdings or voting power;

 

    corporations whose directors are controlled by the person, or who control a person; and

 

    associations between trustees and substantial beneficiaries of trust estates.

In addition, a foreign person may not acquire shares in a company having total assets of A$252 million or more (or A$1,094 million or more in case of private (non-government) U.S. investors) if, as a result of that acquisition, the total holdings of all foreign persons and their associates will exceed 40% in aggregate without the approval of the Australian Treasurer. If the necessary approvals are not obtained, the Treasurer may make an order requiring the acquirer to dispose of the shares it has acquired within a specified period of time. At present, we do not have total assets of A$252million or more. At this time, our total assets do not exceed any of the above thresholds and therefore no approval would be required from the Australian Treasurer. Nonetheless, should our total assets exceed the threshold in the future, we will be mindful to monitor the holdings for foreign persons (together with the associates) to ensure that the thresholds will not be exceeded without the Australian Treasurer's approval.

Each foreign person seeking to acquire holdings in excess of the above caps (including their associates, as the case may be) would need to complete an application form setting out the proposal and relevant particulars of the acquisition/shareholding. The Australian Treasurer then has 30 days to consider the application and make a decision. However, the Australian Treasurer may extend the period by up to a further 90 days by publishing an interim order. The Australian Treasurer has issued a guideline titled Australia's Foreign Investment Policy which provides an outline of the policy. As for the risk associated with seeking approval, the policy provides that the Treasurer will reject an application if it is contrary to the national interest.

If the level of foreign ownership exceeds 40% at any time (or if one individual not ordinarily resident in Australia, a foreign corporation or a foreign government holds at least 20%), we would be considered a foreign person under the Takeovers Act. In such event, we would be required to obtain the approval of the Australian Treasurer for our company, together with our associates, to acquire (i) more than 20% of an Australian company or business with assets totaling over A$252 million (or A$1,094 million if we were considered a private US investor); or (ii) any direct or indirect ownership in certain real estate interests.

The percentage of foreign ownership in our company would also be included in determining the foreign ownership of any Australian company or business in which we may choose to invest. Since we have no current plans for any such investments or acquisitions and do not currently own any relevant real estate interests, any such approvals required to be obtained by us as a foreign person under the Takeovers Act will not affect our current or future ownership or lease of real estate interests in Australia.

Our Constitution does not contain any additional limitations on a non-resident's right to hold or vote our securities.

Australian law requires the transfer of shares in our company to be made in writing. No stamp duty will be payable in Australia on the transfer of ordinary shares quoted on the NASDAQ.

 

 

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The Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988

 

The Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988 (Cth) is an act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, designed to facilitate the administration and enforcement of Australia's taxation laws. It provides for the reporting of certain financial transactions and transfers, including the export or import of currency exceeding $10,000 to Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre.

 

The Income Tax Assessment Act of 1936 and the Income Tax Assessment Act of 1997 (collectively, the "Tax Act")

 

The Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (collectively, the " Tax Act ") is the principal law governing the imposition of Federal taxes in Australia (except goods and services tax and a number of specific taxes such as fringe benefits tax).

 

Under the Tax Act, in some circumstances overseas residents are obliged to pay income tax in Australia on income derived from Australian sources or property.

 

E.   Taxation

 

The following is a summary of the current tax laws of the U.S. (including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations thereunder, published rulings and court decisions) and Australia as they relate to us and our shareholders, including United States and other non-Australian shareholders. The summary is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this annual report, all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The discussion does not address any aspects of U.S. taxation other than federal income taxation or any aspects of Australian taxation other than federal income taxation, inheritance taxation, stamp duty and goods and services tax.

Existing and prospective holders of ordinary shares are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the specific tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of ordinary shares, including, in particular, the effect of any foreign, state or local taxes.

 

Australian Tax Consequences

 

Non-Australian residents may be liable to pay Australian tax on income derived from Australian sources. One mechanism by which that tax is paid (for non-residents who have no permanent establishment or fixed base in Australia or where the income is not connected with a permanent establishment or fixed base) is known as withholding tax. Dividends paid by a resident Australian company to a resident of the United States of America who is entitled to the benefits of the Australia/US double tax treaty and is beneficially entitled to the dividends are subject to withholding tax at the rate of 15% to the extent the dividends are ‘unfranked'. The rate of withholding tax on dividends is normally 30%, but since the United States has concluded a double tax treaty agreement with Australia, the rate is reduced to 15% where the benefits of the treaty apply. It should be noted, however, that under Section 128B(3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth), to the extent that dividends paid to non-residents have been franked (generally where a company pays tax itself), such dividends are exempt from withholding tax. "Franked dividends" is the expression given to dividends when the profits out of which those dividends are paid have been taxed at company level and such tax is allocated to the dividend. Accordingly, an Australian company paying fully franked dividends to a non-resident is not required to deduct any withholding tax. Dividends on which withholding tax has been paid are generally not subject to any further Australian tax. In other words, the withholding tax should represent the final Australian tax liability in relation to those dividends.

The pertinent provisions of the double tax treaty between Australia and the United States provide that dividends are primarily liable for tax in the country of residence of the beneficial owner of the dividends. However, the source country, in this case Australia, may also tax them, but in such case the tax will be limited to 15% if the benefits of the treaty apply. Where the beneficial owner is a United States resident corporation that directly holds at least 10% of the voting power in us, the tax will be limited to 5%. The 15% limit does not apply to dividends derived by a resident of the United States of America who has a permanent establishment or fixed base in Australia, if the holding giving rise to the dividends is effectively connected with that establishment or base. Such dividends are taxed on a net assessment basis as business income or independent personal services income as the case may be.

We have not paid any cash dividends since our inception and we do not anticipate the payment of cash dividends in the foreseeable future. See "Item 8.A. Financial Statements and Other Financial Information–Dividend Policy."

Capital gains tax in Australia is payable on net assessable ‘real gains' over the period in which the shares have been held, that is, the difference between the selling price and the total cost price calculated under Australian tax law. In some cases the cost price may be indexed for inflation, or, if the shares have been held for more than one year, certain taxpayers can, with respect to shares held for more than one year, be eligible for a discount of up to 50% of the gross gain. Capital losses may be available to offset capital gains.

 

 

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Stamp Duty

 

Any transfer of shares through trading on the NASDAQ, whether by Australian residents or foreign residents, should not be subject to stamp duty. 

 

Australian Death Duty

 

Australia does not have estate or death duties. Generally no capital gains tax liability is realized upon the inheritance of a deceased person's shares. The disposal of inherited shares by beneficiaries, may, however, give rise to a capital gains tax liability.

 

Goods and Services Tax

 

The issue or transfer of shares will not incur Australian goods and services tax and does not require a stockholder to register for Australian goods and services tax purposes.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following discussion summarizes the principal U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares by a U.S. holder (as defined below) holding such shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment). This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), Treasury regulations, administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect) and to differing interpretations. This summary does not describe any state, local or non-U.S. tax law considerations, or any aspect of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation; U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding such matters.

This summary does not purport to address all material federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder of ordinary shares or warrants. This summary does not take into account the specific circumstances of any particular investors, some of which (such as tax-exempt entities, banks or other financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, U.S. expatriates, investors liable for the alternative minimum tax, partnerships and other pass-through entities, investors that own or are treated as owning 10% or more of our voting stock, investors that hold the ordinary shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion or constructive sale transaction or other integrated transaction, and U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar) may be subject to special tax rules  This discussion does not address U.S. federal tax laws other than those pertaining to U.S. federal income taxation (such as estate or gift tax laws or the Medicare tax on investment income), nor does it address any aspects of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. taxation.

As used below, a "U.S. Holder" is a beneficial owner of an ordinary share that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) a citizen or resident alien individual of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or an entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized under the law of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax without regard to its source, or (iv) a trust if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (2) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. For purposes of this discussion, a "Non-U.S. Holder" is a beneficial owner of an ordinary share or warrant that is (i) a non-resident alien individual, (ii) a corporation (or an entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized in or under the law of a country other than the United States or a political subdivision thereof or (iii) an estate or trust that is not a U.S. holder. This discussion does not address any aspect of U.S. federal gift or estate tax, or state, local or non-U.S. tax laws. Additionally, the discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold ordinary shares through such entities. If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. federal tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A holder of ordinary shares or warrants that is a partnership and partners in that partnership are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of ordinary shares or warrants.

We have not sought a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the description herein, and its determination may be upheld by a court.

 

 

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GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TAX LAWS AND BECAUSE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO ANY PARTICULAR INVESTOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY MATTERS NOT DISCUSSED HEREIN, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, AS WELL AS U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS.

 

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE IRS UNDER TREASURY CIRCULAR 230, WE INFORM YOU THAT (1) ANY DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX ISSUES CONTAINED HEREIN (INCLUDING ANY ATTACHMENTS), UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED, WAS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES UNDER THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND (2) EACH U.S. HOLDER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED UPON THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.

    

Taxation of Distributions

U.S. Holders.  In general, subject to the passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") rules discussed below, a distribution on an ordinary share will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that it is made from our current or accumulated earnings and profits as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds the amount of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will be treated as a non-taxable reduction of basis to the extent of the U.S. Holder's tax basis in the ordinary share on which it is paid, and to the extent it exceeds that basis it will be treated as a capital gain. For purposes of this discussion, the term "dividend" means a distribution that constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The gross amount of any dividend on an ordinary share (which will include the amount of any Australian taxes withheld) generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax as foreign source dividend income and will not be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction. The amount of a dividend paid in Australian currency will be its value in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing spot market exchange rate in effect on the day that the U.S. Holder receives the dividend, whether or not the dividend is converted into U.S. dollars. A U.S. holder will have a tax basis in any distributed Australian currency equal to its U.S. dollar amount on the date of receipt, and any gain or loss realized on a subsequent conversion or other disposition of the Australian currency generally will be treated as U.S. source ordinary income or loss. If dividends paid in Australian currency are converted into U.S. dollars on the date they are received by a U.S. Holder, the U.S. Holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend income. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss if any Australian currency received by the U.S. Holder is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt.

Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, any dividend that a non-corporate holder receives on an ordinary share will be subject to tax rate of 20% if the dividend is a "qualified dividend". A dividend on an ordinary share will be a qualified dividend if (i) either (a) the ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S. or (b) we are eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the U.S. that the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury determines is satisfactory for purposes of these rules and that includes an exchange of information program, and (ii) we were not, in the year prior to the year the dividend was paid, and are not, in the year the dividend is paid, a PFIC. The ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, which should then qualify them as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. In any event, the double tax treaty between Australia and the U.S. (the "Treaty") satisfies the requirements of clause (i)(b), and, although the matter is not free from doubt, we believe that we should be a resident of Australia entitled to the benefits of the Treaty. However, because the facts relating to our entitlement to the benefits of the Treaty can change over time, there can be no assurance that we will be entitled to the benefits of the Treaty for any taxable year. As discussed above, qualified dividends do not include dividends paid by a company which was a PFIC in the year prior to the year the dividend was paid, or in the year the dividend is paid. Based on our audited financial statements and relevant market and shareholder data, we believe we were not a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our December 31, 2018 taxable year. Based on our audited financial statements and our current expectations regarding the value and nature of our assets, the sources and nature of our income, and relevant market and shareholder data, we do not expect that we could be classified as a PFIC for our December 31, 2018 taxable year. Given that the determination of PFIC status involves the application of complex tax rules, and that it is based on the nature of our income and assets from time to time, no assurances can be provided that we will not be considered a PFIC for any past or future taxable year. Moreover, as described in the section below entitled "Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules," if we were a PFIC in a year while a U.S. Holder held an ordinary share, and if the U.S. Holder has not made a qualified electing fund election effective for the first year the U.S. Holder held the ordinary share, the ordinary share remains an interest in a PFIC for all future years or until such an election is made. The IRS takes the position that that rule will apply for purposes of determining whether an ordinary share is an interest in a PFIC in the year a dividend is paid or in the prior year, even if the Company does not satisfy the tests to be a PFIC in either of those years.

  

 

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Even if dividends on the ordinary shares would otherwise be eligible for qualified dividend treatment, in order to qualify for the reduced qualified dividend tax rates, a non-corporate holder must hold the ordinary share on which a dividend is paid for more than 60 days during the 120-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date, disregarding for this purpose any period during which the non-corporate holder has an option to sell, is under a contractual obligation to sell or has made (and not closed) a short sale of substantially identical stock or securities, is the grantor of an option to buy substantially identical stock or securities or, pursuant to Treasury regulations, has diminished their risk of loss by holding one or more other positions with respect to substantially similar or related property. In addition, to qualify for the reduced qualified dividend tax rates, the non-corporate holder must not be obligated to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Payments in lieu of dividends from short sales or other similar transactions will not qualify for the reduced qualified dividend tax rates. A non-corporate holder that receives an extraordinary dividend eligible for the reduced qualified dividend rates must treat any loss on the sale of the stock as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the dividend. For purposes of determining the amount of a non-corporate holder's deductible investment interest expense, a dividend is treated as investment income only if the non-corporate holder elects to treat the dividend as not eligible for the reduced qualified dividend tax rates. Special limitations on foreign tax credits with respect to dividends subject to the reduced qualified dividend tax rates apply to reflect the reduced rates of tax.

The U.S. Treasury has announced its intention to promulgate rules pursuant to which non-corporate holders of stock of non-U.S. corporations, and intermediaries though whom the stock is held, will be permitted to rely on certifications from issuers to establish that dividends are treated as qualified dividends. Because those procedures have not yet been issued, it is not clear whether we will be able to comply with them.

Non-corporate holders of ordinary shares are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the availability of the reduced qualified dividend tax rates in the light of their own particular circumstances.

Any Australian withholding tax will be treated as a foreign income tax eligible for credit against a U.S. Holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, subject to generally applicable limitations under U.S. federal income tax law. For purposes of computing those limitations separately under current law for specific categories of income, a dividend generally will constitute foreign source "passive category income" or, in the case of certain holders, "general category income". A U.S. Holder will be denied a foreign tax credit with respect to Australian income tax withheld from dividends received with respect to the ordinary shares to the extent the U.S. Holder has not held the ordinary shares for at least 16 days of the 30-day period beginning on the date which is 15 days before the ex-dividend date or to the extent the U.S. Holder is under an obligation to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property. Any days during which a U.S. Holder has substantially diminished its risk of loss on the ordinary shares are not counted toward meeting the 16-day holding period required by the statute. The rules relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit are complex, and U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their own tax advisers to determine whether and to what extent they will be entitled to foreign tax credits as well as with respect to the determination of the foreign tax credit limitation. Alternatively, any Australian withholding tax may be taken as a deduction against taxable income, provided the U.S. Holder takes a deduction and not a credit for all foreign income taxes paid or accrued in the same taxable year. In general, special rules will apply to the calculation of foreign tax credits in respect of dividend income that is subject to preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax.

Non-U.S. Holders.  A dividend paid to a Non-U.S. Holder on an ordinary share will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of trade or business by the non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base the Non-U.S. Holder maintains in the United States if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a condition for the Non-U.S. Holder to be subject to U.S. taxation on a net income basis on income from the ordinary share). A Non-U.S. Holder generally will be subject to tax on an effectively connected dividend in the same manner as a U.S. Holder. A corporate Non-U.S. Holder may also be subject under certain circumstances to an additional "branch profits tax," the rate of which may be reduced pursuant to an applicable income tax treaty.

 

Taxation of Capital Gains

 

U.S. Holders.  Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, on a sale or other taxable disposition of an ordinary share, a U.S. Holder will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. Holder's adjusted basis in the ordinary share and the amount realized on the sale or other disposition, each determined in U.S. dollars.

Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of the sale or other taxable disposition the ordinary share has been held for more than one year. In general, any adjusted net capital gain of an individual is subject to a federal income tax rate of 20%. Capital gains recognized by corporate U.S. Holders generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax at the same rate as ordinary income. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to various limitations.

 

 

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Any gain a U.S. Holder recognizes generally will be U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes, and, subject to certain exceptions, any loss will generally be a U.S. source loss. If an Australian tax is withheld on a sale or other disposition of an ordinary share, the amount realized will include the gross amount of the proceeds of that sale or disposition before deduction of the Australian tax. The generally applicable limitations under U.S. federal income tax law on crediting foreign income taxes may preclude a U.S. Holder from obtaining a foreign tax credit for any Australian tax withheld on a sale of an ordinary share. The rules relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit are complex, and U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their own tax advisers regarding the application of such rules. Alternatively, any Australian withholding tax may be taken as a deduction against taxable income, provided the U.S. Holder takes a deduction and not a credit for all foreign income taxes paid or accrued in the same taxable year.

