FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2021 PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED RESULTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

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Certain statements in this presentation are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly those regarding our 2022 Financial Guidance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in those statements. Readers should carefully review the Risk Factors slide of this presentation. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations or beliefs as of February 14, 2022 as well as those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us on March 1, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release any updates to such statements based on future information or actual results. Such forward-looking statements address the following subjects, among others:

  • Future operating results
  • Ability to acquire businesses on acceptable terms and integrate and recognize synergies from acquired businesses
  • Deployment of cash and investment balances to grow the company
  • Subscriber growth, retention, usage levels and average revenue per account
  • Digital media and cloud services growth
  • International growth
  • New products, services, features and technologies
  • Corporate spending including stock repurchases
  • Intellectual property and related licensing revenues
  • Liquidity and ability to repay or refinance indebtedness
  • Systems capacity, coverage, reliability and security
  • Regulatory developments and taxes

All information in this presentation speaks as of February 14, 2022 and any redistribution or rebroadcast of this presentation after that date is not intended and will not be construed as updating or confirming such information.

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Industry, Market and Other Data

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Non-GAAP Financial information

Included in this presentation are certain financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") designed to supplement, and not substitute, Ziff Davis's financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures as defined by Ziff Davis may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies. The presentation of such measures, which may include adjustments to exclude unusual or non-recurring items, should not be construed as an inference that Ziff Davis's future results or leverage will be unaffected by other unusual or non-recurring items. Please see the appendix to this presentation for how we define these non-GAAP measures, a discussion of why we believe they are useful to investors and certain limitations thereof, and reconciliations thereof to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Pro Forma Financial Information, Continuing Operations

Unless otherwise specified, all financial data and operating metrics presented herein for Ziff Davis are presented on a pro forma ("PF") basis adjusted non-GAAP for Ziff Davis continuing operations, giving effect to the divestitures of the Voice assets in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as the sale of the Company's B2B Backup businesses and the separation of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. as described in the Form 10 filed by Consensus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as if they had occurred on January 1, 2020.

Preliminary Unaudited Results

These fourth quarter and full year 2020 and 2021 results are preliminary, unaudited, and subject to adjustments. In particular, due to the complexity of the October 7, 2021 spin-off of Consensus and the related transactions (including the debt-for-debt exchange), the presentation of the transaction's impact on the Company's financial statements (including the presentation of continuing and discontinued operations and the size of the gain associated with the retention of the 19.9% stake in Consensus) is still being finalized. Any change to the impact of the unrealized gain on investment of $290 million associated with the retention of the 19.9% stake in Consensus could be material to our GAAP net income from continuing operations. As a result of the foregoing, certain information provided herein is subject to change.

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Risk Factors

The following factors, among others, could cause our business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash flows to be materially adversely affected:

  • Inability to sustain growth or profitability, and any related impact of U.S. or worldwide issues on customer acquisition, retention and usage levels, advertising spend and credit and debit card payment declines
  • Inability to acquire businesses on acceptable terms or successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies
  • Failure to offer compelling digital media content causing reduced traffic and advertising levels; loss of advertisers or reduction in advertising spend; increased prevalence or effectiveness of advertising blocking technologies; inability to monetize handheld devices and handheld traffic supplanting monetized traffic; and changes by our vendors or partners that impact our traffic or publisher audience acquisition and/or monetization
  • New or unanticipated costs and/or fees or tax liabilities, including those relating to federal and state income tax and indirect taxes, such as sales and value- added taxes
  • Inability to manage certain risks inherent to our business, such as fraudulent activity, system failure or a security breach; inability to manage reputational risks associated with our businesses
  • Competition from others with regard to price, service, content and functionality
  • Inadequate intellectual property (IP) protection, expiration, invalidity or loss of key patents, violations of 3rd party IP rights or inability or significant delay in monetizing IP
  • Inability to continue to expand our business and operations internationally
  • Inability to maintain required services on acceptable terms with financially stable critical vendors
  • Level of debt limiting availability of cash flow to reinvest in the business; inability to repay or refinance debt when due; and restrictive covenants relating to debt imposing operating and financial restrictions on business activities or plans
  • Inability to maintain and increase our customer base or average revenue per user
  • Inability to achieve business or financial results in light of burdensome internet, advertising, health care, consumer, privacy or other regulations, or being subject to existing regulations
  • Inability to adapt to technological change and diversify services and related revenues at acceptable levels of financial return
  • Loss of services of executive officers and other key employees
  • Other factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us on March 1, 2021 with the SEC and the other reports we file from time to time with the
    SEC

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Q4 2021 Consolidated Financial Snapshot (1)(2)

Note: Pro Forma Results from Continuing Operations excludes divested Voice UK, ANZ Voice, and B2B Backup assets

1.Figures are adjusted non-GAAP; see slide 21 for a reconciliation of the pro-forma adjustments for excluded assets consisting of certain Voice assets in Australia and New Zealand that were sold in the third quarter of 2020, certain Voice assets in the United Kingdom that were sold in February 2021, and the certain assets of the Company's B2B Backup business, which were sold in September 2021

2. See slides 14, 16-20 for a GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of adjusted gross profit, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per diluted share for the Company and by Business, and Slide 21 for a reconciliation of non-GAAP

to pro-forma

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FY 2021 Consolidated Financial Snapshot (1)(2)

Note: Pro Forma Results from Continuing Operations excludes divested Voice UK, ANZ Voice, and B2B Backup assets

  1. Figures are adjusted non-GAAP; see slide 21 for a reconciliation of the pro-forma adjustments for excluded assets consisting of certain Voice assets in Australia and New Zealand that were sold in the third quarter of 2020, certain Voice assets in the United Kingdom that were sold in February 2021, and the certain assets of the Company's B2B Backup business, which were sold in September 2021
  2. See slides 14, 16-20 for a GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of adjusted gross profit, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per diluted share for the Company and by Business, and Slide 21 for a reconciliation of non-GAAP

to pro-forma

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