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March 2, 2016
For Immediate Release
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Aplix IP Holdings CorporationRyu Koriyama, CEO & Representative Director(Code: 3727, TSE Mothers)
Kengo Nagahashi, Director(Tel: 050-3786-1715)

Aplix IP Holdings Announces Plans for a Major Chinese Manufacturer to Exhibit
Products Incorporating its IoT Solution at a US Trade Show: - Expanding Sales
Channels for IoT Products in Conjunction with ODM/OEM Manufacturers
Aplix IP Holdings Corporation (headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Ryu Koriyama, CEO & Representative
Director, hereinafter “Aplix”, TSE: 3727M) has announced that Dynasty Home Appliance & Technology Co. Ltd.
(Nanhai, Guangdong, China, hereinafter “Dynasty”) will be exhibiting products incorporating the Aplix Internet ofThings (hereinafter “IoT”) solution at the International Home + Housewares Show, a large-scale trade show in thehousehold goods industry that is due to take place in the US state of Illinois from March 5 to 8.
1. Background
Many of the North American and European manufacturers targeted by Aplix go to events such as trade fairs tofind products from Chinese or Taiwanese manufacturers that tie in with their own brand image, so that they can get
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products manufactured on an ODM or OEM basis. It is common practice for generic home appliances
distributed in Japan to be produced via the same commercial channels.
As well as developing low-end products with unnecessary features removed, Chinese and Taiwanese ODM andOEM manufacturers are therefore looking into ways to differentiate their products and increase added value
through IoT technology, so that they will be used by more European, US and Japanese manufacturers.
2. Details
In addition to providing support for incorporating IoT technology into products manufactured and produced byDynasty, which supplies countless European, US and Japanese manufacturers on an OEM or ODM basis, Aplix isproviding Dynasty with filter usage notification applications and its IoT Solution, which includes cloud technology.
The IoT market is expected to see rapid growth in the future. Aplix therefore believes that establishing acooperative framework with ODM and OEM manufacturers will help to expand sales channels for its IoT Solutionand speed up the product launch cycle in European, US and Japanese markets.
3. Future Outlook
The Aplix IP Holdings Group’s consolidated earnings forecast already reflects this matter, and no revision ismade to the full-year forecast figures (Fiscal Year Ending December 2016). If it is confirmed that this agreement
will have a significant impact on the financial results, Aplix will make a prompt announcement.

*1: Original Design Manufacturer: Design and production of products for a commissioning party*2: Original Equipment Manufacturer: Production of branded products for a commissioning party
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