Outbrain Issues Statement Regarding the Events Surrounding Silicon Valley Bank

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Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ: OB) reassures stakeholders regarding its exposure to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), stating that less than 5% of its cash and investments are held there. The company maintains funds at multiple large financial institutions and has an undrawn revolving credit facility with SVB, which it does not expect to utilize in the near term. Furthermore, it emphasizes that it foresees no material impact on its financial condition or operations due to SVB's situation. Outbrain's technology facilitates 10 billion daily recommendations, connecting advertisers to audiences across over 7,000 online properties.

Positive

• Less than 5% of cash and cash equivalents held by SVB, mitigating potential risk.
• Presence of funds at multiple large financial institutions enhances financial stability.
• No immediate need to draw on the undrawn revolving credit facility with SVB.

Negative

• None.

NEW YORK, March 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ: OB), a leading recommendation platform for the open web, is providing the following statement regarding the events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”):

“Less than 5% of our current cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities is held by SVB with the balance being held at multiple, large financial institutions. We also have an undrawn revolving credit facility with SVB, and the company does not foresee any near-term needs to draw upon this facility. SVB is also the counterparty to our forward foreign currency hedge contracts. We do not anticipate a material impact on our financial condition or on our operations.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. You can generally identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” "foresee,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections regarding future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to: risks and uncertainties associated with the SVB closure; overall advertising demand and traffic generated by our media partners; factors that affect advertising demand and spending, such as the continuation or worsening of unfavorable economic or business conditions or downturns, instability or volatility in financial markets, and other events or factors outside of our control, such as U.S. and global recession concerns, geopolitical concerns, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, supply chain issues, inflationary pressures, labor market volatility, and the pace of recovery or any resurgences of the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to continue to innovate, and adoption by our advertisers and media partners of our expanding solutions; the success of our sales and marketing investments, which may require significant investments and may involve long sales cycles; our ability to grow our business and manage growth effectively; our ability to compete effectively against current and future competitors; the loss of one or more of our large media partners, and our ability to expand our advertiser and media partner relationships; our ability to maintain our revenues or profitability despite quarterly fluctuations in our results, whether due to seasonality, large cyclical events, or other causes; the risk that our research and development efforts may not meet the demands of a rapidly evolving technology market; any failure of our recommendation engine to accurately predict user engagement, any deterioration in the quality of our recommendations or failure to present interesting content to users or other factors which may cause us to experience a decline in user engagement or loss of media partners; limits on our ability to collect, use and disclose data to deliver advertisements; our ability to extend our reach into evolving digital media platforms; our ability to maintain and scale our technology platform; our ability to meet demands on our infrastructure and resources due to future growth or otherwise; significant fluctuations in currency exchange rates; failures or loss of the hardware, software and infrastructure on which we rely, or security breaches; political and regulatory risks in the various markets in which we operate; the challenges of compliance with differing and changing regulatory requirements; and the risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2021, as updated in our Quarterly Reports and in subsequent reports we file with the SEC. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Outbrain

Outbrain (Nasdaq: OB) is a leading recommendation platform for the open web. Our technology enables 10 billion daily recommendations to consumers across more than 7,000 online properties and connects advertisers to these audiences to grow their business. Founded in 2006, Outbrain is headquartered in New York with offices in 17 cities worldwide.

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FAQ

What is Outbrain's current exposure to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)?

Outbrain has less than 5% of its cash and investments held at SVB.

How is Outbrain hedging against foreign currency risks?

Outbrain has forward foreign currency hedge contracts with SVB.

Will Outbrain's operations be affected by the situation at SVB?

Outbrain does not anticipate any material impact on its financial condition or operations due to SVB.

What percentage of Outbrain's investments are safe from SVB issues?

Less than 5% of Outbrain's cash and cash equivalents are held by SVB.

Is Outbrain planning to utilize its credit facility with SVB?

Outbrain does not foresee any near-term needs to draw upon its undrawn revolving credit facility with SVB.