Non-U.S. Holders.  A Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a gain recognized on a sale or other disposition of an ordinary share unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base that the Non-U.S. Holder maintains in the United States if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a condition for the Non-U.S. Holder to be subject to U.S. taxation on a net income basis on income from the ordinary share), or (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder who is an individual, the Non-U.S. Holder is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition and certain other conditions apply. Any effectively connected gain of a corporate Non-U.S. Holder may also be subject under certain circumstances to an additional "branch profits tax", the rate of which may be reduced pursuant to an applicable income tax treaty.

  

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

A special set of U.S. federal income tax rules applies to a foreign corporation that is a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As noted above, based on our audited consolidated financial statements and relevant market and shareholder data, we believe we were not a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our December 31, 2018 taxable year. Moreover, given that the determination of PFIC status involves the application of complex tax rules, and that it is based on the nature of our income and assets from time to time, no assurances can be provided that we will be considered a PFIC for any future taxable year.

In general, a foreign corporation is a PFIC if at least 75% of its gross income for the taxable year is passive income or if at least 50% of its assets for the taxable year produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. In general, passive income for this purpose means, with certain designated exceptions, dividends, interest, rents, royalties (other than certain rents and royalties derived in the active conduct of trade or business), annuities, net gains from dispositions of certain assets, net foreign currency gains, income equivalent to interest, income from notional principal contracts and payments in lieu of dividends. The determination of whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is a factual determination made annually and is therefore subject to change. Subject to exceptions pursuant to certain elections that generally require the payment of tax, once stock in a foreign corporation is classified as stock in a PFIC in the hands of a particular shareholder that is a U.S. person, it remains stock in a PFIC in the hands of that shareholder.

Unfavorable tax consequences for a U.S. Holder can occur if we are treated as a PFIC for any year while a U.S. Holder owns ordinary shares. Certain of these tax consequences can be mitigated with respect to a U.S. Holder's ordinary shares (but not a U.S. Holder's warrants) if the U.S. Holder makes, or has made, a timely qualified electing fund election or election to mark to market the holder's ordinary shares, and such election is in effect for the first taxable year during which the U.S. Holder owns ordinary shares that we are a PFIC. If we are treated as a PFIC, and neither election is made, then contrary to the tax consequences described in "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations-Taxation of Distributions" and "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations-Taxation of Capital Gains" above, in any year in which the U.S. Holder either disposes of an ordinary share at a gain or receives one or more "excess distributions" in respect of our ordinary shares, special rules apply to the taxation of the gain or the excess distributions. For purposes of these rules, a U.S. Holder will be treated as receiving an "excess distribution" to the extent that actual or constructive distributions received in the current taxable year exceed 125% of the average distributions (whether actual or constructive and whether or not out of earnings and profits) received by such U.S. Holder in respect of our ordinary shares during the three preceding years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder's holding period. A disposition of an ordinary share, for purposes of these rules, includes many transactions on which gain or loss is not realized under general U.S. federal income tax rules (but generally should not include the exercise of a warrant, as discussed below). The gain or the excess distributions must be allocated ratably to each day the U.S. Holder has held the ordinary share, as the case may be. Amounts allocated to each year are taxable as ordinary income in their entirety (and are not eligible for the reduced qualified dividend rates) and not as capital gain, and amounts allocable to prior years may not be offset by any deductions or losses. Amounts allocated to each such prior year are taxable at the highest rate in effect for that year and are subject to an interest charge at the rates applicable to deficiencies for income tax for those periods. In addition, a U.S. Holder's tax basis in an ordinary share that is acquired from a decedent would not receive a step-up to fair market value as of the date of the decedent's death but instead would be equal to the decedent's basis, if lower.

 

 

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The special PFIC rules described above will not apply to a U.S. Holder's ordinary shares if the U.S. Holder makes a timely election, which remains in effect, to treat us as a qualified electing fund, or QEF, for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder owns an ordinary share and in which we are classified as a PFIC, provided that we comply with certain reporting requirements. Instead, a U.S. Holder that has made a QEF election is required for each taxable year to include in income a pro rata share of our ordinary earnings as ordinary income and a pro rata share of its net capital gain as long-term capital gain, subject to a separate election to defer payment of taxes, which deferral is subject to an interest charge. In order for such a QEF election to be valid, we must provide U.S. Holders either (1) a statement showing such U.S. Holder's pro rata share of our ordinary earnings and net capital gain (calculated for U.S. tax purposes) for the Company's taxable year, (2) sufficient information to enable the U.S. Holder to calculate its pro rata share for such year, or (3) a statement that the Company has permitted the U.S. Holder to inspect and copy its permanent books of account, records, and such other documents as may be maintained by us that are necessary to establish that PFIC ordinary earnings and net capital gain are computed in accordance with U.S. income tax principles. We have not yet determined whether, in years in which we are classified as a PFIC, we will make the computations necessary to supply U.S. Holders with the information needed to report income and gain pursuant to a QEF election. It is, therefore, possible that U.S. Holders would not be able to make or retain that election in any year we are a PFIC. The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and once made, can only be revoked with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections may only be made by filing a protective statement with such return or with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under the QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

If a U.S. Holder has elected the application of the QEF rules to the U.S. Holder's ordinary shares, and the special tax and interest charge rules described in the second preceding paragraph do not apply to such shares (because of a timely QEF election for the first tax year of the U.S. Holder's holding period for such shares, or, as described below, a purge of the PFIC taint pursuant to a special purging election), any gain realized on the disposition of an ordinary share generally will be taxable as capital gain and no interest charge will be imposed. As discussed above, U.S. Holders of a QEF are currently taxed on their pro rata shares of the QEF's earnings and profits, whether or not distributed. In such case, a subsequent distribution of such earnings and profits that were previously included in income generally will not be taxable as a dividend. The tax basis of a U.S. Holder's shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income, and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends, under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of holding such property the U.S. Holder is treated under applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.

If a QEF election is not made for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder owns an ordinary share and in which we are a PFIC, certain elections can be made while we continue to satisfy the definition of a PFIC that, combined with a QEF election, can cause the QEF election to be treated as having been made for that first taxable year. Those elections may require the electing shareholder to recognize gain on a constructive sale or to be taxable on the shareholder's share of certain undistributed profits of the foreign corporation. If gain or income is recognized pursuant to one of those elections, the special PFIC rules set forth in the fourth preceding paragraph would apply to that gain or income. Even if a QEF election ceases to apply because in a later taxable year we cease to satisfy the tests to be a PFIC, the QEF election will apply again in any subsequent year in which the Company again satisfies the tests to be a PFIC. Moreover, if a U.S. Holder sells all of the ordinary shares they own and later reacquires other ordinary shares, any QEF election the U.S. Holder has made that remains in effect will apply to the ordinary shares acquired later. The applicable Treasury regulations provide that the Commissioner of the IRS has the discretion to invalidate or terminate a QEF election if the U.S. Holder or we, or an intermediary, fails to satisfy the requirements for the QEF election.

 

 

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The special PFIC rules described in the fourth preceding paragraph will not apply to a U.S. Holder's ordinary shares if the U.S. Holder elects to mark the U.S. Holder's ordinary shares to market each year, provided that the ordinary shares are considered "marketable stock" within the meaning of the applicable Treasury regulations. A U.S. Holder that makes this election will recognize as ordinary income or loss each year an amount equal to the difference, if any, as of the close of the taxable year between the fair market value of the U.S. Holder's ordinary shares and the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the ordinary shares. Losses would be allowed only to the extent of net mark-to-market gain previously included in income by the U.S. Holder under the election for prior taxable years, reduced by losses allowed in prior taxable years. If the mark-to-market election were made, then the special PFIC rules set forth in the fourth preceding paragraph would not apply for periods covered by the election. In general, the ordinary shares will be marketable stock within the meaning of the applicable Treasury regulations if they are traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter on a "qualified exchange or other market" within the meaning of the applicable Treasury regulations and certain other requirements are met. The Australian Securities Exchange is a qualified exchange within the meaning of the applicable Treasury regulations. Thus, the ordinary shares should be "marketable stock" within the meaning of the applicable Treasury regulations. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election, but does not make that election for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder owns an ordinary share and in which the Company is classified as a PFIC, and if the U.S. Holder had not made a QEF election for that first such taxable year, the rules set forth in the fourth preceding paragraph will apply to any distributions on an ordinary share in the year of the mark-to-market election, to any gain recognized on an actual sale of an ordinary share in that year, and to any gain recognized in that year pursuant to the mark-to-market election. The mark-to-market rules generally continue to apply to a U.S. Holder who makes the mark-to-market election, even in years we do not satisfy the tests to be a PFIC.

A U.S. Holder who owns ordinary shares during a year in which we are classified as a PFIC generally will remain subject to the rules set forth in the fifth preceding paragraph for all taxable years if the U.S. Holder has not made a QEF election or a mark-to-market election for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder owns an ordinary share and in which we are classified as a PFIC. In that event, those rules will apply to any gains on dispositions of ordinary shares and to any "excess distributions."  It is, however, possible for a U.S. Holder to avoid this "once a PFIC, always a PFIC" result by electing to treat all of the U.S. Holder's ordinary shares as sold for their fair market value as of the last day of the last taxable year we satisfy the tests to be a PFIC, provided the statute of limitations has not run for that year. If a gain is recognized on that constructive sale, the rules set forth in the fifth preceding paragraph would apply to that gain.

If we are classified as a PFIC for a taxable year, and, at any time during such taxable year, have a non-U.S. subsidiary that is classified as a PFIC, U.S. Holders generally would be deemed to own a portion of the shares of such lower-tier PFIC, and generally could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described in the sixth preceding paragraph, if we receive a distribution from, or dispose of all or part of its interest in, the lower-tier PFIC. We have not yet determined whether, if we are classified as a PFIC, we would make the computations necessary to supply U.S. Holders with the information needed to make or maintain a QEF election with respect to the lower-tier PFIC. It is, therefore, possible that U.S. Holders would not be able to make or retain that election in any taxable year that we are classified as a PFIC and has a non-U.S. subsidiary that is also classified as a PFIC. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax issues raised by lower-tier PFICs.

A dividend from a foreign corporation that otherwise would qualify for reduced qualified dividend rates does not qualify for that rate if the foreign corporation is a PFIC in either the taxable year of the dividend or the preceding taxable year.

A U.S. Holder who owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year, such U.S. Holder may have to file an IRS Form 8621 (whether or not a QEF or mark-to-market election is made).

 

GIVEN THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE PFIC RULES AND THEIR POTENTIALLY ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES, U.S. HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS ABOUT THE PFIC RULES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF MAKING A QEF ELECTION OR A MARK-TO-MARKET ELECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ORDINARY SHARES IN THE EVENT THAT THE COMPANY QUALIFIES AS A PFIC FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR.

 

 

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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

U.S. Holders.  Dividends paid on, and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, an ordinary share generally may be subject to information reporting requirements and may be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 28% unless a U.S. Holder provides an accurate taxpayer identification number or otherwise demonstrates that they are exempt. The amount of any backup withholding collected from a payment to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder's U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service. Under U.S. federal income tax law and U.S. Treasury Regulations, certain categories of U.S. holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a foreign corporation. U.S. holders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors concerning such reporting requirements.

Non-U.S. Holders.  Non-U.S. Holders generally will be exempt from these information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax but may be required to comply with certain certification and identification procedures in order to establish their eligibility for exemption.

 

THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO AN INVESTMENT IN ORDINARY SHARES. HOLDERS AND POTENTIAL HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISER(S) CONCERNING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES RELEVANT TO THEM IN THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

 

 

F.   Dividends and Paying Agents

Not applicable.

 

G.   Statement by Experts

Not applicable.

 

H.   Documents on Display

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as applicable to "foreign private issuers" as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, our proxy solicitations are not subject to the disclosure and procedural requirements of regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and transactions in our equity securities by our officers and directors are exempt from reporting and the "short-swing" profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements that have been examined and reported on, with and opinion expressed by an independent registered public accounting firm, and we will submit reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K containing (among other things) press releases and unaudited financial information for the first six months of each fiscal year. We post our annual report on Form 20-F on our website promptly following the filing of our annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this annual report.

This document and the exhibits thereto and any other document we file pursuant to the Exchange Act may be inspected without charge and copied at prescribed rates at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Securities and Exchange Commission's public reference room in Washington, D.C. by calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission using its EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) system.

The documents concerning our Company which are referred to in this document may also be inspected at the offices of our registered office located at Level 7, 420 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia.

 

 

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I.   Subsidiary Information

At the date of this report, we have 13 subsidiaries as follows:

 

Subsidiary Name Place of Incorporation % held Business scope
CIMC Marketing Pty Ltd Australia 100% Direct Management services and trading
Binario Ltd British Virgin Islands 100% Direct Investment holding company
Dragon Creative Ltd Hong Kong 100% Direct Sales and distribution of various 3D related products and provision of 3D consulting services
GOXD Technology Limited Hong Kong 76% Indirect Development and distribution of 3D digital picture frames
Marvel Digital Ltd Hong Kong 95% Indirect Development of 3D autostereoscopic display technology and investment holding
Visumotion International Ltd Hong Kong 95% Indirect Sale of software and provision of consultancy services
Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited (formerly known as Marvel Software (Shenzhen) Ltd) China, PRC 95% Indirect Manufacturing and distribution of 3D products and provision of 3D consultancy services
Digital Media Technology Ltd Labuan, Malaysia 100% Indirect Sale and distribution of 3D and audio products

 

 

ITEM 11.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash and money market funds in Australia and Hong Kong currency. We invest our excess cash and cash equivalents in interest-bearing accounts and term deposits with banks in Australia or Hong Kong. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of Australian and or Hong Kong interest rates. However, because of the short-term nature of the instruments in our portfolio, a sudden change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material impact on our financial condition and/or results of operation.

We are exposed to foreign currency risk via our operation in Hong Kong and China and trade and other payables we hold. We are required to make certain payments in U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Chinese Renminbi and other currencies. An adverse movement in end-of-period exchange rates would have a material impact on our operating results.

 

ITEM 12.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

A.   Debt Securities

Not applicable.

 

B.   Warrants and Rights

Not applicable.

 

C.   Other Securities

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 13.   DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 14.   MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 15.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 


Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management of the Company maintain disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined in Rules 13 a-15 (e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Executive Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Management has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Executive Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the Executive Chairman and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2018.

 

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. A Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our Board of Directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

 

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In particular, the design of a control system must be considered relative to their costs. Additionally, the design of a control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions. Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements to the consolidated financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") (the "2013 Framework") Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting is not effective as of December 31, 2018 under the COSO 2013 Framework.

 

 

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Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (Continued)

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. In connection with the assessment described above, management identified the following control deficiencies that represent material weaknesses at December 31, 2018:

 

i. inadequate segregation of duties due to limited number of personnel, which makes the reporting process susceptible to management override;

 

ii. insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of IFRS and SEC disclosure requirements;

 

iii. ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes; and

 

iv. personnel turnover in upper management;

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (1) through (4) above did not have an effect on the Company's financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Remediation of Material Weaknesses

 

A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 5), or combination of control deficiencies, that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. While management believes that the Company’s consolidated financial statements previously filed in the Company’s SEC reports have been properly recorded and disclosed in accordance with IFRS, we have designed and plan to implement, or in some cases have already implemented, the specific remediation initiatives described below:

 

We plan to retain additional accounting personnel and continue to enhance our internal finance and accounting organizational structure.
We are in the process of further enhancing the supervisory procedures to include additional levels of analysis and quality control reviews within the accounting and financial reporting functions.
We are in the process of strengthening our internal policies and enhancing our processes for ensuring consistent treatment and recording of reserve estimates, performing impairment analyses, and that validation of our conclusions regarding significant accounting policies and their application to our business transactions are carried out by personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training.

 

While we now believe that these material weaknesses are currently being addressed, we will continue our remediation efforts during fiscal year 2019.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Annual Report.

 

 

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ITEM 15T.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.   RESERVED

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16A.   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16B.   CODE OF ETHICS

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our executive directors and chief financial officer. A copy of this Code of Ethics is available on the Company's website at www.imtechltd.com .

