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Audio Pixels Holdings Limited
ACN 094 384 273

www.audiopixels.com.au

ANNUAL REPORT

2018

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors

Fred Bart (Chairman)
Ian Dennis 
Cheryl Bart AO

Company secretary

Ian Dennis

Registered off  ice 

Israel Corporate off  ice

Suite 3, 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
200 Barangaroo Avenue
Barangaroo
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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Contents

2 

Directors’ Report

10  Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

11 

Independent Audit Report 

15  Directors’ Declaration 

16 

 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

18  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 

51  ASX Additional Information 

52  Twenty Largest Ordinary Shareholders 

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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 2018. 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 a director of Immunovative Therapies Limited, 
an Israeli company involved 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, 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, the Local Organising Committee of the 2015 Australian Asian Cup, Prince’s 
Trust Australia and Football Federation of Australia (FFA). 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

Weebit Nano Limited

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited

Spark Infrastructure Group Limited

SG Fleet Australia Limited

Principal Activities

Period of directorship

Since May 2000

Since March 2018

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 2018 was $4,519,721 (31 December 2017 ‑ $5,914,957).

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 predominately focused on refinements to the 
MEMS transducer and its associated fabrication processes 
required to mass produce a commercial version of the 
Company’s proven groundbreaking MEMS 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 remained focused on 
commercializing its ground breaking 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. 

As has been previously reported, this was a period of 
consequential achievements. Paramount among these 
achievements has been the introduction and validation 
of our newly developed charging or charge trapping 
suppression mechanism. This patent‑pending innovation 
appears to have finally resolved what was considered to 
be the key technological obstacle hindering our path to 
product commercialization. 

In our efforts to expedite characterization of the newly 
designed charging suppression mechanisms, simplified 
structures were designed and fabricated. By removing the 
pressure generating mechanisms from the device, the 
simplified structures took less than half the fabrication 
time, yet still delivered an accurate functional device that 
mirrored the charging characteristics of the device. 

Upon completion of electrical characterization, 
the company introduced some of the pressure generating 
elements to the simplified structures. This was done 
in order to investigate the possible influence the 
“aerodynamics” might have on the charging suppression 
mechanisms. Prevailing acoustic theories intimated 
that the natural actuation of these acoustic enabled 
“Simplified Structures” would be unable to produce sound. 
To our astonishment, the test devices not only generated 
sound, they did so with exceptional efficiency throughout 
the low (bass) frequency spectrum. 

In‑depth characterization of the Simplified Structure 
revealed that with relatively slight adjustments to the 
structure design, and / or newly developed electronic and 
algorithmic controls, the simplified structured devices can 
be evolved into a commercially viable product that offers 
a number of commercial advantages, not the least of 
which would be a dramatic reduction in fabrication costs. 
This effort is underway, running in parallel to our standing 
technology commercialization plan associated with the 
full structured devices. 

Perhaps the most noteworthy achievements of this 
period are associated with acoustic development 
and testing using wafers that incorporate the newly 
designed charge suppression mechanism. While the 
fabricator is in the latter stages of refining the fabrication 
processes, nonetheless early wafers delivered exhibited 
performance and reliability that are incomparably 
superior to anything the Company has received in the 
past. These early deliveries have enabled the Company 
to make tremendous strides measuring and refining the 
drive electronics and acoustic output of the devices. 
The devices have already been proven to play music! 
In fact, early results are unprecedented with devices 
reproducing frequencies below 100Hz (by comparison the 
very best similar sized analog speakers have a lower limit 
of roughly 800Hz or 3 octaves above ours). 

No less exciting has been the recruitment and hiring of 
additional staff. In order to maintain pace with our recent 
achievements, the company has effectively doubled its 
engineering staff over the past two months, recruiting 
exceptional talent in a diversity of relevant skills. 

These achievements (and more) attained during this 
reporting period contribute to a very positive outlook 
that the company is rapidly approaching the latter stages 
of realizing its vision. Specifically, the invention and 
implementation of an effective and reliable charging 
suppression mechanism has removed what was 
previously considered to be ‘the’ last technical hurdle in 
the way of production of working full structure devices. 
Added to this is the exciting discovery related to the 
“Simplified Structure” design that paves new paths to 
increased market potential and improved profitability. 

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.

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Changes in State of Affairs

Company will meet the full amount of any such liabilities, 
including costs and expenses.

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 

In prior year financial statements, the Company noted that 
there was a contingent liability in relation to a derivative 
action court case in Israel in relation to BE4 Limited which 
the Company was defending. On 13 February 2019 the 
Supreme Court of Israel dismissed the appeal from the 
lower court and the matter is now concluded.

Apart from the above, 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.

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.

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

5,780,640

320,167

500,000

During the year, a company controlled by Fred Bart 
converted one convertible note of $1.5m into 154,959 
ordinary shares at a price of $9.68 and one convertible 
note of $500,000 into 32,916 ordinary shares at $15.19.

Future Developments 

Remuneration Report (Audited)

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 

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 Board 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 executives of 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 Holdings Limited

Shay Kaplan

Chief Scientist of Audio Pixels Limited ‑ Retired 21 June 2018

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 
2018
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2017
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2014
$

Revenue

Net (loss) before tax

Net (loss) after tax

86,961

(4,519,721)

(4,519,721)

65,624

(5,914,957)

(5,914,957)

103,630

(5,054,771)

(5,054,771)

25,073

(1,840,940)

(1,840,940)

181,583

(2,796,787)

(2,796,787)

Year ended 
31 December 
2018
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2017
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
$

Year ended 
31 December 
2014
$

16.82

20.22

0.00

14.15

16.82

0.00

8.45

14.15

0.00

9.86

8.45

0.00

3.80

9.86

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  
2018
$

31 December  
2017
$

763,526

99,387

862,913

775,262

169,339

944,601

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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 
1/1/18
no.

5,592,765

500,000

320,167

1,709,092

1,928,971

881,604

Granted as 
remuneration
no.

Received on 
exercise of 
options
no.

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

net other 
change
no.

Balance at 
31/12/18
no.

187,875

5,780,640

‑

‑

(278,273)

(498,152)

(881,064)

500,000

320,167

1,430,819

1,430,819

‑

Mr Fred Bart

Mrs Cheryl Bart

Mr Ian Dennis

Mr Danny Lewin

Mr Yuval Cohen

Mr Shay Kaplan*

*Shay Kaplan retired on 21 June 2018

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 which received shareholder approval on 31 May 2017. On 29 December 2017, 
the Company announced that the convertible notes would be extended for a further term of 12 months to 
31 December 2018 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 2018 (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.

The convertible note was exercised on 7 November 2018 and resulted in the issue of 154,959 ordinary shares to 
4F Investments Pty Limited.

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Remuneration Report (Cont.)

