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Impresa Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

May 4, 2015

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IMPRESA

Results - 1st Quarter of 2015

IMPRESA - SGPS, S.A. Public Company Share Capital Eur 84,000,000 Rua Ribeiro Sanches, 65 1200-787 Lisbon Tax Number 502 437 464 Lisbon Commercial Registry

Press Release: IMPRESA Results - 1st Quarter 2015

1. Main Events in the 1st Quarter of 2015:

  • As anticipated on 2014 annual report, the 2015 first quarter, was strongly affected by dropped in multimedia revenues, which by itself accounted for 95% of the revenue fall. The 1st quarter of 2014, multimedia had a record quarter, plus the impact of auto-regulation agreement and the restrictions to this service imposed by telecom operators, caused a 53% drop on these revenues. Total revenues fell 10.4% to 50 M€.
  • Channel subscription revenue increased by 12.4%, primarily driven by international subscriptions. SIC currently distributes 7 channels abroad over the 1st quarter of 2015.
  • Although operating costs fell by 2.3%, IMPRESA EBITDA was down from 5.6 M€ to 1.0 M€ in 1st quarter of 2015.
  • IMPRESA recorded a net loss of 2.8 M $\epsilon$ , which compares with to the net profit of 1.2 M€ achieved in the 1st quarter of 2014.
  • Net debt was 191.1 ME, which represents a year-on-year decrease of 3.6 ME. In addition outstanding leasing was reduced by 2.8 M€
  • SIC ended the 1st quarter of 2015 with an average audience share of 19.2%, having maintained its leading position in the commercial target (A/B C D 25/54). with an audience share of 20.1%.
  • During prime time, SIC maintained its leading position in the two main commercial targets (A/B C D 15/54 and A/B C D 25/54), with audience shares of 24.4% and 25.4%, respectively. This leading position was more marked on weekdavs, for both targets, with audience shares of 26.0% and 27.5%, respectively.
  • The audiences attracted by soap opera "Mar Salgado" and newscast "Jornal da Noite" contributed significantly to this audience performance.
  • In the publishing area, it was launched the new Expresso magazine "E" and the $\bullet$ morning newsletter "Expresso Curto", which is way to go along the new readers needs and moving another step forward in the digital transition.
  • IMPRESA received the 2015 Human Capital Masters Award for "Best employee" $\bullet$ motivation and engagement strategy" (an initiative of the IFE Group and the Professional Human Resources Exhibition (Salão Profissional de Recursos Humanos - EXPO RH)).
Table 1. Main Indicators
(Values in $\bigoplus$ $mar-15$ $mar-14$ ch 96
Total Revenues 50.014.467 55.798.253 $-10,4%$
Television 37.858.630 42.683.895 $-11,3%$
Publishing 11.798.869 12.735.113 $-7,4%$
Infoportugal & Others 446.565 544.826 $-18,0%$
Intersegments
Operating Costs (1) 49.030.909 50.183.361 $-2,3%$
EBITDA 983.558 5.614.892 $-82,5%$
EBITDA Margin 2,0% 10,1%
EBITDA Television 2.285.602 6.866.899 $-66,7%$
EBITDA Publishing $-331.025$ $-278.289$ $-19,0%$
EBITDA Infoportugal & Others $-971.019$ $-973.718$ 0,3%
Net Profits $-2.820.603$ 1.214.376 n.a.
Net Debt (M€ 191,1 194,7 $-1,8%$

Note: EBITDA = Net Operating Income + Amortisation and Depreciation + Impairment Losses. Net Debt = Loans Obtained (Short-Term + Medium/Long-Term) – Cash and Cash Equivalents. (1) Amortisation, Depreciation and Impairment

2. A Analysis s of Co nsolida ated Acc counts

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The f following w ere observe ed over the 1st quarter r of 2015:

  • 12.4% % increase in channel subscriptio on revenue.
  • 2.0% % decrease in advertisin ng revenue e.
  • 1.1% % decrease in circulatio on revenue
  • 48.8 8% decreas e in other re evenues.
Ta
able 2. To
otal Reve
enues
(Values in
n €)
mar-15 mar
r-14
ch %
To
otal Reven
nues
5
50.014.467
7
55.798
8.253
-1
10,4%
Advertisin
ng
2
24.352.829
9
24.845
5.877
-
-2,0%
Channel
Subscriptio
on
1
12.681.028
8
11.279
9.431
1
12,4%
Circulatio
on
6.040.097 6.106
6.720
-
-1,1%
Other rev
venues
7.030.110 13.73
1.806
-4
48,8%
Intersegm
ments
-89.597 -4
45,9%

