Vocento S A : SA - Results 1H20

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Results for January-June 2020

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Vocento, S.A. and Subsidiaries

Results Report January-June 2020

PERFORMANCE OF VOCENTO BUSINESSES

VOCENTO is a multimedia group, whose parent company is VOCENTO, S.A. It is dedicated to the various areas that comprise the media sector. For the organisation of management information, a number of business lines have been defined. Reports to the market are based on this organization of information, which covers all the businesses in which VOCENTO is present, assigned to their respective business segments.

NEWSPAPERS (offline and online)

REGIONALS

ABC

SUPPLEMENTS &

MAGAZINES

▪

El Correo

▪

El Comercio

▪

ABC

▪

XL Semanal

▪

La Verdad

▪

Hoy

▪

National printing

▪

Mujer Hoy

▪

El Diario Vasco

▪

La Rioja

plant

▪

Mujerhoy.com

▪

El Norte de Castilla

▪

Regional printing plants

▪

Women Now

▪

El Diario Montañés

▪

Regional distribution

▪

Ideal

(Beralán )

▪

Sur

▪

News agency ( Colpisa )

▪

Las Provincias

▪

Regional sales

companies

AUDIOVISUAL

CLASSIFIEDS

GASTRONOMY &

AGENCIES

DTT

RADIO

CONTENTS

▪ National

▪ Analog radio

▪ Veralia distribution

▪ Pisos.com

▪

Madrid Fusión

▪

DTT

licenses

▪ Izen

▪ Sumauto

Gastronomika

▪

- Net TV

▪ Digital radio

Tango

▪

licenses

Pro Agency

Accounted for by the equity method

IMPORTANT NOTE

To facilitate the analysis of financial information and understand the organic performance of the Company, it is always indicated in this report when operating expenses, EBITDA, EBIT, the Net Result or Net Financial Debt are affected by non-recurring or extraordinary items, including adjustments to the workforce. Further detail about these adjustments can be found in Appendix I at the end of this document: Alternative Performance Measures.

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Main highlights of the financial performance of the business in 1H20

Revenues impacted by Covid-19, increased contribution from digital

Resilient circulation at regional newspapers in northern Spain

Cost measures preserve Group profitability

Cash protected, positive cashflow generated in 1H20

• Total revenues at VOCENTO fell by -15.6% in 1H20 as a result of Covid-19
• 1. VOCENTO's total revenues decreased by -24.6% in 2Q20.
  2. Circulation revenues 1H20 -9.0% (adjusted for accounting change at ABC), vs -4.4% 1H19, with resilience at newspapers in northern Spain (-3.0%).
  3. 1H20 advertising revenues -22.6% (2Q20 -31.3%), performing much better than the market (1H20 -34.5%). The decrease was less severe at the end of the period (-24.8% in June). The digital contribution increased by +3.5 p.p. to 44.5%.
• Protecting Group profitability
• 1. In 1H20 reported EBITDA was 6,574 thousand euros. Comparable EBITDA was 10,900 thousand euros, down -48.2% from 1H19.
  2. Cost reductions offset 64% of the fall in revenues in 1H20.
  3. Measures to reduce circulation costs helped preserve the margin on circulation in 1H20 (-858 thousand euros), which was similar to the performance in 1H19 (-898 thousand euros).
• Opportunities for digital growth
• 1. 35% increase in subscriber base of ON+ to 53k in 1H20, ABC +18% on KyM. Incremental EBITDA of +447 thousand euros from ON+ in 1H20.
  2. ABC.es, which will roll out a paid subscription service in September, increased registered users to 800k (+200k vs Dec19).
  3. Development of new business models including virtual events.
• Measures to protect cash
• 1. Ordinary cash generation in 1H20 was 6,647 thousand euros, including 2,141 thousand euros in 2Q20.
  2. NFD -67,516 thousand euros vs 52,811 thousand euros in 2019. NFD/comparable LTM EBITDA 1.7x. NFD ex IFRS 16 was practically flat vs 2019 (-317 thousand euros).
  3. Comfortable liquidity: cash and undrawn credit lines of 68,526 thousand euros.