On 7 May 2018, shareholders approved the issue of a convertible note of $500,000 to 4F Investments Pty Limited, company 
controlled by Mr Fred Bart. The terms of the issue were as follows:

Face Value:

$500,000

Date of initial issue:

7 May 2018

Interest rate:

8% payable quarterly

Term:

Listing status:

Security:

7 months to 31 December 2018 

Unlisted

Unsecured

Conversion terms:

Convertible to ordinary shares at $16.71

On 7 November 2018, 4F Investments Pty Limited agreed to exercise their convertible note earlier at a discounted price of 
$15.19. The convertible note was subsequently exercised on 21 December 2018 after obtaining shareholder approval at an 
Extraordinary General Meeting on that day and resulted in the issue of 32,916 ordinary shares to 4F Investments Pty Limited. 
The discounted conversion price of $15.19 was the same conversion price as the other holders of this series of convertible 
notes who also agreed to convert their notes early.

Transactions with Related Entities

During the year ended 31 December 2018, the Company paid a total of $107,857 (year ended 31 December 2017 ‑ $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.

During the year ended 31 December 2017, the Company paid interest of $125,918 (year ended 31 December 2017 ‑ $119,407) 
on convertible notes to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred Bart. 

During the year, a company controlled by Fred Bart, 4F Investments Pty Limited, converted one convertible note of $1.5m into 
154,959 ordinary shares at a price of $9.68 on 7 November 2018 and converted one convertible note of $500,000 into 32,916 
ordinary shares at $15.19 on 21 December 2018 after shareholder approval was received.

During the year ended 31 December 2018, the Company paid a total of $41,063 (year ended 31 December 2017 ‑ $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 2017 ‑ $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 1 June 2018, the company exercised an option to renew a lease in respect of office premises at Suite 3, Level 12, 
75 Elizabeth Street Sydney for a period of forty eight months to 30 March 2022. The Company recharged $28,441 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 $28,441 to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company controlled by Fred Bart.

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Remuneration Report (Cont.)

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

short term

Post employment

total

December 2018

Fred Bart

Cheryl Bart

Ian Dennis

Danny Lewin

Yuval Cohen

Shay Kaplan

December 2017

Fred Bart

Cheryl Bart

Ian Dennis

Danny Lewin

Yuval Cohen

Shay Kaplan

Directors fees/ 
salary
$

non‑monetary
$

superannuation
$

61,000

37,500

67,500*

159,034

220,008

118,528

663,570

61,000

37,500

67,500*

157,122

179,775

150,353

653,250

‑

‑

‑

54,499

21,810

23,647

99,956

‑

‑

‑

37,846

39,988

44,178

122,012

5,794

3,563

3,563

‑

18,996

 ‑

31,916

5,794

3,563

3,563

‑

‑

 ‑

12,920

social
security
$

‑

‑

‑

38,627

‑

28,844

67,471

‑

‑

‑

51,581

55,429

49,409

156,419

$

66,794

41,063

71,063

252,160

260,814

171,019

862,913

66,794

41,063

71,063

246,549

275,192

243,940

944,601

* 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.

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: 

Board of directors

Audit committee

nomination and 
Remuneration committee

Directors

Mr Fred Bart

Mrs Cheryl Bart

Mr Ian Dennis

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.

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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 2019

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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 2019.

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Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2018 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2017 
$

note

Revenue

2

86,961

65,624

Administrative expenses

Amortisation

Depreciation 

Directors fees and superannuation

Exchange (losses)/ gains

Interest expense

Fair value movement of derivative liability

Gain/ (Loss) on amendment of terms of convertible notes

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

Marketing

Research and development expenses

(Loss) before income tax

Income tax benefit

(Loss) for the year 

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss

(916,399)

(79,159)

(70,881)

(148,920)

2,723,660

(1,511,514)

(940,264)

(525,415)

(198)

(3,983)

(750,704)

(79,637)

(79,639)

(148,920)

(1,767,526)

(593,179)

(157,996)

285,600

‑

(16,906)

2

3

(3,133,609)

(2,671,674)

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

 ‑

 ‑

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations 

14

(2,461,611)

1,676,117

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

(2,461,611)

1,676,117

Total comprehensive (loss) for the year

(6,981,332)

(4,238,840)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 21 to 50.

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Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2018

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2017

note

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

(6,981,332)

(4,238,840)

(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)

19

(16.67)

(21.99)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 21 to 50.

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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/ (LIABILITIES)

EQUITY

  Issued capital

  Reserves

  Accumulated losses

  Equity attributable to owners of the company

TOTAL EQUITY

Consolidated 
December 
2018 
$

Consolidated 
December 
2017 
$

note

5

6

7

8

9

6

10

11

11

12

13

15

16

11,019,092

173,565

11,192,657

2,700,577

3,046,113

5,746,690

2,326,483

2,189,025

483,848

329,858

5,525

3,145,714

14,338,371

987,849

‑

‑

203,960

1,191,809

1,191,809

513,773

324,610

16,108

3,043,516

8,790,206

887,770

6,388,489

1,486,884

240,319

9,003,462

9,003,462

13,146,562

(213,256)

66,217,433

45,228,931

(25,043,740)

(21,934,777)

(28,027,131)

(23,507,410)

13,146,562

13,146,562

(213,256)

(213,256)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 21 to 50.

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Transfer from reserve

715,097

December 2018 ‑ 
Consolidated

Balance at 
1 January 2018

Other comprehensive 
income for the year

(Loss) for the year

Issue of shares 
for cash

Issue of shares 
on conversion of 
convertible notes

Recognition of share 
based payments

Equity reserve on issue 
of convertible notes

Balance at 
31 December 2018

December 2017 ‑ 
Consolidated

Balance at 
1 January 2017

Other comprehensive 
income for the year

(Loss) for the year

Equity reserve on issue 
of convertible notes

Balance at 
31 December 2017

equity 
settled 
option 
Reserve 
$

Issued 
Capital 
$

exchange 
translation 
reserve 
$

Minority 
Acquisition 
Reserve 
$

Convertible 
note equity 
Reserve 
$

Accumulated 
Losses 
$

total 
$

45,228,931

4,512,898

(1,575,876)

(25,538,692)

666,893

(23,507,410)

(213,256)

 ‑

 ‑

9,500,003

10,773,402

 ‑

 ‑

‑

‑

‑

(2,461,611)

 ‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

‑

‑

(715,097)

‑

 ‑

(2,461,611)

(4,519,721)

(4,519,721)

‑

‑

‑

‑

9,500,003

10,773,402

‑

19,541

48,204

 ‑

48,204

‑

 ‑

19,541

 ‑

66,217,433

4,532,439

(4,037,487)

(25,538,692)

 ‑

(28,027,131)

13,146,562

equity 
settled 
option 
Reserve 
$

Issued 
Capital 
$

exchange 
translation 
reserve 
$

Minority 
Acquisition 
Reserve 
$

Convertible 
note equity 
Reserve 
$

Accumulated 
Losses 
$

total 
$

45,228,931

4,512,898

(3,251,993)

(25,538,692)

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

1,676,117

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

(17,592,453)

3,358,691

 ‑

1,676,117

(5,914,957)

(5,914,957)

666,893

 ‑

666,893

45,228,931

4,512,898

(1,575,876)

(25,538,692)

666,893

(23,507,410)

(213,256)

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 21 to 50.

