People Corporation Announces Continued Growth for 2nd Quarter

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 29, 2013) - People Corporation (TSX VENTURE:PEO) -

Highlights for the six months ended February 28, 2013:

• Revenue growth of 9.0% to $15.1 million;
• Adjusted EBITDA growth of 23.0% to $2.1 million;
• Acquisition and organic growth initiatives are successfully driving financial results;
• Completed three acquisitions generating incremental revenue and EBITDA; and
• Continued to investment in people, with new Benefit Consultants and senior management roles hired.

Summary Financial Results

	3 months ended February 28, 2013	3 months ended February 29, 2012	6 months ended February 28, 2013	6 months ended February 29, 2012
Revenue	$ 8,138,325	$ 7,274,848	$ 15,151,907	$ 13,901,714
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 1,208,165	$ 923,931	$ 2,100,494	$ 1,707,935
Net income	$ 178,014	$ 366,175	$ 422,630	$ 522,133
Adjusted EBITDA per share (Basic)	$ 0.037	$ 0.028	$ 0.064	$ 0.052

People Corporation (the "Company") announces strong financial results for the quarter ended February 28, 2013, which included revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of $15.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. This represents period-over-period revenue growth of 9.0% and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 23.0%.

"We continue to see strong momentum in achieving our overriding objective of growing the Company both through acquisitions and organic growth initiatives," said Laurie Goldberg, Chairman and CEO of the Company. "Our financial results are evidence of our recent success in this regard and we will continue to focus our efforts on capitalizing on our recent momentum."

"The investments we are making in proprietary products, the development of customized services and solutions, and the enhancements in our administration platforms will continue to benefit our clients, consultants and partners," continued Mr. Goldberg. "We expect investments combined with our recent success will continue to drive our growth."

Financial Results

Revenue for the three and six months ended February 28, 2013 was $8.1 million and $15.1 million, respectively. This represents $1.3 million (9.0%) of growth year-to-date and $0.9 million (11.9%) of growth for the quarter. The increase in revenue is largely attributable to the acquisitions of Bencom, Prosure, and JSL earlier in the fiscal year and organic revenue growth resulting from the addition of new clients from the Company's existing and expanded Benefits Consulting team.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended February 28, 2013 was $1.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively. On a year-to-date basis, Adjusted EBITDA increased 23.0% or $393K as compared to the same period in 2012. For the quarter, Adjusted EBITDA increased 30.8% or $284K. In addition to maintaining a focus on cost containment, the Company continues to invest significantly in growth initiatives, including the addition of Benefit Consultants, development of proprietary products and other service related offerings. As these initiatives gain momentum, as demonstrated in recent quarters, Adjusted EBITDA will be positively impacted.

Net Income for the three and six months ended February 28, 2013 was $178K and $422K, respectively. This represents a decrease of $188K for the quarter and $100K year-to-date. After having given effect to the above-noted reasons for the increase in operating results, the decrease in net income is primarily due to acquisition costs, the amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisitions and incremental finance expense resulting from debt issued in connection with the acquisitions.

The Company's financial position remains very strong. Cash balances were $3.2 million as at February 28, 2013, an increase of $14K since August 31, 2012. In addition to these cash resources, the Company continues to have access to its $14.5 million credit facility with CIBC, $5.7 million of which was drawn as of April 24, 2013.

The Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended February 28, 2013, along with additional information about the Company and all of its public filings are available at www.sedar.com.

About People Corporation

People Corporation is a national provider of group benefits, group retirement and human resource services. We have offices across Canada, each led by a team of experts and backed by the resources of a national company that is traded on the TSX-V. Our industry experts provide uniquely valuable insight while customizing our innovative suite of services to the specific needs of our clients. Whatever your sector, whatever your scale, putting our expertise and proven track record to work will make a difference to your people and your bottom line.

Further information is available at www.peoplecorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Information

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Non-IFRS Financial Measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measures under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that in addition to revenue, net income and cash flows, the supplemental measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful as they provide investors with an indication of earnings from operations before debt management and non-recurring and other adjustments. Investors should be cautioned, however, that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the Company's performance. The Company's method of calculating these measures may differ from other public issuers and, accordingly, may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers. For a detailed explanation of how the Company's non-IFRS measures are calculated, please refer to the Company's MD&A filing for the six months ended February 28, 2013, which can be accessed via the SEDAR Web site (www.sedar.com).