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Main financial data

Consolidated profit and loss account

Thousand Euro		IFRS
	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Circulation revenues	59,184	66,762	-7,577	-11.3%
Advertising revenues	65,192	84,206	-19,013	-22.6%
Other revenues	39,319	42,873	-3,554	-8.3%
Total revenue	163,696	193,840	-30,144	-15.6%
Staff costs	-72,470	-79,360	6,890	8.7%
Procurements	-13,232	-15,780	2,548	16.1%
External Services	-70,377	-83,326	12,949	15.5%
Provisions	-1,043	-983	-59	-6.0%
Operating expenses (without D&A)	-157,122	-179,450	22,328	12.4%
EBITDA	6,574	14,391	-7,816	-54.3%
Depreciation and amortization	-9,771	-9,612	-159	-1.7%
Impairment/gains on disposal of tan. & intan. assets	56	-30	87	n.r.
EBIT	-3,140	4,748	-7,889	n.r.
Impairments/reversal of other intangible assets	-4,007	-750	-3,257	n.r.
Profit of companies acc. equity method	346	139	207	n.r.
Net financial income	-1,326	-1,270	-56	-4.4%
Net gains on disposal of non- current assets	-218	-1	-217	n.r.
Profit before taxes	-8,346	2,866	-11,212	n.r.
Corporation tax	-759	-1,188	430	36.1%
Net profit for the year	-9,105	1,678	-10,783	n.r.
Minority interests	-2,071	-2,697	626	23.2%
Net profit attributable to the parent	-11,176	-1,019	-10,156	n.r.
Staff costs ex non recurring costs	-68,144	-72,722	4,578	6.3%
Operating Expenses ex non recurring costs	-152,796	-172,812	20,015	11.6%
Comparable EBITDA	10,900	21,029	-10,129	-48.2%

Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Operating revenues

In 1H20, total revenues fell by -15.6% from 1H19 to 163,696 thousand euros. In 2Q20, reflecting the impact of Covid-19, revenues fell by -24.6%.

By category, the performance of revenues was as follows:

1. Circulation revenuesfell by -11.3%. Adjusted for accounting changes at ABC, the variation in 1H20 was -9.0%, compared with -4.4% in 1H19.
2. Advertising revenuesfell by -22.6% in 1H20 and by -31.3% in 2Q20.
   In 1H20, VOCENTO's brands outperformed the market both in the print segment (-26.4% vs -41.2%) and in online advertising (-14.8% vs -20.5%).

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Advertising performance, VOCENTO vs the market 1H20

	Data in %
	-14.8%
-22.6%	-20.5%
	-26.4%

-34.5%

-41.2%

Total market	Offline	Online
		Market1			VOCENTO2

Note 1: market source i2p ex social media. Note 2: VOCENTO offline brands include Regional Press and ABC, online Local Portal brands,

ABC.es and Classifieds.

On a month-by-month basis, Vocento is also outperforming the market. The chart illustrates a gradual reduction in the decrease in advertising over the course of 2Q20.

Monthly advertising performance, VOCENTO vs the market 1H20

			Data in %
			-20.7%			-24.8%
				-33.9%
			-28.1%	-35.8%
					-36.2%
				-59.4%	-60.6%
Jan.-20	Feb.-20	Mar.-20	Apr.-20	May.-20	Jun.-20

Market1VOCENTO

Note 1: market source i2p ex social media.

In terms of the performance of local and national advertising, both segments recorded a similar performance, with decreases in 1H20 of -22.4% and -23.2% respectively.

National vs local advertising1

Data in %

Local €33.8m (52.7% of total)

Nacional €30.3m (47.3% of total)

21.7%			29.9%
78.3%	70.1%
		Offline		Online

Note 1: net advertising. Not including Audiovisual, sales companies or eliminations.

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Including not only digital advertising revenues but also e-commerce revenues booked within other revenues, digital contributed 44.5% of total advertising, an increase of +3.5 p.p. from 1H19.

Changing profile of advertising and new digital businesses

					Data in %
40.9%					44.5%
59.1%					55.5%
1H19			1H20
		Offline			Online

1. Other revenues:down -8.3% vs 1H19, with a decrease of -24.7% in 2Q20 because of a lower number of events and reduced activity in third-party printing and distribution.

EBITDA

Reported EBITDA decreased by -54.3% to 6,574 thousand euros. Excluding compensation payments, comparable EBITDA was 10,900 thousand euros, -48.2% lower than in 1H19.

Detail of movement in comparable EBITDA, 1H19-1H20

Data in variation 1H19 vs 1H20 except for comparable EBITDA. All figures in €m

	Other	New
	businesses	businesses
Press online + offline : €-10.3m	€-1.4m	€+0.1m

21.0 -7.0 6.1 -15.7

3.9 -1.6

				-0.5		-0.9	1.4		10.9
									0.1
4.0
									v
v								v

Comp	Circulation	Circulation	Press	Sales costs Comp.	Printing &	Audiov.	Classif.	Diversif. 3 Corp. Centre Comp.
EBITDA	revenues 1	savings 1	Advertising	& others 2 personnel	distrib.			EBITDA
1H19				expenses				1H20

Note 1: excluding change to accounting of subscriptions at ABC. Note 2: including margin on events, etc. Note 3: Gastronomy and Agencies.

