Entertainment One Ltd Pricing of Senior Secured Notes Offering (3794C)

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RNS Number : 3794C

Entertainment One Ltd

14 June 2019

   Date:                                14 June 2019 
   On behalf of:                    Entertainment One Ltd. (the "Company") 
   Embargoed until:             Immediate Release 

Entertainment One Ltd.

Pricing of Senior Secured Notes Offering at 4.625%

Entertainment One Ltd. is pleased to announce the pricing of its offering of GBP425 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Secured Notes (the "Notes") due 2026.

The proceeds of the offering will be used to redeem the Company's GBP355 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the "Existing Notes"), repay its outstanding term loan (GBP52 million, in relation to the recent acquisition of Audio Network) and pay fees and expenses in connection with the transaction.

The leverage neutral refinancing significantly reduces the Company's interest costs and extends the overall duration of its debt facilities:

-- Reduction from 6.875% to 4.625% in the coupon on the Notes, substantially reducing the Company's average cost of debt and saving approximately GBP8 million of interest per annum on the Company's Existing Notes

   --    Extension of the maturity of the Company's debt facilities to 2026 

In addition to the interest savings above, the recent refinancing of the Company's revolving credit facility (as referenced in Note 23 of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2019, announced on 21 May 2019) delivers headline savings of approximately 100bps versus the previous revolving credit facility.

The Notes are expected to be issued on 25 June 2019, subject to standard closing conditions.

The Company also announces that it has issued a notice of redemption, conditional on completion of the financing, for all of its outstanding Existing Notes, such redemption to occur on 26 June 2019 at a redemption price equal to 103.438% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

Darren Throop, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"The material reduction in interest cost reflects the Company's strong growth since the Existing Notes were issued in 2015 and is testament to our future-facing strategy, the breadth of our portfolio, our platform-agnostic approach and the strength of our position in the market."

 
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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 international feature film distribution company Sierra/Affinity; Amblin Partners with DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; Makeready with Brad Weston; 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.

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