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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited
ACN 094 384 273

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ANNUAL REPORT

www.audiopixels.com.au

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors

Fred Bart (Chairman)
Ian Dennis 
Cheryl Bart AO

Company Secretary

Ian Dennis

Registered Off  ice 

Israel Corporate Off  ice

Level 12
75 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

3 Pekris Street
Rehovot
ISRAEL 76702

Telephone:  +61 2 9233 3915
Facsimile:   +61 2 9232 3411
Email:  

iandennis@audiopixels�com�au

Telephone:  + 972 73 232 4444
+ 972 73 232 4455
Facsimile: 
danny@audiopixels�com
Email: 

Bankers

St George Bank
Level 13
182 George Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

Website

www�audiopixels�com�au

Auditor

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Chartered Accountants
Brindabella Circuit
Brindabella Business Park 
Canberra Airport ACT 2609 
Australia

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
Level 3
60 Carrington Street
Sydney NSW 2000

GPO Box 7045
Sydney NSW 1115
Australia

Telephone:  1300 855 080 or

Facsimile: 

+61 3 9415 5000 outside Australia
1300 137 341

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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income  �������������������������������������������� 17

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position  �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity  ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21

Notes To and Forming Part of the Financial Statements  ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 22

ASX Additional Information  ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 47

Twenty Largest Ordinary Shareholders  ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 48

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The Directors of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited submit herewith the financial report of the company for the financial year 
ended 31 December 2016. In order to comply with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, the directors report as follows:

The names and particulars of the directors of the company during or since the end of the financial year are: 

Name

Fred Bart

Ian Dennis

Cheryl Bart 
AO

Particulars

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. A director since 5 September 2000. He has been Chairman 
and Managing Director of numerous private companies since 1980, specialising in manufacturing, 
property and marketable securities. Mr Bart is also Chairman of Immunovative Therapies Limited, 
an Israeli company involved in in the manufacture of cancer vaccines for the treatment of most 
forms of cancer. He is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee.

Non‑executive director and Company Secretary. Ian is a chartered accountant with experience 
as director and secretary in various public listed and unlisted technology companies. He has 
been involved in the investment banking industry and stockbroking industry for the past 
thirty years. Prior to that, Ian was with KPMG, Chartered Accountants in Sydney. Appointed to 
the Board on 5 September 2000. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee. 

Non‑executive director. Appointed to the Board on 26 November 2001. Cheryl Bart is a lawyer and 
company director. She is non‑executive director of SG Fleet Australia Limited, ME Bank, Invictus Games 
Sydney 2018, Prince’s Charities of Australia, Football Federation of Australia (FFA), Ted X Sydney and 
the Australian Himalayan Foundation. She is immediate past director of ABC (Australian Broadcasting 
Corporation), SA Power Networks (formerly ETSA Utilities), Spark Infrastructure Limited, and the Local 
Organising Committee of the 2015 Australian Asian Cup. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute 
of Company Directors, Patron of SportsConnect and a member of Chief Executive Women. She is a 
member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies

Directorships of other listed companies held by directors in the 3 years immediately before the end of the financial year are 
as follows:

Name

Fred Bart

Ian Dennis

Cheryl Bart 

Company

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited

Spark Infrastructure Group Limited

SG Fleet Australia Limited

Principal Activities

Period of directorship

Since May 2000

Since May 2000

November 2005 to May 2015

Since February 2014

The principal activity of the Company is an investment in Audio Pixels Limited of Israel. Audio Pixels Limited is engaged in 
the development of digital speakers. 

Results

The net loss for the financial year ended to 31 December 2016 was $5,054,771 (31 December 2015 ‑ $1,840,940).

Dividends

The directors recommend that no dividend be paid and no amount has been paid or declared by way of dividend since the 
end of the previous financial year and up to the date of this report.

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Review of Operations

During the reporting period there were no significant 
changes in the nature of the company’s principal 
activities which were focused on the refinement of 
technology and fabrication processes’ required to mass 
produce a commercial version of the Company’s proven 
groundbreaking MEMS (“Micro Electro Mechanical 
Structure”) based digital loudspeaker technologies. 

Audio Pixels is a world leader in the digital transformation 
of sound reproduction; combining the emergence of 
a multibillion‑dollar MEMS device industry together 
with the multibillion‑dollar loudspeaker market that has 
over the course of a century become an indispensable 
fixture of daily life throughout a myriad of industries 
and applications. 

The Company’s primary efforts are to commercialize 
its groundbreaking MEMS based digital sound wave 
transducer platform into an industry compliant microchip 
that will propel audio loudspeakers, systems and 
ultrasonic sensors from its century old analog origins into 
the advanced digital era of today. 

The ongoing commercialization efforts have been 
dedicated to evolving the Company’s proven playing 
digital loudspeaker prototype technologies into a small 
robust semiconductor loudspeaker chip that is ideally 
suited for a very wide range of original equipment 
manufacturer (OEM) and consumer applications. 
The mission undertaken by the Company is analogous 
to the transition undergone by the display industry from 
analog based cathode ray tube (CRT) technologies into 
the modern digital light emitting diodes (LED) based 
displays of today. The common thread between both 
transitions is that they are no less significant in terms of 
scale, volume and complexity. The distinction however is 
that while a wide range of multinational conglomerates all 
contributed to the advancement of display technologies, 
Audio Pixels alone has led the charge toward making 
digital sound reconstruction a reality. 

Managing the scope, complexity and magnitude of such 
an undertaking necessitates careful planning. The company 
sought to mitigate the technological and fabrication 
risks by establishing a four‑phase program whereby 
each phase was independently planned (funded) and 
executed to address specific functional and fabrication 
challenges. Each phase was designed to resolve particular 
challenges while collectively contributing to an end result 
of a mass‑manufacturable commercially viable product. 
The fourth and final phase of this program, which is 
currently entering its latter stages, is somewhat different 
as it serves as the final “integration phase”; a development 

phase that fuses all the functional and manufacturing 
achievements of each prior phase into a working device 
produced using mass manufacturing methods.

An important nuance to the fourth phase is that the 
integration of a number of independent elements 
requires precision coordination between vendors 
and activities. The reality of any integration effort is that 
any individual interval, more often than not, impacts the 
overall integration process and progress. Throughout 
the fourth phase management has and continues to 
invest enormous efforts trying to navigate the natural 
fluctuations associated with producing a groundbreaking 
MEMS based technology; the highlights of which are:

„„ MEMS ‑ the MEMS transducer (Micro Electro 

Mechanical Structure responsible for generating the 
sound waves). Standard semiconductor convention 
is often an inadequate representation of the true 
behaviour of a specific full structured MEMS device. 
Developing devices of our scale and composition 
often introduce unexpected variances from the 
planned and simulated results. This phenomenon was 
quite evident when the batch of fabricated devices 
delivered during this reporting period failed to meet a 
critical design specification. 

„„ MEMS ACTIVITIES‑ During the latter part of the 

reporting period the company received and tested 
the lead fabrication batch of wafers. These wafers 
consisted of fully fabricated MEMS chips prior to 
singulation (the process of individually separating 
the devices). Initial evaluation results of the 
lead wafer batch received showed that specific 
electro‑mechanical characteristics of the devices 
differed from the design specifications, which 
ultimately translated into the need to use higher 
operating voltages to actuate and control the 
device elements.  The Company investigated and 
identified the root cause of the deviance and advised 
its fabrications partners to make the necessary 
corrections as well as implement a very minor change 
to the fabrication process which will ensure that 
future produced wafers do not deviate from the 
required specifications. 

Additionally the Company attempted to “salvage” 
this batch of wafers by modifying our electronics 
systems as to enable the use of higher actuation and 
control voltages. While initial results involving the use 
of higher voltages were quite encouraging, ultimately 
advanced testing revealed that the chips could not adhere 
to the required functional specifications when forced to 
operate at significantly higher voltages than they were 
originally designed. 

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The vendors advised us that they should be able to deliver 
new batches of wafers that incorporate the design change 
on or before May 31, 2017. This was announced to the 
market on 25 January 2017.

„„  Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) 

ACTIVITIES ‑ During the reporting period the Company 
completed design, fabrication, and testing of its 
second‑generation integrated circuit. The proprietary 
ASIC which is co‑packaged together with the MEMS 
device, serves to convert and control voltages required 
by the MEMS transducer. To ensure specification 
compliance the Company together with our design 
partner (ICSense) conducted extensive detail and 
statistical analysis. The Company proceeded to conduct 
the process of integrating the ASIC together with the 
MEMS; a process that entails implementation, test 
and verification of functionality and reliability of the 
MEMS chip as it receives and processes each signal, 
instruction, and condition as prescribed by the ASIC. 
To the extent possible (given the shortcoming of the 
MEMS as described above) the Company concluded 
the integration process.

„„  Chip Package ‑ The Company is expecting to receive 
the first batch of assembled and packaged chips, 
within the coming days. Although the MEMS chip 
assembled inside the package has been deemed 
inoperable (for our current purposes), nonetheless 
upon receipt the Company will begin to conduct 
various environmental tests to ensure compliance 
with various industry standards.