Operating result (EBIT)

In 1H20 the operating result fell by -7,889 thousand euros from 1H19, to stand at -3,140 thousand euros.

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Goodwill writedown

Goodwill of -4,007 thousand euros was written down, reflecting the impairment of -3,007 thousand euros at Las Provincias and the recurring writedown at the Content distribution business.

Equity-accounted income

The improvement in the result by +207 thousand euros reflects the performance of Izen, especially the production of El Cid for Amazon Prime. This was partly offset by a decrease at the distribution companies, because of the temporary closure of points of sale during lockdown.

Financial result and others

The financial result was relatively stable, falling -56 thousand euros from 1H19.

Net result from sale of non-current assets

The reduction by -218 thousand euros is mainly the result of the sale of the companies which own Music Has No Limits.

Corporation tax

In 1H20, corporation tax decreased by 36.1% to 759 thousand euros compared with the same period last year, mainly because of the fall in earnings.

Minority interest

Minority interest was -2,071 thousand euros in 1H20, down by -626 thousand euros as a result mainly of the performance at Beralán and El Norte de Castilla.

Net result attributable to the parent company

The consolidated net result in 1H20 was -11,176 thousand euros, compared with -1,019 thousand euros in 1H19.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet

		IFRS
IFRS thousand euros	1H20	2019	Var abs	% Var
Non current assets	362,908	357,159	5,749	1.6%
Intangible assets	152,237	155,989	-3,752	-2.4%
Property, plant and equipment	108,282	111,382	-3,100	-2.8%
Use of leases	21,050	7,049	14,001	n.r.
Investments accounted using equity method	20,491	20,249	241	1.2%
Other non current assets	60,849	62,490	-1,641	-2.6%
Current assets	119,082	128,372	-9,290	-7.2%
Other current assets	95,677	110,675	-14,998	-13.6%
Cash and cash equivalents	23,404	17,696	5,708	32.3%
Assets held for sale	3,324	193	3,131	n.r.
TOTAL ASSETS	485,314	485,725	-411	-0.1%
Equity	269,635	282,072	-12,437	-4.4%
Bank borrowings and other fin. liabilities	92,308	72,564	19,744	27.2%
Other non current liabilities	32,319	34,065	-1,746	-5.1%
Other current liabilities	91,052	97,023	-5,971	-6.2%
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES	485,314	485,725	-411	-0.1%

Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Intangible assets

The decrease by -3,752 thousand euros is mainly the result of the reduction in goodwill.

Property, plant and equipment

The total amount fell by -3,100 thousand euros as a result, among other factors, of a greater increase in depreciation than in capex and the transfer of the land belong to El Diario Vasco to an asset held for sale.

Other current assets

Because of a fall in inventories, and in particular in the balance from clients because of lower levels of activity, there was a decrease of -14,998 thousand euros.

Net financial position

IFRS thousand euros	1S20	2019	Var Abs	Var %
Bank borrowings and other financial liabilities (s.t.)	43,470	43,985	-515	-1.2%
Bank borrowings and other financial liabilities (l.t.)	48,837	28,579	20,258	70.9%
Gross debt	92,308	72,564	19,744	27.2%
+ Cash and cash equivalents	23,404	17,696	5,708	32.3%
+ Other non current financial asstes	2,386	3,383	-996	-29.5%
Deferred expenses	999	1,326	-326	-24.6%
Net cash position/ (net debt)	-67,516	-52,811	-14,706	-27.8%
Net cash position ex NIIF16	-46,027	-45,656	-371	-0.8%
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Gross financial debt consisted of debt with financial institutions of 34,153 thousand euros (current liabilities of 4,848 thousand euros and non-current of 29,306 thousand euros), short-term commercial paper of 35,900 thousand euros, another debt with a current cost of 766 thousand euros, and IFRS16 leases of 21,489 thousand euros.

In 2Q20 debt of 15,477 thousand euros was recognised as a result of the lease of the new offices in Madrid and to a lesser degree of the El Correo offices. NFD, excluding IFRS16, was practically unchanged from December 2019, standing at 46,027 thousand euros in 1H20. Cash and financial assets of 25,791 thousand euros, after being exceptionally high in 1T30 in order to prepare for the Covid-19 situation.

In 1H20, the Group generated positive operating cashflow of 6,647 thousand euros. Apart from EBTIDA, the major contribution was a +4,923 thousand variation in working capital, due mainly to receivables from clients.

