UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)





(Mark One)



| | x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal
year endedDecember 31, 2017



or



| |  ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from      
to



Commission File Number: 001-38140



Cision
Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)



|Cayman Islands                                                         |  | N/A                                 
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|(State or other jurisdiction
        of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



130 East Randolph Street, 7th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60601

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)



866-639-5087

(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)



Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:



|Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per
        share
        Warrants, each to purchase one Ordinary
        Share |  | New York Stock Exchange
        NYSE American
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------
|(Title of each class)                                                                                              |  | (Name of each exchange on which registered)  



Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act: None



Indicate by check mark if the Registrant
is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes  ̈
No x



Indicate by check mark if the Registrant
is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes  ̈
No x



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x
No  ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant
has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x
No  ̈



Indicate by check mark if disclosure of
delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”
and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



|Large accelerated filer |  ̈                                               | Accelerated filer         | x
|----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -
|Non-accelerated filer   |  ̈ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company |  ̈
|                        |                                                 | Emerging growth company   | x



If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes  ̈
No x



The aggregate market value of the voting
and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant’s predecessor as of June 30, 2017, the last business day of
the Registrant’s predecessor’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $331,091,297.



124,370,191 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001
per share, were issued and outstanding as of April 26, 2018.



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



None.


















EXPLANATORY NOTE



This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”)
amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, originally filed on March 13, 2018 (the “Original
Filing”). We are filing this Amendment to include the information required by Part III and not included in the Original Filing,
as we do not intend to file a definitive proxy statement for our annual general meeting of shareholders within 120 days of the
end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. In addition, in connection with the filing of this Amendment and pursuant to the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are including with this Amendment new certifications
of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accordingly,
Item 15 of Part IV has also been amended to reflect the filing of these new certifications.



Except as described above, no other changes have been made to
the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the
disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.



As used in this Amendment, unless the context requires otherwise,
the “Company,” “Cision,” “our,” and “we” mean Cision Ltd. and its consolidated
subsidiaries. The “Business Combination” refers to our combination with Capitol Acquisition Corp. III (“Capitol”)
on June 29, 2017, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 19, 2017, as amended, by and among us, Capitol,
Canyon Holdings (Cayman), L.P. (“Cision Owner”), Capitol Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. and Canyon Holdings S.à
r.l. (“Cision Luxco”).













TABLE OF CONTENTS



|Part III
|--------
|Item 10.
|Item 11.
|Item 12.
|Item 13.
|Item 14.
|        
|Part IV 
|Item 15.



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Forward-Looking Statements



This Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report
on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results, which are intended to be covered
by the safe harbor provision for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Words such
as “achieve,” “anticipate,” “assumes,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expects,” “forecast,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,”
“plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “would,”
variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements
that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations
of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on currently available financial
and economic data as well as management’s estimates and expectations, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain
and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from what may be inferred from the
forward-looking statements. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements.



Cision Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“we”,
the “Company” or “Cision”) believe it is important to communicate our expectations to our security holders.
However, there may be events in the future that Cision’s management is not able to predict accurately or over which Cision
has no control. The risk factors and cautionary language discussed in this report provide examples of risks, uncertainties and
events that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described by us in such forward-looking statements,
including among other things:



| | • | our estimates of the size of the markets for our products and services;
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| | • | the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products and services;
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| | • | the success of other technologies that compete with our products and services or that may become available in the future;
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| | • | the efficacy of our sales and marketing efforts;
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| | • | our ability to effectively scale and adapt our technology;
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| | • | our ability to identify and integrate acquisitions and technologies into our platform;
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| | • | our plans to continue to expand internationally;
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| | • | the performance and security of our services;
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| | • | our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on a national securities exchange;
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| | • | potential litigation involving Cision;
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| | • | our ability to retain and attract qualified employees and key personnel;
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| | • | our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand and intellectual property;
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| | • | general economic conditions; and
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| | • | the result of future financing efforts.
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All forward-looking statements attributable
to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. In addition,
all forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligations to update or publicly revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise other than as required under
the federal securities laws. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.



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PART III



|Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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The board of directors and executive officers
of Cision are as follows:



|Name                   | Age | Position                                            
|---------------------- | --- | ----------------------------------------------------
|                       |     |                                                     
|Kevin Akeroyd          | 50  | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director     
|Jack Pearlstein        | 54  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|Whitney Benner         | 44  | Chief Human Resources Officer                       
|Yujie Chen             | 47  | President, Asia-Pacific                             
|Robert Coppola         | 47  | Chief Information Officer                           
|Jason Edelboim         | 42  | President, Americas                                 
|Chris Lynch            | 34  | Chief Marketing Officer                             
|Rainer Mathes          | 63  | President, Cision Insights                          
|Abe Smith              | 48  | President, EMEA                                     
|Steve Solomon          | 54  | Chief Accounting Officer                            
|Mark M. Anderson(2)(3) | 42  | Director and Chairman of the Board                  
|Philip A. Canfield(3)  | 50  | Director                                            
|L. Dyson Dryden(1)(2)  | 42  | Director                                            
|Mark D. Ein(1)(3)      | 53  | Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board             
|Stephen P. Master(2)   | 34  | Director                                            
|Stuart J. Yarbrough(1) | 67  | Director                                            



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(1) Member of the Audit Committee

(2) Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

(3) Member of the Compensation Committee



Executive Officers



Kevin Akeroyd. Mr. Akeroyd
has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since August 2016. Mr. Akeroyd has over 25 years of experience in digital,
social and mobile marketing globally. Previously, Mr. Akeroyd was General Manager and Senior Vice President at Oracle Marketing
Cloud from September 2013 to August 2016. Mr. Akeroyd and Oracle created and led the Enterprise Marketing Platform category. Prior
to Oracle, he held senior leadership positions at Badgeville from September 2011 to September 2013, Salesforce.com (Jigsaw/Data.com)
from September 2007 to August 2011. Mr. Akeroyd holds a degree from the University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
and attended the EPSO program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.



Jack Pearlstein. Mr. Pearlstein
has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2014. Previously, from June 2009 to November 2013, he was Chief Financial
Officer of Six3 Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software development, sensor development and signal processing services to
the U.S. intelligence community. As a Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Pearlstein has led three different companies through their initial
public offerings: AppNet from May 1999 to September 2000, DigitalNet from September 2001 to November 2004 and Solera from April
2006 to March 2009. Mr. Pearlstein is a CPA and received his Bachelor of Science in accounting from New York University. He also
holds an MBA in finance from The George Washington University.



Whitney Benner. Ms. Benner
has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since June 2016. Ms. Benner is responsible for developing and executing human resources
strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession
planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation.
From June 2013 to June 2016, she was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for PR Newswire, where she set and implemented human
resource strategy in support of the company’s overall business objectives. Before Ms. Benner joined PR Newswire, she held
human resources leadership roles at Medialink and MJI Broadcasting. Ms. Benner holds a Bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College.



Yujie Chen. Mr. Chen has
served as our Asia Pacific President since June 2016. Mr. Chen joined PR Newswire in November 2003 and was promoted from Managing
Director (China) to head PR Newswire’s business for the entire Asia- Pacific region in June 2013. Prior to PR Newswire, Mr.
Chen worked in a number of media and publishing industry roles, including with CNBC Asia from June 2003 to November 2003, Deluxe
Global Media from September 2001 to June 2003 and Beijing Television from February 1996 to August 1999. Chen holds an MBA degree
from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.



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Robert Coppola. Mr. Coppola
has served as our Chief Information Officer since July 2016. Mr. Coppola spent four years from June 2011 to September 2015 with
McGraw-Hill Financial as the Chief Information and Technology Officer for S&P Capital IQ and S&P Dow Jones Indices, a leading
provider of ratings, benchmarking and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets. There, he was responsible for driving
the overarching technology strategy, architecture and development in addition to evolving multiple silo-based teams into one global
operating team. He has also held leadership positions with Thomson Reuters from November 2003 to June 2011 and Bloomberg LP from
September 1992 to November 2003. Mr. Coppola holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from Rutgers University.



Jason Edelboim. Mr. Edelboim
has served as our President of the Americas since December 2016. Mr. Edelboim was named President of PR Newswire in June 2016,
and prior to that was a Senior Vice President at PR Newswire from June 2013 to June 2016. Mr. Edelboim has over 15 years of experience
at the intersection of media and technology. He previously worked at Bloomberg LP from 2003 to 2009 where he held progressing leadership
roles within the company’s Media Group. Mr. Edelboim holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University
and a BA from Columbia University.