The Company continues to expand it intellectual property 
portfolio, submitting 2 additional patent applications 
during the reporting period. 

Further information concerning the operations and 
financial condition of the entity can be found in the 
financial report and in releases made to the Australian 
Stock Exchange (ASX) during the year.

Changes in State of Affairs

There was no significant change in the state of affairs of 
the company or the consolidated entity other than that 
referred to in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Significant Events After 
Balance Date 

There has not been any matter or circumstance that has 
arisen since the end of the financial year which is not 
otherwise dealt with in this report or in the financial 
statements, that has significantly affected or may 
significantly affect the operations of the company or the 
consolidated entity, the results of those operations or the 
state of affairs of the company or the consolidated entity 
in subsequent financial years.

Future Developments 

The consolidated entity will continue to focus on the 
development of its digital speaker technology.

Environmental Regulations

In the opinion of the directors the company and the 
consolidated entity is in compliance with all applicable 
environmental legislation and regulations.

Indemnification and Insurance 
of Officers and Auditors

During the financial year, the company paid a premium in 
respect of a contract insuring the Directors and Officers 
of the Company and any related body corporate against a 
liability incurred as such a Director or Officer to the extent 
permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract 
of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the 
coverage provided and the amount of the premium. 
The Company has agreed to indemnify the current 
Directors, Company Secretary and Executive Officers 
against all liabilities to other persons that may arise from 
their position as Directors or Officers of the Company 
and its controlled entities, except where to do so would 
be prohibited by law. The agreement stipulates that the 
Company will meet the full amount of any such liabilities, 
including costs and expenses.

The Company has not, during or since the financial year 
indemnified or agreed to indemnify an auditor of the 
company or of any related body corporate against any 
liability incurred as such an auditor.

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Directors’ Interests and Benefits

The relevant interest of each director in the share capital of the Company as notified by the directors to the Australian Stock 
Exchange in accordance with Section 205G(1) of the Corporations Act as at the date of this report are:

Name

Fred Bart

Ian Dennis

Cheryl Bart

Ordinary Shares

5,592,765

 570,050

500,000

Mr Fred Bart took up 151,515 ordinary shares at $6.60 in the private placement which was approved by shareholders at 
the Annual General Meeting held on 31 May 2016. Apart from this placement, there has been no movement in Directors’ 
shareholdings during the 2016 year.

Remuneration Report (Audited)

Since the end of the previous financial year no director of the Company has received or become entitled to receive 
any benefit (other than a benefit included in the aggregate amount of remuneration received or due and receivable by 
directors as shown in the financial statements) because of a contract made by the Company or related corporation with 
the director or with a firm of which the director is a member, or with a company in which the director has a substantial 
financial interest. There are no employment contracts for any of the directors.

This report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for Directors and key management personnel of the Company. 
The Directors are responsible for remuneration policies and packages applicable to the Board members of the Company. 
The entire Board makes up the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The broad remuneration policy is to ensure the 
remuneration package properly reflects the person’s duties and responsibilities.

There are currently no performance based incentives to directors or executives based on the performance of the Company. 
There are no employment contracts in place with any Director of the Company. There are standard employment contracts 
for the three executives of Audio Pixels Limited in Israel including at will employment and a notice period of three months 
for termination.

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Remuneration Report (Cont.)

The key management personnel of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited during the year were:

Fred Bart

Cheryl Bart

Ian Dennis

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Non executive director

Non executive director and company secretary

Danny Lewin

CEO and director of Audio Pixels Limited

Yuval Cohen

Chief Technical Officer of Audio Pixels Limited

Shay Kaplan

Chief Scientist of Audio Pixels Limited

The Directors fees are not dependent on the earnings of the Company and the consequences of the Company’s 
performance on shareholder wealth. On 24 September 2010, the maximum total directors fees were increased to a 
total of $250,000 per annum in line with the increased activities of the company. The actual directors fees paid were 
within the approved limit of $250,000 per annum approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 
24 September 2010.

The table below sets out summary information about the Company’s earnings and movements in shareholder wealth for 
the last 5 financial years.

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2014
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2013
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
$

Revenue

Net profit /(loss) before tax

Net profit/(loss) after tax

103,630

(5,054,771)

(5,054,771)

25,073

(1,840,940)

(1,840,940)

181,583

(2,796,787)

(2,796,787)

304,536

(2,147,576)

(2,147,576)

161,986

(2,615,412)

(2,615,412)

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2014
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2013
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
$

8.45

14.15

0.00

9.86

8.45

0.00

3.80

9.86

0.00

5.60

3.80

0.00

6.00

5.60

0.00

Share price at start of 
year/period 

Share price at end of 
year/period

Dividend Paid

The aggregate compensation of the key management personnel of the company is set out below:

Short‑term employee benefits

Post employment benefits

31 December  
2016
$

31 December  
2015
$

737,818

163,284

901,102

693,742

150,410

844,152

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Remuneration Report (Cont.)

The following table sets out each key management personnel’s equity holdings (represented by holdings of fully paid 
ordinary shares in Audio Pixels Holdings Limited).

Balance at 
1/1/16
No.

5,441,250

500,000

570,050

1,709,092

1,928,971

881,604

Granted as 
remuneration
No.

Received on 
exercise of 
options
No.

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

Net other 
change
No.

Balance at 
31/12/16
No.

151,515

5,592,765

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

500,000

570,050

1,709,092

1,928,971

881,604

Mr Fred Bart

Mrs Cheryl Bart

Mr Ian Dennis

Mr Danny Lewin

Mr Yuval Cohen

Mr Shay Kaplan

Convertible Note Issued to Key Management Personnel

On 22 June 2015, shareholders approved the issue of a convertible note of $1.5m to 4F Investments Pty Limited, company 
controlled by Mr Fred Bart. On 31 May 2016 shareholders approved the extension of the note to 31 December 2016. 
On 28 December 2016, the Company announced that the convertible notes would be extended for a further term of 
12 months to 31 December 2017 subject to shareholder approval. The terms of the issue were as follows:

Face Value:

Date of issue:

Interest rate:

Term:

Listing status:

Security:

Conversion terms:

$1,500,000

26 June 2015

8% payable quarterly

12 months to 31 December 2017 (following extension)

Unlisted

Unsecured

Convertible to ordinary shares based on the lower of the five day volume weighted average 
share price of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited on the date of the agreement ($9.68) or the five 
day volume weighted average share price of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited immediately prior 
to conversion.

Transactions with Related Entities

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid a total of $107,857 (year ended 31 December 2015 ‑ $107,857) 
to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart in respect of directors fees and superannuation for 
Mr Fred Bart and Mrs Cheryl Bart.

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Remuneration Report (Cont.)

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid interest of $119,671 (year ended 31 December 2015 ‑ $62,137) 
on a convertible note to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart. The convertible note of 
$1.5m was issued on 26 June 2015 following shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting. The convertible 
note was extended twice during the year ended 31 December 2016, the most recent of which being on 28 December 2016, 
which is subject to shareholder approval.

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid a total of $41,063 (year ended 31 December 2015 ‑ $41,063) to 
Dennis Corporate Services Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Ian Dennis in respect of directors fees and superannuation.

During the year, the Company paid $30,000 (31 December 2015 ‑ $30,000) to Dennis Corporate Services Pty Limited, a 
company associated with Mr Ian Dennis in respect of consulting fees for company secretarial and accounting services.

On 8 May 2014, the company entered into a lease in respect of office premises at Level 12, 75 Elizabeth Street Sydney for 
a period of forty eight months to 30 March 2018. The Company recharged $22,478 of the rent and other tenancy charges 
to Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited, a company of which Fred Bart and Ian Dennis are directors and $24,456 to 
4F Investments Pty Limited, a company controlled by Fred Bart.

The following table sets out the remuneration of each key management personnel of the Company:

Short Term

Post Employment

Total

December 2016

Fred Bart

Cheryl Bart

Ian Dennis

Danny Lewin

Yuval Cohen

Shay Kaplan

December 2015

Fred Bart

Cheryl Bart

Ian Dennis

Danny Lewin

Yuval Cohen

Shay Kaplan

Directors fees/ 
Salary
$

Non‑monetary
$

Superannuation
$

61,000

37,500

67,500*

152,420

168,369

145,771

632,560

61,000

37,500

67,500*

141,260

156,042

135,050

598,352

‑

‑

‑

36,606

30,782

37,870

105,258

‑

‑

‑

33,798

28,012

33,580

95,390

5,794

3,563

3,563

‑

‑

 ‑

12,920

5,794

3,563

3,563

‑

‑

 ‑

12,920

Social
Security
$

‑

‑

‑

49,034

53,967

47,363

150,364

‑

‑

‑

44,722

49,476

42,292

137,490

$

66,794

41,063

71,063

238,060

253,118

231,004

901,102

66,794

41,063

71,063

219,780

233,530

211,922

844,152

* The amounts disclosed for Ian Dennis include directors fees of $37,500 and consulting fees of $30,000.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee was formally constituted on 29 August 2014 with all three directors appointed to the Audit Committee. 
Ian Dennis was appointed chair of the Audit Committee.

