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Forward-Looking StatementsThis presentation includes information intended or deemed to be “forward-looking information” including in respect of the Company’s digital first strategy and initiatives and expected incremental annual revenue as a result thereof, transformation projects and related annual savings as a result thereof and our first quarter outlook. By their nature, forward-looking information and statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, competition from other newspapers and alternative forms of media; the effect of economic conditions on advertising revenue; the ability of the Company to build out its digital media and online businesses; the continuation of current print and online newspaper readership and circulation levels; the realization of anticipated cost savings; possible damage to the reputation of the Company’s brands or trademarks; possible labour disruptions; possible environmental liabilities, litigation and pension plan obligations; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and the prices of newsprint and other commodities; and challenges related to operating as a stand-alone entity. A full description of these and other risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the period ended August 31, 2010 under the section “Risk factors”, which can be found at our website at www.postmedia.com and which section is incorporated by reference herein. Althoughthe Company bases such information and statements on assumptions believed to be reasonable when made, they are not guarantees of future performance and actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which the Company operates may differ materially from any such information and statements in this press release. Given these risks and uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of such information or statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update such information or statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such information or statements.
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No Representations or WarrantiesWhile the information contained in this presentation is believed to be accurate and reliable, the Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of this presentation or the information contained in this presentation.
Postmedia NetworkOn July 13, 2010, Postmedia Network became Canada’s newest media company and the country’s largest publisher of paid English-language daily newspapers. The company’s assets also include community-based publications and 50 destination websites. Our award winning journalists capture important and engaging stories with words, pictures and video and publish them to a growing list of media platforms. Our brands reach more people in more ways than ever before and we believe the future of our digital growth areas and emerging technologies hold tremendous potential.
We are focused squarely on the future and thinking differently about everything we do. We have assembled the best talent and expertise for our board of directors, executive team, and transformation committee. This high-caliber group is energized by the opportunities ahead and ready to implement a plan designed to maximize the return to our investors.
As we work toward implementing our new strategy it will bring all of our operations in line with a digital-first approach. From the way we create content and interact with our audiences to the way we partner with marketers and leverage business relationships – it all centres on the opportunities that exist in a digital first and Postmedia world.
Paul V. Godfrey, C.M. President and CEO
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• Largest publisher of English-language paid daily newspapers by circulation in Canada with marquee brands
• Postmedia’s metro daily newspapers are #1 English-language dailies in terms of reach and revenue in each of the markets they serve
Leading English news source in its key marketsLeading English news
source in its key markets
Significant cost-savings opportunities
Significant cost-savings opportunities
• Multiple cost reduction initiatives successfully completed in 2009 and 2010• On-track to implement additional cost-saving opportunities in 2011
Large and growing digital media and online businessLarge and growing digital
media and online business• Extensive portfolio of premium digital media and online assets• Number of unique visitors to metro newspaper websites has demonstrated growth
Strong free cash flow Strong free cash flow • Attractive margins and reduced capital expenditures drive strong free cash flow• Enhanced stability through geographically diverse revenue base
Positioned to benefit from economic recovery
Positioned to benefit from economic recovery
• Key advertising categories such as auto and real estate are showing steady improvement
• Cost initiatives position Postmedia to drive strong growth in profitability with economic recovery
Strong, well-respected management team
Strong, well-respected management team
• Strong management team led by Paul Godfrey, an experienced industry veteran• Board of Directors with extensive experience in the media sector
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Postmedia - Key Company Highlights
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Well-Established and Trusted Brands
• Postmedia’s newspaper brands are woven into the fabric of the communities they serve, some for over a century
• 10 daily metropolitan newspapers, which are each #1 in the markets they serve» Brands include the Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun
• The National Post, one of Canada’s two daily national newspapers, focused on key urban markets
• 26 community mastheads, serving areas of BC and Southwestern Ontario
Postmedia Network – Key Milestones
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July 2 New company name announced - Postmedia Network Inc.
