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 CONSENT
SOLICITATION IN RESPECT OF ITS
£50,000,000 9.00 PER CENT. BONDS DUE 2026
(the "Bonds")
(ISIN: XS1112834608)
19
August 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") today announces the launch of a
Consent Solicitation (as defined below) in respect of the Bonds on
the terms set out in the consent solicitation memorandum in respect
of the Bonds (the "Consent Solicitation Memorandum") dated today's
date and prepared by the Company.
Capitalised terms used but not
defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum.
Details of the Consent Solicitation
The Company has today invited
holders of the Bonds to consent certain modifications (as further
described in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum) to (i) the terms
and conditions of the Bonds (the "Conditions"),
(ii) the Trust Deed, (iii) the Agency Agreement and (iv) the
Security Deed (the "Exit Consent Amendments"), the primary purpose
of which is to enable the mandatory redemption by the Company all
of the outstanding Bonds on the Mandatory Redemption Date in
consideration for the Cash Consideration (as defined and further
described below). Together with the Exit Consent Amendments, the
Company is also seeking consent from Bondholders to the appointment
of a new trustee to replace M&G Trustee Company Limited as
Trustee in respect of the Bonds (the "Consent
Solicitation", each an "Invitation" and
together, the "Invitations") for approval by Extraordinary
Resolution at a meeting of Bondholders (such meeting being, the
"Meeting"). If the Holders of the Bonds approve
the Exit Consent Amendments and they are implemented, the Company
intends to give notice of mandatory redemption of the Bonds by no
later than 31 December 2024. Bondholders will then be paid the
Upfront Cash Consideration and (if eligible), the Consent Fee and
all of the Bonds will be redeemed and all claims of the Bondholders
in respect of any unpaid interest or other amounts will be lost
with effect from the Mandatory Redemption Date.
This announcement does not contain
details of the full terms and conditions of the Consent
Solicitation, which are contained in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum. Holders of the Bonds may obtain a copy of the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum from Kroll Issuer Services Limited, who is
acting as Tabulation and Information Agent in connection with the
Consent Solicitation and whose contact details are set out at the
end of this announcement.
Holders of the Bonds are advised to carefully read the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum and are reminded that the below is a
summary only of the terms of the Consent
Solicitation.
Details of the Bonds
Description of the
Bonds
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Common
Code/ISIN
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Current Maturity
Date
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Outstanding nominal
amount
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Cash
Consideration
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Consent
Fee1
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£50,000,000 9.00
per cent.
Bonds due 2026
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111283460/
XS1112834608
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15 April
2026
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£50,000,000
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For each
£100 in nominal amount of Bonds:
(a) £7.00
in cash paid upon redemption of the Bonds (the "Upfront Cash
Consideration"); and
(b)
£57.50 in cash, which is expected to be paid by 12 months after the
Mandatory Redemption Date (subject to and as provided herein) (the
"Delayed Cash
Consideration").
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£0.50 per
£100 in nominal amount
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1 Bondholders who submit (and do not revoke) valid Voting
Instructions (voting for the Extraordinary Resolution), in each
case which are received by the Tabulation and Information Agent on
or before the Final Deadline, will be eligible to receive the
Consent Fee if the Extraordinary Resolution is passed and the
Proposals are implemented. Bondholders who do not submit (or
revoke) valid Voting Instructions, or who submit valid Voting
Instructions voting against the Extraordinary Resolution, will not
be eligible to receive the Consent Fee (even if the Extraordinary
Resolution is passed and the Proposals are
implemented).
The
Meeting
A notice (the "Notice") convening the Meeting
to be held at 10:00 a.m. (London time) on 10 September 2024 via
teleconference has been given to Bondholders in accordance with the
Trust Deed on the date of this announcement. At the Meeting,
Bondholders will be invited to consider and, if thought fit, pass
an extraordinary resolution (the "Extraordinary
Resolution") to approve the
Proposals as more fully described in the Notice.
The quorum required for the Meeting
is two or more persons present holding or representing not less
than 75 per cent. in aggregate nominal amount of the Bonds for the
time being outstanding. To be passed, the Extraordinary Resolution
requires a majority in favour of at least 75 per cent. of the votes
cast in respect of the Extraordinary Resolution at the Meeting. If
passed, the Extraordinary Resolution shall be binding on all
Bondholders, whether present or not present at the Meeting and
whether or not voting.
