Strong

result  
 Operating profit before

from interest, depreciation and

amortization,

Egmont  
EBITDA, EUR 125 million

 Profit after tax EUR 50 million

 Revenue EUR 1,440 million

Highlights
of 2009  Reached highest level of
profit ever before interest
and depreciation

 Quick adjustment to
recession

 Nordisk Film TV sold

 
Financial
highlights
Key Figures (EUR million) 2009 2008

Revenue 1,440 1,565

Profit before net financials, depreciation and amortization 125 100

Profit before tax 47 15

Profit after tax 50 3

Cash from primary operations 140 93

Equity 415 382

Equity ratio 35.0% 34.4%

 Egmont Egmont Egmont Egmont TV 2 Group,
Magazines KidsMedia Books Nordisk Film Norway
Family magazines Comics Literary fiction Film production TV 2
Women’s magazines Preschool magazines Non-fiction Film distribution TV 2 Nyhetskanalen
Illustrated weeklies Teenage magazines Children’s books Cinemas TV 2 Zebra
Men’s magazines Audio products and Audio books Interactive games TV 2 Sport
Special interest games E-books Music TV 2 Filmkanalen
Magazines Mobile services Education TV 2 Sumo
Interactive media Interactive media Book clubs tv.2.no
Book stores RiksTV
 Egmont
Magazines
#1 MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER NORWAY

LEADING PUBLISHER IN
SCANDINAVIA WITH
MORE THAN 100 TITLES
 Egmont
Magazines
Still substantial results
 Increased market share in advertising
market in Norway
 Market position strengthened in Denmark
 Merger of Egmont’s two Swedish
companies with stronger position in
Sweden

Profit before interest, depreciation

Revenue (EUR mio.)
and amortization (EBITDA) (EUR mio.)
 Egmont
Kids Media
#1 KIDS PUBLISHER
IN NORDIC COUNTRIES,
GERMANY, POLAND, RUSSIA AND
TURKEY

BOOKS, MAGAZINES
AND WEBSITES IN
MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES
Egmont Kids Media
 2009 was still marked by the merger of Kids
& Teens and International divisions
 Strong cost reduction and effectiveness focus
 First year of publishing in USA with 15 titles
 Turkey had an extraordinary year
 Revenue up by 30% in China

Profit before interest, depreciation

Revenue (EUR mio.)
and amortization (EBITDA) (EUR mio.)
 Egmont
Books
#1 NORWEGIAN
BOOK PUBLISHER

#1 SCHOOL BOOK
PUBLISHER, DENMARK

#2 DANISH BOOK
PUBLISHER

OSLO’S LARGEST CHAIN OF

BOOKSTORES

#1 CHILDREN’S BOOK
PUBLISHER, DENMARK
Egmont Books
 Cappelen Damm had positive growth in all
business areas
 Lindhardt og Ringhof acquired the digital book
distribution business Publizon with Gyldendal
 Carlsen became Denmark’s largest publisher of
childrens books after merger with Litas and the
publications from Danmarks Radio

Profit before interest, depreciation

Revenue (EUR mio.)
and amortization (EBITDA) (EUR mio.)
 Egmont
Nordisk
Film
#1 CINEMA OPERATOR IN
DENMARK

#1 PUBLISHER OF
DANISH MUSIC

#1 CONSOLE DISTRIBUTOR
IN SCANDINAVIA

#1 FILM DISTRIBUTION IN
NORDIC COUNTRIES
Egmont
Nordisk Film
 Acquired remaining part of Dansk Reklame Film
 Stronger result and market position in 2009
 Gain of DKK 121 million from the sale of Nordisk Film TV
 Nordisk Film Biografer sold more than 6.2 million tickets
in Denmark – best year ever
 Nordisk Film Interactive maintained high sales with
300,000 PS-consoles
 Kino.dk reached more than 390,000 users per month

Profit before interest, depreciation

Revenue (EUR mio.)
and amortization (EBITDA) (EUR mio.)
 TV 2 Group
Norway
 The leading commercial broadcaster
in Norway
 TV 2 is one of Norway’s leading
suppliers of news, sports and
entertainment as well as
information and content services for
electronic media platforms.
 Egmont and Norwegian A-pressen
each owns 50% of TV 2
 One of Norway’s best known brands
TV 2 Group
Norway
 Tv2.no grew by 72% in traffic
 RiksTV has become Norway’s second largest TV
distributor in record time, boasting 450,000
customers
 Advertising revenue down in 2009. Costs were
reduced accordingly

Profit before interest, depreciation

Revenue (EUR mio.)
and amortization (EBITDA) (EUR mio.)
Charitable
Activities
Since 1920, The Egmont Foundation has
supported social, cultural and health
initiatives by more than EUR 240 million (in
current value). The Egmont Foundation
focuses on projects aimed at supporting
vulnerable children and young people.

Grants in 2009:
 EUR 6 million in total
 EUR 5.1 million to 41 projects
 EUR 0.3 million to 402 individual families with
single parents
 EUR 0.2 million to women living at crisis centres
 EUR 0.4 million to movie projects through the
Nordisk Film Foundation