July 13 Postmedia Network completes acquisition of Canwest Publishing print and online assets
July 20 Wayne Parrish named Chief Transformation Officer
Oct. 30Reduction of 261 FTEs through voluntary & involuntary departures
Sep. 30College Printers facility in B.C. closed – reduction of 91 FTEs
Sep. 24Charlotte F. Burke Appointed to Board of Directors
Oct. 31Subscriber/customer service call centre outsourced to
Dominican Republic – reduction of 126 FTEs
Sep. 22Record high online audiences in first month of operations
Sep. 16 Integration of National Print and Digital Sales teams
Sep. 1 Postmedia Network unveils brand identity
Aug. 23 Alvin Brouwer Appointed President of Business Ventures
Postmedia Network has executed on important steps towards evolving its businessPostmedia Network has executed on important steps towards evolving its business
Executive Team
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A dynamic group of senior media executives with an average of more than twenty years’ industry experience
Paul Godfrey, President and Chief Executive Officer• Served as President and CEO of the National Post, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays • Spent 16 years with Sun Media Corporation, eventually taking the role of President and CEO• Served on the Board of Directors of Canwest from January 2004 until January 2009
Doug Lamb, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President• Was appointed as EVP and CFO of Canwest LP in 2005• 15 years of industry experience
Kirk Allen, Executive Vice President Advertising Sales• 22 years of industry experience
Kevin Bent, President Pacific Newspaper Group and Executive Vice President Western Canada• 16 years of industry experience
Alvin Brouwer, President of Business Ventures• 30 years of industry experience
Ed Brouwer, Chief Information Officer• 32 years of industry experience
Gordon Fisher, President National Post and Executive Vice President Eastern Canada• 38 years of industry experience
Malcolm Kirk, Executive Vice President Digital Media• 21 years of industry experience
Wayne Parrish, Chief Transformation Officer• 38 years of industry experience
Board of DirectorsA strong group of recognized leaders from media and business, members sit on both Postmedia Canada Corp. and Postmedia Network Inc. boards
Ron Osborne (Chairman) is also Chairman of the Board of Sun Life Financial Inc. and the Board of Governors of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. Mr. Osborne is a member of a number of corporate and community boards, including Sun Life Financial, Holcim (Canada) Inc., RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc., Tim Horton’s and Canadian Media Fund.
Paul Godfrey is President and CEO of Postmedia Network. He is also the Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Chairman of the Board of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and currently serves on various other boards including, Astral Media Inc, Data and & Audio Visual Enterprises (DAVE) Wireless Inc., Cargo Jet Income Fund and serves as Vice Chair of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
Charlotte F. Burke serves on the Audit Committee of the Board, and currently works with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC Venture Capital) helping Canadian entrepreneurs build global technology-based companies. Ms. Burke sits on a number of boards and advisory councils including the Board of Governors for Acadia University where she is the Chairperson of the Business School Advisory Board and serves on the audit and academic committees.
David Emerson serves on both the Audit and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committees of the Board, and is a senior advisor at CAI private equity. Mr. Emerson currently sits on numerous boards of directors and advisory councils, including the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on the Public Service, BC Premier’s Economic Advisory Council, Alberta Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy, and the Energy Policy Institute of Canada.
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Board of Directors (cont’d)John Paton serves on the Board’s Compensation & Pension Committee and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Journal Register Company in the United States which publishes more than 300 print and online products.
Graham Savage is the Chair of the Board’s Compensation & Pension Committee and also serves on the Audit Committee. He is recently retired as Chairman and Founding Partner of Callisto Capital, a merchant banking firm. Mr. Savage is currently a director of Canadian Tire Corp., Canadian Tire Bank and Cott Corporation.
Steven Shapiro serves on the Board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee. He is a founding partner and portfolio manager at GoldenTree Asset Management, and is a member of its Executive Committee. Mr. Shapiro is a member of the boards of various corporate and not-for-profit entities, including Source Home Entertainment, Inc., the holding company of Source Interlink, Southern Community Newspapers, Inc. and James Cable, LLC.
Peter Sharpe is Chair of the Board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and also serves on the Compensation & Pension Committee, and is the President and CEO of Cadillac Fairview Corporation. Mr. Sharpe currently has board affiliations that include International Council of Shopping Centers, Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation and Multiplan (Brazil).
Robert Steacy is Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee and also serves on the Compensation & Pension Committee. He retired in 2005 after spending more than 16 years as the senior financial officer of Torstar Corporation. Mr. Steacy is a director and chair of the Audit Committees of Domtar Corporation and Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund and a director of CIBC.
