AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT REPORT1ST HALF — 2019

AUDIENCE OVERVIEW

DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT & INSIGHTS

MAGAZINE PUBLISHER STATEMENT

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Foundry Management & Technology Audience Engagement Report 1st Half — 2019Foundry Management & Technology has been an independent source of information for the foundry and metalcasting industries since 1892. Foundry Management & Technology provides executives, production management, purchasing, and process control personnel with information that focuses exclusively on their needs and the needs of their suppliers, and provides a comprehensive directory to the metalcasting market.

47,954Average Monthly Reach

JOB FUNCTION

MAJOR METAL CASTSteel (Carbon or Alloy) 20.64%

Aluminum 20.50%

Gray Iron 15.90%

Ductile or Nodule Iron 12.52%

Stainless Steel 7.18%

Brass or Bronze 4.59%

Other Metals (including Titanium, Nickel, Malleable Iron, Magnesium, Zinc) 18.67%

COMPANIES THAT ENGAGE

President, Vice President, Owner, General Manager or other corporate executive 37.88%

Production Management 18.30%

Metallurgical & Inspection, Process Control Engineer & Other Process Control Personnel, and Purchasing Personnel 11.98%

Production Engineering and Foreman, Supervisory & Other Production Personnel 15.05%

Other Titles Not Represented Above 16.79%

The Audience Engagement Report provides an integrated view of the Foundry community. The data provided within is obtained via internal and third party sources, including Adobe Analytics-Omniture, Oracle Cloud-Eloqua and Omeda.

REACH DECISION MAKERS

58.18% of audience are managers and above

59.80% 22.32% 17.88% PRINT BOTH DIGITAL

PRINT/DIGITAL OVERLAP

Foundry Management & Technology — Digital Engagement & Insights 1st Half — 2019

DIGITAL LEADER IN VISITORS, PAGE VIEWS AND SOCIAL FOLLOWERS

2,012Combined Social Following

20,328Average Monthly Visits 16,330

Average Unique Monthly Visitors

46,341Average Monthly Page Views

s 3% Increase Year-to-Date

76% Desktop Visitors Average Monthly

24%Mobile Visitors Average Monthly

362 Site Registrations in the First Half

SUBSCRIBE TO MAGAZINE

18,248Foundry Magazine Subscribers

ENEWSLETTERS

7,366 eNewsletter Reach

35.37% Avg Total Open Rate

8.36% Avg Total CTR

s 11% Increase Year-to-Date

s 27% Increase Year-to-Date

Foundry Management & Technology — What’s Trending in 20191st Half — 2019

TOP TOPICS

TOP VIEWED ARTICLES• Bringing Big Data to Green-Sand Processing and Control• Diesel Engine Programs Driving CGI Progress• Optimizing MgFeSi Additions for Ductile Iron and CGI Alloys• Signicast Buying European Investment Caster• Smart Technologies for Circulating, Transferring Molten Metal• Toyota Adds $3B to US CapEx Program• Waupaca, Dotson, Kohler Aim to Streamline Supply Chain• Flexible Melting-to-Casting Installation Solves Multiple Design Issues• Using Simulation to Design Feeding Systems for Investment Castings• Waupaca Opening Finishing Plant in Michigan

TOP WEBINAR FROM 2018• Metal Casting With 3D Printing - Finding Value from Design to Production

WEBINAR - ENGAGEMENT

50%Attendees classified as

manager and above

200+Estimated registrants from typical webinar

60 minutesAvg. Live Event Duration

50 minutesAvg. Live Attendee Duration

Compacted graphite iron (CGI) and other metallurgical developments

Cleaning/finishing castings

Foundry investment/capitalization

Investment casting

Big Data, IIoT, Industry 4.0

TOP WHITEPAPER• 2019 FM&T Metalcasting Outlook

Foundry Management & Technology — Sworn Publisher’s StatementMAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS — 2019

QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUE in the last 6 months2019 issues Print Digital Total Qualified Subscribers

