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Ethernity Networks Ltd

(Ethernity or the "Company")

Company registration number: 51-347834-7.

Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2018

Ethernity Networks, headquartered in Israel, provides innovative networking and security solutions on programmable hardware for accelerating telco/cloud networks. Ported onto any FPGA, Ethernity's software offers complete data plane processing with a rich set of networking features, robust security, and a wide range of virtual functions to optimise the network. The Company's ACE-NIC smart network adapters, ENET SoCs, and turnkey network appliances offer best-in-class all-programmable platforms for the telecom, cloud service provider, and enterprise markets offering its customers complete solutions that quickly adapt to their changing needs, improving time-to-market and facilitating the deployment of edge computing, 5G, IoT, and NFV.

The Company's core technology, which is populated on programmable logic, enables delivering data offload functionality at the pace of software development, improves performance and reduces power consumption and latency, therefore facilitating the deployment of virtualization of networking functionality.

David Levi, Chief Executive said "I am now significantly more positive of achieving our planned growth objectives in existing and new market places as I see the growth in interest in the Company's offerings and the opening of materially significant discussions that will lead to the Company making considered headway in 2019 and allow for multiple times growth in 2020 as the solutions pass testing phases by the operators and reach mass deployment."

For further information, please contact:

Ethernity Networks Tel: +972 8 915 0392

David Levi, Chief Executive Officer

Mark Reichenberg, Chief Financial Officer

Arden Partners plc (NOMAD and Broker) Tel: +44 207 614 5900

Tom Price / Benjamin Cryer

Market Abuse Regulation

The information communicated in this Announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 ("MAR"). For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is being made on behalf of the Company by Mark Reichenberg, Chief Financial Officer.

Chairman's Statement

During 2018 Ethernity continued to develop its patented products and technology solutions across a range of applications and related markets in the network and cloud data management arenas.

Specific product and design solutions were delivered during the year resulting in first technology licensing agreements with two Tier1 OEM customers, that will generate recurrent revenue streams due to commence in 2019 and then in following years.

Following on from the previous year, legacy royalty and FPGA income remained low as anticipated during the year due to historic customers not producing revenue from this generation of products. However, going forward licensing income is anticipated to recover in 2019 and this is set out in further detail in the Chief Executive`s Review below.

During the year the management's focus continued on developing the Sales and Marketing and Research and Development team's strength and infrastructure, as the Company deployed resources to support existing customers and to target new business opportunities.

The Company traded in line with expectations for the year with revenue delivery in 2018 being relatively low due to market delays and customer positioning. This is outlined further in the Strategic and Financial Review set out below.

Revenues for 2018 were $1.12m (2017 $1.52m) with gross margin of $0.813m (2017 $1.3m) and operating loss of $2.7m (2017 $0.152m profit) respectively. The Company continued a managed investment programme, investing approximately $4m (2017 $1.95m) in R&D and related expenditure.

At the year end the Company`s cash balance available for working capital and investment for growth was $8.5m (2017 $14.9m). The Company maintains close management of the use of cash resources and the rate of deployment of cash is monitored by management and the Board with a view to adjusting cash utilisation and maintaining cash reserves to meet trading requirements.

Since the year end, Ethernity has continued with its investment programme which is focussed on customer led product and service development directly related to customer relationships. Sales and market opportunities are developed based on a continued presence and profile within the network and data management sectors, where the Company`s IP and technology innovation maintains a considerable profile.

The Board remains conscious of the uncertainties over the timing of the securing of customer orders and receipt of revenues from product sales and licensing transactions. This remains a challenge for the executive management in predicting when substantive revenues and related profits will be earned, including for the current financial year. However, the Board is confident that the Company`s solutions continue to be well received and will translate to significant revenues in the years ahead.

The Board is very appreciative of the considerable efforts of our management and staff, who all work tirelessly towards the development, sales and administrative goals of the Company. I thank them for their continuing hard work and commitment to the Company.

Outlook

It is apparent that 2019 will be another year of challenges to steadily develop customer partnerships and relationships and grow the revenue delivery from a relatively low base. However, the Board is confident that progress will be made during the year and of building value over the longer term for shareholders.

Graham WoolfmanChairman

11 June 2019

Chief Executives Statement

Business and Market Overview

Ethernity Networks operates in a market which is evolving and undergoing significant change. This includes the growing use of FPGA devices for networking appliances and the transition to 5G networks which will provide higher data throughput to users and Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

The Company presents its technology and appliances to OEMs and other partners responsible for integration, delivery and support of overall solutions with embedded Ethernity technology, in FPGA Smart NIC or appliances. The Company has continued to build its R&D and Sales and Marketing infrastructure to enable the Company to move from a technology / IP company to a solutions and complete product provider.

Central to all of Ethernity`s delivery is patented architecture which produces the fundamental ENET code, which has been deployed in 600,000 OEM platforms in broadband, Ethernet Access and mobile markets. This ENET code is embedded into the various solutions, be they licensed products, the FPGA Smart NIC or as part of appliances.

We expect continued progress in the market acceptance of the use of FPGA for networking and security applications in preference to ASIC's. This is evidenced by the initiatives undertaken on the OCP (Open Compute Project) and AT&T. Furthermore, many ASIC Network processors' offerings have been discontinued1, providing many more opportunities for FPGA-based all programmable and cost effective platforms. We are confident that our technology will be a successor to ASIC based NPUs for networking and security appliances.

With our main goal to deliver complete product solutions that will result in generating a targeted 10 times more revenue from each use of our ENET Code technology, we developed the ACENIC FPGA SmartNIC family to target acceleration of Networking Function Virtualization at the telco edge, which is still an evolving market, along with an additional networking appliance for existing markets - including FTTH and Ethernet Access as described below

These two markets are:

• The FTTH (fibre to the home) Broadband deployment with XGSPON, DPU/ONU. We are currently discussing a 10G Passive Optical Network (XGSPON) solution on a central office site. According to Dell'Oro Group, PON has a Total Addressable Market of $7 billion by 2022 and a CAGR of almost 40%.

• The EAD (Ethernet Active Devices) market is a further opportunity for the Company currently under discussion, the product offering being a UEP (Universal Edge Platform) as published on the Company website and in the market place on 29 May 2019.2 Currently we are in discussions for the mass rollout of the UEP with a major US OEM. The existing marketplace for this offering is forecast to reach $1.47 billion in 2021, achieving a 2017-2022 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 percent.

We have addressed the existing appliance market under Current Trading below .

Review of 2018 achievements

I am pleased to report that during the 2nd half of 2018 we succeeded in winning existing Flow Processor FPGA Firmware and Software business with a Tier1 U.S OEM, and signed a contract with a military-avionic Tier1 OEM for a high capacity switch, all integrated on Xilinx's FPGAs Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) devices, with the majority of the revenue from the two licensing deals being recognised during 2019. Furthermore we delivered the Company's ACENIC-100 FPGA Smart NIC, supporting complete router functionality, to a Korean OEM for a Multi access Edge Computing (MEC) platform to be hosted on low cost, low power HPE servers designed to meet the edge compute constraints. The most important licensing revenues come from ongoing recurrent royalties and FPGA that the Company will continue to generate from contracts and wins signed more than 10 years ago. However, the recurrent revenues were badly affected during 2017 and 2018 due to difficulties experienced by three long-standing customers in generating sales from products developed years ago. Whilst in 2019 the revenue from two of the three vendors has recovered and is growing, one of them has ceased operations. In light of this the licensing deals signed with the Tier1 OEMs represents part of the change we anticipate developing into stable recurrent revenue from royalties. Going forward the company intends to focus on Tier1/Tier2 OEMs rather than the small Tier3/4 vendors we dealt with in the past, with the goal being to build stable recurrent revenues from technology licensing.

In conjunction with our long term plan and active projects with major OEMs relating to acceleration of virtualized networking applications for obtaining major market share from FPGA smart NICs for telco cloud business, in which the market is still evolving, our plan is to generate greater value from our existing technology and solutions, by offering complete all programmable networking and security platforms that we target will generate 10 times more revenue for each use of our firmware and software technology. This has been enabled by the following:

• We developed and obtained application software that can run on top of Ethernity's Flow Processor FPGA Firmware;

• We have developed a hardware platform to serve as a Universal Edge Platform (UEP) that will host our field proven flow processor for general edge access deployment with a complete programmable platform; and

• We developed XGSPON technology to serve deployment of fiber to the distribution point (FTdP) , cellular site aggregation and FTTH (Fiber to The Home).