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Digital First – Today
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iPad Apps launch with four marquee sponsors
Journalists with video cameras
Revenue sharing
Wherever, whenever
Exclusive ad repping agreements
Exclusive Canadian Partner
Postmedia Network is successfully executing on key digital initiatives todayPostmedia Network is successfully executing on key digital initiatives today
B2B Media monitoring, competitive intelligence, licensing
Looking Ahead – Digital First Strategic Imperatives
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• Build on success to date to accelerate development of new products that drive audience growth, increase community engagement and grow revenue
» Postmedia Business Ventures» iPad Apps» Mobile
• Align print and digital, eliminating historical silos» Community newsroom initiatives » Shift newsroom culture from once-a-day print deadlines to multiple platform,
24/7 content development» New tools and training including video cameras for journalists» Transforming the sales force - all reps selling print and digital products
• Shift investment priorities from legacy assets to digital growth areas
Strategic initiatives to drive digital revenue to 20% of total revenue within four yearsStrategic initiatives to drive digital revenue to 20% of total revenue within four years
Creating Community Newsrooms
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Community newsrooms build audience participation and increase inventory lowering the overall cost of content and driving audience growth
Community newsrooms build audience participation and increase inventory lowering the overall cost of content and driving audience growth
Traditional Newsroom Interactive Community Newsroom
Current Product Offering
IncreaseProduct depth• New content,
functionality & segmentation to existing verticals / platforms
Increase Product Breadth • New verticals /
platforms with new content, functionality & consumer segments
Drive reach, UVs and PVs• Bring new content and value to
new users • Bring additional content and
value to existing users
Drive Advertising Revenue Growth
Deliver advertisers a broader, more engaged audience, segmented by both geography (e.g. neighbourhood) and topic (e.g. restaurants)
• Greater targeting ability to command a premium CPM
• Ability to reach a larger audience, both locally and nationally
• Alleviate forecasted inventory pressure
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Larger/Higher Value Audiences Drive Revenue Growth
Digital initiatives drive increased engagement increasing audience and driving revenuesDigital initiatives drive increased engagement increasing audience and driving revenues
Recent Digital First Business Initiatives
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• Signed a deal with Oodle to be the exclusive seller of Facebook Marketplace in Canada
• Launched an online Group Buying site on December 1st, called Swarmjam, to compete with “Deal of the Day” sites like Groupon, Living Social, etc.
• Launching iPad apps in Q2 with four marquee advertisers
• Launching new remnant inventory program on January 1st
• Increasing video inventory through 3rd party contracts, citizen journalism and reporters
• Launching online directories, the first being a Restaurant guide, planned for mid-December
• Restructured national sales office on September 18th to ensure that all sales reps are selling and compensated for selling digital advertising
• Developing plan to restructure local sales teams to focus on digital-only prospective customers
These initiatives are expected to generate $8 – 10 million in incremental annual revenueThese initiatives are expected to generate $8 – 10 million in incremental annual revenue
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Transformation Program
Designed to transform Postmedia into a flexible, nimble, aggressive media company, focused on delivering its content seamlessly across print and digital platforms
Designed to transform Postmedia into a flexible, nimble, aggressive media company, focused on delivering its content seamlessly across print and digital platforms
Wayne ParrishChief Transformation Officer
Core Transformation Team
20-Person Transformation Working Group
CEOWeekly Meetings
Transformation CommitteeBi-weekly Meetings
Board of DirectorsQuarterly Meetings
• Includes Local Transformation Leads from every division
• Transformation Leads liaise with publishers, senior management and staff of all levels to identify challenges, clear hurdles, provide interactive, two-way communication and evangelize entire process
Transformation Projects
• To date, 23 transformation projects have been identified in two major phases» 4 projects under national rollout implementation
– Ad Production, Content Management System, Classified Call Centre, Reach Call Centre
» 16 projects under concept assessment and/or divisional rollout– Includes Editorial Pagination, AR Consolidation/Financial Restructuring,
Outsourcing/Consolidation of Various Functions, Sales Restructuring, Circulation Strategy & Pricing/Audience Development, Newsroom Transformation
» 3 projects under assessment review by Transformation Committee– Includes Real Estate Review, Strategic Asset Review
• Phase I projects expected to be completed in FY2011 with estimated annualized payroll cost reductions of $35 to $40 million
» Net annualized savings from these initiatives of $25 to $30 million after accounting for outsourcing costs
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Canada/US Media Penetration Trend
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Source: eMarketer, Global Media Intelligence Report: North America, September 2010.
• In Canada, newspaper penetration has remained relatively constant, whereas U.S. newspaper penetration has declined
• Competing media (radio/magazine/mobile phone) has lower penetration in Canada compared to the U.S.
