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CTSNEONODE INC. FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 03/07/19 for the Period Ending 12/31/18 Telephone CIK 46 0 8 667 17 17 0000087050 Symbol NEON SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year 3679 - Electronic Components, Not Elsewhere Classified Electronic Equipment & Parts Technology 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2019, EDGAR Online, a division of Donnelley Financial Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, a division of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Terms of Use. UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to _________ Commission File No. 1-35526 NEONODE INC.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-1517641(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) Storgatan 23C, 114 55 Stockholm, Sweden(Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code) +46 (0) 8 667 17 17(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which RegisteredCommon Stock, par value $0.001 per share The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of theregistrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerginggrowth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☒ Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ The approximate aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price for theregistrant’s common stock on June 30, 2018 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) as reported on the NasdaqStock Market, was $20,230,934. The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2019 was 8,800,313. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference as set forth in Part IIIof this Annual Report. The registrant intends to file such definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of theregistrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. NEONODE INC. 2018 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K TABLE OF CONTENTS SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSii PART I Item 1.BUSINESS1Item 1A.RISK FACTORS9Item 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS15Item 2.PROPERTIES15Item 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS16Item 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES16 PART II Item 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OFEQUITY SECURITIES16Item 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA17Item 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS17Item 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK34Item 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATAF-1Item 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE35Item 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES35Item 9B.OTHER INFORMATION35 PART III Item 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE36Item 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION36Item 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERMATTERS36Item 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE36Item 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES36 PART IV Item 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES37Item 16.FORM 10-K SUMMARY38 SIGNATURES39 i SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, adopted pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not purelyhistorical may be forward-looking. You can identify some forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,”“goal,” “plan” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trendsthat may affect our future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations and financial position. A number of important factors could cause actualresults to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to risks relating to ourlimited experience manufacturing hardware devices, the uncertainty of growth in market acceptance for our technology, our history of losses since inception, ourability to remain competitive in response to new technologies, the costs to defend, as well as risks of losing, patents and intellectual property rights, our customerconcentration and dependence on a limited number of customers, a reliance on our future customers’ ability to develop and sell products that incorporate ourtechnology, the uncertainty of demand for our technology in certain markets, the length of a product development and release cycle, our ability to manage growtheffectively, our dependence on key members of our management and development team, our ability to maintain the Nasdaq listing of our common stock, and ourability to obtain adequate capital to fund future operations, For a discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from thosecontemplated in the forward-looking statements, please see ’‘Item 1A. Risk Factors’’ and elsewhere in this Annual Report, and in our publicly available filingswith the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only as of the date of this Annual Report. Because actual events orresults may differ materially from those discussed in or implied by forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue relianceon any forward-looking statement. We do not undertake responsibility to update or revise any of these factors or to announce publicly any revision to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. ii PART I Neonode Inc., collectively with its subsidiaries, is referred to in this Annual Report as “Neonode”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “registrant”, or “Company”. We use Neonode, our logo, zForce, AirBar and other marks as trademarks. This Annual Report contains references to our trademarks and service marksand to those belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this Annual Report, including logos, artwork and othervisual displays, may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extentunder applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks and trade names. ITEM 1.BUSINESS Our Company develops optical touch and gesture solutions for human interaction with devices. We offer our core technology under the brand name“zForce”. We license our technology to Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and Tier 1 suppliers who embed our technology into products they develop,manufacture and sell. Our licensing customers have sold approximately 67 million devices that use our technology. In addition to our licensing business, we design and manufacture sensor modules that incorporate our zForce AIR technology. We sell our embeddedsensors components to OEMs, Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”) and Tier 1 suppliers for use in their products. We began shipping sensor modules inOctober 2017. We also sell our Neonode branded AirBar product that incorporates one of our sensor modules through distributors and directly to consumers. Our Organization Neonode Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 4, 1997. Our principal executive office is located in Stockholm, Sweden. Ouroffice in the United States is located in San Jose, California. In 2008, we established a wholly owned subsidiary Neonode Technologies AB (Sweden) to develop and license touchscreen technology. In 2013, weestablished a wholly owned subsidiaries: Neonode Japan Inc., (Japan); Neno User Interface Solutions AB (Sweden) (sold in December 2018); NEON TechnologyInc. (U.S.) (dissolved November 19, 2018); and Neonode Americas Inc. (U.S.) (dissolved November 19, 2018). In 2014, we established an additional whollyowned subsidiary: Neonode Korea Ltd. (South Korea). In 2015, we established an additional wholly owned subsidiary: Neonode Taiwan Ltd (Taiwan). In 2015, weestablished a 51% majority owned consolidated subsidiary: Pronode Technologies AB (Sweden). In 2016, we entered into a joint venture, Neoeye AB (Sweden). Strategy and Focus Areas Our customers use touch, gesture and object sensing technology to grow their businesses, drive efficiencies, and seek competitive advantages. In thisinteractive world, cost effective and robust sensing technology is a strategic asset and is increasingly distributed across an expanding number of products. Ourstrategy is to deliver proven technology and support with the integration so our customers can bring products to market that provide an optimal user experience. Our operations include a business unit to design, manufacture and sell embedded sensors to our business-to-business customers who integrate them intotheir products. We previously only offered licensed touch technology designs. An important piece of our strategy has been the development of an automatedmanufacturing and production system. Our ability to manufacture fully integrated sensor modules and provide support with hardware and software integrationreduces our customers’ time to market while providing us a path to further growth. Our goal is to continue to be a leader in touch technology while transitioning current licensing customers into our embedded sensors and expanding tonew markets where touch, gesture and object detecting features provide a competitive advantage. We intend to continue innovating through the introduction ofnext-generation products that offer better price and performance and architectural advantages compared to our competitors. We intend to execute on this strategythrough portfolio transformation, internal innovation, and co-development of products with our customers and the building of strategic partnerships. 1 Business Model We derive revenues through technology licensing, selling embedded sensor modules and engineering consulting services. We mainly operate in thebusiness-to-business (“B2B”) markets. Licensing As of December 31, 2018, we have entered into forty-one technology license agreements with global OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Our licensing customer base is primarily in the automotive, printer, specialized tablet and e-reader markets. Seventeen of our licensing customers arecurrently shipping products that embed our touch and gesture technology. We anticipate current and new customers will initiate product shipments throughout2019 and in future years as they complete final product development and release cycles. Customer product development and release cycles typically take between 6months to 36 months. We earn our license fees on a per unit basis when our customers ship products using our technology. We also offer engineering consulting services to our licensing customers on a flat rate or hourly rate basis. Typically, our customers require engineeringsupport during the development and initial manufacturing phase for their products using our technology. Our plan is to continue with the licensing business along with selling embedded sensor modules. For some customers, the licensing business model ispreferable to transitioning to purchase agreements using our sensor modules. Sensor modules In 2015, we developed our zForce AIR. This optical sensing technology that enables touch interaction, gesture control and object detection led to thedevelopment of a series of sensor modules that provide our customers with various solutions in a sensor hardware component. We utilize a robotic manufacturing process designed specifically for zForce AIR components. Industry specific sensor modules with a commontechnology platform provides hardware touch, gesture and object sensing solutions that, paired with our technology licensing platform, gives us a full range ofoptions to enter and compete in key markets. Our offerings include a consumer product, AirBar. As a plug and play accessory, AirBar enables touch and gesture functionality for notebook computers.AirBar is powered by our sensor modules. In 2016 and 2017, we began shipping 15.6 inch, 13.3 inch and 14 inch AirBar to distributors and customers in theUnited States and Europe. We have no current plans to develop new Neonode branded products for the consumer markets. In October 2017, we began selling embedded sensor modules to business customers in the industrial and consumer electronics markets. Over time, weexpect a significant portion of our revenues will be derived from sensor modules. Markets Automotive Sensors are a key enabler to developing automobiles that become more interactive in every generation. Our sensor offering address challenges whenautomobiles interact with the driver, passengers, its environment and other vehicles. The need for new sensors is growing rapidly as new concepts develop intoautomobiles ready for mass production. 2 The automotive market is comprised of OEM and a series of Tier 1 suppliers who design and manufacture systems and components for the OEMs. Wehave license agreements with many of the major Tier 1 suppliers who deliver center console infotainment systems to the automotive OEMs. We are also in activedesign and product development co-operations for our sensor modules with the leading Tier 1 suppliers of automotive entry in addition to our interactive self andassisted driving steering wheel. In 2016, fourteen automotive OEMs had a total of thirty-six automobile models using our touch technology in their infotainment systems. The majority ofthese automobiles are sold in China and include SUVs (Baojun 560 and Haval H6) and two top-selling sedans (Chevrolet Cruze and Buick Excelle). In the fourthquarter of 2014, Volvo launched their XC90 incorporating a 9.7 inch display using our touch technology. Our touch technology was also deployed in Volvomodels launched in 2016, 2017 and 2018, the S90, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC60 and XC40. The Volvo XC90 and S90 infotainment systems have receivedawards citing properties such as responsiveness and gloved operation. During 2018, our customers shipped approximately 1.1 million products compared toapproximately 1.1 million in 2017. We are currently actively engaged with automotive OEM and Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive market in the development of the following: ●Our zForce AIR sensor modules are being developed for use in entry systems such as tailgates, trunks and other exterior parts of the automobile toenable handsfree entry and automation of door functions. The Air sensors also support a wide array of touch and gesture input in the cars passengercompartment. ●Our zForce DRIVE sensor technology enables high fidelity detection of hands and fingers positions on the steering wheel. This helps create a saferand more natural interaction with the automobile’s systems and the driver’s smart phone to decrease driver distraction. In 2015, we entered into anagreement with Autoliv Development AB, a leading supplier of safety products for the automotive industry, to explore and industrialize our zForcetechnology for the steering wheel. Self and assisted driving cars with zForce DRIVE sensors have been publicly displayed at CES 2016, 2017 and2018. The technology was shown in the latest version of Veoneers LIV car at CES. Consumer Electronics Printers and Office Equipment Multi-function printers typically require feature-rich menus and settings to deliver an optimal user experience and printer OEMs are increasinglyreplacing mechanical buttons and old style resistive touch displays with higher performance touch interactive displays. We have license agreements with five of theleading global printers and office equipment OEMs. World’s largest printer manufacturer started shipping the first consumer printer with our touch technologyintegrated in early 2014 and today many of their printer models with interactive displays are using our technology. Other major customers started shipping printerswith our technology in late 2016 and in the first quarter 2017. During 2018 our customers shipped approximately 8 million printers and cumulatively they shippedapproximately 32 million printers using our touch technology since mid-2014. E-Readers and Tablets Our touch technology is widely used in e-readers. Since 2011, over 31 million e-readers and tablets have been shipped containing our touch technology.During 2018, our customers shipped more than 2.0 million e-readers and tablets. Product Backlog Our sensor module product backlog at March 1, 2019 was approximately $22,000. The product backlog includes orders confirmed for products planned tobe shipped within 60 days to one customer. Our AirBar backlog at March 1, 2019 was approximately $131,000. The product backlog includes orders confirmed forproducts planned to be shipped within 60 days to three customers. Our cycle time between order and shipment is generally short and customers occasionallychange delivery schedules. Additionally, orders can be canceled without significant penalties. As a result of these factors, we do not believe that our productbacklog, as of any particular date, is necessarily indicative of actual product revenue for any future period. 3 Distribution, Sales and Marketing Licensing In our licensing business, we consider OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers to be our primary customers. OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers determine thedesign requirements and make the overall decision regarding the use of our user interface and touch technology in their products. The use and pricing of our userinterface and touch technology are governed by a technology licensing agreement, which typically have an initial term of three years with automatic one-yearrenewal periods. Our licensing agreements historically resulted from sales efforts by our senior management, design engineers, and sales personnel interacting with ourpotential customers’ decision-makers throughout the product development and order process. Sensor modules In our sensor module business, we consider OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers to be our primary customers. Our customers purchase sensor modules thatcome in different sizes with different interfaces and we offer engineering consulting to customize hardware and/or firmware to meet specific requirements. Weproduce the sensor modules in Sweden by our majority-owned subsidiary Pronode, in an automated manufacturing process. The sales of our sensors are governedby a product purchase agreement. In addition, our customers may request engineering services which will generate NRE fee revenues. Our sales force and marketing operations are managed out of our office in Stockholm, Sweden. Our current sales force is comprised of sales officeslocated in the United States, Sweden, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Our sales are normally negotiated and executed in U.S. Dollars. Customers As of December 31, 2018, we have entered into forty-one technology license agreements compared to forty-one license agreements as of December 31,2017. One license agreement was terminated during 2017. Seventeen of our licensing customers are currently shipping products that embed our touch and gesturetechnology. The products related to these license agreements include e-readers, tablets, commercial and consumer printers, automotive consoles and GPS devices. In October 2017, we began selling our new embedded sensor modules to new customers while starting the process to convert our existing licensecustomer to sensor modules. Our customers are primarily located in the United States, Europe and Asia. As of December 31, 2018, four customers represented approximately 67% of our consolidated accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2017, two customers represented approximately 69% of our consolidated accounts receivable. Customers who accounted for 10% or more of our revenues during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows. ●Hewlett-Packard Company – 35% ●Epson – 14% ●Canon – 12% 4 Customers who accounted for 10% or more of our revenues during the year ended December 31, 2017 are as follows. ●Hewlett-Packard Company – 28% ●Canon – 17% ●Bosch – 10% Customers by Market The following table presents our revenues by market as a percentage of total revenues for the years ended December 31: 2018 2017 Automotive 19% 21%Consumer Electronics 74% 64%Sensor modules 3% 8%NRE 4% 7%Total 100% 100% Geographical Data The following table presents our revenues by geographic region as a percentage of total revenues for the years ended December 31: 2018 2017 U.S. 50% 41%Sweden -% 5%Japan 34% 27%China 3% 7%Germany 9% 12%Taiwan 2% 3%South Korea 1% 2%Canada -% 1%Singapore -% 1%Other 1% 1%Total 100% 100% The following table presents our total assets by geographic region for the years ended December 31 (in thousands): 2018 2017 U.S. $2,828 $3,694 Sweden 10,308 9,312 Asia 106 121 Total $13,242 $13,127 5 Touch Technologies Background There are various technologies for touch and gesture sensing technology available in the market with differing profiles such as performance, powerconsumption, level of maturity, and cost: ●Optical sensing technology uses structured light beams that when blocked or reflected by objects enables the detection of the objects position. ●Capacitive touch sensors typically use one or several layers of transparent conductive material applied to the inner structure of the LCD or on a glassor plastic layer in front on the LCD to sense activation. ●Resistive touch sensors use conductive and resistive layers separated by thin space to sense activation. ●Acoustic pulse recognition sensors use piezoelectric transducers located at positions of a surface to alter the mechanical energy of a touch vibrationinto an electronic signal. ●Surface acoustic wave touch sensors use ultrasonic waves that pass over the screen for activation. Capacitive and Resistive Technology The two dominant types of touch technologies available are capacitive and resistive. A capacitive sensor reacts to a conductive object by sensing thedifference in capacitance between two areas on the sensor surface or between the finger and the ground. Capacitive touch sensors are suitable if the user hasunimpeded contact between the finger and the screen. A resistive touch sensor is pressure-sensitive. Resistive touch sensors are suitable for detailed work and forselection of particular spot on a screen. Resistive technology is not suitable for sweeping gestures or motion, such as zooming in and out. Optical Sensing Technology Our optical technology works by projecting Infrared beams across a surface, through the air or any other detection area without any need for an extraphysical layer to be added. It can be activated by using any object such as fingers, passive pens or thick gloves. Our optical sensing technology can also bedesigned to work through transparent materials, enabling 100% water/dust proof applications and can provide sensing functionality when fully submerged. We believe our optical sensing technology has a number of key advantages over other touch sensing technologies: ●It does not require additional layers that may dilute the image quality of the display or cause unwanted reflections and glare making reading thedisplay difficult. ●It is faster than capacitive sensing technology. ●It requires no downward pressure on the activation surface in order to select or move items. ●It is cost-efficient due to the lower cost of materials and its high yield manufacturing process. ●It enables multiple methods of input, such as continuous tracking of multiple fingers, taps to hit keys, sweeps to zoom in or out, and gestures to writetext or symbols directly on the touch surface. ●It works in all environments and does not require any special properties from the object used. Competition The market for touch technology is intensely competitive and characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving standards and new product releasesby our competitors. We believe that implementation of resistive touch technologies in consumer devices is declining because of limitations in sweep gestures, limitations onindustrial design, and the negative impact on screen clarity due to film overlays. Neonode is one of few companies that offer optical sensing technology in high volume. Our major competition are companies offering projectedcapacitive (“PCAP”) technologies. PCAP is a prevalent standard in mobiles and tablets offering finger-based touch and industrial design flexibility. PCAP hasmany suppliers competing to offer the same solution with price being a major differentiation point. OEMs regularly change PCAP suppliers in order to maintainthe best pricing. 6 Our competitors, and the interface technology we believe they offer, include the following: Company Technology Synaptics Capacitive; In-cell Cypress Capacitive; In-cell Touch International Resistive; Capacitive Continental Capacitive / hands-free entry systems Brose Capacitive / hands-free entry systems Controller Chips Our licensing customers must use our Application Specific Integrated Circuit (“ASIC”) controllers designed specifically for our optical sensingtechnology. Our sensor modules also utilize ASIC controller chips. The NN1001, the first-generation controller ASIC, was developed pursuant to an Analog Device Development Agreement between Neonode and TexasInstruments entered into on February 4, 2011 and effective as of January 24, 2010. The NN1001 began shipping to our licensing customers in 2012. The NN1002, the second-generation controller ASIC, was developed pursuant to an Analog Device Development Agreement between Neonode andTexas Instruments entered into on April 25, 2013 effective December 6, 2012. The NN1002 began shipping to our licensing customers in 2015. The NN1003 is the third-generation controller ASIC and was developed by ST Microelectronics. The NN1003 is designed for high speed sensingapplications. The NN1003 began shipping in 2016 and is powering our sensor modules. Intellectual Property We rely on a combination of intellectual property laws and contractual provisions to establish and protect the proprietary rights in our technology. Thenumber of our issued and pending patents and patents filed in each jurisdiction as of December 31, 2018 is set forth in the following table: Jurisdiction No. of Issued Patents No. of PatentsPendingUnited States 67 13Europe 12 5Japan 16 1China 10 1South Korea 12 1Canada 11 0Australia 16 0Singapore 16 0Patent Convention Treaty Not Applicable 2Total: 160 23 Our patents cover six main categories: user interfaces, optics, controller integrated circuits, drivers, mechanics and applications. Our user interface software may also be protected by copyright laws in most countries, including Sweden and the European Union, which do not grantpatent protection for the software itself, if the software is deemed new and original. Protection can be claimed from the date of creation. 