These developments will fuel major revenue streams by delivering complete solutions while the telco cloud business is evolving.

Our ACENIC-100 FPGA SmartNIC offers unique capabilities for telco/cloud edge market by integrating complete router functionality on a NIC to serve as a gateway for multiple virtualized networking appliances such as Security, VPN, Broadband gateway and Internet of things (IoT) aggregation platforms. With the current ongoing discussions and engagements with new potential Tier1 customers, we are extremely positive as to the progress the Company is making to become the leader in delivering networking and security acceleration for various edge virtualized appliances.

Current Trading

Revenue in the year under review was bolstered mainly due to the two new contracts signed in the fourth quarter of 2018 referred to above along with the resultant increase from the recurrent revenue derived from previous ENET flow processor engagement and the licensing deal. The Company is making positive and solid progress towards obtaining major business for its new Universal Edge Platform proposals. With the Release of our FPGA Smart NIC ACENIC-100, we anticipate a greater impact on, and engagement in joint development projects with Tier1 OEMs around the ACENIC-100, that will further fuel our growth in this area.

Furthermore, the Company anticipates concluding agreements with two Tier1 OEMs in the FTTH Broadband deployment and EAD (Ethernet Access Devices) existing markets respectively, with rollout and production plans for the latter portion of 2019, and mass deployment in 2020, along with other initiatives including in 5G networks. This will drive the product into the market along with our FPGA SmartNIC solutions.

The year continued with the bedding down of the infrastructures for R&D and Sales and Marketing as detailed in our IPO plans and the 2018 half year results, with our year to date performance continuing to track the half year as anticipated. We believe that both the Research and Development and Marketing infrastructures are now positioned as we anticipated so as to allow the projected growth.

As anticipated, the building of these teams had a direct effect on our profitability for the 2018 financial year, in support of management's philosophy to build the Company in 2018 so as to achieve future growth in line with the anticipated market growth from 2019 onwards. While we are mindful of the risks posed by the prevailing dynamics and current delays in the macro market, we continue to have a high level of confidence that we are the best positioned company in our market, as evidenced by the new contracts signed and the current discussions with new and existing customers.

Outlook

The Company continues to focus on the development and delivery of its SmartNIC solutions for joint development projects with Tier1 virtualization solutions, that when completed will fuel growth from 2020 onwards. In parallel with this, the Company continues to drive business in existing markets including mobile, broadband, cable and wireless, together with vertical markets such as the avionics and automotive markets, with the goal of generating additional revenues.

Revenues increased in the second half of 2018 over the same period in 2017 due to an increase in activities around licensing deals signed with Tier1 OEMs. This trend has continued into the first quarter of 2019, with revenues materially surpassing the same period of 2018.

In 2020 the Company anticipates commencing the generation of cash flow from trading operations during the second half of the year.

I am now significantly more positive of achieving our planned growth objectives in existing and new market places as I see the growth in interest in the Company's offerings and the opening of materially significant discussions that will lead to the Company making considered headway in 2019 and allow for multiple times growth in 2020 as the solutions pass testing phases by the operators and reach mass deployment.

David LeviChief Executive Officer

11 June 2019

Strategic and Financial Review

Ethernity Networks is a leading innovator of software-defined network processing and security solutions on programmable hardware. The company is currently working to accelerate commercialisation through the launch of its SmartNIC combined with virtualized software solutions, with the focus on Tier1 OEMs. The Company's core technology, which is populated on programmable logic, enables delivering data offload functionality at the pace of software development, improves performance and reduces power consumption and latency, therefore facilitating the deployment of virtualization of networking functionality.

The Market

We live in an age of massive demand for data. Today's devices and associated applications, whether Video on Demand, online gaming, online storage for data backup, or artificial intelligence, require high bandwidth and low latency. Whereas Network Interface Cards (NICs) were once used exclusively for providing a means of transferring data throughout the network, today's focus is not only about connectivity, but also on optimizing the network's agility and efficiency.

SmartNICs have therefore begun to replace traditional NICs as a means of addressing the primary disadvantage of pure software-based networking, that is, price per performance. SmartNICs provide the same I/O functionality between the CPU and the network, while offloading many of the CPUs most taxing data transfer functions as a means of accelerating applications and improving both productivity and cost-efficiency. Moreover, SmartNICs can offer similar programmability to software, only in a hardware-based environment.

SmartNICs are used in a wide variety of markets, ranging from the financial services industry, where exceedingly low latency can be the difference of millions of dollars within microseconds, to the storage market, where remote access to arrays of solid-state drives (SSDs) requires acceleration to deliver such storage services to the network edge and customer premises.

Ethernity's FPGA SmartNICs are especially valuable in the field of edge computing, which has various real-world markets . Whether for the telecom industry's implementation of 5G services to enable the Internet of Things (IoT) and virtual reality or for the automotive industry's experimentation with autonomous cars, FPGA SmartNICs are an absolute necessity to not only transfer data throughout the network quickly and efficiently, but also to offload functions so that CPUs can concentrate on their primary purpose - compute. This provides the acceleration without which such applications could not exist, and the efficiency to make them viable revenue-generators.

FPGAs are the natural hardware solution for NFV as they are flexible, quick to market, efficient, scalable, and come with different size options to serve different markets and solutions. FPGA platforms are being widely deployed in automotive, aerospace, industrial, storage, and networking systems.

The company's FPGA-based Smart NIC delivers on the vision of NFV: to establish open platforms that would enable the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers instead of proprietary hardware platforms and delivering hardware acceleration required to operate virtualized software architecture on COTS FPGA platforms.

Achievements

During 2018, key operational achievements have included the announcement of three new contracts relating to the developments and objectives whereby the Company has moved towards being a solutions provider. These include:

• The Company signed a contract in October 2018 to supply its ENET Switch and Traffic Manager firmware for a North American Tier1 telecommunications OEM. Ethernity has completed the integration of its firmware on the equipment manufacturer's existing fibre-to-the-home optical networking platform for advanced broadband services with 4K video. The contract represents nearly $0.5 million dollars in short-term revenue for Ethernity and, given the popularity of the platform and the size of the OEM, is expected to generate an estimated $2 million in future recurrent revenues from royalty streams over the next 3 years, with additional royalty streams extending thereafter. The agreement between the two companies specifies that Ethernity's solution will be integrated into between 5,000 to 15,000 devices annually for this specific platform, representing about 1 million homes.

Furthermore, thanks to the success of this solution, the parties have already engaged in discussions to apply Ethernity's ENET firmware and software to the customer's broadband switch and router platforms, which, if successfully concluded, would add to the ongoing royalty stream by more than three times the present arrangement.

• The Company signed a contract in November 2018 to supply a Tier1 North American aviation and defence OEM with its ENET Switch/Router firmware and software. Ethernity will integrate its firmware on the customer's FPGA-based avionics platform. The contract represents $400,000 in short-term revenue with additional future recurrent revenues from royalty streams.

• Further to a contract with a Korean OEM signed in June 2018 that specified the final delivery of a customised solution on FPGA, embedding Ethernity's rich networking features including hierarchical QoS, flow classification, protocol offloading, and routing, the Company announced on January 16, 2019 that it had successfully completed delivery of its 100Gbps ACE-NIC100 FPGA SmartNIC to the Korean OEM.

• The ACE-NIC100 will be incorporated into commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers that come with fewer CPU cores compared to regular data centre servers, resulting in significant power and cost reduction. The combination of the powerful ACE-NIC100 with edge-optimized COTS servers deliver a high-performance yet affordable and energy efficient platform, ideal for network edge virtualization.

Financial Performance

As stated in our interim results to 30 June 2018, the adoption of the new networking virtualization market in which we operate was delayed by some 12 months, which trend continues, and our trading results, as a consequence, reflect this delay and are in line with expectations.

The Company continues to operate in line with its budgeted cost base and R&D expense allocation and is forecasting to generate positive cash flows from operating activities during 2020. Whilst this continues to be reviewed and adjusted where appropriate, R&D activity and related expenditure remains focused on new product developments aligned with the market and customer requirements.

Key financial results

Revenue Analysis

Revenues for the twelve months ended 31 December 2018 declined by 35% to $1.123m (2017: $1.519m). Whilst this result may seem disappointing, given the first six months revenue of $441k which continued the downward trend across both halves of 2017 resulting mainly from a decline of recurrent revenue from previous engagements, the second six months of 2018 represents a major change in securing lucrative technology licensing deals with Tier1's that will generate ongoing recurrent revenue in the years to come. Along with the first contract of our ACENIC100, in the second half of 2018, this shows a recovery in revenues compared to the first and second six months of 2017 as well as the first six months of 2018.

