THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES
OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT
FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
(WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED (THE "UK MARKET ABUSE
REGULATION").
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
EROS MEDIA WORLD PLC
ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CONSENT SOLICITATION IN
RESPECT OF ITS
£50,000,000 9.00 PER CENT. BONDS DUE 2026
(the "Bonds")
(ISIN: XS1112834608)
10
September 2024
Eros Media World PLC (incorporated
as a limited company and registered in the Isle of Man under the
Companies Act 2006 (Isle of Man) with company number 007466V) (the
"Company") hereby announces the results of the
Consent Solicitation (as defined below) in respect of the Bonds on
the terms set out in the consent solicitation memorandum dated 19
August 2024 (the "Consent Solicitation Memorandum") prepared by
the Company.
Capitalised terms used but not
defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum.
Results of the Meeting of Bondholders
The Company hereby announces that
the Meeting of Bondholders convened by the Company by the delivery
of a notice to Bondholders on 19 August 2024 was held earlier today
and the Extraordinary Resolution was duly passed at that Meeting.
Accordingly, the Company and the other parties thereto will proceed
to enter into the Fifth Supplemental Trust Deed, the Fourth
Supplemental Agency Agreement, the Supplemental Security Deed, the
Charge over Shares and the Deed of Removal and Appointment referred
to in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum and, consequently, the
Proposals referred to in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum will
be implemented.
The
Proposals and the Cash Consideration
As further described in the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum, the primary purpose of the Proposals is to
enable the mandatory redemption by the Company of all of the
outstanding Bonds on the Mandatory Redemption Date in consideration
for the Cash Consideration.
The Company intends to give notice
of the mandatory redemption of the Bonds (the "Notice of
Redemption") by no later than 31 December 2024. The
Notice of Redemption will specify the Mandatory Redemption Date,
being the date on which the Bonds will be redeemed and the Upfront
Cash Consideration (together with the Consent Fee, to eligible
Bondholders) will be paid.
The Notice of Redemption will also
specify the record date (the "Record Date")
which will be used to determine entitlement to the Cash
Consideration, which is expected to be the business day in London
falling 1 day prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date. In order to
receive the Cash Consideration a Bondholder must hold its Bonds on
the Record Date. Any purchaser of Bonds after the Record Date will not receive
the Cash Consideration.
The Replacement Trustee (see
"New
Trustee" below) will maintain a register of
Bondholders on the Record Date (each such Bondholder, a
"Recorded
Bondholder"), based on information provided by the
Clearing Systems. Payment of the Delayed Cash Consideration on the
Delayed Cash Consideration Payment Date will only be made to
Recorded Bondholders through the Clearing Systems. A Recorded
Bondholder may request from the Replacement Trustee at
directors@truvacorp.com
a non-transferable receipt (a "Receipt") to
evidence its entitlement to the Delayed Cash Consideration, subject
to payment of such fee as the Replacement Trustee may charge from
time to time.
The Delayed Cash Consideration will
be paid to Recorded Bondholders through the Clearing Systems as
soon as reasonably practicable from the net proceeds resulting from
the sale of the Reserve Shares. The Replacement Trustee shall
specify on its website (www.truvacorp.com)
details of when the Delayed Cash Consideration will be paid (the
"Delayed Cash
Consideration Payment Date").
New
Trustee
Pursuant to the Deed of Removal and
Appointment referred to above, Truva Trust Corporation Plc is to be
appointed as replacement trustee and replacement security trustee
in respect of the Bonds on or before 17 September 2024 (at which
time the Issuer shall give notice to the Bondholders confirming as
such), thereby replacing the existing Trustee, M&G Trustee
Company Limited. Accordingly, all references herein to the
"Replacement
Trustee" refer to Truva Trust Corporation Plc acting
in that capacity for the Bondholders.
Disclaimer
No person is authorised in
connection with the Consent Solicitation to give any information or
to make any representation not contained in the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum, and any such information or representation
must not be relied on as having been authorised by or on behalf of
the Company, the Trustee, the Tabulation and Information Agent or
the Principal Paying Agent or any of their respective affiliates.
None of the Tabulation and Information Agent, the Trustee or the
Principal Paying Agent or their respective affiliates has
separately verified the information contained herein. Accordingly,
no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is
made and no responsibility nor liability is accepted by the
Trustee, the Tabulation and Information Agent or the Principal
Paying Agent or any of their respective affiliates as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the
Consent Solicitation Memorandum or any other information provided
by it in connection with the Consent Solicitation.
None of the Trustee, the Tabulation
and Information Agent or the Principal Paying Agent or any of their
respective directors, employees and affiliates assume any
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information
concerning the Consent Solicitation, the Extraordinary Resolution,
the Company or any of its affiliates or the Bonds in the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum or for any failure by any of them to
disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the
significance or accuracy of such information.
None of the Company, the Trustee,
the Tabulation and Information Agent, the Principal Paying Agent or
any director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of any such
persons are acting for any Bondholder, or will be responsible to
any Bondholder for providing any protections which would be
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
Consent Solicitation or the Extraordinary Resolution, and
accordingly none of the Trustee, the Tabulation and Information
Agent, the Principal Paying Agent or any director, officer,
employee, agent or affiliate of any such persons, make any
representation whatsoever regarding the Consent
Solicitation.
The distribution of the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum and this announcement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose
possession the Consent Solicitation Memorandum or this announcement
comes must inform themselves about and observe any such
restrictions.
Questions and requests for assistance in connection with the
Consent Solicitation may be directed to the
Company:
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Eros
Media World PLC First Names
House
Victoria Road
Douglas IM2 4DF
Isle of Man
Attention: Investor Relations Team
Email: Investors@ErosIntl.com
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This announcement is released by Eros Media World PLC and
contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation, encompassing information relating to the
Consent Solicitation described above. For the purposes of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation, this announcement is made by the Investor
Relations team at Eros Media World PLC.