Company code：8069 E Ink Holdings Inc. 2019 Annual Report 元太科技工業股份有限公司E INK HOLDINGS INC. 2018 Annual Report 民國一〇七年度公司年報 E INK HOLDINGS INC. No.3, Lixing 1st Rd., Hsinchu Science Park,Hsinchu 300, Taiwan Notice to Readers Tel: 886 3 5643200 http://www.eink.com This English-version annual report is a summary translation of the Chinese version and is not an official document of the shareholders’ meeting. If there is any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. Some of the photo works used in this annual report are owned by Amazon, iFLYTEK, King Jim, Lenovo, Proyk, ViewTag LLC, and Xiaomi Corporation (in alphabetical order). Taiwan Stock Exchange Market Observation Post System：http://mops.twse.com.tw A.I. Note, Digital Luggage Tag, Kindle Oasis, MIJIA, Pomera, Proyk, and Yoga Book C930 are registered trademarks of Amazon, iFLYTEK, King Jim, Lenovo, Proyk, ViewTag LLC, EIH annual report is available at：www.eink.com and Xiaomi Corporation, respectively. Printed on April 20, 2019 CONTENTS Contents 002 ¡ Letter to Shareholders 004 ¡ Company Prole 006 ¡ Corporate Governance Report 042 ¡ Capital Overview 050 ¡ Operational Highlights 064 ¡ Financial Information 071 ¡ Review of Financial Conditions, Operating Results, and Risk Management 078 ¡ Special Disclosure 088 ¡ Consolidated Financial Statements 175 ¡ Financial Statements ¡ SPOKESPERSON ¡ STOCK TRANSFER AGENT ¡ NAME OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECURITIES Lloyd Chen, Chief Financial Officer The company's common stock is listed on the Taiwan's EXCHANGES AND HOW TO GET INFORMATION Tel:886 3 5643200 OTC/TPEX Securities Market. (Ticker: 8069) ABOUT SECURITIES TRADED THERE [email protected] Common Share Transfer Agent & Registrar: SinoPac Trading house: Luxembourg Stock Exchange Securities Inquiry method: Bloomberg ¡ DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON 3F, 17 Po Ai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Website http://www.bourse.lu/ Patrick Chang, Director of Financial Division Tel:886 2 2381-6288 Tel:886 3 5643200 http://www.sinotrade.com.tw ¡ CORPORATE WEBSITE [email protected] http://www.eink.com ¡ AUDITORS ¡ HEADQUARTERS, BRANCHES AND PLANT Deloitte & Touche E INK HOLDINGS INC. 20F, Taipei Nan Shan Plaza, No. 100, Songren Rd., Xinyi No. 3, Li-Hsin Road One, HsinChu Science Dist., Taipei 11073, Taiwan Park, HsinChu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C. Tel: 886 2 2725-9988 Tel: 886 3 5643200 http://www.deloitte.com.tw 1 Letter to Shareholders Dear Shareholders, 2018 Business Report In 2018, US-China trade tensions and uctuations in the international nancial markets led to increased uncertainty in the once stable global economy. E Ink's business growth was therefore less than expected, with a consolidated revenue of 14.2 Billion NTD and gross prot of 5.9 Billion NTD in 2018. Despite the slide in our company's annual revenues compared to 2017, gross margin remained steady at 41.7% in 2018. Net prot was 2.61 Billion NTD and earnings per share (EPS) was 2.32 NTD. The Company's core business-ePaper did not achieve expected growth target in 2018. The main reason for this was that the eReader business did not perform as well as expected. The eNote business grew year-on-year due to growth in smart education and hand-writing digital learning , and we expect that eNote business will continues to develop positively. The Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) business applied in new retail market has proved popular with retailers. It is therefore not only growing at a steady pace in the US and European markets, but also rapidly gaining popularity in China market, where it is being quickly adopted by large supermarket chains. As for the Signage business, sustainable smart city polices are being actively implemented around the world. E Ink has continued to work with the eco-system partners to develop the ePaper display application in smart transportation segment. Smart bus stop signs with ePaper display deliver a strong growth momentum with deployment in major global area, including in Europe, America, Japan, Shanghai and Taipei. In terms of new technological developments, the ACeP (Advanced Color ePaper) technology has become even mature now. E Ink is continuing to optimize its cost structure in preparation for stable mass production. ACeP will be targeted at the commercial signage market. ACeP has won the "Outstanding Technology Award" at the "Gold Panel Awards 2018". After years of realizing the sustainable development in the economic, environment and society aspects, E Ink won a trio of top awards at the "11th Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA)" including the "Comprehensive Performance - Top 50" award, the "Corporate Sustainability Report Gold Award" and "Best Performance in a Specic Category - Social Inclusion Award". The awards recognized our efforts in the "application of core product values to expand contributions to society and environmental sustainability." 