Margins

Gross margins remained above the anticipated 50% level that the Company models its forecasts on with the 2018 gross margin being 72.31% as compared to 85.8% in 2017. As always, the gross margin will vary according to the revenue mix as Royalty and Design Win revenues achieve an approximate 100% gross margin before any sales commissions are accounted for.

During the 2018 financial year, sales commissions of $76,187 (2017 $nil) were paid and charged to cost of sales. Excluding these, the gross profit on revenues for 2018 would have been 79.1% compared to 85.8% for 2017.

Operating Costs

Operating costs increased as planned primarily due to greater Sales & Marketing expenses, R&D expenses and the annualised costs related to becoming a listed company as previously highlighted. The Company has, along with the continued planned expansion during 2018 focussing on its SmartNIC, established the infrastructure to enable it to achieve the goals of 2019 and beyond.

Some of the increases in costs can be attributed, amongst other things to;

• An increase in the amortization charge of the Intangible Asset of $206,660 to $322,724 (2017 $116,064)

• Foreign exchange gains relating to translation differences at the end of the year of $23,235 (2017 loss of $127,790)

• The provision for a doubtful debt of $32,320 and €21,000 for a customer that was placed under administration during January 2019 and the outcome of which remains uncertain.

• A further provision of $75,000 against amounts charged to a Russian customer in 2017 that is awaiting payment from their customer, a Russian government entity. Due to the major delay in payment it was felt prudent to create this provision.

• Increases in costs relating to the expanded business and costs being fully annualised compared to 2017 as follows:

a. Listed company costs increased by $162,283

b. Independent director fees increased by $91,527

c. Marketing and Selling salary and consultants costs increased by $816,501

d. Research and Development costs after providing for capitalisation of R&D and amortisation charges increased by $257,711, with gross R&D staff employment costs before capitalisation increasing by $1,836,174

e. Amortisation charges of the intangible asset increased by $206,660

Operating Loss and Net Comprehensive Loss for the Year

After taking the above into account, the Operating Profit for the year was in line with expectations. The operating profit in 2017 of $152,219 was a result of the inclusion of the European Union Grant received in 2017 of $203,618 as "Other Income" not repeated in 2018 and includes in 2018 a marketing grant received via the Israeli Ministry of Economics and Industry of $104,105.

The Net loss for the year was reduced due to gross interest earned in 2018 on the cash management of funds of $210,340 (2017 $69,472).

In summary, other than the provisions for bad debts and provision against the delayed payments by a customer, gross revenues for 2018 of $1,124m (2017 $1.519m), gross margins of $812,513 (2017 $1,304m) and the net loss of $2,547m (2017 net income $159,471) were in line with our expectations for the year.

Balance Sheet

The balance sheet strength of the Company remains sound with substantial cash reserves in place to meet the investment activities and operating requirements of the business.

The net cash utilised and cash reserves are carefully monitored by the Board, who are satisfied that the cash resources remain sufficient to meet the current and future requirements. Cash utilised in operating activities for the year is $2,155,378 as anticipated (2017 $437,249) with the cash spend being directed in the main toward the Sales and Marketing and R&D infrastructure. Cash reserves remained positive at $8,557,524 including financial instruments as of 31 December 2018, (2017 $14,950,578) and in line with forecast outcomes.

Short term borrowings of $133,497 (2017 $nil) arose due to timing differences in relation to access to notice deposits, requiring a 30 day facility to meet immediate cash requirements. This was closed off at 31 January 2019 when term deposits fell due.

The Intangible Asset on the Balance Sheet at a carrying value of $6,869,815 (2017 $3,170,553) is a result of the Company having adopted from 2015, the provisions of IAS38 relating to the recognition of Development Expenses. The useful life and the amortization method of each of the intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed at least at each financial year end. If the expected useful life of an asset differs from the previous estimate, the amortization period is changed accordingly. Such change is accounted for as a change in accounting estimate in accordance with IAS 8. The Company undertook a comprehensive internal modelling exercise to assess the fair value of the Intangible Asset and based on this Management are in their view, satisfied with the continued practice of capitalising costs in terms of IAS38.

Other than that as discussed above, there are no items on the Balance Sheet that warrant further discussion outside of the disclosures made in the Annual Financial Statements.

David Levi Mark ReichenbergChief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer

11 June 2019 11 June 2019

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS

ETHERNITY NETWORKS LTD. (hereinafter: the "Company"), was incorporated in Israel on the 15th of December 2003 as Neracore Ltd. The Company changed its name to ETHERNITY NETWORKS LTD. on the 10th of August 2004.

The Company develops and delivers high-end network processing technology for Carrier Ethernet switching, including broadband access, mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet demarcation and data centres. The Company's customers are situated throughout the world.

In June 2017 the Company completed an Initial Public Offering ("IPO") together with being admitted to trading on the AIM Stock Exchange and issued 10,714,286 ordinary shares at a price of GBP 1.40 per share, for a total consideration of approximately $19,444,000 (GBP 15,000,000) before underwriting and issuance expenses. Total net proceeds from the issuance amounted to approximately $17,800,000.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following accounting policies have been consistently applied in the preparation and presentation of these financial statements for all of the periods presented, unless otherwise stated. In 2018, new standards and amendments became effective but they had no material effect on the financial statements.

A. Basis of presentation of the financial statements and statement of compliance with IFRS

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (hereinafter - "IFRS"), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").

The financial information has been prepared on the historical cost basis.

The Company has elected to present profit or loss items using the function of expense method. Additional information regarding the nature of the expenses is included in the notes to the financial statements.

The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 (including comparative amounts) were approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 11 June 2019.

B. Use of significant accounting estimates and assumptions and judgements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make accounting estimates and assessments that involve use of judgment and that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, the amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the accounting policies adopted by the Company. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on prior experiences, various facts, external items and reasonable assumptions in accordance with the circumstances related to each assumption.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

Regarding significant judgements and estimate uncertainties, see Note 3.

C. Functional and presentation currency

The Company prepares its financial statements on the basis of the principal currency and economic environment in which it operates (hereinafter - the "functional currency").

The Company's financial statements are presented in US dollars ("US$") which constitutes the functional currency of the Company and the presentation currency of the Company.

D. Foreign currency transactions and balances

Specifically identifiable transactions denominated in foreign currency are recorded upon initial recognition at the exchange rates prevailing on the date of the transaction. Exchange rate differences deriving from the settlement of monetary items, at exchange rates that are different than those used in the initial recording during the period, or than those reported in previous financial statements, are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income in the year of settlement of the monetary item. Other profit or loss items are translated at average exchange rates for the relevant financial year.

Assets and liabilities denominated in or linked to foreign currency are presented on the basis of the representative rate of exchange as of the date of the statement of financial position (spot exchange rate as published by the Bank of Israel).

Exchange rate differentials are recognised in the financial statements when incurred, as part of financing expenses or financing income, as applicable.

The exchange rates as at the 31st of December, of one unit of foreign currency to each US dollar, were:

E. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, call deposits and highly liquid investments, including short-term bank deposits (with original maturity dates of up to three months from the date of deposit), that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in their fair value and which do not have restrictions as to what it may be used for.

F. Property and equipment

Property and equipment items are presented at cost, less accumulated depreciation and net of accrued impairment losses. Cost includes, in addition to the acquisition cost, all of the costs that can be directly attributed to the bringing of the item to the location and condition necessary for the item to operate in accordance with the intentions of management.

The residual value, useful life span and depreciation method of fixed asset items are tested at least at the end of the fiscal year and any changes are treated as changes in accounting estimate.

Depreciation is calculated on the straight‑line method, based on the estimated useful life of the fixed asset item or of the distinguishable component, at annual depreciation rates as follows:

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term (including any extension option held by the Company and intended to be exercised) and the expected life of the improvement.

Depreciation of an asset ceases at the earlier of the date that the asset is classified as held for sale and the date that the asset is derecognised. An asset is derecognised on disposal or when no further economic benefits are expected from its use.

G. Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the income for the period applicable to Ordinary Shares by the weighted average number of shares of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the period. Securities that may participate in dividends with the Ordinary Shares (such as the Preferred Shares) were included in the computation of basic earnings per share using the two class method.