No waivers to this Code of Ethics were granted to our executive directors or chief financial officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

ITEM 16C.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

On January 15, 2019 the Company appointed Ramirez Jimenez International CPAs ("RJI") as our Principal Independent Registered Public Accountants engaged to audit our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

In the past years, HKCMCPA Limited was our Principal Independent Registered Public Accountants engaged to audit our financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The following table shows the fees that we paid or accrued for the audit and other services provided by RJI, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

  

Fee Category   2018     2017  
Audit Fees   US$ 48,794     US$ 36,000*  
Audit-Related Fees   US$ --     US$ --  
Tax Fees   US$ --     US$ --  
All Other Fees   US$ --     US$ --  

 

      * paid to HKCMCPA Limited

 

Audit Fees

 

This category consists of fees for professional services rendered by our principal independent registered public accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our interim reports and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firms in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

This category consists of fees for assurance and related services by our principal independent registered public accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under "Audit Fees". The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

 

Tax Fees

 

This category consists of fees for professional services rendered by our principal independent registered public accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

All Other Fees

 

This category consists of fees for services provided by our principal independent registered public accountant other than the services described above.

 

Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit Services

 

The Audit Committee pre-approves all services, including both audit and non-audit services, provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. All audit services (including statutory audit engagements as required under local country laws) must be accepted by the Audit Committee before the audit commences.

 

Each year, management and the independent registered public accounting firm will jointly submit a pre-approval request, which will list each known and/or anticipated audit and non-audit service for the upcoming calendar year and which will include associated budgeted fees. The Audit Committee will review the requests and approve a list of annual pre-approved non-audit services.

 

 

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ITEM 16D.   EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16E.   PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16F.   CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

On January 15, 2019 Ramirez Jimenez International CPAs ("RJI") was appointed as our independent PCAOB audit firm for US reporting purposes. Neither we, nor anyone on our behalf, consulted RJI prior the engagement of RJI regarding any of the matters set forth in Item 16F(a)(2)(i) and (ii).

 

ITEM 16G.   CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16H.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

 

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We have elected to furnish financial statements and related information specified in Item 18.

 

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Integrated Media Technology Limited

Financial Statements - Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - 2018 F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - 2017 F-2
Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income / (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 F-6
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-7 through F-40

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Integrated Media Technology Limited

 

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Integrated Media Technology Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) as of December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income / (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations, and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

Emphasis of Matter

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Group will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group incurred a net loss in the amount of $16,843,223, used cash in operating activities in the amount of $6,858,433, and had accumulated losses of $10,676,713 at December 31, 2018, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Group in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

/s/ Ramirez Jimenez International CPAs         

Ramirez Jimenez International CPAs

 

 

May 14, 2019

 

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

 

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Integrated Media Technology Limited

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial position of Integrated Media Technology Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive (loss) / income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2017, and the results of their operations, and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Group in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

 

/s/ HKCMCPA Company Limited

 

HKCM CPA & Co.

(Predecessor firm: HKCMCPA Company Limited)

Certified Public Accountants

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

 
Hong Kong, China
 
March 31, 2018

 

 

15th Floor, Aubin House, 171-172 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2573 2296      Fax: (852) 3015 3860 http://www.hkcmcpa.us

 

 

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)

(in Australian dollars, except number of shares)

 

                 
        Years ended December 31,
    Note   2018
A$
  2017
A$
  2016
A$
                 
Revenue, net   4   1,324,406   5,762,711   13,929,670
Cost of sales       (723,711)   (2,548,064)   (2,027,743)
        600,695   3,214,647   11,901,927
                 
Interest income       21,409   3,092   2,027
                 
Gain on fair value change in derivative financial instruments   25   709,543   -   -
Gain on fair value change in contingent consideration liability   5   -   3,953,537   -
Gain / (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries   27(b)   608,995   -   (872)
Other income   6   469,660   434,296   107,551
        2,410,302   7,605,572   12,010,633
                 
Expenses                
Employee benefit expenses   8   (2,253,411)   (1,887,692)   (1,715,687)
Depreciation and amortization expenses   8   (2,029,373)   (2,021,131)   (2,147,231)
Professional and consulting expenses       (1,746,762)   (301,732)   (300,576)
Travel and accommodation expenses       (384,184)   (333,503)   (431,282)
Office expenses and supplies       (659,611)   (447,414)   (693,398)
Rental costs       (674,112)   (407,184)   (370,423)
Other operating expenses       (1,169,784)   (655,669)   (563,413)
Finance costs   7   (1,383,399)   (107,101)   (73,666)
Provision for impairment loss of goodwill       (9,953,311)   -   -
Exchange gain / (loss)       493,365   61,307   (100,950)
Total expenses       (19,760,582)   (6,100,119)   (6,396,626)
                 
(Loss)/Profit before income tax credit / (expense)   8   (17,350,280)   1,505,453   5,614,007
Income tax credit / (expense)   9   507,057   187,213   (2,018,939)
                 
(Loss)/Profit for the year       (16,843,223)   1,692,666   3,595,068
                 
Other comprehensive income / (loss)                
Items that may be re-classified subsequently to profit or loss:                
Exchange differences on translation of financial statements of overseas subsidiaries       1,015,454   (657,314)   (326,098)
                 
Other comprehensive income / (loss) for the year, net of tax       1,015,454   (657,314)   (326,098)
                 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year       (15,827,769)   1,035,352   3,268,970
                 
(Loss)/Profit for the year attributable to:                
Equity shareholders of Integrated Media Technology Limited       (15,962,278)   1,695,567   3,627,757
Non-controlling interests       (880,945)   (2,901)   (32,689)
                 
        (16,843,223)   1,692,666   3,595,068
                 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year attributable to:                
Equity shareholders of Integrated Media Technology Limited       (15,119,876)   1,033,582   3,302,453
Non-controlling interests       (707,893)   1,770   (33,483)
                 
        (15,827,769)   1,035,352   3,268,970
                 
(Loss)/Earnings per share       A$   A$   A$
-    Basic and Diluted   11   (5.93)   0.64   1.37

 

The above consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive income / (loss) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

 

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(in Australian dollars, except number of shares)  

 

               
          December 31,
          2018   2017
     Note     A$   A$
ASSETS              
Current Assets              
Cash and bank balances         1,514,215   2,860,014
Inventories   12     1,394,065   1,768,232
Trade and other receivables   13     1,183,765   3,379,829
Other assets   14     1,908,269   1,190,295
               
Total Current Assets         6,000,314   9,198,370
               
           
Non-Current Assets              
Plant and equipment   15     729,480   581,317
Intangible assets and goodwill   16     16,323,167   22,052,310
Development projects   17     2,980,113   4,027,452
               
Total Non-Current Assets         20,032,760   26,661,079
               
TOTAL ASSETS         26,033,074   35,859,449
               
LIABILITIES              
Current Liabilities              
Trade and other liabilities   18     636,042   808,963
Provision for employee benefits   19     54,320   49,166
Amounts due to related companies   20     2,130,368   33,353
Amount due to ultimate holding company   21     172,773   157,492
Income tax payable   9     -   1,046,219
Borrowings   22     1,708,875   1,609,392
Obligation under finance lease   23     18,123   15,653
               
Total Current Liabilities         4,720,501   3,720,238
               
               
Non-current Liabilities              
Obligation under finance lease   23     39,169   51,819
Deferred tax liabilities   9     1,244,814   1,586,309
Amount due to ultimate holding company   21     -   15,110,749
Convertible bonds   24     3,280,744   -
Derivative financial instruments   25     126,095   -
               
Total Non-Current Liabilities         4,690,822   16,748,877
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES         9,411,323   20,469,115
               
NET CURRENT ASSETS         1,279,813   5,478,132
               
NET ASSETS         16,621,751   15,390,334
               
CAPITAL AND RESERVES              
Issued capital (no par value, 3,377,386 and 2,643,611 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017)   28     18,902,029   10,410,279
Foreign currency translation reserve   29 (a)   629,383   (251,659)
Other reserves   29 (b)   4,959,089   -
(Accumulated losses) / retained earnings         (10,676,713)   5,285,565
               
Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of Integrated Media Technology Limited         13,813,788   15,444,185
Non-controlling interests         2,807,963   (53,851)
               
TOTAL EQUITY         16,621,751   15,390,334
               

The above consolidated statements of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

 

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(in Australian dollars, except number of shares)

 

    Attributable to owners of the Company        
    Issued Capital   (Accumulated Losses) / Retained Earnings   Foreign Currency Translation Reserve   Other Reserves   Non-controlling Interests   Total
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
Balance at January 1, 2016   10,410,279   (37,759)   735,630   -   (22,138)   11,086,012
Changes in equity for 2016:                        
Profit / (loss) for the year   -   3,627,757   -   -   (32,689)   3,585,068
Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax   -   -   (325,304)   -   (794)   (326,098)
Total comprehensive income for the year   -   3,627,757   (325,304)   -   (33,483)   3,268,970
Balance at December 31, 2016   10,410,279   3,589,998   410,326   -   (55,621)   14,354,982
 

 

 

Attributable to owners of the Company        
    Issued Capital   (Accumulated Losses) / Retained Earnings   Foreign Currency Translation Reserve   Other Reserves   Non-controlling Interests   Total
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
Balance at January 1, 2017   10,410,279   3,589,998   410,326   -   (55,621)   14,354,982
Changes in equity for 2017:                        
Profit / (loss) for the year   -   1,695,567   -   -   (2,901)   1,692,666
Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax   -   -   (661,985)   -   4,671   (657,314)
Total comprehensive income for the year   -   1,695,567   (661,985)   -   1,770   1,035,352
Balance at December 31, 2017   10,410,279   5,285,565   (251,659)   -   (53,851)   15,390,334
   

 

Attributable to owners of the Company

       
    Issued Capital   (Accumulated Losses) / Retained Earnings   Foreign Currency Translation Reserve   Other Reserves   Non-controlling Interests   Total
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
Balance at January 1, 2018   10,410,279   5,285,565   (251,659)   -   (53,851)   15,390,334
Changes in equity for 2018:                        
Loss for the year   -   (15,962,278)   -   -   (880,945)   (16,843,223)
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax   -   -   842,402   -   173,052   1,015,454
Total comprehensive loss for the year   -   (15,962,278)   842,402   -   (707,893)   (15,827,769)
Disposal of subsidiaries   -   -   38,640   -   41,420   80,060
Issue of convertible bonds   -   -   -   535,948   -   535,948
Capital injection by non-controlling interests   -   -   -   -   3,528,287   3,528,287
Gain on deemed disposal of subsidiaries   -   -   -   4,423,141   -   4,423,141
Issuance of new ordinary shares (Note 28(b))   491,750   -   -   -   -   491,750
Issue of shares for conversion of debt (Note 28(b))   8,000,000   -   -   -   -   8,000,000
Balance at December 31, 2018   18,902,029   (10,676,713)   629,383   4,959,089   2,807,963   16,621,751
                         

The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

 

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in Australian dollars, except number of shares)

 

                 
        Years Ended December 31,
        2018   2017   2016
    Note   A$   A$   A$
Cash flows from operating activities                
(Loss) / Profit before income tax       (17,350,280)   1,505,453   5,614,007
Adjustments to reconcile profit before income tax to net cash   (used in) / provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization       2,029,373   2,021,131   2,147,231
Write off of plant and equipment       171,371   -   -
Equity settled share based payment transaction       491,750   -   -
Impairment loss of trade receivables       124,528   -   -
Provision for inventories obsolescence       100,000   -   -
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries       (608,995)   -   -
Fair value change in derivative financial instruments       (709,543)   -   -
Fair value change in contingent consideration liability       -   (3,953,537)   -
Finance costs for convertible bonds       930,276   -   -
Interest paid for convertible bonds       (394,060)   -   -
Provision for impairment loss of goodwill       9,953,311   -   -
Net cash inflows / (outflows) from changes in working capital   33  

(1,596,164)

  5,291,261   (8,970,290)
                 
Net cash (used in) / provided by operating activities       (6,858,433)   4,864,308   (1,209,052)
                 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Payments for acquisition of plant and equipment       (838,238)   (47,513)   (427,596)
Payments for intangible assets       (587,864)   (181,287) (1,089,357)
Payments for development projects       (1,884,172)   (1,961,191) (2,528,308)
Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposal of       (9,494)   -   -
                 
Net cash used in investing activities       (3,319,768)   (2,189,991)   (4,045,261)
                 
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Advances from / (repayment) of amounts due to related parties       1,806,044   (2,003,277) (891,957)
Proceeds from bank borrowings       809,280   1,244,925   447,250
Repayment of bank borrowings       (904,850)   (821,200) -
Payment to ultimate holding company       (4,782,610)   -   -
Payments for obligation under finance lease       (10,180)   -   -
Proceeds from issuance of convertible bonds by a subsidiary       3,769,470   -   -
Proceeds from issue of shares of subsidiaries       7,951,428   -   -
                 
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities   33   8,638,582   (1,579,552)    (444,707)
                 
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents       (1,539,619)   1,094,765   (5,699,020)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents       89,252   (61,658)   (147,211)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of financial year       2,070,072   1,036,965   6,883,196
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of financial year       619,705   2,070,072   1,036,965
                 
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents:                
Cash and bank balances       1,514,215   2,860,014   1,820,994
Bank overdraft       (894,510)   (789,942)   (784,029)
Cash and cash equivalents       619,705   2,070,072   1,036,965
                 
                 

The above consolidated statements of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 

 

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in Australian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

NOTE 1. REPORTING ENTITY

 

The consolidated financial report covers the entity of Integrated Media Technology Limited (“IMTE”) and its controlled entities for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 which were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on May 13, 2019. IMTE is a for-profit public company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia whose shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Markets. IMTE is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries carry out the business of the Group in Australia, Hong Kong and China.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are referred to as the “Group”.

 

On May 2, 2017, the Company effected a 1-for-30 reverse split of the ordinary shares, which was approved at a special meeting of the shareholders on March 2, 2017 and have been retrospectively restated in these financial statements.

 

On October 18, 2016, the Company approved to change its name to “Integrated Media Technology Limited”.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had accumulated losses of $10,676,713 and generated a net loss in 2018 of $16,843,223 and used cash in operating activities in the amount of $6,858,433. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease or reduce its operations.

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. As of December 31, 2018, the Company has continued to raise funds through the sale of its equity securities and issuance of convertible bonds to obtain additional operating capital. The Company is dependent upon its ability, and will continue to attempt, to secure additional equity and/or debt financing until the Company can earn revenue and realize positive cash flow from its operations.

 

There are no assurances that the Company will be successful in earning revenue and realizing positive cash flow from its operations. Without sufficient financing it would be unlikely that the Company will continue as a going concern.

 

Based on the Company’s current rate of cash outflows, cash on hand and proceeds from the recent sale of equity securities and convertible bonds, management believes that its current cash may not be sufficient to meet the anticipated cash needs for working capital for the next 12 months.

 

The Company’s plans with respect to its liquidity issues include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  1) Continue to raise financing through the sale of its equity and/or debt securities;
     
  2) Seek additional capital in the public equity markets to continue its operations as it rolls out its current products in development, respond to competitive pressures, develop new products and services, and support new strategic partnerships. The Company is currently evaluating additional equity financing opportunities and may execute them when appropriate. However, there can be no assurances that the Company can consummate such a transaction, or consummate a transaction at favorable pricing.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and achieve profitable operations. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Group are presented in Australian Dollars (“A$”), unless otherwise stated.

 

NOTE 2. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

 

The consolidated financial statements present general purpose financial report that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (“AASBs”), including Australian Accounting Interpretations, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001 as appropriate for for-profit entities. The consolidated financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies adopted by the Group in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.

 

(a)        Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis and are based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied.

(b)       Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of IMTE and its subsidiaries as at December 31, 2018 (the “Group”). Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases. A list of the controlled entities as at December 31, 2018 is disclosed in Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements. Other than Marvel Digital Limited, Visumotion International Limited and GOXD Technology Limited, all other controlled entities have a December, 31 statutory financial year end.

All inter-company balances and transactions between entities within the Group, including any unrealized profits or losses, have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Non-controlling interest in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income or loss and consolidated statement of financial position of the Group.

(c)       Business Combination

The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to the Group. The consideration transferred by the Company to obtain control of a subsidiary is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of assets transferred, liabilities incurred and the equity interests issued by the Company, which includes the fair value of any asset or liability arising from a contingent consideration arrangement. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities.

The Company recognizes identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination regardless of whether they have been previously recognized in the acquiree’s financial statements prior to the acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are generally measured at their acquisition-date fair values.

Goodwill is stated after separate recognition of identifiable intangible assets. It is calculated as the excess of the sum of: (a) fair value of consideration transferred, (b) the recognized amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and (c) acquisition-date fair value of any existing equity interest in the acquiree, over the acquisition-date fair values of identifiable net assets.

