2015-06-02T15:20:41-05:00 2014-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2013-10-01 421591205 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC MIDD 7038529273 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD NO STE D SPRINGFIELD VA 221533136 KELLEY L SULLIVAN VP OF ADMIN/TREASURER 7038529273 2015-06-02 1 3019519090 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BRIAN CONNIFF 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD NO STE D SPRINGFIELD VA 221533136 106676352 0 X WWW.ALHURRA.COM X 2003 VA SEE PART III, LINE 1. 6 6 558 6 0 0 108256263 106676352 0 0 0 0 0 0 108256263 106676352 0 0 0 0 61924288 64414714 0 0 0 46331975 42926284 108256263 107340998 0 -664646 40189824 39020263 40157806 39652891 32018 -632628 X THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC (MBN) PROVIDES OBJECTIVE AND BALANCED NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE MAGHREB ABOUT THEIR REGION, THE WORLD AND THE U.S. MBN WORKS TO BROADEN THE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICA, AMERICAN POLICIES, AND AMERICANS. 0 0 98438362 MBN BRANDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE ALHURRA, RADIO SAWA, AND AFIA DARFUR. ALHURRA OPERATES THREE, 24/7 ARABIC-LANGUAGE NEWS AND INFORMATION TELEVISION CHANNELS - ALHURRA, ALHURRA - IRAQ AND ALHURRA HD. RADIO SAWA BROADCASTS 24/7 ON EIGHT PROGRAMMING STREAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE MAGHREB, AND WEB SITES AS SOURCES OF UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWS. MBN BROADCASTS FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WITH PRODUCTION OUTLETS IN BAGHDAD, CAIRO, DUBAI, BEIRUT, AND JERUSALEM, AND CORRESPONDENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND THE WORLD. MBN REACHES AN ESTIMATED 29 MILLION PEOPLE EACH WEEK AND PROVIDES THE UNITED STATES A DIRECT AND UNDISTORTED LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE ARABIC-SPEAKING POPULATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE MAGHREB. MBN WORKS TO BROADEN THE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE LIVES AND FUTURE OF ITS AUDIENCE, AND ENSURE THEY HAVE OBJECTIVE, REALISTIC INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICA, AMERICAN POLICIES AND AMERICANS. 98438362 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 162 0 1 558 1 0 1 AE LE IS IZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X WILLIAM W CLANCY 7038529000 7600 BOSTON BLVD SUITE D SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 JEFFERY SHELL CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEC JOHN FORBES KERRY EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL P MEEHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCCUE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/14) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB RYAN CROCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH WEINSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CONNIFF PRESIDENT 40.00 X 170754 0 27672 KELLEY LEHMAN SULLIVAN VP FOR ADMINISTRATION/TREASURER 40.00 X 162994 0 26720 ANNE NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 40.00 X 152418 0 31960 PAUL KOENIG DIRECTOR - DUBAI PRODUCTION CENTER 40.00 X 163654 0 19177 MARK SWEET TECHNICAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 152404 0 46994 DANIEL NASSIF VP OF NEWORK NEWS 40.00 X 151049 0 47409 WILLIAM J SABATINI GEN MGR- MGN DIGITAL & RADIO SAWA 40.00 X 152445 0 44260 ELAMIN ELFAKI EDITOR IN CHEIF, AL YOUM 40.00 X 150511 0 39451 1256229 0 283643 73 0 1 0 OPTIONS UNLIMITED 5410 RIVIERA DRIVE CORAL GABLES FL 33146 PRODUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES 158700 SULAIMAN AL-KAHTANI SHEIKH ZAYED RD MAZAYA CENTER DUBAI AE HOST 120500 AKRAM KHUZAM ALHAMRA ST SANTONA 103 BEIRUT LE HOST/PRODUCER 113291 3 106676352 106676352 106676352 0 0 0 572283 39644 532639 46834932 44076092 2758840 5215368 4867140 348228 8293263 7734639 558624 3498868 3268844 230024 202539 5202 197337 293542 293542 4701299 4439175 262124 30992 5907 25085 2451367 2087490 363877 3919437 3662763 256674 2822065 2407049 415016 2092143 1804242 287901 346488 17793 328695 NEWS & WIRE FEEDS 19559777 19539725 20052 EQUIPMENT 2516389 1848275 668114 BUILDING SECURITY 1663068 1557781 105287 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 788539 470125 318414 1538639 606476 932163 107340998 98438362 8902636 0 35542006 32118361 860 771 29225 36121 612804 646972 37334842 32180121 2832229 5154721 1035762 879191 136938 184126 40189824 39020263 11123730 12036542 29034076 27616349 40157806 39652891 X 32018 -632628 32018 -632628 40189824 39020263 -664646 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 108085435 110125128 108198862 108256263 106676352 541342040 108085435 110125128 108198862 108256263 106676352 541342040 541342040 541342040 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7554413 5006355 2548058 29780429 27173766 2606663 5154721 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 27473081 DEFERRED RENT 143268 27616349 X 106676352 0 106676352 0 106676352 107340998 0 107340998 0 107340998 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013, THE CORPORATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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