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Directors’ Meetings

During the year the Company held three meetings of directors, two meetings of the Audit Committee and no meetings of 
the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The attendances of the directors at meetings of the Board were: 

Directors

Mr Fred Bart

Mrs Cheryl Bart

Mr Ian Dennis

Board of directors

Audit committee

Nomination and 
Remuneration committee

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

All current board members are on the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Non‑audit Services

Details of amounts paid or payable to the auditor for non‑audit services provided during the year by the auditor are 
outlined in Note 4 to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non‑audit services, during the year, by the auditor (or by another person 
or firm on the auditor’s behalf ) is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the 
Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements do not compromise the 
external auditors’ independence for the following reasons:

„„  All non‑audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity and 

objectivity of the auditor, and

„„  None of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in Code of Conduct 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board, 
including reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision‑making capacity for 
the company, acting as advocate for the company or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

The auditor’s independence declaration is included on page 10.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to s.298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors 

I A Dennis 
Director

Dated at Sydney this 27 day of February 2017

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The directors declare that: 

(a)  in the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe the company will be able to pay its debts as and when 

they become due and payable; 

(b)  in the directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including compliance with accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the financial position and 
performance of the company and the consolidated entity;

(c)  the directors have been given the declarations required by s.295A of the Corporations Act 2001; and

(d)  the attached financial statements are in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as stated in 

note 1 to the financial statements.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors made pursuant to s.295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001. 

On behalf of the Directors 

I A Dennis 
Director

Dated at Sydney this 27 day of February 2017.

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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2016 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
$

Note

Revenue

2

103,630

25,073

Administrative expenses

Amortisation

Depreciation 

Directors fees and superannuation

Exchange gains

Interest paid

Fair value movement of derivative liability

Loss on derecognition of convertible notes

Marketing

Research and development expenses

(Loss) before income tax

Income tax benefit

(Loss) for the year 

(1,108,384)

(80,483)

(73,493)

(148,920)

350,531

(419,595)

(511,648)

(223,400)

(21,233)

(949,316)

(76,993)

(70,615)

(136,000)

1,640,986

(370,764)

334,000

‑

(22,270)

2

3

(2,921,776)

(2,215,041)

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

 ‑

 ‑

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations 

14

(136,506)

(1,609,923)

Other comprehensive (loss) for the year, net of tax

(136,506)

(1,609,923)

Total comprehensive (loss) for the year

(5,191,277)

(3,450,863)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 22 to 46.

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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2016

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2015

Note

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

(5,191,277)

(3,450,863)

(Loss) attributable to:

Owners of the company

Total comprehensive (loss) attributable to:

Owners of the company

Earnings per share

Basic and diluted (cents per share)

18

(19.02)

(7.16)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 22 to 46.

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 Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016

CURRENT ASSETS

  Cash and cash equivalents

  Trade and other receivables

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON CURRENT ASSETS

  Goodwill

  Intangible asset

  Property, plant and equipment

  Trade and other receivables

TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

  Trade and other payables

  Borrowings

  Derivative liability

  Provisions

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

  Issued capital

  Reserves

  Accumulated losses

  Equity attributable to owners of the company

TOTAL EQUITY

Consolidated 
December 
2016 
$

Consolidated 
December 
2015 
$

Note

5

6

7

8

9

6

10

11

11

12

13

14

15

5,083,948

86,118

5,170,066

1,523,016

43,726

1,566,742

2,300,905

2,166,391

639,850

166,587

11,873

3,119,215

8,289,281

471,870

2,648,387

1,169,870

640,463

4,930,590

4,930,590

712,524

165,578

6,837

3,051,330

4,618,072

470,230

2,735,439

167,517

524,907

3,898,093

3,898,093

3,358,691

719,979

45,228,931

37,398,942

(24,277,787)

(24,141,281)

(17,592,453)

(12,537,682)

3,358,691

3,358,691

719,979

719,979

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 22 to 46.

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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

December 2016 ‑ 
Consolidated

Equity 
Settled 
Option 
Reserve 
$

Issued 
Capital 
$

Exchange 
translation 
reserve 
$

Minority 
Acquisition 
Reserve 
$

Accumulated 
Losses 
$

Total 
$

Balance at 1 January 2016

37,398,942

4,512,898

(3,115,487)

(25,538,692)

(12,537,682)

719,979

Other comprehensive 
income for the year

(Loss) for the year

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

(136,506)

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

(136,506)

(5,054,771)

(5,054,771)

Share placement at $6.60

7,829,989

                ‑

               ‑

                  ‑

                  ‑

7,829,989

Balance at 31 December 2016

45,228,931

4,512,898

(3,251,993)

(25,538,692)

(17,592,453)

3,358,691

December 2015 ‑ 
Consolidated

Equity 
Settled 
Option 
Reserve 
$

Issued 
Capital 
$

Exchange 
translation 
reserve 
$

Minority 
Acquisition 
Reserve 
$

Accumulated 
Losses 
$

Total 
$

Balance at 1 January 2015

37,398,942

4,512,898

(1,505,564)

(25,538,692)

(10,696,742)

4,170,842

Other comprehensive 
income for the year

(Loss) for the year

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

(1,609,923)

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

(1,609,923)

(1,840,940)

(1,840,940)

Balance at 31 December 2015

37,398,942

4,512,898

(3,115,487)

(25,538,692)

(12,537,682)

719,979

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 22 to 46.

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 Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

Cash flows from operating activities

  Payments to suppliers and employees

  Interest paid

  Interest received

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2016 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
$

Notes

(4,126,693)

(3,221,890)

(179,507)

103,630

(133,808)

25,073

Net cash (used by) operating activities

16

(4,202,570)

(3,330,625)

(72,700)

(72,700)

(75,696)

(75,696)

Cash flows from investing activities

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Net cash (outflows) from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

  Proceeds from placement

  Convertible note

Net cash provided by financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate fluctuations on the balances of cash held in 
foreign currencies

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

5

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 22 to 46.

13

7,829,989

 ‑

7,829,989

3,554,719

1,523,016

6,213

5,083,948

‑

3,000,000

3,000,000

(406,321)

1,875,504

53,833

1,523,016

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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies

Statement of compliance

The financial report is a general purpose financial 
report which has been prepared in accordance with 
the Corporations Act 2001, Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations, and complies with other requirements 
of the law. Accounting Standards include Australian 
equivalents to International Financial Reporting 
Standards (“AASBS”). Compliance with AASBS ensures 
that the financial statements and notes comply with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). 
For the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial 
statements, the Company is a for profit entity.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the 
Directors on 27 February 2017.

Basis of preparation

The financial report has been prepared on the basis 
of historical cost, except for the revaluation of the 
derivative liability. Cost is based on the fair values of the 
consideration given in exchange for assets. All amounts 
are expressed in Australian dollars.

(a)  Borrowings

Borrowings are recorded initially at fair value, net of 
transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, 
borrowings are measured at amortised cost with any 
difference between the initial recognised amount and the 
redemption value being recognised in profit or loss over 
the period of the borrowing using the effective interest 
rate method.

(b)  Going concern

The financial report has been prepared on the going 
concern basis which assumes continuity of normal 
business activities and the realisation of assets and the 
settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.

The consolidated entity incurred a net loss during 
the year of $5,054,771 (2015: $1,840,940) and as at 
31 December 2016 had net current assets of $239,476 
(2015: net current liabilities of $2,231,351). Net cash used 
by operating activities was $4,202,570 (2015: $3,330,625). 
As at 31 December 2016, the consolidated entity had 
cash of $5,083,948 (2015: $1,523,016) of which $52,036 
(2015 ‑ $32,841) is restricted as it secures future lease 
payments. The cash will become unrestricted once the 

contracts are concluded or renegotiated. Further, in the 
event that they are not converted to ordinary shares, 
the consolidated entity has $3,000,000 due on convertible 
notes on 31 December 2017. 

In the opinion of the directors, the ability of the company 
and consolidated entity to continue as going concerns 
and pay their debts as and when they become due and 
payable is dependent upon: 

„„ the ability of the company to secure additional 
funding from existing or new investors to fund 
continued development and enable the repayment 
of convertible notes to the extent that they are not 
converted to ordinary shares. The directors consider 
that the company has a number for financing options 
available to it at this stage of the commercialisation of 
the product;

„„ the completion of the development stage of the 

technology; and

„„ the future trading prospects of the consolidated 
entity including obtaining commercial contracts.

If the company and the consolidated entity are unable 
to achieve successful outcomes in relation to the above 
matters, significant uncertainty would exist as to the ability 
of the company and the consolidated entity to continue 
as going concerns and therefore, they may be required 
to realise their assets and extinguish their liabilities other 
than in the normal course of business and at amounts 
different from those stated in the financial report. 

