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Proposals to be voted on by the Class A Stockholders at the meeting are listed below

along with the Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following Director nominees:

1.

Election of the following nominees as Directors:

(01)    Jonathan F. Miller

(04)    Carl E. Vogel

(02)    Leonard Tow

(05)    Robert C. Wright

(03)    David E. Van Zandt

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4:

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year 2016

3.

Approval of the Company’s 2016 Employee Stock Plan

4.

Approval of the Company’s 2016 Executive Cash Incentive Plan

DIRECTIONS TO THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

BY SUBWAY:

Take any of the following subway lines: E or M to Fifth Avenue and 53^rd Street; N or R to 49^th Street and Seventh Avenue; 1 to 50^th Street and Broadway; B, D, F, or M to 47^th-50^th Street/Rockefeller Center. The Paley Center is located on 52^nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues).

BY CAR OR TAXI:

From the East: Take I-495 West toward New York/Midtown Tunnel/Manhattan. Take the exit toward 38^th-40^th St.s/37^th St. Turn slight left onto East 37^th Street. Take the first right onto 3^rd Avenue. Turn left onto East 42^nd Street. Turn right onto 6^th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas. Turn right onto West 52^nd Street. The Paley Center will be on the left.

From the West: Take NJ-495 East/Lincoln Tunnel toward New York City. Continue onto the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit toward Dyer Avenue. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for New York 9A/42^nd Street/Uptown/Theater District. Make slight right onto Dyer Avenue. Turn right onto West 42^nd Street. Turn left onto Sixth Avenue. Turn right onto West 52^nd Street. The Paley Center will be on the left.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4:

2.        Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year 2016

3.        Approval of the Company’s 2016 Employee Stock Plan

4.        Approval of the Company’s 2016 Executive Cash Incentive Plan

DIRECTIONS TO THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

The Paley Center for Media is the site of our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The Paley Center for Media is located at 25 West 52^nd Street, (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), New York, New York 10019.

BY SUBWAY:

Take any of the following subway lines: E or M to Fifth Avenue and 53^rd Street; N or R to 49^th Street and Seventh Avenue; 1 to 50^th Street and Broadway; B, D, F, or M to 47^th-50^th Street/Rockefeller Center. The Paley Center is located on 52^nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues).

BY CAR OR TAXI:

From the East: Take I-495 West toward New York/Midtown Tunnel/Manhattan. Take the exit toward 38^th-40^th St.s/37^th St. Turn slight left onto East 37^th Street. Take the first right onto 3^rd Avenue. Turn left onto East 42^nd Street. Turn right onto 6^th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas. Turn right onto West 52^nd Street. The Paley Center will be on the left.

From the West: Take NJ-495 East/Lincoln Tunnel toward New York City. Continue onto the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit toward Dyer Avenue. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for New York 9A/42^nd Street/Uptown/Theater District. Make slight right onto Dyer Avenue. Turn right onto West 42^nd Street. Turn left onto Sixth Avenue. Turn right onto West 52^nd Street. The Paley Center will be on the left.