The implementation of the
Extraordinary Resolution, if passed, is conditional on the Company
not having previously terminated the Consent Solicitation in
accordance with the provisions for such termination set out in the
Consent Solicitation Memorandum under the heading "Amendment and
Termination".
Under the Trust Deed, subject to all
other provisions therein, the Trustee may prescribe such further
regulations regarding the holding of meetings of Bondholders and
attendance and voting at them as the Trustee may in its sole
discretion determine. For the purpose of the Meeting, the Trustee
has prescribed certain virtual meeting guidelines and
regulations.
The Meeting will be held via
teleconference using a platform hosted by the chairman of the
Meeting to allow attendees to participate electronically. Details
for accessing the Meeting (or any adjourned Meeting) will be made
available to proxies who have been duly appointed under a block
voting instruction, or to holders of voting certificates issued, in
accordance with the procedures set out in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum. Such proxies and holders of voting certificates will be
contacted by the Tabulation and Information Agent (whose contact
details are set out in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum) at
least 24 hours before the Meeting in order to ensure that they are
provided with the necessary information for attending and
communicating their votes during the Meeting via
teleconference.
Participating in the Consent Solicitation
To participate in the Consent
Solicitation, a holder of the Bonds should deliver, or arrange to
have delivered on its behalf, via the relevant Clearing System and
in accordance with the requirements of such Clearing System, a
valid Voting Instruction, to be received by the Tabulation and
Information Agent by the Final Deadline.
Any Bondholder may be eligible, on
the terms and conditions set out in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and
regulations, to receive an amount of £0.50 per £100 in nominal
amount of the Bonds in respect of which the relevant Bondholder
submits a Voting Instruction voting for the Extraordinary
Resolution in accordance with the procedure described below and in
the Consent Solicitation Memorandum (the "Consent
Fee").
To be eligible for the Consent Fee,
such Voting Instructions must be received by the Tabulation and
Information Agent from Bondholders on or before the Final Deadline.
Voting Instructions must be submitted in respect of a minimum
principal amount of the Bonds of no less than £100, being the
minimum denomination of the Bonds.
Holders of the Bonds that do not
deliver a Voting Instruction in accordance with the preceding
paragraphs, but who wish to attend and vote at the Meeting in
person or to be represented or otherwise to vote at the Meeting,
must make the necessary arrangements in accordance with the Notice
and the Meeting Provisions (as defined in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum) by the Final Deadline. Such holders will not be
eligible to receive the Consent Fee.
Payment of the Consent Fee is
subject to (i) the delivery of a valid Voting Instruction in
respect of the Extraordinary Resolution to the Tabulation and
Information Agent on or before the Final Deadline, (ii) such Voting
Instruction not being revoked (in the limited circumstances in
which such revocation is permitted described in "Amendment and Termination -
Consent Solicitation Revocation Rights" in the
Consent Solicitation Memorandum), (iii) the Extraordinary
Resolution being duly passed and the Proposals implemented and (iv)
the Company not having previously terminated the Consent
Solicitation or the Proposals in accordance with the provisions for
such termination set out in "Amendment and
Termination" in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum.
Provided that the Extraordinary
Resolution is passed and the Proposals are implemented the Consent
Fee will be payable to eligible Bondholders. The Consent Fee will
be paid on the Mandatory Redemption Date in immediately available
funds delivered to the Clearing Systems for payment to the cash
accounts of the relevant Bondholders in the Clearing Systems (see
"Procedures for
Participating in the Invitation"). The deposit of
such funds with the Clearing Systems will discharge the obligation
of the Company to all Bondholders in respect of the above amount
represented by such funds.
Voting Instructions will be irrevocable except in the limited
circumstances described in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum
under the heading "Amendment and Termination".
