Monotype Imaging Licenses its Monotype, Linotype and ITC Fonts to Gannett

Agreement to Provide Gannett with Extensive Typeface Libraries for Use in Print and Digital Environments

WOBURN, Mass. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, announced a worldwide font licensing agreement with Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), an international media and marketing solutions company, and its UK subsidiary, Newsquest Media Group, which reaches millions of consumers through various print and online publications. The agreement gives Gannett full access to the Monotype^®, Linotype^® and ITC^® OpenType^® font libraries to facilitate high-quality typography in print and digital media products.

“Gannett will utilize our fonts to deliver consistent brand typography for their world-class Web application environments, such as self-service advertising portals. This will not only help their titles to retain their brand integrity but also enable their advertisers to select suitable fonts to support their own recognized brands and create compelling advertising content.”

The fonts will be used to help standardize workflows for content and advertising design within print and digital production environments.

John McCallum, vice president of Monotype Imaging’s Creative Professional business, said, “Gannett will utilize our fonts to deliver consistent brand typography for their world-class Web application environments, such as self-service advertising portals. This will not only help their titles to retain their brand integrity but also enable their advertisers to select suitable fonts to support their own recognized brands and create compelling advertising content.”

About Monotype Imaging

Monotype Imaging combines technology with design to help the world communicate. Based in Woburn, Mass. with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, Monotype Imaging brings text imaging and graphical user interface capabilities to consumer electronics devices such as laser printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes, navigation devices, digital cameras, e-book readers and consumer appliances. The company also provides printer drivers and color imaging solutions to printer manufacturers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging technologies are combined with access to more than 13,000 typefaces from the Monotype, Linotype and ITC typeface libraries – home to some of the world's most widely used designs, including the Times New Roman^®, Helvetica^® and ITC Franklin Gothic^™ typefaces. Fonts are licensed to creative, business and Web professionals through e-commerce portals, direct and indirect sales and custom design services. Monotype Imaging offers industry-standard font solutions that support all of the world's major languages. Information about Monotype Imaging can be found at www.monotypeimaging.com.

Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Times New Roman is a trademark of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Linotype is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Helvetica is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. ITC is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. OpenType is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved.