Corporate Profile for Penton Media, Inc., dated March 24, 2000.

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Published Date:   March 24, 2000

Company Name:     Penton Media, Inc.

Address:          1100 Superior Ave.
                  Cleveland, OH 44114

Main Telephone
 Number:          216/696-7000

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.penton.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Thomas L. Kemp

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Joseph G. NeCastro

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Mary E. Abood
 Business number: 216/931-9551
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]

Public Relations
 Contact:         Mary E. Abood
 Business number: 216/931-9551
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]

Industry:         Media/Publishing

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        NYSE:PME

Market Makers:    Benjamin Jacobson & Sons, LLC, 212/952-1012

Company description: Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE:PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces 50 market-focused magazines, more than 80 web sites, and more than 100 trade shows and conferences worldwide. Penton also provides marketing and business development services. The Company serves over 50 market segments within the Internet/broadband; electronics; design/engineering; natural products/food/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; management; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; and supply chain/aviation industries.

Penton became public in August 1998 with its spinoff from Pittway Corporation. It has since made several acquisitions, including New Hope Communications, the world's leading media company serving the natural products industry (May 1999) and Mecklermedia Corporation, the leading media company worldwide serving the Internet space (November 1998).

Penton generated 1999 revenues of $300.8 million; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $67.3 million, an EBITDA margin of 22.4 percent; after-tax cash flow of $35.8 million and after-tax cash flow per share of $1.27. Revenues experienced a 17.4 percent CAGR from 1995 to 1999; EBITDA saw a 51.6 percent CAGR in the same period.