Canada US
Medium 2000 2005 2009 2000 2005 2009
TV viewers 97.9% 97.8% 96.5% 93.0% 94.0% 94.0%
Radio listeners 89.2% 87.6% 76.3% 83.0% 84.0% 81.0%
Magazine readers 81.0% 79.0% 76.3% 91.0% 90.0% 89.0%
Internet users 30.1% 55.1% 71.2% na 61.9% 68.9%
Newspaper readers 67.7% 67.0% 66.5% 69.0% 66.0% 60.0%
Mobile phone owners 26.4% 46.5% 63.8% 38.0% 63.0% 93.9%
Media Penetration Trends
(10.4%)
5.8%
11.0%
6.4%
(3.4%) (9.9%)
(13.5%)
(2.0%)
1.6%1.8%
3.2%
(7.6%)
(10.9%)(11.9%)
(14.9%)
(21.9%) (21.6%) (20.8%)
(12.1%)
(5.0%)
(2.0%) (1.6%)
(25.0%)
(15.0%)
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5.0%
15.0%
Q1 '08A Q2 '08A Q3 '08A Q4 '08A Q1 '09A Q2 '09A Q3 '09A Q4 '09A Q1 '10A Q2 '10A Q3 '10A
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Canadian Newspapers U.S. Newspapers
Quarterly Revenue Trends• Compared to their U.S. counterparts, Canadian newspapers experienced more
moderate revenue declines during the downturn and have seen positive revenue growth in the last three quarters
• From Q4 ’07 to Q3 ’10, aggregate U.S. newspaper revenues faced a cumulative drop of 40%, whereas aggregate Canadian newspaper revenues fell by approximately 20% over the same period
Source: Company filings. Note: Canadian Newspapers consist of reported newspaper segments of Quebecor, FP Newspapers, Glacier Media and Torstar (Star and Metroland). U.S. Newspapers consist of reported newspaper segments of Gannett, The New York Times, McClatchy, Lee Enterprises, The Washington Post and Media General.
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Canadian & U.S. Newspaper YoY Revenue Growth
Source: Company filings. Multiples as of November 23, 2010.
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Comparable Trading Multiples
TEV/LTM EBITDA
6.5x
4.7x 4.6x
7.1x
5.5x5.2x
6.3x6.1x
4.3x4.0x 4.0x
Glacier Media FP Newspapers Torstar Yellow Media Quebecor Transcontinental Lee Enterprises Media General New York Times McClatchy Gannett
Canadian Newspaper Comparables U.S. ComparablesOther Canadian Media Comparables
Canadian Newspaper Average: 5.3x U.S. Average: 4.9xCanadian Media Average: 6.0x
• Well-established brands are a part of local communities – some for more than a century
• Postmedia’s metro daily newspaper brands maintain the leading share among English-language newspapers in their respective markets
• 24/7 newsrooms provide unique, award winning content across multiple delivery channels
• The National Post, one of Canada’s two daily national newspapers, focuses on key urban markets
Publication MarketMarket
Position (1)
Local Market Share(1)
Vancouver 1 100% (4)
Vancouver 2 (2) 100% (4)
Montreal 1 (3) 100%
Ottawa 1 74%
Edmonton 1 70%
Calgary 1 74%
Windsor 1 100%
Victoria 1 100%
Saskatoon 1 100%
Regina 1 100%
Source: CNA 2009 Circulation Data Report. (1) As measured by paid daily circulation among English-language newspapers.(2) Second to The Vancouver Sun, which is also operated by the Company.(3) Number one English-language newspaper; number three overall among paid dailies.(4) Includes The Vancouver Sun and The Province.
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Leading Market Share Driven by Strong Brands
Trusted Brands Across Canada
Audience Reach
Postmedia Network of websites averages over 8.1 million unique visitors (1) per month – in addition to newspaper sites, the network features the entertainment site, dose.ca, and vertical sites such as driving.ca and working.com
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(1) Source: comScore, Inc., Total Canada, All Locations, September 2009-10 (Online).(2) Source: NADbank 2009. 34 National Post markets + 3 Regina, Saskatoon & Winnipeg (Print).(3) Community Publishing Sources: Readership ComBase 2008/09; Circulation most recent publisher’s statements.
Postmedia Network Inc. is the largest publisher (2)
of paid English-language daily newspapers in Canada – reaching 4.4 million print readers weekly
Postmedia Community Publishing group includes 25 non-daily publications in B.C./Ontario and two daily city publications – providing local community coverage to more than 1.6 million Canadians each week (3)
2,568,600
1,698,600 1,665,400
1,277,700
927,700 867,600
• Postmedia Network reaches more than 2.5 million Canadian Adults on an average weekday - nearly a million more readers than any other daily newspaper network!