Chris Lynch. Mr. Lynch has
served as our Chief Marketing Officer since November 2016. Mr. Lynch is responsible for our global marketing strategy, which includes
communications, product and digital marketing. From January 2014 to October 2016, he ran product marketing and go-to-market strategy
for Oracle’s Marketing Cloud business and also held leadership positions at Badgeville from February 2012 to January 2014
and TIBCO from June 2011 to January 2012. Mr. Lynch attended Northeastern University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in
Journalism.



Rainer Mathes. Dr. Mathes
has served as President of Cision Insights since January 2018. Cision Insights is dedicated to evaluating companywide campaign
effectiveness through customized intelligence, reporting and industry expertise. Dr. Mathes founded PRIME Research in 1988 while
holding research positions at the Institute of Media Studies at the University of Mainz and later at the Research Center for Surveys
and Methodology in Mannheim. Dr. Mathes developed Prime into a global research organization with locations in Europe, the United
States and Asia. Dr. Mathes was educated at the University of Mainz where he first finished his M.A. in Political Science, Communication
Science and Linguistics in 1980 before achieving his Ph. D. in Political Science in 1986 and receiving the ‘Johannes Gutenberg
Award’ in the same year.



Abe Smith. Mr. Smith has
served as our President of EMEA since September 2017. Mr. Smith has spent the past 17 years with U.S.-based high growth, enterprise
SaaS companies focusing on market transformation. Previously, Mr. Smith was Group Vice President of Emerging Markets for Oracle
from June 2014 to August 2017. Prior to Oracle, Mr. Smith held senior leadership roles at Badgeville from September 2012 to May
2014 and Mindjet from June 2009 to August 2012. Additionally, from January 2007 to June 2009, Mr. Smith led the Emerging Markets
for Cisco in the Unified Communications and Collaboration Group (WebEx). Mr. Smith graduated summa cum laude from the University
of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.



Steve Solomon. Mr. Solomon
has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since June 2014. From June 2009 to June 2014, he was Corporate Controller of Six3 Systems,
Inc., a leading provider of software development, sensor development and signal processing services to the US intelligence community.
As a Corporate Controller, Mr. Solomon was at DigitalNet from October 2001 to January 2005 and helped the company through their
initial public offering. Mr. Solomon is a CPA and received his Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Maryland.



Non-Employee Directors



Mark M. Anderson. Mr. Anderson
joined GTCR in 2000 and is currently a Managing Director of the firm. He previously worked at Gracie Capital and at Bowles Hollowell
Conner & Co. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of
Virginia. Mr. Anderson currently is a Director of Cision, Global Traffic Network, Beeline, Lytx, Rural Broadband Investments and
XIFIN. In addition, Mr. Anderson was previously a Director of GTCR’s past investments including CAMP Systems, Land Lease
Group and Landmark Aviation, and was instrumental in other GTCR investments including Skylight Financial, Solera and Transaction
Network Services. Mr. Anderson serves on the board of the Chicago Foundation for Education, a non-profit organization that seeks
to improve the educational experience of Chicago’s public school children.



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We determined that Mr. Anderson’s
directorship experience and experience advising similar companies qualifies him to serve as a director on Cision’s board
of directors.



Philip A. Canfield. Mr. Canfield
is a Managing Director of private equity firm GTCR LLC and currently co-heads GTCR’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications
investment team. Mr. Canfield joined GTCR in 1992 and became a Principal in 1997. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Canfield worked in the
Corporate Finance Department at Kidder, Peabody and Company. Mr. Canfield has served as a Director of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
since July 2012 and is the Chairman of its Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Canfield currently serves on several private
company boards. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.B.A. in finance with High Honors from the Honors Business
Program at the University of Texas.



We determined that Mr. Canfield’s
extensive experience in corporate finance and in the telecommunications industry qualifies him to serve as a director on Cision’s
board of directors.



L. Dyson Dryden. Mr. Dryden
is currently the President, Chief Financial Officer, and a Director of Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a blank check company formed
for the purpose of effecting a business combination with another company. From July 2015 until it completed its business combination
in June 2017, Mr. Dryden was the President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and a Director of Capitol Acquisition
Corp. III. Since the closing of the business combination, Mr. Dryden has continued to serve as a director of Capitol Acquisition
Corp. III (now known as Cision Ltd.). From March 2013 to July 2015, Mr. Dryden served as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director
of Capitol II. Mr. Dryden has continued to serve as a director of Lindblad Expeditions since the closing of its business combination.
Mr. Dryden is also the founder of Dryden Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm that invests in and builds private
companies, and has served as its President since March 2013. Mr. Dryden has also been Vice Chairman of CDS Logistics Management,
Inc., one of the largest providers of home improvement product delivery services in the United States, since 2009. From August
2005 to February 2013, Mr. Dryden worked in Citigroup’s Investment Banking division in New York, most recently as a Managing
Director where he led the coverage effort for a number of the firm’s Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications clients.
From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Dryden held the titles of Associate and Vice President at Jefferies & Company, a middle market investment
banking firm. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Dryden worked in the investment banking group at BB&T Corporation. Mr. Dryden holds a
B.S. in Business Administration with a dual concentration in finance and management from the University of Richmond.



We determined that Mr. Dryden’s corporate
finance and public company experience qualifies him to serve as a director on Cision’s board of directors.



Mark D. Ein. Mr. Ein currently
is currently the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a blank check company formed
for the purpose of effecting a business combination with another company. Mr. Ein is an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist,
who has created, acquired, invested in and built a series of growth companies across a diverse set of industries over the course
of his 25-year career. From July 2015 until June 2017, Mr. Ein was the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director
of Capitol III Acquisition Corp. III. Since the closing of the business combination, Mr. Ein has continued to serve as a director
of Capitol Acquisition Corp. III (now known as Cision Ltd.). From August 2010 to July 2015, Mr. Ein was the Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Capitol II. Capitol II completed its business combination with Lindblad Expeditions,
Inc. in July 2015. Since the closing of the business combination, Mr. Ein has continued to serve as the Chairman of the Board of
Capitol II (and now post-merger Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.). From June 2007 to October 2009, Mr. Ein was the Chief Executive
Officer and Director of Capitol I. Capitol I completed its business combination with Two Harbors Investment Corp., a Maryland real
estate investment trust, in October 2009. From October 2009 to May 2015, Mr. Ein served as the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Two
Harbor’s board of directors. Mr. Ein is the Founder of Venturehouse Group, LLC, a holding company that creates, invests in
and builds companies, and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Venturehouse’s portfolio includes
or has included the seed investment in Matrics Technologies in August 2000 (sold to Symbol Technologies in September 2004), the
lead investment in the buyout of Cibernet Corporation from the CTIA in March 2003 (sold to MACH S.à.r.l. in April 2007),
the acquisition of VSGi from Net2000 Communications, and an early investment in XM Satellite Radio. He has also been the President
of Leland Investments Inc., a private investment firm, since 2005. Mr. Ein is Co-Chairman of Kastle Holding Company LLC, which
through its subsidiaries conducts the business of Kastle Systems, LLC, a provider of building and office security systems that
was acquired in January 2007. An entity owned by Mr. Ein is also the majority owner and managing member of Kastle Holding Company
LLC. In 2008, Mr. Ein founded and is the owner of the Washington Kastles, the World Team Tennis franchise in Washington, D.C.,
that has won the league championship six times in its nine years in the league. In March, 2017, Mr. Ein led the acquisition of
World TeamTennis LLC, the professional team tennis league of which the Washington Kastles are a franchisee, from Billie Jean King
and is now its Chairman. Previously in his career, Mr. Ein worked for The Carlyle Group, Brentwood Associates, and Goldman, Sachs
& Co. Mr. Ein is the Chairman of the Board of VSGi, a provider of videoconferencing services. Mr. Ein is also the Chairman
of the Board of the District of Columbia Public Education Fund and Vice President of the board of directors of the United States
Tennis Association and a member of the boards of the District of Columbia College Access Program (DC-CAP) and the International
Tennis Hall of Fame. He was appointed by Mayor Vincent Gray to be a member of the D.C. Tax Revision Commission and also serves
on the Executive Committee of the Federal City Council. Mr. Ein received a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from
the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.



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We determined that Mr. Ein’s public
company experience, operational experience and his business contacts qualifies him to serve as a director on Cision’s board
of directors.



Stephen P. Master. Mr. Master
joined GTCR in January 2008 and became a Vice President in September 2012. Prior to joining GTCR, Mr. Master worked as an Analyst
in the Telecommunications and Mergers & Acquisitions groups at UBS Investment Bank from June 2006 to December 2007. He holds
an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago and a BA summa cum laude from Northwestern University in mathematical methods
in the social sciences and economics. He is currently a Director of Cision, Inteliquent, Beeline and Park Place and played an instrumental
role in GTCR’s investment in Landmark Aviation. He was previously a Director of Protection 1.



We determined that Mr. Master’s experience
in finance and in advising similar companies qualifies him to serve as a director on Cision’s board of directors.