7 In 2018 we filed ten new patent applications, while abandoning certain pending patent applications that were no longer in our product plans. The duration of our patent protection for utility patents is generally 20 years. The duration of our patent protection for design patents varies throughout theworld between 10 and 25 years, depending on the jurisdiction. We believe the duration of our intellectual property rights is adequate relative to the expected livesof our products. We also protect and promote our brand by registering trademarks in key markets around the world. These markets include: Neonode (21 registrations), theNeonode logo (14 registrations), zForce (9 registrations), zForce AIR (1 registration), AlwaysON (5 registrations), Multisensing (5 registrations), Touch InEverything (1 registration), AirBar (43 registrations) and the AirBar logo (1 registration) as well as pending trademark applications for the marks zForce DRIVE,and zForce PLUS. Research and Development In fiscal years 2018 and 2017, we spent $5.3 million and $6.1 million, respectively, on research and development activities. Our research anddevelopment is predominantly in-house, but may also be performed in collaboration with external partners and specialists. Employees On December 31, 2018, we had forty-five employees and seven full-time consultants. There were a total of ten employees in our general andadministrative group, six in our sales and marketing group, twenty-four in our engineering group, and five in our production group. We have employees orconsultants located in the United States, Sweden, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. None of our employees is represented by a labor union. We have experienced nowork stoppages. We believe our employee relations are positive. Additional Information We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and we file or furnish reports,proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC areavailable free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Our website is www.neonode.com . Through our website, we make available free of charge all of our filings with the SEC, including our annual reportson Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K as well as Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 reports for our directors, officers, andprincipal stockholders, together with amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a), 15(d), or 16 under the Exchange Act. These reportsare available as soon as reasonably practicable after their electronic filing or furnishing with the SEC. Our website also includes corporate governance information,such as our Code of Business Conduct (including a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers) and our Board of Directors’Committee Charters. We are not including the information contained on our website as part of, nor incorporating it by reference into, this Annual Report. 8 ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding to purchase, hold, or sell our common stock, you should considercarefully the risks described below in addition to the cautionary statements and risks described elsewhere and the other information contained in this AnnualReport and in our other filings with the SEC, including subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the onlyones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any ofthese known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be seriously harmed.This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Risks Related To Our Business We have limited experience in manufacturing products and our entry into the hardware market may not be successful. Our business model has focused on licensing touch technology. In recent years, we began to manufacture and sell sensor touch components. There is noassurance that our hardware manufacturing and sales will result in market acceptance or meaningful revenues. The success of our sensor modules will depend oncustomer response and our management execution. The success of our sensor modules is subject to numerous risks, including: ●the quality and reliability of product components that we source from third-party suppliers; ●our ability to secure product components in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities or on commercially reasonable terms; ●our ability to increase production capacity or volumes to meet demand; ●our ability to identify and qualify alternative suppliers for components in a timely manner; and ●our ability to establish and maintain effective sales channels. In addition, if demand for our products increases, we will have to invest additional resources to purchase components, hire and train employees andenhance our manufacturing processes. If we fail to increase our production capacity efficiently, our sales may not increase in line with our expectations and ouroperating margins could fluctuate or decline. We are dependent on a limited number of customers. Our license revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 were earned from seventeen OEM, ODM and Tier 1 customers. We earned NRE from fourcustomers for the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, three customers represented approximately 61% of our consolidatednet revenues. Our customer concentration may change significantly from period-to-period depending on a customer’s product cycle and changes in our industry. Inaddition, our customer composition may change as we transition to selling sensor modules in parallel to our licensing business. The response of customers to oursensor products, loss of a major customer, a reduction in net revenues of a major customer for any reason, or a failure of a major customer to fulfill its financial orother obligations due to us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and future revenue stream. We are dependent on the ability of our customers to design, manufacture and sell their products that incorporate our touch technology. We historically generated revenue through technology licensing agreements with companies that must design, manufacture and sell their productsincorporating our touch technology. The majority of our license fees earned in 2018 and 2017 were from customer shipments of printer products. Although wehave broadened our business model to selling sensors in addition to licensing our technology, we expect to continue to receive licensing revenue from current andnew customers who have products in their development cycle. If our customers are not able to design, manufacture or sell their products, or are delayed inproducing their products, our revenues, profitability, and liquidity, as well as our brand image, may be adversely affected. 9 The length of a customer’s product development and release cycle depends on many factors outside of our control and could cause us to incursignificant expenses without offsetting revenues, or revenues that vary significantly from quarter to quarter. The development and release cycle for customer products is lengthy and unpredictable. Our customers often undertake significant evaluation and designin the qualification of our products, which contributes to a lengthy product release cycle. The typical product development and release cycle is eighteen to sixtymonths. The development and release cycle may be longer in some cases, particularly for automotive vehicle products. There is no assurance that a customer willadopt our technology after the evaluation or design phase. The lengthy and variable development and release cycle for products may also have a negative impact onthe timing of our revenues, causing our revenues and results of operations to vary significantly from quarter to quarter. We and our license customers rely upon component suppliers to sell products containing our technology. Under our licensing model, OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers manufacture or contract to manufacture controller chips containing our touch technology.As an alternative to sourcing controller chips on their own, our customers may opt to use customized optical controller chips designed specifically for ourtechnology. As part of their product development process, our customers must qualify the chip components used in our products. Under our sensor model, we usecontroller chips supplied by ST Microelectronics or Texas Instruments in our module products. If the controller chips provided by Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics or another supplier experience quality control problems, our technology may be disqualified by one or more of our customers and our supplychain may be disrupted. The dependence on third parties to supply controller chips with our touch technology exposes us to a number of risks including theirinability to obtain an adequate supply of components, the failure to meet our customer requirements, or their failure to remain in business or adjust to marketconditions. If we and our customers are unable to obtain controller chips with our touch technology, we may not be able to meet demand, which could have amaterial adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. It can be difficult for us to verify royalty amounts owed to us under licensing agreements, and this may cause us to lose potential revenue. Our license agreements typically require our licensees to document the sale of licensed products and report this data to us on a quarterly basis. Althoughour standard license terms give us the right to audit books and records of our licensees to verify this information, audits can be expensive, time consuming,incomplete and subject to dispute. From time to time, we audit certain of our licensees to verify independently the accuracy of the information contained in theirroyalty reports in an effort to decrease the likelihood that we will not receive the royalty revenues to which we are entitled under the terms of our licenseagreements, but we cannot give assurances that these audits will be effective. If we fail to develop and introduce new touch technology successfully, and in a cost-effective and timely manner, we will not be able to competeeffectively and our ability to generate revenues will suffer . We operate in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving environment, and our success depends on our ability to develop and introduce new touch technologythat our customers and end users choose to buy. If we are unsuccessful at developing new touch technologies that are appealing to our customers and end users,with acceptable functionality, quality, prices and terms, we will not be able to compete effectively and our ability to generate revenues will suffer. Thedevelopment of new touch technology is very difficult and requires high levels of innovation and competence. The development process is also lengthy and costly.If we fail to anticipate our end users’ needs or technological trends accurately or if we are unable to complete development in a cost effective and timely fashion,we will be unable to introduce new touch technology into the market or successfully compete with other providers. As we introduce new or enhanced touchtechnology or integrate new touch technology into new or existing customer products, we face risks including, among other things, disruption in customers’ordering patterns, inability to deliver new touch technology to meet customers’ demand, possible product and technology defects, and potentially unfamiliar salesand support environments. Premature announcements or leaks of new products, features, or technologies may exacerbate some of these risks. Our failure to managethe transition to newer touch technology or the integration of newer technology into new or existing customer products could adversely affect our business, resultsof operations, and financial condition. Our operating results may fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. As a result of the unpredictability in our customer product development and the nature of the markets in which we compete, it is extremely difficult for usto forecast accurately. We base our current and future expense levels largely on our investment plans and estimates of future events, although certain of ourexpense levels are, to a large extent, fixed. We may be unable to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.Accordingly, any significant shortfall in revenues relative to our planned expenditures would have an immediate adverse effect on our business, results ofoperations and financial condition. 10 In addition, we are subject to the following factors, among others, that may negatively affect and cause fluctuations in our operating results: ●the announcement or introduction of new products or technologies by our competitors; ● our ability to upgrade and develop our infrastructure to accommodate growth; ●our ability to attract and retain key personnel in a timely and cost-effective manner; ●technical difficulties; ●the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to the expansion of our business, operations, and infrastructure; and ●general economic conditions as well as economic conditions specific to the touchscreen industry. Further, as a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, we may from time to time make certain pricing, service, or marketingdecisions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Due to the foregoing factors, our revenuesand operating results are and will remain difficult to forecast. We have had a history of losses and may require additional capital to fund our operations, which may not be available on commercially attractiveterms or at all. We have experienced substantial net losses in each fiscal period since our inception. These net losses resulted from a lack of substantial revenues and thesignificant costs incurred in the development and acceptance of our technology. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to implementour business plan. If our operations do not become cash flow positive, we may be forced to seek sources of capital to continue operations. No assurances can begiven that we will be successful in obtaining such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available when needed on acceptableterms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately fund our business plan, which could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations, and financialcondition. We must enhance our sales and technology development organizations. We continually monitor and enhance the effectiveness and breadth of our sales efforts in order to increase market awareness and sales of our technology,especially as we expand into new market areas. Competition for qualified sales personnel is intense, and we may not be able to hire the kind and number of salespersonnel we are targeting. Likewise, our efforts to improve and refine our technology require skilled engineers and programmers. Competition for professionalscapable of expanding our research and development efforts is intense due to the limited number of people available with the necessary technical skills. If we areunable to identify, hire, or retain qualified sales, marketing, and technical personnel, our ability to achieve future revenue may be adversely affected. We may make acquisitions and strategic investments that are dilutive to existing shareholders, resulting in unanticipated accounting charges orotherwise adversely affect our results of operations. We may decide to grow our business through business combinations or other acquisitions of businesses, products or technologies that allow us tocomplement our existing touch technology offerings, expand our market coverage, increase our workforce or enhance our technological capabilities. If we makeany future acquisitions, we could issue stock that would dilute our shareholders’ percentage ownership, or we may incur substantial debt, reduce our cash reservesand/or assume contingent liabilities. Further, acquisitions and strategic investments may result in material charges, adverse tax consequences, substantialdepreciation, deferred compensation charges, in-process research and development charges, and the amortization of amounts related to deferred compensation andidentifiable purchased intangible assets or impairment of goodwill. Any of these could negatively impact our results of operations. 11 We are dependent on the services of our key personnel. Our senior management team consists of two executive officers. In April 2018, Håkan Persson became our new Chief Executive Officer. In February2019, Lars Lindqvist notified our Board of Directors of his intention to resign from his position as Chief Financial Officer. To assist in the transition, Mr. Lindqvistintends to continue serving as Chief Financial Officer until mid-2019 and a search to identify a qualified candidate to fill his position permanently has beeninitiated. Changes in our management and the unplanned loss of the services of any member of management could have a materially adverse effect on ouroperations and future prospects. Our revenues and growth are dependent on licensing fees from our intellectual property. Our success depends in large part on our proprietary technology and other intellectual property rights. We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights,trademarks and trade secrets, confidentiality provisions, and licensing arrangements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Our intellectual property,particularly our patents, may not provide us with a significant competitive advantage. If we fail to protect or to enforce our intellectual property rights successfully,our competitive position could suffer, which could harm our results of operations. Our pending patent applications for registration may not be allowed, or othersmay challenge the validity or scope of our patents. Even if our patents registrations are issued and maintained, these patents may not be of adequate scope orbenefit to us or may be held invalid and unenforceable against third parties. We may need to expend significant resources to secure and protect our intellectualproperty. The loss of intellectual property rights may adversely impact our ability to generate revenues and expand our business. We may not be successful in our strategic efforts around patent monetization. Our success depends in part on our ability to effectively utilize our intellectual property. From time to time, we explore opportunities to monetize ourpatents. If in the future we enter into alternative patent monetization strategies, including the sale of patents, our financial condition, revenue and results ofoperations could be impacted. No assurance can be given that we will enter into agreements related to our patent portfolio or that we will be successful in anystrategic efforts around patent monetization. If third parties infringe upon our intellectual property, we may expend significant resources enforcing our rights or suffer competitive injury. Existing laws, contractual provisions and remedies afford only limited protection for our intellectual property. We may be required to spend significantresources to monitor and police our intellectual property rights. Effective policing of the unauthorized use of our technology or intellectual property is difficult andlitigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights. Intellectual property litigation is not only expensive, but time-consuming,regardless of the merits of any claim, and could divert attention of our management from operating the business. Intellectual property lawsuits are subject toinherent uncertainties due to, among other things, the complexity of the technical issues involved, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in assertingour intellectual property rights. Attempts may be made to copy or reverse engineer aspects of our technology or to obtain and use information that we regard asproprietary. We may not be able to detect infringement and may lose competitive position in the market before they do so. In addition, competitors may designaround our technology or develop competing technologies. We cannot assure you that we will be able to protect our proprietary rights against unauthorized thirdparty copying or use. The unauthorized use of our technology or of our proprietary information by competitors could have an adverse effect on our ability to sellour technology. The laws of foreign countries may not provide protection of our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, whichmay make it more difficult for us to protect our intellectual property. As part of our business strategy, we target customers and relationships with suppliers and original equipment manufacturers in countries with largepopulations and propensities for adopting new technologies. However, many of these countries do not address misappropriation of intellectual property nor deterothers from developing similar, competing technologies or intellectual property. Effective protection of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and otherintellectual property may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries. In particular, the laws of some foreign countries in which we do business may notprotect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. As a result, we may not be able to effectively prevent competitors inthese regions from infringing our intellectual property rights, which could reduce our competitive advantage and ability to compete in those regions and negativelyimpact our business. 12 We have an international presence in countries and must manage currency risks. A significant portion of our business is conducted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (the currency in which our consolidated financial statements arereported), primarily the Swedish Krona and, to a lesser extent, the Euro, Japanese Yen, Korean Won and Taiwan Dollars. For the year ended December 31, 2018,our revenues from North America, Asia, and Europe were 50%, 40%, and 10% respectively. We incur a significant portion of our expenses in Swedish Krona,including a significant portion of our research and development expenses and a substantial portion of our general and administrative expenses. As a result,appreciation of the value of the Swedish Krona relative to the other currencies, particularly the U.S. dollar, could adversely affect operating results. We do notcurrently undertake hedging transactions to cover our currency exposure, but we may choose to hedge a portion of our currency exposure in the future as it deemsappropriate. Security breaches and other disruptions to our information technology infrastructure could interfere with our operations, compromise confidentialinformation, and expose us to liability which could materially adversely impact our business and reputation. In the normal course of business, we rely on information technology networks and systems to process, transmit, and store electronic information, and tomanage or support a variety of business processes and activities. Additionally, we collect and store certain data, including proprietary business information andcustomer and employee data, and may have access to confidential or personal information in certain of our businesses that is subject to privacy and security laws,regulations, and customer-imposed controls. Despite our cybersecurity measures, our information technology networks and infrastructure may be vulnerable todamage, disruptions, or shutdowns due to attack by hackers or breaches, employee error or malfeasance, power outages, computer viruses, telecommunication orutility failures, systems failures, natural disasters, or other catastrophic events. Any such events could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability or penaltiesunder privacy laws, disruption in operations, and damage to our reputation, which could materially adversely affect our business. Third parties that maintain our confidential and proprietary information could experience a cybersecurity incident. We rely on third parties to provide or maintain some of our information technology and related services. We do not exercise direct control over thesesystems. Despite the implementation of security measures at third party locations, these services are also vulnerable to security breaches or other disruptions.Despite assurances from third parties to protect this information and, where we believe appropriate, our monitoring of the protections employed by these thirdparties, there is a risk the confidentiality of data held by us or by third parties may be compromised and expose us to liability for such breach. If we are unable to detect material weaknesses in our internal control, our financial reporting and our Company may be adversely affected. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the end ofeach fiscal year, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in our annual report on Form 10-Kfor that fiscal year. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’sobjectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must beconsidered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all controlissues and instances of fraud involving a company have been, or will be, detected. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptionsabout the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Overtime, controls may become ineffective because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of theinherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. We cannot assure you that we or ourindependent registered public accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in our internal controls in the future. A material weakness in our internalcontrols over financial reporting would require management and our independent registered public accounting firm to consider our internal controls as ineffective.If our internal controls over financial reporting are not considered effective, we may experience a loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect onour business and on the market price of our common stock. Risks Related to Owning Our Stock If our common stock is delisted from the Nasdaq, our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price could be adversely affected,and the liquidity of our stock and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired. On December 27, 2017, we received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq”) indicating that, for 30 consecutive days, the bid price for ourcommon stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq . To regain compliance, we effected a 1-for-10reverse stock split on October 1, 2018. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq. 13 Any delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq could adversely affect our ability to attract new investors, decrease the liquidity of our outstandingshares of common stock, reduce our flexibility to raise additional capital, reduce the price at which our common stock trades, and increase the transaction costsinherent in trading such shares. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change incontrol. Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences and privileges ofthose shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be materially adverselyaffected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of making it moredifficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Furthermore, certain other provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylawsmay have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or management, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In addition,we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law. Our stock price has been volatile, and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in value. There has been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of equity securities, which is unrelated to the financial performance of thecompanies issuing the securities. These broad market fluctuations may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. You may not be able to resell yourshares at or above the price you pay for those shares due to fluctuations in the market price of our common stock caused by changes in our operating performanceor prospects, and other factors. Some factors that may have a significant effect on our common stock market price include: ●actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results or future prospects; ●our announcements or our competitors’ announcements of new technology; ●the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements, and our filings with the SEC; ●strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings; ●new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business; ●changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles; ●changes in our growth rates or our competitors’ growth rates; ●developments regarding our patents or proprietary rights or those of our competitors; ●our inability to raise additional capital as needed; ●concern as to the efficacy of our technology; ●changes in financial markets or general economic conditions; ●sales of common stock by us or members of our management team; and ●changes in stock market analyst recommendations or earnings estimates regarding our common stock, other comparable companies, or our industrygenerally. Future sales of our common stock by our stockholders could negatively affect our stock price. On December 28, 2018, in a private placement transaction, we sold 2,940,767 shares of our common stock to existing investors including two currentmembers of our Board of Directors and eight current employees. 14 In August 2017, we sold 975,000 shares to new investors, including two current members of our Board of Directors. We also issued warrants to purchaseup to 325,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The 2017 Warrants became exercisable on August 8, 2018, and will expire onAugust 8, 2020. None of the warrants have been exercised to date. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market by insiders or large stockholders, or the perception that these salesmight occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Our ability to issue shares of common stock is limited currently due to the lack of sufficient shares of authorized stock. We have issued or reserved substantially all our available shares of authorized common stock. Unless and until a sufficient number of options or warrantsexpire or the number of shares of our authorized common stock increases, our ability to obtain liquidity through equity sales may be limited. Although weanticipate proposing an increase in our authorized common stock at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, there can be no assurance that our stockholders willapprove such an increase. An inability in the future to issue additional shares of common stock may adversely affect our capacity to raise additional capital, pursuestrategic investments, and incentive employees. Future sales of our common stock by us could adversely affect its price, and our future capital-raising activities could involve the issuance of equitysecurities, which would dilute your investment and could result in a decline in the trading price of our common stock. Our long-term success is dependent on us obtaining sufficient capital to fund our operations and to develop our touch technology and bringing ourtechnology to the worldwide market to obtain sufficient sales volume to be profitable. We may sell securities in the public or private equity markets if and whenconditions are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital at that time. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or theperception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock and our ability to raise capital. We may issueadditional common stock in future financing transactions or as incentive compensation for our executive management and other key personnel, consultants andadvisors. Issuing any equity securities would be dilutive to the equity interests represented by our then-outstanding shares of common stock. The market price forour common stock could decrease as the market takes into account the dilutive effect of any of these issuances. Furthermore, we may enter into financingtransactions at prices that represent a substantial discount to the market price of our common stock. A negative reaction by investors and securities analysts to anydiscounted sale of our equity securities could result in a decline in the trading price of our common stock. A limited number of stockholders, including directors, hold a significant number of shares of our outstanding common stock. Our two largest stockholders, including the Chairman of our Board of Directors, hold approximately one-third of the shares of our outstanding votingstock. A significant number of additional shares of our common stock are beneficially owned by current and previous members of our management and our Boardof Directors. This concentration of ownership could impact the outcome of stockholder votes, including votes concerning the election of directors, the adoption oramendment of provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, and the approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. These factorsmay also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in our management or our voting control. If securities analysts do not publish research or if securities analysts or other third parties publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, theprice of our common stock could decline. The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the research and reports that securities analysts and other third parties choose to publishabout us. We do not control these analysts or other third parties. The price of our common stock could decline if one or more securities analysts downgrade ourcommon stock or if one or more securities analysts or other third parties publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us or cease publishing reports about us. ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS None. ITEM 2.PROPERTIES On August 22, 2016, we entered into a lease of office space located at 2880 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134. The lease is renewed monthly. On October 1, 2016 we entered into a lease of office space located at 405 Elpulimento Shinjuku, 6-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The lease is validthrough September 30, 2020 and can be terminated with two months’ written notice before the termination date. On July 1, 2014, Neonode Technologies AB entered into a lease for 7,007 square feet of office space located at Storgatan 23C, Stockholm, Sweden. Thelease is extended on a yearly basis unless written notice three months prior to expiration date. On December 1, 2015, Pronode Technologies AB entered into a lease agreement for 9,040 square feet of workshop located at Faktorvägen 17,Kungsbacka, Sweden. The lease is valid through December 9, 2020 and can be terminated with nine months’ written notice before the termination date. 15 In January 2015, our subsidiary Neonode Korea Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at B-1807, Daesung D-Polis. 543-1, Seoul, South Korea. Thelease may be cancelled with 2 months’ notice. On December 1, 2015, Neonode Taiwan Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at Rm. 2406, International Trade Building, Keelung Rd., Sec.1,Taipei, Taiwan. The lease is renewed monthly. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded approximately $687,000 and $681,000, respectively, for rent expense. ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings. However, from time to time, we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims, andlitigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, employee, customer and vendor disputes. ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Not applicable. PART II ITEM 5.MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OFEQUITY SECURITIES Market Information Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol NEON. Holders As of March 1, 2019, there were approximately 3,660 stockholders of record of our common stock as determined by counting our record holders and thenumber of participants reflected in a security position listing provided to us by the Depository Trust Company. Because such “DTC participants” are brokers andother institutions holding shares of our common stock on behalf of their customers, we do not know the actual number of unique “street name” stockholdersrepresented by these record holders. Dividends There are no restrictions on our ability to pay dividends. It is currently the intention of the Board of Directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in ourbusiness and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to the payment of dividends will depend, amongother factors, upon our earnings, capital requirements, operating results and financial condition. 16 ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Not Applicable ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto includedelsewhere in this Annual Report. Overview Neonode Inc. develops user interface and optical interactive touch and gesture solutions. Our patented technology offers multiple features including theability to sense an object’s size, depth, velocity, pressure, and proximity to any type of surface. In 2010, we began licensing to Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and Tier 1 suppliers who embed our technology into products they develop,manufacture and sell. Since 2010, our licensing customers have sold approximately 67 million devices that use our technology. In October 2017, we augmentedour licensing business and started to manufacture and ship sensor modules that incorporate our technology. We sell these embedded sensors to OEMs, ODM’s andTier 1 suppliers for use in their products. As of December 31, 2018, we had entered into forty-one technology license agreements with global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. This compares withforty-one technology license agreements as of December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we had seventeen customers using our touchtechnology in products that were being shipped to their customers. The majority of our license fees earned in 2018 and 2017 were from customer shipments ofprinters. As of December 31, 2018, our license customers in the automotive and printer markets have not released all the products that are currently in developmentand that are planned to go into production and market release over the next 12 to 24 months. We now offer our technology to our current and new customers under either a license agreement or a supply agreement, where we sell them amanufactured embedded sensor module that has been customized for use in their products. As of December 31, 2018, we entered into six supply agreements topurchase our embedded sensor modules with global OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers. In addition to direct shipments to our customers, we distribute ourembedded sensor modules through DigiKey. As of December 31, 2018, DigiKey sold and shipped 474 sensor module development kits. We anticipate our revenuewill be generated by a combination of royalties from our existing and new license customers plus sales of our sensor modules. We intend to continue expanding our sensor module product offerings in 2019, including new sensors for delivery to the automotive and other keymarkets in 2019. We expect that over time the sales of sensors components may constitute the majority of our revenue. In the fourth quarter of 2016, we started selling AirBar, a Neonode branded consumer product incorporating one of our sensor modules, throughdistributors and directly to consumers. We have no current plans to develop new Neonode branded products for the consumer markets. 17 Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America(“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Neonode Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as Pronode Technologies AB (Sweden), a 51% majorityowned subsidiary of Neonode Technologies AB. The non-controlling interests are reported below net loss including non-controlling interests under the heading“Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests” in the consolidated statements of operations, below comprehensive loss under the heading “Comprehensiveincome loss attributable to non-controlling interests” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss and shown as a separate component of stockholders’equity in the consolidated balance sheets. See “Non-controlling Interests” for further discussion. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminatedin consolidation. The consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for theyears ending 2018 and 2017 include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries as well as Pronode Technologies AB (Sweden). The accounting policies affecting our financial condition and results of operations are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financialstatements. Certain of our accounting policies require the application of judgment by management in selecting appropriate assumptions for calculating financialestimates, which inherently contain some degree of uncertainty. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that arebelieved to be reasonable under the circumstances. The historical experience and assumptions form the basis for making judgments about the reported carryingvalues of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differfrom these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following are critical accounting policies and related judgments and estimates usedin the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires making estimates and assumptions that affect, at the date ofthe consolidated financial statements, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts ofrevenue and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to: for revenue recognition, determining the nature and timing of satisfaction of performance obligations,and determining the standalone selling price of performance obligations, variable consideration, and other obligations such as product returns and refunds, andproduct warranties; provisions for uncollectible receivables; net realizable value of inventory; recoverability of capitalized project costs and long-lived assets; thevaluation allowance related to our deferred tax assets; and the fair value of options issued for stock-based compensation. Revenue Recognition We recognize revenue when control of products is transferred to our customers, and when services are completed and accepted by our customers; theamount of revenue we recognize reflects the consideration we expect to receive for those products or services. Our contracts with customers may includecombinations of products and services, for example, a contract that includes products and related engineering services. We structure our contracts such that distinctperformance obligations, such as product sales or license fees, and related engineering services, are clearly defined in each contract. 18 Sales of license fees and AirBar and sensor modules are on a per-unit basis; therefore, we generally satisfy performance obligations as units are shipped toour customers. Non-recurring engineering service performance obligations are satisfied as work is performed and accepted by our customers. We recognize revenue net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.We treat all product shipping and handling charges (regardless of when they occur) as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer goods, therefore we treat allshipping and handling charges as expenses. Licensing Revenues: We earn revenue from licensing our internally developed intellectual property (“IP”). We enter into IP licensing agreements that generally providelicensees the right to incorporate our IP components in their products, with terms and conditions that vary by licensee. Fees under these agreements may includelicense fees relating to our IP, and royalties payable to us following the distribution by our licensees of products incorporating the licensed technology. The licensefor our IP has standalone value and can be used by the licensee without maintenance and support. For technology license arrangements that do not require significant modification or customization of the underlying technology, we recognize technologylicense revenue when the license is made available to the customer and the customer has a right to use that license. At the end of each reporting period, we recordunbilled license fees, using prior royalty revenue data by customer to make accurate estimates of those royalties. Explicit return rights are not offered to customers. There have been no returns through December 31, 2018. Engineering Services: For technology license or sensor module contracts that require modification or customization of the underlying technology to adapt that technology tocustomer use, we determine whether the technology license or sensor module, and engineering consulting services represent separate performance obligations. Weperform our analysis on a contract-by-contract basis. If there are separate performance obligations, we determine the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of eachseparate performance obligation to properly recognize revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. We provide engineering consulting services to ourcustomers under a signed Statement of Work (“SOW”). Deliverables and payment terms are specified in each SOW. We generally charge an hourly rate forengineering services, and we recognize revenue as engineering services specified in contracts are completed and accepted by our customers. Any upfront paymentswe receive for future non-recurring engineering services are recorded as unearned revenue until that revenue is earned. 19 We believe that recognizing non-recurring engineering services revenues as progress towards completion of engineering services and customeracceptance of those services occurs best reflects the economics of those transactions, because engineering services as tracked in our systems correspond directlywith the value to our customers of our performance completed to date. Hours performed for each engineering project are tracked and reflect progress made on eachproject and are charged at a consistent hourly rate. Revenues from engineering services contracts that are short-term in nature are recorded when those services are complete and accepted by customers. Revenues from engineering services contracts with substantive defined deliverables for which payment terms in the SOW are commensurate with theefforts required to produce such deliverables are recognized as they are completed and accepted by customers. Estimated losses on all SOW projects are recognized in full as soon as they become evident. In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, no lossesrelated to SOW projects were recorded. Sensor Modules Revenues: We earn revenue from sales of sensor modules hardware products to our OEM, ODM and Tier 1 supplier customers, who embed our hardware into theirproducts, and from sales of branded consumer products that incorporate our sensor modules sold through distributors or directly to end users. These distributors aregenerally given business terms that allow them to return unsold inventory, receive credits for changes in selling prices, and participate in various cooperativemarketing programs. Our sales agreements generally provide customers with limited rights of return and warranty provisions. The timing of revenue recognition related to AirBar modules depends upon how each sale is transacted - either point-of-sale or through distributors. Werecognize revenue for AirBar modules sold point-of-sale (online sales and other direct sales to customers) when we provide the promised product to the customer. Because we generally use distributors to provide AirBar and sensor modules to our customers, however, we analyze the terms of distributor agreements todetermine when control passes from us to our distributors. For sales of AirBar and sensor modules sold through distributors, revenues are recognized when ourdistributors obtain control over our products. Control passes to our distributors when we have a present right to payment for products sold to distributors, thedistributors have legal title to and physical possession of products purchased from us, and the distributors have significant risks and rewards of ownership ofproducts purchased. Distributors participate in various cooperative marketing and other incentive programs, and we maintain estimated accruals and allowances for theseprograms. If actual credits received by distributors under these programs were to deviate significantly from our estimates, which are based on historical experience,our revenue could be adversely affected. Under U.S. GAAP, companies may make reasonable aggregations and approximations of returns data to accurately estimate returns. Our AirBar returnsand warranty experience to date has enabled us to make reasonable returns estimates, which are supported by the fact that our product sales involve homogenoustransactions. The reserve for future sales returns is recorded as a reduction of our accounts receivable and revenue and was insignificant as of December 31, 2018and 2017. If the actual future returns were to deviate from the historical data on which the reserve had been established, our revenue could be adversely affected. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Our accounts receivable is stated at net realizable value. Our policy is to maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the inability of ourcustomers to make required payments. 20 Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first-out method (“FIFO”) valuation method. Net realizable value is theestimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Any adjustments to reducethe cost of inventories to their net realizable value are recognized in earnings in the current period. During the fourth quarter of 2017, after a comprehensiveevaluation of our AirBar business we recorded a $1.1 million write-down, included in our cost of goods sold, to reduce our AirBar specific component and finishedgoods inventory to estimated net realizable value and to revalue the purchase price from the initial order of one component by $0.12 each. The component wasoriginally valued at an average price basis but due to slow selling inventory, we revalued at a higher specific price. The total price adjustment related to thiscomponent included in cost of sales was approximately $0.1 million. In addition, we recorded a $0.1 million write-down related to this component repricing whichis included in our Research and Development expense. We also recorded a $0.5 million write-off related to production development units, included in inventory,which is included in our Research and Development expense. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s inventory consists primarily of components that will beused in the manufacturing of our sensor modules. We segregate inventory for reporting purposes by raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods. Investment in Joint Venture We invested $3,000, a 50% interest in Neoeye AB. We account for our investment using the equity method of accounting since the investment providesus the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if we have an ownership interestin the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered indetermining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjustedto recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and will be recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and will also be adjusted bycontributions to and distributions from Neoeye. We are not required to guarantee any obligations of the JV. There have been no operations of Neoeye throughDecember 31, 2018. We review our investment in Neoeye to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.The primary factors we consider in our determination are the financial condition, operating performance and near-term prospects of Neoeye. If a decline in value isdeemed to be other than temporary, we would recognize an impairment loss. Projects in Process Projects in process consist of costs incurred toward the completion of various projects for certain customers. These costs are primarily comprised of directengineering labor costs and project-specific equipment costs. These costs are capitalized on our balance sheet as an asset and deferred until revenue for eachproject is recognized in accordance with our revenue recognition policy. Costs capitalized in projects in process were $0 and $1,000 as of December 31, 2018 and2017, respectively. 21 Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using thestraight-line method based upon estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Estimated useful lives Computer equipment 3 years Furniture and fixtures 5 years Equipment 7 years Equipment purchased under a capital lease is depreciated over the term of the lease, if that lease term is shorter than the estimated useful life. Upon retirement or sale of property and equipment, cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any gains orlosses are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Long-Lived Assets We assess any impairment by estimating the future cash flows from the associated asset in accordance with relevant accounting guidance. If the estimatedundiscounted future cash flow related to these assets decreases or the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we may incur charges for impairment of theseassets. As of December 31, 2018, we believe there was no impairment of our long-lived assets. There can be no assurance, however, that market conditions will notchange or sufficient demand for our products and services will continue, which could result in impairment of long-lived assets in the future. Research and Development Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed as incurred. R&D costs consist mainly of personnel related costs in addition to some externalconsultancy costs such as testing, certifying and measurements. Stock-Based Compensation Expense We measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including share options, based on the estimated fairvalue of the award on the grant date, and recognize the value as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide services in exchange forthe award, usually the vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees at their estimated fair value. When determining stock-based compensation expense involving options and warrants, we determine the estimated fair value of options and warrantsusing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Non-controlling Interests We recognize any non-controlling interest, also known as a minority interest, as a separate line item in equity in the consolidated financial statements. Anon-controlling interest represents the portion of equity ownership in a less-than-wholly owned subsidiary not attributable to us. Generally, any interest that holdsless than 50% of the outstanding voting shares is deemed to be a non-controlling interest; however, there are other factors, such as decision-making rights, that areconsidered as well. We include the amount of net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated net income (loss) on the face of theconsolidated statements of operations. We provide either in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity, if presented, or in the notes to consolidated financial statements, a reconciliationat the beginning and the end of the period of the carrying amount of total equity (net assets), equity (net assets) attributable to the parent, and equity (net assets)attributable to the non-controlling interest that separately discloses: (1)Net income or loss (2)Transactions with owners acting in their capacity as owners, showing separately contributions from and distributions to owners. (3)Each component of other comprehensive income or loss 22 Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses The functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency, the Swedish Krona, the Japanese Yen, the South Korean Won and theTaiwan Dollar. The translation from Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, South Korean Won or the Taiwan Dollar to U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheetaccounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for income statement accounts using a weighted average exchange rate during theperiod. Gains or (losses) resulting from translation are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or (losses)resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations andwere $( 58,000) and $(84,000) during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Foreign currency translation gains or (losses) were $(357,000)and $72,000 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net Loss per Share Net loss per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the years endedDecember 31, 2018 and 2017. We effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split on October 1, 2018. All shares of common stock and potential common stock equivalentsin the calculations used to determine weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the effects of the reverse stocksplit for all periods presented. Net loss per share, assuming dilution amounts from common stock equivalents, is computed based on the weighted-average numberof shares of common stock and potential common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. The weighted-average number of shares of common stock andpotential common stock equivalents used in computing the net loss per share for years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 exclude the potential common stockequivalents, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Our other comprehensive income (loss) includes foreign currency translation gains and losses. The cumulative amount of translation gains and losses arereflected as a separate component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as accumulated other comprehensive loss. Cash Flow Information Cash flows in foreign currencies have been converted to U.S. Dollars at an approximate weighted-average exchange rate for the respective reportingperiods. The weighted-average exchange rates for the consolidated statements of operations were as follows: Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Swedish Krona 8.70 8.54 Japanese Yen 110.43 112.15 South Korean Won 1,100.50 1,128.65 Taiwan Dollar 30.15 30.41 23 Exchange rates for the consolidated balance sheets were as follows: Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Swedish Krona 8.87 8.21 Japanese Yen 109.69 112.65 South Korean Won 1,113.63 1,066.31 Taiwan Dollar 30.61 29.66 Deferred Revenues We defer license fees until we have met all accounting requirements for revenue recognition when the license is made available to the customer and thecustomer has a right to use that license. Engineering development fee revenues are deferred until engineering services have been completed and accepted by ourcustomers. We defer the timing of revenue recognition related to AirBar modules depending upon how each sale is transacted - either point-of-sale or throughdistributors. We recognize revenue for AirBar modules sold point-of-sale (online sales and other direct sales to customers) when we provide the promised productto the customer. Because we generally use distributors to provide AirBar and sensor modules to our customers, however, we analyze the terms of distributor agreements todetermine when control passes from us to our distributors. For sales of AirBar and sensor modules sold through distributors, revenues are recognized when ourdistributors obtain control over our products. Control passes to our distributors when we have a present right to payment for products sold to distributors, thedistributors have legal title to and physical possession of products purchased from us, and the distributors have significant risks and rewards of ownership ofproducts purchased. Under U.S. GAAP, companies may make reasonable aggregations and approximations of returns data to accurately estimate returns. Our AirBar andsensor module returns and warranty experience to date has enabled us to make reasonable returns estimates, which are supported by the fact that our product salesinvolve homogenous transactions. The reserve for future sales returns is recorded as a reduction of our accounts receivable and revenue and was insignificant as ofDecember 31, 2018 and 2017. The following table presents our deferred revenues by source (in thousands) Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Deferred license fees $- $1,089 Deferred AirBar revenues 59 137 Deferred sensor modules revenues 16 22 $75 $1,248 24 New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “ Revenues from Contractswith Customers (Topic 606) ” (“ASU 2014-09”) to address the new revenue recognition accounting standard, ASC 606 – Revenues from Contracts withCustomers. The new standard was effective January 1, 2018 for public entities. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of goods orservices to customers, and the amount of revenue recognized should reflect the consideration expected to be received for the transfer of those goods or services tocustomers. Disclosures are required to describe the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows that may arise from contracts withcustomers. Beginning with the first quarter of 2018, our financial results reflect adoption of the standard. See the Revenue Recognition section in Note 2 of theconsolidated financial statements for further discussion. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “ Leases (Topic 842) ” (“ASU 2016-02”). Under ASU 2016-02, lessees will be required recognizethe following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make leasepayments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the useof, a specified asset for the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscalyears. Lessees must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative periodpresented in the financial statements. The effective date of the new lease standard (ASC 842) is January 1, 2019, and we adopted the new standard on that date. Our lease standardimplementation plan has been reviewed and approved by executive management. We are using the modified retrospective approach, which allows us to make anynecessary transition adjustments at January 1, 2019. We elected the optional transition method, which allows us to continue to use disclosures required by the priorstandard during 2019, the year of adoption. There are also several practical expedients available to make the transition more efficient and cost-effective forcompanies. We elected the package of three practical expedients available to us; doing so will allow us to not reassess existing leases. We currently have a limited number of leased capital assets, all of which will be classified as finance leases under the new lease standard. We maintain alease inventory for those assets; they are currently reported on our consolidated balance sheets and will continue to be reported on our consolidated balance sheetsunder the new standard. We also have a small number of leases which are currently classified as operating leases; we analyzed those leases, and will include twomaterial operating leases on our consolidated balance sheets beginning January 1, 2019. We do not anticipate any equity adjustment related to our implementationof the new standard, and we will continue to provide disclosures related to leases. Because of the small number of assets we lease, we do not need to make systemschanges to comply with the new standard. We plan to continue to track leased assets outside of our accounting systems. We do not expect material changes infinancial ratios, leasing practices, or tax reporting. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “ Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) ”-Measurement of Credit Losses on FinancialInstruments”, (“ASU 2016-13”), supplemented by ASU 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”, (“ASU 2018-19”). The new standard requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, currentconditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 will have on our consolidated financial statements. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “ Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory .” This ASU requires entities to recognizethe income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. For public entities, this ASU is effective forannual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. We adopted ASU 2016-16in the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. The impact of adoption of this standard is immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-09, “ Codification Improvements (Topic 740, among others) ”, (“ASU 2018-09”), and in March 2018, theFASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, “ Income Taxes (Topic 740) ”, (“ASU 2018-05”). The updates were issued to address the income tax accounting and SECreporting implications of the Tax Act. The new legislation contained several key tax provisions that affected us, including the one-time mandatory transition tax onaccumulated foreign earnings and a reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, among other changes. We were required to recognize the effect of the tax law changes in the period of enactment. Because we have negative accumulated foreign earnings, weare not subject to the one-time repatriation tax. We have re-measured our U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, which resulted in a reduction of our net deferredtax assets with a corresponding adjustment to our valuation allowance. As a result, no tax expense was recorded related to the enactment of the Tax Act. Weconsider the accounting of deferred tax re-measurement and one-time transition tax calculation to be complete. 25 Results of Operations We develop user interface and optical interactive touch and gesture solutions. Since 2010, under our licensing agreements, OEMs and Tier 1 suppliershave sold approximately 67 million devices that use our technology. In December 2017, we augmented our licensing business and started to manufacture and sellsensor modules that incorporate our technology. A summary of our financial results for the years ended December 31, is as follows (in thousands, except percentages): 2018 2017 Variance in Dollars Variance in Percent Revenue: License Fees $7,954 $8,684 $(730) (8.4)%Percentage of revenue 93.2% 84.8% Sensor Modules 227 814 (587) (72.1)%Percentage of revenue 2.7% 7.9% NRE 357 743 (386) (52.0)%Percentage of revenue 4.2% 7.3% Total Revenue $8,538 $10,241 $(1,703) (16.6)% Cost of Sales: Sensor Modules $638 $1,758 $(1,120) (63.7)%Percentage of revenue 7.5% 17.2% NRE 283 585 (302) (51.6)%Percentage of revenue 3.3% 5.7% Total Cost of Sales $921 $2,343 $(1,422) (60.7)% Total Gross Margin $7,617 $7,898 $(281) (3.6)% Operating Expense: Research and Development $5,278 $6,078 $(800) (13.2)%Percentage of revenue 61.8% 59.3% Sales and Marketing 1,995 2,772 (777) (28.0)%Percentage of revenue 23.4% 27.1% General and Administrative 4,221 4,524 (303) (6.7)%Percentage of revenue 49.4% 44.2% Total Operating Expenses $11,494 $13,374 $(1,880) (14.1)%Percentage of revenue 134.6% 130.6% Operating Loss $(3,877) $(5,476) $1,599 (29.2)%Percentage of revenue 45.4% 53.5% Other Expenses (52) (75) 23 (30.7)%Percentage of revenue 0.6% 0.7% Net Loss attributable to Neonode Inc. $(3,060) $(4,705) $1,645 (34.9)%Percentage of revenue 35.8% 45.9% Net Loss attributable to Neonode Inc. Per Share $(0.52) $(0.89) $0.37 (41.6)% 26 Revenues All of our sales for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were to customers located in the United States, Europe and Asia. The following table presents revenues by market and NRE for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands): 2018 Amount Percentage Revenues from Automotive $1,627 19%Revenue from Consumer Electronics 6,327 74%Revenues from Sensor modules 227 3%Revenues from NRE 357 4%Total $8,538 100% 2017 Amount Percentage Revenues from Automotive $2,148 21%Revenues from Consumer Electronics 6,536 64%Revenues from Sensor modules 814 8%Revenues from NRE 743 7%Total $10,241 100% We have historically licensed our technology to OEMs, ODM’s and Tier 1 suppliers who embed it in their products based upon our custom designs andwe charge these customers a non-recurring fee to offset our engineering costs. We sell a Neonode branded consumer product, AirBar and in October 2017 weadded sales of embedded sensor modules to our business model. Our new sensor modules provide a hardware- based technology solution, which allows ourcustomers a way to use our zForce AIR technology while forgoing the complex design and manufacturing phase associated with our licensing model. We now earnrevenue from a combination of licensing plus selling our embedded sensor modules and AirBar. During 2018 and 2017 we focused our efforts on maintaining our current licensing customers and finalizing their designs for new products expected to bereleased over the coming 18 months and we made investments finalizing the design of selected embedded sensor modules and setting-up our manufacturing facilityin Sweden. As of December 31, 2018, we had entered into forty-one technology license agreements with global OEMs, ODMs and Tier 1 suppliers. This compareswith forty-one technology license agreements with global OEMs, ODM’s and Tier 1 suppliers as of December 31, 2017. Seventeen of our customers are currentlyshipping products. We expect to continue to earn license fees in future years and anticipate our customers will continue to release new products that embed our technologyunder a license agreement. License fees were the majority of our total revenue in the past two years and decreased by 8% in 2018 as compared to 2017, primarilydue to a 24% decrease in license fees earned from our automotive customers, a 30% decrease in license fees from our e-reader customers partially offset by a 3%increase in license fees earned from our printer customers. In October 2017 we began selling our embedded sensor modules. We are focusing our efforts on our key markets such as: automotive, medical devicesand industrial applications. During 2017, we entered into a U.S. distribution agreement with Digi-Key and they currently have a range of sensor modules anddevelopment kits for sale. We currently have supply agreements for sensor modules with ten customers. We sold $113,000 and $61,000 of sensor modules in 2018and 2017, respectively. 27 In 2015, we entered into a joint development and cooperation agreement with Autoliv to develop a new HMI sensing product for vehicle steering wheelapplications. An addendum to the initial agreement was entered into in December 2016 for a Steering Wheel software upgrade for a fee of $600,000. The finalmilestone was completed in December 2017 and the entire $600,000 fee was recognized as revenue as of the end of 2017. Non-recurring engineering fees (“NRE”) decreased 52% in 2018 as compared to 2017 due to a decline of new license customers and related NRE designprojects. In 2018 and 2017, 80% and 69% of our total NRE fees were earned from automotive projects. We expect to continue to earn NRE fees in 2019 and futureyears, mainly related to new license fee projects with current customers and customization of sensor modules for the automotive industry. Gross Margin Our combined total gross margin was 89% in 2018 compared to 77% in 2017. The increase in total gross margin in 2018 as compared to 2017 is primarilydue to lower NRE revenues with low margin and a $0.4 million write down for obsolete or slow moving sensor module and AirBar component and finished goodsinventory in 2018 compared to $1.1 million in 2017. License fees accounted for 93% of total revenue in 2018 compared to 85% in 2017, with a 100% grossmargin. NRE projects had a 21% gross margin in 2018 compared to 21% in 2017. Our cost of revenues includes the direct cost of production of certain customer prototypes, costs of engineering personnel, engineering consultants tocomplete the engineering design contracts and cost of goods sold for sensor modules includes fully burdened manufacturing costs, outsourced final assembly costs,and component costs of sensor modules. Research and Development Product research and development (“R&D”) expenses for 2018 were 62% of total revenue compared to 59% in 2017. R&D in 2018 decreased 13%compared to 2017 primarily related to reduced prototype costs, consultancy costs and costs related to sensor modules. There were twenty-four employees and threeconsultants in our Research and Development department in 2018 compared to twenty-four employees and four consultants in 2017. Our R&D groups are primarily tasked with developing technology and software platforms to support our sensor modules and our customer integrationactivities for both our sensor hardware and license agreements. Sales and Marketing Sales and marketing expenses for 2018 were 23% of total revenue compared to 27% in 2017. Sales and marketing expenses in 2018 decreased 28% from2017 primarily related to a reduction in advertising, travel and professional fees. We had six employees and three consultants in our sales and marketingdepartment in 2018 compared to six employees and five consultants in 2017. Included in sales and marketing expenses is approximately $6,000 of non-cash stockexpense for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to approximately $50,000 for the same period in 2017. Our sales activities focus on OEM, ODM and Tier 1 customers who will license our technology or purchase and embed our touch sensor modules intotheir products. Our customers will then sell and market their products incorporating our technology to their customers. We expect to expand our licensing andsensor module sales and marketing activities in 2019 and future years to capture market share in our target markets. General and Administrative General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses were 49% of revenue in 2018 compared to 44% in 2017. Total G&A expenses in 2018 decreased 7% from2017. The decrease is primarily related to lower directors and professional fees as well as lower costs related to patents. As of December 31, 2018, we had ten full-time employees and one consultant in our G&A department fulfilling management and accounting responsibilities compared to nine full-time employees and twoconsultants as of December 31, 2017. Included in G&A expenses is approximately $23,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the year endedDecember 31, 2018 compared to approximately $22,000 for the same period in 2017. 28 Interest Expense Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $49,000 compared to $75,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The interest expensewas mainly related to capital leases. Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses The functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency, the Swedish Krona, the Japanese Yen, the South Korean Won and theTaiwan Dollar. The translation from Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, South Korean Won or the Taiwan Dollar to U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheetaccounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for income statement accounts using a weighted average exchange rate during theperiod. Gains or (losses) resulting from translation are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or (losses)resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations andwere $( 58,000) and $(84,000) during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Foreign currency translation gains or (losses) were $(357,000)and $72,000 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Income Taxes Our effective tax rate was 0% in the year ended December 31, 2018 and 1% in the year ended 2017. We recorded valuation allowances in 2018 and 2017for deferred tax assets related to net operating losses due to the uncertainty of realization. Net Loss As a result of the factors discussed above, we recorded a net loss of $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to a net loss of $4.7million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Contractual Obligation and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We do not have any transactions, arrangements, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities that are reasonably likely to affect our liquidity orcapital resources other than the operating leases incurred in the normal course of business. 29 We have no special purpose or limited purpose entities that provide off-balance sheet financing, liquidity, or market or credit risk support. We do notengage in leasing, hedging, research and development services, or other relationships that expose us to liability that is not reflected on the face of the consolidatedfinancial statements. Operating Leases On August 22, 2016, we entered into a lease of office space located at 2880 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134. The lease is renewed monthly. On October 1, 2016 we entered into a lease of office space located at 405 Elpulimento Shinjuku, 6-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The lease is validthrough September 30, 2020 and can be terminated with two months’ written notice before the termination date. On July 1, 2014, Neonode Technologies AB entered into a lease for 7,007 square feet of office space located at Storgatan 23C, Stockholm, Sweden. Thelease is extended on a yearly basis unless written notice three months prior to expiration date. On December 1, 2015, Pronode Technologies AB entered into a lease agreement for 9,040 square feet of workshop located at Faktorvägen 17,Kungsbacka, Sweden. The lease is valid through December 9, 2020 and can be terminated with nine months’ written notice before the termination date. In January 2015, our subsidiary Neonode Korea Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at B-1807, Daesung D-Polis. 