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Farm Journal Corporation, The
1500 Market Street Centre Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19102 * (215) 557-8900

The company is one of the country's oldest and largest providers of agricultural information, principally through print and electronic publishing, data management and related information services.

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
CS First BostonLead Manager (212) 325-2000
Morgan Schiff & Co., Inc.Co-manager (212) 454-2600

Filing Information
NASNTL:FJCO Manufacturing: SIC 2721
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:6/11/98
U.S. Shares Filed:0 Filing Price: -
Non-U.S. Shares Filed:0 Offering Amount: $35,000,000
Primary Shares:0 Expenses: -
Secondary Shares:0 Post-IPO Shares:
Employees:177

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Bank's Law Firm: Piper & Marbury
Registrar/Transfer Agent: First Union National Bank North Carolina
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
3 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Audited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/97 3/31/98 3/31/97 3/31/98
Revenue:$25.01$12.01$10.47Assets:$27.95
Net Income:$0.20$1.65$1.69Curr Assets:$14.42
EPS:Liabilities:$17.48
Prior EPS:Curr Liab:$6.17
Cash Flow/Oper:$1.41$0.35$0.57Equity:$10.46
Cash Flow/Fin:$19.17-$1.49Cash:$4.95
Cash Flow/Inv:-$16.01-$0.14$0.74Working Cap:$8.25

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to repay indebtedness and to fund the company's business expansion plans, including acquisitions, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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