TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Metalink Ltd. (OTCQB: MTLK), today announced its unaudited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Financial Highlights for the year 2016: No revenues were generated in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to revenues of $506,000 in the year ended December 31, 2015. Net loss for year ended December 31, 2016 was $252,000, or $0.094 per share, compared to net profit of $42,000, or $0.016 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Financial Income, Net: The net financial income for the year ended December 31, 2016, was $39,000 compared to $12 net financial income for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Cash Status: Metalink's cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2016 were $4.35 million compared with $4.57 million as of December 31, 2015.

ABOUT METALINK

Metalink shares are quoted on OTCQB under the symbol "MTLK". For more information, please see our public filings at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the United States securities laws. Words such as "aim," "expect," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believe," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: nominal operations following the Lantiq transaction and the last order for DSL products; uncertainty as to our future business model and our ability to identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities; and our U.S. shareholders may suffer adverse tax consequences if we will be classified as a passive foreign investment company. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are set forth from time to time in Metalink's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Metalink's Annual Report in Form 20-F. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to republish or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events. The Company cannot guarantee future results, events, and levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

(TABLES FOLLOW)



                                                     METALINK LTD.


                                                UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS

                                            (in thousands except share data)


                                                         December 31,            December 31,
                                                         ------------            ------------

                                                                            2016                    2015
                                                                            ----                    ----

    ASSETS
    ------

    Current assets

    Cash and cash equivalents                                             $4,347                  $4,573

    Government institutions                                                    -                      2

    Prepaid expenses                                                          10                       9
                                                                             ---                     ---

       Total assets                                                        4,357                   4,584
                                                                           -----                   -----


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities

      Other payables and current
       liabilities                                                          $194                    $169
                                                                            ----                    ----

       Total current liabilities                                             194                     169


    Shareholders' equity

    Ordinary shares of NIS 1.0
     par value (5,000,000
     shares -authorized,
     2,780,707 shares -issued
     and 2,690,857 shares -                                                  790                     790
    outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and
     December 31, 2015)


    Additional paid-in capital                                           158,111                 158,111

    Accumulated deficit                                                (144,853)              (144,601)

                                                                          14,048                  14,300
                                                                          ------                  ------

      Treasury stock, at cost; 89,850 as of

    December 31, 2016 and
     December 31, 2015                                                   (9,885)                (9,885)
                                                                          ------                  ------

       Total shareholders' equity                                          4,163                   4,415


       Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                                              $4,357                  $4,584
                                                                          ------                  ------

                                                                  METALINK LTD


                                                       UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                                (in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                                                                    Year ended
                                                                                                   December 31,
                                                                                                    ------------

                                                                                                       2016           2015
                                                                                                       ----           ----


    Revenues                                                                                    $         -          $506


    Cost of revenues                                                                                      -           217


    Gross profit                                                                                          -           289
                                                                                                        ---           ---


    Sales and marketing                                                                                   -            84


    General and administrative                                                                          291            175
                                                                                                        ---            ---


    Operating profit (loss)                                                                           (291)            30


    Financial income, net                                                                                39             12
                                                                                                        ---            ---


    Net profit (loss)                                                                                $(252)           $42
                                                                                                      =====            ===



    Per share data-


    Basic and Diluted profit (loss)                                                                $(0.094)        $0.016
                                                                                                    =======         ======


    Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per

    ordinary share:

    Basic and Diluted                                                                             2,690,857      2,690,857
                                                                                                  =========      =========

Contact:
Shay Evron, CFO
Metalink Ltd.
Tel: +972-3-7111690
Fax: +972-3-7111691
Shay.Evron@il.gt.com


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