543-1, Seoul, South Korea. Thelease may be cancelled with 2 months’ notice. On December 1, 2015, Neonode Taiwan Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at Rm. 2406, International Trade Building, Keelung Rd., Sec.1,Taipei, Taiwan. The lease is renewed monthly. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded approximately $687,000 and $681,000, respectively, for rent expense. 30 Equipment Subject to Capital Lease In April 2014, we entered into a lease for certain specialized milling equipment. Under the terms of the lease agreement we are obligated to purchase theequipment at the end of the original six-year lease term for 10% of the original purchase price of the equipment. In accordance with relevant accounting guidancethe lease is classified as a capital lease. The lease payments and depreciation period began on July 1, 2014 when the equipment went into service. The implicitinterest rate of the lease is 4% per annum. Between the second and the fourth quarters of 2016, we entered into six leases for component production equipment. Under the terms of five of the leaseagreements we are obligated to purchase the equipment at the end of the original 3 5-year lease terms for 5-10% of the original purchase price of the equipment. Inaccordance with relevant accounting guidance the leases are classified as capital leases. The lease payments and depreciation periods began between June andNovember 2016 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of the leases is currently approximately 3% per annum. One of the leases is a hire-purchase agreement where the equipment is required to be paid off after 5 years. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as a capitallease. The lease payments and depreciation period began on July 1, 2016 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of the lease is currentlyapproximately 3% per annum. In 2017, we entered into one lease for component production equipment. Under the terms of the lease agreement the lease will be renewed within one yearof the end of the original four-year lease term. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as a capital lease. The lease payments anddepreciation periods began in May 2017 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of the lease is currently approximately 1.5% per annum. In 2018, we entered into one lease for component production equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, the lease will be renewed within one year ofthe original four-year lease term. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as a capital lease. The lease payments and depreciationperiods began in August 2018 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of the lease is currently approximately 1.5% per annum. Non-Recurring Engineering Development Costs On April 25, 2013, we entered into an Analog Device Development Agreement with an effective date of December 6, 2012 (the “NN1002 Agreement”)with Texas Instruments (“TI”) pursuant to which TI agreed to integrate our intellectual property into an ASIC. Under the terms of the NN1002 Agreement, weagreed to pay TI $500,000 of non-recurring engineering costs at the rate of $0.25 per ASIC for each of the first 2 million ASICs sold. As of December 31, 2018,we had made no payments to TI under the NN1002 Agreement. On December 4, 2014, we entered into an Analog Device Development Agreement (the “NN1003 Agreement”) with STMicroelectronics InternationalN.V. (“STMicro”) pursuant to which STMicro agreed to integrate our intellectual property into an ASIC. The NN1003 ASIC only can be sold by STMicroexclusively to our licensees. Under the terms of the NN1003 Agreement, we agreed to reimburse STMicro up to $ 835,000 of non-recurring engineering costs. Asof December 31, 2018 we paid a total of $835,000 of the non-recurring engineering costs. 31 Liquidity and Capital Resources Our liquidity is dependent on many factors, including sales volume, operating profit and the efficiency of asset use and turnover. Our future liquidity willbe affected by, among other things: ●actual versus anticipated licensing of our technology; ●actual versus anticipated purchases of our sensor products, including AirBar ●actual versus anticipated operating expenses; ●timing of our OEM customer product shipments; ●timing of payment for our technology licensing agreements; ●actual versus anticipated gross profit margin; and ●ability to raise additional capital, if necessary. As of December 31, 2018, we had cash of $6.6 million, as compared to $5.8 million as of December 31, 2017. Working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was $8. 2 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to working capital of $6.2 million as ofDecember 31, 2017. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 of $2.9 million was primarily the result of a net loss including noncontrollinginterests of approximately $3.9 million. Cash used to fund net losses is reduced by approximately $1.0 million in non-cash operating expenses, mainly comprisedof depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues decreased by approximately $0.5 million as of December 31, 2018 compared with December 31, 2017. During2018 and 2017, we were successful in collecting cash from sales to our customers substantially in accordance with our standard payment terms to those customers. Accounts payable and accrued expenses increased approximately $41,000 as of December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Deferred revenue decreased approximately $ 0.9 million during 2018 mainly related to recognition of prepaid license fees from two customers during2018. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $5.6 million was primarily the result of ( i) a net loss includingnoncontrolling interests of approximately $5.5 million and (ii) approximately $1.1 million in net cash used in changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarilyaccounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and deferred revenues. Cash used to fund netlosses is reduced by approximately $1.0 million in non-cash operating expenses, mainly comprised of depreciation and amortization and stock-basedcompensation. Accounts receivable decreased approximately $0.5 million as of December 31, 2017 compared with December 31, 2016. During 2017, we weresuccessful in collecting cash from sales to our customers substantially in accordance with our standard payment terms to those customers. Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased approximately $0.9 million as of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Deferred revenue decreased approximately $0.7 million during 2017 mainly related to recognition of prepaid license fees from two customers during2017. Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2018 of $4.1 million was the result of net proceeds of approximately $4.6million from the sale of our common stock reduced by principal payments on capital leases of $0.6 million. Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2017 was the result of net proceeds of approximately $9.1 million from thesale of our common stock. This increase was offset by down payments of $438,000 on leasing equipment. 32 In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we purchased $236,000 and $656,000, respectively of fixed assets, consisting primarily of leasingequipment and engineering equipment. On December 28, 2018, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with foreign investors as part of a non-brokered private placement pursuant towhich we issued a total of 2,940,767 shares of common stock at $1.60 per share for a purchase price of $4.6 million in net proceeds. The common stock issued inthe private placement was not registered for resale and we are not required under the Securities Purchase Agreement to register the issued stock for resale. Thepurchasers in the private placement included Neonode directors, Ulf Rosberg and Andreas Bunge, and members of management and certain employees of thecompany, including Chief Executive Officer Hakan Persson and Chief Financial Officer Lars Lindqvist. The Neonode directors and members of management andemployees individually purchased an aggregate of approximately $2 million of common stock as part of the private placement. In addition, our existing majorityshareholder Peter Lindell also purchased shares. Mr. Lindell and Mr. Rosberg are now each a beneficial owner of approximately 18% of Neonode common stockas a result of the private placement. In August 2017, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited investors as part of a private placement pursuant to which we issued atotal of 975,000 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share, and warrants, for of an aggregate purchase price of $9.75 million in gross proceeds. We receivedapproximately $9.1 million in net proceeds. Under the terms of the 2017 Securities Purchase Agreement, we also issued warrants (the “2017 Warrants”) toinvestors in the private placement to purchase up to a total of 325,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The 2017 Warrants becameexercisable on August 8, 2018 and will expire on August 8, 2020. If the 2017 Warrants are fully exercised, we will receive approximately $6.5 million in proceeds.There are no registration rights associated with the securities to be issued and sold pursuant to the 2017 Securities Purchase Agreement. 33 In March 2017, we filed a $20 million shelf registration statement with the SEC that became effective on March 24, 2017. Subject to the availability ofsufficient shares of authorized common stock, we may from time to time issue shares of our common stock under our shelf registration in amounts, at prices, andon terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, willbe described in a prospectus supplement and any other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement will expire on March 24,2020. On September 27, 2018, the Company filed the certificate of first amendment to its restated certificate of incorporate with the state of Delaware to effect areverse stock split, effective October 1, 2018. The Company also filed a certificate of second amendment to its restated certificate of incorporation with the state ofDelaware to reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares. The filing did not affect the number of authorizedpreferred stock of 1,000,000 shares. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one share of common stock, withoutany change in the par value per share. No fractional shares were issued, therefore shareholders entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the reversestock split received a cash payment instead. There was no financial impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. All shares and per shareinformation in this Form 10-K have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the reverse stock split, including reclassifying any amount equalto the reduction in par value of common stock to additional paid-in capital. The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations and therealization of assets and the repayment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. We expect our revenues from license fees, sales of sensor modules and non-recurring engineering fees will enable us to reduce our operating losses in 2019. We have received purchase orders from our distributors for AirBar and enteredinto an agreement with an OEM customer for our sensor modules. In addition, we have improved the overall cost efficiency of our operations, as a result of the transition from providing our customers a full custom designsolution to providing sensor modules which require limited custom design work. We intend to continue to implement various measures to improve our operationalefficiencies. No assurances can be given that management will be successful in meeting its revenue targets and reducing its operating loss. However, managementbelieves that execution of its business plan and the capital invested pursuant to the December 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement should provide us withsufficient liquidity to meet our short-term operating requirements. In the future, we may require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand to continue operations and to implement our strategy. If our operations do notbecome cash flow positive, we may be forced to seek equity investments or debt arrangements. Historically, we have been able to access the capital marketsthrough sales of common stock and warrants to generate liquidity. Our management believes it could raise capital through public or private offerings if needed toprovide us with sufficient liquidity. However, because we have reserved substantially all remaining shares of authorized stock for outstanding options andwarrants, our ability to obtain liquidity through equity sales may be limited unless and until those securities expire or our stockholders approve an increase in thenumber of shares of authorized stock. We anticipate seeking such stockholder approval at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtaining such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are notavailable on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately fund our business plans and it could have a negative effect on our business, results ofoperations and financial condition. In addition, no assurance can be given that stockholders will approve an increase in the number of our authorized shares ofcommon stock. If funds and sufficient authorized shares are available, the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into equity could dilute the value ofshares of our common stock and cause the market price to fall, and the issuance of debt securities could impose restrictive covenants that could impair our abilityto engage in certain business transactions. ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Not applicable. 34 ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Index to the Consolidated Financial StatementsPage Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-2 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017F-3 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017F-4 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017F-5 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017F-8 Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsF-9 F- 1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Board of Directors and StockholdersNeonode Inc. Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Neonode Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31,2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the periodended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financialstatements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of their operations andtheir cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Statesof America. Basis for Opinion These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidatedfinancial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)(“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules andregulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required tohave, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding ofinternal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financialreporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, andperforming procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in theconsolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well asevaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. KMJ Corbin & Company LLP We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2009. Costa Mesa, CaliforniaMarch 7, 2019 F- 2 NEONODE INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) As ofDecember 31, 2018 As ofDecember 31, 2017 ASSETS Current assets: Cash $6,555 $5,796 Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net 1,830 1,010 Projects in process - 1 Inventory 1,219 1,154 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 890 1,836 Total current assets 10,494 9,797 Investment in joint venture 3 3 Property and equipment, net 2,484 3,327 Other assets 261 - Total assets $13,242 $13,127 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $501 $509 Accrued payroll and employee benefits 902 1,081 Accrued expenses 265 177 Deferred revenues 75 1,248 Current portion of capital lease obligations 570 568 Total current liabilities 2,313 3,583 Capital lease obligation, net of current portion 1,133 1,681 Total liabilities 3,446 5,264 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ equity Series B Preferred stock, 54,425 shares authorized with par value of $0.001; 82 and 83 shares issued and outstandingat December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. (In the event of dissolution, each share of Series B Preferred stock has aliquidation preference equal to par value of $0.001 over the shares of common stock) - - Common stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, with par value of $0.001; 8,800,313 and 5,859,414 shares issued andoutstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively 9 6 Additional paid-in capital 197,507 192,861 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (456) (99)Accumulated deficit (185,222) (183,745)Total Neonode Inc. stockholders’ equity 11,838 9,023 Noncontrolling interests (2,042) (1,160)Total stockholders’ equity 9,796 7,863 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $13,242 $13,127 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F- 3 NEONODE INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share amounts) Years Ended December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 Revenues: License fees $7,954 $8,684 Sensor modules 227 814 Non-recurring engineering 357 743 Total revenues 8,538 10,241 Cost of revenues: Sensor modules 638 1,758 Non-recurring engineering 283 585 Total cost of revenues 921 2,343 Total gross margin 7,617 7,898 Operating expenses: Research and development 5,278 6,078 Sales and marketing 1,995 2,772 General and administrative 4,221 4,524 Total operating expenses 11,494 13,374 Operating loss (3,877) (5,476) Other expense Interest expense (49) (75)Other expense (3) - Total other expense (52) (75) Loss before provision for income taxes (3,929) (5,551) Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 13 (56)Net loss including noncontrolling interests (3,942) (5,495)Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 882 790 Net loss attributable to Neonode Inc. $(3,060) $(4,705) Loss per common share: Basic and diluted loss per share $(0.52) $(0.89)Basic and diluted – weighted average number of common shares outstanding 5,884 5,289 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F- 4 NEONODE INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS(In thousands) Years Ended December 31,2018 December 31,2017 Net loss including noncontrolling interests $(3,942) $(5,495)Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustments (357) 72 Comprehensive loss (4,299) (5,423)Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 882 790 Comprehensive loss attributable to Neonode Inc. $(3,417) $(4,633) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F- 5 NEONODE INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(In thousands) Series BPreferredStockSharesIssued Series BPreferredStockAmount CommonStockSharesIssued CommonStockAmount AdditionalPaid-inCapital AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome (Loss) AccumulatedDeficit Total Neonode Inc.Stockholders’Equity NoncontrollingInterests Total Stockholders’Equity Balances,January 1,2017 83 $- 4,884 $5 $183,711 $(171) $(179,040) $4,505 $(370) $4,135 Stock optionand warrantcompensationexpense toemployeesand directors - - - - 72 - - 72 - 72 Proceeds fromsale ofcommonstock, net ofoffering costs - - 975 1 9,078 - - 9,079 - 9,079 Foreigncurrencytranslationadjustment - - - - - 72 - 72 - 72 Net loss - - - - - - (4,705) (4,705) (790) (5,495) Balances,December 31,2017 83 - 5,859 6 192,861 (99) (183,745) 9,023 (1,160) 7,863 F- 6 Series BPreferredStockSharesIssued Series BPreferredStockAmount CommonStockSharesIssued CommonStockAmount AdditionalPaid-inCapital AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome (Loss) AccumulatedDeficit Total Neonode Inc.Stockholders’Equity NoncontrollingInterests Total Stockholders’Equity Stock optioncompensationexpense toemployeesand directors - - - - 29 - - 29 - 29 Conversion ofSeries BPreferredStock tocommonstock (1) - - - - - - - - - Proceeds fromsale ofcommonstock, net ofoffering costs - - 2,941 3 4,617 - - 4,620 - 4,620 Adjustmentrelated toadoption ofASC 606revenuerecognition - - - - - - 1,583 1,583 - 1,583 Foreigncurrencytranslationadjustment - - - - - (357) - (357) - (357) Net loss - - - - - - (3,060) (3,060) (882) (3,942) Balances,December31, 2018 82 $- 8,800 $9 $197,507 $(456) $(185,222) $11,838 $(2,042) $9,796 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F- 7 NEONODE INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands) 2018 2017 Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss (including noncontrolling interests) $(3,942) $(5,495)Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Stock-based compensation expense 29 72 Depreciation and amortization 1,008 953 Loss on disposal of property and equipment 6 - Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 481 542 Projects in process 1 (1)Inventory (142) (372)Prepaid expenses and other current assets 556 293 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 41 (896)Deferred revenues (897) (677) Net cash used in operating activities (2,859) (5,581) Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of property and equipment (236) (656)Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 4 - Net cash used in investing activities (232) (656) Cash flow from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net of offering costs 4,620 9,079 Proceeds from note payable - 1,713 Payments on note payable - (1,713)Principal payments on capital lease obligations (551) (438)Net cash provided by financing activities 4,069 8,641 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (219) (84) Net change in cash 759 2,320 Cash at beginning of year 5,796 3,476 Cash at end of year $6,555 $5,796 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest $49 $73 Cash paid for income taxes $13 $219 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: Purchase of equipment with capital lease obligations $169 $1,287 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F- 8 NEONODE INC. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 1.Nature of the Business and Operations Background and Organization Neonode Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1997 as the parent of Neonode AB, a company foundedin February 2004 and incorporated in Sweden. On December 29, 2008, we entered into a share exchange agreement with AB Cypressen nr 9683 (renamedNeonode Technologies AB), a Swedish engineering company, and Neonode Technologies AB became our wholly owned subsidiary. In 2013, we establishedadditional wholly owned subsidiaries: Neonode Japan Inc. (Japan); Neno User Interface Solutions AB (Sweden ) (sold December 27, 2018); NEON TechnologyInc. (U.S.) (dissolved November 19, 2018); and Neonode Americas Inc. (U.S.) (dissolved November 19, 2018). In 2014, we established one additional whollyowned subsidiary: Neonode Korea Ltd. (South Korea). In 2015, we established one additional wholly owned subsidiary: Neonode Taiwan Ltd. (Taiwan). In 2015,we established Pronode Technologies AB, a majority-owned subsidiary of Neonode Technologies AB. In 2016, we entered into a joint venture, named Neoeye AB,between SMART EYE AB and our subsidiary Neonode Technologies AB. Operations Neonode Inc., collectively with its subsidiaries is referred to as “Neonode”, develops and licenses user interfaces and optical touch technology to OriginalEquipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and Tier 1 suppliers who embed the Neonode technology into devices that they produce and sell. In the fourth quarter of2016, Neonode started to manufacture and sell AirBar. In December 2017, we began selling embedded sensors modules that incorporate Neonode technology. Liquidity We incurred net losses of approximately $3.1 million and $4.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and had anaccumulated deficit of approximately $185.2 million as of December 31, 2018. In addition, we used cash in operating activities of approximately $2.9 million and$5.