In computing diluted earnings per share, basic earnings per share are adjusted to reflect the potential dilution that could occur upon the exercise of options or warrants issued or granted using the "treasury stock method" and upon the conversion of Preferred Shares (until the first half of 2017) using the "if-converted method", if the effect of each of such financial instruments is dilutive.

H. Severance pay liability

The Company's liability for severance pay pursuant Israel's Severance Pay Law is based on the last monthly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of years of employment, as of the date of severance.

Pursuant to section 14 of Severance Pay Law, which covers the Company's employees, monthly deposits with insurance companies release the Company from any future severance obligations in respect of those employees (defined contribution). Deposits under section 14 are recorded as an expense in the Company's statement of comprehensive income.

I. Research and development expenses

Expenditures on the research phase of projects to develop new products and processes are recognised as an expense as incurred.

Development activities involve a plan or a design for the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development costs that are directly attributable to a project's development phase are recognised as intangible assets, provided they meet the following recognition requirements:

• the development costs can be measured reliably

• the project is technically and commercially feasible

• the Company intends to and has sufficient resources to complete the project

• the Company has the ability to use or sell the developed asset

• the developed asset will generate probable future economic benefits. Development costs not meeting these criteria for capitalisation are expensed as incurred.

Directly attributable costs include employee costs incurred on software development along with an appropriate portion of relevant overheads and borrowing costs.

An intangible asset that was capitalized but not available for use, is not amortised and is subject to impairment testing once a year or more frequently if indications exist that there may be a decline in the value of the asset until the date on which it becomes available for use.

The amortisation of an intangible asset begins when the asset is available for use, i.e., it is in the location and condition needed for it to operate in the manner intended by management. The development asset is amortised on the straight-line method, over its estimated useful life, which is estimated to be ten years.

The useful life and the amortisation method of each of the intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed at least at each financial year end. If the expected useful life of an asset differs from the previous estimate, the amortisation period is changed accordingly. Such change is accounted for as a change in accounting estimate in accordance with IAS 8.

J. Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item (such as research and development of an intangible asset), it is recognised as 'other income' on a systematic basis over the periods that the costs, which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

Where the grant relates to an asset (such as development expenses that were recognised as an intangible asset), it is recognised a deduction of the related asset.

Grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority of the Ministry of Economy (hereinafter - the "IIA") in respect of research and development projects are accounted for as forgivable loans according to IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance.

Grants received from the IIA are recognised as a liability according to their fair value on the date of their receipt, unless on that date it is reasonably certain that the amount received will not be refunded. The fair value is calculated using a discount rate that reflects a market rate of interest at the date of initial recognition. The difference between the amount received and the fair value on the date of receiving the grant is recognised as a deduction from the cost of the related asset or as other income, as applicable.

The amount of the liability is re-examined each period, and any changes in the present value of the cash flows discounted at the original interest rate of the grant are recognised in profit or loss.

The difference between the amount received and the fair value on the date of receiving the grant is recognised as a deduction of research and development expenses.

Grants which do not include an obligation to pay royalties are recognised as a deduction of the related asset or as other income, as applicable (See Note 22).

K. Financial instruments

The accounting policy for financial instruments until December 31, 2017, is as follows:

Recognition, initial measurement and derecognition

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument and are measured initially at fair value adjusted for transaction costs, except for those carried at fair value through profit or loss which are measured initially at fair value. Subsequent measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities is described below.

Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred. A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires.

Classification and subsequent measurement of financial assets

For the purpose of subsequent measurement financial assets are classified into the following categories upon initial recognition:

• Loans and receivables

• Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

• Held-to-maturity (HTM) investments

• Available-for-sale (AFS) financial assets

All financial assets except for those at FVTPL are reviewed for impairment at least at each reporting date to identify whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. Different criteria to determine impairment are applied for each category of financial assets, which are described below.

All income and expenses relating to financial assets that are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income are presented within financing expenses or financing income (except for impairment of trade receivables which is presented within general and administrative expenses).

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and most other receivables fall into this category of financial instruments. Individually significant receivables are considered for impairment when they are past due or when other objective evidence is received that a specific counterparty will default. Receivables that are not considered to be individually impaired are reviewed for impairment in groups, which are determined by reference to the industry and region of the counterparty and other shared credit risk characteristics. The impairment loss estimate is then based on recent historical counterparty default rates for each identified group.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined in respect of specific debts whose collection, in the opinion of the Company's management, is doubtful.

Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets at FVTPL include financial assets that are either classified as held for trading or that meet certain conditions and are designated at FVTPL upon initial recognition. All derivative financial instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments, for which hedge accounting requirements apply. Assets in this category are measured at fair value with profits or losses recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. The fair values of financial assets in this category are determined by reference to active market transactions or using a valuation technique where no active market exists.

During the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company did not have any assets held for trading and no assets were voluntarily classified to FVTPL category.

Classification and subsequent measurement of financial liabilities

The Company's financial liabilities include borrowings, trade payables, other payables, IIA royalty liability and derivative financial instruments. Financial liabilities are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method except for derivatives and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, which are carried subsequently at fair value with profits or losses recognised in the statement of comprehensive income (other than derivative financial instruments that are designated and effective as hedging instruments). All interest-related charges and, if applicable, changes in an instruments fair value that are reported in the statement of comprehensive income, are included within finance costs or finance income.

Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments (including embedded derivatives that were separated from the host contract - see Note 12) were accounted for at FVTPL except for derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedge relationships, which require a specific accounting treatment. To qualify for hedge accounting, the hedging relationship must meet several strict conditions with respect to documentation, probability of occurrence of the hedged transaction and hedge effectiveness.

The Company did not designate derivatives as hedging instruments in the periods presented in these financial statements.

Derivatives embedded in host contracts are accounted for as separate derivatives if their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to those of the host contracts and the host contracts are not held-for- trading or designated at fair value though profit or loss. These embedded derivatives are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Reassessment only occurs if there is a change in the terms of the contract that significantly modifies the cash flows that would otherwise be required or a reclassification of a financial asset out of the fair value through profit or loss.

During the reporting period, the entire amount of a warrant liability (a derivative which was separated from a host contract) was derecognised to profit or loss (see also Note 12)

The accounting policy applied commencing from 1 January 2018

1. Classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities

Initial recognition and measurement

The Company initially recognizes trade receivables on the date that they are originated. All other financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized on the date on which the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. As a rule, a financial asset or a financial liability are initially measured at fair value with the addition, for a financial asset or a financial liability that are not presented at fair value through profit or loss, of transaction costs that can be directly attributed to the acquisition or the issuance of the financial asset or the financial liability. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component are initially measured at the price of the related transaction.

Financial assets - subsequent classification and measurement

On initial recognition, financial assets are classified to measurement at amortized cost.

Financial assets are not reclassified in subsequent periods, unless, and only to the extent that the Company changes its business model for the management of financial debt assets, in which case the affected financial debt assets are reclassified at the beginning of the reporting period following the change in the business model.

A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if it meets the two following cumulative conditions and is not designated for measurement at fair value through profit or loss:

• The objective of the entity's business model is to hold the financial asset to collect the contractual cash flows; and

• The contractual terms of the financial asset create entitlement on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

The Company has balances of trade and other receivables and deposits that are held under a business model the objective of which is collection of the contractual cash flows. The contractual cash flows in respect of such financial assets comprise solely payments of principal and interest that reflects consideration for the time-value of the money and the credit risk. Accordingly, such financial assets are measured at amortized cost.

Financial assets at amortized cost

In subsequent periods, these assets are measured at amortized cost, using the effective interest method and net of impairment losses. Interest income, currency exchange gains or losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Any gains or losses on derecognition are also carried to profit or loss.

2. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

In subsequent periods, these assets are measured at fair value. Net gains and losses are carried to profit or loss.

Financial liabilities - classification, subsequent measurement and gains and losses

Financial liabilities are classified to measurement at amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are measured at fair value, and any net gains and losses, including any interest expenses, are recognized in profit or loss. Other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost in subsequent periods, using the effective interest method. Interest expenses and currency exchange gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss. Any gains or losses on derecognition are also carried to profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognized when the contractual obligation of the Company expires or when it is discharged or canceled. Additionally, a significant amendment of the terms of an existing financial liability, or an exchange of debt instruments having substantially different terms, between an existing borrower and lender, are accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability at fair value.