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Cash flows from operating activities

  Payments to suppliers and employees

  Interest paid

  Interest received

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2018 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2017 
$

notes

(4,148,731)

(3,387,969)

(530,959)

86,961

(239,046)

65,624

Net cash (used by) operating activities

17

(4,592,729)

(3,561,391)

Cash flows from investing activities

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Net cash (outflows) from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

  Proceeds from share placement

  Convertible note

Net cash provided by financing activities

(46,043)

316

(45,727)

13

9,500,003

3,500,000

13,000,003

(263,958)

‑

(263,958)

‑

1,500,000

1,500,000

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

8,361,547

2,700,577

(2,325,349)

5,083,948

(43,032)

11,019,092

(58,022)

2,700,577

Notes to the financial statements are included on pages 21 to 50.

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1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies

1(a) 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 2019.

1(b) 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.

1(c) Adoption of new and 
revised standards

New and amended IFRS Standards that 
are effective for the current year

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 its operations and effective for an accounting period 
that begins on or after 1 January 2018. 

New and revised Standards and amendments thereof 
and Interpretations effective for the current financial year, 
and which have been applied in the preparation of this 
general purpose financial report, that are relevant to the 
Group include: 

„„ AASB 9 Financial Instruments and related 

amending Standards 

„„ AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and 

related amending Standards 

AASB 9 Financial Instruments 

In the current year, the Group has applied AASB 9 Financial 
Instruments (as revised) and the related consequential 
amendments to other Accounting Standards for the 
first time. AASB 9 introduces new requirements for 
1) the classification and measurement of financial assets 
and financial liabilities, 2) impairment for financial assets 
and 3) general hedge accounting. Details of these new 
requirements as well as their impact on the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements are described below. 

The Group has applied AASB 9 in accordance with the 
transition provisions set out in AASB 9.

Classification and measurement of 
financial assets 

The date of initial application (i.e. the date on which 
the Group has assessed its existing financial assets and 
financial liabilities in terms of the requirements of AASB 9) 
is 1 January 2018. Accordingly, the Group has applied the 
requirements of AASB 9 to instruments that have not been 
derecognised as at 1 January 2018 and has not applied 
the requirements to instruments that have already been 
derecognised as at 1 January 2018.

Subsequent to initial recognition, all recognised financial 
assets that are within the scope of AASB 9 are required to 
be measured at amortised cost or fair value on the basis 
of the entity’s business model for managing the financial 
assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the 
financial assets. 

Specifically: 

„„ Debt investments that are held within a business 

model whose objective is to collect the contractual 
cash flows, and that have contractual cash flows 
that are solely payments of principal and interest on 
the principal amount outstanding, are subsequently 
measured at amortised cost,

„„ Debt investments that are held within a business 
model whose objective is both to collect the 
contractual cash flows and to sell the debt 
instruments, and that have contractual cash flows 
that are solely payments of principal and interest on 
the principal amount outstanding, are subsequently 
measured at fair value through other comprehensive 
income (FVTOCI), 

„„ All other debt investments and equity investments 
are subsequently measured at fair value through 
profit or loss (FVTPL).

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Despite the aforegoing, the Group may make the 
following irrevocable election/designation at initial 
recognition of a financial asset: 

„„ The Group may irrevocably elect to present 

subsequent changes in fair value of an equity 
investment that is neither held for trading nor 
contingent consideration recognised by an 
acquirer in a business combination to which 
AASB 3 Business Combinations applies in other 
comprehensive income, 

„„ The Group may irrevocably designate a debt 

investment that meets the amortised cost or FVTOCI 
criteria as measured at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or 
significantly reduces an accounting mismatch. 

In the current year, the Group has not taken any of the 
elections above.

When a debt investment measured at FVTOCI is 
derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously 
recognised in other comprehensive income is reclassified 
from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification 
adjustment. In contrast, for an equity investment 
designated as measured at FVTOCI, the cumulative gain 
or loss previously recognised in other comprehensive 
income is not subsequently reclassified to profit or loss. 

Debt instruments that are subsequently measured at 
amortised cost or at FVTOCI are subject to impairment.

The directors of the Company reviewed and assessed the 
Group’s existing financial assets as at 1 January 2018 based 
on the facts and circumstances that existed at that date 
and concluded that the initial application of AASB 9 has 
had the following impact on the Group’s financial assets as 
regards their classification and measurement: 

„„ Financial assets classified as held‑to‑maturity and 
loans and receivables under AASB 139 that were 
measured at amortised cost continue to be measured 
at amortised cost under AASB 9 as they are held 
within a business model to collect contractual 
cash flows and these cash flows consist solely of 
payments of principal and interest on the principal 
amount outstanding;

As a result of the above, there was no impact on 
the Group’s financial position, profit or loss, other 
comprehensive income or total comprehensive income 
for the period.

Impairment of financial assets 

In relation to the impairment of financial assets, AASB 9 
requires an expected credit loss model as opposed to an 
incurred credit loss model under AASB 139. The expected 
credit loss model requires the Group to account for 
expected credit losses and changes in those expected 
credit losses at each reporting date to reflect changes in 
credit risk since initial recognition of the financial assets. 
In other words, it is no longer necessary for a credit event 
to have occurred before credit losses are recognised.

Specifically, AASB 9 requires the Group to recognise a loss 
allowance for expected credit losses (‘ECL’) on i) trade 
receivables, ii) debt investments subsequently measured 
at amortised cost or at FVTOCI, iii) lease receivables, 
iv) contract assets and v) loan commitments and 
financial guarantee contracts to which the impairment 
requirements of AASB 9 apply. 

In particular, AASB 9 requires the Group to measure the 
loss allowance for a financial instrument at an amount 
equal to the lifetime ECL if the credit risk on that financial 
instrument has increased significantly since initial 
recognition, or if the financial instrument is a purchased 
or originated credit‑impaired financial asset. On the other 
hand, if the credit risk on a financial instrument has not 
increased significantly since initial recognition (except for 
a purchased or originated credit‑impaired financial asset), 
the Group is required to measure the loss allowance for 
that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12m ECL. 
AASB 9 also provides a simplified approach for measuring 
the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime ECL for 
trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables in 
certain circumstances. 

As at 1 January 2018, the directors of the Company 
reviewed and assessed the Group’s existing financial 
assets, amounts due from customers and financial 
guarantee contracts for impairment using reasonable and 
supportable information that is available without undue 
cost or effort in accordance with the requirements of 
AASB 9 to determine the credit risk of the respective items 
at the date they were initially recognised, and compared 
that to the credit risk as at 1 January 2018. No further 
cumulative additional loss allowance was recognised as a 
result of this assessment. 

Classification and measurement of 
financial liabilities 

One major change introduced by AASB 9 in the 
classification and measurement of financial liabilities 
relates to the accounting for changes in the fair value of 
a financial liability designated as at FVTPL attributable to 
changes in the credit risk of the issuer. 