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer is recognized at acquisition-date fair value. Subsequent adjustments to consideration are recognized against goodwill only to the extent that they arise from new information obtained within the measurement period (a maximum of 12 months from the acquisition date) about the fair value at the acquisition date. All other subsequent adjustments to contingent consideration classified as an asset or a liability are recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(d)        Current and deferred income tax

Income tax for the year comprises current tax and movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Current tax and movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that they relate to items recognised in other comprehensive income / loss or directly in equity, in which case the relevant amounts of tax are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from deductible and taxable temporary differences respectively, being the differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets also arise from unused tax losses and unused tax credits.

Apart from certain limited exceptions, all deferred tax liabilities, and all deferred tax assets to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilised, are recognised. Future taxable profits that may support the recognition of deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences include those that will arise from the reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, provided those differences relate to the same taxation authority and the same taxable entity, and are expected to reverse either in the same period as the expected reversal of the deductible temporary difference or in periods into which a tax loss arising from the deferred tax asset can be carried back or forward. The same criteria are adopted when determining whether existing taxable temporary differences support the recognition of deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and credits, that is, those differences are taken into account if they relate to the same taxation authority and the same taxable entity, and are expected to reverse in a period, or periods, in which the tax loss or credit can be utilised.

The limited exceptions to recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities are those temporary differences arising from goodwill not deductible for tax purposes, the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor taxable profit (provided they are not part of a business combination), and temporary differences relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that, in the case of taxable differences, the Group controls the timing of the reversal and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future, or in the case of deductible differences, unless it is probable that they will reverse in the future.

The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and is reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow the related tax benefit to be utilised. Any such reduction is reversed to the extent that it becomes probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available.

Current tax balances and deferred tax balances, and movements therein, are presented separately from each other and are not offset. Current tax assets are offset against current tax liabilities, and deferred tax assets against deferred tax liabilities, if the company or the Group has the legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the following additional conditions are met:

(i) in the case of current tax assets and liabilities, the Group intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously; or
(ii) in the case of deferred tax assets and liabilities, if they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either:
  - the same taxable entity; or
     
- different taxable entities, which, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered, intend to realize the current tax assets and settle the current tax liabilities on a net basis or realized and settle simultaneously.

(e)        Intangible Assets

(i) Acquired both separately and from a business combination

Purchased intangible assets are initially measured at cost. The cost of an intangible asset acquired in a business combination is its fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at each financial year end.

 

(ii) Autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow

The autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow acquired in the business combination is measured at fair value as at the date of acquisition. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of 8 years and are tested for impairment where an indicator of impairment exists. The useful lives are also examined on an annual basis and adjustments, where applicable, are made on a prospective basis. Please refer to Note 16 for impairment review of these autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(e)       Intangible Assets (continued)

(iii) Research and development costs

Development projects in the consolidated statement of financial position represent the development costs directly attributable to and incurred for internal technology projects of the Group. An intangible asset arising from development expenditure on an internal technology project is recognised and included in development projects only when the Group can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset or technology so that it will be available for application in existing or new products or for sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of resources to complete the development, the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development and the ability to use the tangible asset generated. For labour costs, all research and development member salaries that are directly attributable to the technology project are capitalised. Administrative staff and costs are recognised in the profit or loss instead of capitalising this portion of costs. Following the initial recognition of the development expenditure, the cost model is applied requiring the asset to be carried at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The amortisation rate of these intangible assets was determined on the basis of the estimated useful life from the time that the relevant asset is taken into use.

(iv) Intellectual property

Expenditure incurred on patents, trademarks or licenses are capitalized from the date of application. They have a definite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. They are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated useful lives for a period of 8 to 15 years.

(v) Computer software

Acquired computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use the specific software. These costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging (2-5 years). Costs associated with maintaining computer software programmes are recognized as an expense when incurred.

(f)       Inventories

Finished goods are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a “first in first out” basis. Cost comprises direct materials and delivery costs, import duties and other taxes. Costs of purchased inventories are determined after deducting rebates and discounts received or receivable. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

(g)        Leases

Where the Group acquires the use of assets under finance leases, the amounts representing the fair value of the leased asset, or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments, of such assets are recognised as plant and equipment and the corresponding liabilities, net of finance charges, are recorded as obligations under finance leases. Depreciation is provided at rates which write off the cost or valuation of the assets over the term of the relevant lease or, where it is likely the Group will obtain ownership of the asset, the life of the asset, as set out in note 3(k). Impairment losses are accounted for in accordance with an accounting policy as set out in note 3(h). Finance charges implicit in the lease payments are charged to profit or loss over the period of the leases so as to produce an approximately constant periodic rate of charge on the remaining balance of the obligations for each accounting period. Contingent rentals are charged to profit or loss in the accounting period in which they are incurred.

Lease payments for operating lease, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses on a straight line basis unless another method is more representative of the pattern to the users benefit.

(h)       Impairment of Assets

Internal and external sources of information are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to identify indications that the following assets may be impaired or, except in the case of goodwill, an impairment loss previously recognised no longer exists or may have decreased:

- property, plant and equipment (other than properties carried at revalued amounts);
- intangible assets; and
- goodwill.

If any such indication exists, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. In addition for goodwill, intangible assets that are not yet available for use and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives, the recoverable amount is estimated annually whether or not there is any indication of impairment.

(i)       Calculation of recoverable amount

The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Where an asset does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows independently (i.e. a cash-generating unit).

(ii)       Recognition of impairment losses

An impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss if the carrying amount of an asset, or the cash-generating unit to which it belongs, exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash-generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash-generating unit (or group of units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit (or group of units) on a pro rata basis, except that the carrying value of an asset will not be reduced below its individual fair value less costs of disposal (if measurable) or value in use (if determinable).

(iii)       Reversals of impairment losses

In respect of assets other than goodwill, an impairment loss is reversed if there has been a favorable change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed.

A reversal of an impairment loss is limited to the asset's carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in prior years. Reversals of impairment losses are credited to profit or loss in the year in which the reversals are recognized.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(i)       Investments and Other Financial Assets

(i) Recognition

Financial instruments are initially measured at costs on trade date, which includes transaction costs, when the related contractual rights or obligations exist. Subsequent to initial recognition these instruments are measured as set out below.

(ii) Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short term or if so designed by management and within the requirements of IFRS 39: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments. Derivatives are also categorized as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of these assets are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

(iii) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determined payments that are not quoted in an active market and are stated at amortized costs using the effective interest rate methods.

(iv) Financial liabilities

Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognized at amortized costs, comprising original debt less principal payments and amortization.

(v) Fair value

Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments.

(vi) Impairment

At each reporting date the Group assesses whether there is any objective evidence that a financial instrument has been impaired. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.

(j)       Trade deposits

Trade deposits are payments in advance to suppliers of equipment, products and services, which are initially recognized at fair value and thereafter stated at amortized cost using the effective interest method less impairment losses, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial.

(k)       Plant and Equipment

Items of plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from those assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the asset’s employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives to the Group commencing from the time the assets is held ready for use.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write the net cost of each item of plant and equipment over their expected useful lives. The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are generally as follows:

  Class of fixed assets Depreciation rate  
       
  Leasehold Improvements lesser of 3-5 years or lease term  
  Office Furniture and Equipment 3-5 years  
  Motor Vehicle 5 years  

Gains and losses on disposal are determined by deducting the net book value of the assets from the proceeds of sale and are booked to the profit or loss in the year of disposal.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(l)       Foreign Currency Translation

(i)       Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the "functional currency"). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian Dollars ("A$"), which is the Group's presentation currency.

(ii)       Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions during the year are translated at the foreign exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rates ruling at the end of the reporting period. Exchange gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss, except those arising from foreign currency borrowings used to hedge a net investment in a foreign operation which are recognized in other comprehensive income.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the foreign exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated using the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates the fair value was measured.

(iii)       Group companies

The results of foreign operations are translated into Australian Dollars at the exchange rates approximating the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions. Statement of financial position items, are translated into Australian Dollars at the closing foreign exchange rates at the end of the reporting period. The resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated separately in equity in the exchange reserve.

On disposal of a foreign operation, the cumulative amount of the exchange differences relating to that foreign operation is reclassified from equity to profit or loss when the profit or loss on disposal is recognized.

For year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the comprehensive income was A$629,383 and A$(251,659) respectively which was mainly resulted from the translation of the foreign operations in Hong Kong (HKD) and China (RMB) into Australia dollars. The significant monetary items denominated in currencies other than Australia dollars include intangible assets and goodwill, due to related companies, amount due to ultimate holding company, borrowings, convertible bonds and derivative financial instruments.

(m)       Trade and Other Receivables

Trade receivables are recognized at original invoice amounts less an allowance for uncollectible amounts and have repayment terms between 30 and 90 days. Collectability of trade receivables is assessed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. An allowance is made for doubtful debts where there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms. Objective evidence of impairment includes financial difficulties of the debtor, default payments or debts more than 30 days overdue. On confirmation that the trade receivable will not be collectible the gross carrying value of the asset is written off against the associated provision.

(n)        Trade and Other Payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are paid on normal commercial terms.

(o) Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

Provisions are recognized for other liabilities of uncertain timing or amount when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation arising as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made. Where the time value of money is material, provisions are stated at the present value of the expenditure expected to settle the obligation.

Where it is not probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required, or the amount cannot be estimated reliably, the obligation is disclosed as a contingent liability, unless the probability of outflow of economic benefits is remote. Possible obligations, whose existence will only be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future events are also disclosed as contingent liabilities unless the probability of outflow of economic benefits is remote.

(p)       Borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognized in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities, which are not an incremental cost relating to the actual draw-down of the facility, are recognized as an offset against the liability balance and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the facility.

Borrowings are removed from the statement of financial position when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability that has been extinguished or transferred to another party and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in other income or other expenses.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the end of the reporting period.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(q)        Borrowing Costs

Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset which necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalised as part of the cost of that asset. Other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

The capitalization of borrowing costs as part of the cost of a qualifying asset commences when expenditure for the asset is being incurred, borrowing costs are being incurred and activities that are necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale are in progress. Capitalisation of borrowing costs is suspended or ceases when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the qualifying asset for its intended use or sale are interrupted or complete.

(r)       Convertible Bonds

Convertible bonds that can be converted into ordinary shares at the option of the holder, where the number of shares to be issued is fixed, are accounted for as compound financial instruments, i.e. they contain both a liability component and an equity component.

At initial recognition the liability component of the convertible bonds is measured at fair value based on the future interest and principal payments, discounted at the prevailing market rate of interest for similar non-convertible instruments. The equity component is the difference between the initial fair value of the convertible bonds as a whole and the initial fair value of the liability component. Transaction costs that relate to the issue of a compound financial instrument are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds.

The liability component is subsequently carried at amortised cost. Interest expense recognised in profit or loss on the liability component is calculated using the effective interest method. The equity component is recognised in the capital reserve until either the bonds are converted or redeemed.

If the bonds are converted, the capital reserve, together with the carrying amount of the liability component at the time of conversion, is transferred to share capital and share premium as consideration for the shares issued. If the bonds are redeemed, the capital reserve is released directly to retained profits.

(s)       Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recognised at fair value. At the end of each reporting period the fair value is remeasured. The gain or loss on remeasurement to fair value is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

(t)       Employee Benefits

(i)       Employee leave entitlements

Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised when they accrue to employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability for annual leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the date of the statement of financial position.

Employee entitlements to sick leave and maternity leave are not recognised until the time of leave.

(ii)       Pension obligations

Short term employee benefits and contributions to defined contribution retirement plans

Salaries, annual bonuses, paid annual leave, contributions to defined contribution retirement plans and the cost of non-monetary benefits are accrued in the year in which the associated services are rendered by employees. Where payment or settlement is deferred and the effect would be material, these amounts are stated at their present values.

(iii)       Termination benefits

Termination benefits are recognised at the earlier of when the Group can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits and when it recognises restructuring costs involving the payment of termination benefits.

(u)       Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and call deposits with banks or financial institutions and net of bank overdrafts.

(v)        Revenue

Revenue is recognized in accordance with IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The underlying principle is to recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of the promised goods at an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received in exchange for those goods. It also requires increased disclosures including the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows related to contracts with customers. We adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers at the beginning of 2018, and implemented new accounting policies and internal controls necessary to support its requirements. The adoption of IFRS 15 did not have any impact on our revenue recognition.

We recognize revenue upon transfer of control of the promised goods in a contract with a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products. Transfer of control occurs once the customer has the contractual right to use the product, generally upon shipment or once delivery and risk of loss has transferred to the customer. We account for a contract with customer when we have approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. We identify separated contractual performance obligations and evaluate each distinct performance obligation within a contract, whether it is satisfied at a point in time or over time. All of our performance obligations for the reported periods were satisfied at a point in time.

Revenue is allocated among performance obligations in a manner that reflects the consideration that we expect to be entitled to for the promised goods based on standalone selling prices (SSP). SSP are estimated for each distinct performance obligation and judgment may be required in their determination. The best evidence of SSP is the observable price of the product when we sell the goods separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers.

Until January 1, 2018, revenues from sales of products and services were recognized upon delivery provided that the collection of the resulting receivable was reasonably assured, there was persuasive evidence of an arrangement, no significant obligations remained and the price was fixed or determinable.

The product warranties, which in the great majority of cases includes component and functional errors, are usually granted for a one year period from legal transfer of the product. For the customers, the specific warranty period and the specific warranty terms are part of the basis of the individual contract.

Warranty provisions include only standard warranty, whereas services purchased in addition to the standard warranty are included in the services contracts.

Interest Income

Revenue is recognized as interest accrues using the effective interest method.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(w)       Sales Taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognized net of the amount of goods and services tax (“GST”) or valued-added tax (“VAT”), except where the amount of GST or VAT incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office or taxation authorities in other jurisdictions. In these circumstances, the GST or VAT is recognized as part of the cost of acquisition of the assets or as part of an item of expense. Receivables and payables in the consolidated statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST or VAT.

Cash flows are included in the consolidated statement of cash flows on a gross basis and the GST or VAT component of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities, which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority are classified as operating cash flows.

(x)        Earnings Per Share

(i)       Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year.

(ii)       Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares.

(y) Issued Capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options for the acquisition of a business are not included in the cost of the acquisition as part of the purchase consideration.

(z)       Related Parties

For the purpose of these consolidated financial statements, related party includes a person and entity as defined below:

(i)       A person, or a close member of that person's family, is related to the Group if that person:

(i) has control or joint control over the Group;
(ii) has significant influence over the Group; or
(iii) is a member of the key management personnel of the Group or the Group's parent.

(ii)       An entity is related to the Group if any of the following conditions applies:

(i) the entity and the Group are members of the same group (which means that each parent, subsidiary and fellow subsidiary is related to the others).
(ii) one entity is an associate or joint venture of the other entity (or an associate or joint venture of a member of a group of which the other entity is a member).
(iii) both entities are joint ventures of the same third party.
(iv) one entity is a joint venture of a third entity and the other entity is an associate of the third entity.
(v) the entity is a post-employment benefit plan for the benefit of employees of either the Group or an entity related to the Group.
(vi) the entity is controlled or jointly controlled by a person identified in (i).

(aa) Government grants

are recognized at fair value where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all grant conditions will be met. Grants relating to expenses are recognised as income over the periods necessary to match grants to the costs are compensating. Grants relating to assets are credited to deferred income at fair value and are credited to income over the expected useful life of the assets on a straight line basis.

 

 

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(ab) Fair Value

Fair values may be used for financial asset and liability measurement and for sundry disclosures.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It is based on the presumption that the transaction takes place either in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market. The principal or most advantageous market must be accessible to, or by, the Group.

Fair value is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their best economic interest.

The fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account the market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset at its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset at its highest and best use.

In measuring fair value, the Group uses valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

(ac) New, Revised or Amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations

(i) The Group has applied the following standards and amendments for first time in their annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2018:

 

· IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and associated Amending Standards

 

The Standard will be applicable retrospectively (subject to the comment on hedge accounting below) and includes revised requirements for the classification and measurement of financial instruments, revised recognition and derecognition requirements for financial instruments and simplified requirements for hedge accounting.

 

Key changes made to this standard that may affect the Group on initial application include certain simplifications to the classification of financial assets, simplifications to the accounting of embedded derivatives, and the irrecoverable election to recognize gains and losses on investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading in other comprehensive income.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

· IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, effective as of January 1, 2018, supersedes IAS 11 Construction Contracts, IAS 18 Revenue and related Interpretations and it applies, with limited exceptions, to all revenue arising from contracts with customers. The standard establishes a five-step model to account for revenue arising from contracts with customers and requires that revenue be recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer.