Stuart J. Yarbrough. Mr.
Yarbrough’s professional experience includes over 24 years in public accounting, primarily with Ernst & Young and BDO
Seidman, LLP. Since June 2008, Mr. Yarbrough has been a private investor. From February 2007 through its final distributions during
June 2008, Mr. Yarbrough served as the chief executive officer of 3Point Capital Partners, a private equity firm. From 1994 through
February 2007, Mr. Yarbrough was a principal at CrossHill Financial Group Inc., a company he co-founded, which provided investment
banking services and venture debt financing to growth companies. Mr. Yarbrough previously served on the board of directors of Solera
Holdings, Inc. and DigitalNet Holdings, Inc., as well as several other public companies. Mr. Yarbrough has a B.A. in management
sciences from Duke University.



We determined Mr. Yarbrough’s extensive
practical and management experience in public accounting and corporate finance, as well as leadership expertise through his directorship
roles in public companies, including service on audit and other board of directors committees, qualifies him to serve as a director
on Cision’s board of directors.



Board Designees



The board is comprised of eight persons,
including Messrs. Ein and Dryden and three persons designated by Canyon Holdings (Cayman), L.P. (“Cision Owner”). Messrs.
Anderson, Canfield and Master have been designated by Cision Owner as its three designees under that certain director nomination
agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017, by and among us, Cision Owner and certain investment vehicles affiliated with GTCR LLC (the
“Nominating Agreement”). There is one vacancy on the board.



Family Relationships



There are no family relationships between
any of Cision’s executive officers and directors or director nominees.



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Classified Board of Directors



The directors are divided into three (3)
classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. At the 2018 annual general meeting of shareholders, the term of office of
the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2019 annual
general meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected
for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2020 annual general meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the Class III directors
shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At each succeeding annual general meeting
of shareholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms
expire at such annual general meeting.



Our directors are divided among the three
classes as follows, in each case, until their successors are elected and qualified:



| | · | Dyson Dryden and Stephen P. Master are Class I directors serving until the general meeting of shareholders
to be held in 2018;
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| | · | Stuart J. Yarbrough and Kevin Akeroyd are Class II directors serving until the general meeting
to be held in 2019; and
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| | · | Mark D. Ein, Mark M. Anderson and Philip A. Canfield will be Class III directors serving until
the general meeting to be held in 2020.
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Controlled Company Status



For purposes of New York Stock Exchange
rules, we are a “controlled company.” Controlled companies under those rules are companies of which more than 50% of
the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. Cision Owner controls more
than 50% of the voting power of Cision’s Ordinary Shares and has certain director nomination rights. Accordingly, it is anticipated
that Cision will be eligible to, and the parties intend to, take advantage of certain exemptions from corporate governance requirements
provided in the New York Stock Exchange rules. Specifically, as a controlled company, Cision is not be required to have (1) a majority
of independent directors, (2) a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee composed entirely of independent directors, (3) a
Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors or (4) an annual performance evaluation of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. Cision may not have a majority of independent directors, its Compensation,
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may not consist entirely of independent directors and such committees may not be
subject to annual performance evaluations. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of listed
companies that are subject to all of the applicable corporate governance requirements. In the event that Cision ceases to be a
controlled company, it will be required to comply with those requirements within specified transition periods.



The controlled company exemption does not
modify the independence requirements for the audit committee, and Cision must comply with the requirements of the New York Stock
Exchange rules with respect thereto.



Risk Oversight



Our board of directors oversees the risk
management activities designed and implemented by our management. Our board of directors executes its oversight responsibility
both directly and through its committees. Our board of directors also considers specific risk topics, including risks associated
with our strategic initiatives, business plans and capital structure. Our management, including our executive officers, is primarily
responsible for managing the risks associated with operation and business of the company and will provide appropriate updates to
the board of directors and the audit committee. Our board of directors delegates to the audit committee oversight of its risk management
process, and our other committees also consider risk as they perform their respective committee responsibilities. All committees
report to the board of directors as appropriate, including when a matter rises to the level of material or enterprise risk.



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Meetings and Committees of the Board
of Directors



Cision has established a separately standing
audit committee, corporate governance and nominating committee and compensation committee.



Audit Committee Information



Cision has established an audit committee
comprised of independent directors. The audit committee consists of Stuart J. Yarbrough, Mark D. Ein and L. Dyson Dryden. Each
of the member of the audit committee is independent under the applicable listing standards. The audit committee has a written charter.
The purpose of the audit committee is, among other things, to appoint, retain, set compensation of, and supervise Cision’s
independent accountants, review the results and scope of the audit and other accounting related services and review Cision’s
accounting practices and systems of internal accounting and disclosure controls.



Financial Experts on Audit Committee



The audit committee is and at all times
will be composed exclusively of “independent directors,” as defined for audit committee members under the New York
Stock Exchange listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC, who are “financially literate.” “Financially
literate” generally means being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s
balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. In addition, Cision is required to certify to the exchange that the committee
has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional
certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication.



Stuart J. Yarbrough serves as a financial
expert on the Audit Committee.



Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee Information



Cision has established a corporate governance
and nominating committee of the board of directors comprised of Mark M. Anderson, L. Dyson Dryden and Stephen P. Master. Each member
of the corporate governance and nominating committee is independent under the applicable listing standards. The corporate governance
and nominating committee has a written charter. The corporate governance and nominating committee is responsible for overseeing
the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on Cision’s board of directors.



Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees



The corporate governance and nominating
committee considers persons identified by its members, management, stockholders, investment bankers and others. The guidelines
for selecting nominees, which are specified in the corporate governance and nominating committee charter, generally provide that
persons to be nominated:



| | · | should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;
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| | · | should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution
to the board of directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and
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| | · | should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication
to serving the interests of the stockholders.
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The corporate governance and nominating
committee considers a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism
in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The corporate governance and nominating committee
may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from
time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board
members. The corporate governance and nominating committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and
other persons.



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Compensation Committee Information



The board of directors of Cision has established
a compensation committee consisting of independent directors. The Compensation Committee consists of Mark M. Anderson, Philip A.
Canfield and Mark D. Ein. The compensation committee has a written charter. The purpose of the compensation committee will be to
review and approve compensation paid to Cision’s officers and directors and to administer Cision’s incentive compensation
plans, including authority to make and modify awards under such plans.



Any award made pursuant to an individual
subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act must consist of a committee of two or more members of the board who
are “nonemployee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act.



Code of Ethics



Cision has adopted a Code of Ethics that
applies to all of its employees, officers and directors. This includes Cision’s principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The full text of Cision’s
Code of Ethics is posted on its website at www.cision.com. Cision intends to disclose on its website any future amendments of the
Code of Ethics or waivers that exempt any principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer
or controller, persons performing similar functions, or Cision’s directors from provisions in the Code of Ethics.



Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation



None of the members of the compensation
committee is currently, or has been at any time, one of Cision’s officers or employees. None of Cision’s executive
officers currently serves, or has served during the last year, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee
of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of Cision’s board of directors or compensation
committee.



Shareholder and Interested Party Communications



Cision’s board of directors does
not provide a process for shareholders or other interested parties to send communications to the board of directors because management
believed that it was premature to develop such processes given the limited liquidity of Holdings’ Ordinary Shares at that
time. However, management of Cision may establish a process for shareholder and interested party communications in the future.



Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance



Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, requires all directors and certain executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of a registered
class of our equity securities to file with the SEC within specified due dates reports of ownership and reports of changes of ownership
of our ordinary shares and our other equity securities. These persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies
of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based on reports and written representations furnished to us by these persons, we believe
that all directors and relevant executive officers complied with these filing requirements during 2017.



|Item 11. | Executive Compensation
|-------- | ----------------------



Overview



Our “Named Executive Officers” for the year ended
December 31, 2017 include Kevin Akeroyd, our Chief Executive Officer, and Whitney Benner and Jason Edelboim, our two most highly
compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2017 (collectively, the “Named Executive
Officers”).



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Our compensation policies and philosophies are designed to align
compensation with business objectives and the creation of stockholder value, while also enabling us to attract, motivate and retain
individuals who contribute to our long-term success. We believe our executive compensation program must be competitive in order
to attract and retain executive officers. We seek to implement compensation policies and philosophies by linking a significant
portion of executive officers’ cash compensation to performance objectives and have historically provided a portion of their
compensation as long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards in Cision Owner.



