NFC – INTELLIGENCE
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Q2 2018Corporate Presentation
August 17th, 2018
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such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results for fiscal
year 2018 and beyond could differ materially from the Company's current expectations. Forward-looking statements,
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include, without limitation, variation in demand and acceptance of the Company's products and services, the frequency,
magnitude and timing of raw-material-price changes, general business and economic conditions beyond the Company's
control, timing of the completion and integration of acquisitions, the consequences of competitive factors in the
marketplace including the ability to attract and retain customers, results of continuous improvement and other cost-
containment strategies, and the Company's success in attracting and retaining key personnel. The Company undertakes
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Safe Harbor Statement
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▪ Publicly listed
• Oslo Stock Exchange (THIN)
• OTCQX Marketplace (TFECY)
▪ The only global pure-play NFC solution provider
▪ Over 30 in-market deployments with leading brands
across a range of industries
▪ Unique scalable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly
manufacturer of NFC devices
▪ 302 total patents & patent applications
o 195 registered patents
o 107 patent applications
▪ Silicon Valley fab for ultra scale, roll-based manufacturing
of printed electronic devices
▪ 175 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2018
▪ Sales offices in San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Singapore,
and Shanghai
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Thin Film Electronics ASA
Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Update
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▪ R2R production commenced at the end of May
• Processed EAS dies through 75% of standard process steps
• Initial lot produced new parameter and functional data that
established commercial viability of the R2R line
▪ Completion of first fully roll-processed EAS lot pushed to
September because of equipment downtime
▪ Two of six additional process tools necessary for NFC
production have completed factory-acceptance testing
▪ NFC R2R partial production start is expected to begin on-
schedule at end-Q3, but delays of a critical tool will require
additional time for lot completion
El Jimador Tequila (Brown-Forman) NFC world cup campaign
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▪ Leading tequila brand of Brown-Forman, one of
the largest American-owned companies in the
wine and spirits industry
▪ Six-figure unit, in-market deployment was a key
component of omni-channel “Soccer Moments”
campaign during FIFA World Cup
▪ When tapped with a smartphone, customers can
instantly submit their favorite soccer story to
participate in a sweepstakes
▪ Campaign featured connected bottles and
coasters in stores, bars and restaurants across
the US
YUNI Beauty launches on-product NFC solution
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▪ First Thinfilm customer in the Beauty & Personal Care
market
▪ Award-winning provider of all-natural, sustainable
products
▪ Using Thinfilm’s NFC mobile marketing solution to
deliver custom digital experiences to consumers, and
drive in-store conversions at the point of sale
▪ Digital experience includes details on YUNI’s unique
brand story and custom how-to videos, ensuring post-
purchase engagement
▪ “Smart” products available in Nordstrom,
Anthropologie, Sephora.com, Amazon.com
Kilchoman builds brand loyalty with interactive bottles
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NFC showed 6.5 % engagement rates which are higher than traditional digital marketing channels such as display, email, search, and social
▪ 6.5% engagement rate – substantially higher that traditional
channels
▪ Consumer tapping activity across 13 countries in Europe
▪ “Sharing” element to the consumer experience, with one-
third of the bottles tapped by more than one unique user
▪ NFC provided key supply chain insights
• 7-week average “ship to shelf” time through tapping data
• Per-bottle geographic distribution of their product
▪ 22% of total engagement on iOS through a custom Kilchoman-
branded app, indicating high adoption among iPhone users
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Thinfilm and Clause Launch “Smart” Contracts Solution
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▪ NFC facilitates pairing of
physical objects to digital contracts
▪ Allows people to initiate
smart contracts on the Clause platform through
the tap of a phone
▪ Contract creation/management, supply chain
administration, invoice/payment automation
▪ Thinfilm’s CNECT™ Blockchain Services
offered as an optional security feature
Thinfilm will integrate Clause’s connected contracting solution with the CNECT™ Cloud Platform
Digitize
contracts
Initiation
touchpoints
Automated
execution
Secure
transfer of
goods
Update on NFC Forum Activity
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▪ Thinfilm – along with consortium of co-
sponsors – submitted the “Unidirectional
Protocol” used by its PDPS tags for
standardization
▪ Thinfilm’s Cosmin Pascu elected vice-chair of
the NFC Forum Compliance Committee
▪ Thinfilm presented at the NFC Forum
Innovation Day event in London
ISO 9001:2015 Re-Certification
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ISO certification is an industry standard that verifies the integrity of an organization’s Quality Management System (QMS) and recognizes its ability to meet customers’ quality requirements while continually improving operational processes.
Thinfilm Q2 2018 Financials▪ Thinfilm saw a slight increase in sales of EAS and NFC in first
half of 2018 compared to 2017
– The rate of increase in demand for Thinfilm NFC
solutions during the quarter was more modest than
previously anticipated
– The continued reticence of brands to deploy NFC tags on-
package likely will delay Thinfilm’s ramp and progress to
cash-break-even until 2020
▪ Operational expenses saw a decrease of 5% in the first half of
2018 compared to the similar period in 2017
– Positive contributors: Improved cost control, primarily in
sheet based manufacturing
– Offsetting contributors: Increased FTEs, primarily in the
US subsidiary
▪ R2R CAPEX program on target compared to previously
communicated investment plan
– Received R2R equipment for USD 9.0 million in the first
six months of the year
– Prepayments made to equipment vendors per 30 June
2018 equal USD 9.7 million
▪ Cash balance of USD 66 million per end Q2 2018
▪ Operating cost reduction program initiated in response to
delays in qualification of R2R NFC production line and slower
than expected commercial ramp
▪ It is currently envisaged that any funding requirements will
be met by seeking a strategic equity partner.
* excludes other income related to January 2014 recognition of badwill
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