No adjustments have been made to the financial 
report relating to the recoverability and classification 
of recorded asset amounts or to the amounts and 
classification of liabilities that might be necessary should 
the company and the consolidated entity not continue as 
going concerns.

(c)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, 
cash in banks and investments in money market 
instruments maturing within less than 3 months at the 
date of acquisition, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. 
Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current 
liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position.

(d)  Employee benefits

Provision is made for benefits accruing to employees 
in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, and long 
service leave when it is probable that settlement will be 
required and they are capable of being measured reliably.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

(g)  Foreign currency

Foreign currency transactions

Provisions made in respect of short term employee 
benefits are measured at their nominal values using 
the remuneration rate expected to apply at the time 
of settlement.

Provisions made in respect of long term employee 
benefits are measured as the present value of the 
estimated future cash outflows to be made by the 
consolidated entity in respect of services provided 
by employees up to the reporting date.

Defined contribution plans ‑ Contributions to defined 
benefit contribution superannuation plans are expensed 
when incurred.

(e)  Financial assets

Financial assets are classified into loans and receivables. 
The classification depends on the nature and purpose of 
the financial assets and is determined at the time of the 
initial recognition.

Loans and receivables

Trade receivables, loans and other receivables are 
recorded at amortised cost less impairment.

(f)   Financial instruments issued by 

the company

Debt and equity instruments

Debt and equity instruments are classified as either 
liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance 
of the contractual arrangement.

Transaction costs on the issue of 
equity instruments

Transaction costs arising on the issue of equity 
instruments are recognised directly in equity as a 
reduction of the proceeds of the equity instruments to 
which the costs relate. Transaction costs are the costs 
that are incurred directly in connection with the issue of 
those equity instruments and which would not have been 
incurred had those instruments not been issued.

Interest

Interest is classified as an expense consistent with the 
Statement of Financial Position classification of the 
related debt.

All foreign currency transactions during the financial 
year are brought to account using the exchange rate in 
effect at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency 
monetary items at reporting date are translated at the 
exchange rate existing at reporting date. Non‑monetary 
assets and liabilities carried at fair value and historic cost 
that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated 
at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value 
was determined.

Exchange differences are recognised in profit and loss in 
the period they arise.

Foreign operations

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of the consolidated 
entity’s overseas operations are translated at exchange rates 
prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense items 
are translated at the average exchange rates for the period 
unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly. Exchange 
differences arising, if any, are recognised in the foreign 
currency translation reserve, and recognised in profit and loss 
on disposal of the foreign operation.

(h)  Goods and Services Tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of goods and services tax (GST), except:

i.  where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable 
from the taxation authority, it is recognised as part of 
the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item 
of expense; or

ii. 

for receivables and payables which are recognised 
inclusive of GST.

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, 
the taxation authority is included as part of receivables 
or payables.

Cash flows are included in the Statement of Cash Flows 
on a gross basis. The GST component of cash flows 
arising from investing and financing activities which is 
recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is 
classified as operating cash flows.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

(i)  Goodwill

Goodwill arising in a business combination is recognised 
as an asset at the date that control is acquired 
(the acquisition date). Goodwill is measured as the excess 
of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount 
of any non‑controlling interests in the acquiree, and the 
fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest 
in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition‑date 
amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the 
liabilities assumed.

If, after reassessment, the Group’s interest in the fair 
value of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets exceeds the 
sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any 
non‑controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value 
of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the 
acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in 
profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Goodwill is not amortised but is reviewed for impairment 
at least annually. For the purpose of goodwill impairment 
testing, there was one cash‑generating unit, relating 
to the digital speakers segment. The cash‑generating 
unit is tested for impairment annually. If the recoverable 
amount of the cash‑generating unit is less than its 
carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to 
reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to 
the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro‑rata 
on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the 
unit. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not 
reversed in a subsequent period.

On disposal of a subsidiary, the attributable amount of 
goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or 
loss on disposal. 

(j)  Impairment of assets

At each reporting date, the entity reviews the carrying 
amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine 
whether there is any indication that those assets have 
suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, 
the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order 
to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). 
Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are 
independent from other assets, the entity estimates the 
recoverable amount of the cash‑generating unit to which 
the asset belongs.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash‑generating 
unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the 
carrying amount of the asset (cash‑generating unit) is 
reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is 
recognised in profit or loss immediately.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, 
the carrying amount of the asset (cash‑generating unit) 
is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable 
amount, but only to the extent that the increased carrying 
amount does not exceed the carrying amount that 
would have been determined had no impairment loss 
been recognised for the asset (cash‑generating unit) in 
prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised 
in profit or loss immediately. 

(k)  Income Tax

Current tax

Current tax is calculated by reference to the amount of 
income taxes payable or recoverable in respect of the 
taxable profit or tax loss for the period. It is calculated 
using tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or 
substantively enacted by reporting date. Current tax 
for current and prior periods is recognised as a liability 
(or asset) to the extent that it is unpaid (or refundable).

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences 
between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in 
the financial statements and the corresponding tax base 
of those items.

In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognised for 
all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets 
are recognised to the extent that it is probable that 
sufficient taxable amounts will be available against which 
deductible temporary differences or unused tax losses 
and tax offsets can be utilised. However, deferred tax 
assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary 
differences giving rise to them arise from the initial 
recognition of assets and liabilities (other than as a result 
of business combination) which affects neither taxable 
income nor accounting profit.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax 
rates that are expected to apply to the period(s) when 
the assets and liability giving rise to them are realised 
or settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have 
been enacted or substantively enacted by reporting date. 
The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets 
reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the 
manner in which the entity expects, at the reporting date, 
to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets 
and liabilities. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they 
relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation 
authority and the company intends to settles its current 
tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

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 Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

Current and deferred tax for the period

Current and deferred tax is recognised as an expense or 
income in profit or loss, except when it relates to items 
credited or debited directly to equity, in which case 
the deferred tax is also recognised directly in equity, or 
where it arises from the initial accounting for a business 
combination, in which case it is taken into account in the 
determination of goodwill or excess.

(l)  Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired in a 
business combination

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination 
are identified and recognised separately from goodwill 
where they satisfy the definition of an intangible asset and 
their fair value can be measured reliably. Subsequent to 
initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business 
combination are reported at cost less accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, 
on the same basis as intangible assets acquired separately. 
The in‑process development asset acquired is written off 
on a straight line basis. Expenditure on research activities is 
recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred.

(m) Leasing

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms 
of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards 
of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as 
operating leases.

The Group as lessor

Income from operating leases is recognised on a 
straight‑line basis over the term of the relevant lease. 
Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging 
an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of 
the leased asset and recognised on a straight‑line basis 
over the lease term.

The Group as lessee

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense 
on a straight‑line basis over the lease term, except where 
another systematic basis is more representative of the time 
pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset 
are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating 
leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which 
they are incurred. In the event that lease incentives are 
received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are 
recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives 
is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a 

straight‑line basis, except where another systematic basis is 
more representative of the time pattern in which economic 
benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

(n)  Payables

Trade payable and other accounts payable are 
recognised when the entity becomes obliged to make 
future payments resulting from the purchase of goods 
and services.

(o)  Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the entity has a present 
obligation as a result of a past event, the future sacrifice 
of economic benefits is probable, and the amount of the 
provision can be measured reliably.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to 
settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a 
third party, the receivable is recognised as an asset if it 
is virtually certain that recovery will be received and the 
amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate 
of the consideration required to settle the present 
obligation, taking into account the risks and uncertainties 
surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured 
using the cash flows estimated to settle the present 
obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of 
those cash flows.

(p)  Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate 
the financial statements of the Company and entities 
controlled by the Company. Control is achieved when 
the Company:

„„ Has power over the investee;

„„ Is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its 

involvement with the investee; and

„„  Has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an 
investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are 
changes to one or more of the three elements of control 
listed above.

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company 
obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when 
the Company loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, 
income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed 
of during the year are included in the consolidated 
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income from the date the Company gains control until the 
date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

a derivative liability instrument is recognised at fair value 
on issue. The derivative liability is subsequently measured 
at fair value through profit or loss. 

On initial recognition, the face borrowing or liability 
component is measured at fair value. This is subsequently 
recognised on an amortised cost basis using the effective 
interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at 
the instrument’s maturity date.

(s)  Revenue Recognition

Revenue comprises interest income on bank deposits. 
Interest income received is recognised on an accrual basis.

(t)   Application of New and Revised 

Accounting Standards

The Group has adopted all of the new and revised 
Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant 
to their operations and effective for the current year.

New and revised Standards and amendments thereof 
and Interpretations effective for the current year that are 
relevant to the Group include:

„„ AASB 1057 Application of Australian Accounting 
Standards and AASB 2015‑9 Amendments to 
Australian Accounting Standards ‑ Scope and 
Application paragraphs.

„„ AASB 2014‑4 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards ‑ Clarification of Acceptable Methods of 
Depreciation and Amortisation.

„„ AASB 2015‑1 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards ‑ Annual Improvements to Australian 
Accounting Standards 2012‑2014 Cycle.

„„ AASB 2015‑2 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards ‑ Disclosure Initiative: Amendments to 
AASB 101.

The application of the above has not had any material 
impact on the amounts recognised in the consolidated 
financial statements.

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

(q)  Property, plant and equipment

Fixtures and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated 
depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or 
valuation of assets less their residual values over their 
useful lives, using the straightline method. The estimated 
useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are 
reviewed at each year end, with the effect of any changes 
in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

Assets and disposal groups are classified as held for sale 
if their carrying amount will be recovered principally 
through a sale transaction rather than through 
continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only 
when the sale is highly probable and the non‑current 
asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate 
sales in the present condition. Management must be 
committed to the sale, which should be expected to 
qualify as a completed sale within one year from the date 
of classification. Non‑current assets (and disposal groups) 
classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their 
previous carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

The following estimated useful lives are used in the 
calculation of depreciation:

Computers and related equipment

5 to 15 years

Leasehold improvements

Office furniture and equipment

3 to 5 years

5 to 15 years

(r)  Financial liabilities

Classification as debt or equity

The company has on issue convertible notes. 
The component parts of the convertible notes issued by 
the Group are classified separately as borrowings and 
derivative liability in accordance with the substance of 
the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a 
financial liability.

A conversion option that will be settled by the exchange 
of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a 
fixed number of the Company’s own equity instruments 
is an equity instrument. A conversion option that will 
be settled by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash 
or another financial asset for a variable number of the 
Company’s own equity instruments is a derivative liability 
instrument. The value of a conversion option classified as 

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 Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)

(t) Application of New and Revised Accounting Standards (Cont.)

Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted

At the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the Standards and Interpretations listed below were in issue but not 
yet effective.

Standard/Interpretation

AASB 9 Financial Instruments, and the relevant amending standards

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers  
AASB 2014‑5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising 
from AASB 15 and AASB 2015‑8 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards ‑ Effective Date of AASB 15

AASB 16 Leases

AASB 2016‑1 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‑ 
Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses

AASB 2016 ‑2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‑ 
Disclosure Initiative: Amendments to AASB 107

AASB 2016‑5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‑ 
Classification and Measurement of Share‑based Payment Transactions

Effective for annual 
reporting periods 
beginning on or 
after

Expected to be 
initially applied in 
the financial year 
ending

1 Jan 2018

1 Jan 2018

31 Dec 2018

31 Dec 2018

1 Jan 2019

1 Jan 2017

31 Dec 2019

31 Dec 2017

1 Jan 2017

31 Dec 2017

1 Jan 2018

31 Dec 2018

The directors are still assessing the impact of AASB 15 and AASB 16. The directors anticipate that the adoption of all other 
Standards and Interpretations in future periods will have no material financial impact on the financial statements of the 
company or the consolidated entity but may change disclosures made.

(u)  Share based payments

Equity‑settled share‑based payments are measured at fair value at the date of the grant. Fair value is measured by use of 
a Black‑Scholes Option Pricing model. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management 
best estimates, for the effects of non‑transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. The fair value 
determined at the grant date of the equity‑settled share based payments is expensed on a straight‑line basis over the 
vesting period, based on the consolidated entity’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

(v)  Critical accounting judgements

In the application of the consolidated entity’s accounting 
policies, management is required to make judgements, 
estimates and assumptions about carrying values of 
assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from 
other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions 
are based on historical experience and various other 
factors that are believed to be reasonable under the 
circumstance, the results of which form the basis of 
making these judgements. Actual results may differ from 
these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed 
on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates 
are recognised in the period in which the estimate is 
revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the 
period of the revision and future periods if the revision 
affects both current and future periods.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The following are the key assumptions concerning the 
future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty 
at the balance sheet date, that have a significant risk of 
causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of 
assets and liabilities within the next financial year:

Intangible asset/Goodwill

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to the 
value of the intangible asset included in Note 8 and the 
impairment model used in accessing the carrying amount 
of the goodwill (see Note 7). 

Deferred tax

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to 
not recognising the deferred tax balances described 
in Note 3(b). Given the current stage of development, 
the directors do not currently consider it’s probable that 
sufficient taxable amounts will be available against which 
deductible temporary differences can be utilised.

Valuation of derivative liability

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to the 
expected share price volatility used to value the derivative 
liability included in Note 11.

Functional Currency 

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to 
the functional currency of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited. 
The directors consider AUD to be the appropriate 
functional currency, as financing activities of the entity 
occur in AUD.

Investment in subsidiary and intercompany receivable

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to 
the recoverability of the investment in subsidiary ‑ Audio 
Pixels Limited and the receivable from this subsidiary. 
The assessment of the recoverability of these assets is 
considered concurrently with the recoverability of the 
intangible asset/goodwill. These assets are discussed in 
Note 23 as part of current and non‑current assets:

„„ Investment in subsidiary ‑ $2,428,209 

(non‑current assets)

„„ Intercompany receivable ‑ $21,745,172 

(included in current assets)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

2. (Loss) from Operations
(a) Revenue

Interest received ‑ other entities

Total revenue

(b) Expenses

Amortisation

Depreciation

Interest paid

Rental payments

Rental amounts recharged to sub tenants

Net rental expense

Fair value movement in derivative liability

Employee benefits expense:

  Salary and other employee benefits

  Superannuation

3. Income Taxes

(a) Income tax recognised in profit or loss

Tax expense comprises:

Tax expense/(income) ‑ prior year

Deferred tax expense/(income)

Total tax expense/(income)

The prima facie income tax expense on pre‑tax accounting profit reconciles to the 
income tax expense in the financial statements as follows:

(Loss) from operations

Amortisation

Convertible note adjustments

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2016 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
$

103,630

103,630

80,483

73,493

419,595

116,770

(93,248)

23,522

25,073

25,073

76,993

70,615

370,764

118,685

(84,924)

33,761

511,648

(334,000)

1,579,756

 12,920

1,592,676

1,506,529

 12,920

1,519,449

‑

 ‑

 ‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

80,483

915,301

76,993

(200,192)

(4,058,987)

(1,964,139)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

3. Income Taxes (Cont.)
Income tax expense calculated at 30% 

Effect of different tax rates of subsidiaries operating in other jurisdictions

Deferred tax benefit not brought to account

31 December  
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

(1,217,696)

189,622

1,028,074

 ‑

(589,242)

145,329

443,913

 ‑

The tax rate used in the above reconciliation is the corporate tax rate of 30% payable by Australian corporate entities on 
taxable profits under Australian tax law and 25% under Israeli law. There has been no change in the corporate tax rate when 
compared with the previous reporting period. 

(b) Unrecognised deferred tax balances

The following deferred tax assets have not been bought to account as assets:

Tax losses ‑ revenue

Tax losses ‑ capital

Temporary differences

(c) Franking account balance

Adjusted franking account balance

(d) Israeli Tax Ruling

3,889,544

168,030

(160,166)

3,897,408

2,861,471

168,030

(131,227)

2,898,274

86,721

86,721

On July 16th 2012 a Tax Ruling was issued by the Israeli Tax Authorities (ITA) under which the ITA confirmed that the Merger 
carried out between Audio Pixels Ltd, a private Israeli company (P.C 513853606) and Audio Pixels Holdings Limited, a public 
Australian company, complied with the conditions stipulated in Section 103T of the Israeli Ordinance. Consequently, 
the transfer of the rights by the transferring rights holders in exchange for the issuance of shares in the Australian company 
is not taxable at the date of the Merger pursuant to the provisions of Section 103T of the Israeli Ordinance. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

4. Remuneration of Auditors
(i)  Auditor of the parent entity

Audit or review of the financial statements

Taxation service

(ii)  Network firm of the parent entity auditor

Audit or review of the financial statements

Taxation service

The auditor of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

5. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash on hand and at bank

Weighted average interest rate received on cash

6. Trade and Other Receivables

Current

GST receivable

Prepayments and other debtors

Non Current

Other debtors

Other debtors comprise security deposits with government bodies.

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

36,225

3,575

39,800

18,625

2,070

20,695

35,125

3,000

38,125

19,410

4,270

23,680

5,083,948

1,523,016

2.21%

0.97%

8,827

77,291

86,118

6,973

36,753

43,726

11,873

6,837

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

7. Goodwill
Being goodwill acquired on the acquisition of Audio Pixels Limited. The goodwill 
is allocated to the cash generating unit of digital speakers by Audio Pixels Limited 
of Israel.