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Table 3. Profit & Loss
(Values in $\bigoplus$ $mar-15$ $mar-14$ ch 96
Total Revenues 50.014.467 55.798.253 $-10,4%$
Television 37.858.630 42.683.895 $-11,3%$
Publishing 11.798.869 12.735.113 $-7,4%$
Infoportugal & Others 446.565 544.826 $-18,0%$
Intersegments $-89.597$
Operating Costs (1) 49.030.909 50.183.361 $-2,3%$
Total EBITDA 983.558 5.614.892 $-82,5%$
EBITDA Margin 2,0% 10,1%
Television 2.285.602 6.866.899 $-66,7%$
Publishing $-331.025$ $-278.289$ $-19,0%$
Infoportugal & Others $-971.019$ $-973.718$ 0,3%
Depreciations 950.444 1.022.122 $-7,0%$
EBIT 33.114 4.592.770 $-99,3%$
EBIT Margin 0,1% 8,2%
Financial Results $-3.449.991$ $-2.603.273$ $-32,5%$
Impairments 0 $\overline{0}$ n.a.
Res. Bef Taxes & Minorities $-3.416.877$ 1.989.497 n.a.
Income Tax $(IRC)(-)$ $-596.274$ 775.121 n.a.
Net Profit $-2.820.603$ 1.214.376 n.a.

Note: EBITDA = Net Operating Income + Amortisation and Depreciation + Impairment Losses. (1) Amortisation, Depreciation and Impairment Losses are not considered.

Regarding the balance sheet, net debt reached 191.1 M€ at the end of the 1st quarter of 2015, which represents a year-on-year decrease of 3.6 M€ Financial leasing reached 7.5 M€, which represents a year-on-year decrease of 2.8 M€.

Medium and long-term debt at the end of the 1st quarter of 2015 accounted for approximately 71% of the total debt..

2. Television - SIC

Table 4. Television Indicators
$mar-15$ $mar-14$ ch 96
Total Revenues 37.858.630 42.683.895 $-11,3%$
Advertising 19.296.580 19.766.299 $-2,4%$
Channel Subscriptions 12.681.028 11.279.431 12,4%
Other revenues 5.881.022 11.638.165 $-49,5%$
Operating Costs (1) 35.573.028 35.816.996 $-0,7%$
EBITDA 2.285.602 6.866.899 $-66,7%$
EBITDA (%) 6,0% 16,1%
FRIT 1.574.202 6.114.842 $-74.3%$

Note: EBITDA = Net Operating Income + Amortisation and Depreciation + Impairment Losses. (1) Amortisation, Depreciation and Impairment Losses are not considered.

SIC closed the 1st quarter of 2015 with a total revenue of 37.9 M $\epsilon$ which represents a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%, despite a 12.4% increase in channel subscription revenues.

Other revenues decreased by 49.5%, to 5.9 $M \in$ , in the 1st quarter of 2015. Although all items in this category declined, namely sale of contents and TV services, the overall decrease in other revenues was primarily due to a steep decline in multimedia revenues, a trend already observed over the second half of 2014, after the coming into effect of the self-regulation agreement signed between television networks and restrictions imposed by telecom operators. These restrictions have already lifted, and as previously announced, however, it is expected for this negative impact to be less severe from May 2015 onwards

Advertising revenue in the 1st quarter of 2015 decreased by 2.4%, to 19.3 M€, accounting for 51% of the total revenue reported by SIC.

SIC closed the 1st quarter of 2015 with an average audience share of 19.2%, having maintained its leading position in the commercial target (A/B C D 25/54), within the generalist channel segment, with an audience share of 20.1%.

During prime time, SIC maintained its leading position in the two main commercial targets (A/B C D 15/54 and A/B C D 25/54), within the generalist channel segment, with audience shares of 24.4% and 25.4%, respectively. This leading position was more marked on weekdays, for both targets, with audience shares of 26.0% and 27.5%, respectively. The audiences attracted by soap opera "Mar Salgado" and newscast "Jornal da Noite" contributed significantly to this performance. SIC will be increasing its focus on domestic fiction from May onwards, as it releases its 2nd Portuguese soap opera – "As Poderosas".

In overall terms, SIC closed the 1st quarter of 2015 with an average audience share of 19.2%, having maintained its leading position in the commercial target (A/B C D 25/54). within the generalist channel segment, with an audience share of 20.1%.

SIC channels, both generalist and specialist, achieved a total audience share of 22.4% in the 1st quarter of 2015, in addition to maintaining their leading position in the commercial target (A/B C D 25/54), with an audience share of 23.8%.

Domestic and international subscription revenues for the 8 SIC channels, i.e. cable and satellite channels, increased by 12.4%, to 12.7 M€, in the 1st quarter of 2015. This increase was more marked in the international segment, driven by an increase in the number of subscribers, sale of new channels and the appreciation of the U.S. dollar.