To date, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers has
consisted of a base salary, an annual cash incentive bonus, equity compensation in Cision Owner and health and welfare benefits.
Pursuant to their employment agreements, the Named Executive Officers are also eligible to receive certain payments and benefits
upon a termination of employment under certain circumstances. Each of our executive officers, along with certain other members
of our management, have been given the opportunity to receive grants of equity in Cision Owner pursuant to the Agreement of Exempted
Limited Partnership of Cision Owner (as amended from time to time, the “Cision Owner Partnership Agreement.” GTCR established
the Cision Owner Partnership Agreement to align the interests of our executive officers and management investors with those of
our other equity investors and to encourage our executive officers and management investors to continue to operate the business
in a manner that enhances our equity value.



Cision Owner has historically determined all of the components
of compensation of our executive officers. As a publicly-traded company, our compensation committee is responsible for making compensation
decisions and evaluating our compensation program as circumstances require. As part of our ongoing evaluation, it is expected that
the compensation committee will apply Cision’s policies and philosophies described above.



Compensation Tables



The following table presents summary information regarding the
total compensation for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 for the Named Executive Officers.



Summary Compensation Table



|Name and Principal Position   |  | Year |  | Salary ($) |         |     | Bonus ($) |  |         | StockAwards ($)(1) |  |  | Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation
($) |     |  | All Other Compensation ($)(2) |         |  | Total ($) | 
|----------------------------- |  | ---- |  | ---------- | ------- | --- | --------- |  | ------- | ------------------ |  |  | ----------------------------------------- | --- |  | ----------------------------- | ------- |  | --------- | 
|                              |  |      |  |            |         |     |           |  |         |                    |  |  |                                           |     |  |                               |         |  |           | 
|Kevin Akeroyd                 |  | 2017 |  |            | 475,000 |     |           |  | —       |                    |  |  | —                                         |     |  |                               | 311,838 |  |           | 
|Chief Executive Officer       |  | 2016 |  |            | 197,954 | (3) |           |  | 370,000 | (4)                |  |  | 3,478,790                                 | (5) |  |                               | 98,959  |  |           | 
|                              |  |      |  |            |         |     |           |  |         |                    |  |  |                                           |     |  |                               |         |  |           | 
|Whitney Benner                |  | 2017 |  |            | 243,338 |     |           |  | 173,813 | (6)                |  |  | —                                         |     |  |                               | 63,900  |  |           | 
|Chief Human Resources Officer |  |      |  |            |         |     |           |  |         |                    |  |  |                                           |     |  |                               |         |  |           | 
|                              |  |      |  |            |         |     |           |  |         |                    |  |  |                                           |     |  |                               |         |  |           | 
|Jason Edelboim                |  | 2017 |  |            | 315,000 |     |           |  | 680,912 | (6)                |  |  | 528,449                                   | (7) |  |                               | 103,477 |  |           | 
|President, Americas           |  |      |  |            |         |     |           |  |         |                    |  |  |                                           |     |  |                               |         |  |           | 










| | (1) | Represents the grant date fair value of such awards as determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of the
assumptions underlying these amounts, see Note 7 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 included
in the Original Filing.
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| | (2) | Represents all other compensation paid to or earned by the Named Executive Officers. Other compensation includes group term
life insurance contributions, matching 401k contributions and certain other fringe benefits.
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| | (3) | Represents salary from August 1, 2016, Mr. Akeroyd’s start date, to December 31, 2016.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (4) | Represents a one-time cash signing bonus paid to Mr. Akeroyd.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------



| | (5) | Consists of (i) 3,091,679 Class C Units with a grant date fair market value of $ 3,108,790 and (ii) 3,700 Class A Units with
a grant date fair market value of $370,000 included as part of Mr. Akeroyd’s signing bonus.
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| | (6) | Represents a retention bonus paid in connection with our acquisition of PR Newswire.
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| | (7) | Consists of 82,500 stock options to acquire Ordinary Shares of Cision.
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Salaries



The Named Executive Officers receive a base salary to compensate
them for services rendered to our company. The base salary payable to each Named Executive Officer is intended to provide a fixed
component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, position and responsibilities.



Non-Equity Incentive Bonuses



Pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements, our Named
Executive Officers are eligible to receive cash bonuses based on their performance and the performance of the company and its subsidiaries.
Although we do not have a formal plan in place, the board sets performance targets at the beginning of each fiscal year and communicates
these targets to our Named Executive Officers. Each Named Executive Officer’s performance bonus for the year ended December
31, 2017 was determined based on achievement of Corporate and Global Revenue goals and EBITDA goals.



Incentive Unit Awards



Prior to the formation of Cision, Cision Owner granted newly-hired
Named Executive Officers an interest in Cision Owner by awarding Class C Units of Cision Owner (“Class C Units”) pursuant
to the Cision Owner Partnership Agreement. The Class C Units were reserved for issuance by Cision Owner for incentive purposes
at the discretion of the general partner of Cision Owner, subject to certain approvals.



Class C Units were awarded to the Named Executive Officers in
2016, 2015 and 2014 for no consideration and are subject to a participation threshold determined by the general partner of Cision
Owner. The Class C Units are subject to the terms of the respective agreements with the executives, but generally vest over a four-year
period in annual or quarterly increments following the date of grant, contingent on the individual continuing to provide services
to the company. These awards have a fixed-dollar threshold as stated in the respective award agreements that provides the holder
an interest only in the appreciation in value of the company over this stated amount (a “Participation Threshold”).



Upon termination of employment of the respective holder, the
unvested Class C Units are forfeited and the vested Class C Units are subject to repurchase by Cision Owner at a price equal to
the fair market value of the award on the date of repurchase.



We believe that overall business success creates meaningful
value to both unit holders and, through their equity holdings, Cision’s executives. The Class C Units are designed as “profits
interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 and 2001-43, and provide an immediate and significant alignment
between our Named Executive Officers and Cision’s business. Prior to the Business Combination, Cision Owner followed the
practice of awarding Class C Units at or near the time of hire and when deemed appropriate to further demonstrate commitment and
reinforcement of value creation. The number of Class C Units granted to each of Cision’s Named Executive Officers was not
determined pursuant to any formulaic equation or benchmarking to any peer groups; rather, the number of Class C Units was determined
by the general partner of Cision Owner in its sole discretion, after taking into account discussions with the Cision management
team and overall retention goals.



As profits interests, the Class C Units have no value for tax
purposes on the date of grant, but instead are designed to gain value only after Cision Owner has realized a certain level of returns
for the holders of its “Class A Units” (as defined in Cision Owner Partnership Agreement). Distributions will be made
first to holders of Class A Units until those holders have received a full return on their capital contributions to Cision Owner
plus a specified yield calculated in accordance with the Cision Owner Partnership Agreement. Once Class A Unit holders have received
these amounts, the holders of Class C Units are generally entitled to participate in any distributions together with the holders
of Cision Owner’s “Class B Units” (as defined in the Cision Owner Partnership Agreement) in the proportions set
forth in the Cision Owner Partnership Agreement, provided that no Class C Unit is entitled to any portion of a distribution until
the Participation Threshold with respect to such unit has been realized. The threshold value of each Class C Unit is based on the
liquidation value of the equity of Cision Owner at the date of the grant.



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2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan



Our shareholders adopted and approved an omnibus incentive plan
(the “2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan”) in connection with the Business Combination. During the year ended December 31,
2017, Jason Edelboim was our only Named Executive Officer who received grants under the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.



Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year End – Interests
in Cision Owner



The following table summarizes, for each of the Named Executive
Officers, the number of Class C Units of Cision Owner held as of December 31, 2017.



|Name and Principal
Position                 |  | # Shares or Units of Stock that have not vested (#)(1) |           |     | Market Value # Share or Units of 
Stock that have not 
vested ($)(2) |  |           | # Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not vested (#) |  |  | Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or other Rights that have not vested ($) | 
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|                                            |  |                                                        |           |     |                                                                      |  |           |                                                                   |  |  |                                                                                 | 
|Kevin Akeroyd,CEO                           |  |                                                        | 1,932,299 | (3) |                                                                      |  | 5,352,468 |                                                                   |  |  | —                                                                               | 
|                                            |  |                                                        |           |     |                                                                      |  |           |                                                                   |  |  |                                                                                 | 
|Whitney BennerChief Human Resources Officer |  |                                                        | 168,750   | (4) |                                                                      |  | 467,438   |                                                                   |  |  | —                                                                               | 
|                                            |  |                                                        |           |     |                                                                      |  |           |                                                                   |  |  |                                                                                 | 
|Jason EdelboimPresident, Americas           |  |                                                        | 168,750   | (4) |                                                                      |  | 467,438   |                                                                   |  |  | —                                                                               | 










| | (1) | Represents unvested Class C Units of Cision Owner.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------



| | (2) | There is no established public trading market for the Class C Units of Cision Owner. The value of the Class C Units at December
31, 2016 was $2.77 per Class C Unit based on a valuation analysis of the Fair Market Value of such units. For each Named Executive
Officer, the participation threshold at which such units will participate in distributions has not been deducted from the fair
market value of the applicable units. Mr. Akeroyd’s participation threshold for all his Class C Units is $3.09. The participation
threshold for all of the Class C Units held by Ms. Benner and Mr. Edelboim is $4.25. See “—Incentive Unit Awards”
above. These values may not reflect the value actually realized by the Named Executive Officers upon vesting.
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| | (3) | Mr. Akeroyd’s Class C Units vest over a four-year period at quarterly intervals beginning on September 30, 2016.
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| | (4) | Each of Ms. Benner’s and Mr. Edelboim’s Class C Units vest over a four-year period at yearly intervals beginning
on June 30, 2017.
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Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year End – Cision
Ltd. Equity Awards



The following table summarizes, for each of the Named Executive
Officers, the number of Cision Ltd. equity awards held as of December 31, 2017.