The difference between the carrying amount of the extinguished financial liability and the consideration paid (including any other non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed), is recognized in profit or loss. In the event of a non-material modification of terms (or exchange of debt instruments), the new cash flows are discounted at the original effective interest rate and the difference between the present value of financial liability under the new terms and the present value of the original financial liability is recognized in profit or loss.

3. Impairment

Financial assets and contract assets

The Company creates a provision for expected credit losses in respect of:

• Contract assets (as defined in IFRS 15).

• Financial assets measured at amortized cost.

The Company has elected to measure the provision for expected credit losses in respect of trade receivables, contract assets at an amount that is equal to the credit losses expected over the life of the instrument.

In assessing whether the credit risk of a financial asset has significantly increased since initial recognition and in assessing expected credit losses, the Company takes into consideration information that is reasonable and verifiable, relevant and attainable at no excessive cost or effort. Such information comprises quantitative and qualitative information, as well as an analysis, based on the past experience of the Company and the reported credit assessment, and contains forward-looking information.

Measurement of expected credit losses

Expected credit losses represent a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured at the present value of the difference between the cash flows to which the Company is entitled under the contract and the cash flows that the Company expects to receive.

Expected credit losses are discounted at the effective interest rate of the financial asset.

Financial assets impaired by credit risk

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether financial assets that are measured at amortized cost have become impaired by credit risk. A financial asset is impaired by credit risk upon the occurrence of one or more of the events that adversely affect the future cash flows estimated for such financial asset.

L. Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation transactions that are settled by equity instruments that were executed with employees or others who render similar services, are measured at the date of the grant, based on the fair value of the granted equity instrument. This amount is recorded as an expense in profit or loss with a corresponding credit to equity, over the period during which the entitlement to exercise or to receive the equity instruments vests.

For purposes of estimating the fair value of the granted equity instruments, the Company takes into consideration conditions which are not vesting conditions (or vesting conditions that are performance conditions which constitute market conditions). Non-market performance and service conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest. The total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions are to be satisfied. At the end of each reporting period, an estimate is made of the number of instruments expected to vest. Grants that are contingent upon vesting conditions (including performance conditions that are not market conditions) which are not ultimately met are not recognised as an expense. A change in estimate regarding prior periods is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income over the vesting period.

Share-based payment transactions settled by equity instruments executed with other service providers are measured at the date the services were received, based on the estimated fair value of the services or goods received, unless their value cannot be reliably estimated. In such a case, the transaction is measured by estimating the fair value of the granted equity instruments. This amount is carried as an expense or is capitalized to the cost of an asset, based on the nature of the transaction. Share based compensation amounts related to grants that were forfeited, are reclassified to Share Premium.

M. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair value measurement is based on the assumption that the transaction will take place in the asset's or the liability's principal market, or in the absence of a principal market. In the most advantageous market.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

Fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its best use.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value. Maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities measured at fair value or for which fair value is disclosed are categorized into levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement:

• Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

• Level 2 - pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.

· Level 3 - pricing inputs are unobservable for the non-financial asset or liability and only used when there is little, if any, market activity for the non-financial asset or liability at the measurement date. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. Level 3 inputs are considered as the lowest priority within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of the short-term liability relating to the warrants and options issued, fell under this category.

N. Off-set of financial instruments

Financial instruments and financial liabilities are presented in the statements of financial position at their net value if the Company has a legal and enforceable right of offset and the Company intends on settling the asset and the liability on a net basis or simultaneously.

O. Transactions with controlling shareholders

Transactions with controlling shareholders are recognised at fair value. Any difference between the fair value and the original terms of the transaction, represent capital contribution or dividend, as applicable and accordingly, carried to equity.

P. Revenue recognition

The Company generates revenues mainly from sales of programmable devices ("FPGA") that embed intellectual property ("IP") developed by the Company, or IP developed by the Company together with software application tools, to assist its customers to design their own systems based on the Company IP.

The accounting policy for revenue recognition until December 31, 2017 was as follows:

Revenues were measured in accordance with the fair value of the consideration received or receivable in respect of sales supplied in the ordinary course of business, net of returns, rebates and discounts.

1. Sales of goods

Revenues from programmable devices were recognised when all of the following conditions are met:

• The Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods to the purchasers. Such condition is usually met on delivery of the goods, however, when a sales contract gives the customer the right, for a specified period after delivery, to accept or reject goods, revenue recognition does not occur until the earlier of customer acceptance and expiry of the acceptance period;

• The Company does not retain continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

• The amount of the revenues can be measured reliably. The amount of the revenue is not considered as being reliably measured until all the conditions relating to the transaction are met. The Company based its estimates on past experience, considering the type of customer, type of transaction and special details of each arrangement;

• It is probable that the economic benefits that are associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and

• The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

2. Contracts with milestone payments

Certain contracts with major customers are structured to provide the Company with payment upon the achievements of certain predefined milestones which might include development of new product offerings or new features of existing products such as programmable devices ("design tools").

If payments under the contract are dependent upon the achievement of certain milestones, the revenue is not recognised until the relevant milestone has been achieved (as agreed between the Company and the customer), provided that the contract does not provide cancellation rights to the customer that would require the repayment of any amounts received.

Amounts received prior to achieving a predefined milestone, including up-front payments, are deferred and presented as deferred revenues until the achievement of the related milestone.

Amounts received under contracts that allow the customer, for a specified period after delivery, acceptance or cancellation rights, are deferred and presented as deferred revenues until the earlier of, the customer formal acceptance, or, the expiry of the acceptance or cancellation period. As at 31 December 2017 no amounts were required to be presented as deferred revenues.

Contract costs are recognised in the period in which they are incurred.

3. Multiple element transactions

In certain instances, the Company enters into an agreement to sell programmable devices together with the development of new product offerings or new features of existing products ("design tools").

In those cases, the Company allocates the consideration received to the different elements and the revenues are recognised in respect of each element separately. Accordingly, revenue allocated to design tools elements are recognised upon achievement of milestones as described above. Revenue allocated to programmable devices elements are recognised upon delivery, after all of the above criteria (under sales of goods) are met. An element constitutes a separate accounting unit if and only if it has a separate value to the customer. Revenue from each element is recognised when the criteria for revenue recognition have been met (as described above) and only to the extent of the consideration that is not contingent upon the completion or performance of future services in the contract.

4. Revenue from royalties

Royalty revenue is recognised on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant transaction with the customer. Such revenues are recognised provided the amount of the revenues can be measured reliably and it is considered probable that the economic benefits that are associated with the transaction will flow through to the Company. Royalties are received on the sales of third parties that are based on IP developed by the Company. Royalties are calculated from royalty reports delivered to the Company on a quarterly basis.

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B. Accounting policy applied commencing from 1 January 2018

The Company recognises revenue when customer obtains control over the promised goods or services. The revenue is measured according to the amount of the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or services promised to the customer.

Identification of the contract

The Company treats a contract with a customer only where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

1. The parties to the contract have approved the contract (in writing, orally or according to other customary business practices) and they are committed to satisfying their obligations thereunder;

2. The Company is able to identify the rights of each party in relation to the goods or services that are to be transferred;

3. The Company is able to identify the payment terms for the goods or services that are to be transferred;

4. The contract has commercial substance (i.e., the entity's risk, timing and amount of future cash flows are expected to change as result of the contract); and

5. It is probable that the consideration to which the Company is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services transferred to the customer will be collected.

Identification of performance obligations

On the contract's inception date the Company assesses the goods or services promised in the contract with the customer and identifies as a performance obligation any promise to transfer to the customer one of the following:

1. Goods or services that are distinct; or

2. A series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer.

The Company identifies goods or services promised to the customer as being distinct when the customer can benefit from the goods or services on their own or in conjunction with other readily available resources and the Company's promise to transfer the goods or services to the customer separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. In order to examine whether a promise to transfer goods or services is separately identifiable, the Company examines whether it is providing a significant service of integrating the goods or services with other goods or services promised in the contract into one integrated outcome that is the purpose of the contract.

Determination of the transaction price

The transaction price is the amount of the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or services promised to the customer, other than amounts collected for third parties. The Company takes into account the effects of all the following elements when determining the transaction price; variable consideration, the existence of a significant financing component, non-cash consideration, and consideration payable to the customer.

Variable consideration

The transaction price includes fixed amounts and amounts that may change as a result of discounts, credits, price concessions, incentives, penalties, claims and disputes and contract modifications where the consideration in their respect has not yet been agreed to by the parties.

