3 March 2011 Company announcement no 02-11 The Board of Directors of North Media A/S has today considered and approved the Company's Annual Report for 2010. Based on recent years' optimisation of the business platform, and particularly of the distribution activities, the Group realised a marked pick-up in profit on ordinary operating activities of DKK 90.7 million in 2010 compared to 2009. This profit contributes to the strengthening of the Group's cash flow as well as its solid financial foundation. The financial highlights are: -- Following an 11% rise in revenue to DKK 1,138.7 million, North Media A/S realises a profit on ordinary operation activities (EBIT before special items) of DKK 110.2 million for 2010. This financial performance is in the top half of the earnings expectations issued last and considerably better than anticipated at the beginning of the year. -- The main reasons for this earnings improvement are increased activities and enhanced efficiency in the print operations which have boosted revenue in 2010 by 12% and profit on ordinary operating activities by DKK 99.2 million to DKK 170.2 million. -- Online activities generated a loss on ordinary operating activities of DKK 49.7 million in 2010, which is DKK 8.1 million down on 2009. -- In 2010, the Group's cash flows from operating activities went up by DKK 106.7 million to DKK 147.7 million. -- North Media A/S paid a total of DKK 128.5 million to its shareholders in 2010. The Group's cash at year-end 2010 amounts to DKK 99.4 million and the Group has a share portfolio worth DKK 48.8 million. The Group's net cash position is DKK 57.7 million. So despite considerable payments to its shareholders, the Group has maintained its solid financial foundation. -- North Media A/S expects its activities and earnings to increase further in 2011. Revenue is anticipated to be in the range of DKK 1,175 to 1,225 million, corresponding to a growth rate of 3 to 8%, and profit on ordinary operating activities is expected to rise to a level between DKK 120 to 150 million, equivalent to an EBIT margin of approximately 11%. ”Combined, the companies of the North Media Group have improved their earnings considerably in 2010 even though market conditions proved a challenge as we had predicted. Above all, this is a result of the fact that we have succeeded in increasing the market shares in the Distribution segment and that we are now, much to our satisfaction, reaping the benefits of the considerable streamlining measures we started in 2009. Søndagsavisen too has captured market shares in the non-job advertisement market, and this to some degree compensates for the effects caused by a negative development in the printed job advertisement market. As for the Online segment, results were poorer than last year, as we had expected, because as we are still very much dependent on the job market," says Lars Nymann Andersen, CEO of North Media A/S, and adds: ”We do not expect the market conditions for our activities to change much in 2011. This means that we will need to continue our business development efforts to increase our competitiveness, develop products as well as ensure effectiveness and cost control in all areas. Our primary focus will be on the newspaper and online activities and on the entities' future earning capacity in order to determine their potential.” Please contact CEO Lars Nymann Andersen or CFO Kåre Wigh, at +45 39 57 70 00, for further information. Yours faithfully North Media A/S Lars Nymann Andersen Chief Executive Officer This document is an unofficial translation of the Danish original. In the event of any inconsistencies the Danish version shall apply.