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|Name and Principal
Position                 |  | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |   |  | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |  |        | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number Of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |  |  | Option Exercise Price ($) |  |  | Option Expiration Date |      
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ------------------------- |  |  | ---------------------- | -----
|                                            |  |                                                                     |   |  |                                                                       |  |        |                                                                                                |  |  |                           |  |  |                        |      
|Kevin Akeroyd,CEO                           |  |                                                                     | — |  |                                                                       |  | —      |                                                                                                |  |  | —                         |  |  |                        | —    
|                                            |  |                                                                     |   |  |                                                                       |  |        |                                                                                                |  |  |                           |  |  |                        |      
|Whitney BennerChief Human Resources Officer |  |                                                                     | — |  |                                                                       |  | —      |                                                                                                |  |  | —                         |  |  |                        | —    
|                                            |  |                                                                     |   |  |                                                                       |  |        |                                                                                                |  |  |                           |  |  |                        |      
|Jason EdelboimPresident, Americas           |  |                                                                     | — |  |                                                                       |  | 82,500 | (1)                                                                                            |  |  | —                         |  |  | $                      | 12.78










| | (1) | Mr Edelboim’s options become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning August 31, 2018.
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Post-Retirement Benefits Cision US Inc. Retirement Plan



We maintain a tax-qualified defined contribution plan meeting
the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, commonly called a 401(k) plan, for substantially all of our U.S.
employees through Fidelity. The 401(k) plan is available on the same terms to all of our U.S. employees, including the Named Executive
Officers. Each participant can elect to contribute from 0% to 100% of his or her base salary to the 401(k) plan, subject to Internal
Revenue Service and ERISA limitations. We also make matching 401(k) contributions up to a specified portion of each employee’s
salary. The deferred amount is invested in accordance with the election of the participant in a variety of investment choices.



Employment Agreements



Each of the Named Executive Officers is a party to an employment
agreement. Mr. Akeroyd’s employment agreement is between himself and Cision US Inc. (“Cision US”). Ms. Benner’s
employment agreement is between herself and PR Newswire Association, LLC (“PR Newswire”). Mr. Edelboim’s employment
agreement is between himself and PR Newswire. The following summary sets forth the material terms of the Named Executive Officer’s
existing employment agreements.



Kevin Akeroyd



The employment agreement with Kevin Akeroyd provides that Mr.
Akeroyd will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Cision US. The term of Mr. Akeroyd’s employment commenced on August
1, 2016 and will continue until (i) Mr. Akeroyd’s resignation, death or disability or (ii) Cision terminates his employment
with or without Cause. On June 29, 2017, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, Cision US entered into
an amended employment agreement with Mr. Akeroyd in order to remove Cision Owner as a party to Mr. Akeroyd’s employment agreement.
The terms of Mr. Akeroyd’s employment were not substantially modified by such amendment. Mr. Akeroyd’s base salary
is set at $475,000 per year and is subject to annual increase as approved by Cision’s board of directors.



Subject to continued employment, Mr. Akeroyd will be eligible
to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to 100% of his base salary, as determined by Cision’s board of directors based
upon Mr. Akeroyd’s performance and the performance of Cision, Cision US and the other subsidiaries of Cision relative to
financial, operating and other objectives mutually agreed upon by Cision’s board of directors and Mr. Akeroyd. In addition,
Mr. Akeroyd is entitled to such other benefits as are approved by Cision’s board of directors and made generally available
to all senior management of Cision and Cision US.



If Mr. Akeroyd’s employment is terminated for any reason,
Mr. Akeroyd is entitled to receive:



| | · | any earned but unpaid portion of his base salary through the date of such termination, subject to withholding and other appropriate
deductions;
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| | · | reimbursement for expenses accrued during employment, subject to and in accordance with, Cision US’s expense reimbursement
policy;
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| | · | any earned but unpaid annual bonus relating to any prior period; and
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | any vested benefits (including vacation) accrued through the date of such termination in accordance with applicable law or
the governing agreement, plan or policy rules (together, the “Akeroyd Accrued Obligations”).
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If Mr. Akeroyd’s employment is terminated by resignation
with Good Reason or by Cision’s board of directors without Cause, then, in addition to the Akeroyd Accrued Obligations, during
the 12-month period commencing on the date of termination (the “Akeroyd Severance Period”), (x) Cision US shall pay
to Mr. Akeroyd an aggregate amount equal to 100% of his annual base salary, and (y) Cision US shall pay the premiums for Mr. Akeroyd’s
continued coverage under Cision US’s health benefit plan during the Akeroyd Severance Period (subject to certain limitations).



In the event of Mr. Akeroyd’s resignation, if at the time
of such resignation Cision US had the right to terminate Mr. Akeroyd’s employment with Cause, then Cision US may elect to
treat such resignation as a termination of Mr. Akeroyd’s employment by Cision US with Cause.



Mr. Akeroyd’s employment agreement also contains provisions
relating to obligations to maintain confidentiality, ownership of property developed during employment, third-party information,
use of information of prior employers and non-solicitation of Cision US’s employees for a period of 12 months.



For purposes of Mr. Akeroyd’s employment agreement:



“Cause” means (i) (a) the conviction or plea of
no contest for or indictment on a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or (b) the commission of any other act or omission
involving (x) dishonesty that is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect Cision or any of its subsidiaries or (y)
fraud, in either case, with respect to Parent, Cision US or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their customers, vendors
or employees, (ii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties of the office held by Mr. Akeroyd as reasonably and expressly
directed by Cision’s board of directors, provided that Mr. Akeroyd shall have the opportunity to address Cision’s board
of directors before a termination pursuant to this clause (ii) becomes effective, (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct
with respect to the Cision, Cision US or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their customers, vendors or employees,
(iv) conduct which could reasonably be expected to bring Cision, Cision US or any of their respective subsidiaries into substantial
public disgrace or disrepute, (v) any breach by Mr. Akeroyd of the confidentiality or non-solicitation provisions of his agreement
and/or (vi) a failure to observe Cision’s, Cision US’s or any of their respective subsidiaries’ policies or standards
regarding employment practices (including, without limitation, nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies) as approved by
Cision’s board of directors from time to time.



“Good Reason” means (i) a material reduction in
Mr. Akeroyd’s then effective annual base salary, (ii) a material diminution in Mr. Akeroyd’s title, (iii) the assignment
of duties to Mr. Akeroyd materially inconsistent with his position or (iv) the relocation by Cision US of Mr. Akeroyd’s principal
office to a location which is more than 50 miles outside of the San Jose metropolitan area, in each case, without the prior written
consent of Mr. Akeroyd.



Whitney Benner



The employment agreement with Whitney Benner provides that Ms.
Benner will serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer of PR Newswire. The term of Ms. Benner’s employment will continue
until (i) Ms. Benner’s resignation (upon 30 days’ prior written notice to PR Newswire), death or disability or (ii)
PR Newswire terminates her employment with or without Cause. On January 9, 2018, PR Newswire entered into an amended employment
agreement with Ms. Benner in order to remove Cision Owner as a party to Ms. Benner’s employment agreement. The terms of Ms.
Benner’s employment were not substantially modified by such amendment.



For each fiscal year beginning in 2017, subject to continued
employment through the last day of such fiscal year, Ms. Benner will be eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to
40% of her base salary, as determined by PR Newswire based upon Ms. Benner’s performance and the performance of PR Newswire
and its subsidiaries relative to financial, operating and other objectives set by PR Newswire. In addition, Ms. Benner is entitled
to such other benefits as are approved by PR Newswire and made generally available to all senior management of PR Newswire.



