Company presentation

What does NZZ stand for?

• Quality journalism

• Liberal perspectives, orientation and inspiration

Founded 239 years ago

• Newspaper founder Salomon Gessner

• First edition of the Zürcher Zeitung published in 1780 by the Orell, Gessner, Füssli & Co. publishing house

• The second oldest daily Swiss newspaper still in publication

• From 1780 the Zürcher Zeitung appeared twice a week

• From 1894: three times a day

• From 1969: twice a day

• Since 1974: once a day

Largest network of correspondents among all German-speaking media• 40 correspondents worldwide

1991 Majority shareholderSt. Galler Tagblatt AG

1998 Holding company AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung

2002 Investment in LZ Medien Holding

2006 Two business entities: NZZ AG, Freie Presse Holding AG

Formation of a media group

2008 First CEO appointed

2009 Management board, close incorporation of regional media

2014 100% takeover of FPH2015 Introduction, consolidation and expansion

2017of the business media unitFoundation of CH Media (Joint Venture betweenAZ Media and NZZ Regional Media

Who owns the NZZ Media Group?

• Around 2 700 shareholders

• Dedicated to liberal democratic principles

• Only individuals

• No one owns more than 1% of the voting rights

• Long-term vision – sustainable profitability

Board of directors and management

Board of directors

Management Extended Management

Head of Technology and IT

ANDREAS BOSSECKER

ERIC GUJEREditor in Chief«Neue ZürcherZeitung»

JÖRG SCHNYDERCFO

Vice PresidentPresident VON MATT

ETIENNE DR. CHRISTOPH DR. BERND PROF. DR. LUCY CAROLINA MATTHIAS PROF. DR. PROF. DR. ISABELLEJORNOD SCHMID KUNDRUN KÜNG MÜLLER-MÖHL REINHART ROLAND DOMINIQUE WELTON

SIEGWART

DR. FELIX GRAFCEO

LUZI BERNETEditor in Chief«NZZ am Sonntag»

NICOLE RÜTSCHEHead ofHuman Ressources

DR. HANSPETER KELLERMÜLLERHead of Administration

JOHANNES BOEGEHead of Marketing and Sales

SIGRUN ALBERTHead of Products

Organizational chart management

CEOFelix Graf

Board of Directors

Head ofProductsSigrun Albert

Head ofMarketing and

SalesJohannes Boege

Editor in Chief NZZaS

Luzi Bernet

Editor in Chief NZZ

Eric Gujer

Head ofTechnology & IT

Andreas Bossecker

CFO

Jörg Schnyder

• Product Dev.& Customer Experience

• Business Dev. & Portfoliomanagement

• NZZ Add. Businesses• Zurich Film Festival• Architonic

• Print Advertising & Cross-Media

• Audienzz incl.NZZ Jobs

• Customer Marketing• Data Analysis• Customer Care Center• Branding• NZZ Conferences• Moneyhouse

• Editor in Chief NZZaS• Magazines• Supporting Areas

• Editor in Chief NZZ• Supporting Areas

• Digital First• Run-IT• Professional Services• Applications• Systems Service

Operation• Change-IT• Websystems• Interface to CH Media

and third parties in IT

• Group Finance andAccounting

• Controlling• Procurement• Facility Management• Postal & Courier Serv.• Financial Holdings• Pension Fund

Management Extended Management

Head ofAdministration

Hanspeter Kellermüller

• Legal Service

• General Secretariat

Head of Human ResourcesNicole Rütsche

• HR Business Partner

• Personnel & Organisational Development

• Salary Care / HR Services

The NZZ Media Group’s business units

• NZZ Media

• Business Media

NZZ Media

Business Media

Events and information services

NZZ Editorial Board

NZZ am Sonntag

Products

Marketing and Sales

Central departments

EmployeesNZZ Media Group 780

27299

160122127

Holdings NZZ Media Group

NZZ Management AG, Zurich Audienzz AG, Zurich

• Zulu 5 AG, ZurichMoneyhouse AG, Risch Architonic AG, Zurich

• Architonic Service GmbH, BerlinZurich Film Festival AG, Zurich Spoundation Motion Picture AG, Zurich Swissprinters AG, ZofingenSternwald Invest GmbH, Berlin bettermarks GmbH, Berlin

100 %85 %20 %

100 %81 %

100 %52 %52 %30 %25 %19 %

Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG, Zurich• NZZ (Deutschland) GmbH, Frankfurt• NZZ Österreich GmbH, Vienna• The Market Media AG, Zurich• Presse TV AG, Zurich• Ad Agent AG,Luzern• Livingdocs AG, Zurich• RecruitingHUB (Schweiz) AG, Zurich• Qontis AG, Zurich• dctp GmbH, Düsseldorf

FPH Freie Presse Holding AG, St. Gallen• RMH Regionalmedien AG, Luzern• Tele 1 AG, Luzern• TVO AG, St. Gallen• CH Media Holding AG,Aarau

NZZ Konferenzen AG, Zurich• Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) AG, Thun

100 %100 %100 %40 %30 %20 %15 %15 %12 %12 %

100 %97 %

100 %100 %50 %

100 %100 %

Key figures 2019

Total operational earnings

231,3million CHF

Betrieblicher Gesamtaufwand

223,2million CHF

Betriebsergebnis (EBIT)

17,5million CHF

Gruppenergebnis

18,4million CHF

Total assets

341,0million CHF

Fixed assets

154,4million CHF

Equity rat

76,8%

Return on equity (ROE)

7,0%

Product range

• Newspapers (daily and Sunday newspapers)

• Weekly newspapers and advertising papers

• Journals and magazines

• Digital media

• TV (including magazine-style programs)

• Information services

• Events

Print product innovations since 2015

Redesign «Z»

Redesign «Neue Zürcher Zeitung»

Launch «NZZ Geschichte»

Redesign «NZZ Folio»

Redesign «Stil»Refresh «NZZ am Sonntag»

Launch bellevue.nzz.ch

Digital product innovations since 2015

Redesign NZZ.ch Launch NZZaS.ch

Relaunch NZZ-AppRedesign E-Paper«Neue Zürcher Zeitung»

NZZ Media: Newspapers

«Neue Zürcher Zeitung» «Neue Zürcher Zeitung» (international edition)

«NZZ am Sonntag»

NZZ Media: Supplements and magazines

NZZ.ch

NZZ Media: Digital Media

bellevue.nzz.ch jobs.nzz.ch nzzdomizil.ch

NZZ Format

NZZ ARCHIV1780

zeitungsarchiv.nzz.chNZZ Standpunkte trauer.nzz.ch

NZZaS.ch

• NZZ Podium Zürich

• NZZ Podium Berlin

• NZZ LIVE

• NZZ Reisen

• NZZ Edition

• NZZ Shop

• NZZ Corner

NZZ Media: Events and other types of business

Business Media: Events/programs

• Swiss Economic Forum

• SEF4KMU

• Swiss International Finance Forum

• Swiss Innovation Forum

• Swiss Energy & Climate Summit

• Real Estate Days

• X.Days

• NZZ CEO Dinner

• Netversity

• Zurich Film Festival

Business Media: Information services

Commercial register data and business information

Online-community for architecture and design

Planning applications and building permits

Corporate Communications NZZ Media Group

NZZ Management AGFalkenstrasse 11 • Postfach CH-8021 ZurichTelefon +41 (0)44 258 17 70unternehmenskommunikation@nzz.ch www.nzzmediengruppe.ch

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