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PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A. February 25th, 2025
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Delivering on our commitments: strengthening our business and focusing on continued deleveraging
404k subscribers (+15% growth) • Achievement of 2024 guidance goals exceeding
expectations
(1) FCF= cash flow before financing (EBITDA ex Severance exp + WC + Capex + Taxes + Redundancies paid + Other cash flows and adjustments from operations + Financial investments) including IFRS 16 payments (leases) (2) Including BRL 50m (€8m) collected in January 2025 from the 2024 PNLD
Meeting targets through all business lines

(1) FCF= cash flow before financing (EBITDA ex Severance exp + WC + Capex + Taxes + Redundancies paid + Other cash flows and adjustments from operations + Financial investments) including IFRS 16 payments (leases) (2) Guidance considered the collection of 100% of Brazil's PNLD order in 2024. Including BRL 50m (€8m) collected in January 2025 from the 2024 PNLD, the Guidance is exceeded by €3m
Key performance indicators

(1) Excluding extraordinary impacts implies excluding: i) Santillana Argentina (in 2024: €21m Revenues and €3m EBITDA; in 2023: €39m Revenues and €17m EBITDA) significantly affected by the extraordinary institutional sales in 2023 and; ii) arbitration award (favorable ruling) in February 2024 related to the unsuccessful sale of Media Capital to Cofina with an impact of +€10m on other revenues (and EBITDA), and no impact on cash flow (2) Includes BRL 50m (€8m) collected in January 2025 from the 2024 PNLD
(3) Digital subscribers include print subscribers (print only and pdf) and B2B subscribers who have activated digital access
Improvement of +14% in EBITDA at constant currency


Results above expectations despite a challenging environment

Revenues remain stable at constant currency, despite Argentina's extraordinary sales in 2023 and the absence of PNLD Novelty order in Brazil in 2024. Excluding extraordinary impacts (1) , revenues are in line with expectations (+0% ex. FX) driven by growth in learning systems subscriptions at Santillana, in advertising, in EL PAÍS subscribers and strategic partnerships at PRISA Media which offset the expected decline in public sales in Brazil. Strong 4Q performance with +6% growth (+11% at constant currency) on the back of businesses expansion.


Excluding extraordinary impacts
Reported EBITDA grew by +14% in local currency despite Argentina's extraordinary results in 2023 and the absence of PNLD Novelty order in Brazil in 2024. Strong performance in Santillana (+7% of growth at constant currency) and in PRISA Media (+16% of growth at constant currency).

