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DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS: This past year demonstrated the amazing resiliency of cinema, our advertising partners, our moviegoing audiences and NCM. In 2022, we set out to prove that NCM delivers traditionally ‘unreachable’ audiences at scale; provides impactful, incremental reach to traditional linear and CTV; and generates more effective ad impressions with measurable results – all with the best content on the biggest screens for a premier opt- in experience. In the end, NCM successfully marketed our value proposition to our advertisers, retaining exclusive extended theatrical release windows, strengthening our comeback story. With one of the most coveted audiences in the media landscape – young, diverse, highly engaged Americans across more than 1,500 theaters and over 20,000 screens, including all of the top 25 theaters and 90 out of the top 100 as of December 29, 2022. NCMx, our powerful data analytics tool, is allowing NCM to lead the cinema advertising industry with data- driven solutions and effectively enable us to increase existing and new client investments. We now offer plans and generate a better return on their advertising investment. We have case studies across multiple categories proving business outcomes and KPIs, as well as third-party research studies that prove that NCM knows more about the behaviors and spending habits of moviegoers than any other company in the industry. Total revenue for the year ended December 29, 2022, increased 117.5% to $249.2 million from $114.6 million for the year ended December 30, 2021. Adjusted OIBDA, a non-GAAP measure, increased 332.0% to $57.3 million for the year ended December 29, 2022, from negative $24.7 million for the year ended December In April 2023 we made the voluntary decision to enter into Chapter 11 in order to restructure our balance sheet. I am proud to say we achieved our goal of a plan of reorganization that positions NCM for growth and momentum. We concluded our restructuring in only four months and eliminated over $1 billion of debt, substantially strengthening our capital structure. We have emerged without permanent capital structure debt and with a $55 million asset backed loan facility to manage working capital. Following these changes, we new ownership group, comprised of our prepetition secured lenders and a Board of Directors consisting of highly experienced media, entertainment and technology executives. Looking forward, the 2022 Upfront performance helped us close out 2022 on a positive note and set us up for an even better 2023, despite the projected slow-down in ad spending. We’d like to thank our stockholders, advertising clients and exhibitor partners for their continued support, and our management team and staff for their hard work over the past year. We look forward to working together with all our stakeholders to pave the into the future. Thomas F. Lesinski CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
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