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2015 Annual Report Report Annual 2015 Our Mission We are Meredith Corporation, a publicly held deliver the messages of advertisers and extend Corporation Meredith media and marketing company founded upon our brand franchises and expertise to related service to our customers and committed to markets. building value for our shareholders. Our products and services distinguish Our cornerstone is a commitment to service themselves on the basis of quality, customer journalism. From that, we have built businesses service and value that can be trusted. that serve well-defned readers and viewers, Annual Report 2015 Annual Report Meredith Corporation • 1716 Locust Street 2015 Annual Report Des Moines, IA 50309-3023 515-284-3000 • meredith.com Corporate Information Financial Highlights MEREDITH CORPORATION REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; meredith.com) has Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 64854, St. Paul, MN been committed to service journalism for more than 55164-0854 or 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101, 110 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100, 800-468-9716 or Years Ended June 30 (In millions except per share data) platforms – including broadcast television, print, digital, 651-450-4064, email: [email protected] mobile, tablets and video – to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT 2014 2013 2012 2011 GAAP Results 2015 advertising and marketing partners. Meredith Corporation ofers a dividend reinvestment Revenues $ 1,594 $ 1,469 $ 1,471 $ 1,377 $ 1,400 plan that automatically reinvests shareholder dividends ANNUAL MEETING for the purchase of additional shares of stock. To obtain Income from operations 242 187 211 186 225 Holders of Meredith Corporation stock are invited to more information or to join the plan, contact Wells Fargo Net earnings 137 114 124 104 127 attend the annual meeting of shareholders at 10 a.m. at 800-468-9716 or write to the preceding addresses. Central Standard Time on November 11, 2015, at the Total assets 2,843 2,544 2,140 2,016 1,713 Company’s principal ofce, 1716 Locust Street, FORM 10-K Des Moines, IA. A copy of the Meredith Corporation Fiscal 2015 Annual Total debt 795 715 350 380 195 Report on Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange STOCK EXCHANGE Commission (SEC) is included in this report and available Non-GAAP Results Common stock of Meredith Corporation is listed on at meredith.com. Additional copies are available without the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange symbol charge to shareholders by calling 515-284-3000. The Earnings per share (1) $ 3.30 $ 2.80 $ 2.91 $ 2.50 $ 2.81 for Meredith is MDP. CUSIP Number: 589433101. Class Company has filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on B stock of Meredith Corporation (issued as a dividend Form 10-K the certification of its chief executive ofcer (2) EBITDA 300 246 256 230 265 on common stock in December 1986) is not listed. and chief financial ofcer required by Section 302 of the The transfer of Class B stock is limited to the lineal Sarbanes-Oxley Act. descendants of original owners, their spouses, or trusts/ family partnerships for the benefit of those persons. QUARTERLY INFORMATION Requests for transfer to any other person or entity To receive copies of Meredith Corporation quarterly (1) (3) Adjusted EPS Dividends Per Share will require a share-for-share conversion to common SEC filings, earnings releases and dividend releases, 5-Year CAGR: 8% 5-Year CAGR: 15% stock. Conversion prior to sale is recommended. CUSIP please visit meredith.com, or call 515-284-3000. Number: 589433200. The Company’s Chairman and $3.50 $2.00 Chief Executive Ofcer has certified to the New York INVESTOR CONTACT $3.30 $1.83 Stock Exchange that he is not aware of any violation Meredith Corporation Investor Relations $1.73 by the Company of the New York Stock Exchange 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3023 3.00 $2.91 Corporate Governance Listing Standards. The most 515-284-3000 (meredith.com) $2.81 $2.80 $1.63 $1.53 recently required certification was submitted to the $2.50 1.50 exchange on December 12, 2014. 2.50 NATIONAL MEDIA LOCAL MEDIA 2.00 $1.02 1.00 ® 1.50 ® Atlanta Phoenix ® ® 1.00 0.50 ® ® ® 0.50 St. Louis Portland ® ® ® $0 $0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ® ® Nashville Hartford - New Haven Kansas City ® Non-GAAP amounts are not in accordance with GAAP (accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America). While management believes ® ® ® Greenville - Asheville Las Vegas Mobile - Pensacola these measures contribute to an understanding of the Company’s fnancial performance, they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in the Appendix immediately following the included Form 10-K. (1) From continuing operations adjusted for special items. ® (2) EBITDA – earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Flint - Saginaw Springfield - Holyoke (3) Annualized dividend per share at end of fscal year. To Our Shareholders On behalf of Meredith Corporation and our nearly 4,000 employees, we want to thank you for your investment in our Company. As a shareholder, you’ve entrusted us with your fnancial resources. That’s a responsibility we take very seriously. At Meredith, we are continuing to execute a strategic plan to grow our strong connection with consumers; expand, enhance and extend our portfolio of media brands; rapidly grow our digital activities; and deliver a superior return for our shareholders. In fscal 2015, we made excellent progress on all these goals, leading with strong fnancial performance. We delivered more than 20 percent growth in earnings per share as revenues rose 9 percent to a record $1.6 billion. Total Company advertising revenues grew 15 percent, and digital advertising revenues grew more than 45 percent. Our Local Media Group delivered the best fnancial STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS performance in its history, driven by a record & INVESTMENTS $44 million in political advertising revenues; In our Local Media Group, we added contributions from recent acquisitions; and growth WALA, the Mobile-Pensacola FOX afliate; in retransmission fees. Our National Media Group and WGGB, the ABC and FOX afliate in delivered an 8 percent increase in operating proft, Springfield, Massachusetts. Including our and set records for digital advertising and brand acquisitions of stations in Phoenix and licensing revenues. St. Louis in fiscal 2014, we expect these properties to add approximately 30 percent We continued to deliver on our Total Shareholder to our local media group revenues. Return strategy, returning more than $125 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. At the same time, we made strategic investments to scale our business. In fscal 2015, we achieved several important objectives that position Meredith for continued growth in revenues, proft and cash fow over time: We signifcantly broadened our media portfolio by adding and successfully In our National Media Group, we added the Shape brand, the leader in the women’s integrating a series of new properties. In our active lifestyle category; acquired the rights National Media Group, we added the Shape to operate Martha Stewart Living and related brand and we acquired the rights to operate digital brands; and entered the millennial- Martha Stewart’s media properties. We rich wedding category with the addition of entered the millennial-rich wedding category the Martha Stewart Weddings brand and leading digital destination with the addition of the Martha Stewart mywedding.com. Weddings brand and leading digital business p200 How B dyLab Helps Keep J.Lo Slim ! Love your mywedding.com. shape! ® BURN ate KHUDSON In the Local Media Group, we added two FAT LIKE THE NEW WAY CRAZY SHE GOT In Less Time! THIS BODY More attractive stations to our portfolio: WALA, Energy, FOODS12 Less THAT FIX A Stress the Mobile-Pensacola FOX affliate; and BAD The BEST MOOD HOUR for Amazing SEX WGGB, the ABC affliate in Springfeld, YOUNGER Faster SKIN WEIGHT WHILE LOSS YOU SLEEP! Massachusetts, that also airs FOX on a digital Your Easy Get-Lean Plan tier. Together with the fscal 2014 acquisitions MARCH 2015 of KMOV in St. Louis and KTVK in Phoenix, we added great properties to our station group and created two new and proftable duopoly markets. Meredith Corporation 2015 Annual Report | 1 We expanded our rapidly growing digital products at Walmart stores across the U.S. business. In our National Media Group, we Meredith Xcelerated Marketing generated acquired leading advertising technology more than 20 percent growth in operating platform Selectable Media, driving CPM proft, as the digital marketing agency growth across our digital business. We leveraged its content marketing expertise relaunched several key digital destinations, on behalf of clients in the automotive, casual including allrecipes.com and BHG.com, dining, consumer packaged goods and retail updating their design and increasing their industries. social networking capabilities. In our Local Our Local Media Group delivered signifcant Media Group, we enhanced our digital and growth in retransmission revenues from mobile destinations and we also launched a subscription television operators such new technology platform that enables us to as cable, satellite and phone companies, sell digital advertising across our stations. and is well-positioned for increased proft We strengthened our competitive position contribution in fscal 2016 and 2017. by enhancing many of our existing media Finally, we continued to execute our Total brands and launching new ones. This Shareholder Return strategy. We increased included rate base expansions for Allrecipes our dividend by 6 percent early in calendar and EatingWell magazines; redesigns of 2015, marking our 22nd straight year of Family Circle and WOOD magazines; and dividend increases.
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