ACI Last Mile Network Announces Acquisition of CIPS Marketing Group

Last Mile Delivery Solution Expands Geographic Footprint

Long Beach, CA, July 18, 2017 --(PR.com)-- ACI Last Mile Network (ACI), the nation's fastest-growing
provider of print media and parcel distribution, announced today that it has acquired CIPS Marketing
Group (CIPS), a print-distribution joint venture of The Los Angeles Times and Digital First Media, both
newspaper publishers. CIPS will expand ACI's print media portfolio, increasing its customer base and
geographic distribution.

CIPS is an outstanding organization and our ownership group is thrilled to bring them into our family of
companies. This acquisition will strengthen our ability to focus and serve existing customers, and it will
enhance our capability to expand and service new clients in underserved geographies, said Keith
Somers, CEO of ACI Last Mile Network.

CIPS' technology and processes along with ACI's current robust distribution for Total Market Coverage
(TMC) and other print media, will increase ACI's agility in a highly competitive market. This is a logical
next step for us as we grow and expand, Mr. Somers added, noting that each company will bring its
respective strengths to the combined operation.

Advising ACI on the transaction were FocalPoint Partners LLC, an independent investment bank
specializing in mergers and acquisitions, the law offices of Greenberg Glusker LLP and the CPA firm
Windes.

ACI Last Mile Network print-distribution services include daily and weekly newspaper home delivery
and single-copy sales, small parcel distribution, TMC packages, magazines, niche-publication distribution
and phone-directory delivery. ACI's major publishing customers include the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Orange County Register, Palm Beach Post, San Diego
Union-Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Yellow Book.

About ACI Last Mile Network (ACI)

ACI Last Mile Network, headquartered in Long Beach, California and established in 1965, has the
fastest-growing delivery network and provides home-delivery services to its e-commerce and publishing
customers at considerable cost reductions. Their trademarked Two Channels, Millions of Doorsteps, One
Powerhouse speaks to their ability to fulfill the growing demand for high-volume delivery to the last
mile.

About CIPS Marketing Group

CIPS's distribution portfolio includes daily and weekly newspapers, TMC packages and a wide
assortment of direct-to-door products. Based in Los Angeles, the company was founded in 1972. Its
publishing customers include the Los Angeles Times, Southern California News Group, Lexington
Herald Leader, Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee and New Haven Register.

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ACI Last Mile Network
Nanette Newbry
760-729-8205
Contact via Email
acilastmile.com
Mr. Keith Somers
310-233-2750

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