The Company includes the amount of the variable consideration, or part of it, in the transaction price only when it is considered highly probable that its inclusion will not result in a significant revenue reversal in the future when the uncertainty has been subsequently resolved. At the end of each reporting period and if necessary, the Company revises the amount of the variable consideration included in the transaction price.

Satisfaction of performance obligations

Revenue is recognised when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over promised goods or services to the customer, as applicable.

Contract costs

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer, such as sales fees to agents, are recognised as an asset when the Company is likely to recover these costs. Costs to obtain a contract that would have been incurred regardless of the contract are recognised as an expense as incurred, unless the customer can be billed for those costs.

Costs incurred to fulfill a contract with a customer and that are not covered by another standard are recognised as an asset when they: relate directly to a contract the Company can specifically identify; they generate ore enhance resources of the Company that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future; and they are expected to be recovered. In any other case the costs are recognised as an expense as incurred.

Capitalized costs are amortised in the statement of income on a systematic basis that is consistent with the pattern of transfer of the goods or services to which the asset relates.

In every reporting period, the Company examines whether the carrying amount of the asset recognised as aforesaid exceeds the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for the goods or services to which the asset relates, less the costs directly attributable to the provision of these goods or services that were not recognised as expenses, and if necessary an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of income.

Contract modification

A contract modification is a change in the scope or price (or both) of a contract that was approved by the parties to the contract. A contract modification can be approved in writing, orally or be implied by customary business practices.

When a contract modification has not yet been approved by the parties, the Company continues to recognise revenues according to the existing contract, while disregarding the contract modification, until the date the contract modification is approved or the contract modification is legally enforceable.

The Company accounts for a contract modification as an adjustment of the existing contract since the remaining goods or services after the contract modification are not distinct and therefore constitute a part of one performance obligation that is partially satisfied on the goods that are expected to be returned, instead of revenue, the Company recognises a refund liability. A right of return asset (and corresponding adjustment to cost of sales) is also recognised for the right to recover products from a customer, date of the contract modification. The effect of the modification on the transaction price and on the rate of progress towards full satisfaction of the performance obligation is recognised as an adjustment to revenues (increase or decrease) on the date of the contract modification, meaning on a catch-up basis.

Sales of goods

Revenues from sale of programmable devices are recognised at the point in time when control of the asset is transferred to the customer, generally on delivery of the devices.

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Certain contracts provide a customer with a right to return the goods within a specified period. The Company uses the expected value method to estimate the goods that will not be returned because this method best predicts the amount of variable consideration to which the Company will be entitled. The requirements in IFRS 15 on constraining estimates of variable consideration are applied with respect to arrangements that provides such right of return, in order to determine the amount of variable consideration that can be included in the transaction price. Accordingly, the Company recognize amounts subject to right of return only if it is highly probable that there will not be a significant reversal of revenues if the estimate of expected returns changes. As of December 31, 2018, there was no significant amount of goods that were subject to right of return.

Contracts with milestone payments

Certain contracts with major customers are structured to provide the Company with payment upon the achievements of certain predefined milestones which might include development of new product offerings ore new features of existing products such as programmable devices ("design tools").

Management has determined that the performance obligation under such arrangements is satisfied over time.

As payments under the contract are dependent upon the Company's achievement of certain milestones, and as the payments are generally designed to depict the Company's performance under the arrangements, the Company measures progress toward satisfying the performance obligation based on the results actually achieved (i.e. the achievements of milestones) using the output method. Amounts received (including up-front payments), which relate to milestones that were non achieved yet, are deferred and presented as deferred revenues.

Multiple element transactions

Some of the Company's contracts with customers contain multiple performance obligations. For these contracts, we account for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Company determine the standalone selling prices based on our overall pricing objectives, taking into consideration market conditions and other factors.

Revenues are then recognized for each separate performance obligations - sales of goods or designed tools, based on the criteria described in the above paragraph.

Revenue from royalties

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E. The Company is entitled to royalties based on sales by third parties, of products which consist IP developed by the Company.

F. For arrangements that include such sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license of the IP developed by the company is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied), or (ii) when the related sales occur.

G. Accordingly, revenues from royalties are recognized based on the actual sales of products as reported to the Company on a quarterly basis.

Q. Income taxes

Taxes on income in the statement of comprehensive income comprise current and deferred taxes. Deferred taxes are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that the tax arises from items which are recognised directly in other comprehensive income or in equity. In such cases, the tax effect is also recognised in the relevant item.

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that the underlying tax loss or deductible temporary difference will be utilised against future taxable income. This is assessed based on the Company's forecast of future operating results, adjusted for significant non-taxable income and expenses and specific limits on the use of any unused tax loss or credit. (See also Note 25).

Deferred tax assets are presented in the statement of financial position as non-current assets.

R. Operating cycle

The normal operating cycle of the Company is a twelve-month period ending in December of each year.

S. Impairment testing of other intangible assets and property and equipment

For impairment assessment purposes, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are largely independent cash inflows (cash-generating units). As a result, some assets are tested individually for impairment and some are tested at cash-generating unit level.

An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's (or cash-generating unit's) carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-use. To determine the value-in-use, management estimates expected future cash flows from each asset or cash-generating unit and determines a suitable discount rate in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. The data used for impairment testing procedures are directly linked to the Company's latest approved budget, adjusted as necessary to exclude the effects of future reorganisations and asset enhancements. Discount factors are determined individually for each cash-generating unit and reflect current market assessments of the time value of money and asset-specific risk factors.

T. Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares issued by the Company which do not meet the definition of financial liability or financial asset, were recognised as part of equity on the basis of the consideration received in respect thereof, net of costs attributed directly to the issue.

U. Equity and reserves

Share capital represents the nominal par value of shares that have been issued.

Share premium includes any premiums received on issue of share capital. Any transaction costs associated with the issuing of shares are deducted from share premium, net of any related income tax benefits.

V. Provisions, contingent assets and contingent liabilities

Provisions for legal disputes, onerous contracts or other claims are recognised when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic resources will be required and amounts can be estimated reliably. Timing or amount of the outflow may still be uncertain.

No liability is recognised if an outflow of economic resources as a result of present obligations is not probable. Such situations are disclosed as contingent liabilities unless the outflow of resources is remote.

Provisions are measured at the estimated expenditure required to settle the present obligation, based on the most reliable evidence available at the reporting date, including the risks and uncertainties associated with the present obligation. Where there are a number of similar obligations, the likelihood that an outflow will be required in settlement is determined by considering the class of obligations as a whole. Provisions are discounted to their present values, where the time value of money is material.

Any reimbursement that the Company is virtually certain to collect from a third party with respect to the obligation is recognised as a separate asset. However, this asset may not exceed the amount of the related provision.

W. New and revised standards that are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018

IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'

IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' and the related 'Clarifications to IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers' (hereinafter referred to as 'IFRS 15') replace IAS 18 'Revenue', IAS 11 'Construction Contracts', and several revenue-related Interpretations. The new Standard has been applied retrospectively without restatement, with the cumulative effect of initial application recognised as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at 1 January 2018. In accordance with the transition guidance, IFRS 15 has only been applied to contracts that are incomplete as at 1 January 2018.

The Standards presents a new five-step model for the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers:

1. Identifying the contract with the customer.

2. Identifying separate performance obligations in the contract.

3. Determining the transaction price.

4. Allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations.

5. Recognizing revenue when the performance obligations are satisfied.

The adoption of IFRS 15 did not have material impact on the Company's revenue streams and selling contracts, the financial reporting and disclosers and on the business processes, control and systems. Thus, the adoption of IFRS 15 did not have material impact on the financial statement.

Presented in Note 2.P. are the principals of the new revenue recognition accounting policy, commencing on 1 January 2018, as applied following the adoption of IFRS 15.

IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'

The new standard for financial instruments (IFRS 9) replaced IAS 39 'financial Instrument: Recognition and Measurement'. It makes major changes to the previous guidance on the classification and measurement of financial assets and introduces an 'expected credit loss' model for the impairment of financial assets.

IFRS 9 also contains new requirements on the application of hedge accounting. The newrequirements look to align hedge accounting more closely with entities' risk management activities by increasing the eligibility of both hedged items and hedging instruments and introducing a more principles-based approach to assessing hedge effectiveness.