 

Management evaluated the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 15 and applied the five-step model in order to reassess its revenue recognition criteria. Beginning January 1, 2018, management implemented the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 15.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

· IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration

 

Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration addresses how to determine the ‘date of the transaction’ when applying IAS 21. It is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted.

 

The adoption of these amendments has not had a material impact on the Group.

 

(ii) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

 

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations issued by the IASB which are not yet mandatorily applicable to the Group have not been applied in preparing these consolidated financial statements. Those which may be relevant to the Group are set out as below. The Group does not plan to adopt these standards early.

 

· IFRS 16 Leases

 

IFRS 16 Leases was issued in January 2016 and is effective as of January 1, 2019, replacing IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases-Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions for lessees – leases of ‘low-value’ assets (e.g., personal computers) and short-term leases (i.e., leases with a lease term of 12 months or less). At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognise a liability to make lease payments (i.e., the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e., the right-of-use asset). Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset.

 

Management is currently evaluating the new guidelines introduced by IFRS 16 and its impact for the Group.

 

· IFRIC 23 Uncertainty Over Income Tax Treatments

 

IFRIC 23 Uncertainty Over Income Tax Treatments clarifies how to apply the recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12 when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. It is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted.

 

Management evaluated the new guidelines introduced by IFRIC 23 and did not identify any material impact for the Group.

 

There are no other standards or interpretations not yet effective that could have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(ad) Critical Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgments, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on other various factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgments and estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The judgments, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

(i) Goodwill and other intangible assets

The goodwill included in the consolidated financial statements was derived from the acquisition of Marvel Digital Limited. Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires as estimation of the value in use of the cash generating unit (“CGU”) to which goodwill have been allocated. The value in use calculation requires the Group to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the CGU and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate the present value. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise. At the end of the reporting year, the carrying amount of goodwill is A$4,468,293 (2017: A$13,061,371). Details of the recoverable amount calculations are disclosed in Note 16.

(ii) Provision for impairment of receivables

The provision for impairment of receivables assessment requires a degree of estimation and judgment. The level of provision is assessed by taking into account the recent sales experience, the ageing of receivables, historical collection rates and specific knowledge of the individual debtor’s financial position. Refer to Note 13 for further details.

(iii) Estimation of useful lives of assets

The Group determines the estimated useful lives and related depreciation and amortization charges for its plant and equipment and finite life intangible assets. The useful lives could change significantly as a result of technical innovations or some other events. The depreciation and amortization charge will increase where the useful lives are less than previously estimated lives, or technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold will be written off or written down. Please refer to Note 3(e) and 3(k) for further detail.

(iv) Income tax

The Group is subject to income taxes in the jurisdictions in which it operates. Significant judgment is required in determining the provision for income tax and in assessing whether deferred tax assets and certain deferred tax liabilities are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position. Deferred tax assets, including those arising from unrecouped tax losses, capital losses and temporary differences, are recognized only where it is considered more likely than not that they will be recovered, which is dependent on the generation of sufficient future taxable profits. Assumptions about the generation of future taxable profits depend on management’s estimates of future cash flows. In addition, there are many transactions and calculations undertaken during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Group recognizes liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based on the Group’s current understanding of the tax law. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the carrying amounts, such differences will impact the current and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.

Judgements are also required about the application of income tax legislation. These judgements and assumptions are subject to risk and uncertainty, hence there is a possibility that changes in circumstances will alter expectations, which may impact the amount of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position and the amount of other tax losses and temporary differences not yet recognized. In such circumstances, some or all of the carrying amounts of recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities may require adjustments, resulting in a corresponding credit or charge to the consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income.

 

 

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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

(ad) Critical Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions (continued)

(v) Capitalized technology development expenditure in intangibles

In determining which technology development expenditure may be capitalized the Group applies judgement to distinguish those costs which have a direct relationship to the criteria for capitalization described in accounting policy Note 3(e), from those which should be expensed in the period incurred. This involves evaluating the nature of work performed by staff as well as universities, educational and professional institutions, third party consultants and contractors, and in many cases includes a judgmental apportionment of costs.

(vi) Impairment of non-financial assets

The Group assesses impairment of all assets (including intangible assets) at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific to the Group and to the particular asset that may lead to impairment. These include product, technology, economic and political environments and future product expectations. If an impairment trigger exists the recoverable amount of the asset is determined. Given the current uncertain economic environment management considered that the indicators of impairment were significant enough and as such these assets have been tested for impairment in this financial period. Refer to Note 3(h) for details regarding the method and assumptions used.

(vii) Fair value of convertible bonds

The fair value of convertible bonds are determined using valuation techniques including reference to other instruments that are substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgement is required in establishing fair values.

(viii) Fair value of derivative financial instruments

The fair values of derivative financial instruments that are not quoted in active markets are determined by using valuation techniques. Valuation techniques used include discounted cash flows analysis and models with built-in functions available in externally acquired financial analysis or risk management systems widely used by the industry such as option pricing models. To the extent practical, the models use observable data. In addition, valuation adjustments may be adopted if factors such as credit risk are not considered in the valuation models. Management judgement and estimates are required for the selection of appropriate valuation parameters, assumptions and modeling techniques.

(viii) Valuation of contingent consideration

The contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer is recognized at acquisition-date fair value. The fair value of contingent consideration was based on an independent valuation which is determined by using the discounted cash flow method on the probability-weighted financial projection of MDL for the period from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2017 and is under level 3 fair value adjustment which involve significant estimates and judgements from the management. There is no more contingent liabilities as at December 31, 2017 and 2018, as the Company recognized the actual deferred performance fee to be paid to MFL of A$15,110,749 in 2017.

 

 

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NOTE 4. REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

             
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Development, sales and distribution of 3D autostereoscopic products and conversion equipment   1,262,066   4,365,364   4,726,500
Sales of software and technology solutions   13,731   1,180,491   9,085,792
Sales and distribution of audio products   48,609   54,251   111,045
Provision of consultancy and other services   -   162,605   6,333
             
    1,324,406   5,762,711   13,929,670
             

Operating segments have been determined on the basis of reports reviewed by the executive director. The executive director is considered to be the chief operating decision maker of the Group. The executive director considers that the Group has assessed and allocated resources on this basis. The executive director considers that the Group has four operating segments for the year ended December 31, 2018 (2017: four and 2016: four), being (1) the development, sale and distribution of autostereoscopic 3D displays, conversion equipment, software and others, (2) sale and distribution of audio products, (3) provision of consultancy services and (4) corporate.

Segment information for the reporting period is as follows:

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018   Development, sale and distribution of 3D displays, conversion equipment, software and others
A$
  Sales and distribution of audio products
A$
  Consultancy services
A$
  Corporate
A$
  Total
A$
Revenue                    
Revenue from operating activities   1,275,797   48,609   -   -   1,324,406
Interest income   21,343   1   -   65   21,409
Fair value change in derivative financial instruments   -   -   -   709,543   709,543
Other income   469,660   -   -   -   469,660
Gain / (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries   521,042   (39,399)   -   127,352   608,995
Segment revenue   2,287,842   9,211   -   836,960   3,134,013
         
Cost of sales   696,787   26,924   -   -   723,711
Employee benefit expenses   2,154,015   -   32,025   67,371   2,253,411
Depreciation and amortization expenses   2,002,195   586   26,592   -   2,029,373
Professional and consulting expenses   1,273,595   -   -   473,167   1,746,762
Travel and accommodation expenses   244,867   481   21,142   117,694   384,184
Other operating expenses   2,175,550   (446,085)   2,530   278,147   2,010,142
Provision for impairment loss of goodwill   -   -   -   9,953,311   9,953,311
Finance costs   986,531   -   -   396,868   1,383,399
Segment expenses   9,533,540   (418,094)   82,289   11,286,558   20,484,293
Segment operating (loss) / profit   (7,245,698)   427,305   (82,289)   (10,449,598)   (17,350,280)
                     
Segment assets 2018   11,774,848   -   35,610   14,322,616   26,033,074
Segment liabilities 2018   2,797,393   -   (688,268)   7,302,198   9,411,323

 

 

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NOTE 4. REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017   Development, sale and distribution of 3D displays, conversion equipment, software and others
A$
  Sales and distribution of audio products
A$
  Consultancy services
A$
  Corporate
A$
  Total
A$
Revenue                    
Revenue from operating activities   5,708,460   54,251   -   -   5,762,711
Interest income   3,030   -   -   62   3,092
Fair value change in contingent consideration liability   -   -   -   3,953,537   3,953,537
Other income   434,296   -   -   -   434,296
Segment revenue   6,145,786   54,251   -   3,953,599   10,153,636
         
Cost of sales   2,506,037   42,027   -   -   2,548,064
Employee benefit expenses   1,681,123   5,831   134,415   66,323   1,887,692
Depreciation and amortization expenses   1,937,133   1,001   79,930   3,067   2,021,131
Professional and consulting expenses   36,482   1,913   11,808   251,529   301,732
Travel and accommodation expenses   285,693   6,376   1,508   39,926   333,503
Other operating expenses   1,184,595   18,626   17,768   227,971   1,448,960
Finance costs   107,101   -   -   -   107,101
Segment expenses   7,738,164   75,774   245,429   588,816   8,648,183
Segment operating (loss) / profit   (1,592,378)   (21,523 ) (245,429 ) 3,364,783   1,505,453
                     
Segment assets 2017   16,868,789   73,130   57,923   18,859,607   35,859,449
Segment liabilities 2017   4,615,366   76,731   (587,484)   16,364,502   20,469,115

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016   Development, sale and distribution of 3D displays, conversion equipment, software and others
A$
  Sales and distribution of audio products
A$
  Consultancy services
A$
  Corporate
A$
  Total
A$
Revenue                    
Revenue, net   13,818,418   111,045   207   -   13,929,670
Interest income   1,856   11   6   154   2,027
Other income   100,374   7,177   -   -   107,551
Segment revenue   13,920,648   118,233   213   154   14,039,248
         
Cost of sales   1,928,904   97,504   1,335   -   2,027,743
Employee benefit expenses   1,002,040   44,822   611,825   57,000   1,715,687
Depreciation and amortization expenses   2,035,365   14,322   97,544   -   2,147,231
Loss on disposal of a subsidiary   -   -   -   872   872
Professional and consulting expenses   129,636   1,813   56,653   112,474   300,576
Travel and accommodation expenses   352,926   5,924   39,470   32,962   431,282
Other operating expenses   1,414,558   112,449   87,152   114,025   1,728,184
Finance costs   73,666   -   -   -   73,666
Segment expenses   6,937,095   276,834   893,979   317,333   8,425,241
Segment operating profit / (loss)   6,983,553   (158,601 ) (893,766 ) (317,179 ) 5,614,007
                     
Segment assets 2016   21,117,152   73,108   297,280   21,993,897   43,481,437
Segment liabilities 2016   6,811,574   17,453   174,182   22,123,246   29,126,455

The geographic information analyses the Group’s revenue and non-current assets by the Company’s country of domicile and other countries. In presenting the geographic information, segment revenue has been based on the geographic location of customers and segment assets were based on the geographic location of the assets.

 

 

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NOTE 4. REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

Revenue by geographic location

The Group’s operations are located in the PRC and Hong Kong. The following table provides an analysis of the Group’s sales by geographical markets based on locations of customers:

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Australia   -   -   -
Hong Kong   326,943   3,235,872   5,507,684
China   997,463   2,526,839   8,421,986
             
    1,324,406   5,762,711   13,929,670
             

 

Non-current assets by geographic location

             
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Australia   4,468,293   13,062,904   14,256,752
Hong Kong   14,534,313   12,384,224   13,026,972
China   1,030,154   1,213,951   1,465,012
             
    20,032,760   26,661,079   28,748,736
             

Major customers

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Group has two individual customers (2017 and 2016: 5 and 5 respectively) with revenues comprising more than 10% of Group’s revenues and their respective receivables due from these customers are disclosed below:

 

    31 December 2018   31 December 2017   31 December 2016
    Percentage of Revenue  

Balance due

A$

  Percentage of Revenue  

Balance due

A$

  Percentage of Revenue  

Balance due

A$

                         
Customer A   44%   576,590   -   -   -   -
Customer B   28%   346,163   -   -   -   -
Customer C   -   -   20%   -   -   -
Customer D   -   -   14%   521,334   -   -
Customer E   -   -   13%   802,009   -   -
Customer F   -   -   11%   9,029   12%   378,673
Customer G   -   -   10%   50,717   -   -
Customer H   -   -   -   -   15%   -
Customer I   -   -   -   -   12%   1,301,381
Customer J   -   -   -   -   10%   299,046
Customer K                   37%   5,309,526

 

 

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NOTE 5. GAIN ON FAIR VALUE CHANGE IN CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION LIABILITY

 

As at December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Group did not hold any contingent consideration liability.

 

The fair value change in contingent consideration liability represented the fair value decrease in contingent consideration liability in relation to the acquisition of Marvel Digital Limited ("MDL") from Marvel Finance Limited ("MFL"). In accordance to the terms of MDL acquisition, the Company was to pay a deferred consideration calculated at 5 times of the 2 year average of the consolidated profits of MDL from the completion date less the initial consideration. As of 30 September 2017, there was a contingent liability of A$15,110,749 which was recognized as the actual deferred performance fee paid to MFL. This resulted in the write back of liabilities and a gain on fair value change in contingent consideration liability of A$3,953,537 and a credit to foreign exchange reserve of A$1,683,749 in 2017.

NOTE 6. OTHER INCOME  

             
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Government grant   436,889   426,281   88,387
Sundry income   32,771   8,015   19,164
    469,660   434,296   107,551

NOTE 7. FINANCE COSTS

 

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Bank overdraft and borrowing interest   53,262   42,285   1,245
Interest on finance lease liability   2,993   3,750   -
Interest on convertible bonds   930,276   -   -
Interest charged by the ultimate holding company   396,868   61,066   72,421
    1,383,399   107,101   73,666

NOTE 8. (LOSS) / PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Employee benefit expenses:            
- Wages and salaries   2,752,041   2,479,754   2,505,964
- Defined contribution superannuation plan expenses   150,114   106,414   86,515
- Less: Labor cost allocated to development projects   (716,115)   (764,476)   (925,792)
- Non-executive directors’ remuneration   67,371   66,000   49,000
Total employee benefit expenses   2,253,411   1,887,692   1,715,687
             
Depreciation and amortization of non-current assets:            
- Leasehold improvements   310,370   222,015   360,778
- Office furniture and equipment   115,123   304,262   382,789
- Motor vehicle   9,813   11,087   -
- Intangible assets   1,594,067   1,483,767   1,403,664
Total depreciation and amortization   2,029,373   2,021,131   2,147,231
             
Other Expenses:            
Allowances for doubtful debts   124,528   -   -
Rental expense on operating lease   674,112   407,184   370,423
Provision for inventories obsolescence   100,000   -   -

 

- Audit and review of financial statements

           
-    statutory auditor of the Group in Australia   62,794   64,000   37,500
-    auditors of the subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China   9,175   4,097   1,627
-    auditor for other reporting purposes   69,110   123,638   7,105
             
    141,079   191,735   46,232
             

 

 

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NOTE 9. INCOME TAX CREDIT / (EXPENSE)  

 

             
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Income tax over provision / (income tax expense)   102,853   -   (1,052,266)
Deferred tax credit / (expense)   404,204   187,213   (966,673)
Income tax credit / (expense)   507,057   187,213   (2,018,939)
             
(a) The prima-facie tax on (loss) / profit before income tax is reconciled to the income tax credit /(expense) as follows:
             
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima facie tax payable            
(Loss) /Profit before income tax   (17,350,280)   1,505,453   5,614,007
             
Income tax credit / (expense) on profit before income tax at 30%   5,205,084   (451,636)   (1,684,202)
Difference in overseas tax rates   (830,805)   27,266   312,313
Add / (less) the tax effect of:            
Reversal of over provision   102,853   -   -
Utilisation of tax losses during the year   -   -   (500,971)

Tax losses and temporary differences for the year for which no

deferred tax is recognized

  (3,970,075)   611,583   (146,079)
Income tax credit / (expense)   507,057   187,213   (2,018,939)
             
(b) Deferred tax assets / (liabilities) arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized as follows:
     
        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Balance brought forward       (1,586,309)   (1,909,030)
Accelerated depreciation allowances       -   (46,621)
Temporary differences derecognized         404,204   -
Release of disposal of subsidiaries       65,232   -
Future benefit of tax losses       -   233,426
Exchange difference       (127,941)   135,916
Total       (1,244,814)   (1,586,309)
             

 

(c) Income tax payable in the consolidated statement of financial position represents:

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Balance brought forward       (1,046,219)   (1,069,364)
Over provision of prior years       102,853   -
Release on disposal of subsidiaries       992,343   -
Exchange difference       (48,977)   23,145
Total       -   (1,046,219)

 

NOTE 10. DIVIDENDS

No dividends were declared and paid during the financial year for the year ended December 31, 2018 (2017: Nil ).