Balance at 1 January

Net foreign currency exchange

Balance at 31 December

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

2,300,905

2,166,391

2,166,391

134,514

2,300,905

2,124,068

42,323

2,166,391

The recoverable amount of this cash generating unit is determined based on a fair value less costs of disposal calculation 
which uses cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by the directors covering an 14 year period, 
with a growth rate reflecting the expected future growth in the product market, and a discount rate of 24% per annum. 
The assumed growth rate is based on the forecast future global MEMS market. Given the nature of the product, the forecast 
cash flows are managements’ best estimate and reflect the risks inherent in the initial take up of the product. The cash flow 
projections used in the impairment model extend beyond 5 years as the intangible assets generating the cash flows within 
relate to new technology and hence reflect a longer operating cycle and time to market. Cash flow projections during 
the budget period are based on the same expected gross margins and raw materials price inflation during the budget 
period and factor in a probability of the viability of the product. The fair value less costs of disposal calculation is sensitive 
to changes in the percentage likelihood of completion. Increases in the percentage likelihood of completion increases the 
recoverable amount and vice versa. Movements in the value of the goodwill are a result of the retranslation of the goodwill 
from the functional currency of the cash generating unit to which it is attributed.

8. Intangible Asset

Being the independent valuation of In Process Development determined at the 
acquisition date of 24 September 2010 by Ernst & Young, Israel in their report 
dated 17 August 2011.

Exchange differences on translation

Less accumulated amortisation

868,000

868,000

198,427

(426,577)

639,850

190,618

(346,094)

712,524

The intangible asset is allocated to the digital speaker cash‑generating unit when assessed for impairment. Refer to Note 7 
for commentary on cash‑generating unit.

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

9. Property, Plant and Equipment
Computers and related equipment ‑ at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

Leasehold improvements ‑ at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

Office furniture and equipment ‑ at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

362,977

(344,624)

18,353

241,873

(226,061)

15,812

1,043,341

(910,919)

132,422

356,676

(327,468)

29,208

226,429

(222,338)

4,091

973,609

(841,330)

132,279

Total net book value of Property, Plant and Equipment

166,587

165,578

Cost

Computers and related equipment

Balance at 1 January

Additions

Disposals

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as at 31 December

Leasehold improvements

Balance at 1 January

Additions

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as at 31 December

356,676

4,364

(3,068)

5,005

362,977

226,429

12,266

3,178

241,873

296,039

25,755

‑

34,882

356,676

199,132

3,831

23,466

226,429

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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited   ACN 094 384 273Annual Report 2016NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

9. Property, Plant and Equipment (Cont.)
Office furniture and equipment

Balance at 1 January

Additions

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as at 31 December

Accumulated depreciation

Computers and related equipment ‑ at cost

Balance as at 1 January

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Disposals

Depreciation expense

Balance at 31 December 

Leasehold improvements

Balance as at 1 January

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Depreciation expense

Balance at 31 December

Office furniture and equipment

Balance as at 1 January

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Depreciation expense

Balance at 31 December

10. Trade and Other Payables
Current

Trade payables and accruals

The payables are non interest bearing and have an average credit period of 30 days.

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

973,609

56,070

13,662

1,043,341

(327,468)

(4,705)

3,068

(15,519)

(344,624)

(223,338)

(2,124)

(599)

829,720

46,110

97,779

973,609

(274,730)

(33,508)

‑

(19,230)

(327,468)

(198,722)

(23,428)

(188)

(226,061)

(222,338)

(841,330)

(12,214)

(57,375)

(910,919)

(704,139)

(85,994)

(51,197)

(841,330)

471,870

470,230

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

11. Borrowings
On 4 May 2015, the Company announced its intention to issue two convertible notes of $1,500,000 each at a coupon rate 
of 8% per annum, raising $3,000,000. 

One convertible note was issued to an unrelated party on 28 May 2015 and one convertible note was issued to 
4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart. The convertible note to 4F Investments Pty 
Limited received shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22 June 2015 and was issued on 
26 June 2015. 

The unrelated party holding one convertible note of $1,500,000 agreed to extend their convertible note to 
31 December 2016 on 22 March 2016. On 31 May 2016 shareholders approved the extension of the convertible note to 
4F Investments Pty Limited to 31 December 2016. 

On 28 December 2016, the Company reached agreement with both holders of the convertible notes to extend the 
expiry date by 12 months to 31 December 2017. Shareholder approval for the extension of the convertible note held by 
4F Investments Pty Limited will be sought at the next general meeting of the Company. For accounting purposes these 
extensions have been treated as the derecognition of the original convertible notes and the recognition of two new 
convertible note instruments. The difference in valuation is recognised as a gain or loss in the profit and loss.

The two convertible notes have a term of 12 months to 31 December 2017, are unsecured, not listed and are convertible 
to ordinary shares based on the lower of the five day volume weighted average share price of Audio Pixels Holdings 
Limited on the date of the agreement ($9.68) or the five day volume weighted average share price of Audio Pixels 
Holdings Limited immediately prior to conversion.

Borrowings ‑ Convertible note

Carrying amount at start of period

Face value of notes issued

Gain on derecognition of convertible notes

Derivative liability ‑ fair value initially recognised

Amortised interest 

Current Liability at end of period

Derivative liability

Carrying value at start of the period

Fair value initially recognised

Loss on derecognition of convertible notes

Fair value movement to the end of the reporting period

Derivative liability

Total borrowings

12. Provisions
Employee benefits 

2,735,439

‑

‑

3,000,000

(267,305)

 ‑

2,468,134

180,253

2,648,387

‑

(501,517)

2,498,483

236,956

2,735,439

167,517

‑

‑

501,517

490,705

511,648

1,169,870

3,818,257

‑

(334,000)

167,517

2,902,956

640,463

524,907

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

13. Issued Capital
Issued and paid up capital

Fully paid Ordinary Shares

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Placement for cash at $6.60 per share

Balance at the end of the financial year

Fully paid Ordinary Shares

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Placement for cash at $6.60 per share

Balance at the end of the financial year

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

37,398,942

7,829,989

45,228,931

Number

25,707,047

1,186,362

26,893,409

37,398,942

 ‑

37,398,942

Number

25,707,047

 ‑

25,707,047 

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the rights to dividends.

Changes in the Corporations Law abolished the authorised capital and par value concept in relation to share capital from 1 July 1998. 
Therefor the company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital and issued shares do not have a par value.

In 2016, a share placement occurred. 151,515 shares were issued to a company associated with Fred Bart. 1,034,847 shares 
were issued to unrelated parties.

14. Reserves
Foreign currency translation

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Translation of foreign operations

Balance at end of financial year

Foreign currency translation

(3,115,487)

(136,506)

(3,251,993)

(1,505,564)

(1,609,923)

(3,115,487)

Exchange differences relating to the translation of the results and net assets of the Group’s foreign operations from their 
functional currencies to the Group’s presentation currency (i.e. Australian dollars) are recognised directly in other comprehensive 
income and accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve. Exchange differences previously accumulated in the 
foreign currency translation reserve are reclassified to profit and loss on the disposal of the foreign operation.

Equity settled option reserve

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Balance at end of financial year

The above equity‑settled option reserve relates to share options granted by the Company.

Non‑controlling interest acquisition reserve

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Balance at end of financial year

4,512,898

4,512,898

4,512,898

4,512,898

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

The non‑controlling interest reserve comprises amounts related to the acquisition of 
a non‑controlling interest shareholding in a subsidiary company in a prior period.

Total Reserves

(24,277,787)

(24,141,281)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

15. Accumulated Losses
Balance at the beginning of the financial year

(Loss) for the year attributable to owners of the company

Balance at the end of the financial year

16. Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows

(a) Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

(12,537,682)

(10,696,742)

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

(17,592,453)

(12,537,682)

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and at call deposits with banks or financial 
institutions, investments in money market instruments maturing within less than 3 months at the date of acquisition. 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to the 
related items in the statement of financial position as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

5,083,948

1,523,016

(b) Restricted cash

Cash held as security for future lease payments

52,036

32,841

(c) Reconciliation of (loss) for the period to net cash flows from operating activities

(Loss) after related income tax

Amortisation

Convertible note adjustments

Depreciation 

Foreign exchange gains

Changes in assets and liabilities

(Increase)/decrease in assets

Current trade and other receivables

Non‑current trade and other receivables

Increase /(decrease) in liabilities

Provisions

Current trade payables

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

80,483

915,301

73,493

76,993

(97,044)

70,615

(286,844)

(1,798,447)

(42,392)

(5,036)

115,556

1,640

35,474

(720)

106,222

117,222

Net cash (used in) operating activities

(4,202,570)

(3,330,625)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

17. Related Party Transactions

(a)  Directors

The Directors of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited in office during the year were Fred Bart, Ian Dennis and Cheryl Bart.

(b)  KMP Remuneration

The aggregate compensation of the key management personnel of the company is set out below:

Short‑term employee benefits

Post employment benefits

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

737,818

163,284

901,102

693,742

150,410

844,152

The remuneration above relates to directors fees, consultancy fees and superannuation paid to entities associated with 
Fred Bart, Cheryl Bart and Ian Dennis and the remuneration of the three senior executives of Audio Pixels Limited in Israel.

(c) Transactions with related entities

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid a total of $107,857 (year ended 
31 December 2015 ‑ $107,734) to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart in respect of 
directors fees and superannuation for Mr Fred Bart and Mrs Cheryl Bart.

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid a total of $41,063 (year ended 31 December 2015 ‑ $41,063) to 
Dennis Corporate Services Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Ian Dennis in respect of directors fees and superannuation.