2019 Business Focus According to the IoT Devices Market Tracker issued by the international research firm IHS Markit, there will be 22.9 billion IoT devices around the world by 2030. With the support of local governments and tech companies around the world, the development of IoT and smart city applications will create business opportunities with tremendous growth potential. Ultra-low power consumption, wireless Internet, wireless power transmission, and sunlight readable display are the key features to realize the development of smart city IoT devices. E Ink will leverage the benets of ePaper technology, including low-power consumption and excellent outdoor readability to work with partners from supply chain and vertical markets to co-create an ePaper ecosystem and promote ePaper applications as the ideal IoT devices in smart cities. Business development: E Ink will continue to focus on two main business areas, Consumer Electronics (CE) and Internet of Things (IoT). The eReader market is now maturing and the trend is towards a large display size of eReder display. Emerging markets will also be targeted for the development of related businesses. The global push towards an eye-friendly learning environment means that eNote will offer advantages such as the ability to store and record learning path and non-backlit display that prevent eye fatigue. The Company will leverage the local government policies and resources to take advantage of the massive business opportunities in the education market. For the IoT business, ESL application in smart retail segment is continuing to grow at a steady pace. Besides, the deployment of ePaper signage in retail premises as well as ePaper applications in the logistics sector are continuously promoted. 2 In addition to the smart bus stop signs with ePaper display, the application is now been rolled out to a number of cities after a long- term development. Technology development: There is a strong demand for battery-free and connectivity solution in retail and logistics sectors. E Ink will continue to invest in Energy Harvesting technology for ePaper to support the development of broader applications. At the same time, R&D and production optimization means yields for exible ePaper have continued to reach new levels. Business management: E Ink will continue to optimize our supply chain management and cost control. Production efciency will be improved through automation to meet customer demands and improve customer satisfaction on delivery services Future Prospects E Ink will continue to leverage the advantage of "ePaper: the ideal display technology for reading, writing and IoT applications" to rene our ePaper technology and manufacturing. We will consolidate the leadership in the electronics industry and realize steady growth by continuing to work with our eco-system partners on the development of new smart ePaper applications. The company's goal is to become a benchmark for sustainable development and contribute to a future that is sustainable, smart and "paper" free. Best regards, Chairman Frank Ko President Johnson Lee 3 2 Company Prole Date of Incorporation June 16, 1992 Company History Established in June 16, 1992 2000 September Capacity reached 18,000 substrate per month. 2000 October Public listing approved by Securities & Futures Institute ((2000)Tai-Cai-Zheng (I) Letter No. 86989). 2001 September Capacity expanded to 36,000 substrate per month. 2001 October Obtained ISO 9001 certication 2002 April Permission granted by MOEA Investment Commission to establish Transcend Optronics (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. as an indirect investment in China through an investment business in a third region. 2002 July Received QS-9000 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and OHSAS 1800 (safety and health) certications 2003 February Ofcially listed as an Emerging Stock with Taipei Exchange on February 14. 2003 October Applied for OTC trading with Taipei Exchange. 2004 January Approved OTC trading with Taipei Exchange. 2004 March Ofcially listed on the Taipei Exchange on March 30. 2004 November Permission granted by MOEA Investment Commission to establish Rich Optronics (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. as an indirect investment in China through an investment business in a third region. 2004 May Contract signed for cooperating with the Philips N.V. ePaper display business. 2006 May Equity reduced by 296,000 shares after rst buyback of treasury stocks. 2007 October U.S. subsidiary established for building U.S. sales network. 2007 May Technology and patent licensing agreement signed with Company A. 2007 November MOU signed to acquire Korean panel manufacture BOE Hydis Technology Co., Ltd. 2008 July Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd. shares were formally purchased on July 4. 2009 June Signed contract with E Ink, an U.S. ePaper manufacture, and its shareholders' representative to acquire 100% of its company shares. 2009 September Signed the revised acquisition and share-swap contracts with E Ink, an U.S. Paper manufacture, and its shareholders' representative. 100% share of E Ink was acquired on December 23 of the same year. 2009 December Hydis subsidiary signed bond purchasing contract, collateral contract, investment contract, and cross-licensing contract with LG Display. 2010 May Permission granted by MOEA Investment Commission to establish Transyang Electronics (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd.