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Audible, Inc. Announces Positive Free Cash Flow in Q4 2003 on Strong Consumer Content Revenue Growth; Company Also Announces Conversion of All Preferred Stock to Common Stock

Business Wire, Feb 10, 2004



                             AUDIBLE INC.
                 COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                               Three months ended
                                            -------------------------
                                           December 31,  September 30,
                                            ------------ ------------
                                                2003         2003
                                            ------------ ------------
                                            (unaudited)  (unaudited)

Revenue, net:
Consumer content                             $5,607,316   $4,789,921
Services                                         25,651       20,337
                                            ------------ ------------
Total content and services                    5,632,967    4,810,258
Hardware                                        177,062      136,198
Other                                            16,126       16,126
                                            ------------ ------------
  Total revenue, net                          5,826,155    4,962,582
                                            ------------ ------------

Operating expenses:
Cost of content and services revenue          1,884,174    1,331,162
Cost of hardware revenue                        579,898      444,544
Operations                                      996,290      960,695
Technology and development                    1,145,797    1,198,418
Marketing                                       898,110    1,038,313
General and administrative                      558,918      867,025
                                            ------------ ------------
Total operating expenses                      6,063,187    5,840,157
                                            ------------ ------------

Loss from operations                           (237,032)    (877,575)

Other income, net                                10,268        5,171

                                            ------------ ------------
Loss before state income tax benefit           (226,764)    (872,404)

State income tax benefit                        250,408            -

                                            ------------ ------------
Net income (loss)                                23,644     (872,404)

Accrued dividends on convertible preferred
 stock                                       (4,462,066)    (454,197)
Preferred stock discount                              -   (1,444,444)
                                            ------------ ------------
Total dividends                              (4,462,066)  (1,898,641)

                                            ------------ ------------
Net loss applicable to common shareholders  $(4,438,422) $(2,771,045)
                                            ============ ============


Basic and diluted net loss per common share      $(0.13)      $(0.09)
                                            ============ ============


Weighted average common shares outstanding   33,044,472   31,023,059
                                            ============ ============



                             AUDIBLE INC.
                       STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                    Three months ended             Year ended
                       December  31,              December  31,
                 ------------------------- ---------------------------
                     2003         2002         2003          2002
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
                        (unaudited)                (unaudited)

Revenue, net:
Consumer content  $5,607,316   $3,497,801   $18,489,821   $10,939,871
Services              25,651       47,874       104,569       347,816
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Total content
 and services      5,632,967    3,545,675    18,594,390    11,287,687
Hardware             177,062      196,908       665,584       931,785
Other                 16,126       49,106        64,504       150,067
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
  Total revenue,
   net             5,826,155    3,791,689    19,324,478    12,369,539
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------

Operating
 Expenses:
Cost of content
 and services
 revenue           1,884,174    1,355,601     5,318,919     4,904,245
Cost of hardware
 revenue             579,898      664,346     2,085,254     2,717,542
Operations           996,290      992,712     3,843,311     3,742,713
Technology and
 Development       1,145,797    1,187,068     4,784,648     4,997,860
Marketing            898,110    2,703,499     4,494,702    11,107,981
General and
 administrative      558,918      563,188     2,633,031     2,485,434
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Total operating
 expenses          6,063,187    7,466,414    23,159,865    29,955,775
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------

Loss from
 operations         (237,032)  (3,674,725)   (3,835,387)  (17,586,236)

Other income,
 net                  10,268        8,759        25,451        85,158

                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Loss before
 state income
 tax benefit        (226,764)  (3,665,966)   (3,809,936)  (17,501,078)

State income tax
 benefit             250,408      313,580       250,408       313,580

                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Net income
 (loss)               23,644   (3,352,386)   (3,559,528)  (17,187,498)

Accrued dividends
 on convertible
 preferred stock  (4,462,066)    (350,778)   (5,656,894)   (1,365,720)
Preferred stock
 discount                  -            -    (1,444,444)            -
                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Total dividends   (4,462,066)    (350,778)   (7,101,338)   (1,365,720)

                 ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Net loss
 applicable to
 common
 shareholders    $(4,438,422) $(3,703,164) $(10,660,866) $(18,553,218)
                 ============ ============ ============= =============

Basic and
 diluted net
 loss per
 common share         $(0.13)      $(0.12)       $(0.34)       $(0.61)
                 ============ ============ ============= =============

Weighted average
 common shares
 outstanding      33,044,472   30,969,079    31,520,112    30,508,217
                 ============ ============ ============= =============



                             AUDIBLE INC.
                       CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


                                            December 31,  December 31,
                  Assets                       2003           2002
                                           ------------- -------------
                                            (unaudited)

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                    $9,074,987    $2,822,080
Accounts receivable, net of allowance           245,641       189,263
Royalty advances                                 72,338        58,425
Prepaid expenses and other current assets       596,720       736,823
Inventory                                        99,936        77,262
                                           ------------- -------------
Total current assets                         10,089,622     3,883,853

Property and equipment, net                     272,851       633,400
Other assets                                    418,524        90,805

                                           ------------- -------------
Total Assets                                $10,780,997    $4,608,058
                                           ============= =============

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                 (Deficit)

Current Liabilities
Accounts payable                               $526,359    $1,077,509
Accrued expenses and compensation             2,809,860     3,231,893
Royalty obligations, current                    408,000       598,500
Deferred revenue and advances, current          873,520       476,053
Accrued dividends on convertible preferred
 stock                                                -       125,257
                                           ------------- -------------
Total current liabilities                     4,617,739     5,509,212