Analysis of movement in Net Financial Debt 2019-1H20

Data in €m

Lease of new		Ordinary cash generation €6.6m
offices in Madrid
-15.5		10.9					-4.5	-1.4	67.5
52.8				4.9	-5.2	-4.0
													21.5	IFRS16

7.2 IFRS16

45.7	Bank and						46.0	Bank and
other							other
NFD	New leases	Comp. EBITDA Working capital	Capex	Financials	Compensation	Others	NFD
IFRS 16
2019	1H20		and others1	payments		1H20

Note 1: including advance revenues, net financial expenses, dividends to minority interest, taxes.

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Cash flow statement

			IFRS
IFRS thousand euros	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	% Var
Net profit attibutable to the parent	-11,176	-1,019	-10,156	n.r.
Adjustments to net profit	18,813	16,306	2,507	15.4%
Cash flows from ordinary operating activities before	7,638	15,287	-7,649	-50.0%
changes in working capital
Changes in working capital & others	4,923	3,315	1,608	48.5%
Other payables	1,262	3,116	-1,853	-59.5%
Income tax paid	-718	-844	126	14.9%
Interests deduction for tax purposes	-899	-1,490	592	39.7%
Net cash flow from operating activities (I)	12,206	19,384	-7,178	-37.0%
Acquisitions of intangible and property, plan and equipment	-7,072	-5,693	-1,379	-24.2%
Acquisitions of financial assets, subsidiaries and associates	-1,118	-3,582	2,464	68.8%
Interests and dividends received	283	709	-426	-60.1%
Other receivables and payables (investing)	956	-100	1,056	n.r.
Net cash flow from investing activities (II)	-6,951	-8,666	1,715	19.8%
Interests and dividends paid	-3,421	-9,008	5,588	62.0%
Cash inflows/ (outflows) relating to bank borrowings	150	-14,327	14,477	n.r.
Other receivables and payables (financing)	3,724	7,572	-3,848	-50.8%
Net cash flows from financing activities (III)	453	-15,763	16,216	n.r.
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (I + II + III)	5,708	-5,045	10,753	n.r.
Cash and cash equivalents from acquired companies	0	2,200	-2,200	-100.0%
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	17,696	20,559	-2,862	-13.9%
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	23,404	17,713	5,691	32.1%

Note: Other payables now includes Other accounts payable, which previously was included as a variation in working capital. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Net cash flow from operating activities include the impact on working capital mentioned above.

Net cash flows from investment activities include investments of 1,862 thousand euros in the new offices in Madrid, which is considered to be extraordinary capex when analysing the change in net financial debt.

Net cash flows from financing activities include a lower level of dividend and interest payments than in 1H19, both from parent company Vocento and from certain subsidiaries to minority shareholders.

Capex
IFRS thousand euro		1H20			1H19			Var Abs
	Inmat.	Mat.	Total	Inmat.	Mat.	Total	Inmat.	Mat.	Total
Newspapers	2,242	4,031	6,272	2,877	1,498	4,376	-636	2,532	1,897
Audiovisual	2	24	26	2	17	19	0	8	7
Classifieds	121	38	159	273	50	323	-152	-12	-165
Gastronomy & Others	5	25	31	54	22	76	-49	4	-45
Corporate	142	73	215	123	21	144	19	52	71
TOTAL	2,512	4,191	6,703	3,330	1,608	4,938	-818	2,583	1,765

Note: the difference between the cash outflow for investments and the Capex registered in accounts reflects the difference between payments pending for investments last year and investments made this year but not paid for yet. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.

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Impact of Covid-19 and measures taken by the Group

The extraordinary situation resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a series of impacts across Vocento's businesses.

In response, different measures have been implemented to reduce both variable costs, mainly in the Newspapers area, and also fixed costs across all the businesses. The main actions have included two rounds of fourloughs and the renegotiation of conditions with our main suppliers. These cost measures in 1H20 have offset 64% of the fall in revenues.

1. Newspapers: impact and measures taken

Circulation revenues were impacted by the closure of many points of sale in April and May, especially in central and southern Spain, with 24% of POS closed at the peak in central Spain. There was a decrease in the sales volumes of newspapers and magazines. In contrast, in northern Spain revenues from circulation were resilient, with a decrease in 2Q20 of just -4.1%.

A series of actions have been taken to mitigate the impact of the fall in circulation and to preserve the profitability of print sales. These include supporting points of sales so that they stayed open or reopened, as well as reaching agreements with new points of sales such as shopping malls, as well as reducing pagination and other costs in all areas.

More positively, the lockdown has resulted in an increase in digital subscriptions to the ON+ services of the regional newspapers. ON+ subscriptions increased by +35% from the end of 2019 to stand at 53,000 by June. There was also significant growth at Kiosko y +, which ABC subscriptions on the platform rising by 18%.

There has been a sharp contraction in the advertising market, especially in the print segment. This is the result of many major advertisers suspending their advertising campaigns because of current levels of uncertainty. In response to this situation, VOCENTO has stepped up its activities in areas such as branded content, podcasts and programmatic advertising. This has helped the Group outperform the market and increase the contribution from digital, which now represents 35.6% of advertising revenues at the Newspapers.

Other Revenues, which includes mainly events, has been impacted by the delay of conferences, such as Women Now, to 2H20 and 2021 and by the cancellation of some events. 35% of the events which were suspended in 1H have been rescheduled to 2H or to 2021.

b) Audiovisual: impact and measures taken

The three divisions have been impacted to differing degrees. DTT and Radio have recorded a decline in advertising, while at Content demand for products from the film catalogue has exceeded the forecasts.

c) Classifieds: impact and measures taken

VOCENTO's portals have recorded a sharp drop in earnings, because of restrictions on going to car dealerships and on visiting properties for buying or renting. Nevertheless, thanks to a range of policies implemented by management, client numbers increased by +3% at Sumauto and pisos.com

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was able to recover some lost clients. The two portals are continuing to reinforce their competitive position in order to prepare for a return to normality.

d) Gastronomy and Agencies: impact and measures taken

There has been a major impact on Gastronomy because of its dependence on organising events. However, the Group has been able to adapt to lockdown conditions and create digital events. VOCENTO's large nationwide readership provides it with a significant advantage, as shown by the success of the Gastronomika Live event. This virtual conference organised digital shows with internationally famous chefs and attracted more than 23,000 registered participants.

Because of their high level of exposure to the catering sector, the Agencies business was impacted by the difficult economic conditions.

e) Financing and liquidity: impact and measures taken

In response to the current high levels of uncertainty, VOCENTO has increased its cash to 23,033 thousand euros in June 2020. We also have non-drawn down credit lines of 45,493 thousand euros available to us. During the first half of the year, the decision has been taken to cancel the dividend of 2019 and suspension of the buyback programme.

In these challenging conditions, our NFD excluding IFRS 16 effects is currently -46,027 thousand euros, practically the same level as at the end of 2019 (-45,656 thousand euros). We comply comfortably with the covenants of the syndicated loan and we recorded positive ordinary cash flow generation in 1H20 and in 2Q20.

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Information by business area

IFRS Thousand Euro	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Total revenues
Newspapers	132,184	160,605	-28,422	-17.7%
Audiovisual	15,226	16,588	-1,362	-8.2%
Classifieds	10,807	13,924	-3,118	-22.4%
Gastronomy & Agencies	7,401	4,716	2,685	56.9%
Corporate & adjustments	-1,922	-1,993	72	3.6%
Total revenues	163,696	193,840	-30,144	-15.6%
EBITDA
Newspapers	4,816	13,006	-8,190	-63.0%
Audiovisual	4,722	5,251	-529	-10.1%
Classifieds	1,928	2,331	-403	-17.3%
Gastronomy & Agencies	626	529	97	18.3%
Corporate & adjustments	-5,517	-6,726	1,209	18.0%
Total EBITDA	6,574	14,390.71	-7,816.38	-54.3%
EBIT
Newspapers	-3,217	4,644	-7,861	n.r.
Audiovisual	4,555	5,023	-468	-9.3%
Classifieds	1,121	1,572	-452	-28.7%
Gastronomy & Agencies	160	518	-359	-69.2%
Corporate & adjustments	-5,759	-7,010	1,250	17.8%
Total EBIT	-3,140	4,748	-7,889	n.r.
Comparable EBITDA
Newspapers	8,255	18,524	-10,269	-55.4%
Audiovisual	4,723	5,251	-529	-10.1%
Classifieds	1,993	2,853	-860	-30.1%
Gastronomy & Agencies	662	538	125	23.2%
Corporate & adjustments	-4,733	-6,137	1,404	22.9%
Total comparable EBITDA	10,900	21,029	-10,129	-48.2%

Note: all figures are rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.

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Newspapers (print and online)

IFRS Thousand Euro	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Total Revenues
Regionals	93,373	111,189	-17,816	-16.0%
ABC	36,314	45,566	-9,253	-20.3%
Supplements& Magazines	8,471	11,612	-3,141	-27.1%
Adjustments intersegment	-5,974	-7,762	1,788	23.0%
Total Revenues	132,184	160,605	-28,422	-17.7%
EBITDA
Regionals	5,815	11,560	-5,746	-49.7%
ABC	-741	1,752	-2,493	n.r.
Supplements& Magazines	-258	-307	49	15.9%
Total EBITDA	4,816	13,006	-8,190	-63.0%
Comparable EBITDA
Regionals	9,110	15,573	-6,464	-41.5%
ABC	-741	3,048	-3,788	n.r.
Supplements& Magazines	-113	-97	-16	-16.9%
Total comparable EBITDA	8,255	18,524	-10,269	-55.4%
EBIT
Regionals	1,714	7,242	-5,528	-76.3%
ABC	-4,382	-2,149	-2,233	n.r.
Supplements & Magazines	-550	-449	-101	-22.4%
Total EBIT	-3,217	4,644	-7,861	n.r.