If Ms. Benner’s employment is terminated for any reason,
Ms. Benner is entitled to receive:



| | · | any earned but unpaid portion of her base salary through the date of such termination, subject to withholding and other appropriate
deductions;
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| | · | reimbursement for reasonable and documents expenses accrued during employment, subject to and in accordance with, PR Newswire’s
expense reimbursement policy;
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | any earned but unpaid annual bonus relating to any prior fiscal year; and
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | any vested benefits (including vacation, but excluding severance-type benefits) accrued through the date of such termination
in accordance with applicable law or the governing agreement, plan or policy rules (together, the “Benner Accrued Obligations”).
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



If Ms. Benner’s employment is terminated by PR Newswire
without Cause, then, in addition to the Benner Accrued Obligations, (1) PR Newswire will give Ms. Benner three months prior notice
of such termination, during which period Ms. Benner will assist as reasonably required by PR Newswire to transition her duties
and train any successor, and during which period PR Newswire may, in its absolute discretion, (A) place Ms. Benner on garden leave
and require Ms. Benner not to come into the office, or (B) elect to provide Ms. Benner payment of her base salary and premiums
for continued coverage under PR Newswire’s health benefit plans in lieu of all or any portion of such three month notice
period, which payment shall be made in installments on PR Newswire’s regular payroll dates unless otherwise agreed between
Ms. Benner and PR Newswire and during which time no bonus eligibility will accrue; (2) during the nine month period commencing
on the date of termination, PR Newswire shall continue to pay Ms. Benner at her base salary rate, payable in equal installments
on PR Newswire’s regular salary payment dates as in effect on the date of the separation (the “Benner Severance Payments”
and any period during which the Benner Severance Payments are payable, each a “Benner Severance Period”); and (3) PR
Newswire shall pay the premiums for Ms. Benner’s continued coverage under PR Newswire’s health benefit plans during
the Benner Severance Period (subject to certain limitations, the “Benner Severance Benefits”). In addition, PR Newswire
shall have the option, by delivering written notice to Ms. Benner at least 60 days prior to the end of the then applicable Benner
Severance Period, to extend the Benner Severance Period for up to two additional six month periods (i.e., through the 21 month
anniversary of the date of separation) during which period PR Newswire shall continue to pay the Benner Severance Payments at the
same annual rate (pro-rated as applicable) and provide the Benner Severance Benefits.



Ms. Benner’s employment agreement also contains provisions
relating to obligations to maintain confidentiality, ownership of property developed during employment, third-party information
and use of information of prior employers, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation covenants which remain in effect during
the term of Ms. Benner’s employment plus either (i) the Benner Severance Period, if she is terminated without Cause, or (ii)
the 12-month period immediately following Ms. Benner’s termination, if she is terminated under any other circumstance.



For purposes of Ms. Benner’s employment agreement:



“Cause” means (i) the commission of a felony or
a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or fraud with respect to
PR Newswire, Cision or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their customers, vendors or employees, (ii) substantial and
repeated failure to perform duties of the office held by Ms. Benner as reasonably directed by an executive to whom Ms. Benner directly
or indirectly reports or by PR Newswire, (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to PR Newswire, Cision or any
of their respective subsidiaries or any of their customers, vendors or employees, (iv) conduct which could reasonably be expected
to bring PR Newswire, Cision or any of their respective subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute, (v) any breach
by Ms. Benner of the confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation provisions of her agreement and/or (vi) a failure to
observe policies or standards regarding employment practices (including, without limitation, nondiscrimination and sexual harassment
policies) as approved by PR Newswire from time to time.



Jason Edelboim



The employment agreement with Jason Edelboim provides that Mr.
Edelboim will serve as the President, PRN Americas, of PR Newswire. The term of Mr. Edelboim’s employment will continue until
(i) Mr. Edelboim’s resignation (upon 30 days’ prior written notice to PR Newswire), death or disability or (ii) PR
Newswire terminates his employment with or without Cause. On October 3, 2017, PR Newswire entered into an amended employment agreement
with Mr. Edelboim in order to remove Cision Owner as a party to Mr. Edelboim’s employment agreement. The terms of Mr. Edelboim’s
employment were not substantially modified by such amendment.



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For fiscal year 2016, subject in its entirety without pro-ration
to continued employment through the last day of 2016, Mr. Edelboim was eligible for an annual bonus in an amount up $165,006. For
each fiscal year beginning in 2017, subject to continued employment through the last day of such fiscal year, Mr. Edelboim will
be eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to 50% of his base salary, as determined by PR Newswire based upon Mr. Edelboim’s
performance and the performance of PR Newswire and its subsidiaries relative to financial, operating and other objectives set by
PR Newswire. On June 16, 2018 (the “Retention Bonus Date”), Mr. Edelboim will also receive (i) a one-time cash bonus
in an amount of $150,000 (such bonus, the “Time Based Component”) and (ii) a one-time cash bonus in the amount of $150,000
(such amount, the “Performance Based Component”), in recognition of having achieved the management best case performance
for revenue and EBITDA as disclosed to Cision US in connection with the sale of PR Newswire to Cision US; in each case subject
to Mr. Edelboim’s continued employment with PR Newswire through and on the Retention Bonus Date. If PR Newswire terminates
Mr. Edelboim without Cause prior to the Retention Bonus Date, Mr. Edelboim will receive (i) a pro-rated portion, to the extent
earned, of the Time Based Component, and (ii) 100% of the Performance Based Component, in each case, as a lump sum payment payable
within 30 days of such without Cause termination. In addition, Mr. Edelboim is entitled to such other benefits as are approved
by PR Newswire and made generally available to all senior management of PR Newswire.



If Mr. Edelboim’s employment is terminated for any reason,
Mr. Edelboim is entitled to receive:



| | · | any earned but unpaid portion of his base salary through the date of such termination, subject to withholding and other appropriate
deductions;
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | reimbursement for reasonable and documents expenses accrued during employment, subject to and in accordance with, PR Newswire’s
expense reimbursement policy;
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | any earned but unpaid annual bonus relating to any prior fiscal year; and
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | any vested benefits (including vacation, but excluding severance-type benefits) accrued through the date of such termination
in accordance with applicable law or the governing agreement, plan or policy rules (together, the “Edelboim Accrued Obligations”).
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



If Mr. Edelboim’s employment is terminated by PR Newswire
without Cause, then, in addition to the Edelboim Accrued Obligations, (1) PR Newswire will give Mr. Edelboim three months prior
notice of such termination, during which period Mr. Edelboim will assist as reasonably required by PR Newswire to transition his
duties and train any successor, and during which period (x) PR Newswire will continue to pay Mr. Edelboim’s base salary and
premiums for continued coverage under PR Newswire’s health benefit plans (which payment shall be made in installments on
PR Newswire’s regular payroll dates unless otherwise agreed between Mr. Edelboim and PR Newswire), (y) no bonus eligibility
will accrue for the entire calendar year in which Mr. Edelboim has been terminated and (z) PR Newswire may, in its absolute discretion,
place Mr. Edelboim on garden leave and require Mr. Edelboim not to come into the office; (2) during the nine month period commencing
on the date of termination, PR Newswire shall continue to pay Mr. Edelboim at his base salary rate, payable in equal installments
on PR Newswire’s regular salary payment dates as in effect on the date of the separation (the “Edelboim Severance Payments”
and any period during which the Edelboim Severance Payments are payable, each a “Edelboim Severance Period”); (3) PR
Newswire shall pay the premiums for Mr. Edelboim’s continued coverage under PR Newswire’s health benefit plans during
the Edelboim Severance Period (subject to certain limitations, the Edelboim Severance Benefits”); and (4) PR Newswire shall
provide reimbursement of Mr. Edelboim’s reasonable documented costs for outplacement, career search, executive coaching or
similar services, comparable to what has been customarily provided to similarly situated executives of PR Newswire, and such reimbursement
shall be made to Mr. Edelboim by PR Newswire within 30 days after presentation of such costs, in accordance with PR Newswire’s
company policy, to PR Newswire. In addition, PR Newswire shall have the option, by delivering written notice to Mr. Edelboim at
least 60 days prior to the end of the then applicable Edelboim Severance Period, to extend the Edelboim Severance Period for up
to two additional six month periods (i.e., through the 21 month anniversary of the date of separation) during which period PR Newswire
shall continue to pay the Edelboim Severance Payments at the same annual rate (pro-rated as applicable) and provide the Edelboim
Severance Benefits.



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Mr. Edelboim’s employment agreement also contains provisions
relating to obligations to maintain confidentiality, ownership of property developed during employment, third-party information
and use of information of prior employers, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation covenants which remain in effect during
the term of Mr. Edelboim’s employment plus either (i) the Edelboim Severance Period, if he is terminated without Cause, or
(ii) the 12-month period immediately following Mr. Edelboim’s termination if he is terminated under any other circumstance.



The definition of “Cause” in Mr. Edelboim’s
employment agreement is substantially identical to the definition of “Cause” in Ms. Benner’s employment agreement,
described above.



