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Hearst Magazines Division is a unit of The Hearst Corporation, one of the world s largest publishers of monthly magazines, with a total of 19 United States titles and 142 international editions. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (76.3 million according to MRI, spring 2005). The company also publishes 19 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst is recognized as one of the preeminent magazine distribution leaders in the world today. Comag Marketing Group, jointly owned by The Hearst Corporation and Cond Nast Publications, is a widely diversified international, sales and marketing organization for America s leading magazines, books and specialty products. Communications Data Services, including Tower, a subscription fulfillment company based in the United Kingdom, provides customized fulfillment services to publishers and direct marketers and manages in excess of 150 million customer names. Periodical Publishers Service Bureau provides such services as subscription sales, telemarketing, collections, reader inquiries, miscellaneous order processing, product fulfillment, demographic surveys, promotional mailings and cover counting.

News can travel fast through the almost 80 Economist Newspaper Group offices located in more than 20 countries around the world. The Economist Newspaper Group provides an analysis on international business and world affairs. The company delivers its information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences and electronic services. Within the group s Economist brand family are The Economist, Economist.com, Economist Intelligence Unit, Economist Conferences, Economist Corporate Network, Economist Diaries, Economist Shop, Rights & Syndication and The World In. The Economist Newspaper Group s CFO brand family includes CFO, CFO.com, CFO Asia, CFO Europe and CFO Enterprises. Other titles published by the company include European Voice and Roll Call.

News Communications is engaged in publishing and distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers and magazines. The majority of the company's customers are located in the Washington, D.C., and eastern Long Island, N.Y., areas. NCI has two publishing subsidiaries, Dan's Papers and Capitol Hill Publishing Corporation. DPI publishes Dan's Papers, Montauk Pioneer, Dan's Magazine Hampton Style, Dan's Magazine Hampton Style Insider Guide and Dan's Magazine Hampton Sports. Capitol Hill issues the newspaper, The Hill. All publications are primarily controlled and are free circulations. The primary source of the company's revenue is selling advertising space in the publications. News Communications is headquartered in New York.