Note: The main eliminations are the result of: a) sales from TESA to the Regional Press and ABC, and b) distribution revenues at Beralán. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand euros.

Profitability at the Regional Presswas severely impacted by the fall in advertising, especially in print (-10,062 thousand euros), and to a lesser degree by a -958 thousand euros reduction in the margin on third parties printing and distribution. These were partly offset by savings in personnel expenses, commercial costs and other areas, totalling +5,663 thousand euros. It should be noted that despite the impact of Covid-19 on circulation, its margin fell by just -110 thousand euros.

At ABC,EBITDA was impacted by the decrease in advertising (-2,702 thousand euros, with print accounting for 82% of the fall) and to a lesser degree by the fall in the margin on circulation (-749 thousand euros) and printing (-607 thousand euros). These were partly offset by savings in personnel expenses and others.

Finally, the EBITDA of the Supplements and Magazineswas affected by the fall in advertising and the postponement of the WomenNow event to the second half of the year.

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Audiovisual

IFRS Thousand Euro	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Total revenues
DTT	12,624	13,658	-1,034	-7.6%
Radio	1,605	1,685	-80	-4.7%
Content	1,114	1,358	-244	-18.0%
Adjustments intersegment	-116	-113	-4	-3.5%
Total revenues	15,226	16,588	-1,362	-8.2%
EBITDA
DTT	2,613	2,901	-288	-9.9%
Radio	1,238	1,278	-39	-3.1%
Content	870	1,073	-202	-18.8%
Total EBITDA	4,722	5,251	-529	-10.1%
Comparable EBITDA
DTT	2,614	2,901	-287	-9.9%
Radio	1,238	1,278	-39	-3.1%
Content	870	1,073	-202	-18.8%
Total comparable EBITDA	4,723	5,251	-529	-10.1%
EBIT
DTT	2,554	2,833	-279	-9.9%
Radio	1,232	1,272	-39	-3.1%
Content	769	918	-149	-16.2%
Total EBIT	4,555	5,023	-468	-9.3%

Note: all figures are rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.

The decrease in EBITDA at the area is mainly the result of the fall in advertising revenues at DTT and reduced activity in Content distribution.

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Classifieds

IFRS thousand euros	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Total revenues
Classifieds	10,807	13,924	-3,118	-22.4%
Total revenues	10,807	13,924	-3,118	-22.4%
EBITDA
Classifieds	1,928	2,331	-403	-17.3%
Total EBITDA	1,928	2,331	-403	-17.3%
Comparable EBITDA
Classifieds	1,993	2,853	-860	-30.1%
Total comparable EBITDA	1,993	2,853	-860	-30.1%
EBIT
Classifieds	1,121	1,572	-452	-28.7%
Total EBIT	1,121	1,572	-452	-28.7%

Note: all figures are rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.

Revenues in this area were affected by the divestment of Infoempleo in 2019 (proforma 1H20 revenues -15.8%). In terms of operating results, in a very challenging environment for classified advertising in the automotive sector (1H20 revenues -19.0%) and real estate sector (1H20 revenues -12.8%), the EBITDA margin improved by +1.1 p.p. to 17.8% in 1H20.

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Gastronomy and Agencies

IFRS Thousand Euro	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	Var %
Total Revenues
Gastronomy	3,130	4,399	-1,269	(28.8%)
Agencies & Others	4,271	317	3,954	n.r.
Total Revenues	7,401	4,716	2,685	56.9%
EBITDA
Gastronomy	625	749	-124	-16.6%
Agencies & Others	1	-220	222	100.5%
Total EBITDA	626	529	97	18.3%
Comparable EBITDA
Gastronomy	626	758	-133	-17.5%
Agencies & Others	37	-220	257	116.7%
Total comparable EBITDA	662	538	125	23.2%
EBIT
Gastronomy	619	742	-124	-16.7%
Agencies & Others	-459	-224	-235	-105.0%
Total EBIT	160	518	-359	-69.2%

Note: all figures are rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.

The Gastronomy division recorded a decrease in comparable EBITDA of -133 thousand euros in 1H20.

In the Agencies and Othersdivision, the integration of the two agencies, Tango and ProAgency, had an impact of +4,158 thousand euros on revenues and +116 thousand euros on EBITDA in 1H20.