Increase in margins driven by cost control measures and revenue growth in Santillana's Private business and PRISA Media. Guidance 2024 exceeded.
| RESULTS (€m) |
FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. | 4Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | ||||||
| Revenues | 920 | 947 | -3% | ex FX 285 |
269 | +6% |
| Expenses | 734 | 766 | -4% | 199 +14% |
209 | -5% |
| EBITDA | 185 | 181 | +2% | ex FX 86 |
60 | +44% |
| % Margin | 20.1% | 19.1% | +1p.p. | 30.2% | 22.3% | +8p.p. |
| EBIT | 115 | 109 | +5% | 64 | 38 | +69% |
| 888 909 -2% Revenues 172 164 +5% EBITDA 19.4% 18.1% +1p.p. % Margin 104 93 +11% EBIT |
281 287 -2% +11% ex FX 87 74 +18% 31.0% 25.7% +5p.p. 65 51 +27% |
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(1) Excluding extraordinary impacts implies excluding: i) Santillana Argentina (in 2024: €21m Revenues and €3m EBITDA; in 2023: €39m Revenues and €17m EBITDA) significantly affected by the extraordinary institutional sales in 2023 and; ii) arbitration award (favorable ruling) in February 2024 related to the unsuccessful sale of Media Capital to Cofina with an impact of +€10m on other revenues (and EBITDA), and no impact on cash flow
64% improvement in Net Income, driven by growth in Operating Income and Financial Result
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 + % vs.2023 |
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| Improvement in Financial Result was primarily driven by a reduced negative impact from hyperinflation adjustment in Argentina (as there was no |
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| extraordinary institutional sale in 2024), a lower negative Fair Value impact compared to 2023 (due to a smaller cancellation of Junior debt) and lower |
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| interests expenses resulting from the cancellation of Junior debt. | Equity method | ||
| NET INCOME | |||
| 64 + % vs.2023 |
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| Net Income grew by +64% compared to FY 2023 driven by improvements in Operating Income and Financial Results, as well as lower tax expenses, offsetting the decrease of Equity method companies due to Radiópolis (in 2023 there was |
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| an increase in the valuation of the asset). |
| RESULTS (€m) | FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. | 4Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT | 115 | 109 | +5% | 64 | 38 | +69% |
| Financial Result | -99 | -118 | +17% | -25 | -25 | -2% |
| Equity method companies |
3 | 14 | -77% | 0 | 12 | --- |
| Profit before tax | 19 | 4 | 360% | 38 | 25 | 53% |
| Tax expense | 30 | 35 | -15% | 12 | 20 | -40% |
| Minority interests | 1 | 1 | 10% | 1 | 1 | 15% |
| Net Income | -12 | -33 | 64% | 26 | 4 | 507% |
FCF exceeded Guidance (adjusting PNLD 2024) (1), higher divestments and lower M&A activity partially offseting the lower issuance of Convertible Notes
FREE CASH FLOW adjusting PNLD 2024 (1)

Steady FCF(1) performance, with a €4m improvement in FY2024 (+6%). Excluding Santillana Argentina, performance was even stronger, increasing by €6m. PRISA Media made progress. In 4Q 2024, FCF (1) declined due to lower Public business receipts in Brazil compared to 4Q 2023 (as there were no Novelty orders by the PNLD Program).
Increase in interests payments was mainly driven by higher Euribor rates, although they declined in 4Q 2024
Higher proceeds from divestments primarily due to the sale&leaseback of a Santillana distribution center in Mexico and higher divestments in PRISA Media.
Net proceeds from Mandatory Convertible notes: €128 m in 1Q 2023 vs €99m in 2Q 2024.
Lower payments related to interest-rate hedging and M&A including the final payment for the acquisition of the remaining stake in the radio business in 2Q 2023.
POSITIVE CASH FLOW
Cash flow before M&A and hedging increased by +13% driven by operating improvements and higher proceeds from divestments. However, total cash flow declined by -10%, due to a lower issuance of convertible notes in 2024 compared to 2023.
€88m
(1) Including BRL 50m (€8m) collected in January 2025 from the 2024 PNLD
(2) Others include mainly severance payments and earnings from assets sold. Moreover, in FY 2024, Others include the adjustment in cash flow due to the arbitration award related to the unsuccessful sale of Media Capital to Cofina (-€10m) in 1Q 2024. This impact is included at the EBITDA level, but it has no impact on cash flow
| CASH FLOW (€m) | FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. | 4Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA ex severance | 191 | 190 | +0 | 87 | 63 | +24 |
| Working Capital |
-20 | -42 | +22 | -16 | 16 | -32 |
| Capex | -46 | -43 | -3 | -16 | -12 | -5 |
| Taxes | -21 | -10 | -11 | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| (2) Others |
-22 | -12 | -10 | -2 | -4 | +1 |
| IFRS 16 | -26 | -24 | -2 | -6 | -5 | -1 |
| FCF | 55 | 60 | -4 | 46 | 59 | -13 |
| FCF adjusting PNLD 2024 (1) |
63 | +4 | 53 | -5 | ||
| Interest paid |
-81 | -77 | -3 | -18 | -20 | +2 |
| Divestments & other |
16 | 7 | +9 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| CF before M&A and hedging | -9 | -11 | +1 | 29 | 42 | -12 |
| Convertible notes | 99 | 128 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M&A, Hedging & others | -2 | -19 | +17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash Flow | 88 | 98 | -10 | 29 | 42 | -13 |
Focus on deleveraging achieving the lowest Net Debt/EBITDA ratio since 2005