Director Compensation



No directors received compensation for their services as director
for the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016.



|Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



The following table sets forth information as of April 26, 2018
regarding the beneficial ownership of Cision’s Ordinary Shares by:



| | · | Each person known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Cision’s outstanding Ordinary Shares;
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | Each director and each of Cision’s principal executive officers and two other most highly compensated executive officers
(“named executive officers”); and
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · | All current executive officers and directors as a group.
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------



Unless otherwise indicated, Cision believes that all persons
named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them.



|Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)                          |  | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |            |            | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares(2) | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | 
|                                                                 |  |                                           |            |            |                                                          | 
|Directors and Executive Officers                                 |  |                                           |            |            |                                                          | 
|Kevin Akeroyd                                                    |  |                                           | —          | (3)        |                                                          | 
|Whitney Benner                                                   |  |                                           | —          | (3)        |                                                          | 
|Jason Edelboim                                                   |  |                                           | —          | (3)        |                                                          | 
|                                                                 |  |                                           |            |            |                                                          | 
|Mark D. Ein                                                      |  |                                           | 8,454,412  | (4)        |                                                          | 
|L. Dyson Dryden                                                  |  |                                           | 2,818,137  | (5)        |                                                          | 
|Stephen P. Master                                                |  |                                           | —          | (6)(7)     |                                                          | 
|Stuart J. Yarbrough                                              |  |                                           | —          |            |                                                          | 
|Mark M. Anderson                                                 |  |                                           | —          | (6)(7)     |                                                          | 
|Philip A. Canfield                                               |  |                                           | —          | (6)(7)     |                                                          | 
|All directors and executive officers as a group (16 individuals) |  |                                           | 13,007,818 | (3)(8)     |                                                          | 
|Five Percent Holders:                                            |  |                                           |            |            |                                                          | 
|Baron Capital Group, Inc.                                        |  |                                           | 6,798,252  | (9)        |                                                          | 
|Cision Owner                                                     |  |                                           | 80,370,050 | (6)(7)(10) |                                                          | 
|Capital Acquisition Management 3 LLC                             |  |                                           | 8,454,412  | (11)       |                                                          | 
|T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.                                   |  |                                           | 6,472,150  | (12)       |                                                          | 










| | (1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 130 East Randolph St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL
60601.
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (2) | The percentage of beneficial ownership of Cision is calculated based on 124,370,191 Ordinary Shares outstanding. The amount
of beneficial ownership for each individual or entity includes shares of common stock issuable in respect of Private Warrants.
Unless otherwise indicated, Cision believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by them as of the date indicated.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| | (3) | All of our executive officers other than Yujie Chen hold equity interests in Cision Owner pursuant to the Cision Owner Partnership
Agreement. These executive officers have neither a controlling interest in Cision Owner nor direct or indirect voting or dispositive
power with respect to Ordinary Shares of Cision held of record by Cision Owner. See “Executive Compensation—Incentive
Unit Awards.”
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (4) | Represents shares held by Leland Investments Inc. (“Leland”), an entity controlled by Mr. Ein, and Capitol Acquisition
Management 3 LLC, of which is the sole member. Includes 4,324,307 shares issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (5) | Represents shares held by Capitol Acquisition Founder 3 LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Dryden. Includes 1,441,436 shares
issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants.
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (6) | Voting and dispositive power with respect to the Ordinary Shares held by Cision Owner is exercised by its general partner,
Canyon Partners, Ltd., which is controlled by a majority vote of its ten-member board of directors (“Canyon Board of Directors”).
GTCR Investment X AIV Ltd. (“GTCR AIV”) as the sole shareholder of Canyon Partners, Ltd. may be deemed to share voting
and dispositive power over the Ordinary Shares held by Cision Owner. GTCR AIV is managed by a ten-member board of Directors (the
“AIV Board of Directors”) comprised of Mark M. Anderson, Craig A. Bondy, Philip A. Canfield, Aaron D. Cohen, Sean L.
Cunningham, David A. Donnini, Constantine A. Mihas, Collin E. Roche, Lawrence C. Fey IV and Benjamin J. Daverman. Each of the foregoing
entities and the individual members of each of the Canyon Board of Directors and the AIV Board of Directors disclaim beneficial
ownership of the shares held of record by Cision Owner except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest. The address
for Cision Owner, Canyon Partners, Ltd. and GTCR AIV is c/o GTCR Golder Rauner II, LLC, 300 North LaSalle Street, Suite 5600, Chicago,
Illinois 60654.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (7) | Messrs. Canfield and Anderson are Managing Directors of GTCR LLC, and Mr. Master is a Vice President of GTCR LLC. Each of Messrs.
Canfield, Anderson and Master disclaims beneficial ownership of any units of Cision Owner beneficially owned by Canyon Partners,
Ltd. and GTCR AIV, except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest.
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (8) | Includes an aggregate of 5,765,743 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants held by Messrs. Ein or Dryden.
| | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (9) | The business address of Baron Capital Group, Inc. is 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10153. Information derived
from a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2018.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (10) | Includes 2,032,043 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants.
| | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (11) | Includes (a) 4,118,240 Ordinary Shares and 4,324,307 shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants held by Capitol Acquisition
Management 3 LLC and (b) 11,865 shares held by Leland.
| | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (12) | The business address of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Information derived from
a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2018.
| | ---- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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The following table sets forth information about securities
authorized for issuance under Cision’s equity compensation plan as of December 31, 2017:



|Plan category                                              |  | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |         |  | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |   |       | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) | 
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     |  |                                                                                                 | 726,445 |  |                                                                                 | $ | 12.78 | (1)                                                                                                                                             | 
|Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |  |                                                                                                 | —       |  |                                                                                 |   | —     |                                                                                                                                                 | 
|Total                                                      |  |                                                                                                 | 726,445 |  |                                                                                 | $ | 12.78 | (1)                                                                                                                                             | 








| | (1) | Weighted-average exercise price is based on 691,500 options
outstanding as of December 31, 2017. The remaining securities consist of restricted stock units which do not have an exercise
price.
| | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
|-------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------



Related Party Transactions Policy



Cision has adopted a Related Party Transactions policy that
sets forth the manner in with Cision considers, evaluates and, where appropriate, conducts transactions with Related Parties, which
are defined as: (a) each director or officer of Cision; (b) any nominee for election as a director of Cision; (c) any security
holder who is known to Cision to own of record or beneficially more than five percent (5%) of any class of Cision’s voting
securities; and (d) any “Immediate Family Member” (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 404(a)) of any of the foregoing
persons. For purposes of the Related Party Transactions policy, a “Related Party Transaction” means a transaction,
arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which Cision was, is or will
be a participant and the amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year, and in which any Related
Party had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (including any transactions requiring disclosure under Item
404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Any director, nominee for election as
a director or officer who intends to enter into a Related Party Transaction shall disclose that intention and all material facts
with respect to such transaction to the Audit Committee, and any other employee of Cision who intends to cause Cision to enter
into any Related Party Transaction shall disclose that intention and all material facts with respect to the transaction to his
or her superior, who shall be responsible for seeing that such information is reported to the Audit Committee.



The Audit Committee reviews all Related Party Transactions and
approves or disapproves such transactions in advance of such transaction being given effect (subject to any permissible delegation
of authority). The Audit Committee may approve the Related Party Transaction only if the Audit Committee determines in good faith
that, under all of the circumstances, the transaction is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In connection
with approving or ratifying a Related Party Transaction, the Audit Committee shall carefully and diligently consider all of the
relevant facts and circumstances relating to whether the transaction is in the best interests of Cision, including consideration
of the following factors: the position within or relationship of the Related Party with Cision; the materiality of the transaction
to the Related Party and Cision, including the dollar value of the transaction, without regard to profit or loss; the business
purpose for and reasonableness of the transaction (including the anticipated profit or loss from the transaction), taken in the
context of the alternatives available to Cision for attaining the purposes of the transaction; whether the transaction is comparable
to a transaction that could be available with an unrelated party, or is on terms that Cision offers generally to persons who are
not Related Parties; whether the transaction is in the ordinary course of Cision’s business and was proposed and considered
in the ordinary course of business; the effect of the transaction on Cision’s business and operations, including on Cision’s
internal control over financial reporting and system of disclosure controls or procedures; any additional conditions or controls
(including reporting and review requirements) that should be applied to such transaction; whether the Related Party Transaction
was initiated by Cision or the Related Party; the Related Party’s interest in the Related Party Transaction; and any other
information regarding the Related Party Transaction or the Related Party that would be material to investors in light of the circumstances
of the particular transaction.



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These procedures are intended to determine whether any Related
Party Transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a directors, employee
or officer.



