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Airnet Technology Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/17 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 10/17/18, at 4:03pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  1144204-18-54212   ·   File #:  1-33765

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/17/18  Airnet Technology Inc.            20-F       12/31/17  127:13M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA

Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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10: EX-15.3     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     35K 
11: EX-15.4     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     35K 
12: EX-16.1     Letter re: Change in Certifying Accountant          HTML     35K 
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20: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    130K 
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23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     36K 
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24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     52K 
                (Loss)                                                           
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     86K 
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    200K 
28: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Additional   HTML     44K 
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30: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    138K 
31: R13         Discountinued Operation                             HTML     61K 
32: R14         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis            HTML     55K 
33: R15         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     72K 
34: R16         Other Current Assets, Net                           HTML     54K 
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43: R25         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     98K 
44: R26         Share Based Payments                                HTML    117K 
45: R27         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     43K 
46: R28         Share Repurchase Plan                               HTML     39K 
47: R29         Mainland China Contribution Plan                    HTML     38K 
48: R30         Statutory Reserves                                  HTML     39K 
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52: R34         Related Party Transactions                          HTML    100K 
53: R35         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     46K 
54: R36         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    320K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
55: R37         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    232K 
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56: R38         Organization and Principal Activities (Tables)      HTML    198K 
57: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
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63: R45         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     63K 
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69: R51         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     98K 
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71: R53         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     56K 
72: R54         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     97K 
73: R55         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    312K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
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                (Schedule of Estimated Economic Lives of                         
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82: R64         Discountinued Operation (Schedule of result of      HTML     71K 
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100: R82         Income Taxes (Schedule of Income Tax                HTML     43K  
                (Expenses)/Benefits) (Details)                                   
101: R83         Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Income Tax       HTML     54K  
                Assets and Liabilities) (Details)                                
102: R84         Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of         HTML     67K  
                Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details)                             
103: R85         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     88K  
104: R86         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     35K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
105: R87         Share Based Payments (Narrative) (Details)          HTML    186K  
106: R88         Share Based Payments (Schedule of Stock Option      HTML     96K  
                Activities) (Details)                                            
107: R89         Fair Value Measurement (Details)                    HTML     35K  
108: R90         Share Repurchase Plan (Details)                     HTML     52K  
109: R91         Mainland China Contribution Plan (Narrative)        HTML     36K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R92         Statutory Reserves (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     40K  
111: R93         Restricted Net Assets (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     38K  
112: R94         Commitments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     38K  
113: R95         Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Rental      HTML     47K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
114: R96         Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Concession  HTML     50K  
                Fee Payments) (Details)                                          
115: R97         Contingent Liabilities (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     76K  
116: R98         Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Amount Due  HTML     55K  
                from Related Parties) (Details)                                  
117: R99         Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Revenues    HTML     45K  
                and Purchases) (Details)                                         
118: R100        Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     84K  
119: R101        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     92K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details)                                                        
120: R102        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     44K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
121: R103        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     52K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Operations) (Details)                                            
122: R104        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     48K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Comprehensive (Loss)/Income) (Details)                           
123: R105        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    139K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Changes                
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124: R106        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     78K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Cash                   
                Flows) (Details)                                                 
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125: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    158K  
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