Toronto Star Network: Toronto Star, KW Record, Guelph Mercury, Hamilton SpectatorSun Media: Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, Le Journal de Montreal Metro Network: Metro - Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax 24 Hours Network: 24 Hours - Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal
Source: NADbank 2009. Base: Postmedia Network (34 National Post markets + Sask/Reg/Wpg), Sun Media (5 markets + 15 markets for Toronto Sun), Toronto Star (19 markets), Globe and Mail (48 markets), Metro (7 markets), 24 Hours (6 markets).
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The Postmedia Network ADvantage
Average Weekday Readership (Mon-Fri) – Adults 18+
Postmedia Network Online Audience
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Source: comScore, Inc., Total Canada, All Locations, September 2010.
• Postmedia Network owns 50 destination websites and has exclusive advertising representation agreements with 61 non-owned websites
• Combined audience of owned and represented websites puts Postmedia Network #2 in the News and Information category by comScore, with 8.1 Million monthly unique visitors
• Of the total Postmedia Network online audience, 4.6 Million of those unique visitors go to our newspaper websites
• Collectively, canada.com Newspapersranks #1 in the Newspapers category
Postmedia Network Rankings
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Source: comScore, Inc., Total Canada, All Locations, September 2010 vs. September 2009.(1) Prior to August 2010 only Yahoo! News was reported in the category. Yahoo! News Network now includes Yahoo! News, Sports, Finance, and omg!(2) CNN was renamed CNN Network in May 2010.
• Postmedia has achieved strong online growth, moving up 3 rank positions vs. last year to #2 in the News and Information category with a reach of 8.1 million monthly unique visitors
• Postmedia Newspapers (canada.com Newspapers) maintains the leading position among newspaper sites with a reach of 4.6 million monthly unique visitors
-4002,443MSN News-210
1,1543,890CNN Network (2)flat9
5064,942Torstar Digital-18
2,4756,350Yahoo! News Network (1)flat7
8967,039CBC Radio Canada Sitesflat6
5797,631New York Times Digital-25
1,3058,069The Weather Network / Meteomediaflat4
-5778,135Canoe-23
1,5398,148Postmedia Network+32
-1088,290CTVglobemedia+11
ChangeUVs
Unique Visitors(000s)
News and Information (category)Change
RankCategory
Rank
609988USAToday Sites+710
456996Guardian.co.uk+29
n/a1,062Huffington Postn/a8
5631,287Mail Online+17
5011,290Torontosun.com+16
9432,023The New York Times Brandflat5
6452,111Transcontinental Digital Localflat4
-1842,480Toronto Starflat3
4833,295The Globe and Mailflat2
1,2354,566canada.com Newspapersflat1
ChangeUVs
Unique Visitors(000s)
News and Information (category)Change
RankCategory
Rank
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Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10 Q4 F10
Note: Above chart is based on combined results of Canwest Limited Partnership and Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
• LTM revenue reached bottom in Q2 F 2010
• Revenue returned to modest growth in Q3 F 2010 (+0.5%) and Q4 F 2010 (+1.5%) led by strength in National and Digital categories
Improving Revenue Performance
LTM Consolidated Revenue (C$ millions)
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• Operating profit rebounded earlier and more rapidly due to cost reduction initiatives• Focus on cost reduction continues subsequent to acquisition• Implementing additional workforce reductions in FY2011
Return to Operating Profit Growth in F2010
Note: Above chart is based on combined results of Canwest Limited Partnership and Postmedia Network Canada Corp.(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Postmedia believes these measures are beneficial from the perspective of assessing the Company’s financial performance. However, non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standard
definition prescribed under GAAP and as such may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. (2) A reconciliation to the most closely comparable GAAP measure is available in the section “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 25 of the Q4 MD&A on the Company’s website.