Indicative timetable for the Proposals
Set out below are the indicative
timetables applicable to the Consent Solicitation. The Principal
Timetable applies where the Meeting is quorate on the date on which
it is first held, and the Alternative Timetable applies where the
Meeting is not quorate on the date on which it is first held and is
therefore adjourned. Bondholders should note that these timetables
will depend, among other things, on timely receipt (and
non-revocation) of instructions, the right of the Company to
extend, re-open, amend and/or terminate the Consent Solicitation
(other than the terms of the Extraordinary Resolution) as described
in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum not being exercised, and the
passing of the Extraordinary Resolution at either the first Meeting
or (if applicable) any adjourned Meeting. Accordingly, the actual
timetable may differ significantly from either of the timetables
below.
Principal
Timetable
The following timetable assumes that the Meeting is quorate on
the date on which it is first held.
Date and time
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Event
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19 August 2024
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Launch Date
Consent Solicitation announced and
Consent Solicitation Memorandum available from the Tabulation and
Information Agent, subject to offer and distribution
restrictions.
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Notice of Consent Solicitation
published via RNS (as defined below), and by delivery of
notices to the Clearing Systems.
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5 September 2024 at 4.00 p.m.
(London time)
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Final Deadline
Deadline for (i) receipt by the
Tabulation and Information Agent of valid Voting Instructions
voting for the Extraordinary Resolution,
(ii) receipt by the Tabulation and Information Agent of valid
Voting Instructions voting against the Extraordinary Resolution or
(iii) Bondholders to make any other arrangements to attend or be
represented at, or to vote on the Extraordinary Resolution at, the
Meeting.
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10 September 2024 at 10.00 a.m.
(London time)
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Meeting
Meeting to be held via
teleconference.
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Expected to be as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Meeting
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Announcement of Results
Announcement by the Company of the
results of the Meeting, published via
RNS.
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As soon as reasonably practicable
after the Meeting but in any case no later than 5 Business Days
after the Meeting
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Execution of the Fifth Supplemental Trust, the Fourth
Supplemental Agency Agreement, the Supplemental Security Deed, the
Charge over Shares and the Deed of Removal and
Appointment
If the Extraordinary Resolution is
passed at the Meeting, subject to the conditions described in this
Consent Solicitation Memorandum, execution of 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.
Upon execution of 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, the modifications to the Conditions,
the Trust Deed, the Agency Agreement and the Security Deed will
become effective.
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Expected to be no later than 31
December 2024
Between 5 and 70 days after Notice
of Redemption.
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Notice of Redemption to be given by
Company (specifying the Mandatory Redemption Date.
Mandatory Redemption Date - Settlement of Upfront Cash
Consideration and Consent Fee
Subject to the Consent Solicitation
being approved and implemented, date on which payment of the
Upfront Cash Consideration for the Bonds is expected to be made and
date on which Bonds will be redeemed and Consent Fee
paid.
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Date falling 12 months after
Mandatory Redemption Date
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First Delayed Cash Consideration Deadline
First deadline for sale of Reserve
Shares. If the Reserve Shares are not sold by this date, date of
appointment of Independent Broker to arrange the sale of the
Reserve Shares.
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Date falling 24 months after
Mandatory Redemption Date
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Deadline for payment of Delayed Cash
Consideration
Last date for payment of Delayed
Cash Consideration.
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Alternative
Timetable
The following table sets out the timetable as from 10
September 2024 if the Meeting is not quorate on the date on which
it is first held and, accordingly, it is
adjourned.
Date and time
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Event
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11 September 2024
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Notice of adjourned Meeting
published via RNS and by delivery of notices to the
Clearing Systems.
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26 September 2024 at 10.00 a.m.
(London time)
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Adjourned Meeting
Meeting to be held via
teleconference.
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Expected to be as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Meeting
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Announcement of Results
Announcement by the Company of the
results of the adjourned Meeting, published via
RNS.
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As soon as reasonably practicable
after the Meeting but in any case no later than 5 Business Days
after the Meeting
Expected to be no later than 31
December 2024
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Execution of 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
If the Extraordinary Resolution is
passed at the adjourned Meeting, subject to the conditions
described in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum, execution of 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.
Upon execution of 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, the modifications to the Conditions,
the Trust Deed, the Agency Agreement and the Security Deed will
become effective.