 

 

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NOTE 11. (LOSS) / EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
(Loss) / Profit after income tax attributable to shareholders   (15,962,278)   1,695,567   3,627,757
Number of ordinary shares   3,377,386   2,643,611   2,643,611
Weighted average number of ordinary shares on issue   2,692,543   2,643,611   2,643,611
Basic and diluted (loss) / earnings per share   (5.93)    0.64   1.37
             

The above number of shares and earnings per share in 2016 have been adjusted for the 30-for-1 reverse stock split effective on May 8, 2017.

NOTE 12. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Raw materials       1,216,298   1,019,954
Finished goods – displays and other products       277,767   748,278
Provision for inventories obsolescence       (100,000)   -
Total       1,394,065   1,768,232

 

 

NOTE 13. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Trade receivables       1,086,161   2,489,235
Other receivables       222,132   134,009
Amounts due from related companies       -   756,585
        1,308,293   3,379,829
Less: Allowances for doubtful debts       (124,528)   -
        1,183,765   3,379,829

 

 (a)       Ageing Analysis

The ageing analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Current       -   617,346
             
Past due            
< 31 days       74,762   244,004
31 - 90 days       3,100   95,277
> 91 days       1,008,299   1,532,608
        1,086,161   1,871,889
        1,086,161   2,489,235

 

(b)        Trade receivables which are past due but not impaired

Included in the Group’s trade receivable balance are debtors with an aggregate carrying amount of A$1,086,161 (2017: A$1,871,889) which are past due at the end of the reporting period for which the Group has made provision for impairment loss of A$124,528.

The carrying value of trade receivables is considered reasonable approximation of fair value to the short term nature of the balance.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of each class of receivables in the consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 31(e) for further details of credit risk management.

 

 

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NOTE 14. OTHER ASSETS

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Prepayments       432,387   106,815
Trade deposits       559,683   850,845
Other deposits       874,840   228,753
GST receivable       41,359   3,882
        1,908,269   1,190,295

NOTE 15. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

    Consolidated
    Leasehold Improvements
A$
  Office Furniture and Equipment
A$
  Motor Vehicle
A$
  Total
A$
At January 1, 2017                
Cost   1,239,520   2,003,660   -   3,243,180
Accumulated depreciation   (778,367)   (1,399,178)   -   (2,177,545)
Net book amount   461,153   604,482   -   1,065,635
                 
Year ended December 31, 2017                
Opening net book amount   461,153   604,482   -   1,065,635
Additions   -   32,403   85,129   117,532
Depreciation expense   (222,015)   (304,262   (11,087)   (537,364)
Exchange difference   (33,554)   (28,230   (2,702)   (64,486)
Closing net book amount at December 31, 2017   205,584   304,393   71,340   581,317
                 

 

At December 31, 2017                
Cost   1,143,329   1,905,962   82,315   3,131,606
Accumulated depreciation   (937,745)   (1,601,569)   (10,975)   (2,550,289)
Net book amount at December 31, 2017   205,584   304,393   71,340   581,317

 

Year ended December 31, 2018                
Opening net book amount   205,584   304,393   71,340   581,317
Additions   86,298   751,940   -   838,238
Disposals   -   (190,593)   -   (190,593)
Written off   (104,793)   -   (66,578)   (171,371)
Depreciation expenses   (115,123)   (310,370)   (9,813)   (435,306)
Exchange difference   16,511   25,038   65,646   107,195
Closing net book amount at December 31, 2018   88,477   580,408   60,595   729,480

 

At December 31, 2018                
Cost   731,794   2,290,643   68,170   3,090,607
Accumulated depreciation   (643,317)   (1,710,235)   (7,575)   (2,361,127)
Net book amount at December 31, 2018   88,477   580,408   60,595   729,480

 

 

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NOTE 16. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

 

    Goodwill
A$
  Autostereoscopic 3D Display Technologies and Knowhow
A$
  Patents and Trademark
A$
  Software and License
A$
  Total
A$
Cost                    
At January 1, 2017   14,256,751   10,893,981   1,055,174   34,385   26,240,291
Additions   -   -   181,287   -   181,287
Reclassification   -   487,555   -   -   487,555
Exchange difference   (1,195,380)   (928,032)   (19,834)   (1,008)   (2,144,254)
At December 31, 2017   13,061,371   10,453,504   1,216,627   33,377   24,764,879
                     
At January 1, 2018   13,061,371   10,453,504   1,216,627   33,377   24,764,879
Additions   -   -   77,050   510,814   587,864
Reclassification   -   3,032,234   -   -   3,032,234
Exchange difference   1,360,233   1,224,697   (5,531)   (26,026)   2,553,373
At December 31, 2018   14,421,604   14,710,435   1,288,146   518,165   30,938,350
                     
         
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment Losses                    
At January 1, 2017   -   (1,382,255)   (33,052)   (21,888)   (1,437,195)
Amortisation   -   (1,341,860)   (131,419)   (10,488)   (1,483,767)
Disposal   -   -   -   -   -
Exchange difference   -   167,679   37,075   3,639   208,393
At December 31, 2017   -   (2,556,436)   (127,396)   (28,737)   (2,712,569)
                     
At January 1, 2018   -   (2,556,436)   (127,396)   (28,737)   (2,712,569)
Amortisation   -   (1,362,101)   (167,342)   (64,624)   (1,594,067)
Provision for impairment   (9,953,311)   -   -   -   (9,953,311)
Disposal   -   -   -   -   -
Exchange difference   -   (330,226)   (47,130)   22,120   (355,236)
At December 31, 2018   (9,953,311)   (4,248,763)   (341,868)   (71,241)   (14,615,183)
                     
Carrying Amount                    
At December 31, 2017   13,061,371   7,897,068   1,089,231   4,640   22,052,310
At December 31, 2018   4,468,293   10,461,672   946,278   446,924   16,323,617

 

The technology and software applied to develop the autostereoscopic 3D display technologies was included with the acquisition of Marvel Digital Limited on September 30, 2015 and was revalued to fair value at that time by an independent valuer

For the above goodwill and autostereoscopic 3D display technologies and knowhow at the reporting period end, the management has considered the recoverable amount of the corresponding cash generating unit which has been determined by a value-in-use calculation. The key assumptions for the value in use calculations are those regarding the discount rates, growth rates and expected changes in gross margin of the products and services. Management estimates discount rates that reflect current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the cash generating unit. The growth rates are based on industry growth forecasts. Changes in gross margin are based on past practices and expectations of future changes in the market. The Group performed impairment review for the goodwill, based on the cash flow forecast derived from the most recent financial budgets and estimated future cash flows for the following five years as approved by management and using a discount rate of 20% (2017: 18%). The present value of future cash flows has been calculated using projected cash flows approved by the board covering year 1. The present value of future cash flows for years 2 to 5 have been calculated using average growth rates of approximately 70%. The recoverable amount of the corresponding cash generating unit from our value-in-use calculation is estimated to be approximately A$20,274,000, which was exceeded by the carrying amount of intangible assets and goodwill. Based on the results of impairment review and value-in-use assessment, the management considered that the goodwill and intangible assets have suffered an impairment loss and provision of impairment for goodwill of A$9,953,311 has been made.

 

Included in the amount of reclassification was A$3,032,234 being transferred from development projects and reclassified as intangible assets. Development projects are reclassified as intangible asset only when the Group can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset itself or technology so that it will be available for application in existing or new products or for sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of resources to complete the development, the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development and the ability to use the tangible asset generated.

 

 

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NOTE 17. DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

 

           
A$
At January 1, 2017            
Cost           2,880,005
Accumulated impairment losses           -
Net book amount           2,880,005
           
A$
Year ended December 31, 2017            
Opening net book amount           2,880,005
Additions           1,961,191
Reclassification           (439,069)
Disposal           (68,360)
Exchange difference           (306,315)
Closing net book amount           4,027,452
           
A$
At January 1, 2018            
Cost           4,027,452
Accumulated impairment losses           -
Net book amount           4,027,452

 

 

         
A$
Year ended December 31, 2018            
Opening net book amount           4,027,452
Additions           1,884,172
Reclassification           (3,147,419)
Disposal           (120,715)
Exchange difference           336,623
Closing net book amount           2,980,113

 

 

         
A$
At December 31 2018            
Cost           2,980,113
Accumulated impairment losses           -
Net book amount           2,980,113

 

Development projects represent the development costs directly attributable to and incurred for several internal technology projects of the Group which are in cooperation with the universities and professional technology institutions in Hong Kong for developing innovative technology to be applied in the existing and new 3D related products of the Group. Cost model is applied for development projects which require these assets to be carried at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The Group had performed impairment review for the development projects at the reporting period end and there was no indication that the development projects have suffered an impairment loss.

Included in the amount of reclassification was A$3,032,234 being transferred and reclassified to intangible assets. These represented the accumulated development costs of projects that were completed during the year.

 

NOTE 18. TRADE AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Trade payables       24,275   63,440
Accruals       593,245   334,425
Deferred revenue       -   165,983
Value added tax payables       -   157,489
Trade deposits received       18,522   11,872
Others       -   75,754
        636,042   808,963

 

NOTE 19. PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Provision for employee benefits       54,320   49,166
             

The provision for employee benefits represents the unpaid annual leave provision.

NOTE 20. AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED COMPANIES

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Current portion       2,130,368   33,353
Non-current portion       -   -
        2,130,368   33,353

The amounts due to related companies include a loan of $1,664,924 (HKD9,200,000) which is non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable on September 30, 2019. All the other amounts of the A$465,444 due to related companies are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.

 

 

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NOTE 21. AMOUNT DUE TO ULTIMATE HOLDING COMPANY

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Current portion       172,773   157,492
Non-current portion       -   15,110,749
        172,773   15,268,241

The amount due to the ultimate holding company, Marvel Finance Limited (“MFL”) was primarily from the acquisition of Marvel Digital Limited (“MDL”) in September 2015. The ultimate holding company agrees to provide financial support to the Group in the early stage for on-going technology development and operation after the acquisition of MDL.

Effective from February 1, 2018, the non-current portion of amount due to MFL is unsecured and carries interest at an annual interest rate of 2.5% over the one month Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate. The current portion is unsecured, carries interest at an annual interest rate of 2.5% over the one month HIBOR and repayable on demand. On December 12, 2018, A$8,000,000 of the non-current portion were settled by converting the debt to shares in the Company at a members’ meeting approved by the shareholders of the Company. Other significant movements during the year include i) A$3,562,962 of the non-current portion were settled by debt assignment which the deed was signed between MFL and Integrated Media Technology Limited on October 18, 2018; ii) Cash advance of A$3,846,068 was made by MDL to MFL; iii) During the year, the Group entered into a loan agreement with its parent company, Marvel Finance Limited where it lend approximately of A$1,085,820 (HK$6,000,000) to GOXD Technology Limited. The loan bears interest at 10% per annum, unsecured and payable on September 30, 2019. The Company accrued interest income of A$19,933 during the year. As at December 31, 2018, Marvel Finance Limited owed to the Group A$904,850 (HK$ 5,000,000) in respect of the loan.

 

 

NOTE 22. BORROWINGS

 

        Consolidated
        December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Bank overdraft, unsecured       894,510   789,942
Bank borrowings, unsecured       814,365   819,450
        1,708,875   1,609,392

 

Bank overdraft and borrowings carry interest at an annual interest rate of 3.0 % over the one month HIBOR.

As at December 31, 2018, the Group had total banking facilities of A$1,809,700 (2017: A$1,638,900) of which A$1,708,875 (2017: A$1,609,392) were utilised.

The Company was required to repay interest portion of the bank borrowing on a monthly basis and the two withdrawn principals, A$452,425 and A$361,940 on September 28, 2019 and October 15, 2019 respectively.

The unsecured bank overdraft and bank borrowings are guaranteed by our director, Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE.

The company complied with all bank covenants and related capital requirements during 2018 and 2017.

NOTE 23. OBLIGATION UNDER FINANCE LEASE

 

      Consolidated
      December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
Within one year     18,123   15,653
Two to five years     39,169   51,819
      57,292   67,472
Less: Amount due within one year shown under current liabilities     (18,123)   (15,653)
Amount due after one year     39,169   51,819
           
No later than 1 year     20,453   18,522
Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years     51,131   55,567
      71,584   74,089
Future finance charges on finance leases     (14,292)   (6,617)
Present value of finance lease liability     57,292   67,472
           

Obligation under finance lease carries an interest rates of 2.5% per annum.

 

 

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NOTE 24. CONVERTIBLE BONDS

 

  Group
  2018   2017
  A$   A$
Face value of convertible bonds issued on 3 January 2018 3,769,470   -
Equity component (535,948)   -
Derivatives embedded in the convertible bonds issued (Note 25) (772,112)   -
Liability component on initial recognition at January 1, 2018 2,461,410   -

Interest accrued at effective interest rate during the year ended December 31, 2018

(Note 7)

930,276   -
Interest paid during the year ended December 31, 2018 (394,060)   -
Exchange difference 283,118   -
Carrying value as at December 31, 2018 3,280,744   -
       

 

On January 3, 2018, the Group entered into the following agreements in connection with the issue of HK$23 million (equivalent to approximately A$3.8 million) Convertible Bonds (“Convertible Bonds”): (i) Subscription Agreement between Marvel Digital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Issuer” or “MDL”) and an independent third party entity (“Bondholder”) for the Convertible Bonds, (ii) Deed of Guarantee between the Company and the Bondholder to guarantee the payment obligations under the Convertible Bonds and (iii) Put Option Deed between the Company and the Bondholder to repurchase any converted MDL Shares as described below. On the same date, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Bonds were issued by MDL to the Bondholder as all the terms and conditions in respect of the subscription of the Convertible Bonds were complied with and fulfilled.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Bonds, the Convertible Bonds are convertible in the circumstances set out therein into 75,000 ordinary shares of MDL (“MDL Shares”) at a conversion price of HK$306.67 per share, which is equivalent to 20% of the enlarged issued share capital of MDL as of the date of the above Subscription Agreement. The Bondholder will have the right to convert the whole of their Convertible Bonds into ordinary shares of MDL at any time during the period from January 3, 2018 to January 2, 2020. The period may be extended to a further 12 months subject to the mutual agreement among MDL, the Company and Bondholder. Unless previously redeemed or converted, the Convertible Bonds will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount on the maturity date which is 2 years from the Convertible Bonds issue date.

 

In connection with the Convertible Bonds, the Company also entered into a Deed of Guarantee to guarantee the due and punctual performance and observance by the Issuer of its payment obligations of the bond principal and interest under the Convertible Bonds until all the guaranteed obligations have been fully satisfied, discharged or paid in full. A Put Option Deed was also entered into between the Company and the Bondholder whereby the Bondholder can exercise an option, during the Put Option Exercise Period as defined in Note 25, to have IMTE repurchase the MDL Shares converted by the Bondholder at the principal amount of the converted Convertible Bonds.

 

The estimated net proceeds from this bond issue, after deduction of commission and expenses, amount to approximately HK$21.5 million.

 

NOTE 25. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  Group
  2018   2017
  A$   A$
Derivative financial liabilities      
Put option liability embedded in the convertible bonds issued (Note 24) 772,112   -

Fair value change in derivative financial

instruments during the year ended December 31, 2018

(709,543)   -
Exchange difference 63,526   -
Carrying value as at December 31, 2018 126,095   -

 

In connection with the Convertible Bonds as disclosed in Note 24, a Put Option Deed was entered into between the Company and the Bondholder whereby the Bondholder can exercise an option, during the Put Option Exercise Period (means the period of 7 days commencing from the day immediately after the date falling 2 years from the conversion date of the Convertible Bonds or such other date as agreed by the Company and the Bondholder in writing), to have the Company repurchase the MDL Shares converted by the Bondholder at the principal amount of the converted Convertible Bonds.

 

As at 31 December 2018, the fair value of derivatives embedded therein was valued at approximately HK$696,771, equivalent to A$126,095 which was calculated using the Binomial Option Pricing Model.