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In March 2017, we filed a $20 million shelf registration statement with the SEC that became effective on March 24, 2017. Subject to the availability ofsufficient shares of authorized common stock, we may from time to time issue shares of our common stock under our shelf registration in amounts, at prices, andon terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, willbe described in a prospectus supplement and any other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement will expire on March 24,2020. F- 9 December 2018 Private Placement On December 28, 2018, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with foreign investors as part of a non-brokered private placement pursuant towhich we issued a total of 2,940,767 shares of common stock at $1.60 per share for a purchase price of $4.6 million in net proceeds. The common stock issued inthe private placement is not registered for resale and we are not required under the Securities Purchase Agreement to register the issued stock for resale. Thepurchasers in the private placement included Neonode directors, Ulf Rosberg and Andreas Bunge, and members of management and certain employees of thecompany, including Chief Executive Officer, Hakan Persson, and Chief Financial Officer, Lars Lindqvist. The Neonode directors and members of managementand employees individually purchased an aggregate of approximately $2 millions of common stock as part of the private placement. In addition, existing majorshareholder, Peter Lindell, also purchased shares. Mr. Lindell and Mr. Rosberg are now each a beneficial owner of approximately 18% of Neonode common stockas a result of the private placement. August 2017 Private Placement In August 2017, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited investors as part of a private placement pursuant to which we issued atotal of 975,000 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share, and warrants, for of an aggregate purchase price of $9.75 million in gross proceeds. We receivedapproximately $9.1 million in net proceeds. Under the terms of the 2017 Securities Purchase Agreement, we also issued warrants (the “2017 Warrants”) toinvestors in the private placement to purchase up to a total of 325, 000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The 2017 Warrants becameexercisable on August 8, 2018 and will expire on August 8, 2020. If the 2017 Warrants are fully exercised, we will receive approximately $6.5 million in proceeds.There are no registration rights associated with the securities to be issued and sold pursuant to the 2017 Securities Purchase Agreement. The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations and therealization of assets and the repayment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Management evaluated the significance of the Company’s operating lossand determined that the Company’s current operating plan and sources of capital would be sufficient to alleviate concerns about the Company’s ability to continueas a going concern. We expect our revenues from license fees, sensor module, non-recurring engineering fees and AirBar sales will enable us to reduce our operating losses in2019. In addition, we have improved the overall cost efficiency of our operations, as a result of the transition from providing our customers a full custom designsolution to providing standardized sensor modules which require limited custom design work. We intend to continue to implement various measures to improveour operational efficiencies. No assurances can be given that management will be successful in meeting its revenue targets and reducing its operating loss. In the future, we may require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand to continue operations and to implement our strategy. If our operations do notbecome cash flow positive, we may be forced to seek equity investments or debt arrangements. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtainingsuch additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately fund ourbusiness plans and it could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if funds are available, the issuance ofequity securities or securities convertible into equity could dilute the value of shares of our common stock and cause the market price to fall, and the issuance ofdebt securities could impose restrictive covenants that could impair our ability to engage in certain business transactions. F- 10 2.Summary of Significant Accounting policies Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America(“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Neonode Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as Pronode Technologies AB, a 51% majority ownedsubsidiary of Neonode Technologies AB. The remaining 49% of Pronode Technologies AB is owned by Propoint AB, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. PronodeTechnologies AB was organized to sell engineering services within the automotive markets. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated inconsolidation. Neonode consolidates entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We consolidate subsidiaries in which we hold, directly or indirectly, morethan 50% of the voting rights, and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which Neonode is the primary beneficiary. The consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for theyears ended 2018 and 2017 include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries as well as Pronode Technologies AB. Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires making estimates and assumptions that affect, at the date of the financialstatements, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Actualresults could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to: for revenue recognition, determining the nature and timing of satisfaction of performance obligations,and determining the standalone selling price of performance obligations, variable consideration, and other obligations such as product returns and refunds, andproduct warranties; provisions for uncollectible receivables; net realizable value of inventory; recoverability of capitalized project costs and long-lived assets; thevaluation allowance related to our deferred tax assets; and the fair value of options issued for stock-based compensation. Cash We have not had any liquid investments other than normal cash deposits with bank institutions to date. The Company considers all highly liquidinvestments with original maturities of three months of less to be cash equivalents. Concentration of Cash Balance Risks Cash balances are maintained at various banks in the U.S., Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Sweden. For deposits held with financial institutions in the U.S. theU.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provides basic deposit coverage with limits up to $250,000 per owner. The Swedish government provides insurancecoverage up to 100,000 Euro per customer and covers deposits in all types of accounts. The Japanese government provides insurance coverage up to 10,000,000Yen per customer. The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation provides insurance coverage up to 50,000,000 Won per customer. The Central Deposit InsuranceCorporation in Taiwan provides insurance coverage up to 3,000,000 Taiwan Dollar per customer. At times, deposits held with financial institutions may exceed theamount of insurance provided. F- 11 Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable is stated at net realizable value. Our policy is to maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the inability of ourcustomers to make required payments. Credit limits are established through a process of reviewing the financial history and stability of each customer. Should allefforts fail to recover the related receivable, we will write off the account. We also record an allowance for all customers based on certain other factors includingthe length of time the receivables are past due and historical collection experience with customers. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately$149,000 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. Projects in Process Projects in process consist of costs incurred toward the completion of various projects for certain customers. These costs are primarily comprised of directengineering labor costs and project-specific equipment costs. These costs are capitalized on our balance sheet as an asset and deferred until revenue for eachproject is recognized in accordance with our revenue recognition policy. Costs capitalized in projects in process were $1,000 as of December 31, 2017. There wereno costs capitalized in projects in process as of December 31, 2018. Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first-out method (“FIFO”) valuation method. Net realizable value is theestimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Any adjustments to reducethe cost of inventories to their net realizable value are recognized in earnings in the current period. During the fourth quarter of 2017, after a comprehensive evaluation of our AirBar business we recorded a $1.1 million write-down, included in our cost ofgoods sold, to reduce our AirBar specific component and finished goods inventory to estimated net realizable value and to revalue the purchase price from theinitial order of one component by $0.12 each. The component was originally valued at an average price basis but due to slow selling inventory, we revalued at ahigher specific price. The total price adjustment related to this component included in cost of sales was approximately $0.1 million. In addition, we recorded a $0.1million write-down related to this component repricing which is included in our Research and Development expense. We also recorded a $0.5 million write-offrelated to production development units, included in inventory, which is included in our Research and Development expense. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s inventory consists primarily of components that will be used in the manufacturing of our sensor modules. Wesegregate inventory for reporting purposes by raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods. Raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods are as follows: December 31, December 31, 2018 2017 Raw materials $246 164 Work-in-Process 220 231 Finished goods 753 759 Ending inventory $1,219 1,154 Investment in JV We have invested $3,000, a 50% interest in Neoeye AB (see above). We account for our investment using the equity method of accounting since theinvestment provides us the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if we havean ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board ofDirectors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originallyrecorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee and will be recognized in the consolidated statements of operations andwill also be adjusted by contributions to and distributions from Neoeye. The Company is not required to guarantee any obligations of the JV. There have been nooperations of Neoeye through December 31, 2018. We review our investment in Neoeye to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.The primary factors we consider in our determination are the financial condition, operating performance and near-term prospects of Neoeye. If a decline in value isdeemed to be other than temporary, we would recognize an impairment loss. F- 12 Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using thestraight-line method based upon estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: Estimated useful lives Computer equipment 3 yearsFurniture and fixtures 5 yearsEquipment 7 years Equipment purchased under a capital lease is depreciated over the term of the lease, if that lease term is shorter than the estimated useful life. Upon retirement or sale of property and equipment, cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any gains orlosses are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Long-Lived Assets We assess any impairment by estimating the future cash flow from the associated asset in accordance with relevant accounting guidance. If the estimatedundiscounted future cash flow related to these assets decreases or the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we may incur charges for impairment of theseassets. As of December 31, 2018, we believe there was no impairment of our long-lived assets. There can be no assurance, however, that market conditions will notchange or sufficient demand for our products and services will continue, which could result in impairment of long-lived assets in the future. Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses The functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency, the Swedish Krona, the Japanese Yen, the South Korean Won and theTaiwan Dollar. The translation from Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, South Korean Won or the Taiwan Dollar to U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheetaccounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for income statement accounts using a weighted average exchange rate during theperiod. Gains or (losses) resulting from translation are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains (losses)resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations andwere $(58,000) and $(84,000) during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Foreign currency translation gains or (losses) were $(357,000)and $72,000 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Concentration of Credit and Business Risks Our customers are located in United States, Europe and Asia. As of December 31, 2018, four customers represented approximately 67% of our consolidated accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2017, two customers represented approximately 69% of our consolidated accounts receivable. Customers who accounted for 10% or more of our net revenues during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows. ●Hewlett-Packard Company – 35% ●Epson – 14% ●Canon – 12% F- 13 Customers who accounted for 10% or more of our net revenues during the year ended December 31, 2017 are as follows. ●Hewlett-Packard Company – 28% ●Canon – 17% ●Bosch – 10% The Company conducts business in the United States, Europe and Asia. At December 31, 2018, the Company maintained approximately $2,537,000,$7,187,000 and $72,000 of its net assets in the United States, Europe and Asia, respectively. At December 31, 2017, the Company maintained approximately$2,373,000, $5,418,000 and $72,000 of its net assets in the United States, Europe and Asia, respectively. Revenue Recognition We recognize revenue when control of products is transferred to our customers, and when services are completed and accepted by our customers; theamount of revenue we recognize reflects the consideration we expect to receive for those products or services. Our contracts with customers may includecombinations of products and services, for example, a contract that includes products and related engineering services. We structure our contracts such that distinctperformance obligations, such as product sales or license fees, and related engineering services, are clearly defined in each contract. Sales of license fees and AirBar and sensor modules are on a per-unit basis; therefore, we generally satisfy performance obligations as units are shipped toour customers. Non-recurring engineering service performance obligations are satisfied as work is performed and accepted by our customers. We recognize revenue net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.We treat all product shipping and handling charges (regardless of when they occur) as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer goods, therefore we treat allshipping and handling charges as expenses. Licensing Revenues: We earn revenue from licensing our internally developed intellectual property (“IP”). We enter into IP licensing agreements that generally providelicensees the right to incorporate our IP components in their products, with terms and conditions that vary by licensee. Fees under these agreements may includelicense fees relating to our IP, and royalties payable to us following the distribution by our licensees of products incorporating the licensed technology. The licensefor our IP has standalone value and can be used by the licensee without maintenance and support. For technology license arrangements that do not require significant modification or customization of the underlying technology, we recognize technologylicense revenue when the license is made available to the customer and the customer has a right to use that license. At the end of each reporting period, we recordunbilled license fees, using prior royalty revenue data by customer to make accurate estimates of those royalties. Explicit return rights are not offered to customers. There have been no returns through December 31, 2018. Engineering Services: For technology license or sensor module contracts that require modification or customization of the underlying technology to adapt that technology tocustomer use, we determine whether the technology license or sensor module, and engineering consulting services represent separate performance obligations. Weperform our analysis on a contract-by-contract basis. If there are separate performance obligations, we determine the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of eachseparate performance obligation to properly recognize revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. We provide engineering consulting services to ourcustomers under a signed Statement of Work (“SOW”). Deliverables and payment terms are specified in each SOW. We generally charge an hourly rate forengineering services, and we recognize revenue as engineering services specified in contracts are completed and accepted by our customers. Any upfront paymentswe receive for future non-recurring engineering services are recorded as unearned revenue until that revenue is earned. F- 14 We believe that recognizing non-recurring engineering services revenues as progress towards completion of engineering services and customeracceptance of those services occurs best reflects the economics of those transactions, because engineering services as tracked in our systems correspond directlywith the value to our customers of our performance completed to date. Hours performed for each engineering project are tracked and reflect progress made on eachproject and are charged at a consistent hourly rate. Revenues from engineering services contracts that are short-term in nature are recorded when those services are complete and accepted by customers. Revenues from engineering services contracts with substantive defined deliverables for which payment terms in the SOW are commensurate with theefforts required to produce such deliverables are recognized as they are completed and accepted by customers. Estimated losses on all SOW projects are recognized in full as soon as they become evident. In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, no lossesrelated to SOW projects were recorded. Optical Sensor Modules Revenues: We earn revenue from sales of sensor modules hardware products to our OEM and Tier 1 supplier customers, who embed our hardware into theirproducts, and from sales of branded consumer products that incorporate our sensor modules sold through distributors or directly to end users. These distributors aregenerally given business terms that allow them to return unsold inventory, receive credits for changes in selling prices, and participate in various cooperativemarketing programs. Our sales agreements generally provide customers with limited rights of return and warranty provisions. The timing of revenue recognition related to AirBar modules depends upon how each sale is transacted - either point-of-sale or through distributors. Werecognize revenue for AirBar modules sold point-of-sale (online sales and other direct sales to customers) when we provide the promised product to the customer. Because we generally use distributors to provide AirBar and sensor modules to our customers, however, we analyze the terms of distributor agreements todetermine when control passes from us to our distributors. For sales of AirBar and sensor modules sold through distributors, revenues are recognized when ourdistributors obtain control over our products. Control passes to our distributors when we have a present right to payment for products sold to distributors, thedistributors have legal title to and physical possession of products purchased from us, and the distributors have significant risks and rewards of ownership ofproducts purchased. Distributors participate in various cooperative marketing and other incentive programs, and we maintain estimated accruals and allowances for theseprograms. If actual credits received by distributors under these programs were to deviate significantly from our estimates, which are based on historical experience,our revenue could be adversely affected. Under U.S. GAAP, companies may make reasonable aggregations and approximations of returns data to accurately estimate returns. Our AirBar returnsand warranty experience to date has enabled us to make reasonable returns estimates, which are supported by the fact that our product sales involve homogenoustransactions. The reserve for future sales returns is recorded as a reduction of our accounts receivable and revenue and was insignificant as of December 31, 2018and 2017. If the actual future returns were to deviate from the historical data on which the reserve had been established, our revenue could be adversely affected. The following table presents disaggregated revenues by market for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands): Year ended December 31, 2018 Year ended December 31, 2017 Amount Percentage Amount Percentage Net license revenues from automotive $1,627 19% $2,148 21%Net license revenues from consumer electronics 6,327 74% 6,536 64%Net revenues from sensor modules 227 3% 814 8%Net revenues from non-recurring engineering 357 4% 743 7% $8,538 100% $10,241 100% F- 15 Significant Judgments Our contracts with customers may include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer, particularly when one of our customerscontracts with us for a product and related engineering services fees for customizing that product for our customer. Determining whether products and services areconsidered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately may require significant judgment. Judgment may also be required to determinethe SSP for each distinct performance obligation identified, although we generally structure our contracts such that performance obligations and pricing for eachperformance obligation are specifically addressed. We currently have no outstanding contracts with multiple performance obligations; however, we recentlynegotiated a contract that may include multiple performance obligations in the future. Judgment is also required to determine when control of products passes from us to our distributors, as well as the amounts of product that may be returnedto us. Our products are sold with a right of return, and we may provide other credits or incentives to our customers, which could result in variability whendetermining the amount of revenue to recognize. At the end of each reporting period, we use product returns history and additional information that becomesavailable to estimate returns and credits. We do not recognize revenue if it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue would occur. Finally, judgment is required to determine the amount of unbilled license fees at the end of each reporting period. Contract Balances Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. We record a receivable when we have an unconditional right toreceive future payments from customers, and we record unearned deferred revenue when we receive prepayments or upfront payments for goods or services fromour customers. The following table presents accounts receivable and deferred revenues as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands): December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue $1,830 $1,010 Deferred revenues 75 1,248 The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled revenues (contract assets), and customeradvances and deposits or deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the consolidated balance sheets. Generally, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition,resulting in contract assets; contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company sometimes receives advances or deposits from its customers beforerevenue is recognized, which are reported as contract liabilities and are generally classified as current. These assets and liabilities are reported on the consolidatedbalance sheet on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. F- 16 The opening balance of current accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, was $2.2 million as of January 1, 2018. As of December 31,2018, and 2017, accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, were $1.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and are included in current assets onour consolidated balance sheets. There are no long-term accounts receivable related to contracts. The opening balance of deferred revenues was $0.9 million as of January 1, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, deferred revenueswere $75,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, and are included in current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. There are no long-term liabilities related tocontracts. We do not anticipate impairment of our contract asset related to license fee revenues, given the creditworthiness of our customers whose invoicescomprise the balance in that asset account. We will continue to monitor the timeliness of receipts from those customers, however, to assess whether the contractasset has been impaired. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable balance. We determine the allowancebased on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence. The balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts was $149,000as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. Payment terms and conditions vary by the type of contract; however, payments generally occur 30-60 days after invoicing for license fees and sensormodules to our resellers and distributors. Where revenue recognition timing differs from invoice timing, we have determined that our contracts do not include asignificant financing component. Our intent is to provide our customers with consistent invoicing terms for the convenience of our customers, not to receivefinancing from our customers. Costs to Obtain Contracts We record the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer as an asset, if we expect the benefit of those costs to cover a period greater thanone year. We currently have no incremental costs that must be capitalized. We expense as incurred costs of obtaining a contract when the amortization period of those costs would have been less than or equal to one year. Product Warranty The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in thousands): Year ended December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 Balance at beginning of period $35 $11 Provisions for warranty issued (18) 24 Balance at end of period $17 $35 The Company accrues for warranty costs as part of its cost of sales of sensor modules based on estimated costs. The Company’s products are generallycovered by a warranty for a period of 12 to 36 months from the customer receipt of the product. F- 17 Deferred Revenues Deferred revenues consist primarily of prepayments for license fees, and other products or services for which we have been paid in advance, and earn therevenue when we transfer control of the product or service. Deferred revenues may also include upfront payments for consulting services to be performed in thefuture, such as non-recurring engineering services. We defer license fees until we have met all accounting requirements for revenue recognition, which is when a license is made available to a customer andthat customer has a right to use the license. Engineering development fee revenues are deferred until engineering services have been completed and accepted byour customers. We defer AirBar and sensor modules revenues until distributors sell the products to their end customers. The following table presents our deferred revenues by segment (in thousands) Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Deferred license fees $- $1,089 Deferred AirBar revenues 59 137 Deferred sensor modules revenues 16 22 $75 $1,248 The opening balance of deferred revenues after adjustment pursuant to ASC 606 was $0.9 million as of January 1, 2018. Changes in deferred revenues were as follows (in thousands): December 31, 2018 Balances excluding revenue standard Impactof Revenue Standard As Reported Deferred revenues $213 $(138) $75 Contracted revenue not yet recognized was $75,000 as of December 31, 2018; we expect to recognize approximately 100% of that revenue over the nexttwelve months. Advertising Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. We will classify any reseller marketing allowances related to AirBar in general as sales expense unless we candefine an identifiable benefit to us from the reseller marketing allowance. Advertising costs amounted to approximately $120,000 and $602,000 for the years endedDecember 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Research and Development Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed as incurred. R&D costs consist mainly of personnel related costs in addition to some externalconsultancy costs such as testing, certifying and measurements. Stock-Based Compensation Expense We measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including share options, based on the estimated fairvalue of the award on the grant date, and recognize the value as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide services in exchange forthe award, usually the vesting period. We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees at their estimated fair value. When determining stock-based compensation expense involving options and warrants, we determine the estimated fair value of options and warrantsusing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. F- 18 Noncontrolling Interests We recognize any noncontrolling interest, also known as a minority interest, as a separate line item in equity in the consolidated financial statements. Anoncontrolling interest represents the portion of equity ownership in a less-than-wholly owned subsidiary not attributable to us. Generally, any interest that holdsless than 50% of the outstanding voting shares is deemed to be a noncontrolling interest; however, there are other factors, such as decision-making rights, that areconsidered as well. We include the amount of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated net income (loss) on the face of theconsolidated statements of operations. The Company provides either in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity, if presented, or in the notes to consolidated financial statements, areconciliation at the beginning and the end of the period of the carrying amount of total equity (net assets), equity (net assets) attributable to the parent, and equity(net assets) attributable to the noncontrolling interest that separately discloses: (1)Net income or loss (2)Transactions with owners acting in their capacity as owners, showing separately contributions from and distributions to owners. (3)Each component of other comprehensive income or loss Income Taxes We recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included in the consolidated financialstatements or tax returns. We estimate income taxes based on rates in effect in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Deferred income tax assets andliabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect forthe year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The realization of deferred tax assets is based on historical tax positions and expectations about futuretaxable income. Valuation allowances are recorded against net deferred tax assets when, in our opinion, realization is uncertain based on the “more likely than not”criteria of the accounting guidance. Based on the uncertainty of future pre-tax income, we fully reserved our net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. In the event we wereto determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period suchdetermination was made. The provision for income taxes represents the net change in deferred tax amounts, plus income taxes payable for the current period. We follow U.S. GAAP related to uncertain tax positions, which provisions include a two-step approach to recognizing, de-recognizing and measuringuncertain tax positions. As a result, we did not recognize a liability for unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had no unrecognized taxbenefits. Net Loss per Share Net loss per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the years endedDecember 31, 2018 and 2017. We effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split on October 1, 2018. All shares of common stock and potential common stock equivalentsin the calculations used to determine weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the effects of the reverse stocksplit for all periods presented. Net loss per share, assuming dilution amounts from common stock equivalents, is computed based on the weighted-average numberof shares of common stock and potential common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. The weighted-average number of shares of common stock andpotential common stock equivalents used in computing the net loss per share for years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 exclude the potential common stockequivalents, as the effect would be anti-dilutive (see Note 13). Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Our comprehensive income (loss) includes foreign currency translation gains and losses. The cumulative amount of translation gains and losses arereflected as a separate component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets, as accumulated other comprehensive loss. Cash Flow Information Cash flows in foreign currencies have been converted to U.S. Dollars at an approximate weighted-average exchange rate for the respective reportingperiods. The weighted-average exchange rate for the consolidated statements of operations was as follows: Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Swedish Krona 8.70 8.54 Japanese Yen 110.43 112.15 South Korean Won 1,100.50 1,128.65 Taiwan Dollar 30.15 30.41 F- 19 Exchange rate for the consolidated balance sheets was as follows: Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 Swedish Krona 8.87 8.21 Japanese Yen 109.69 112.65 South Korean Won 1,113.63 1,066.31 Taiwan Dollar 30.61 29.66 Fair Value of Financial Instruments We disclose the estimated fair values for all financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. Financial instruments including cash,accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and are deemed to approximate fair value due to their short maturities. New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “ Revenues from Contractswith Customers (Topic 606) ” (“ASU 2014-09”) to address the new revenue recognition accounting standard, ASC 606 – Revenues from Contracts withCustomers. The new standard was effective January 1, 2018 for public entities. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of goods orservices to customers, and the amount of revenue recognized should reflect the consideration expected to be received for the transfer of those goods or services tocustomers. Disclosures are required to describe the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows that may arise from contracts withcustomers. Beginning with the first quarter of 2018, our financial results reflect adoption of the standard. See the Revenue Recognition section in this note (Note 2)for further discussion. We adopted the new standard on January 1, 2018. For cost and time efficiency purposes, we used the modified retrospective (“cumulative-effect”)approach to implement the new revenue recognition standard. We elected to apply that approach only to contracts not substantially complete at January 1, 2018. We may from time to time negotiate contract modifications to contracts with our customers. While using the cumulative-effect approach for our revenuerecognition implementation, we found that there was one contract that was modified before the beginning of the earliest reporting period presented. We elected tonot apply the practical expedient related to contract modification because that contract was the only contract modified during the past several years, and wedetermined that the modified contract in substance represented a new contract for a new product. Therefore, the original contract and contract modification weretreated as separate contracts for purposes of contract analysis. Use of the cumulative-effect approach required us to make an opening adjustment to equity rather than recast prior year financial data; therefore,comparability of financial statements was impacted. The most significant impact of the standard going forward relates to our accounting for license fee revenues. In prior years, we recognized license feerevenues after receipt of royalty reports from our customers; those royalty reports were often subject to reporting lags of five days to three months. We haverequested that our customers provide more timely license fee royalty reports (with a maximum one-month lag), and we estimate any license fee revenue stillsubject to lag reporting. We use our royalty history with each customer to most accurately estimate the remaining royalties not yet reported to us at the end of eachreporting period. There was no adjustment related to AirBar and sensor modules; however, there will be a change in the timing of revenue recognition in the future. Thetiming of revenue recognition related to our AirBar and sensor modules depends upon how each sale is transacted - either point-of-sale or through distributors.Revenue recognition timing for AirBar modules sold point-of-sale (online sales and other direct sales to consumers) remains unchanged; revenue is recognizedwhen we provide the promised product to the customer. In prior years, we did not recognize revenues related to our AirBar and sensor modules sold throughdistributors until those products were sold through to end customers. For sales of AirBar and sensor modules through distributors, revenues are now recognizedwhen our distributors obtain control over our products; control passes to our distributors depending upon a number of factors. Although we are entitled to an optional exemption from disclosure of variable consideration related to AirBar and sensor modules under the new standard,we plan to continue to disclose variable consideration related to sales of AirBar and sensor modules. There was no cumulative adjustment related to non-recurring engineering fees, because all outstanding engineering projects were completed as ofDecember 31, 2017. F- 20 The following table summarizes the impact of the new revenue standard on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for 2018 andconsolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018: 2018 Balances excluding revenue standard Impact of Revenue Standard As Reported Revenue License fees $7,889 $65 $7,954 Sensor modules 227 - 227 Non-recurring engineering 357 - 357 Total Revenues $8,473 $65 $8,538 2018 Balances excluding revenue standard Impact of Revenue Standard As Reported Assets Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue, net $320 $1,510 $1,830 Liabilities Deferred revenues $213 $(138) $75 Equity Accumulated deficit $(186,870) $1,648 $(185,222) Adoption of the new standard resulted in an increase in accounts receivable and unbilled revenue, due to an adjustment to equity to record license feesthat had not yet been reported, as well as a reduction of deferred revenues, due to an adjustment to equity to apply license fee prepayments to revenues. Adoption of the new revenue recognition standard had no impact on cash provided by or used in operating, financing, or investing activities on ourcondensed consolidated statements of cash flows. We implemented internal controls effective January 1, 2018 to ensure that we properly evaluate our contracts and review assumptions we make forrevenue estimates, and we assessed the impact of the new accounting standard related to revenue recognition on our consolidated financial statements to facilitateour adoption of the new standard on January 1, 2018. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “ Leases (Topic 842) ” (“ASU 2016-02”). Under ASU 2016-02, lessees will be required recognizethe following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make leasepayments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the useof, a specified asset for the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscalyears. Lessees must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative periodpresented in the financial statements. The effective date of the new lease standard (ASC 842) is January 1, 2019, and we adopted the new standard on that date. Our lease standardimplementation plan has been reviewed and approved by executive management. We are using the required modified retrospective approach, which allows us tomake any necessary transition adjustments at January 1, 2019. We elected the optional transition method, which allows us to continue to use disclosures requiredby the prior standard during 2019, the year of adoption. There are also several practical expedients available to make the transition more efficient and cost-effectivefor companies. We elected the package of three practical expedients available to us; doing so will allow us to not reassess existing leases. We currently have a limited number of leased capital assets, all of which will be classified as finance leases under the new lease standard. We maintain alease inventory for those assets; they are currently reported on our consolidated balance sheets and will continue to be reported on our consolidated balance sheetsunder the new standard. We also have a small number of leases which are currently classified as operating leases; we analyzed those leases, and will include twomaterial operating leases on our consolidated balance sheets beginning January 1, 2019. We do not anticipate any equity adjustment related to our implementationof the new standard, and we will continue to provide disclosures related to leases. Because of the small number of assets we lease, we do not need to make systemschanges to comply with the new standard. We plan to continue to track leased assets outside of our accounting systems. We do not expect material changes infinancial ratios, leasing practices, or tax reporting. F- 21 In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “ Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) ”-Measurement of Credit Losses on FinancialInstruments”, (“ASU 2016-13”), supplemented by ASU 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”, (“ASU 2018-19”). The new standard requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, currentconditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19 will have on our consolidated financial statements. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-09, “ Codification Improvements (Topic 740, among others) ”, (“ASU 2018-09”), and in March 2018, theFASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, “ Income Taxes (Topic 740) ”, (“ASU 2018-05”). The updates were issued to address the income tax accounting and SECreporting implications of the Tax Act. The new legislation contained several key tax provisions that affected us, including the one-time mandatory transition tax onaccumulated foreign earnings and a reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, among other changes. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “ Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory .” This ASU requires entities to recognizethe income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. For public entities, this ASU is effective forannual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. We adopted ASU 2016-16in the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. The impact of adoption of this standard is immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. 3.Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Prepaid expense and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2018 2017 Prepaid insurance $168 $136 Prepaid rent 41 68 VAT receivable 176 336 Prepaid inventory 120 494 Advances to suppliers 155 545 Other 230 257 Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $890 $1,836 4.Property and Equipment Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2018 2017 Computers, software, furniture and fixtures $1,407 $1,313 Equipment under capital lease 3,525 3,590 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,448) (1,576)Property and equipment, net $2,484 $3,327 Depreciation and amortization expense was $1.0 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. F- 22 5.Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2018 2017 Accrued returns and warranty $17 $35 Accrued consulting fees and other 248 142 Total accrued expenses $265 $177 6.Fair Value Measurements Accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements about fair valuemeasurements. The accounting guidance does not mandate any new fair value measurements and is applicable to assets and liabilities that are required to berecorded at fair value under other accounting pronouncements. There were no assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in 2018 and 2017. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows: Level 1: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are observable quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. We had noLevel 1 assets or liabilities. Level 2: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. We had no Level 2 assets or liabilities. Level 3: Applies to assets or liabilities for which inputs are unobservable, and those inputs that are significant to the measurement of the fair value ofthe assets or liabilities. We had no Level 3 assets or liabilities. 7.Stockholders’ Equity Common Stock On September 27, 2018, the Company filed the certificate of first amendment to its restated certificate of incorporate with the state of Delaware to effectthe reverse stock split, effective October 1, 2018. The Company also filed a certificate of second amendment to its restated certificate of incorporation with thestate of Delaware to reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares. The filing did not affect the number ofauthorized preferred stock of 1,000,000 shares. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one share of common stock, withoutany change in the par value per share. No fractional shares were issued, therefore shareholders entitled to receive a fractional share in connection with the reversestock split received a cash payment instead. There was no financial impact to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. All shares and per shareinformation in this Form 10-K has been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the reverse stock split, including reclassifying any amount equal tothe reduction in par value of common stock to additional paid-in capital. On November 23, 2018, a holder of 1 share of Series B Preferred stock converted into 132 shares of our common stock. On December 28, 2018, a Securities Purchase Agreement was entered into with foreign investors, as part of a non-brokered private placement pursuant towhich a total of 2,940,767 shares of common stock were issued. See Note 1 for more information. In August 2017, a Securities Purchase Agreement was entered into with accredited investors, as part of a private placement pursuant to which a total of975,000 shares of common stock were issued. See Note 1 for more information. Warrants and Other Common Stock Activity During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no warrants exercised. F- 23 A summary of all warrant activity is set forth below: Outstanding and exercisable Warrants WeightedAverageExercise Price WeightedAverage RemainingContractualLife January 1, 2017 791,368 $6.19 5.13 Issued 325,000 20.00 - December 31, 2017 1,116,368 $10.18 3.68 Issued - - - Expired/forfeited - - - Exercised - - - Outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2018 1,116,368 $10.18 2.68 Outstanding Warrants to Purchase Common Stock as of December 31, 2018: Description Issue Date Exercise Price Shares Expiration Date August 2016 Prefunded Warrants (1) 08/16/16 $10.00 360,000 02/16/22August 2016 Purchase Warrants 08/17/16 $11.20 431,368 02/17/22August 2017 Purchase Warrants 08/08/17 $20.00 325,000 08/08/20Total Warrants Outstanding 1,116,368 (1)Under the terms of the prefunded warrants, the warrant holder prepaid $9.90 of the original $10.00 warrant per share exercise price at the time ofissuance of the warrant. The remaining $0.10 exercise price is required to be paid in full prior to the issuance of any common stock under the terms ofthe prefunded warrant agreement. As a result of the December 2018 private placements and previous warrants, we have issued or reserved 27,305 more than our available shares ofauthorized common stock, even though a total of 333,334 warrants cannot be legally exercised. We automatically come into compliance on April 26, 2019, when44,300 stock options are expired because their original issuance terms is reached, and we anticipate proposing an increase in our authorized common stock at our2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The estimated fair value of warrants that would be reclassified as a result of the insufficient authorized shares wasdetermined to be insignificant. Preferred Stock The terms of our Series B Preferred stock are as follows: Dividends and Distributions The holders of shares of Series B Preferred stock are entitled to participate with the holders of our common stock with respect to any dividends declaredon the common stock in proportion to the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred stock held by them. Liquidation Preference In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of our operations, either voluntary or involuntary, subject to the rights of the Series B Preferredstock and Senior Preferred stock, shall be entitled to receive, after any distribution to the holders of senior preferred stock and prior to and in preference to anydistribution to the holders of common stock, $0.001 for each share of Series B Preferred stock then outstanding. F- 24 Voting The holders of shares of Series B Preferred stock have one vote for each share of Series B Preferred stock held by them. Conversion Initially, each share of Series B Preferred stock was convertible into one share of our common stock. On March 31, 2009, our stockholders approved aresolution to increase the authorized share capital, and to increase the conversion ratio to 132.07 shares of our common stock for each share of Series B Preferredstock. Conversion of Preferred Stock Issued to Common Stock The following table summarizes the amounts as of December 31, 2018: Shares ofPreferred StockNot Exchangedas ofDecember 31,2018 ConversionRatio Shares ofCommon StockafterConversion ofall OutstandingShares ofPreferred StockNot yetExchanged atDecember 31,2018 Series B Preferred Stock 82 132.07 10,830 8.Stock-Based Compensation We have adopted equity incentive plans for which stock options and restricted stock awards are available to grant to employees, consultants and directors.Except for certain options granted to certain Swedish employees, all employee, consultant and director stock options granted under our stock option plans have anexercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the grant date. There are no vesting provisions tied to performance conditions for anyoptions, as vesting for all outstanding option grants was based only on continued service as an employee, consultant or director. All of our outstanding stockoptions and restricted stock awards are classified as equity instruments. Stock Options During the year ended 2015, our shareholders approved the Neonode Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) which replaces our 2006 EquityIncentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). Under the 2015 Plan, 210,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for awards, including nonqualified stock option grantsand restricted stock grants to officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The terms of the awards granted under the 2015 Plan are set by ourcompensation committee at its discretion. During the year ended December 31, 2018, 30,000 stock options were granted under the 2015 Plan. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2018, we had two equity incentive plans: ●The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). ●The 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). F- 25 The following table summarizes information with respect to all options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding under the 2006 Plan and the 2015Plan at December 31, 2018: Options Outstanding Range of Exercise Price NumberOutstanding andexercisable at12/31/18 WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (years) WeightedAverageExercise Price $ 0 - $ 15.00 32,500 2.46 $14.95 $ 15.01 - $ 42.50 55,300 0.76 $40.62 $ 42.51 - $ 62.10 12,000 1.60 $59.60 99,800 1.41 $34.55 A summary of the combined activity under all of the stock option plans is set forth below: Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Weighted- Remaining Average Contractual Aggregate Number of Exercise Life Intrinsic Shares Price (in years) Value Options outstanding – January 1, 2017 184,600 $43.90 $ - Options granted - - - Options exercised - - - Options cancelled or expired (9,000) 82.10 - Options outstanding – December 31, 2017 175,600 $41.99 2.18 - Options granted 30,000 15.00 - Options exercised - - - Options cancelled or expired (105,800) 41.36 - Options outstanding and vested – December 31, 2018 99,800 $34.55 1.41 $- F- 26 There were 30,000 stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2018. No stock options were granted in 2017. The assumptions used tovalue stock options granted to directors, employees and consultants during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows: For the yearended December 31,2018 Annual dividend yield - Expected life (years) 1.5 Risk-free interest rate 2.19%Expected volatility 71.12% During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded $29,000 and $72,000, respectively, of compensation expense related to the vesting ofstock options. The estimated fair value of the stock-based compensation was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date of thestock option. Stock options granted under the 2006 and 2015 Plans are exercisable over a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant, vest in variousinstallments over a one to four-year period and have exercise prices reflecting the market value of the shares of common stock on the date of grant. Stock-Based Compensation The stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 reflects the estimated fair value of the vested portion of optionsgranted to directors, employees and non-employees. Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 (In thousands) Research and development $- $- Sales and marketing 6 50 General and administrative 23 22 Stock-based compensation expense $29 $72 There is no remaining unrecognized expense related to stock options as of December 31, 2018. F- 27 The estimated fair value of stock-based awards is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, even though this model was developed toestimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which differ significantly from our stock options. The Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values.The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect during the corresponding period of grant. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatilityof our stock price. These factors could change in the future, which would affect fair values of stock options granted in such future periods and could causevolatility in the total amount of the stock-based compensation expense reported in future periods. 9.Commitments and Contingencies Indemnities and Guarantees Our bylaws require that we indemnify each of our executive officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officer ordirector serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer’s or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of futurepayments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we have a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policythat should enable us to recover a portion of future amounts paid. As a result of our insurance policy coverage, we believe the estimated fair value of theseindemnification agreements is minimal and we have no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. We enter into indemnification provisions under our agreements with other companies in the ordinary course of business, typically with business partners,contractors, customers and landlords. Under these provisions we generally indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by theindemnified party as a result of our activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party’s activities under the agreement. These indemnificationprovisions often include indemnifications relating to representations made by us with regard to intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisionsgenerally survive termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under theseindemnification provisions is unlimited. We have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As aresult, we believe the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, we have no liabilities recorded for these indemnification provisions as ofDecember 31, 2018 and 2017. F- 28 Non-Recurring Engineering Development Costs On February 4, 2011, we entered into an Analog Device Development Agreement with an effective date of January 24, 2010 (the “NN1001 Agreement”)with Texas Instruments pursuant to which Texas Instruments agreed to integrate our intellectual property into an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (“ASIC”).The NN1001 ASIC only can be sold by Texas Instruments exclusively to our licensees. Under the terms of the NN1001 Agreement, we agreed to reimburse TexasInstruments $500,000 of non-recurring engineering development costs based on shipments of the NN1001. Under the terms of the NN1001 Agreement, we alsoagreed to reimburse Texas Instruments a non-recurring engineering fee of $0.08 per unit for each of the first one million units sold and $0.05 for the next eightmillion units sold. Through December 31, 2015, all payments under the NN1001 Agreement have been made. On April 25, 2013, we entered into an Analog Device Development Agreement with an effective date of December 6, 2012 (the “NN1002 Agreement”)with Texas Instruments (“TI”) pursuant to which TI agreed to integrate our intellectual property into an ASIC. Under the terms of the NN1002 Agreement, weagreed to pay TI $500,000 of non-recurring engineering costs at the rate of $0.25 per ASIC for each of the first 2 million ASICs sold. As of December 31, 2018,we had made no payments to TI under the NN1002 Agreement. On December 4, 2014, we entered into an Analog Device Development Agreement (the “NN1003 Agreement”) with STMicroelectronics InternationalN.V. (“STMicro”) pursuant to which STMicro agreed to integrate our intellectual property into an ASIC. The NN1003 ASIC only can be sold by STMicroexclusively to our licensees. Under the terms of the NN1003 Agreement, we agreed to reimburse STMicro up to $835,000 of non-recurring engineering costs. Asof December 31, 2018, we paid a total of $835,000 under the NN1003 agreement. Operating Leases On August 22, 2016, we entered into a lease of office space located at 2880 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134. The lease is renewed monthly. On October 1, 2016 we entered into a lease of office space located at 405 Elpulimento Shinjuku, 6-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The lease is validthrough September 30, 2020 and can be terminated with two months’ written notice before the termination date. On July 1, 2014, Neonode Technologies AB entered into a lease for 7,007 square feet of office space located at Storgatan 23C, Stockholm, Sweden. Thelease is extended on a yearly basis unless written notice three months prior to expiration date. On December 1, 2015, Pronode Technologies AB entered into a lease agreement for 9,040 square feet of workshop located at Faktorvägen 17,Kungsbacka, Sweden. The lease is valid through December 9, 2020 and can be terminated with nine months’ written notice before the termination date. In January 2015, our subsidiary Neonode Korea Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at B-1807, Daesung D-Polis. 543-1, Seoul, South Korea. Thelease may be cancelled with 2 months’ notice. On December 1, 2015, Neonode Taiwan Ltd. entered into a lease agreement located at Rm. 2406, International Trade Building, Keelung Rd., Sec.1,Taipei, Taiwan. The lease is renewed monthly. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded approximately $687,000 and $681,000, respectively, for rent expense. We believe our existing facilities are in good condition and suitable for the conduct of our business. A summary of future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating lease commitments as of December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands): Years ending December 31, Total 2019 $457 2020 89 2021 3 $549 F- 29 Equipment Subject to Capital Lease In April 2014, we entered into a lease for certain specialized milling equipment. Under the terms of the lease agreement we are obligated to purchase theequipment at the end of the original six-year lease term for 10% of the original purchase price of the equipment. In accordance with relevant accounting guidancethe lease is classified as a capital lease. The lease payments and depreciation period began on July 1, 2014 when the equipment went into service. The implicitinterest rate of the lease is 4% per annum. Between the second and the fourth quarters of 2016, we entered into six leases for component production equipment. Under the terms of five of the leaseagreements we are obligated to purchase the equipment at the end of the original three to five-year lease terms for 5-10% of the original purchase price of theequipment. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the leases are classified as capital leases. The lease payments and depreciation periods began betweenJune and November 2016 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of these leases is approximately 3% per annum. One of the leases is ahire-purchase agreement where the equipment is required to be paid off after five years. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as acapital lease. The lease payments and depreciation period began on July 1, 2016 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of the lease isapproximately 3% per annum. In 2017, we entered into a lease for component production equipment. Under the terms of the lease agreement the lease will be renewed with one year atthe time at the end of the original four-year lease term. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as a capital lease. The leasepayments and depreciation periods began in May 2017 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of this lease is approximately 1.5% perannum. In 2018, we entered into an additional lease for component production equipment. Under the terms of the lease agreement the lease will be renewed withone year at the time at the end of the original four-year lease term. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance the lease is classified as a capital lease. Thelease payments and depreciation periods began in August 2018 when the equipment went into service. The implicit interest rate of this lease is approximately 1.5%per annum. The following is a schedule of minimum future rentals on the non-cancelable capital leases as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands): Year ending December 31, Total 2019 $602 2020 616 2021 502 2022 39 Total minimum payments required $1,759 Less amount representing interest (56)Present value of net minimum lease payments $1,703 Less current portion (570) $1,133 Equipment under capital lease $3,525 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,391)Net book value $2,134 10.Segment Information Our Company has one reportable segment, which is comprised of the touch technology licensing and sensor module business. We report revenues from external customers based on the country where the customer is located. The following table presents net revenues by geographicregion for the years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017 (dollars in thousands): 2018 Amount Percentage United States $4,247 50%Japan 2,877 34%Germany 803 9%China 221 3%Taiwan 189 2%South Korea 48 1%Other 153 1%Total $8,538 100% F- 30 2017 Amount Percentage United States $4,187 41%Japan 2,800 27%Germany 1,188 12%China 737 7%Sweden 515 5%Taiwan 268 3%South Korea 176 2%Singapore 147 1%Canada 89 1%Other 134 1%Total $10,241 100% 11.Income Taxes Loss before income taxes was distributed geographically for the years ended December 31, as follows (in thousands): 2018 2017 Domestic $(1,583) $(2,302)Foreign (2,348) (3,249) Total $(3,931) $(5,551) The provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands): 2018 2017 Current Federal $- $- State 2 2 Foreign 11 (58)Change in deferred Federal (109) 6,780 Federal valuation allowance 109 (6,780)State (1) 104 State valuation allowance 1 (104)Foreign (322) (453)Foreign valuation allowance 322 453 Total current $13 $(56) F- 31 The differences between our effective income tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory federal income tax rate for the years ended December 31, are: 2018 2017 Amounts at statutory tax rates 21% 34%Federal tax reform – deferred rate change - (170)%Accounting method adoption - 11%Foreign losses taxed at different rates (1)% (7)%Foreign withholding tax - 1%Stock-based compensation (7) - Other (2)% (1)%Total 11% (132)%Valuation allowance (11)% 133%Effective tax rate -% 1% Significant components of the deferred tax asset balances at December 31 are as follows (in thousands): 2018 2017 Deferred tax assets: Accruals $71 $111 Stock compensation 567 789 Net operating losses 14,982 14,288 Basis difference in fixed assets - - Total deferred tax assets $15,620 $15,188 Valuation allowance (15,620) (15,188) Total net deferred tax assets $- $- Valuation allowances are recorded to offset certain deferred tax assets due to management’s uncertainty of realizing the benefits of these items.Management applies a full valuation allowance for the accumulated losses of Neonode Inc., and its subsidiaries, since it is not determinable using the “more likelythan not” criteria that there will be any future benefit of our deferred tax assets. This is mainly due to our history of operating losses. As of December 31, 2018, wehad federal, state and foreign net operating losses of $59.7 million, $20.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively. The federal loss carryforward begins to expire in2028, and the California loss carryforward begins to expire in 2030. The foreign loss carryforward, which is generated in Sweden, does not expire. Utilization of the net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards is subject to an annual limitation due to the ownership percentage change limitationsprovided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of the net operating lossesand tax credit carryforwards before utilization. As of December 31, 2018, we had not completed the determination of the amount to be limited under the provision. We follow the provisions of accounting guidance which includes a two-step approach to recognizing, derecognizing and measuring uncertain taxpositions. There were no unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. F- 32 We follow the policy to classify accrued interest and penalties as part of the accrued tax liability in the provision for income taxes. For the years endedDecember 31, 2018 and 2017 we did not recognize any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. Our continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017,we had no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax matters. As of December 31, 2018, we had no uncertain tax positions that would be reduced as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations. We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, California, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The 2008 through 2017 tax years areopen and may be subject to potential examination in one or more jurisdictions. We are not currently under any federal, state or foreign income tax examinations. 12.Employee Benefit Plans We participate in a number of individual defined contribution pension plans for our employees in Sweden. We contribute five percent (5%) of theemployee’s annual salary to these pension plans. For the Swedish management we contribute up to fifteen percent (15%) of the employee’s annual salary.Contributions relating to these defined contribution plans for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $413,000 and $368,000, respectively. We matchU.S. employee contributions to a 401(k) retirement plan up to a maximum of six percent (6%) of an employee’s annual salary. Contributions relating to thematching 401(k) contributions for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $6,000 and $6,000, respectively. In Taiwan, we contribute six percent (6%)of the employee’s annual salary to a pension fund which agrees with Taiwan’s Labor Pension Act. Contributions relating to the Taiwanese pension fund for theyears ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $4,000 and $4,000, respectively. 13.Net Loss per Share Basic net loss per common share for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was computed by dividing the net loss attributable to Neonode Inc. forthe relevant period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted loss per common share is computed bydividing net loss attributable to Neonode Inc. for the relevant period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalentsoutstanding during the year. Potential common stock equivalents of approximately 350,000 and 415,000 outstanding stock warrants, 11,000 and 11,000 shares issuable uponconversion of preferred stock and 0 and 0 stock options are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the years ended December 31, 2018 and2017, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect. (In thousands, except per share amounts) Years ended December 31, 2018 2017 BASIC AND DILUTED Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 5,884 5,289 Net loss attributable to Neonode Inc. $(3,060) $(4,705) Net loss per share basic and diluted $(0.52) $(0.89) F- 33 ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, weevaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as ofDecember 31, 2018. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls andprocedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reportsthat we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, andthat such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate,to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how welldesigned and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was requiredto apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or arereasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectiveswill be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints. Because of the inherent limitations in all controlsystems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, our management assessed theeffectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018. In making their assessment, our management used criteria established in theframework on Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).Based upon that assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2018. ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION None 35 PART III ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporatedherein by reference. ITEM 11 .EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporatedherein by reference. ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERMATTERS The information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporatedherein by reference. ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporatedherein by reference. ITEM 14PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES The information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporatedherein by reference. 36 PART IV ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements of the registrant are listed in the index to the consolidated financial statements and filed under Item 8 of this AnnualReport. Financial Statement Schedules Not Applicable 37 Exhibits Number Description3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Neonode Inc., dated November 7, 2018 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 of the registrant’squarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2018 (file no. 1-35526) )3.2 Bylaws ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2018 (file no. 1-35526) )10.1 Form of Purchase Warrant ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2016 (fileno. 1-35526) )10.2 Form of Pre-Funded Warrant ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2016 (fileno. 1-35526) )10.3 Form of Warrant, dated as of August 8, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed onAugust 8, 2017 (file no. 1-35526))10.4 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2017 (file no. 1-35526))10.5 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report onForm 8-K, filed on December 28, 2018 (file no. 1-35526))10.6 Employment Agreement of Håkan Persson, dated February 12, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report onForm 8-K, filed on February 15, 2018 (file no. 1-35526)) +10.7 Consulting Agreement for Andreas Bunge, dated February 12, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s current report onForm 8-K, filed on February 15, 2018 (file no. 1-35526)) +10.8 Employment Agreement of Lars Lindqvist, dated August 5, 2014 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report onForm 8-K filed on August 6, 2014 (file no. 1-35526) ) +10.9 Neonode Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March11, 2016 (file no. 1-35526) )10.10 Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of theregistrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 (file no. 1-35526) )10.11 Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 ofthe registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 (file no. 1-35526) )10.12 Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 (file no. 1-35526) )10.13 Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option to Swedish residents used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.8 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 (file no. 1-35526) )21 Subsidiaries of the registrant23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 200231.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 200232 Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002101.INS XBRL Instance Document101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document + Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement ITEM 16FORM 10-K SUMMARY None.38 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. NEONODE INC. (Registrant) Date: March 7, 2019 By: /s/ Lars Lindqvist Lars LindqvistChief Financial Officer,Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements for the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant andin the capacity and dates indicated. Name Title Date /s/ Hakan Persson Chief Executive Officer March 7, 2019Hakan Persson (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Lars Lindqvist Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Treasurer andSecretary March 7, 2019Lars Lindqvist (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Ulf Rosberg Chairman of the Board of Directors March 7, 2019Ulf Rosberg /s/ Andreas Bunge Director March 7, 2019 Andreas Bunge /s/ Per Löfgren Director March 7, 2019 Per Löfgren /s/ Åsa Hedin Director March 7, 2019 Åsa Hedin /s/ Per Eriksson Director March 7, 2019 Per Eriksson 39 Exhibit 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT Name JurisdictionNeonode Technologies AB SwedenNeonode Japan Inc. JapanNeonode Korea Ltd. South KoreaNeonode Taiwan Ltd. Taiwan Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos 333-205682, 333-192505, 333-179313, 333-150346, 333-132713, 333-114161, 333-87828, 333-63228, 333-43532, 333-32896, 333-65767, 333-63377, 33-45998 and 33-59167 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement Nos 333-216702, 333-213503, 333-196441, 333-177726, 333-153634, 333-152163 and 333-147425 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 7, 2019, relating to the consolidated financialstatements of Neonode Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Neonode Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December31, 2017. /s/ KMJ Corbin & Company LLP Costa Mesa, California March 7, 2019 Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Hakan Persson, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Neonode Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant andhave: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, toprovide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting. Date: March 7, 2019 /s/ Hakan Persson Hakan Persson Chief Executive Officer Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Lars Lindqvist certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Neonode Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant andhave: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, toprovide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting. Date: March 7, 2019 /s/ Lars Lindqvist Lars Lindqvist Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer,Finance and Secretary Exhibit 32 CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the annual report of Neonode Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company, each herebycertify, solely for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company. /s/ Hakan Persson /s/ Lars LindqvistHakan Persson Lars LindqvistChief Executive Officer March 7, 2019 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance, Treasurer andSecretary March 7, 2019 This certification is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company underthe Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of the Report, irrespective of any generalincorporation language contained in such filing.
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