Notice of Redemption to be given by
Company (specifying the Mandatory Redemption Date
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Between 5 and 70 days after Notice
of Redemption
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Mandatory Redemption Date - Settlement of Upfront Cash
Consideration and Consent Fee
Subject to the Consent Solicitation
being approved and implemented, date on which payment of the
Upfront Cash Consideration for the Bonds is expected to be made and
date on which Bonds will be redeemed and Consent Fee
paid.
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Date falling 12 months after
Mandatory Redemption Date
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First Delayed Cash Consideration Deadline
First deadline for sale of Reserve
Shares. If the Reserve Shares are not sold by this date, date of
appointment of Independent Broker to arrange the sale of the
Reserve Shares.
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Date falling 24 months after
Mandatory Redemption Date
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Deadline for payment of Delayed Cash
Consideration
Last date for payment of Delayed
Cash Consideration.
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Bondholders are advised to check with any bank, securities
broker or other intermediary or nominee institution (including
through CDIs in CREST) through which they hold Bonds whether such
intermediary would require to receive instructions to participate
in the Consent Solicitation before the deadlines specified above.
The deadlines set
by any such nominee, CREST and each Clearing System for the
submission of Voting Instructions will also be earlier than the
relevant deadlines above.
Rationale for and background to the Consent
Solicitation
The purpose of the Consent
Solicitation is to permit the redemption of all Bonds in return for
the Cash Consideration, thereby providing value to Bondholders in
an amount significantly greater than the current trading price of
the Bonds and equal to the "Purchase Price" offered in the 2023
Consent Solicitation (as at close of business (London time) 16
August 2024 the trading price of the Bonds on the London Stock
Exchange was £5.13 per £100 nominal amount of Bonds). The
redemption of the Bonds will also enable the Company to reduce its
net debt, which is an important part of its turnaround plan which
is intended to allow the Company to continue to operate as a going
concern in the future. The Consent Solicitation will
also enable the appointment of a replacement Trustee and Security
Trustee in place of the Existing Trustee.
Please see also the section of this
Consent Solicitation Memorandum entitled "Background and
Rationale".
Impact of the sale of the STX Entertainment subsidiary and
COVID-19 pandemic on the Company
On 7 December 2021, the Company
entered into a definitive agreement to sell its STX Entertainment
subsidiary ("STX
Entertainment") to an affiliate of The Najafi
Companies ("Najafi"), with Najafi acquiring all issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of a parent entity of STX
Entertainment and repaying an outstanding senior credit facility of
STX Entertainment (the "Senior Credit
Facility"). The sale of STX Entertainment was viewed
by the Company and its advisors at the time as the only viable
course of action for the business when the merger failed to realise
the benefits that had been envisaged and the business was unable to
extend its funding lines under the Senior Credit Facility. The sale
of STX Entertainment to Najafi and repayment of the Senior Credit
Facility and other subordinated credit facilities were completed on
25 April 2022. Following the sale of STX Entertainment, the Company
was renamed "Eros Media World PLC" on 25 May 2022.
The sale of STX Entertainment was
necessary to enable the Company to pursue its long-term strategy
and to maximise long-term value for its shareholders, but it has
left a legacy of needing to rebuild elements of the business and
complex financial reporting and other transition issues. While the
Company has been diligently working to address such issues, the
remaining transition and financial reporting issues have caused a
delay in the Company's timely filing of annual and semi-annual
reports and other reporting obligations. This has also had a
significant impact on the financial position of the Company, which
the Company has been working hard to improve ever since.
The COVID-19 pandemic also caused
significant disruptions to the Company's global operations. This,
combined with the impact of the sale of STX Entertainment, has led
to the Company working on a business transformation plan which is
ongoing but which has proven to be significantly more challenging
than was originally contemplated. As at the date of this Consent
Solicitation Memorandum it remains very unclear how long this
business transformation plan might take and whether it will
ultimately succeed. In the meantime the Company has suffered
significant losses, including a net loss of US$741.9 million in the
2021 financial year and a net loss of US$60.9 million in the 2022
financial year. This combination of factors has left the Company
with a significant liquidity shortfall, causing it to miss the
scheduled interest payments on the Bonds in October 2023 and April
2024. While the Company has certain assets (including the Reserve
Shares), it also has significant liabilities to other creditors
whose claims against the Company would rank senior to the claims of
Bondholders on a winding-up of the Company.