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Specifically, AASB 9 requires that the changes in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the 
credit risk of that liability be presented in other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of the effects of changes in 
the liability's credit risk in other comprehensive income would create or enlarge an accounting mismatch in profit or loss. 
Changes in fair value attributable to a financial liability's credit risk are not subsequently reclassified to profit or loss, but are 
instead transferred to retained earnings when the financial liability is derecognised. Previously, under AASB 139, the entire 
amount of the change in the fair value of the financial liability designated as at FVTPL was presented in profit or loss. 

This change in accounting policy has not affected the Group’s accounting in relation to the convertible notes as fair values 
ascribed to these instruments already reflect the Group’s own credit risk.

Apart from the above, the application of AASB 9 has had no impact on the classification and measurement of the Group’s 
financial liabilities.

General hedge accounting 

The Group does not undertake hedging activities and hence is not impacted by the changes in relation to hedging.

Disclosures in relation to the initial application of AASB 9 

The table below illustrates the classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities under AASB 9 and 
AASB 139 at the date of initial application, 1 January 2018. 

Category 

Trade and other 
receivables 

Cash and bank 
balances 

Trade and other 
payables 

Borrowings

Derivative 
liabilities 

original 
measurement 
category under 
AAsB 139 

Loans and 
receivables 

Loans and 
receivables 

Financial 
liabilities at 
amortised cost 

Financial 
liabilities at 
amortised cost

Financial 
liabilities at 
FVTPL

new 
measurement 
category under 
AAsB 9 

Financial assets 
at amortised cost 

Financial assets 
at amortised cost 

Financial 
liabilities at 
amortised cost 

Financial 
liabilities at 
amortised cost

Financial 
liabilities at 
FVTPL

original 
carrying 
amount under 
AAsB 139 

Additional loss 
allowance 

new carrying 
amount under 
AAsB 9 

3,062,221 

2,700,577 

(887,770) 

(6,388,489)

(1,486,884)

‑ 

‑ 

‑ 

‑

‑

3,062,221 

2,700,577 

(887,770) 

(6,388,489)

(1,486,884)

The application of AASB 9 has had no impact on the financial statements, including the consolidated cash flows of the 
Group or its earnings per share.

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers 

The Group has applied AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (as amended) for the first time in the current 
period. AASB 15 introduces a 5‑step approach to revenue recognition. Far more prescriptive guidance has been added 
in AASB 15 to deal with specific scenarios. Details of these new requirements as well as their impact on the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements are described below. 

AASB 15 uses the terms ‘contract asset’ and ‘contract liability’ to describe what might more commonly be known as ‘accrued 
revenue’ and ‘deferred revenue’, however the Standard does not prohibit an entity from using alternative descriptions in the 
statement of financial position. The Group has adopted the terminology used in AASB 15 to describe such balances. 

Apart from providing more extensive disclosures on the Group’s revenue transactions, the application of AASB 15 has not 
had any impact on the financial position and/or financial performance of the Group. This is because the Group’s revenue is 
primarily interest received which is outside the scope of AASB 15.

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Accounting Policies (Cont.)

New and revised AASB Standards in issue 
but not yet effective

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 future years that are 
relevant to the Group include:

„„ AASB 16 Leases 

„„ Annual Improvements to AASB Standards 2015‑2017 
Cycle Amendments to AASB 3 Business Combinations, 
AASB 11 Joint Arrangements, AASB 12 Income Taxes 
and AASB 23 Borrowing Costs 

„„ Amendments to AASB 19 Employee Benefits Plan 
Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement AASB 10 
Consolidated Financial Statements and AASB 28 
(amendments) Sale or Contribution of Assets between 
an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture 

„„ IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

The directors do not expect that the adoption of the 
Standards listed above will have a material impact on the 
financial statements of the Group in future periods, except 
as noted below:

AASB 16 Leases

General impact of application of AAsB 16 Leases

AASB 16 provides a comprehensive model for 
the identification of lease arrangements and their 
treatment in the financial statements for both lessors 
and lessees. AASB 16 will supersede the current lease 
guidance including AASB 117 Leases and the related 
Interpretations when it becomes effective for accounting 
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. The date 
of initial application of AASB 16 for the Group will be 
1 January 2019.

The Group has chosen the modified retrospective 
application of AASB 16 in accordance with AASB 
16:C5(b). Consequently, the Group will apply the 
Standard retrospectively with the cumulative effect of 
initially applying the Standard recognised at the date of 
initial application.

In contrast to lessee accounting, AASB 16 substantially 
carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in 
AASB 117.

Impact of the new definition of a lease

The Group will make use of the practical expedient 
available on transition to AASB 16 not to reassess whether 
a contract is or contains a lease. Accordingly, the definition 
of a lease in accordance with AASB 117 and IFRIC 4 will 
continue to apply to those leases entered or modified 
before 1 January 2019.

The change in definition of a lease mainly relates to the 
concept of control. AASB 16 distinguishes between leases 
and service contracts on the basis of whether the use of 
an identified asset is controlled by the customer. Control is 
considered to exist if the customer has:

„„ The right to obtain substantially all of the economic 
benefits from the use of an identified asset; and

„„ The right to direct the use of that asset.

The Group will apply the definition of a lease and related 
guidance set out in AASB 16 to all lease contracts entered 
into or modified on or after 1 January 2019 (whether it is a 
lessor or a lessee in the lease contract). In preparation for 
the first time application of AASB 16, the Group has carried 
out an implementation assessment. The assessment 
has shown that the new definition in AASB 16 will not 
change significantly the scope of contracts that meet the 
definition of a lease for the Group.

Impact on Lessee Accounting

Operating leases

AASB 16 will change how the Group accounts for leases 
previously classified as operating leases under AASB 117, 
which were off balance sheet.

On initial application of AASB 16, for all leases (except as 
noted below), the Group will:

a) Recognise right of use assets and lease liabilities 
in the consolidated statement of financial position, 
initially measured at the present value of the future 
lease payments;

b) Recognise depreciation of right of use assets and 
interest on lease liabilities in the consolidated statement 
of profit or loss;

c) Separate the total amount of cash paid into a principal 
portion (presented within financing activities) and interest 
(presented within operating activities) in the consolidated 
cash flow statement.

Lease incentives (e.g. rentfree period) will be recognised 
as part of the measurement of the right of use assets and 
lease liabilities whereas under AASB 117 they resulted in 
the recognition of a lease liability incentive, amortised as a 
reduction of rental expenses on a straight line basis.

Under AASB 16, right of use assets will be tested for 
impairment in accordance with AASB 136 Impairment 
of Assets.

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the company has a number for financing options 
available to it at this stage of the commercialisation 
of the product;

This will replace the previous requirement to recognise a 
provision for onerous lease contracts.

„„ the successful completion of the development stage 

of the technology; and

For short term leases (lease term of 12 months or less) and 
leases of low value assets (such as personal computers and 
office furniture), the Group will opt to recognise a lease 
expense on a straight line basis as permitted by AASB 16.

