It seems incredible that we are already coming towards the end of February, it feels like only a moment ago that we were welcoming the New Year. Life in the fast-paced world of video games, TV, and film moves at quite a pace, but it is indeed the end of February and there has been much activity here at5th Planet Games . What has been keeping me busy during the month of February? Considerable time this month has been spent on finalizing the accounts of 2023 and getting them ready for audit and for publication in the 2023 Annual Report, which will be released onMarch 29th . We have a much wider portfolio of products and partners than ever before and therefore the work of collating the accounts has grown significantly. I am incredibly lucky to have an experienced and capable Finance Manager inPernille Miller to lead the work in this area; she does an amazing job. At the same time as closing the 2023 accounts we have been working on our budget for 2024, and again, covering a wider range of products and partners than ever before. In addition to the accounts, I have been looking at a range of ways that 5th Planet can become a more visible and active contributor to the Danish Video games sector; It is with this in mind that I have had a number of conversations withBrian Martin Nielsen , who is a part of the workgroup behind the 'soon to come' Danish association for the sector, I will provide further details on this in due course. I have spent quite some time this month looking at other parts of the video games 'value chain' and seeing if there is a role for 5th Planet in other formats of video games; I hope to make further announcements specifically on that in the coming weeks. Regarding new products and partnerships, we have spent time in recent weeks in discussion with our friends at Sagafilm inIceland . You will recall that we closed a co-investment in their company back inSeptember 2023 , and are now getting a better understanding of the exciting opportunities that they have lined up for 2024 and beyond. There will be a specific mention of Sagafilm in our upcoming Annual Report and look out for further announcements from them and us in the coming weeks and months. Finally, with the annualGame Developers Conference a few short weeks away inSan Francisco , we are preparing to meet with a number of game developers as we continue to grow our pipeline of new publishing opportunities. So that's what we have been doing in recent weeks past, what is coming up as we look forward? Well, as I mentioned above, there is a lot of focus right now on completing the 2023 Annual Report and accounts and I look forward to delivering that report at the end of next month. On a personal note, I am eagerly awaiting the re-commencement of Invincible Season 2 onMarch 14th . The show continues to shine brightly on Amazon Prime Video and is a strategically important brand for5th Planet Games . I do not plan to write a newsletter in March as my attention will shift to the Annual Report and drafting the letter that accompanies that report. Thanks for the continued support. Mark
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