Deferred cash compensation                       58,750        90,550
Royalty obligations, non current                      -        25,000
Advances, non current                                 -        19,448

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:
 Series A                                             -    12,289,976

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Convertible preferred stock: Series A        13,027,375             -
Convertible preferred stock: Series B         1,137,500     1,137,500
Common stock                                    450,469       316,872
Additional paid-in capital                  110,207,527    98,032,967
Deferred compensation and services             (239,425)     (591,155)
Notes due from stockholders for common
 stock                                          (58,750)     (289,545)
Treasury stock at cost                         (184,740)     (184,740)
Accumulated deficit                        (118,235,448) (111,748,027)
                                           ------------- -------------
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)          6,104,508   (13,326,128)

                                           ------------- -------------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 (Deficit)                                  $10,780,997    $4,608,058
                                           ============= =============



                             AUDIBLE INC.
                  CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                Three months ended
                                                  December  31,
                                             ------------------------
                                                 2003        2002
                                             ----------- ------------
                                                   (unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income (loss)                            $23,644  $(3,352,386)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
   cash used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization              94,651      294,071
      Services rendered for common stock and
       warrants                                 251,956    1,559,775
      Services rendered for preferred stock           -       92,502
      Non-cash compensation charge               34,113       73,278
      Non-cash forgiveness of notes due from
       stockholders for common stock                  -            -
      Non-cash bonus in satisfaction of note
       receivable due from stockholder                -            -
      Deferred cash compensation                      -            -
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Interest receivable on short term
          investments                                 -            -
         Accounts receivable, net                 4,952       38,447
         Royalty advances                       (25,674)      34,575
         Prepaid expenses and other current
          assets                               (254,552)    (217,464)
         Inventory                              100,388      321,457
         Other assets                           (89,292)           -
         Accounts payable                       (89,534)    (137,682)
         Accrued expenses and compensation      431,306      419,003
         Royalty obligations                    (83,000)     (67,000)
         Advances                               192,629       70,899

                                             ----------- ------------
            Net cash provided by (used in)
             operating activities               591,587     (870,525)
                                             ----------- ------------


Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property and equipment          (43,678)      (4,412)
                                             ----------- ------------
            Net cash used in investing
             activities                         (43,678)      (4,412)
                                             ----------- ------------


Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of Series C preferred
    stock, net                                        -            -
   Proceeds from sale of common stock, net            -       27,000
   Proceeds from exercise of common stock
    warrants                                  1,237,539            -
   Proceeds from exercise of common stock
    options                                     407,020            -
   Payments received on notes due from
    stockholders for common stock                     -            -
                                             ----------- ------------
           Net cash provided by financing
            activities                        1,644,559       27,000
                                             ----------- ------------


          Increase (decrease) in cash and
           cash equivalents                   2,192,468     (847,937)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 period                                       6,882,519    3,670,017
                                             ----------- ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $9,074,987   $2,822,080
                                             =========== ============


Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow reconciliation:
   Net cash provided by (used in) operating
    activities                                 $591,587    $(870,525)
   Purchases of property and equipment          (43,678)      (4,412)

                                             ----------- ------------
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow                         547,909     (874,937)
                                             ----------- ------------



                                                    Year ended
                                                   December 31,
                                            --------------------------
                                                2003          2002
                                            ------------ -------------
                                                   (unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income (loss)                        $(3,559,528) $(17,187,498)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
   cash used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization             498,206     1,506,815
      Services rendered for common stock and
       warrants                               1,136,024     6,153,998
      Services rendered for preferred stock           -       547,500
      Non-cash compensation charge              173,743       293,112
      Non-cash forgiveness of notes due from
       stockholders for common stock            198,995             -
      Non-cash bonus in satisfaction of note
       receivable due from stockholder                -        40,250
      Deferred cash compensation                      -        (3,000)
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Interest receivable on short term
          investments                                 -         1,260
         Accounts receivable, net               (56,378)      (36,141)
         Royalty advances                       (13,913)       (1,743)
         Prepaid expenses and other current
          assets                                140,103       (76,891)
         Inventory                              (22,674)      371,958
         Other assets                          (327,719)      (75,000)
         Accounts payable                      (551,150)     (442,077)
         Accrued expenses and compensation    1,077,968     1,476,605
         Royalty obligations                   (215,500)     (321,950)
         Advances                               378,019      (100,092)

                                            ------------ -------------
            Net cash provided by (used in)
             operating activities            (1,143,804)   (7,852,894)
                                            ------------ -------------


Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property and equipment         (137,657)     (149,545)
                                            ------------ -------------
            Net cash used in investing
             activities                        (137,657)     (149,545)
                                            ------------ -------------


Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of Series C preferred
    stock, net                                5,859,772             -
   Proceeds from sale of common stock, net            -     3,186,250
   Proceeds from exercise of common stock
    warrants                                  1,237,539             -
   Proceeds from exercise of common stock
    options                                     437,057         5,556
   Payments received on notes due from
    stockholders for common stock                     -         4,911
                                            ------------ -------------
           Net cash provided by financing
            activities                        7,534,368     3,196,717
                                            ------------ -------------


          Increase (decrease) in cash and
           cash equivalents                   6,252,907    (4,805,722)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 period                                       2,822,080     7,627,802
                                            ------------ -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $9,074,987    $2,822,080
                                            ============ =============


Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow reconciliation:
   Net cash provided by (used in) operating
    activities                              $(1,143,804)  $(7,852,894)
   Purchases of property and equipment         (137,657)     (149,545)

                                            ------------ -------------
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow                      (1,281,461)   (8,002,439)
                                            ------------ -------------
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