m4 Sonics ING. 21 December 2015 Philippine Stock Exchange 3° Floor, Philippine Stock Exchange Plaza Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue Makati City Attention : Ms. Janet A. Encarnacion Head, Disclosure Department Gentlemen: Further to our disclosure last 18 December 2016 regarding the collaboration of IBM and lonics EMS, Inc., please see attached fact sheet. ‘Should you have further questions regarding the foregoing, do not hesitate to give us a call Ver UTS) (Me MANUEL R. ROXAS Corporate Secretary MRR:erm Att. als cut, Sac ort Pecesng Zone ut iy & Scr Fakta. Cabyen Lapin iPinaa SOT TS © fox heb 0105 © el Fox No. aa) Tele- About the IBM and lonics EMS collaboration lonics EMS — a wholly owned subsidiary of Ionics, Inc. specializing in electronics manufacturing services, product design, and supply chain integration — has signed two contracts with IBM, allowing lonics EMS to sell IBM Cloud, Bluemix services and IBM's loT Foundation platform as part of lonics EMS loT Cloud Services; and for lonics EMS to adopt the IBM MobileFirst for iOS Expert Factory App as part of the its operational efficiency optimization program . IBM and lonics EMS to collaborate on loT apps lonics EMS will work with IBM to develop cloud-enabled and cloud native applications for its customers. With access to the growing ecosystem of runtime frameworks and services — such as services for analytics, social, mobile, security, and Internet of Things — Bluemix provides a dashboard to create and manage applications and services that have the ability to get real-time insights from large quantities of fast-moving data. Through Bluemix, Ionics EMS aims to help manufacturers of consumer and industrial electronics to accelerate deployment of cloud projects for the loT through an efficient environment that enables faster integration of internet-connected devices and aocess to analytics, big data and security services. . IBM and Ionics EMS to collaborate on operational efficiency The IBM MobileFirst for iOS Expert Factory App will support Ionics EMS’ production engineers and supervisors in solving issues with the production lines quickly, optimizing the efficiency, quality, and throughput of production. By pioneering the use of Expert Factory, Ionics EMS is applying its industry knowledge to identify business concems that can be addressed through enterprise mobile technology and solutions from Apple and IBM. The collaborative work on the solution will enable Ionic-EMS' employees to complete important tasks from their mobile device, transforming how they conduct their day-to-day activities. Expert Factory was recently launched by IBM together with a new suite of made-for- business apps as part of its partnership with Apple. |. About lonics EMS Ionics EMS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of lonics, Inc., the Philippines’ leading electronics manufacturing services provider listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange. Itis most experienced in the industry with a 41-year track record. lonics EMS traces its collaboration with IBM in the 90's as a major supplier of IBM's Hard Disk Drive components. lonics EMS and IBM introduced the Hoshin Kanri program Which eventually led to lonics EMS winning the Best of Breed award from IBM for its excellent performance covering delivery, quality, and cost. Later on, a joint venture was created between lonics EMS and Andes to produce the motherboards for IBM ThinkPad laptops.lonios EMS offers OEM and ODM services with product design and design support, new product introduction, industrial engineering and manufacturing system and integrated supply chain management. Among its clients are the prominent players in the global electronics scene and leaders in PC and computer peripherals, automotive, telecommunications infrastructure, consumer electronics, industrial and medical equipment. lonics EMS has strong expertise and experience in design and manufacturing of high- technology products in automotive loT, medical loT, home automation, WIFI gateways, wireless broadband, multiservice access nodes, satellite transceivers, etc. For more information, please visit www.ionics-ems.com.