(1) FCF does not include BRL50m (€8m) collected in January 2025 from the 2024 PNLD
(2) Includes mainly PIK, convertible notes coupon, accrued interest and impact of FX on Net debt
(3) Net Debt/EBITDA ratio calculated considering the financial leverage criteria as defined in the Refinancing agreements

Outstanding performance in digital quality metrics

(1) Monthly average
(2) Daily average. Sources: radio listeners in Spain (EGM), Colombia (ECAR), Chile (Ipsos) and Mexico (INRA, Mediómetro) and print readers (EGM)
Positive performance outpaces market trends


2023 2024
(1) i2P, December 2024, Radio + Press (2) ASOMEDIOS, December 2024, Radio (3) Agencia de Medios, December 2024, Radio
Steady growth in both Revenues and EBITDA
Vigorous advertising growth in FY 2024; increase of market share in all the markets where we operate. Our diversified portfolio, in terms of both geographies and media asset classes, helps offset advertising performance fluctuations across markets.

Revenue growth driven by a +22% increase in online circulation boosted by the strong performance of EL PAÍS digital subscriptions. The EL PAÍS print edition continues to gain market share from Monday to Sunday(1), while the As print edition maintains its market share in line with 2023.
Outstanding EBITDA growth driven by:
| RESULTS (€m) | FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. | 4Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 443 | 432 | +3% | 136 | 130 | +4% |
| Advertising | 334 | 325 | +3% | 108 | 104 | +4% |
| Circulation | 58 | 56 | +4% | 15 | 14 | +1% |
| Others(2) | 52 | 51 | +2% | 13 | 12 | +10% |
| Expenses | 386 | 381 | +1% | 102 | 101 | +2% |
| Variable expenses | 83 | 84 | -1% | 26 | 23 | +11% |
| Fixed expenses | 303 | 297 | +2% | 77 +16% |
77 | -1% |
| EBITDA | 57 | 51 | +13% | ex FX 33 |
29 | +13% |
| % Margin | 12.8% | 11.7% | +1p.p. | 24.5% | 22.6% | +2p.p. |
| EBIT | 29 | 25 | +14% | 26 | 23 | +13% |
(1) OJD; individual print copy sales
(2) Other revenues include, among others, content production agreements both in audio and in video, affiliation, partnerships and sales of non-core assets
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Our market transformation keeps going, with subscriptions experiencing sustained growth

ELT(1) & Supplemental Global Flexible

(1) ELT stands for English Language Teaching
(2) Excluding extraordinary impacts implies excluding Santillana Argentina Learning Systems Sales (€5.0m in 2024 and €3.8m in 2023), which are accounted within the "Other markets" perimeter
Strong performance in Private Market: +21% in EBITDA

Performance was impacted by the absence of Novelty orders in 2024 under the PNLD Program, in line with expectations.
Significant impact of extraordinary sales in Argentina during 2023.


Private market: all countries with operations in Latam except for Brazil Public market, Argentina and Venezuela
+7% EBITDA growth at constant currency, despite extraordinary sales in Argentina in 2023 and the absence of a PNLD Novelty order in Brazil in 2024, with an improved EBITDA margin

Revenue comparisons were impacted by extraordinary sales in Argentina in 2023 and negative FX effects. Excluding these factors, revenues declined by -2%, despite the +11% growth in private Learning Systems, due to lower didactic sales and the absence of Novelty orders in Brazil Public (PNLD) in 2024. 4Q revenues improved by +7% driven by the steady growth of the Private business (+12% growth in local currency) with a positive performance in the starting of Southern Region Campaign.