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Operational data

Newspapers
Average Circulation Data	1H20	1H19	Var Abs	%
National Press - ABC	56,431	70,266	-13,836	-19.7%
Regional Press
El Correo	50,975	54,489	-3,515	-6.5%
El Diario Vasco	39,740	41,490	-1,750	-4.2%
El Diario Montañés	16,565	18,656	-2,091	-11.2%
Ideal	12,128	14,624	-2,496	-17.1%
La Verdad	7,816	10,564	-2,748	-26.0%
Hoy	6,368	8,502	-2,134	-25.1%
Sur	8,417	12,819	-4,403	-34.3%
La Rioja	6,921	7,510	-589	-7.8%
El Norte de Castilla	12,782	14,710	-1,928	-13.1%
El Comercio	10,732	12,959	-2,227	-17.2%
Las Provincias	9,716	13,077	-3,361	-25.7%
TOTAL Regional Press	182,159	209,401	-27,241	-13.0%
Sources: internal data 1H20 and OJD 1H19 non audited data.
Audience	1st Survey 20	1st Survey 19	Var Abs	%
National Press - ABC	444,000	430,000	14,000	3.3%
Regional Press	1,576,000	1,647,000	-71,000	-4.3%
El Correo	301,000	315,000	-14,000	-4.4%
El Diario Vasco	166,000	201,000	-35,000	-17.4%
El Diario Montañés	109,000	135,000	-26,000	-19.3%
Ideal	182,000	158,000	24,000	15.2%
La Verdad	148,000	127,000	21,000	16.5%
Hoy	83,000	108,000	-25,000	-23.1%
Sur	150,000	120,000	30,000	25.0%
La Rioja	69,000	83,000	-14,000	-16.9%
El Norte de Castilla	144,000	150,000	-6,000	-4.0%
El Comercio	137,000	138,000	-1,000	-0.7%
Las Provincias	87,000	112,000	-25,000	-22.3%
Supplements
XL Semanal	1,374,000	1,572,000	-198,000	-12.6%
Mujer Hoy	783,000	886,000	-103,000	-11.6%
Mujer Hoy Corazón	160,000	159,000	1,000	0.6%
Monthly Unique uses (Th)	jun-20	jun-19	Var Abs	%
Vocento	28,587	25,809	2,778	10.8%
Source: comScore.
Audiovisual
National TV Market	mar-20	jun-19	Var Abs
Audinece share Net TV	2.6%	2.9%	-0.3 p.p

Source: Kantar Media last month.

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Appendix I: Alternative Performance Measures

On 20 October 2015, the CNMV stated its intention to comply with the Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures published by the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) on 30 June 2015 in accordance with Article 16 of EU Regulation 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and Council.

The APMs used in this report include the following:

EBITDA represents the net result of the period before financial income and expenses, other results from financial instruments, tax on profits, amortization, depreciation, the impairment and sale of fixed and non-fixed assets, the writedown of goodwill in the period, excluding (a) the net result from the sale of current financial assets and (b) the results from equity-accounted subsidiaries

Comparable EBITDA is the adjustment of EBITDA for all non-recurring exceptional revenues and costs, in order to facilitate the comparison between EBITDA in different periods.

Exceptional non-recurring costs include the costs of compensation for dismissals incurred in each period.

EBIT is EBITDA less amortization and depreciation and the result from the impairment or sale of fixed and non-fixed assets.

Net Financial Debt (NFD) represents long-term and short-term debt with an explicit financial cost, either with financial institutions or other third parties, plus debt from the issue of bonds, commercial paper, securities convertible into shares or similar financial instruments plus the collateral or guarantees provided to third parties as part of the debt with a financial cost and which are not recorded as liabilities with payment obligations, minus cash plus the mark-to-market value of any hedging instruments apart from hedging for trading. Cash includes cash and other liquid equivalents, plus other current and non-current financial assets held either at financial institutions or with other third parties. The amount of the item of 'debt with credit institutions' is the nominal value and not its amortized cost; i.e. it does not include the impact of deferred arrangement costs. Guarantees of technical and financial capacity are not included in Net Financial Debt.

Comparable Net Financial Debt (NFD) is NFD adjusted for exceptional and non-recurring receivables and payables for comparative purposes.