Broadcasting of SIC channels abroad continues to be key in SIC's growth strategy. In this sense, SIC started broadcasting all of its channels abroad in the 1st quarter of 2015, with SIC Radical being broadcast in Angola and Mozambique through the ZAP platform. In November 2014, DSTV Kids started being broadcast on Multichoice plataform, significantly driving international revenue, which already accounted for 20% of total subscription revenues in the 1st quarter of 2015.

In the 1st quarter of 2015, paid SIC channels achieved an audience share of 3.2%, an identical share to that reported in the 1st quarter of 2014. SIC Noticias was once again the most popular news channel with the Portuguese audience, with a share of 1.7%.

Regarding the remaining specialist channels. SIC Mulher achieved an audience share of 0.7% in the 1st quarter of 2015, whereas SIC Radical ended the quarter with an audience share of 0.6%. SIC K reached an audience share of 0.3%, despite being available only on the MEO platform, and SIC Caras, launched in December 2013 and only available on the NOS platform, achieved an audience share of 0.1%.

SIC websites performed well in the 1st quarter of 2015, with a year-on-year traffic increase of 44.6% and an average 5.1 million visitors. SIC and SIC Noticias websites underwent an extensive restructuring process and a new SIC Notícias website was launched in 2014.

Operating costs decreased 0.7% in the 1st quarter of 2015, as a result of a decrease in variable costs associated with other revenues, which was able to offset an increase in costs resulting from the launch of the new channel.

As a result, EBITDA reached 2.3 M€ in the 1st quarter of 2015, while in the 1st quarter 2014 stood at 6.8 M€.

Operational earnings was also reduced 1.6 M€, which compares with the 6.1 M€ reported in the 1st quarter of 2014.

4. IMPRESA Publishing

Table 5. Publishing Indicators
$mar-15$ $mar-14$ ch 96
Total Revenues 11.798.869 12.735.113 $-7,4%$
Advertising 5.049.697 5.067.593 $-0,4%$
Circulation 6.040.097 6.106.720 $-1,1%$
Other revenues 709.075 1.560.800 $-54,6%$
Operating Costs (1) 12.129.894 13.013.402 $-6,8%$
EBITDA $-331.025$ -278.289 $-19,0%$
EBITDA (%) $-2,8%$ $-2,2%$
EBIT $-410.848$ $-362.365$ $-13,4%$

Note: EBITDA = Net Operating Income + Amortisation and Depreciation + Impairment Losses. (1) Amortisation, Depreciation and Impairment Losses are not considered.

Total revenue in the publishing segment decreased 7.4%, to 11.8 $M \in$ , in the 1st quarter of 2015, compared with the 1st quarter of 2014. This decrease was primarily due to the steep decline in other revenues (-54.6%), namely associated product sales and customer publishing revenues, as advertising and circulation revenues were similar to those reported in the 1st quarter of 2014.

Advertising revenue was similar to that reported in the 1st guarter of 2014, reaching 5.0 M€ in the 1st quarter of 2015. The digital segment contributed significantly to this performance. namely digital newspaper Expresso Diário, other websites and classified ads, already accounting for 13.8% of the advertising revenue in the Publishing segment.

After a steep decline in performance in 2014, despite the fact that all Impresa publications were able to maintain their leading positions within the market segments targeted, the circulation segment experienced a slight recovery in the 1st quarter of 2015, with a decrease in revenue of only 1.1%. This was mostly due to an increase in Expresso sales (resulting from the launch of the E magazine) and Courrier sales, as well as price increases for 4 publications and an increase in digital revenues, which nearly offset the poor performance of other sub-segments. Digital revenues increased by 30%, accounting for 4.5% of the circulation revenue in the 1st quarter of 2015.

An increased focus on the digital segment led to an improved performance in the 1st quarter of 2015, with a 45% year-on-year increase in digital revenues - advertising and circulation.

Traffic on Publishing websites continued to be high. The number of visits totalled 13.7 million in the 1st quarter of 2015, which represents a year-on-year increase of 11.7%. Mobile access increased steeply in the 1st quarter of 2015, accounting for 25.5% of total traffic, compared with an average 19.4% in 2014.

Other revenues decreased by 54.6% in the 1st quarter of 2015, namely associated product sales, as a result of a small number of product launches and a decrease in customer publishing revenues.

Operating costs, which reached 12.1 ME, decreased by 6.8%, compared with the 1st quarter of 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in variable costs associated to production and other revenues.

Nevertheless, the aforementioned decrease in operating costs was sufficiently to maintain EBITDA and EBIT in line with the numbers form the 1st quarter 2014.

The Publishing segment reported several accomplishments during the 1st quarter of 2015, which included the following:

  • The launch of the "E" magazine, offered with the EXPRESSO newspaper. A new $\bullet$ product, this magazine complements the first supplement and the economy supplement. Including extended articles and interviews, the "E" magazine focuses on social and cultural issues, as well as recreation options.
  • The launch of morning newsletter "EXPRESSO Curto". This newsletter represents $\bullet$ a further step towards the digital transition and aims to help build an enduring relationship with readers.