Rationale for the
Invitations
The Company is inviting Bondholders
to approve and sanction the Company and the Existing Trustee making
certain modifications to (i) the terms and conditions of the Bonds
(the "Conditions") contained within the Trust Deed,
(iii) the Agency Agreement and (iv) the Security Deed, the primary
purpose of which is to enable the mandatory redemption by the
Company of all of the outstanding Bonds on the Mandatory Redemption
Date (as defined herein) in consideration for the Cash
Consideration (as defined herein). The Company is offering the
Consent Fee to any Bondholder that submits valid Voting
Instructions, before the Final Deadline, voting in favour of the
Extraordinary Resolution in the Consent Solicitation. Bondholders
who vote against the Extraordinary Resolution, or abstain from
voting on the Extraordinary Resolution, or fail to submit Voting
Instructions before the Final Deadline, or who submit but then
validly revoke Voting Instructions, will not be eligible to receive
the Consent Fee. The Consent Fee will only be payable if the
Extraordinary Resolution is passed and the Proposals are
implemented.
Based on the very high level of
acceptance by Bondholders of the Company's invitation to repurchase
the Bonds at a purchase price of £60 per £100 in nominal amount of
Bonds in March 2023, the Company believes there is likely to be
significant support from Bondholders for a proposal to allow
Bondholders to exit their investment in the Bonds. Due to its
current financial position, the Company has not been able to
repurchase any Bonds pursuant to the invitation that was launched
in March 2023, or make the interest payments from October 2023 and
April 2024. However, the Company has been working with its advisers
to devise an alternative invitation which is designed to give
Bondholders an opportunity to realise more value than the current
trading price of the Bonds would indicate. The Company's intention
in paying the Cash Consideration is to make available to
Bondholders (i) a total cash amount equal to £60 per £100 nominal
amount of Bonds, which was the "Purchase Price" offered in the
repurchase and consent solicitation in respect of the Bonds, as
described in the consent solicitation memorandum dated 8 March
2023, and (ii) an additional £4.50 per £100 nominal amount of Bonds
to compensate Bondholders in part for the non-payment of the unpaid
interest payments from October 2023 and April 2024, as well as the
interest payment scheduled to be paid on 15 October
2024.
If the Extraordinary Resolution is
passed and the Proposals are accepted, this will allow the Company
to redeem all outstanding Bonds for the Cash Consideration by
giving a Notice of Redemption to the Replacement Trustee and the
Bondholders, which notice shall specify the date (the "Mandatory Redemption
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 Company intends to give the
Notice of Redemption by no later than 31 December 2024.
1. The Cash
Consideration
Upfront Cash Consideration
The Cash Consideration payable in
respect of each £100 of Bonds is divided into two parts. The first
part (the "Upfront Cash Consideration") is equal to £7.00
per £100 nominal amount of Bonds and will be paid on the Mandatory
Redemption Date.
Delayed Cash Consideration
The second part of the Cash
Consideration (the "Delayed Cash Consideration") will be equal to
£57.50 per £100 nominal amount of Bonds (the "Delayed Cash Consideration
Amount") and is expected to be funded by the proposed
sale to third party buyers of 71,166,887 shares in Xfinite Global
Plc (the "Reserve
Shares") which are currently held by the Company but
which will be secured in favour of the Replacement Trustee on or
before the Mandatory Redemption Date (and as a condition precedent
to the mandatory redemption of the Bonds) and which the Replacement
Trustee will hold on trust for the Bondholders until such time as
the Reserve Shares are sold.
If for any reason the Company is
unable to procure the sale of the Reserve Shares at a price at
least sufficient to result in payment (net of costs and expenses)
of the Delayed Cash Consideration Amount in respect of all of the
Bonds (the "Aggregate Delayed Cash Consideration Amount") by
the date falling 12 months after the Mandatory Redemption Date (the
"First Delayed
Cash Consideration Deadline"), then the Company shall
appoint an independent broker (acceptable to the Replacement
Trustee in its sole discretion) (the "Independent
Broker") to arrange the sale of the Reserve Shares
for the highest amount it is able to achieve (acting reasonably and
in good faith) by no later than the date falling 24 months after
the Mandatory Redemption Date (the "Final Delayed Cash
Consideration Deadline").