The following areas identified as the most impact by the application of IFRS9:

· The classification and measurement of the Company's financial assets. Management holds financial assets to hold and collect the associated cash flows. However, management has determined that the majority of financial assets held by Company as the adoption date (including the Company's major investment in short term deposit) are eligible to be accounted for at amortised cost in accordance with the previous IFRS. Accordingly, the new guidance did not affect the classification and measurement of these financial assets.

· The impairment of financial assets applying the expected credit loss model. This applies to the Company's trade receivables and other short term investments in debt-type assets that were previously classified as 'Loan and Receivable'. For contract assets that will arise from IFRS 15 and trade receivables, the Company determined to apply a simplified model of recognizing lifetime expected credit losses as these items do not have a significant financing component.

The new standard also introduces expanded requirements and changes in presentation. These are expected to change the nature and extent of the Company's disclosures about financial instruments in its annual financial instruments.

The Company applied IFRS 9, retrospectively from 1 January 2018, with the practical expedients permitted under the standard. Comparative for 2017 were not be restated.

The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

X. Standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards that are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Company 

IFRS 16 'Leases'

IFRS 16 will replace IAS 17 'Leases' and three related interpretations. It completes the IASB's long running project to overhaul lease accounting. in accordance with IFRS 16, Leases will be recorded in the statement of financial position in the form of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability to pay rental. Two important reliefs provided by IFRS 16, are for assets of low value and short-term leases of less than 12 months. Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance expenses, whereas the finance expenses is charged to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a straight-ling basis.

The accounting for lessors will not significantly change.

In order to determine the impact of IFRS 16, the Company is required to perform a fill review of all agreements in order to assess whether any additional contracts will now become a lease under IFRS 16's new definition. The Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease based on whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

IFRS 16 is effective from periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. Early adoption is permitted;however, the Company has not elected to adopt it earlier than is required.

Management is in the process of assessing the full impact of the Standard. Currently, the Company:

· has decided to make use of the practical expedient, allowing it to not perform a full review of existing leases and to apply IFRS 16 only to new or modified contracts;

· believes that the most significant impact will be that the Company will need to recognise a right of use asset and a lease liability for the office and production buildings currently treated as operating leases. At 31 December 2018 the future minimum lease payments amounted to $479,488. This will mean that the nature of the expense of the above cost will change from being an operating lease expense to depreciation and interest expense;

The Company is planning to adopt IFRS 16 on 1 January 2019 using the Standard's modifiedretrospective approach. Under this approach the cumulative effect of initially applying IFRS 16 is recognised as an adjustment to equity at the date of initial application. Comparative information is not restated.

Choosing this transitional approach, results in further policy decisions that the Company needs to make as there are several other transitional reliefs that can be applied. These relate to those leases previously held as operating leases and can be applied on a lease-by-lease basis. The Company is currently assessing the impact of applying these other transitional reliefs.

The Company estimates the effects of the IFRS 16 application, based on the present value calculation, as being an increase of $444,788 for the right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities, over the entire period of all the leases including any options to extend the leases.

The Company estimates that applying the standard is expected to cause a decrease in lease expenses of approximately $125 thousand and an increase in depreciation expenses and financing expenses of a similar amount.

NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT JUDGEMENT IN APPLYING ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

When preparing the financial statements, management makes a number of judgements, estimates and assumptions about the recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.

Significant management judgement

• Capitalisation of internally developed intangible assets

Distinguishing the research and development phases of a new or substantially improved customised research and development project and determining whether the recognition requirements for the capitalisation of development costs are met, requires judgement. After capitalisation, management monitors whether the recognition requirements continue to be met and whether there are any indicators that capitalised costs may be impaired (see Note 9).

• Recognition of deferred tax assets

The extent to which deferred tax assets can be recognised is based on an assessment of the probability that future taxable income will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and tax loss carry-forwards can be utilised. In addition, significant judgement is required in assessing the impact of any legal or economic limits or uncertainties in various tax jurisdictions (see Notes 25.B. and 25.C.).

Estimation uncertainty

• Impairment of non-financial assets

In assessing impairment of non-financial assets (primarily, internally developed intangible assets - see Note 9), management estimates the recoverable amount of each asset or cash generating units based on expected future cash flows and uses an interest rate to discount them. Estimation uncertainty relates to assumptions about future operating results and the determination of a suitable discount rate.

• Useful lives of depreciable assets

Management reviews its estimate of the useful lives of depreciable assets (including capitalized development expenses recognised as an intangible asset) at each reporting date, based on the expected utility of the assets. Uncertainties in these estimates relate to technological obsolescence that may change the utility of certain intangible assets (see Notes 8 and 9).

• Fair value measurement of employees' options and warrants valuation

Management uses valuation techniques to determine the fair value of financial instruments (such as employees' options and warrants) and non-financial assets. This involves developing estimates and assumptions consistent with how market participants would price the instrument. Management bases its assumptions on observable data as far as possible but this is not always available. In that case management uses the best information available. Estimated fair values may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm's length transaction at the reporting date (see Notes 12 and 17).

NOTE 4 - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

NOTE 5 - OTHER SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSETS

As at 31 December 2018, this consisted of one short term 12 month deposit of $8,000,000 earning an annual interest rate of 2.48%.

As at 31 December 2017, this consisted of two short term 12 month deposits of $9,000,000 and of $2,000,000 earning annual interest rates of 1.75% and 1.04% respectively.

NOTE 6 - TRADE RECEIVABLES

Trade and other receivables consist of the following:

All amounts are short-term. The net carrying value of these receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value. All of the Company's trade and other receivables have been reviewed for indicators of impairment.

NOTE 7 - OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Other current assets consist of the following:

NOTE 8 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Details of the Company's property and equipment are as follows:

NOTE 9 - INTANGIBLE ASSET

Details of the Company's intangible asset is as follows:

(*) The additions include $186,403 of share based compensation.

(*) The additions include $117,542 of share based compensation.

As described in Note 2.I. applicable development costs are capitalised and are amortised over the period of expected benefit from such costs, which is estimated at ten years.

NOTE 10 - SHORT- TERM BORROWINGS

Borrowings include the following financial liabilities:

(1) The loans bore variable interest of 4.2%. The above interest rate is the weighted average rate as of 31 December 2018. The loan was fully repaid in January 2019.

(2) The Company has an unused credit facility of 500,000 NIS (approx. $133,000).

NOTE 11 - OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other short-term liabilities consist of:

(*) - These deferred revenues will be recognized over 12 months starting from August 2019.

NOTE 12 - SHAREHOLDERS LOANS

Short-term liabilities to shareholders consist of:

The CEO lent funds to the Company to finance the Company's working capital. The loan bore 6% interest until January 2017 and thereafter increased to 8%. The loan was fully repaid in 2017.

In November 2016, some of the shareholders advanced to the Company short-term loans totaling $270,000 to finance the costs of admission to the AIM exchange ("Admission"). Upon the Admission, the Company repaid $297,000 to these shareholders in full repayment of their short-term loans. In addition, upon the Admission on 29 June 2017, each of these above-mentioned shareholders were granted twelve month warrants to purchase $270,000 of ordinary shares with an exercise price equaling the price that shares were issued to the public in connection with the admission, being GBP 1.40. The warrants represented an embedded derivative (equity kicker) since the economic characteristics and risks of such an equity-based return were not closely related to the economic characteristics of the host shareholders loan. Accordingly, upon receipt of the loan, the Company recognised the warrants as a derivative liability at its fair value using the following assumptions: The probability of the admission was determined by management as a likelihood of 90%, volatility of 41.3%, expected term of one year, interest rate of 0.79% and accordingly was valued at $43,300. The remaining consideration received by the Company was allocated to the shareholder loan (the host) as of 31 December 2016. The initial fair value of the warrants was valued at $43,300 and was shown as a separate short-term derivative liability. The balance of these shareholder loans accordingly was initially recorded at the amortised value of $226,700 (net of the discount of $43,300). The difference between the amount recorded and the amount that was expected to be repaid to the shareholders was recorded in profit and loss over the expected period of the loan. As at 31 December 2017, the warrants had less than 6 months until expiry and as the share price was also lower than the exercise price of the warrants, the warrant liability was valued at a lower value, being approximately $15,800. Concurrent with the expiration of the warrants in 2018, the warrant liability was terminated. The decrease in 2017 and 2018 in the fair value of this warrant liability was recorded in profit and loss as part of finance income and expenses.

