Entertainment One Ltd Block Listing Return (0425B)

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RNS Number : 0425B

Entertainment One Ltd

18 September 2018

   Date:                                     18 September 2018 
   On behalf of:                     Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company') 
   Embargoed:                      0700 hours 

Entertainment One Ltd.

Block Listing Return

 
 Name of applicant:                                                Entertainment One Ltd. 
 Name of scheme:                                                   Entertainment One Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan 
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 Period of return:                        From:                    14 March 2018               13 September 2018 
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 Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous 
  return:                                                          1,554,407 
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 Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been            - 
 increased since the date of the last 
 return (if any increase has been applied for): 
                                                                  ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) 
  during period (see LR3.5.7G):                                    968,654 
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 Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end    585,753 
 of period:                                                         See Note 1, below. 
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 Name of contact:                                                  Edward Parry 
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 Telephone number of contact:                                      [phone] 
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Note 1: As noted in the Company's announcement on 5 September 2018, from 7 September 2018 a new block listing named "Employee Share Awards" will be utilised to satisfy all employee share awards, including those in relation to the Company's long term incentive plan and SAYE plan. The block listing named "Long Term Incentive Plan", as shown in the table above, will no longer be utilised by the Company. The first return for the "Employee Share Awards" block listing will be made for the six month period ended 9 March 2019.

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; digital content; and live entertainment. 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 Makeready with Brad Weston; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; unscripted television production companies Whizz Kid Entertainment and Renegade 83; live entertainment leaders Round Room Entertainment; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning emerging content and technology studio 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 more than 80,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.

www.entertainmentone.com

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