Jan 14,258 4,288 18,546

Feb 14,251 4,294 18,545

Mar 14,193 4,207 18,400

Apr 15,461 2,539 18,000

May 14,106 3,892 17,998

Jun 14,111 3,889 18,000

Average of the 6 issues: 14,397 3,852 18,248

Total Qualified Non-Paid Print Both Total Qualified

Non-Paid DigitalTotal Qualified

Non-PaidTotal

Subscribers

Avg Qualified Circulation 14,397 1,502 3,852 18,248 18,248

U.S. POSTAL STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION

1. Publication Title: Foundry Management & Technology2. Publication Number: 207-1603. Filing Date: 10/1/184.5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 126. Annual Subscription Price: Free to Qualified7.

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15. Extent and Nature of Circulation14,261 14,181

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f. 13,984 14,021

g. 145 160

h. 14,129 14,181

i. 99.91% 100.00%

16 Electronic Copy Circulation

a. Requested and Paid Electronic Copies - -

b. Total Requested and Paid Print Copies (Line 15c)+ Requested/Paid Electronic Copies (Line 16a) 13,972 14,021

c. Total Requested Copy Distribution Distribution(Line 15f) + Requested/Paid Electronic Copies 13,984 14,021

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d. Percent Paid an/dor Requested Circulaltion (Both Print & Electronic Copies) 99.91% 100.00%

(16b diveded by 16c x 100)

X I certify that 50% of all my distribution copies (electronic and print) are legitimate requests or paid copies:

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PS Form 3526-R, July 2014

I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).

Copies not Distributed

Total (Sum of 15f and g)

Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation (15c divided by 15f times 100)

Publication of Statement of Ownership for a Requester Publication is required and will be printed in the:

issue of this publication.

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Total Nonrequested Distribution (Sum of 15d (1), (2), (3), and (4))

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(2) In-County Nonrequested Copies Stated on PS Form 3541 (include Sample copies, Requests Over 3 years old, Requests induced by a Premium, Bulk Sales and Requests including Association Requests, Names obtained from Business Directories, Lists, and other sources)(3) Nonrequested Copies Distributed Through the USPS by Other Classes of Mail (e.g. First-Class Mail, Nonrequestor Copies mailed in excess of 10% Limit mailed at Standard Mail® or Package Services Rates)

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(4) Requested Copies Distributed by Other Mail Classes Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail®)Total Paid and/or Requested Distribution (Sum of 15b (1), (2), (3), and (4))

Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e)

(1) Outside County Nonrequested Copies Stated on PS Form 3541 (include Sample copies, Requests Over 3 years old, Requests induced by a Premium, Bulk Sales and Requests including Association Requests, Names obtained from Business Directories, Lists, and other sources)

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(4) Nonrequested Copies Distributed Outside the Mail (Include Pickup Stands, Trade Shows, Showrooms and Other Sources)

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14,008

(2) In-County Paid/Requested Mail Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541. (Include direct written request from recipient, telemarketing and Internet requests from recipient, paid subscriptions including nominal rate subscriptions, employer requests, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies.)

(3) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid or Requested Distribution Outside USPS®

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14. Issue Date for Circulation Data: August 2018

a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run)b. Legitimate Paid and/or Requested Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail)

(1) Outside County Paid/Requested Mail Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541. (Include direct written request from recipient, telemarketing and Internet requests from recipient, paid subscriptions including nominal rate subscriptions, employer requests, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies.)