 

 

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NOTE 26. CONTROLLED ENTITIES

As at December 31, 2018, the entities controlled by the Company are as follows:

 

Name of Subsidiary   Country of Incorporation   Principal Activities   Paid Up Capital   Percentage
Owned
                2018   2017
CIMC Marketing Pty. Limited   Australia  

Management services and trading

 

  A$1   100%   100%
Dragon Creative Limited   Hong Kong  

Sale and distribution of various 3D related products and provision of 3D consulting services

 

  HK$8   100%   100%
GOXD Technology Limited   Hong Kong  

Development and distribution of 3D digital picture frames

 

  HK$81,357,800   76% (indirect)   100% (indirect)
Marvel Digital Limited   Hong Kong  

Development of 3D autostereoscopic display technology and investment holding

 

  HK$45,002,970   95% (indirect)   100% (indirect)
Visumotion International Limited   Hong Kong  

Sales of software and provision of consultancy services

 

  HK$1   95% (indirect)   100% (indirect)

Marvel Display Technology (Shenzhen) Limited

(formerly known as Marvel Software (Shenzhen) Limited)

  P.R.C.  

Manufacturing and distribution of 3D products and provision of 3D consultancy services

 

  RMB4,521,949
(A$931,793)
  95% (indirect)   100% (indirect)
Binario Limited  

British Virgin Islands

 

  Investment holding   A$1   100%   100%
Digital Media Technology Limited   Malaysia   Dormant  

US$100
(A$142)

 

  100% (indirect)   100% (indirect)
Yamaga Limited*   Hong Kong  

Provision of advertising and media services

 

  HK$1   0%   100%
Global Vantage Audio Limited*   Hong Kong  

Sale and distribution of audio products

 

  HK$1   0%   50% (indirect)
Marvel Digital (Shenzhen) Limited*   P.R.C.  

Manufacturing and distribution of 3D products and provision of 3D consultancy services

 

  RMB23,939,197
(A$4,932,911)
  0%   100% (indirect)
Yamaga Audio Limited*  

United States of America

 

  Investment holding   US$1   0%   100%
Zamora Corporation*   United States of America  

Sale and administration office in U.S.A.

 

  US$1   0%   100%

 

* Disposed during the year.

 

 

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NOTE 27. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

(a) Sale of Conco International Co., Ltd

During the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company disposed of its shareholding in Conco International Co., Ltd. (“CICL”) which was a company principally engaged in the design, sales and distribution of audio products. The consideration received for the disposal of shares was A$54,257. A loss on disposal of A$872 was incurred on the disposal of these shares.

(b) Disposal of subsidiaries

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Group sold 5 subsidiaries. The detail of the sale and the resulting net gain on disposal of subsidiaries are set out below:

    2018
A$
  2017
A$
Total disposal consideration   206,034   -
         
Carrying amount of net liabilities sold (note (i) below)   483,021   -
Gain on sale before income tax and reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve   689,055   -
         
Reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve   (38,640)   -
Non-controlling interest   (41,420)   -
Income tax expense on gain   -   -
Gain on sale after income tax   608,995   -

 

 

(i)        Net liabilities sold:

   

2018

A$

  2017
A$
Plant and equipment   190,593   -
Development projects   120,715   -
Cash and bank balances   215,528   -
Inventories   550,906   -
Trade and others receivable   179,276   -
Trade and other liabilities   (677,397)   -
Amount due to a related company   (5,067)   -
Income tax payable   (992,343)   -
Deferred tax liabilities    (65,232)   -
    (483,021)   -

(ii)        Net cash flows from disposal of subsidiaries

   

2018

A$

  2017
A$
Consideration received, satisfied in cash   206,034   -
Cash and bank balances disposed of   (215,528)   -
Net cash outflow   (9,494)   -

 

 

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NOTE 28. ISSUED CAPITAL

(a) Share Capital

                         
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017   December 31, 2016
    Number of shares   A$   Number of shares   A$   Number of shares   A$
                         
Ordinary Shares fully paid   3,377,386   18,902,029   2,643,611   10,410,279   2,643,611*   10,410,279
                         

 * The above number of shares in 2016 have been adjusted for the 30-for-1 reverse stock split effective on May 8, 2017.

(b) Movements in ordinary share capital

    Number of Shares   A$
         
December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016   79,301,852   10,410,279
Issue of shares during the year   -   -
December 31, 2016 and January 1, 2017   79,301,852   10,410,279
1-for-30 reverse split of our fully paid ordinary shares   (76,658,241 ) -
December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018   2,643,611   10,410,279
Issue of shares during the year   25,275   491,750
Issue of shares for conversion of debt   708,500   8,000,000
December 31, 2018   3,377,386   18,902,029

There is only one class of share on issue being ordinary fully paid shares. Holders of ordinary shares are treated equally in all respects regarding voting rights and with respect to the participation in dividends and in the distribution of surplus assets upon a winding up. The fully paid ordinary shares have no par value.

On May 2, 2017, the Company effectuated a 1-for-30 reverse split of the ordinary shares, which was approved at a special meeting of the shareholders on March 2, 2017. The purpose of the reverse stock split was to enable the Company to meet the Nasdaq’s minimum share price requirement. The reverse stock split became effective on May 8, 2017 and every thirty shares of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares was automatically combined into one issued and outstanding ordinary share. This reduced the number of outstanding shares from 79,301,852 shares to 2,643,611 after adjusting for fractional shares.

On July 17, 2018, the Company issued 25,275 ordinary shares at a share price of USD14.45 (or about A$19.46) per share for a total subscription amount of A$491,750. These 25,275 ordinary shares were issued for consultancy services payment.

On December 12, 2018, the shareholders of the Company approved the conversion of A$8,000,000 of debt owed to Marvel Finance Limited, the ultimate holding company by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company.

(c) Options on issue

There were no share options issued and outstanding during and at the end of the financial year.

NOTE 29. RESERVES

(a) The translation reserve comprises all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations to Australian dollars.
(b) Other reserves represent reserve on equity component of convertible bonds of A$535,948 (Note 24) and the capital injection by non-controlling interest of A$3,528,287.
(i) On August 6, 2018, Marvel Digital Limited (“MDL”), a subsidiary company of the Group issued 15,790 ordinary shares (“New Shares”) in MDL for A$2,573,000 (HKD15,000,000). The issue of New Shares represents 5% of the enlarged issued share capital of MDL. Upon the issuance of the New Shares in MDL to the investor, IMTE’s ownership interest was decreased for 100% to 95%, and the corresponding reserve is A$1,718,689.
(ii) On August 8, 2018, GOXD Technology Limited (“GOXD”), a subsidiary company of the Company issued to investor 20% of the enlarged issued share capital of GOXD for approximately A$5,378,000 (US$4 million). GOXD is a subsidiary of MDL. Upon the issuance of the share in GOXD to the investor, MDL’s shareholding in GOXD was decreased for 100% to 80%, and the reserve is A$2,704,452.

 

 

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NOTE 30. COMMITMENTS

(a) Non-cancellable operating leases

The Group has entered into commercial leases for rental accommodation and certain items of plant and equipment. The lease terms ranged from one year to three years.

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
    A$   A$
Committed at the reporting date but not recognized as liabilities, which are payable:        
-Within one year   585,988   273,784
-Two to five years   747,272   285,769
    1,333,260   559,553
(b) License Agreement with Versitech Limited

In September 2015, Versitech Limited (“Versitech”) and Marvel Digital Limited (“MDL”) entered into a License Agreement in respect to the sharing of income arising from the intellectual property rights in the video encoding and transmission worldwide. The agreement provides MDL and its affiliates for the term an exclusive and royalty-bearing license under the patent rights owned by Versitech to develop  , make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, lease, import, export or otherwise dispose of licensed product in 3D video encoding and transmission worldwide and with the right to grant sublicense pursuant to the terms of the agreement. MDL shall pay an upfront payment in the amount of HK$100,000 and a running royalty of 3% of net sales (“3% Royalty”) on licensed product and licensed process by MDL and its affiliates and sublicensee. Beginning in 2019, the royalty will be the greater of 3% Royalty and HK$200,000 each year. MDL shall also pay Versitech a total of 15% of all sublicense income received by MDL or any of its affiliates. In addition, there are milestone payments payable to Versitech Limited upon the event when cumulative gross revenue arising from the licensed products reaching certain levels with the maximum cumulative total milestone payments of HK$2,000,000. This project was originally derived from an earlier agreement entered into among the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, MDL and the University of Hong Kong (“HKU”) under the Innovation and Technology Fund University-Industry Collaboration Programme entitled “Content Generation and Processing Technologies for 3D/Multiview Images and Videos”. Versitech is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the technology transfer arm of HKU.

As at December 31, 2018 the development of the application of the video encoding and transmission is still under development. Therefore, there has been no fees paid to Veritech for royalty and sublicense fee.

(c) Capital commitments

As of December 31, 2018, the Group had internal capital commitments for the investments in one P.R.C. subsidiary of RMB5,478,051 (approximately A$1,129,000) (2017: A$5,045,000). On January 8, 2019, the Group has determined to make additional internal capital commitments for the same subsidiary of RMB10 million (approximately A$2,060,307).

NOTE 31. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

(a)        Financial risk management objectives

The Group is exposed to financial risk through the normal course of their business operations. The key risks impacting the Group’s financial instruments are considered to be interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk, credit risk and capital risk. The Group’s financial instruments exposed to these risks are cash and short term deposits, receivables, trade payables and borrowings.

The Group’s chief executive officer is Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE, who monitors the Group’s risks on an ongoing basis and report to the Board.

(b)        Interest rate risk management

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk (primarily on its cash and bank balances, amount due to ultimate holding company, borrowings and obligation under finance lease), which is the risk that a financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result of changes in the market interest rates on interest-bearing financial instruments.

The Group has adopted a policy of ensuring it maintains adequate cash and cash equivalents balances available at call. These accounts currently earn low interests.

 

 

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NOTE 31. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)

(b)        Interest rate risk management (Continued)

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates at the reporting date and the stipulated change taking place at the beginning of the financial year and held constant throughout the reporting period. A 50 basis point increase or decrease represents management’s assessment of the possible change in interest rates.

At reporting date, if interest rates had increased/decreased by 50 basis points from the weighted average effective rate for the year, with other variables constant, the profit for the year would have been A$6,724 lower (2017: A$898 lower) / A$6,724 higher (2017: A$898 higher).

The following table summarizes interest rate risk for the Group, together with effective interest rates as at the reporting date.

    Weighted average effective interest rate  

Floating

interest rate
A$

  Non-interest bearing
A$
  Total
A$
2018                
Financial Assets                
  Cash and bank balances   0.3%   594,116   920,099   1,514,215
  Trade and other receivables       -   1,183,765   1,183,765
  Other assets       -   1,908,269   1,908,269
Total Financial Assets       594,116   4,012,133   4,606,249
         
Financial Liabilities                
  Trade and other payables       -   617,520   617,520
  Trade deposits received       -   18,522   18,522
  Amounts due to related companies       -   2,130,368   2,130,368
Amount due to ultimate holding company 3.83%   172,773   -   172,773
  Bank overdraft   4.33%   894,510   -   894,510
  Bank borrowings   4.33%   814,365   -   814,365
  Obligation under finance lease   2.5%   57,292   -   57,292
  Convertible bonds   32.15%   3,280,744   -   3,280,744
  Provisions       -   54,320   54,320
Total Financial Liabilities       5,219,684   2,820,730   8,040,414

 

 

    Weighted average effective interest rate  

Floating

interest rate
A$

  Non-interest bearing
A$
  Total
A$
2017                
Financial Assets                
  Cash and bank balances   0.23%   1,654,659   1,205,355   2,860,014
  Trade and other receivables       -   3,379,829   3,379,829
  Other assets       -   199,391   199,391
Total Financial Assets       1,654,659   4,784,576   6,439,235
         
Financial Liabilities                
  Trade and other payables       -   664,461   664,461
  Trade deposits received       -   7,939   7,939
  Amount due to ultimate holding company 3.07%   15,268,241   -   15,268 ,241
  Bank overdraft   3.07%   784,942   -   789,942
  Bank borrowings   3.07%   819,450   -   819,450
  Obligation under finance lease   4.87%   67,472   -   67,472
  Provisions       -   49,166   49,166
Total Financial Liabilities       16,940,105   721,566   17,666,671

 

 

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NOTE 31. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)

(c)        Foreign currency risk

The Group has net assets denominated in certain foreign currencies as at December 31, 2018. Foreign currency denominated financial assets and liabilities which expose the Group to currency risk are disclosed below. The amounts are those reported to key management translated into AUD at the following closing rates, HKD 0.18097, USD 1.41739 and RMB 0.20606:

 

    Short term exposure   Long term exposure
    HKD   USD   RMB   HKD   USD   RMB
                         
December 31, 2018                        
Financial assets                        
        - Cash and bank balances   1,420,409   41,600   7,429   -   -   -
        - Trade and other receivables   245,213   -   938,552   -   -   -
        - Other assets   662,229   702   89,370   -   -   -
Financial liabilities                        
        - Trade and other liabilities   (321,097)   (16,628)   (87,973)   -   -   -
        - Provisions   (54,320)   -   -   -   -   -
- Amounts due to related companies (2,130,368)   -   -   -   -   -
- Amount due to ultimate holding company -   -   -   -   -   -
        - Bank overdraft   (894,510)   -   -   -   -   -
        - Borrowings   (814,365)   -   -   -   -   -
        - Convertible bonds   -   -   -   (3,280,744)   -   -
        - Derivative financial instruments   -   -   -   (126,095)   -   -
        - Obligation under finance lease   (18,123)   -   -   (39,169)   -   -
Total exposure   (1,904,932)   25,674   947,378   (3,446,008)   -   -
                         

Cash and cash equivalents are exposed to foreign currency risk in a higher extent.

    Short term exposure   Long term exposure
    HKD   USD   RMB   HKD   USD   RMB
                         
December 31, 2017                        
Financial assets                        
        - Cash and bank balances   1,219,072   41,218   1,590,859   -   -   -
        - Trade and other receivables   965,855   3   2,413,971   -   -   -
        - Other assets   86,750   -   108,760   -   -   -
Financial liabilities                        
        - Trade and other liabilities   (281,281)   (53,495)   (254,860)   -   -   -
        - Trade deposit received   (7,939)   -   -   -   -   -
- Amount due to ultimate holding company (147,140)   -   (9,839)   (15,110,749)   -   -
        - Provisions   (49,166)   -   -   -   -   -
        - Bank overdraft   (789,942)   -   -   -   -   -
        - Borrowings   (819,450)   -   -   -   -   -
        - Obligation under finance lease   (67,472)   -   -   -   -   -
Total exposure   109,287   (12,274)   3,848,891   (15,110,749)   -   -
                         

The following table illustrates the sensitivity of profit / (loss) and equity in regards to the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities and the HKD/AUD exchange rate, USD/AUD exchange rate and RMB/AUD exchange rate and assure‘all other things being equal’. It assumes a +/- 5% change of the AUD/HKD exchange rate for the year ended at December 31, 2018 (2017: 5%). A +/- 5% change is considered for the AUD/USD exchange rate (2017: 5%). A +/- 10% change is considered for the AUD/RMB exchange rate (2017: 10%). These percentages have been determined based on the average market volatility in exchange rates in the previous twelve (12) months. The sensitivity analysis is based on the Group’s foreign currency financial instruments held at each reporting date and also takes into account forward exchange contracts that offset effects from changes in currency exchange rates.

If the AUD had strengthened against the HKD by 5% (2017: 5%), the USD by 5% (2017: 5%) and the RMB by 10% (2017: 10%) respectively then this would have had the following impact:

 

  Profit / (Loss) for the year   Equity
  HKD   USD   RMB   Total   HKD   USD   RMB   Total
December 31, 2018 267,547   (1,284)   (96,738)   171,525   267,547   (1,284)   (96,738)   171,525
December 31, 2017 750,073   614   (384,889)   365,798   750,073   614   (384,889)   365,798

 

 

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NOTE 31. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)

(c)        Foreign currency risk (Continued)

If the AUD had weakened against the HKD by 5% (2017: 5%), the USD by 5% (2017: 5%) and the RMB by 10% (2017: 10%) respectively then this would have had the following impact:

 

  Profit / (Loss) for the year   Equity
  HKD   USD   RMB   Total   HKD   USD   RMB   Total
December 31, 2018 (267,547)   1,284   94,738   (171,525)   (267,547)   1,284   94,738   (171,525)
December 31, 2017 (750,073)   (614)   384,889   (365,798)   (750,073)   (614)   384,889   (365,798)

 

Exposures to foreign exchange rates vary during the year depending on the volume of overseas transactions. Nonetheless, the analysis above is considered to be representative of the Group’s exposure to currency risk.

(d)        Liquidity risk management

Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and term deposits, the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities and the ability to close out market positions. The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

The following tables detail the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities based on the agreed repayment terms or the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay. The table has been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities and include both interest and principal cash flows.