NOTE 13 - IIA ROYALTY LIABILITY

As described in Note 2.J., the Company received research and development grants from the Israel Innovation Authority ("IIA") of approximately $3,050,000 and undertook to pay royalties of approximately 3.5% of revenues derived from research and development projects that were financed by these grants up to 100% of the amounts received. As at 31 December 2018, the Company has repaid approximately $500,000 of these grants, in the form of royalties. The maximum amount of royalties that would be payable, if the Company had unlimited revenue attracting royalty obligations, would be approximately $2,700,000 as at 31 December 2018.

NOTE 14 - LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

Long-term liabilities consist of:

(1) Variable interest based on the prime interest rate.

NOTE 15 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

A. During the years 2005 through 2012, the Company received grants from the IIA (Israel Innovation Authority) totaling approximately $3 million, to support the Company's various research and development programs. The Company is required to pay royalties to the IIA at a rate of 3.5%, of the Company revenue up to an amount equal to the grants received, plus interest from the date of the grant. The total amount including interest is approximately $2.7 million. Such contingent obligation has no expiration date. See Note 13 for more details.

B. In January 2009, the Company signed a one year lease agreement for the usage of 470 sq. m. as its primary offices, in the Industrial area of Lod, Israel. The lease was renewed for short periods and in November 2011, the lease was extended until March 2016 at which time it was renewed for an additional year at a monthly commitment of approximately $6,800. In March 2017, the lease was again renewed for another 12 months at the same monthly commitment.

As of December 2017, the Company committed to a three year lease agreement and moved its primary offices to another location in the Industrial area of Lod, Israel. At the termination of the lease, the Company has an option to renew it for a further two years. In addition the Company signed two other one year lease agreements for a total of 26 parking bays, with an option to extend them for another year. The approximate Company commitments regarding these leases (denominated in New Israeli Shekels) are:

C. Effective September 2016, the Company signed a marketing consultancy agreement for the sale of its products in North America. The monthly fee of $5,000 is in addition to a commission payable to the consultant for revenues generated through the consultant. The commissions start at 20% of revenues up until annual revenues of $1 million and thereafter the commission rate reduces to 6% and then once $4.3 million of annual revenues have been reached the rate reduces to 2%. The consultant also received 200,000 share options vesting over 4 years and exercisable at $2.00 per option (see Note 17). The agreement was terminated during 2018 and 150,000 of the share options were cancelled as they had not yet vested. The consultant was paid approx. $91,000 during 2018 consisting of the monthly fee and commissions. The Company has an obligation to pay commissions to the consultant on the relevant revenues earned until 30 June 2019.

NOTE 16 - EQUITY

A. Details regarding share capital and number of shares at 31 December 2018 and at 31 December 2017 are:

Share capital

Number of shares at 31 December 2018:

Number of shares at 31 December 2017:

In the first half of 2017, prior to the IPO, the Company effected a 10:1 share split of all its authorized and issued, ordinary and preferred shares. The par value of the Company's shares reduced from NIS 0.01 to NIS 0.001. In addition, the number of all options and warrants granted prior to the share split, increased tenfold and the exercise price reduced by 90%. All share amounts in these financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this 10:1 share split.

B. Description of the rights attached to the Ordinary Shares

All ordinary shares have equal rights including voting rights, rights to dividends and to distributions upon liquidation. They confer their holder the rights to receive notices, attend and vote at general meetings.

C. Other components of equity include the following:

- Share premium includes any premiums received on the issue of share capital Including costs in respect of share-based payments to consultants for the issuance of equity instruments. Any transaction costs associated with the issuance of shares are deducted from the share premium, net of any related income tax benefit.

- Capital reserve includes the value of equity-settled share and option based payments provided to employees, consultants and third parties.

D. Description of the rights attached to the Preferred Shares

During 2005, 2006 and 2012, the Company issued Series A Preferred Shares of NIS 0.01 par value to strategic shareholders. The issue price of the preferred shares is $3.29 per share. Prior to conversion of the preferred shares into ordinary shares upon the consummation of the IPO in June 2017, the rights of the preferred shares were:

Dividend preference

Preferred shares carry a dividend preference up to $3.29 per share. After this amount per preferred share has been distributed, the dividend preference ceases and the preferred shares will participate pro rata with the ordinary shares in receipt of any additional dividends on an as-converted basis. The $3.29 per preferred share distributed will be paid out 80% to the preferred shareholders and 20% to the Company founders. The dividend preference may be waived in whole or part by a majority of the preferred shareholders together with the mutual consent of the two founders.

Conversion into ordinary shares

the preferred shareholders had the right to convert their shares at any time into fully paid ordinary shares on a 1 for 1 basis. The preferred shares automatically converted into ordinary shares upon the consummation of the IPO. If prior to the IPO, the Company issued shares at a price below $3.29, then the preferred shares could have been convertible at a greater than a 1 for 1 basis according to the anti-dilutive formula described in the Articles of Association.

Voting rights

The preferred shares may generally vote together with the ordinary shares of the Company (and not as a separate class) in all shareholders meetings, with each preferred share having the number of votes as if then converted into ordinary shares ("on an as-converted basis").

Liquidation rights

Preferred shares carried a liquidation preference up to $3.29 per share upon actual liquidation or upon an M&A transaction. After this amount per preferred share has been paid, the liquidation preference was cancelled and the preferred shares would participate in the balance of the liquidation distributions, pro rata with the ordinary shares on an as-converted basis. The $3.29 per preferred share distributed would be paid out 80% to the preferred shareholders and 20% to the Company founders. This liquidation preference may be waived in whole or part by a majority of the preferred shareholders together with the mutual consent of the two founders. All such deemed liquid

E. IPO - Admission to the AIM exchange in London

On 29 June 2017 the Company completed an IPO together with being admitted to trading on the AIM Stock Exchange and issued 10,714,286 ordinary shares at a price of GBP 1.40 per share, for a total consideration of approximately $19,444,000 (GBP 15,000,000) before underwriting and issuance expenses. Total net proceeds from the issuance amounted to approximately $17,800,000. Concurrent with the IPO, all the preferred shares were mandatorily converted into ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis, as mentioned in Note 16.D. The Company trades on the AIM Stock Exchange under the symbol "ENET".

Immediately after the IPO the Company issued certain prior shareholders, one year warrants to purchase up to 148,778 shares of the Company at an exercise price of GBP 1.40 (see Note 12). These warrants expired in June 2018. In June 2017, the Company also issued five-year options to the IPO broker to purchase up to 162,591 shares of the Company at an exercise price of GBP 1.40 (see Note 17.D.)

NOTE 17 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

A. In 2013 the Company's Board of Directors approved a share option plan for the grant of options without consideration, to employees, consultants, service providers, officers and directors of the Company. The options are exercisable into the Company's ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value. The exercise price and vesting period (generally four years) for each grantee of options, is determined by the Company's Board of Directors and specified in such grantee's option agreement. In accordance with Section 102 of the Israel tax code, the Israeli resident grantees' options, are held by a trustee. The options are not cashless (they need to be paid for) and expire upon the expiration date determined by the Board of Directors (generally ten years from the date of the grant). The expiration date may be brought forward, upon the termination of grantee's employment or services to the Company. Options do not vest after the termination of employment or services to the Company. Options are not entitled to dividends.

The following table summarises the salient details and values regarding the options granted (all amounts are in US Dollars unless otherwise indicated):

The following table summarises the salient details and values regarding the options granted (Cont.)

The value of these options at 31 December 2018 which have yet to be recorded as expenses, amount to $212,163.

B. The following table presents a summary of the status of the option grants by the Company as of 31 December, 2018 and 2017:

C. The following table summarises information about options outstanding at 31 December 2018:

The following table summarises information about options outstanding at 31 December 2017:

The fair value of options granted to employees was determined at of the date of each grant. The fair value of the options granted are expensed in the profit and loss, except for those allocated to capitalised research and development costs.

D. Options issued to the IPO broker

Upon the IPO consummation (see Note 16.E.) the Company issued five-year options to the IPO broker to purchase up to 162,591 shares of the Company at an exercise price of GBP 1.40. These options were valued at approximately $121,000 with the Black Scholes option model, using the assumptions of a risk-free rate of 1.82% and volatility of 46%. The options may only be exercised after 28 June 2018. As described in Note 2.U., costs incurred in raising equity finance is applied as a reduction from those equity sale proceeds and is recorded in Other Components of Equity.

NOTE 18 - REVENUE

NOTE 19 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

NOTE 20 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

NOTE 21 - MARKETING EXPENSES