As at 31 December 2018, the Group has non cancellable 
operating lease commitments of $456,144. (See Note 26)

A preliminary assessment indicates that all of these 
arrangements relate to leases other than short term 
leases and leases of low value assets, and hence the 
Group will recognise a right of use asset of $424,881 and 
a corresponding lease liability of $424,881 in respect 
of all these leases. The impact on profit or loss is to 
decrease administrative expenses by $41,885, to increase 
depreciation by $10,622 and to increase interest expense 
by $31,263.

Under AASB 17, all lease payments on operating leases are 
presented as part of cash flows from operating activities. 
The impact of the changes under AASB 16 would be to 
reduce the cash generated by operating activities and to 
increase net cash used in financing activities.

1(d) 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 $4,519,721 (2017: $5,914,957). Net cash used by 
operating activities was $4,592,413 (2017: $3,561,391). 
As at 31 December 2018, the consolidated entity had cash 
of $11,019,092 (2017: $2,700,577) of which $54,959 (2017: 
$53,092) is restricted as it secures future lease payments. 
The cash will become unrestricted once the contracts are 
concluded or renegotiated. 

During the period, the company had $8,000,000 of 
convertible notes on issue converted into fully paid 
ordinary shares. In addition, on 30 October 2018 the 
company completed a placement of $769,231 ordinary 
shares at $13.00 per share to raise $10,000,000 which will 
be used to provide working capital.

In the opinion of the directors, the ability of the 
consolidated entity to continue as a going concern and 
pay its 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. The directors consider that 

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

In the opinion of the directors, the consolidated entity 
can continue as a going concern and pay its debts as and 
when they become due and payable.

Given the current financial position, performance and 
prospects of the consolidated entity the directors believe 
it is appropriate to prepare the financial report on the 
going concern basis. 

1(e) Revenue Recognition 

Interest revenue is recognised on an accrual basis. 

1(f) Financial assets 

Classification 

From 1 January 2018, the Group classifies its financial 
assets in the following measurement categories:

„„ Those to be measured subsequently at fair value 
(either through other comprehensive income, or 
through profit or loss), and 

„„ Those to be measured at amortised cost. 

The classification depends on the Group’s business 
model for managing financial assets and the contractual 
terms of the cash flows. For assets measured at fair value, 
gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss 
or other comprehensive income. For investments in debt 
instruments, this will depend on the business model in 
which the investment is held. For investments in equity 
instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend 
on whether the Group has made an irrevocable election 
at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity 
investment at fair value through other comprehensive 
income. The Group reclassifies debt investments when 
and only when its business model for managing those 
assets changes. 

Measurement 

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial 
asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset 
not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs 
that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the 
financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried 
at fair value through profit or loss are expensed in profit or 
loss. Measurement of cash and cash equivalents and trade 
and other receivables remains at amortised cost consistent 
with the comparative period. 

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Debt instruments 

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends 
on the Group’s business model for managing the asset and 
the cash flow characteristics of the asset. There are three 
measurement categories into which the Group classifies 
its debt instruments: 

„„ Amortised cost: Assets that are held for collection 
of contractual cash flows where those cash flows 
represent solely payments of principal and interest 
are measured at amortised cost. A gain or loss on 
a debt investment that is subsequently measured 
at amortised cost and is not part of a hedging 
relationship is recognised in profit or loss when the 
asset is derecognised or impaired. Interest income 
from these financial assets is included in finance 
income using the effective interest rate method. 

„„ Fair value through other comprehensive income 

(FVOCI): Assets that are held for collecting contractual 
cash flows and through sale on specified dates. A gain 
or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently 
measured at FVOCI is recognised in other 
comprehensive income. No such assets are currently 
held by the Group. 

„„ Fair value through profit or loss (FVPL): Assets that do 
not meet the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are 
measured at fair value through profit or loss. A gain 
or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently 
measured at fair value through profit or loss and is 
not part of a hedging relationship is recognised in 
profit or loss and presented net in the statement of 
profit or loss within other gains/(losses) in the period 
in which it arises. No such assets are currently held by 
the Group. 

equity instruments 

The Group subsequently measures all equity investments 
at fair value. Where the Group’s management has 
elected to present fair value gains and losses on equity 
investments in other comprehensive income, there is 
no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and 
losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the 
investment. Dividends from such investments continue 
to be recognised in profit or loss as other income when 
the Group’s right to receive payments is established. 
Impairment losses (and reversal of impairment losses) 
on equity investments measured at FVOCI are not 
reported separately from other changes in fair value. 
Changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss are recognised in other expenses in 
the statement of profit or loss as applicable. 

Impairment 

The Group assesses on a forward looking basis the 
expected credit losses associated with its debt instruments 
carried at amortised cost and FVOCI. The impairment 
methodology applied depends on whether there 
has been a significant increase in credit risk. For trade 
receivables, and lease receivables, the Group applies the 
simplified approach permitted by AASB 9, which requires 
expected lifetime losses to be recognised from initial 
recognition of the receivables. 

1(g) Financial Liabilities

Interest bearing liabilities 

All loans and borrowings are initially recognised at 
fair value, being the amount received less attributable 
transaction costs. After initial recognition, interest bearing 
liabilities are stated at amortised cost with any difference 
between cost and redemption value being recognised 
in the statement of profit or loss over the period of the 
borrowings on an effective interest basis. 

trade and other payables 

Liabilities are recognised for amounts to be paid for goods 
or services received. Trade payables are settled on terms 
aligned with the normal commercial terms in the Group’s 
countries of operation. 

Derivative liabilities 

Derivative liabilities are initially recognised at fair value 
on issue. After initial recognition, they are subsequently 
measured at fair value through profit or loss.

Classification as debt or equity

During the year the Company had on issue convertible 
notes. The component parts of the convertible notes 
issued by the Group are classified separately as 
borrowings, derivative liability and equity in accordance 
with the substance of the contractual arrangements 
and the definitions of a financial liability and 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 
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 a derivative 
liability instrument is recognised at fair value on issue. 
The derivative liability is subsequently measured at fair 
value through profit or loss.

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The conversion option classified as equity is determined 
by deducting the amount of liability component from the 
fair value of the compound instrument as a whole. This is 
recognised and included in equity and is not subsequently 
remeasured. This will remain in equity until the conversion 
option is exercised or at maturity. No gain or loss is 
recognised in profit or loss upon expiration or conversion.

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.

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.

1(h) Cash and cash equivalents

1(k) Goods and services tax

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.

1(i) 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.

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.

1(j) Foreign currency

Foreign currency transactions

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 

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. 

1(l) 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 acquire, and the 
fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest 
in the acquire (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 
acquire (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in 
profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

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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. 

1(m) 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. 

1(n) 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.

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.

1(o) 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 intangible 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.

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1(p) 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.

1(q) 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.

1(r) 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.

All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, expenses and 
cash flows relating to transactions between members of 
the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

1(s) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant 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

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1. Summary of Significant 
Accounting Policies (Cont.)

1(t) 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.

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 and conversion of borrowings and 
derivative liability

The directors made a critical judgement in relation to the 
interest rate applied in valuing the borrowing and the 
expected share price volatility used to value the derivative 
liability included in Note 11. Furthermore significant 
judgements were made in determining the impact of the 
change in conversion terms for all convertible note on issue.

1(u) Critical accounting judgements

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 ‑$2,447,750 

(non‑current assets)

„„ Intercompany receivable ‑ $29,122,871 (included in 

current assets).

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 assessing the carrying amount 
of the goodwill (see Note 7). 

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2. (Loss) from Operations
(a) Revenue

Interest received ‑ other entities

Total revenue

(b) Expenses

Amortisation

Depreciation

Interest expense

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

  Share based payments

  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

Share based payments

Convertible note adjustments

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2018 
$

Consolidated 
Year ended 
31 December 
2017 
$

86,961

86,961

65,624

65,624

79,159

70,881

1,511,514

147,906

(113,763)

34,143

940,264

79,637

79,639

593,179

123,375

(97,533)

25,842

157,996

1,390,360

1,137,068

19,541

31,916

1,441,817

‑

 12,920

1,149,988

‑

 ‑

 ‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

79,159

19,541

2,446,233

79,637

‑

224,009

(1,974,788)

(5,611,311)

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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  
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

(592,436)

(1,683,363)

237,099

355,337

 ‑

159,975

1,523,388

 ‑

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 23% (2017:25%) 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

5,768,269

5,412,932

168,038

 54,246

168,038

 60,080

5,990,553

5,641,050

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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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

Convertible note proceeds receivable

Prepayments and other debtors

Non Current

Other debtors

Other debtors comprise security deposits with government bodies.

31 December  
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

38,388

2,993

41,381

18,167

2,019

20,186

37,249

2,704

39,953

17,998

2,000

19,998

11,019,092

2,700,577

2.24%

0.36%

65,347

‑

108,218

173,565

10,167

3,000,000

 35,946

3,046,113

5,525

16,108

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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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

2,326,483

2,189,025

2,189,025

137,458

2,326,483

2,300,905

(111,880)

2,189,025

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 11 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

201,221

(585,373)

483,848

151,987

(506,214)

513,773

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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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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

394,491

(374,022)

20,469

360,094

(252,699)

107,395

1,201,446

(999,452)

201,994

351,372

(331,920)

19,452

324,269

(216,887)

107,382

1,059,881

(862,105)

197,776

Total net book value of Property, Plant and Equipment

329,858

324,610

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

Disposals

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as at 31 December

351,372

13,064

(7,157)

37,212

394,491

324,269

1,484

‑

34,341

360,094

362,977

18,586

(4,744)

(25,447)

351,372

241,873

105,997

(4,760)

(18,841)

324,269

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

Balance at 1 January

Additions

Disposals

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

Disposals

Depreciation expense

Balance at 31 December

Office furniture and equipment

Balance as at 1 January

Net foreign currency exchange differences

Disposals

Depreciation expense

Balance at 31 December

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

1,059,881

1,043,341

31,495

(2,175)

112,245

1,201,446

139,375

(38,732)

(84,103)

1,059,881

(331,920)

(35,861)

7,157

(13,398)

(374,022)

(216,887)

(14,274)

‑

(21,538)

(252,699)

(862,105)

(103,037) 

1,635

(35,945)

(999,452)

(344,624)

24,637

3,994

(15,927)

(331,920)

(226,061)

17,988

911

(9,725)

(216,887)

(910,919)

75,893

26,908

(53,987)

(862,105)

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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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

987,849

887,770

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 was received at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 31 May 2017.

On 29 December 2017, the Company reached agreement with both holders of the convertible notes to extend the 
expiry date by 12 months to 31 December 2018. Shareholder approval for the extension of the convertible note held by 
4F Investments Pty Limited was obtained at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 7 May 2018. 

For accounting purposes these extensions were treated as the derecognition of the original convertible notes and the 
recognition of two new convertible note instruments. The difference in valuation was recognised as a gain or loss in profit 
and loss.

These notes were unsecured, not listed and were 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 original agreement ($9.68) or the five day 
volume weighted average share price of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited immediately prior to conversion. These convertible 
notes were converted to 309,918 ordinary shares on 7 November 2018, following receipt of agreement to the early 
conversion from noteholders.

On 5 January 2018, The Company announced it had raised $4,500,000 from a new convertible note issue to sophisticated 
unrelated investors pursuant to agreements dated 29 December 2017. In addition, 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company 
associated with Mr Fred Bart also agreed to take up a further $500,000 of convertible notes on the same terms and 
conditions subject to shareholder approval that was obtained at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 
7 May 2018. 

These new convertible notes had a term of 12 months to 31 December 2018, were unsecured, not listed and convertible 
into ordinary shares based on the five day volume weighted average share price of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited on the 
date of the agreement ($16.71).

On 7 November 2018, the Directors agreed with all the holders of the $5m convertible note to exercise their notes 
earlier at a discounted price of $15.19. Shareholder approval was required for the $500,000 of convertible notes held by 
4F Investments Pty Limited and this was received on 21 December 2018. $4.5m of these convertible notes were converted 
to 296,246 ordinary shares on 7 November 2018 and the remaining $500,000 of convertible notes were converted to 32,916 
ordinary shares on 21 December 2018.

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11. Borrowings (Cont.)
Borrowings ‑ Convertible note

Carrying amount at start of period

Face value of notes issued

Gain on derecognition of convertible notes

Amortised interest expense

$3m of notes converted to equity at $9.68

$5m of notes converted to equity at $15.19

Convertible note equity reserve ‑ fair value initially recognised

Current Liability at end of period

Derivative liability

Carrying value at start of the period

Loss on derecognition of convertible notes

Conversion to equity

Fair value movement 

Derivative liability

Total borrowings

12. Provisions
Employee benefits 

13. Issued Capital
Issued and paid up capital

Fully paid Ordinary Shares

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Placement for cash at $13.00 per share

Conversion of $3m of convertible notes at $9.68

Conversion of $5m of convertible notes at $15.19

Transfer from convertible note equity reserve

Balance at the end of the financial year

Fully paid Ordinary Shares

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Placement for cash at $13.00 per share

Conversion of $3m notes at $9.68

Conversion of $5m notes at $15.19

Balance at the end of the financial year

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31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

6,388,489

500,000

‑

980,554

(2,929,321)

(4,891,518)

(48,204)

 ‑

1,486,884

‑

(2,427,148)

940,264

 ‑

 ‑

2,648,387

4,500,000

(444,618)

351,613

‑

‑

(666,893)

6,388,489

1,169,870

159,018

‑

157,996

1,486,884

7,875,373

203,960

240,319

45,228,931

45,228,931

9,500,003

5,416,932

5,356,470

715,097

 ‑

‑

 ‑

 ‑

66,217,433

45,228,931

number

number

26,893,409

26,893,409

769,231

309,918

329,162

 ‑

‑

 ‑

28,301,720

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13. Issued Capital (Cont.)

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.