During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company paid interest of $119,671 (year ended 31 December 2015 ‑ $62,137) 
on a convertible note to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart. The convertible note of $1.5m 
was issued on 26 June 2015 following shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting. The convertible note was 
extended twice during the year ended 31 December 2016, the most recent of which being on 28 December 2016, which is 
subject to shareholder approval.

During the year, the Company paid $30,000 (31 December 2015 ‑ $30,000) to Dennis Corporate Services Pty Limited, 
a company associated with Mr Ian Dennis in respect of consulting fees for company secretarial and accounting services.

On 8 May 2014, the company entered into a lease in respect of office premises at Level 12, 75 Elizabeth Street Sydney 
for a period of forty eight months to 30 March 2018. The company recharged $22,478 of the rent and other tenancy 
charges to Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited, a company of which Fred Bart and Ian Dennis are directors, 
$24,456 to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company controlled by Fred Bart and $44,954 to another tenant who is a 
shareholder in the company. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

18. Earnings per Share
Basic (loss) per share

Diluted (loss) per share (b)

(Loss) (a)

31 December 
2016

31 December 
2015

(19.02)

(19.02)

(7.16 cents)

(7.16 cents)

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares 

26,571,894

25,707,047

(a)  (Loss) used in the calculation of basic earnings per share are the same as the net (loss) in the Statement of profit or loss 

and other comprehensive income.

(b)  There are potential ordinary shares to be issued in relation to the convertible notes of $3m which expire on 

31 December 2017. The convertible note holders have the option of receiving their $3m back with interest or converting 
their convertible notes into ordinary shares based on the lower of the five day volume weighted average share price 
of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited on the date of the agreement ($9.68) or the five day volume weighted average share 
price of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited immediately prior to conversion. The convertible notes have not been included in 
dilutive EPS, as they are anti‑dilutive.

19. Segment Information

AASB 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group 
that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to the segment and to 
assess performance.

The identification of the Group’s reportable segments has not changed from those disclosed in the previous 2015 report. 

The consolidated entity operates in Australia and Israel.

Products and services within each segment

Digital speakers

The subsidiary company in Israel is developing a digital speaker and has not reached the stage of having any revenue.

Segment Revenues

Digital speakers

Total of all segments

Segment Results

Digital speakers

(Loss) before income tax

Income tax gain/(expense)

(Loss) for the period

103,630

103,630

 25,073

25,073

(5,054,771)

(5,054,771)

 ‑

(1,840,940)

(1,840,940)

 ‑

(5,054,771)

(1,840,940)

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

19. Segment Information (Cont.)

Segment Assets and Liabilities

Digital speakers

Total all segments

Unallocated 

Consolidated

Assets

Liabilities

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

8,289,281

8,289,281

 ‑

4,618,072

4,618,072

 ‑

4,930,591

4,930,591

 ‑

3,898,093

3,898,093

 ‑

8,289,281

4,618,072

4,930,591

3,898,093

Assets used jointly by reportable segments are allocated on the basis of the revenue earned by the individual reportable segments.

Other Segment Information

Depreciation and amortisation 
of segment assets

Acquisition of segment assets

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

153,976

153,976

 ‑

147,608

147,608

 ‑

153,976

147,608

72,700

72,700

 ‑

72,700

75,696

75,696

 ‑

75,696

Digital speakers

Total all segments

Unallocated

Consolidated

Information on Geographical Segments

Revenue 
from External 
Customers 
$

103,630

 ‑

103,630

25,073

 ‑

25,073

Segment 
Assets 
$

4,543,183

3,746,098

8,289,281

1,123,793

3,494,279

4,618,072

Acquisition 
of Segment 
Assets 
$

‑

72,700

72,700

‑

75,696

75,696

Geographical Segments

31 December 2016

Australia

Israel

Total

31 December 2015

Australia

Israel

Total

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

20. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies

The consolidated entity’s principal financial instruments comprise receivables, payables, borrowings, derivative liabilities, 
cash and short term deposits.

Due to the small size of the group significant risk management decisions are taken by the board of directors. These risks 
include market risk (including fair value interest rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity 
risk. The Directors do not plan to eliminate risk altogether, rather they plan to identify and respond to risks in a way that 
creates value for the company and its shareholders. Directors and shareholders appreciate that in order for the consolidated 
entity to compete and grow, a long term strategy needs to involve risk taking for reward.

The consolidated entity does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge these risk exposures. 

Risk Exposures and Responses

(a) Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to market interest rates relates primarily to the consolidated entity’s cash holdings and short term deposits.

At balance date, the consolidated entity had the following mix of financial assets exposed to Australian interest rate risk that are 
not designated in cash flow hedges:

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

5,083,948

1,523,016

The Group constantly analyses its interest rate exposure. Within this analysis consideration is given to potential renewals of 
existing positions, alternative financing and the mix of fixed and variable interest rates.

At 31 December 2016, if interest rates had moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables held constant, 
post tax (loss) and equity would have been affected as follows:

Judgements of reasonably  
possible movements

Post Tax Profit 
Higher/(Lower)

Equity 
Higher/(Lower)

Consolidated entity

+1% (100 basis points)

‑0.5% (50 basis points)

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

50,839

(25,420)

15,278

(7,567)

50,839

(25,420)

15,278

(7,567)

The movements in profits are due to higher/lower interest rates on cash and cash equivalents balances. The cash and cash 
equivalents balances were higher in December 2016 than in December 2015 and accordingly the sensitivity is higher.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

20. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies (Cont.)

(b) Foreign currency risk

The consolidated entity has a foreign currency risk since the acquisition of Audio Pixels Limited. Audio Pixels Limited 
operates in Israel and all transfer of funds to Audio Pixels Limited are denominated in US dollars. The consolidated entity 
does not hedge its US dollar exposure.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s foreign currency (US$) denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the 
end of the reporting period are as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other payables

Liabilities

Assets

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

‑

‑

‑

‑

374,591

374,202

745,611

77,291

‑

442,702

36,753

‑

All US$ denominated financial instruments were translated to A$ at 31 December 2016 at the exchange rate of 0.7197 
(2015: 0.7298).

At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, had the Australian Dollar moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all 
other variables held constant, post tax loss and equity would have been affected as follows:

Judgements of reasonably 
possible movements

Post Tax Loss 
Higher/(Lower)

Equity 
Higher/(Lower)

Consolidated

AUD/USD +10%

AUD/USD ‑5%

2016 
$

2015 
$

2016 
$

2015 
$

344,768

(199,603)

264,234

(152,977)

344,768

(199,603)

264,234

(152,977)

Management believes the balance date risk exposures are representative of risk exposure inherent in financial instruments.

(c) Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to 
the Group. The consolidated entity has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties which are 
continuously monitored. 

The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are major banks with high credit‑ratings assigned by 
international credit agencies.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

20. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies (Cont.)

(d) Liquidity risk management

The consolidated entity’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient 
liquidity to meet its liabilities when due. The consolidated entity’s investments in money market instruments all have a 
maturity of less than 3 months.

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the board of directors, who have built an appropriate risk 
management framework for the management of the consolidated entity’s short, medium and long term funding and liquidity 
requirements. The consolidated entity manages liquidity by maintaining adequate cash reserves by continuously monitoring 
forecast and actual cash flows and managing maturity profiles of financial assets.

The following tables detail the consolidated entity’s remaining contractual maturity for its non‑derivative financial assets and 
non‑derivative financial liabilities. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted contractual maturities of the 
financial assets and financial liabilities including interest that will be earned on these assets except where the consolidated 
entity anticipates that the cash flow will occur in a different period.

Weighted 
average effective 
interest rate 
%

Less than 
1 month 
$

1‑3 months 
$

3 months 
to 1 year 
$

1‑5 years 
$

31 December 2016

Assets

Non interest bearing

Fixed rate instruments

Liabilities

Convertible notes

31 December 2015

Assets

Non interest bearing

Fixed rate instruments

Liabilities

Convertible notes

0.00

2.21

8.00

0.00

0.97

8.00

714,569

4,378,720

‑

18,375

‑

84,306

‑

499,633

‑

60,000

3,180,000

301,248

1,222,995

‑

2,454

‑

11,044

‑

‑

58,900

‑

60,000

3,180,000

‑

All financial liabilities are expected to be settled under commercial terms of within 12 months. The derivative liability 
amount if converted will be settled in equity, so no associated cash outflows.

(e) Commodity price risk

The consolidated entity has no exposure to commodity price risk.

(f) Other price risks

The directors consider that the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded at amortised cost in the 
financial statements approximate their fair values.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

21. Financial Instruments

Fair value of financial instruments

This note provides information about how the Group determines fair values of various financial assets and financial liabilities.

Financial liabilities

The convertible note derivative liability is valued as sold call options with a strike price of $9.68 using the Black‑Scholes 
option pricing model. An input into the Black‑Scholes option pricing model is the expected share price volatility over 
the remaining term of the options. The expected share price volatility used in the option valuation at reporting date was 
76.56% which was based on historical share price volatility. 