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Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10 Q4 F10
LTM Operating Profit before Amortization and Restructuring(1) (C$ millions)
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• Attractive margins and relatively low capital expenditures drive strong free cash flow before debt repayment
• Top priority for free cash flow is debt reduction
Strong Free Cash Flow
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Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10 Q4 F10
LTM Operating Profit before Amortization and Restructuring(1) less Additions to Property and Equipment (C$ millions)
Note: Above chart is based on combined results of Canwest Limited Partnership and Postmedia Network Canada Corp.(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Postmedia believes these measures are beneficial from the perspective of assessing the Company’s financial performance. However, non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standard
definition prescribed under GAAP and as such may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
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Balance Sheet Summary – August 31, 2010 (C$ millions)Cash $40,201 Accrued Liabilities $100,716Accounts Receivable $111,722 Long-Term Debt (incl. Current Portion) $646,031Property & Equipment $355,194 Pension & Other Liabilities $152,361Intangible Assets $477,200 Other Liabilities $51,694Goodwill $240,788 Total Liabilities $950,802Other Assets $41,099 Shareholders' Equity $315,402
Total Assets $1,266,204 Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity $1,266,204
(1)
(2)
Note: Readers should refer to the audited financial statements found on the Postmedia website for additional information and related notes to the financial statements.(1) Carrying value of debt converted to C$ based on exchange rate on August 31, 2010. (2) Includes foreign currency interest rate swaps.(3) Covenants are calculated based on definitions as set out in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.
• Made optional debt prepayment of US$32.5 million in Q4 F10
• Mandatory debt repayments in F2011 total approx C$12.5 million
• Expect to continue to make optional prepayments on quarterly basis
Balance Sheet Summary
Covenants (at 31-Aug-10) Covenant ActualTotal Debt Ratio < 4.10 3.42xFirst Lien Ratio < 2.25 1.97xInterest Coverage Ratio > 2.00 2.53x
Debt Covenants(3)
Q1 Outlook
• Continued gradual improvement in revenue environment
• Expect third consecutive quarter of modest advertising revenue growth
• Significant progress made on cost reduction efforts in Q1
• Q1 restructuring efforts will reduce workforce by more than 400 (approximately 8%)
• Restructuring expense in quarter of approximately $20 million
• Expect improvement in operating profit before restructuring and amortization of approximately 5% to 7%
• Debt repayment in quarter of approximately $10 million
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Note: The Company does not intend to make quarterly outlook available in the future.
Executive Team
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A dynamic group of senior media executives with an average of more than twenty years’industry experience
Paul Godfrey, President and Chief Executive Officer• Served as President and CEO of the National Post, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays • Spent 16 years with Sun Media Corporation, eventually taking the role of President and CEO• Served on the Board of Directors of Canwest from January 2004 until January 2009
Doug Lamb, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President• Was appointed as EVP and CFO of Canwest LP in 2005• Served as CFO of the Canadian operations of Canwest Mediaworks Inc. and VP of Corporate
Development of Metroland (Torstar)• Prior to Torstar, Mr. Lamb held a variety of financial roles at Hollinger International and Southam Inc.
Kirk Allen, Executive Vice President Advertising Sales• Was appointed SVP, Advertising Sales of Canwest LP in 2006 • Served as VP, Advertising for the National Post• Career spans over 22 years in advertising sales
Kevin Bent, President Pacific Newspaper Group and Executive Vice President Western Canada• Appointed in September 2006 with oversight of Vancouver and Victoria• SVP Sales, Canwest Media Sales from 2005 to 2007
Alvin Brouwer, President of Business Ventures• Industry veteran with three decades of experience in publishing, distribution and digital media • Served as a director of save.ca and leasebusters.com and most recently served as VP, Advertising
and Product Development at Metroland Media
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Executive Team (cont’d)Ed Brouwer, Chief Information Officer
• Served in a number of senior media executive positions in London, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto in sales, marketing, content, data mining, general management and technology
• Has worked in various media companies as a reporter and photographer, data mining & GIS specialist, web developer, systems manager, marketing VP, Publisher, President and CIO
Gordon Fisher, President National Post and Executive Vice President Eastern Canada• Served in a number of senior roles, including publisher, with the National Post since October 1997• Has held a number of senior executive positions in many Canadian cities on both the editorial and
business sides of the media industry• Served as President, News and Information, Canwest Global Communications
Malcolm Kirk, Executive Vice President Digital Media• Was appointed as SVP and Group Publisher, Prairie Region of Canwest LP in 2007 addition to his
responsibilities as Publisher of the Calgary Herald, a position he held since August 2006• Served as Editor-in-Chief of the Calgary Herald and has 21 years of experience in the newspaper
industry
Wayne Parrish, Chief Transformation Officer• Spent the first two decades of his career as a journalist and was a senior executive with Sun Media
Corporation• Served as General Manager and Executive Editor of the Toronto Sun, VP Strategy at Sun Media,
Chairman, President & CEO of the CANOE Online Network, President & CEO of Quebecor New Media, President & CEO of Sport Media Group and, most recently, Executive Director and CEO for Canada Basketball