 

2018     Total                
      contractual   0 - 30 days            
  Carrying   undiscounted   or on   31 - 90   91 -365   Over
  amount   cash flow   demand   days   Days   1 year
  $   $   $   $   $   $
                       
Trade and other liabilities 636,042   636,042   636,042   -   -   -
Provision for employee benefits 54,320   54,320   54,320   -   -   -
Amounts due to related companies 2,130,368   2,130,368   465,444   -   1,664,924   -
Amount due to ultimate holding company 172,773   172,773   172,773   -   -   -
Bank overdraft 894,510   894,510   894,510   -   -   -
Bank borrowings 814,365   814,365   -   -   814,365   -
Obligation under finance lease 57,292   63,098   1,579   3,520   15,837   42,162
Convertible bonds 3,280,744   3,280,744   -   -   -   3,280,744
  8,040,414   8,046,220   2,224,668   3,520   2,495,126   3,322,906

 

2017     Total                
      contractual   0 - 30 days            
  Carrying   undiscounted   or on   31 - 90   91 -365   Over
  amount   cash flow   demand   days   Days   1 year
  $   $   $   $   $   $
                       
Trade and other liabilities 664,461   664,461   664,461   -   -   -
Trade deposits received 7,939   7,939   7,939   -   -   -
Amount due to ultimate holding company 15,268,241   15,779,510   157,492   -   -   15,622,018
Bank overdraft 789,942   789,942   789,942   -   -   -
Bank borrowings 819,450   833,554   -   -   833,554   -
Obligation under finance lease 67,472   74,089   1,543   3,087   13,892   55,567
Provisions 49,166   49,166   49,166   -   -   -
  17,666,671   18,198,661   1,670,543   3,087   847,446   15,677,585

 

 

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NOTE 31. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Continued)

(e)        Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counter-party will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Group. The Group’s potential concentration of credit risk consists mainly of cash deposits with banks and trade receivables with its customers. The Group’s short term cash surpluses are placed with banks that have investment grade ratings. The Group considers the credit standing of counterparties and customers when making deposits and sales, respectively, to manage the credit risk. The Group does not have any material credit risk exposure to any single debtor or group of debtors under financial instruments entered into by the Group. Considering the nature of the business at current, the Group believes that the credit risk is not material to the Group’s operations.

The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of any collateral or other security, at the end of the reporting period, to financial assets, is represented by the carrying amount of cash and bank balances, trade and other receivables, net of any provisions for doubtful debts, as disclosed in the consolidated statement of financial positions and notes to the consolidated financial statements.

(f)        Fair value of financial instruments

The following liability is recognized and measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

- Derivative financial instruments

Fair value hierarchy

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed are categorized according to the fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

Recognized fair value measurements

The following table sets out the Group’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements.

 

                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
    $   $   $   $
Derivative financial instruments                
December 31, 2018   -   -   126,095   126,095
December 31, 2017   -   -   -   -
                 

There were no transfers during the year between level 1 and level 2 recurring fair value measurements.

The Group’s policy is to recognize transfers into and out of the different fair value hierarchy levels at the date the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer occurred.

The valuation techniques used in determining the fair value measurement of level 3 derivative are based on the Market Approach, for the fair value of the underlying securities, and the Binomial Tree Pricing Method, an income approach, for the fair value of the put option. Unobservable inputs into the Market Approach include a lack of marketability discount of 25% while the Binomial Tree Pricing Method applies a probability rate against multiple scenarios in determining the maturity of the put option. The lack of marketability discount directly reduces the fair value of the underlying asset by 25% and the probability rates weigh the estimated fair value calculated for each scenario in determining the ending fair value.

The reconciliation of the opening and closing fair value balance of level 3 financial instruments is provided below:

 

            Put Option
A$
At January 1, 2018           -
Issuance of put option at fair value           772,112
Gains included in profit or loss           (709,543)
Foreign currency translation           63,526
At December 31, 2018           126,095
             

Disclosed fair values

The Group also has assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair values but for which fair values are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Due to their short term nature, the carrying amounts of trade receivables (refer to Note 13) and payables (refer to Note 18) are assumed to approximate their fair values because the impact of discounting is not significant.

(g)        Capital management risk

The Group’s objective when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and to maintain a strong capital base sufficient to maintain future development of its business. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debts. The Group’s focus has been to raise sufficient funds through equity to fund its business activities.

There were no changes to the Group’s approach to capital management during the year. Risk management policies and procedures are established with regular monitoring and reporting.

Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

The capital structure of the Group consists of equity attributable to equity holders of the parent, comprising issued capital, reserves and accumulated loss or retained earnings as disclosed in Notes 28 and 29 respectively.

 

 

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NOTE 32. RELATED PARTIES

(a) Parent and ultimate controlling party

On September 30, 2015, the Company issued 869,369 ordinary shares on a post-reverse split basis to acquire 100% equity interests in Marvel Digital Limited from Marvel Finance Limited, which is a company controlled and wholly owned by Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE. During the year, on December 12, 2018 the shareholders of the Company approved the settlement of A$8,000,000 debt owed to MFL by the issuance of 708,500 shares in the Company. As at December 31, 2018 and 2017, MFL owns 2,201,412 and 1,492,912 shares respectively, representing approximately 65.18% and 56.74% respectively, in the Company and is the ultimate controlling party of the Group. 

(b) (b) Transactions with directors

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the remuneration of Directors of the Company is as follows:

    Company
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Short term benefits   67,371   66,000   49,000
Post-employment benefits   -   -   -
Total   67,371   66,000   49,000
             
(c) Other related party transactions

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Group has following material transactions with its related parties:

       
    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Revenue received from related parties (1)   41,291   2,070,866   1,297,556
Service fees paid to a related party (1)   595,645   16,895   12,919
Purchase of products from related parties (1)   -   85,242   57,759
Interest charged by the ultimate holding company (1)   396,868   61,066   72,421
Company Secretarial and service fees paid to related parties (2)   -   5,250   27,500
Company Secretarial, taxation service and interim CFO fee paid to a related company (3)   117,663   31,538   -
Purchase of plant and equipment from related parties (1)   512,561   -   -
             

(1) Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE, has control over the above related parties. The transactions are carried at the current market value in the ordinary course of business.

(2) Mr Con UNERKOV, our CEO, is a director of the company.

(3) Mr. George Yatzis, Company Secretary, is a partner of the company.

During the year, a Group company GOXD Technology Limited entered into a loan agreement to lend A$1,085,820 (HK$6,000,000) to Marvel Finance Limited, its parent company. The loan bears interest at 10% per annum, unsecured and payable on 30 September 2019. The Company accrued interest income of A$19,933 during the year. As at December 31 2018, Marvel Finance Limited owed to the Group A$904,850 (HK$ 5,000,000) in respect of the loan.

During the year, on 1 December 2018, a Group company entered into a loan agreement with Oakridge (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited, a company owned and controlled by Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE, where the Group borrowed of A$1,664,924 (HK$9,200,000) from Oakridge (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and repayable on September 30, 2019.

During the year the Company used a 3,000 sq feet administrative and accounting office in Hong Kong rent free. This office belongs to the family of Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee. There is no written lease agreement, but a general understanding that there will be a 3 months notice period to vacate this office. The Company’s responsibility is to pay for the utilities.

(d) Amounts due from / to related companies

Other than the related party balances disclosed in Note 20 and 21, the other related party balances as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are disclosed:

(i) trade and other receivables in Note 13, there were amounts of A$15,407 and A$ Nil (2017: A$1,002,058 and A$756,585) which are trade and non-trade in nature respectively and were due from certain related companies in which Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE has control. The amounts due from the related companies are unsecured, non- interest bearing and repayable on demand;
(ii) included in trade and other liabilities in Note 18, there were amounts of A$ nil and A$ nil (2017: A$8,186 and A$ nil) which are trade and non-trade in nature respectively and were due to certain related companies in which Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu LEE has control. The amounts due to the related companies are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand; and
(iii) the Group had outstanding invoices owing to BDO Administration (SA) Pty Ltd totaling A$20,000 (2017: A$2,500). George Yatzis, Company Secretary of IMTE is a director of BDO Administration (SA) Pty Ltd.

 

 

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NOTE 33. CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
CASH FLOWS FROM CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL            
(Increase) / Decrease in assets:            
Trade and other receivables   (1,526,651)   5,132,064   (7,590,963)
Inventories   (151,883)   37,360   (1,209,655)
Other assets   (400,034)   885,469   (1,420,951)
Disposal of intangible assets   -   -   265,095
Development projects   -   68,360   -
Increase / (Decrease) in liabilities:            
Trade and other liabilities   488,490   (770,205) 1,205,218
Trade deposits received   -   (82,390) (221,191)
Provisions   29   20,603   2,157
Obligations under finance lease   (6,115)   -   -
NET CASH INFLOWS / (OUTFLOWS) FROM CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL   (1,596,164)   5,291,261   (8,970,290)
             

 

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

 

    Amounts due to related companies   Bank borrowings, net   Amount due to ultimate holding company   Obligation under finance lease   Convertible bonds by a subsidiary   Derivative embedded in the convertible bonds issued   Issue of shares of subsidiaries   Total
    A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$   A$
                                 
Beginning balance
as at 1 January 2018
  33,353   819,450   15,268,241   67,472   -   -   -   16,188,516
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities   1,806,044   (95,570)   (4,782,610)   (10,180)   3,769,470   -   7,951,428   8,638,582
Non-cash movement                                
Issue share for debt   -   -   (8,000,000)   -   -   -   -   (8,000,000)
Debt assignment   -   -   (3,562,962)   -   -   -   -   (3,562,962)
Other reserves   -   -   -   -   (535,948)   -   (3,915,161)   (4,451,109)
Non-controlling interest   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,036,267)   (4,036,267)
Unpaid interest   -   -   -   -   536,216   -   -   536,216
Put option liabilities in the convertible bonds issued   -   -   -   -   (772,112)   772,112   -   -
Fair value change    -   -   -   -   -   (709,543)   -   (709,543)
Other changes   175,975   -   -   -   -       -   175,975
Foreign exchange movement   114,996   90,485   1,250,104   -   283,118   63,526   -   1,802,229
                                 
Ending balance
as at 31 December 2018
  2,130,368   814,365   172,773   57,292   3,280,744   126,095   -   6,581,637

 

 

 

    Amount due to ultimate holding company   Bank borrowings, net   Total
    A$   A$   A$
             
Beginning balance as at 1 January 2017   2,382,707   447,250   2,829,957
             
Cash flows from financing activities   (2,003,277)   423,725   (1,579,552)
             
Non-cash movement            
Deferred performance fee recognition   15,110,749   -   15,110,749
Foreign exchange movement   (221,938)   (51,525)   (273,463)
             
Ending balance as at 31 December 2017   15,268,241   819,450   16,087,691

 

 

    Amount due to ultimate holding company   Bank borrowings, net   Total
    A$   A$   A$
             
Beginning balance as at 1 January 2016   3,570,839   -   3,570,839
             
Cash flows from financing activities   (891,957)   447,250   (444,707)
             
Non-cash movement            
Other changes   (245,417)   -   (245,417)
Foreign exchange movement   (50,758)   -   (50,758)
             
Ending balance as at 31 December 2016   2,382,707   447,250   2,829,957

 

 

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NOTE 34. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES (UNAUDITED)

 

(a)        Remuneration

The total remuneration paid or payable to the directors and senior management of the Group during the year are as follows:

 

    Consolidated
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Short-term employee benefits   673,284   464,339   573,477
Post-employment benefits   10,794   9,265   10,569
Total   684,078   473,604   584,046
             

 

(b)        Loans to Key Management Personnel and their related parties

Save as disclosed in Note 32(d), there were no other loans outstanding at the reporting date to Key Management Personnel and their related parties

Other transactions with Key Management Personnel

Several key management persons, or their related parties, held positions in other entities that resulted in them having control or significant influences over the financials or operating policies of these entities. Transactions between related parties are in normal commercial terms and conditions unless otherwise stated in Notes 13, 20, 21 and 32.

 

(c)        Share Options – number of share options held by management

There were no share options held outstanding held by the management.

 

 

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NOTE 35. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income        
    Company
    December 31, 2018
A$
  December 31, 2017
A$
  December 31, 2016
A$
Loss after income tax   3,926,487   486,715   303,505
Other comprehensive income   -   -   -
Total comprehensive loss   3,926,487   486,715   303,505
             

 

Statement of Financial Position

 

    Company
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
    A$   A$
Total non-current assets   20,327,732   5,217,752
Total current assets   57,810   3,319,257
Total assets   20,385,542   8,537,009
Total current liabilities   7,313,720   30,450
Total liabilities   7,313,720   30,450
Total assets less liabilities   13,071,822   8,506,559
         
Equity        
Issued capital   18,902,029   10,410,279
Accumulated losses   (5,830,207)   (1,903,720)
Total equity   13,071,822   8,506,559
         

Guarantees entered into by the parent entity in relation to the debts of its subsidiary

The parent entity is not party to a deed of cross guarantee with any of its subsidiaries.

 

Contingent liabilities

The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

Capital commitments – property, plant and equipment

The parent entity has no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the Group, as disclosed in Note 3, except for:

- Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity
- Dividends received from subsidiaries are recognized as other income by the parent entity and its receipt may be an indicator of impairment.

 

 

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Note 36. PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENTS

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation of the financial statements.

NOTE 37. EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE REPORTING DATE

 

Save as disclosed below, there is no other matter or circumstance arisen since December 31, 2018, which has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the result of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial years.

 

 

(i) On April 29, 2019, the Company and Teko International Limited (“Teko”) entered into a distribution rights agreement for the territory of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province, China (“Territories”) for a proprietary conductive film and 3rd generation Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (“PDLC”) film. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company shall pay 50,000 IMTE shares upon the commissioning of one (1) lamination line, (ii) for each of the next 3 years after the commissioning of the manufacturing line, IMTE shall pay Teko 50,000 IMTE shares should the annual revenue reach US$10 million or 100,000 IMTE shares should the revenue reach US$20 million, and (iii) 50,000 IMTE shares for each additional lamination line installed. In addition, for managing the operations, the Company will pay to Teko 25% of the net profits from the sale of the PDLC film products and the lamination operations. Mr. Con Unerkov and Mr. Cecil Ho, both the CEO and CFO, respectively of IMTE, are directors and shareholders of Teko.

 

NOTE 38. COMPANY DETAILS

The registered office and principal place of business is:

Level 7, 420 King William Street

Adelaide SA 5000

 

     

 

 

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ITEM 19.   EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

Exhibit Description
1.1 (1) Constitution of Registrant
4.1 (1) Share Sale and Purchase Agreement for the purchase of 100% in Marvel Digital Limited between Marvel Finance Limited and IMT dated May 14, 2015
4.2 (1) Share Sale and Purchase Agreement for the purchase of 100% in Conco International Co. Limited between Jeffrey Chang Ming-Yih and IMT dated December 22, 2014
4.3 (1) Shareholder Agreement between Conco International Co., Limited and Kaijuyuan Technology Co., Limited to establish a joint venture company (now known as Global Vantage Audio Limited) dated May 8, 2015
4.4 (1) Consulting Agreement between IMT and BDO Partnership SA Pty Limited for the provision of Company Secretarial services dated November 6, 2015
4.5 (2) Subscription agreement between Marvel Digital Limited and E-Tech Electronics Limited, Deed of Guarantee between IMTE and E-Tech Electronics Limited, and Put option between IMTE and E-Tech Electronics Limited.  All 3 agreements are dated January 3, 2018
4.6 (3) Form F3 Registration Statement filed on October 9, 2018. The F3 became effective on October 19, 2018
4.7* Subscription agreement between IMTE and Marvel Finance Limited dated October 13, 2018
4.8* Distribution agreement between IMTE and Teko International Limited dated April 29, 2019
4.9* Directors agreement between IMTE and Wuhua Zhang dated August 10, 2018
4.10* Directors agreement between IMTE and Lawrence Chen dated November 29, 2018
8.1* List of subsidiaries
12.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer
12.2* Certification of Principal Accounting Officer
13.1* Certification by Chief Executive Officer of periodic financial report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as mandated by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
13.2* Certification by Chief Accounting Officer of periodic financial report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as mandated by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
15.1* Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2018 Financial Statements
15.2* Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2017 Financial Statements

 

 

 

   
(1) Incorporated by reference on Form 20-F A/3 submitted on May 8, 2017.
(2) Incorporated by reference on Form 6K filed on January 3, 2018.
(3) Incorporated by reference on Form 6K filed on October 9, 2018.
* Incorporated herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.

 

 

     
    Integrated Media Technology Limited
     
    /s/    Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee
   

By: Dr. Herbert Ying Chiu Lee

Title: Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2019

 

 

 

 

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