The fair value of the derivative liability is sensitive to changes in share price volatility. Increases in volatility increase the fair 
value of the derivative liability and vice versa.

The fair value hierarchy was Level 3. A movement schedule is included in Note 11.

22. Subsequent Events

The Directors are not aware of any significant events since the end of the financial year and up to the date of this report.

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23. Parent Entity Disclosures
Financial position

Assets

  Current assets

  Non‑current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

  Current liabilities

  Non‑current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

  Issued capital

  Reserves

  (Accumulated losses)/Retained earnings

Total equity

Financial performance

(Loss)/Profit for the period

Other comprehensive income

24. Controlled Entity

Name of Entity

Parent Entity

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

26,282,355

2,428,209

18,717,654

2,428,209

28,710,564

21,145,863

3,915,537

2,998,985

 ‑

 ‑

3,915,537

24,795,027

2,998,985

18,146,878

45,228,931

37,398,942

(21,025,794)

(21,025,794)

591,890

1,773,730

24,795,027

18,146,878

(1,181,840)

1,142,625

 ‑

 ‑

(1,181,840)

1,142,625

Country of 
Incorporation

31 December 
2016 
%

31 December 
2015 
%

Audio Pixels Holdings Limited

Australia

Controlled Entities

Audio Pixels Limited

Audio Pixels Technologies Pty Limited ‑ incorporated on 
11 May 2016

Israel

100.00

100.00

Australia

100.00

‑

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016

25. Leases

Operating leases ‑ leasing arrangements (the Company as lessee)

On 8 May 2014, the parent company entered into a lease in respect of office premises at Level 12, 75 Elizabeth Street 
Sydney for a period of forty eight months from 31 March 2014 to 30 March 2018. The company recharges 20% of the 
rent and other tenancy charges to Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited, a company of which Fred Bart and Ian Dennis 
are directors, 20% to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company controlled by Fred Bart and 40% to another tenant who is a 
shareholder in the Company. 

Non‑cancellable operating lease payables

Not longer than 1 year

Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years

Longer than 5 years

31 December 
2016 
$

31 December 
2015 
$

102,321

21,879

 ‑

87,516

109,395

 ‑

124,200

196,911

The Company recovers 80% of the lease payments and other tenancy charges from director related entities and another 
party on a month to month basis.

26. Contingent Liability

The parent company has been advised of a potential derivative action in Israel by an individual shareholder of BE4 Limited 
(a company with no financial interest in Audio Pixels Holdings Limited), an Israeli company in bankruptcy proceedings. The Central 
District Court of Israel dismissed the motion to file a derivative action against Audio Pixels Limited and impose costs and expenses 
on the petitioner. At the date of this report the period in which to appeal the decision his still open. The Directors do not believe 
the Company has a case to answer, and is prepared to vigorously defend any action if commenced.

27. Commitments

The subsidiary company, Audio Pixels Limited of Israel has entered into various purchase orders and commitments of 
$1,754,896 (2015: $907,993) with various strategic partners which will become payable once qualified products are 
delivered to the company.

28. Additional Company Information

Audio Pixels Holdings Limited is a listed public company, incorporated and operating in Australia. 

Registered Office and Principal Place of Business

Level 12 
75 Elizabeth Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia

Tel: (02) 9233 3915 
Fax: (02) 9232 3411

www.audiopixels.com.au

The Company has 11 (2015: 11) employees in Israel.

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Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules and not disclosed elsewhere in this report. 

Home Exchange

The Company’s ordinary shares are quoted on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited under the trading symbol “AKP”. 
The Home Exchange is Sydney. The Company also has a Level 1 American Depositary Receipts (ADR) program and 
quotation on the OTC market in the United State of America under the code “ADPXY” which is under the NASDAQ 
International Designation program.

Substantial Shareholders

At 20 February 2017 the following substantial shareholders were registered:

Fred Bart Group

Voting Rights

Ordinary Shares

Percentage of total 
Ordinary Shares

5,592,765

20.80%

At 20 February 2017 there were 2,150 holders of fully paid ordinary shares.

Rule 74 of the Company’s Constitution stipulates the voting rights of members as follows:

“Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares and to this Constitution:

(a)  on a show of hands every person present in the capacity of a Member or a proxy, attorney or representative (or in more 

than one of these capacities) has one vote; and 

(b)  On a poll every person present who is a Member or proxy, attorney or representative has member present has:

(i) For each fully paid share that the person holds or represents ‑ one vote; and

(ii) For each share other than a fully paid share that the person holds or represents ‑ that proportion of one vote 
that the amount paid (not credited) on the shares bears to the total amount paid and payable on the share 
(excluding amounts credited).”

Other Information

In accordance with Listing Rule 4.10.19, the Company has used the cash and assets in a form readily convertible to cash that 
it had at the time of admission in a way consistent with its business objectives.

Distribution of Shareholdings

At 20 February 2017 the distribution of ordinary shareholdings were:

Range

1‑1,000

1,001 ‑ 5,000

5,001 ‑ 10,000

10,001 ‑ 100,000

100,001 and over

There were 85 ordinary shareholders with less than a marketable parcel.

There is no current on‑market buy‑back.

Ordinary 
Shareholders

Number of  
Shares

1,199

570

188

158

35

2,150

477,000

1,415,433

1,556,081

4,700,399

18,744,496

26,893,409

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TWENTY LARGEST ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS

Twenty Largest Ordinary Shareholders

Directors

At 20 February 2017 the 20 largest ordinary shareholders held 62.66% of the total issued fully paid quoted ordinary shares 
of 26,893,409.
Fred Bart (Chairman)
Ian Dennis 
Cheryl Bart AO

Fully Paid  
Ordinary Shares 

Percentage of 
Total

Shareholder

1.  Altshuler Shacham Trusts Limited

Company Secretary

2.  Landed Investments (NZ) Limited

3.  Fred Bart

Ian Dennis

4.  Link Traders (Aust) Pty Limited

Registered Off  ice 

5.  Lee K Lau

Israel Corporate Off  ice

6.  HSBC Custodian Nominees (Australia) Pty Limited

7.  Bart Superannuation Pty Limited

8.  Kam Superannuation Fund Pty Limited

9.  Ian Dennis and Caroline Dennis

Level 12
75 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

10. Cheryl Bart

3 Pekris Street
Rehovot
ISRAEL 76702

3,830,454

3,565,000

1,244,325

893,532

891,576

869,740

744,295

650,000

570,000

500,000

11. Altshuler Shacham Trusts Limited

Telephone:  +61 2 9233 3915
Facsimile:   +61 2 9232 3411
Email:  

12. Jamber Investments Pty Limited

iandennis@audiopixels�com�au

Telephone:  + 972 73 232 4444
+ 972 73 232 4455
Facsimile: 
danny@audiopixels�com
Email: 

498,152

475,000

13. Decante Pty Limited

14.24%

13.26%

4.63%

  3.32%

3.32%

  3.23%

2.77%

2.42%

2.12%

1.86%

1.85%

1.77%

1.49%

1.12%

1.03%

0.95%

0.93%

0.84%

0.79%

0.72%

400,000

304,014

278,273

256,074

250,000

225,000

211,159

193,610

16,850,204

62.66%

14. Brent McCarty, Yvonne McCarty and Zeljan Unkovich

Website

15. Altshuler Shacham Trusts Limited 

www�audiopixels�com�au

16. James John Bart 

Bankers

St George Bank
Level 13
182 George Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

17. Nicole Bart

Auditor

18. Larron Pty Limited 

19. Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Chartered Accountants
20. Norbert Lipton
Brindabella Circuit
Brindabella Business Park 
Canberra Airport ACT 2609 
Australia

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
Level 3
60 Carrington Street
Sydney NSW 2000

GPO Box 7045
Sydney NSW 1115
Australia

Telephone:  1300 855 080 or

Facsimile: 

+61 3 9415 5000 outside Australia
1300 137 341

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CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors

Fred Bart (Chairman)

Ian Dennis 

Cheryl Bart AO

Company Secretary

Ian Dennis

Level 12

75 Elizabeth Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Australia

www�audiopixels�com�au

Website

Auditor

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Chartered Accountants

Brindabella Circuit

Brindabella Business Park 

Canberra Airport ACT 2609 

Australia

Share Registry

Level 3

60 Carrington Street

Sydney NSW 2000

GPO Box 7045

Sydney NSW 1115

Australia

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

Telephone:  1300 855 080 or

+61 3 9415 5000 outside Australia

Facsimile: 

1300 137 341

Registered Off  ice 

Israel Corporate Off  ice

Telephone:  +61 2 9233 3915

Facsimile:   +61 2 9232 3411

Telephone:  + 972 73 232 4444

Facsimile: 

+ 972 73 232 4455

Email:  

iandennis@audiopixels�com�au

Email: 

danny@audiopixels�com

3 Pekris Street

Rehovot

ISRAEL 76702

Bankers

St George Bank

Level 13

182 George Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Australia

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