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Author: TCL Electronics Holdings Limited / 2023-07-23 20:55 / Source: TCL Electronics Holdings Limited

TCL Electronics' Overall TV Sales Volume Reaches 13.41 Million Sets From January to May 2019, Significantly Increased by 24.2% YoY

HONG KONG,June 13,2019 -- TCL Electronics Holdings Limited ("TCL Electronics" or "the Company"; 01070.HK)todayannounced itssales volumes of TV productsfrom January to May 2019.With sustainable and strong sales growth,TV sales volume of the Company reached 13.41 million sets from January to May,with a year-on-year increase of 24.2%,completing 42% of its full year target. Among which,TV sales volume of its overseas markets rose remarkably by 43.1% to 95.44 million sets,accounting for over 70% of the overall sales volume.

Benefiting from its global layout and continuousenhancement in product competitivenessand brand power,TCL Electronics' LCD TV sales volume from January to May 2019 increased to 13.41 millionsets,growing by 24.2% year-on-year (Note: World Cup effect in the corresponding period last year). The overall sales volume of smart TVs and 4K TVs from January to Mayincreased significantly to 10.79 millionand 5.07 millionsets,rising by36.1% and 62.1% year-on-year,respectively,with the Company's persistent effort to optimize its product mix and sales channels.

In overseas markets,the Company's sales remained strong growth momentum. The LCD TV sales volume of the Company from January to May 2019 surged by 43.1% year-on-year to 9.54 millionsets,accounting for over 70% of the overall sales volume.All the major overseas markets continuously recorded remarkable performance. Specifically,benefiting from the Company's global layout of production capacity and supply chain including overseas manufacturing bases in Mexico,Poland,South America,Southeast Asia and India,etc.,and the Company has continued to optimize its production capacity and supply chain layout,sales volume in North American markets has not been affected by the China-US trade dispute and nearly doubled in the first five months of this year,equivalent to 96.8% year-on-year growth. In the European markets and the Emerging markets,the Company further expanded its sales channels and maintained on a fast-growing track. Sales volume from January to May in European markets recorded growth of 19.4% year-on-year,with Germany and Italy showing remarkable growth. The Emerging markets increased by 30.6%,mainly driven by robust growth in India,Indonesia and Argentina.

In the PRC market,the Company's LCD TV sales volume from January to May 2019 reached 3.87 millionsets and self-branded TV sales volume rose by 5.0% year-on-year,within which sales volume of smart TVs and 4K TVs represented 83.9% and 58.3%,respectively (excluding ODM business in both categories),which has continuously increased. Meanwhile,the proportion of online sales has further increased to 40.4% (excluding ODM business). The Company has adhered to its premium product strategy as well as consistently optimized its productmix and sales channels,boosting its competitivenessin the PRCmarket.

The user baseofinternet businesscontinued to expand. The number of newly-activated users operated by Huan reached 4.12 millionfrom January to May 2019,up by 30.1% year-on-year. The number of accumulated users exceeded 36 million and reached36.03 million,rising by 34.9% year-on-year,and the average daily number of active users surgedby 40.9%year-on-yearto 17.80 million(Source: Huan Technology Co.,Ltd. "Huan").

In 2019,the Companywill continue to further develop North American markets and European markets and deepen strategic partnerships with Google and Roku,while actively expanding in such promising emerging markets as India,Russia and South America. It will also optimize its product mix and sales channel structure in the PRC market,as well as accelerate its global brand awarenessand strengthen brand influence,and continue to optimize its global layout of production capacity in order to further increase its global market share. At the same time,the Company will strive to implement the strategy of "A.I. x IoT",devoting to achieving the interconnection of hardware + software + all devices with various IoT scenarios,providing users with smart and healthy living related products and services,aiming to become a global leading smart technology company and create greater value for shareholders.

From January to May 2019(Unaudited)


Accumulated Total


(As at May2019)

January - May

2019

January - May

2018

Y-o-Y


Change

(%)

LCDTVsales volume

N/A

13,413,843

10,798,328

24.2%


Of which: Smart TVs

N/A

10,789,365

7,925,554

36.1%


--PRC Market

N/A

3,869,348

4,130,801

-6.3%(4)

--Overseas Markets

N/A

9,544,495

6,667,527

43.1%


Proportion of Smart TV in the


PRC Market (excluding ODM


business) (%)

N/A

83.9%

82.4%

N/A

Proportion of 4KTV in the PRC


Market (excluding ODM


business) (%)

N/A

58.3%

53.8%

N/A


Number of TCL Activated


Internet TV Users (1)

36,029,229

4,121,809

3,168,872

30.1%


Average Daily Number of Active


Users (2) (3)

N/A

17,801,782

12,630,766

40.9%


(1) Number of TCL Activated Internet TV Users refers to the number of users who use the Internet TV web servicemore


than once

(2) Average Daily Number of Active Users refers to the number of non-repeat individual users who visitwithin seven days

(3) May2019data

(4) Sales volume of self-branded products in the PRC markets increased by 5% year-on-year

About TCL Electronics

Headquartered in China,TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (HKSE stock code: 01070) is one of the leading players in the global TV industry,and is engaged in the research and development,manufacturing and distribution of consumer electronic products. Through a new product-and-user-oriented business model that focuses primarily on a "double +" strategy which includes "smart + internet" and "products + services" as the main direction,TCL Electronics strives to build a comprehensive ecosystem for smart TVs that provides users with a superior experience with its smart products and services. According to the latest Sigmaintell report,the Company ranked No. 2 in the global TV market with a market share of 11.6% in terms of sales volume in 2018. TCL Electronics is included in the eligible shares list of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Scheme and Hang Seng Stock Connect Hong Kong Index. For more information,please visit its website: http://electronics.tcl.com

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