14. Employee Share Option Plan  

The consolidated entity has an ownership‑based compensation scheme for employees (including directors) of the 
company. In accordance with the provisions of the scheme, as approved by shareholders at a previous annual general 
meeting, employees with more than three months service with the company may be granted options to purchase ordinary 
shares at exercise prices determined by the directors based on market prices at the time the issue of options were made.

Each share option converts to one ordinary share in Audio Pixels Holdings Limited. No amounts are paid or payable by 
the recipient on receipt of the options. The options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be 
exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of expiry.

The number of options granted is determined by the directors and takes into account the company’s and individual 
achievements against both qualitative and quantitive criteria. 

On 13 January 2011, shareholders approved the adoption of an Employee Share Option Plan. 

(a) Unlisted Options issued under the Employee Share Option Plan

2018

2017

Weighted 
average 
exercise price
$

Weighted 
average 
exercise price
$

number

‑

16.20

‑

‑

16.20

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

number

‑

203,000

‑

‑

203,000

‑

Balance at the beginning of the 
financial year (i)

Granted during the year (ii)

Exercised during the year (iii)

Lapsed during the year (iv)

Balance at the end of the financial year (v)

Exercisable at end of the year

(i) Balance at the beginning of the year

2018

2017

number

Grant date

expiry date

exercise Price

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

Fair value at 
grant date

‑

‑

Staff options carry no rights to dividends and no voting rights.

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14. Employee Share Option Plan (Cont.)

(ii) Granted during the year

2018

Staff options

2017

None

number

Grant date

expiry date

exercise Price

Fair value at 
grant date

203,000

17/12/18

17/12/21*

16.20

$1,421,406

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

The options issued were priced using the Black‑Scholes Option Pricing model. Where relevant, the expected life used in the 
model has been adjusted based on management’s best estimate for the effects of non‑transferability, exercise restrictions 
and behavioural conditions. Expected volatility is based on the historical share price volatility.

The following inputs were used in the model for the option grants made on 17 December 2018:

Dividend yield

Expected volatility (linearly interpolated)

Risk free interest rate

Expected life of options

Grant date share price

Exercise price

‑

65.40%

1.96%

1,095 days *

$15.90

$16.20

* These options commence to vest after 17 December 2020 and continuous employment on the basis of one twelfth of the total number each month in the 
twelve month period to 17 December 2021.

(iii) exercised during the year

There were no options exercised during the year.

(iv) Lapsed during the year

No Staff options lapsed during the year.

(v) Balance at the end of the financial year

2018

Staff options

2017

Staff options

number

Grant date

expiry date

exercise Price

Fair value at 
grant date

203,000

17/12/18 

17/12/21

$16.20

1,421,406

 ‑

 ‑ 

 ‑

 ‑

 ‑

Staff options carry no rights to dividends and no voting rights.

All options granted to staff on 17 December 2018 commence to vest after 17 December 2020 and continuous employment 
on the basis of one twelfth of the total number each month in the twelve month period to 17 December 2021.

The difference between the total market value of the options issued during the financial year, at the date of issue, and 
the total amount received from the employees (nil) is recognised in the financial statements over the vesting period as 
disclosed in Note 15 to the financial statements.

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15. 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

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

(1,575,876)

(2,461,611)

(4,037,487)

(3,251,993)

1,676,117

(1,575,876)

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

Add share based payments in respect of options

Balance at end of financial year

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

Minority acquisition reserve

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Balance at end of financial year

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.

Convertible Note Equity Reserve

Balance at the beginning of the financial year

Increase as a result of derivative recognised on the issue of convertible notes 
treated as equity

Transfer to contributed equity on conversion

Balance at end of financial year

4,512,898

19,541

4,532,439

4,512,898

 ‑

4,512,898

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

(25,538,692)

666,893

‑

48,204

(715,097)

666,893

 ‑

 ‑

666,893

Total Reserves

(25,043,740)

(21,934,777)

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16. 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

17. Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows

(a) Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

(23,507,410)

(17,592,453)

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

(28,027,131)

(23,507,410)

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

11,019,092

2,700,577

(b) Restricted cash

Cash held as security for future lease payments

54,959

53,092

Restricted cash amounts are included in the cash and cash equivalents amounts above.

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

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

Share based payments

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

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

79,159

2,446,233

70,881

79,637

224,009

79,639

(2,635,871)

1,918,755

198

19,541

(127,452)

10,583

(36,359)

100,079

‑

‑

40,005

(4,235)

(400,144)

415,900

Net cash (used in) operating activities

(4,592,729)

(3,561,391)

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18. 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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

763,526

99,387

862,913

775,262

169,339

944,601

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 2018, the Company paid a total of $107,857 (year ended 
31 December 2017 ‑ $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.

During the year ended 31 December 2018, the Company paid a total of $41,063 (year ended 31 December 2017 ‑ $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 2018, the Company paid interest of $125,918 (year ended 
31 December 2017 ‑ $119,407) on a convertible note to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr Fred 
Bart. During the year, a company controlled by Fred Bart, 4F Investments Pty Limited, converted one convertible note of 
$1.5m into 154,959 ordinary shares at a price of $9.68 on 7 November 2018 and converted one convertible note of $500,000 
into 32,916 ordinary shares at $15.19 on 21 December 2018 after shareholder approval was received.

During the year, the Company paid $30,000 (31 December 2017 ‑ $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 1 June 2018, the company exercised an option to renew a lease in respect of office premises at Suite 3, Level 12, 
75 Elizabeth Street Sydney for a period of forty eight months to 30 March 2022. The company recharged $22,955 of the rent 
and other tenancy charges to Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited, a company of which Fred Bart and Ian Dennis are 
directors, $22,762 to 4F Investments Pty Limited, a company controlled by Fred Bart and $45,910 to another tenant who is a 
shareholder in the company. 

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19. Earnings per Share
Basic (loss) per share

Diluted (loss) per share (b)

(Loss) (a)

31 December 
2018

31 December 
2017

(16.67) cents

(21.99) cents

(16.67) cents

(21.99) cents

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares 

27,112,427

26,893,409

(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 were potential ordinary shares in relation to the convertible notes of $8m which were converted during the 

financial year. The convertible notes have not been included in dilutive EPS, as they are anti‑dilutive.

(c)  There are potential ordinary shares to be issued in relation to the issue of 203,000 unlisted employee options issued on 

17 December 2018 at an exercise price of $16.20. These options expire on 17 December 2023. The unlisted employee 
options have not been included in dilutive EPS, as they are anti‑dilutive.

20. 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 2017 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 generating any revenue 
from the technology.

