Entertainment One Ltd Posting of Circular and Notice of Special Meeting (9710D)
06 February 2018 - 4:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMETO
RNS Number : 9710D
Entertainment One Ltd
05 February 2018
Date: 5 February 2018
On behalf of: Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company' or 'eOne')
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT IS NOT FOR
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE WITHIN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Entertainment One Ltd.
Posting of Circular and Notice of Special Meeting
Further to the Company's announcement released on 29 January
2018 in connection with the proposed acquisition of the balance of
the equity interest of Deluxe Pictures d/b/a The Mark Gordon
Company ("MGC") not already held by eOne from the Mark R. Gordon
Revocable Trust for an aggregate consideration of US$209 million
(the "Transaction"), eOne is pleased to announce that a circular
(the "Circular") including a notice of special meeting of
shareholders (the "Special Meeting") has been posted to
shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders").
The Special Meeting will be held at 10:00am (EST)/3:00pm (GMT)
on Tuesday 27 February 2018 at the offices of the Company at 134
Peter Street, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2H2, Canada. A form
of proxy and form of direction relating to voting at the Special
Meeting have also been posted to Shareholders.
A copy of these documents has been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
A copy of the Circular will be available to view on the
Company's website at www.entertainmentone.com from today. In
addition, the Circular will be available for inspection at the
registered office of the Company at 134 Peter St, Suite 700,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2H2 and at the offices of Mayer Brown
International LLP at 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AF during usual
business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays excepted) until the date of the Special Meeting.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not
intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or
invitation to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or
dispose of, or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for or
otherwise acquire or dispose of, any securities in any
jurisdiction. Persons needing advice should consult an independent
financial adviser. The information contained in this announcement
is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in any
jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local
securities laws or regulations.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole
responsibility of eOne. The information contained in this
announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport
to be full or complete. The information in this announcement is
subject to change without notice.
The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions
may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this
announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any
such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions
may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such
jurisdiction.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make
any representations other than those contained in this announcement
and, if given or made, such information or representations must not
be relied on as having been authorised by any person.
Neither the content of eOne's website (or any other website) nor
the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on eOne's
website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part
of this announcement.
Enquiries:
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
Alma PR Susie Hudson +44 (0)20 3865 9667
Entertainment Joe Sparacio
One Ltd. Patrick Yau +44 (0)20 3714 7931
Notes to Editors:
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio
that specialises in the development, acquisition, production,
financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The
Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and
music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and
licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and
expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the
Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television
studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin
Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant
Media, and Reliance Entertainment; newly-launched MAKEREADY with
Brad Weston; leading feature film production and global sales
company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company
Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last
Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
The Company's rights library, valued at US$1.7 billion (as at 31
March 2017), is exploited across all media formats and includes
around 80,000 hours of film and television content and around
40,000 music tracks.
www.entertainmentone.com
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