13,956

Publication Title: Foundry Management & Technology

United States Postal Service

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Requester Publications Only)

Issue of Frequency: Monthly

Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication (Not Printer): Informa Media, Inc., 9800 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Johnson County, KS 66212-2216

Contact Person: Desiree TorresTelephone: 646-374-3928

Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher (Not Printer): Informa Media, Inc.,605 Third Ave, New York, NY 10158Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor - Publisher: Jacquie Niemiec, Informa Media, Inc., 1100 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114-2518; Editor: Robert Brooks, Informa Media, Inc., 1100 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114-2518; Managing Editor: ,

Owner - Full name and complete mailing address: Informa Media, Inc., 605 Third Ave, New York, NY 10158; Informa Operating Holdings, Inc. (owns 100% of the stock of Informa Media, Inc.), 605 Third Ave, New York, NY 10158

Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities: NoneTax Status (For completion by nonprofit organizations authorized to mail at nonprofit rates) (Check one)The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: N/A

Nonrequested Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail)

Average No. Copies Each Issue During

Preceding 12 MonthsNo. Copies of Single Issue Published

Nearest to Filing Date

We hereby make oath and say that all data set forth in this statement are true.

Signed: July 2019

Karen Field, Editorial Director

Frank Chloupek, Director, User Marketing

Foundry Management & Technology — Primary Business & IndustryMAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS — 2019

BUSINESS/OCCUPATIONAL Gray & Ductile Iron

Malleable Iron Steel Aluminum Brass/

Bronze Magnesium Other Nonferrous Metals Other Total

CirculationPercent of

TotalFoundries: Executive Management & Purchasing Personnel

Presidents, Vice Presidents, Owners, General Managers, Corporate Execs

1,495 100 2,019 1,495 470 35 173 867 6,654 36.97%

Purchasing Personnel 172 14 175 110 23 2 20 114 630 3.50%

Production Management & PersonnelProduction Management (Plant Managers, Foundry Superintendents Asst. Superintendents, Other Personnel)

729 28 724 426 106 15 58 142 2,228 12.38%

Production Engineering(Chief Engineers, Foundry Engineers, Plant Engineers, and Other Engineering Personnel)

342 33 501 360 67 10 59 424 1,796 9.98%

Foreman, Supervisory & Others 276 22 321 197 70 4 22 315 1,227 6.82%

Process Control Personnel

Process Control Engineers(Research Engineers, Sand Engineers, Process Engineers, Other Foremen & Supervisory Process Control Personnel)

201 7 162 119 26 6 31 50 602 3.34%

Metallurgical & Inspection Personnel (Metallurgists, Technical Directors, Chemists, Inspectors, Lab Technicians)

182 8 114 63 21 1 18 46 453 2.52%

Other Metalcasting Personnel 368 14 228 187 50 6 19 3538 4,410 24.50%

Grand Total 3,765 226 4,244 2,957 833 79 400 5,496 18,000 100.00%

Foundry Management & Technology — Subscribers by StateMAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS — 2019

State Subscribers

Alabama 353

Arizona 165

Arkansas 128

California 1,192

Colorado 159

Connecticut 334

D. C. 4

Delaware 24

Florida 397

Georgia 263

Idaho 77

Illinois 1,021

Indiana 666

Iowa 326

Kansas 145

Kentucky 170

Louisiana 87

Maine 79

Maryland 81

Massachusetts 377

Michigan 948

Minnesota 480

Mississippi 77

Missouri 337

Montana 40

Nebraska 118

State Subscribers

Nevada 46

New Hampshire 162

New Jersey 424

New Mexico 36

New York 762

North Carolina 290

North Dakota 24

Ohio 1,403

Oklahoma 201

Oregon 272

Pennsylvania 1,377

Rhode Island 85

South Carolina 180

South Dakota 40

Tennessee 292

Texas 882

Utah 116

Vermont 51

Virginia 189

Washington 319

West Virginia 64

Wisconsin 1,044

Wyoming 12

Total 48 U.S. Contiguous States

16,319

State Subscribers

Alaska 5

Hawaii 4

Total Alaska & Hawaii 9

Possessions & Other Areas 13

Total U.S. Possessions 13

Subscribers by RegionU.S. REGION BREAKOUT OF MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS

739

856

1,864

4,844

3,132

9,026

9

Circulation Outside the U.S.

Canada 396

International 1,263

Total International 1,659

Grand Total 18,000