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May 3, 2011
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Financial Update — Summary
• 1Q11 posted $40K in EBITDA on revenues of $364K
• 1" EBITDA-positive quarter in company's history
• Exceeded 1" quarter revenue projections by $19K
• Closed $175,000 National Geographic/ScienceBlogs transaction
• Closed $3.1 million Burda share conversion
• Closed $0.5 million Habsburg/Innovium Series D
• Strong outlook for rd quarter
• Cautious optimism
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Financial Update — Revenue Forecast (as at Apr 30)
Revenues Earned (Jan-Mar) $364,000
Revenues Booked (Apr-Dec) $1,088,000
Sub-Total (Closed) $1,452,000
Pipeline @ 50-90% $270,000
Total (Closed + Pipeline) $1,722,000
FY11 Revenue Target $2,140,000
Shortfall $418,000
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Q1 Financials
Seed Media Group LLC
Income Statement for the Three Months ending arch 31. 2011
Unaudited and Confidential
Jon - Met 1011
Ordeary IncometExpense
Income
VIsualdaTion 202,000
Digital Media 120.000
Licensing and Other 1.561
Total Incas. 363.587
Expenses
Salaries & Sene0ls 215.812
Rentifelophonei0111ce Expenses 47.958
Professional & Consulting 33.491
Rostov & Computer 12.051
Business Insurance 926
Production & Extol Expense 2938
Travel & EntertoinmeM 5.250
Total Expenses 321.144
EBRO& 42,424
Other Income,£tpense
Interest Income (1.959)
Interest Expense 193102
Toial Interval Expense 191.344
Foreign Exchange 4.869
Write off Historical AP 175.000)
Rant Senktinent Expense 76.975
Discounts 9.035
Total Other Expense 206.923
Net Income 1183.490
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Q1 Financials
Seed Med. Group LLC
Balance Shea at March 31. 2011
Unaudited and Cm80enbal
Mar 31.2011
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash 91.192
Recenables 379.380
Prepaid Expenses 1.390
Total Current Asset, 471.942
Holes receIvable 752.528
Invostmoni In scioncol3reds 2.972.523
Cap0al assets. nel 142.811
Goodea and intangibms 2.979.252
TOTAL ASSETS 7.315.951
LIASILMES 8 EQUITY
Currehl Lnbiliiea
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 320.583
Illistoncal AP and Settlements 323023
Payroi LAMIIMs 114.000
Total Current LMblllbos 764.583
Long Tenn Liabadies
Pared Obligation 249859
HistanCal AP and settlements 454.853
Mates Payable 524303
Interest Payable 75.762
Dradencla Payable 7.397.194
Total Long Ton Liabatles 8701.168
Total Liabadies 8.465351
Inveslinent in PLANET 552449
Equity
Unit Capita 14.744.887
Dividends .7.349.597
Excess of condi:Walk:a Paid -4.530.477
Dela .25364457
Total Equity -2.899.844
TOTAL UASILITIES 8 EQUITY 7,511,95E
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Business Update — ScienceBlogs
• Closed and announced partnership with National Geographic
• As of March 1 all costs and operational responsibility assumed by NG
• SB Brazil and SB Germany
• Economics:
• NG owns 20% of SB, can reach 44% based on sales performance over 3 years
• SB receives 50% revenue share net of $175,000 advance and agreed monthly expenses
• Traffic Vitality (Absolute Unique Visitors, Google Analytics):
• FY10 vs FY09: 4 20% to 23M
• 5th straight year of double-digit growth
• 1Q11 vs 1Q10: 4 17% to 7M
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