Reported EBITDA grew by +7% in local currency, despite Argentina's extraordinary results in 2023 and the absence of PNLD Novelty order in Brazil in 2024. Excluding extraordinary impacts(1), EBITDA increased by +11% (ex FX), driven by the solid performance of learning systems and cost control measures. The Private business delivered outstanding EBITDA growth in 4Q, rising +55% (ex FX).

+3p.p. margin increase driven by cost control measures and revenue growth in Learning Systems, excluding extraordinary impacts(1) .
| RESULTS (€m) | FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. | 4Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 467 | 515 | -9% | 149 | 139 | +7% |
| Expenses | 342 | 380 | -10% | 95 +7% |
107 | -11% |
| EBITDA | 125 | 135 | -7% | 55 ex FX |
32 | +69% |
| % Margin | 26.7% | 26.2% | +1p.p. | 36.6% | 23.3% | +13p.p. |
| EBIT | 83 | 88 | -6% | 40 | 17 | +137% |
| Excluding extraordinary impacts(1) | ||||||
| Revenues | 446 | 477 | -6% | 146 +11% |
157 | -7% |
| EBITDA | 122 | 118 | +3% | ex FX 56 |
46 | +21% |
| % Margin | 27.4% | 24.7% | +3p.p. | 38.4% | 29.6% | +9p.p. |
| EBIT | 82 | 72 | +13% | 42 | 31 | +36% |
(1) Excluding extraordinary impacts implies excluding: i) Santillana Argentina (in 2024: €21m Revenues and €3m EBITDA; in 2023: €39m Revenues and €17m EBITDA) significantly affected by the extraordinary institutional sales in 2023



In line with PRISA's purpose
Fostering progress of people and society, by providing quality education, rigorous information and innovative entertainment

An ongoing commitment to reducing environmental impact

Responsible and transparent

Raising awareness and shaping opinion through Group content and events:



despite the impact of extraordinary items
A strengthened financial position driven by shareholder support and a focus on cash flow generation has resulted in the lowest leverage ratio since 2005
Continued progress in delivering our sustainability plan
PRISA continues to deliver on its commitments, achieving FY 2024 guidance, while actively working on its New Strategic Business Plan for 2025-2028

| EBITDA | The Group uses EBITDA as a benchmark, among others, to monitor the performance of its businesses and to set its operational and strategic targets. This "alternative performance measure" is important for the Group and is used by other companies in the sector. EBITDA is defined as operating results plus assets depreciation and amortization charge, impairment of goodwill and impairment of assets. |
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| The Group also uses as an "alternative performance measure", the EBITDA excluding severance expenses, which is defined as the EBITDA plus any the severance expenses. This measure is important as PRISA considers that this is a measure of the profitability and performance of its businesses and provides information on the profitability of its assets net of severance expenses. |
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| EXCHANGE RATES IMPACT |
PRISA defines the impact of exchange rates as the difference between the financial figure converted at the exchange rate of the current year and the same financial figure converted at the exchange rate of the previous year. The Group monitors both operating income and profit from operations excluding the aforementioned exchange rate effect for comparability purposes and to measure management by isolating the effect of currency fluctuations in the various countries. This "alternative performance measure" is therefore important in order to be able to measure and compare the Group's performance in isolation of the exchange rate effect, which distorts comparability between years. |
| NET FINANCIAL DEBT |
The Group's net financial debt is an "alternative measure of performance" and includes non-current and current bank borrowings, excluding present value in financial instruments/loan arrangements costs, and the convertible notes coupon liability diminished by current financial assets, cash and cash equivalents and is important for the analysis of the Group's financial position. |
| FREE CASH FLOW |
PRISA defines the free cash flow as the addition of the cash flow before financing (EBITDA ex Severance expenses + WC + Capex + Taxes + Redundancies paid + Other cash flows and adjustments from operations + Financial investments ) including IFRS 16 payments (leases). This "alternative performance measure" is important for the Group as it shows the cash flow generation recurrent capacity of the company for debt service. |


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