Segment Revenues

Digital speakers

Total of all segments

Segment Results

Digital speakers

(Loss) before income tax

Income tax gain/ (expense)

(Loss) for the period

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86,961

86,961

65,624

65,624

(4,519,721)

(4,519,721)

 ‑

(5,914,957)

(5,914,557)

 ‑

(4,519,721)

(5,914,957)

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20. Segment Information (Cont.)

segment Assets and Liabilities

Digital speakers

Total all segments

Unallocated 

Consolidated

Assets

Liabilities

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

14,338,371

14,338,371

 ‑

8,790,206

8,790,206

 ‑

1,191,809

1,191,809

 ‑

9,003,462

9,003,462

 ‑

14,338,371

8,790,206

1,191,809

9,003,462

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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

150,040

150,040

 ‑

159,276

159,276

 ‑

150,040

159,276

46,403

46,403

 ‑

46,403

263,958

263,958

 ‑

263,958

Digital speakers

Total all segments

Unallocated

Consolidated

Information on Geographical segments

Geographical segments

31 December 2018

Australia

Israel

Total

31 December 2017

Australia

Israel

Total

Revenue 
from external 
Customers 
$

86,168

793

86,961

65,624

 ‑

65,624

segment 
Assets 
$

13,473,871

864,500

14,338,371

8,028,778

761,428

8,790,206

Acquisition 
of segment 
Assets 
$

‑

46,403

46,403

‑

263,958

263,958

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21. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies

The consolidated entity’s principal financial instruments held during the year 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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

11,019,092

2,700,577

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 2018, 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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

110,191

(55,095)

27,006

(3,710)

110,191

(55,095)

27,006

(3,710)

The movements in profits are due to higher/lower interest rates on cash and cash equivalents balances. The cash and cash 
equivalents balances were lower in December 2018 than in December 2017 and accordingly the sensitivity is lower.

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21. 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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

‑

‑

‑

‑

933,743

850,406

1,518,208

74,268

‑

406,585

35,946

‑

All US$ denominated financial instruments were translated to A$ at 31 December 2018 at the exchange rate of 0.7058 
(2017: 0.7805).

At 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017, 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%

2018 
$

2017 
$

2018 
$

2017 
$

307,883

(144,973)

290,884

(168,427)

307.883

(144,973)

290,884

(168,427)

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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21. 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 2018

Assets

Non interest bearing

Fixed rate instruments

Liabilities

Convertible notes

31 December 2017

Assets

Non interest bearing

Fixed rate instruments

Liabilities

Convertible notes

0.00

2.24

0.00

0.00

0.36

8.00

225,827

2,039,617

‑

9,041,050

‑

306,095

2,394,462

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

150,000

7,950,000

‑

‑

‑

‑

‑

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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22. 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

(a)  The original convertible note with a face value of $3,000,000 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 50.00% 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.

23. Subsequent Events

In prior year financial statements, the Company noted that there was a contingent liability in relation to a derivative action 
court case in Israel in relation to BE4 Limited which the Company was defending. On 13 February 2019 the Supreme Court 
of Israel dismissed the appeal from the lower court and the matter is now concluded.

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

24. 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)

Total equity

Financial performance

(Loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

31 December 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

39,786,411

2,447,750

42,234,161

28,311,243

2,428,209

30,739,452

119,730

7,912,737

 ‑

 ‑

119,730

42,114,431

7,912,737

22,826,715

66,217,433

45,228,931

(21,006,253)

(20,358,901)

(3,096,749)

42,114,431

(2,043,315)

22,826,715

(1,053,434)

(2,635,205)

 ‑

 ‑

(1,053,434)

(2,635,205)

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25. Controlled Entity

name of entity

Parent Entity

Audio Pixels Holdings Limited

Controlled Entities

Audio Pixels Limited

Audio Pixels Technologies Pty Limited

26. Leases

Country of 
Incorporation

31 December 
2018 
%

31 December 
2017 
%

Australia

Israel

Australia

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

operating leases ‑ leasing arrangements (the Company as lessee)

On 1 June 2018, the parent company exercised an option to renew a lease in respect of office premises at Suite 3, Level 12, 
75 Elizabeth Street Sydney for a period of forty eight months from 31 March 2018 to 30 March 2022. 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 
2018 
$

31 December 
2017 
$

140,352

315,792

 ‑

456,144

31,125

‑

 ‑

31,125

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.

27. Commitments

The subsidiary company, Audio Pixels Limited of Israel has entered into various purchase orders and commitments of 
$286,427 (2017: $451,745) 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

Suite 3, Level 12 
75 Elizabeth Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia

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

www.audiopixels.com.au

The Company has 10 (2017: 11) employees.

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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 22 February 2019 the following substantial shareholders were registered:

Fred Bart Group

Voting Rights

ordinary shares

Percentage of total 
ordinary shares

5,780,640

20.43%

At 22 February 2019 there were 2,187 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 22 February 2019 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 24 ordinary shareholders with less than a marketable parcel.

There is no current on‑market buy‑back.

ordinary 
shareholders

number of  
shares

1,258

549

186

159

 35

2,187

480,762

1,382,306

1,542,460

4,258,320

20,637,872

28,301,720

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tWentY LARGest oRDInARY sHAReHoLDeRs

Twenty Largest Ordinary Shareholders

Directors

At 22 February 2019 the 20 largest ordinary shareholders held 65.60% of the total issued fully paid quoted ordinary shares 
of 28,301,720.
Fred Bart (Chairman)
Ian Dennis 
Cheryl Bart AO

Fully Paid  
ordinary shares 

Percentage of 
total

shareholder

3,717,244

3,565,000

1,661,444

1,528,347

1,336,446

 994,325

 744,295

 716,013

 650,000

 515,000

 500,000

 400,000

 398,839

 386,212

 304,014

 272,600

 250,000

 225,000

 204,320

 197,498

13.14%

12.60%

  5.87%

  5.40%

  4.72%

  3.51%

  2.63%

  2.53%

  2.30%

  1.82%

 1.77%

 1.41%

 1.41%

 1.36%

 1.07%

 0.96%

 0.88%

 0.80%

 0.72%

 0.70%

18,566,597

65.60%

1. Altshuler Shacham Trusts Ltd

Company secretary

2. Landed Investments (NZ) Limited

3. HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

Ian Dennis

4. Link Traders (Aust) Pty Limited

5. BNP Paribus Nominees Pty Ltd

Registered off  ice 
6. Frederick Bart

7. Bart Superannuation Pty Limited

Suite 3, Level 12
75 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

8. James John Bart 

9. Kam Superannuation Fund Pty Limited

Israel Corporate off  ice

3 Pekris Street
Rehovot
ISRAEL 76702

10. Jamber Investments Pty Ltd

11. Cheryl Bart

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

12. Decante Pty Limited 
iandennis@audiopixels.com.au

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

13. Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

14. JP Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited

Website

15. Brent McCarty, Yvonne McCarty and Zeljan Unkovich

www.audiopixels.com.au

16. Brigadier Pty Limited 

Bankers

St George Bank
200 Barangaroo Avenue
Barangaroo
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

17. Nicole Bart

Auditor

18. Larron Pty Ltd 

19. Norlip Pty Ltd 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Chartered Accountants
20. Mr Lee K Lau
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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Directors

Fred Bart (Chairman)

Ian Dennis 

Cheryl Bart AO

Company secretary

Ian Dennis

Suite 3, 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

200 Barangaroo Avenue

Barangaroo

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Australia

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ACN 094 384 273

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ANNUAL REPORT

2018