5. IMPRESA Other revenues

Table 6. IMPRESA Others Indicators & Intersegments
$mar-15$ $mar-14$ ch 96
Total Revenues 356.968 379.245 $-5,9%$
Infoportugal & Others 446.565 544.826 $-18,0%$
Intersegments $-89.597$ $-165.581$ $-45,9%$
Operating Costs 1.327.987 1.352.963 $-1,8%$
EBITDA $-971.019$ $-973.718$ 0,3%
EBIT $-1.130.240$ $-1.159.708$ 2,5%

Note: EBITDA = Net Operating Income + Amortisation and Depreciation + Impairment Losses. (1) Amortisation, Depreciation and Impairment Losses are not considered.

In addition to including the management and financial costs of the holding, this segment includes the operating activities of Infoportugal, a company dedicated to information technologies and content production, namely aerial photography, cartography, georeferenced contents and the running of the photography website and the Olhares Academy.

In the 1st quarter of 2015. IMPRESA Other revenues reached 441.4 thousand euros. which represents a year-on-year decrease of 18%, mostly due to decreases in subsidies, advertising revenue and applications development.

EBITDA for this segment was negative in the 1st guarter of 2015, reaching 971 thousand euros, a similar value to that reported in the 1st quarter of 2014.

6. Prospects

Despite the results achieved in the 1st quarter of 2015, which were strongly influenced by the decrease in multimedia revenues already forecast in the 2014 management report, the IMPRESA Group still expects to achieve the goals it has set: to improve operational indicators and to continue reducing interest-bearing liabilities.

Lisbon, 4 May 2015

On behalf of the Board of Directors

José Freire Investor Relations Director www.impresa.pt

IMPRESA - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A.

Consolidated Accounts (values in Euros)

March 2015 Dec 2014
ASSETS
NON CURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill 300.892.821 300.892.821
Other intangible assets 300.532 473.910
Tangible fixed assets 27.885.658 28.177.221
Financial investments 6.372.795 6.592.199
Investment properties 5.912.440 5.912.440
Program Rights & Inventories 7.832.510 9.280.535
Other assets 5.569.492 5.647.935
Defered Taxes 1.683.006 983.814
Total Non Current Assets 356.449.254 357.960.875
CURRENT ASSETS
Program Rights & Inventories 16.478.076 15.261.451
Customers - current account 34.845.765 24.710.229
Other receivables 6.320.922 4.327.395
Cash and equivalents 2.604.832 4.820.134
Total Current Assets 60.249.595 49.119.209
TOTAL ASSETS 416.698.849 407.080.084
March 2015 Dec 2014
EQUITY, MINORITIES AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY
Capital 84.000.000 84.000.000
Share issue premiums 36.179.272 36.179.272
Legal reserve 1.108.090 1.108.090
Retained earnings and other reserves 16.308.516 5.302.172
Consolidated net profit (2.820.603) 11.006.344
Equity of IMPRESA shareholders 134.775.275 137.595.878
Equity of minority interests
Total Equity Funds
134.775.275 137.595.878
LIABILITIES
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Loans 135.641.104 135.494.549
Leasing 5.501.454 5.840.452
Provisions for risk and charges 5.449.234 5.314.234
Defered taxes 353.515 353.515
Total Non Current Liabilities 146.945.307 147.002.750
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Loans 58.014.030 45.724.918
Suppliers payables 36.720.271 36.367.264
Leasing 2.043.364 2.381.515
Other current liabilities 38.200.602 38.007.758
Total Current Liablities 134.978.267 122.481.455
TOTAL EQUITY, MINORITIES AND LIABILITIES 416.698.849 407.080.083

IMPRESA - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A.

Consolidated Accounts (values in Euros)

March 2015 March 2014
REVENUES
Goods 6.437.045 7.217.934
Services 43.452.054 48.348.571
Other 125.368 231.748
Total Revenues 50.014.467 55.798.253
OPERATING COSTS
Program costs and of goods sold (19.872.465) (20.642.843)
External Supplies (15.458.947) (15.726.468)
Personnel costs (13.177.867) (13.245.982)
Depreciation (950.444) (1.022.122)
Provisions and impairement (135.000) (120.000)
Other operating costs (386.630) (448.068)
Total Operating Costs (49.981.353) (51.205.483)
Operating Results 33.114 4.592.770
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Gains & Losses in Associated Companies 14.696 255.886
Other Financial Costs (3.464.687) (2.859.159)
Financial Results (3.449.991) (2.603.273)
Results before income taxes -3.416.877 1.989.497
Income Taxes 596.274 (775.121)
Consolidated Net profit -2.820.603 1.214.376