Professional Services Agreement



On May 30, 2014, Canyon Valor Companies, Inc. (formerly GTCR
Valor Companies, Inc.), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Cision (“Cision Sub”), entered into an Amended and Restated
Professional Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Cision Owner, GTCR LLC and GTCR Management X LP (“GTCR
Management”) pursuant to which Cision Sub agreed to engage GTCR Management as a financial and management consultant.



Under the terms of the Services Agreement, GTCR Management provides
various services to Cision Owner and its subsidiaries, including Cision Sub, such as corporate strategy, budgeting of future corporate
investments and acquisition and divestiture strategies.



GTCR Management is entitled to a placement fee in connection
with any equity or debt financing of Cision Owner or any of its subsidiaries (regardless of whether such financing is provided
by GTCR Management or any of its affiliates), subject to certain exceptions. The Services Agreement also requires Cision Sub to
pay an annual management fee to GTCR Management, unless such amounts are not permitted to be paid under the agreements governing
Cision’s 2016 First Lien Credit Facility and 2016 Second Lien Credit Facility, in which case such fees automatically accrue
without interest for the benefit of GTCR Management, to be paid at such time as and to the extent that such fees are permitted
to be paid under such credit facilities. Cision Sub is also required to reimburse GTCR Management for reasonable travel expenses,
legal fees and other out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by GTCR Management or its affiliates in connection with the performance
of its obligations under the Services Agreement. Cision Sub has also agreed to indemnify GTCR Management and its affiliates for
any losses or liabilities they incur in connection with their performance under the Services Agreement, except to the extent resulting
from GTCR Management’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Cision Sub paid fees and expense reimbursement to GTCR Management
in an aggregate amount of $0.3 million, $0.6 million and $0.6 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.



Cision and GTCR Management terminated the Services Agreement
in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.



Intercompany Capital Contributions and Loan Agreements



Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, Cision
from time to time engaged in intercompany transactions with Cision Owner, including intercompany loans. In connection with the
acquisition of Bulletin Intelligence, on March 24, 2017, in exchange for a note, Cision Owner issued $7.0 million of Units of Cision
Owner to a subsidiary of Cision, which Units were used as consideration for the purchase of Bulletin Intelligence. The note was
repaid to Cision Owner in connection with consummation of the Business Combination.



In connection with the acquisition of PR Newswire on June 16,
2016, Cision Owner loaned $195.9 million to Cision and issued $40.0 million of Units of Cision Owner to a subsidiary of Cision,
which cash and Units were used to fund the PR Newswire acquisition. Cision Owner contributed these loans to Cision in exchange
for CPECs, resulting in the cancellation of these loans.



From time to time prior to the consummation of the Business
Combination, Cision also issued CPECs to Cision Owner in connection with capital contributions from Cision Owner to Cision.



See “—Convertible Preferred Equity Certificates
of Cision (CPECs)” and Note 2 to the Cision’s audited financial statements included in the Original Filing for a description
of the CPECs. In connection with the Business Combination, Cision Owner contributed the CPECs, along with its outstanding equity
in Cision, to Cision.



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Convertible Preferred Equity Certificates of Cision (CPECs)



Between April 2014 and July 2016, Cision Owner entered into
11 Subscription Agreements with Cision Luxco pursuant to which Cision Luxco issued and sold Convertible Preferred Equity Certificates
(“CPECs”) to Cision Owner. The CPEC’s were redeemable at any time by Cision Luxco and matured 49 years from the
date of issuance. In connection with the Business Combination, Cision Owner contributed the CPECs, along with its outstanding equity
in Cision Luxco, to Cision.



Gorkana Seller Notes and Management Rollover



In connection with the completion of Cision’s acquisition
of Gorkana on October 21, 2014, GTCR Canyon UK Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Cision, acquired Gorkana and issued promissory
notes to the sellers of Gorkana, including to Jeremy Thompson, who served as our President, EMEA, until his separation on May 31,
2017. A portion of the notes were denominated in US dollars and a portion were denominated in pounds sterling. Notes in the amounts
of $617,971 and £1,726,272 were issued to Mr. Thompson. The US dollar-denominated notes bore interest at a rate of 8% per
annum and were payable on demand. The pounds sterling-denominated notes were secured by the value of a cash collateral account
and bore interest equal to the interest paid on the underlying cash collateral account. Concurrently with the issuance of the notes,
Mr. Thompson, Cision Owner and certain of its affiliates entered into a subscription agreement pursuant to which Mr. Thompson agreed
to contribute the notes to Cision Luxco in exchange for equivalent notes issued by Cision Luxco (the “Lux Notes”).



On December 22, 2014, Cision Owner and Cision entered into an
Investment Agreement with Mr. Thompson pursuant to which he agreed to contribute the Lux Notes to Cision in exchange for securities
of Cision (the “Cision Shares”) and a portion in exchange for equivalent notes of Cision (the “Cision Notes”).
On September 18, 2015, Cision Owner issued Units in Cision Owner (an aggregate deemed capital contribution of $662,939) to Mr.
Thompson in exchange for the Cision Shares held by him. On December 21, 2015, Cision repaid the pounds sterling-denominated notes
to Mr. Thompson in the amount of £1,726,272.



Independence of Directors



As a result of its Ordinary Shares being
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Cision adheres to the rules of such exchange in determining whether a director is independent.
The board of directors of Cision has consulted, and will consult, with its counsel to ensure that the board’s determinations
are consistent with those rules and all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the independence of directors.
The New York Stock Exchange listing standards generally define an “independent director” as a person, other than an
executive officer of a company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the issuer’s board
of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The
board has determined that Messrs. Anderson, Canfield, Ein, Dryden, Master and Yarbrough are independent directors. The board has
determined that Mr. Akeroyd is not an independent director on account of his employment with Cision.



|Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services
|-------- | --------------------------------------



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”)
serves as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The following table presents fees paid or accrued
for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and all other professional services rendered by PWC
for the year ended December 31, 2017.



|(in thousands)        |  | 2017 |      
|--------------------- |  | ---- | -----
|Audit Fees(1)         |  | $    | 3,016
|Audit Related Fees(2) |  |      | 2,186
|Tax Fees(3)           |  |      | 1,701
|All Other Fees        |  |      | —    
|Total Fees            |  | $    | 6,903



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———————

(1) Represents fees for professional services
provided for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements, reviews of the Company’s quarterly
condensed consolidated financial statements, audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings,
and accounting, reporting, and disclosure matters.



(2) Represents fees for assurance
services related to the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements, including  comfort letters,
certain SEC filings, financial due diligence, and other agreed upon procedures and third party assurance engagements.



(3) Represents fees related to
tax return preparation, tax planning, and tax compliance support services.



Our Audit Committee adopted a new charter
on June 29, 2017 in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. All services provided by PWC subsequent to the
Business Combination were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of the
above-noted services is compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm and has
determined, consistent with advice from PWC, that the provision of such services has not adversely affected PWC’s independence.



Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee
is responsible for pre-approving all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to the Company by its independent registered
public accounting firm, subject to any exceptions in the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of its members
the authority to grant such pre-approvals, provided that any decisions of such member or members to grant pre-approvals must be
presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.



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PART IV



|Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
|-------- | ---------------------------------------



The following exhibits are filed
as part of this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K.



|ExhibitNo. |  | Description                                                                                        
|---------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|31.1       |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|31.2       |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



Date: April 30 , 2018



| | Cision Ltd.
| | -----------
| |            
| | By:        
| |            
| |            



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.



|Name                |  | Title                                           |  | Date          
|------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  | --------------
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|/s/ Kevin Akeroyd   |  | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |  | April 30, 2018
|Kevin Akeroyd       |  | (Principal Executive Officer)                   |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|/s/ Jack Pearlstein |  | Chief Financial Officer                         |  | April 30, 2018
|Jack Pearlstein     |  | (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)    |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director                                        |  | April 30, 2018
|Stuart J. Yarbrough |  |                                                 |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director                                        |  | April 30, 2018
|Philip A. Canfield  |  |                                                 |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director and Vice Chairman of the Board         |  | April 30, 2018
|Mark D. Ein         |  |                                                 |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director                                        |  | April 30, 2018
|Stephen P. Master   |  |                                                 |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director and Chairman of the Board              |  | April 30, 2018
|Mark M. Anderson    |  |                                                 |  |               
|                    |  |                                                 |  |               
|*                   |  | Director                                        |  | April 30, 2018
|L. Dyson Dryden     |  |                                                 |  |               



* The undersigned, by signing his name
hereto, does execute this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cision Ltd. on behalf of the above-named officers
and directors of the registrant pursuant to the Power of Attorney executed by such officers and/or directors on the signature pages
to the report previously filed on March 13, 2018.



|/s/ Jack Pearlstein     |  | 
|----------------------- |  | 
|Jack Pearlstein         |  | 
|Chief Financial Officer |  | 



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