PNC.B Postmedia Network Canada Corp

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (“Postmedia” or the “Company”) announced today that it has filed a final prospectus in respect of its previously announced rights offering (the “Rights Offering”).

The Company intends to raise a total of $173.5 million by way of the Rights Offering. As described in the final prospectus, shareholders of record resident in Canada and the United States as of the close of business (Toronto time) on February 17, 2015 (the “Record Date”) will receive one right (“Right”) for each share held. Each Right will entitle the holder thereof to acquire 5.9929 subscription receipts (“Subscription Receipts”) at a subscription price of $0.72 per Subscription Receipt. The Rights are expected to be listed for trading on the TSX on the second trading day preceding the Record Date. At the same time, the shares of Postmedia will commence trading on an ex-rights basis, which means that purchasers of the shares at that time are not entitled to receive the Rights. Rights not exercised on or before 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on March 17, 2015 will be void and have no value.

A shareholder’s equity percentage interest in the Company will be diluted by approximately 85.7% upon the exchange of Subscription Receipts into variable voting shares unless such shareholder exercises its Rights. Shareholders not resident in Canada or the United States should refer to the final prospectus in respect of the Rights Offering and consult with their securities broker, dealer or other intermediary through which they hold their shares for further details on if and how such holders can participate in the Rights Offering.

The Subscription Receipts will be automatically exchanged for variable voting shares of the Company upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, the satisfaction of all conditions of the Company’s previously announced acquisition of Sun Media Corporation’s English language newspapers and specialty publications as well as digital properties (the “Sun Media Acquisition”) and the issuance of $140 million principal amount of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 of Postmedia Network Inc. (the “Note Issuance”) pursuant to a subscription receipt indenture dated as of October 6, 2014 (collectively, the “Release Conditions”). The proceeds of the Note Issuance, together with the net proceeds of the Rights Offering, the net proceeds related to the sale of the Montreal Gazette production facility and corporate cash, will be used by the Company to finance the Sun Media Acquisition. If the Release Conditions are not satisfied or waived, as applicable, on or before June 26, 2015 (as such date may be extended pursuant to the agreement governing the Subscription Receipts), and in certain other limited circumstances as described in the final prospectus, the subscription funds will be returned to investors and the Subscription Receipts will be cancelled.

As previously announced, Postmedia has entered into a standby purchase agreement (the “Standby Purchase Agreement”) with GoldenTree Asset Management LP (“GoldenTree”) on behalf of certain funds and accounts for which it serves as investment manager (the “GoldenTree Funds”), pursuant to which the GoldenTree Funds have agreed to take up any Subscription Receipts not otherwise subscribed for under the Rights Offering (the “Standby Subscription Receipts”). In connection with its backstop of the Rights Offering, in the event the GoldenTree Funds own shares carrying 33 1/3% or more of the outstanding voting rights in respect of all of the issued and outstanding Postmedia shares, GoldenTree will enter into a voting restriction agreement with Postmedia that will limit the number of votes that the GoldenTree Funds will be entitled to cast at any meeting of Postmedia’s shareholders to 33 1/3%, less one share, of the total number of outstanding voting rights in respect of all of the issued and outstanding shares at such time, regardless of how many shares the GoldenTree Funds own at such time. A copy of the Standby Purchase Agreement has been filed on SEDAR and is available for review at www.sedar.com.

Further details concerning the Rights Offering and the Standby Purchase Agreement are contained in the final prospectus, which has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Rights, Subscription Receipts or variable voting shares. Such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Note: All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars.

About Postmedia Network Canada Corp.Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B) is the holding company that owns Postmedia Network Inc., the largest publisher by circulation of paid English-language daily newspapers in Canada, representing some of the country’s oldest and best known media brands. Reaching millions of Canadians every week, Postmedia engages readers and offers advertisers and marketers integrated solutions to effectively reach target audiences through a variety of print, online, digital, and mobile platforms.

Forward-Looking InformationThis news release may include information that is “forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has tried, where possible, to identify such information and statements by using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should” and similar expressions and derivations thereof in connection with any discussion of future events, trends or prospects or future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements with respect to the acquisition of certain Sun Media publications, the proposed Rights Offering and the Note Issuance. By their nature, forward-looking information and statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that the Rights Offering, the Note Issuance and/or the Sun Media Acquisition will not close (including, without limitation, as a result of the failure to gain regulatory approvals). For a complete list of our risk factors please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” contained in our annual management’s discussion and analysis for the years ended August 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Although the Company bases such information and statements on assumptions believed to be reasonable when made, they are not guarantees of future performance and actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which the Company operates, may differ materially from any such information and statements in this press release. Given these risks and uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward- looking information or forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of such information or statements. Other than as required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update such information or statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such information or statements.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp.Media ContactPhyllise Gelfand, 416-442-2936Vice President, Communicationspgelfand@postmedia.comInvestor ContactDoug Lamb, 416-383-2325Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officerdlamb@postmedia.com

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