About Universal Uclick’s International Division

In January 2004, Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) through its newspaper syndication company, Universal Uclick (UU), acquired Atlantic Syndication from Evening Post Publishing Company of Charleston, S.C. Atlantic Syndication, an international syndication company formerly known as Editors Press Service, will operate as a wholly-owned agency of UU with an Asia-Pacific office in Sydney, Australia. Since 1971, the International division formally Atlantic Syndication, has worked as the primary representative for UPS outside the U. S. and Canada.

"The International division has both the structure and personnel to help us grow rapidly in the increasingly important international market," says Lee Salem, editor and president of UU, based in Kansas City, Mo. "Worldwide interest in the American culture has never been greater. Atlantic's distribution and international marketing know-how will position UU' artists, writers and news services to chronicle that culture on a daily basis to the world's media."

"The new ownership will only improve the relationships we have now with international clients. We will continue to offer the world’s best comics, features and columns," says Atlantic Syndication President and UPS Vice President Kerry Slagle. He oversees the operations, sales, marketing and acquisitions for the company and continue to manage the sales staff for Latin America, and in Asia and the Pacific along with the network of independent sales agents around the world.

Founded in 1933 as Editors Press Service, was the first syndication company to market and sell American newspaper syndicate material outside the United States. The company began selling and distributing syndicated features into Latin America and at the end of World War II set up a network of independent agents throughout the world to sell American newspaper content.

Domestic and international features are posted at www.amuniversal.com/ups/.

About Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Universal

UU is the largest independent newspaper syndicate in the world, distributing some of the most popular comics and features in newspapers today and providing entertaining content to Web sites, including Garfield, Cathy, Doonesbury, FoxTrot, Ziggy, The Boondocks (online only), Dear Abby and The Mini Page. Its features list includes famed columnists James J. Kilpatrick and William F. Buckley Jr., as well as Pulitzer Prize winners Tony Auth, Roger Ebert, Pat Oliphant, Ben Sargent, David Shribman, Tom Toles and Garry Trudeau.

Andrews McMeel Universal is the parent company of UU, Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) and uclick, a digital content provider. Digital content can be found at www.uclick.com.

AMP, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, is a leading publisher of general nonfiction trade, gift, and humor books, publishing as many as 300 new titles annually. AMP is also the premier calendar publisher in the country, annually featuring all-time best-selling properties including: Anne Geddes, The Far Side®, Dilbert™, Mary Engelbreit, Disney and Garfield. For more about AMP, please visit http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com.

Key Contacts

For sales in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa: Kerry Slagle

For sales in Latin America: Milka Pratt

For sales administration and other inquiries: Carolina Aristimuno

Kerry Slagle
President and CEO
Phone: (816) 581-7340
kslagle@amuniversal.com

Milka Pratt
Sales Director, Caribbean and Latin America
Phone: (941) 359-2622 or (941) 359 2936
mpratt@atlanticsyndication.com

Carolina Aristimuno
Sales Adminstrator
Phone: 816-581-7343
caristimuno@amuniversal.com

For billing:

Adriana Casady
Accounting Department
Kansas City Office
Phone: 816-581-7577
acasady@amuniversal.com