Cineworld Group plc Allotment and Issue of New Ordinary Shares (2998L)

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Cineworld Group plc

17 July 2017

Cineworld Group plc

Allotment and Issue of New Ordinary Shares

Further to the acquisition of five Empire cinemas from Cinema Holdings Limited ("CHL"), announced on 12 August 2016, Cineworld Group plc ("Cineworld") today announces the allotment and issue of 691,198 new ordinary shares (the "New Ordinary Shares") of Cineworld to CHL as deferred consideration shares.

An application is being made to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that admission will commence on 21 July 2017. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with all of Cineworld's existing ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each.

For further details please contact:

Fiona Smith, Company Secretary, Cineworld Group plc, 020 8987 5000

Elly Williamson, Bell Pottinger, 020 3772 2573

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