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TNL Mediagene Issues Shareholder Letter Providing H2 and 2025 Corporate Update
TOKYO and TAIPEI , Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TNL Mediagene (Nasdaq: TNMG) (the "Company"), a Tokyo-based next-generation digital media and data group in Asia, today issued a letter to shareholders from Joey Chung, Co-Founder and CEO, and Motoko Imada, Co-Founder and President of TNL Mediagene, discussing key recent positive and notable developments, milestones and achievements of the Company year-to-date in 2025 and plans for the year ahead. FY2025 summary performance guidance of $49.1 million Revenue, $17.8 million Gross Profit and $0.8 million Management Adjusted EBITDA Performance highlights strength in our Technology and Digital Studio business units offset by pressure in our Media & Branded Content business unit as a result of industry-wide AI SEO shifts, stable Gross Profit margin and expanding Management Adjusted EBITDA margin driven by cost reduction initiatives Key capital structure milestones and new capital raised include repayment of our $4.7 million outstanding convertible note balance, $2.15 million in common equity and $375,000 in convertible notes raised from existing shareholders and new private investors, $1.5 million through a new convertible note from 3i at improved terms including 18-month maturity and 6-month interest and amortization holiday, and amendments to our existing outstanding ELOC agreement with Tumin Stone with improved terms to allow for more efficient and lower-cost strategic use of this instrument at our sole discretion Several significant new strategic partnerships signed in the year including CMoney, Taiwan's largest stock information and financial education platform serving over 10 million active users each month; PChome, one of Asia's largest e-commerce platforms similar to an Amazon; and Geniee to expand access to advertising creative solution "Cr.ED", a data-powered creative platform and SaaS service that helps marketers create rich and engaging interactive digital advertisements more efficiently, among others Large and active investor conference and event hosting calendar with some key wins including TechGALA Japan 2025 and appointment as Lead Partner for TechGALA Japan 2026; hosting 2025 Becoming Aces Awards and Launch of "Rising Star in Digital Impact" with 91APP Foundation; hosting INSIDE Future Day 2025 "Next-Gen AI Agents: Building a New Era of Human-AI Collaboration"; and co-hosting 2025 Generative AI Conference Several key initiatives were launched in the year to better position the Company competitively on a revenue and cost and basis including continued diversification into Technology, Digital Studio and new media verticals; expanding proven successful media properties into new language markets with our multilingualization strategy; hiring and promoting key C-level and editorial talent; and continued strong progress on staff restructuring and reorganization efforts that we expect to bring significant cost savings Dear Shareholders, As we conclude 2025, we want to give an update on some notable developments at the Company as well as look back at key milestones achieved throughout this transformative year, and we will also highlight some of our plans for the year ahead.