Ordinary cash generation represents the difference between the NFD at the beginning and end of the period, adjusted for non-recurring and exceptional receivables and payables for comparative purposes

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Reconciliation of accounting measures and APMs

Thousand Euros		1H20		1H19
Long term financial debt with credit institutions		29,306		23,346
Other liabilities with long term financial cost		496		662
Long term liabilities retated to lease contracts		19,036		8,198
Short term financial debt with credit institutions		4,848		12,031
Other liabilities with short term financial cost		36,170		22,633
Short term liabilities retated to lease contracts		2,453		2,675
Cash and cash equivalents	-	25,424	-	20,453
Other non-current payables with financial cost	-	366	-	460
Arrangement fee for syndicated loan		999		1,701
Net financial debt (NFD)		67,516		50,333
Long term liabilities retated to lease contracts	-	19,036	-	8,198
Short term liabilities retated to lease contracts	-	2,453	-	2,675
Net financial debt without the effect of IFRS 16		46,027		39,460
Net financial debt (NFD)		67,516		50,333
Compensation payments in the period	-	4,453	-	4,328
Taxes and expenses from sale of buildings		251		43
Inspection report refund		-		-
IFRS 16 effect	-	15,477	-	12,255
Payment for renegotiation of put options and others		-		-
Acquisitions of financial assets, subsidiaries and associates	-	1,274	-	4,427
Vocento dividends paid	-	400	-	3,980
Variations from the scope of consolidation		-		2,944
Comparable net financial debt		46,164		28,330
NFD at start period		52,811		42,991
NFD at end of period	-	67,516	-	50,332
Compensation payments in the period		4,453		4,328
Taxes and expenses from sale of buildings	-	251	-	43
Tax penalty refund		-		-
IFRS 16 effect		15,477		12,255
Payment for renegotiation of put options and others		-		-
Business purchase		1,274		4,427
Vocento dividends paid		400		3,980
Variations from the scope of consolidation		-	-	2,944
Ordinary cash generation		6,647		14,663
Net financial Debt		67,516		50,332
Effect of IFRS 16	-	21,489	-	10,873
Net Financial debt excludig IFRS 16 effect		46,027		39,459
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Thousand Euros		1H20		1H19
Long term financial debt with credit institutions		29,306		23,346
Other liabilities with long term financial cost		496		662
Long term liabilities retated to lease contracts		19,036		8,198
Short term financial debt with credit institutions		4,848		12,031
Other liabilities with short term financial cost		36,170		22,633
Short term liabilities retated to lease contracts		2,453		2,675
Cash and cash equivalents	-	25,424	-	20,453
Other non-current payables with financial cost	-	366	-	460
Arrangement fee for syndicated loan		999		1,701
Net financial debt (NFD)		67,516		50,333
Long term liabilities retated to lease contracts	-	19,036	-	8,198
Short term liabilities retated to lease contracts	-	2,453	-	2,675
Net financial debt without the effect of IFRS 16		46,027		39,460
Net financial debt (NFD)		67,516		50,333
Compensation payments in the period	-	4,453	-	4,328
Taxes and expenses from sale of buildings		251		43
Inspection report refund		-		-
IFRS 16 effect	-	15,477	-	12,255
Payment for renegotiation of put options and others		-		-
Acquisitions of financial assets, subsidiaries and associates	-	1,274	-	4,427
Vocento dividends paid	-	400	-	3,980
Variations from the scope of consolidation		-		2,944
Comparable net financial debt		46,164		28,330
NFD at start period		52,811		42,991
NFD at end of period	-	67,516	-	50,332
Compensation payments in the period		4,453		4,328
Taxes and expenses from sale of buildings	-	251	-	43
Tax penalty refund		-		-
IFRS 16 effect		15,477		12,255
Payment for renegotiation of put options and others		-		-
Business purchase		1,274		4,427
Vocento dividends paid		400		3,980
Variations from the scope of consolidation		-	-	2,944
Ordinary cash generation		6,647		14,663
Net financial Debt		67,516		50,332
Effect of IFRS 16	-	21,489	-	10,873
Net Financial debt excludig IFRS 16 effect		46,027		39,459

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			1H20					1H19
								Indem
			Indem &	Comparable			& One	Comparable
Thousand euros	EBITDA	One Off		EBITDA	EBITDA	Off		EBITDA
Regionals		5.815	3.295		9.110	11.560	4.013		15.573
ABC	-	741	0	-	741		1.752	1.295		3.048
Suplements & Magazines	-	258	145	-	113	-	307	210	-	97
Total Newspapers		4.816	3.439		8.255	13.006	5.518		18.524
TDT		2.613	1		2.614		2.901	-		2.901
Radio		1.238	-		1.238		1.278	-		1.278
Contents		870	-		870		1.073	-		1.073
Total Audiovisual		4.722	1		4.723		5.251	-		5.251
Classifieds		1.928	65		1.993		2.331	522		2.853
Total Classifieds		1.928	65		1.993		2.331	522		2.853
Gastronomy		625	1		626		749	9		758
Agencies & Others		1	36		37	-	220	0	-	220
Total Gastronomy y Agencies		626	36		662		529	9		538
Structure	- 5.517	784	-	4.733	- 6.726	589	-	6.137

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