If the Independent Broker is unable
to arrange the sale of the Reserve Shares for an amount that is at
least sufficient to result in payment (net of costs and expenses)
of the Aggregate Delayed Cash Consideration Amount by the Final
Delayed Cash Consideration Deadline then the Independent Broker
shall be required to sell the Reserve Shares for the highest
possible price, whereupon the net proceeds of sale will be paid to
the Recorded Bondholders on a pro rata
basis through the Clearing Systems. There
can be no assurance that the Independent Broker will be able to
sell the Reserve Shares for an amount (net of costs and expenses)
at least equal to the Aggregate Delayed Cash Consideration Amount,
and in that case the Company shall have no obligation to pay any
additional amount to the Recorded Bondholders.
If the net proceeds of sale of the
Reserve Shares (net of costs and expenses) is greater than the
Aggregate Delayed Cash Consideration Amount then any excess amount
up to the original nominal amount of the Bonds (less the Upfront
Cash Consideration or any other amount paid in reduction of the
nominal amount of the Bonds) shall be paid to the Recorded
Bondholders on a pro rata basis through the Clearing
Systems.
2. Record Date for Cash
Consideration
If the Proposals are accepted, the
Company intends to give notice of redemption of the Bonds (the
"Notice of
Redemption") for the Cash Consideration to the
Replacement Trustee and the Bondholders as soon as reasonably
practicable.
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
Company intends to give the Notice of Redemption by no later than
31 December 2024.
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 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.
3. Payment of the Cash
Consideration and Consent Fee
Upfront Cash Consideration and Consent Fee
The Upfront Cash Consideration and
the Consent Fee will be paid on the Mandatory Redemption Date in
immediately available funds delivered to the Clearing Systems for
payment to the cash accounts of the relevant Bondholders in the
Clearing Systems. The deposit of the Upfront Cash Consideration
with the Clearing Systems will discharge the obligation of the
Company to all Bondholders in respect of the payment obligations
under the Bonds and the Transaction Documents.
Provided that the Company makes or
has made on its behalf full payment of the Upfront Cash
Consideration for the Bonds to the relevant Clearing Systems on or
before the Mandatory Redemption Date, under no circumstances will
any interest or other amount be payable because of any delay in the
transmission of funds from the Clearing Systems or any other
intermediary with respect to such Bonds. No interest is payable in
respect of the Bonds on or after the Mandatory Redemption Date
(save to the extent that the Company fails to comply with its
obligation to pay the Upfront Cash Consideration).
Delayed Cash Consideration
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").
If the Extraordinary
Resolution is passed and the Proposals are implemented then any
accrued but unpaid interest for the period from (and including) 15
April 2023 up to the Mandatory Redemption Date that would otherwise
be due and payable by the Company under the Conditions, the Bonds
and/or the Trust Deed (including the interest payments that were
due to be paid on 15 October 2023 and 15 April 2024, and the
interest payment scheduled to be paid on 15 October 2024) will be
extinguished and the right to claim payment of any such amounts
will be lost with effect from the Mandatory Redemption
Date.
3. Replacement of Existing
Trustee and Existing Security Trustee
M&G Corporate Trustee Limited as
existing trustee and existing security trustee (the "Existing
Trustee") for the Bondholders under the Trust Deed
and the Security Trust Deed gave a notice of its intention to
resign in respect of the Bonds in August 2023. The Company has
accepted M&G Corporate Trustee Limited's resignation and has
been endeavouring to find another trust corporation to be appointed
as its replacement trustee and security trustee under the Trust
Deed and the Security Trust Deed and wishes to appoint Truva Trust
Corporation Plc as replacement trustee (the "Replacement
Trustee") in respect of the Bonds in place of the
Existing Trustee. Accordingly, the Company is seeking the approval
of Bondholders to its appointment of Truva Trust Corporation Plc as
replacement trustee and replacement security trustee for the
Bondholders.
The following information has been provided by Truva for
inclusion in this Consent Solicitation
Memorandum:
"Truva provides Capital Markets,
Corporate and Trustee Services. Clients value Truva's independent
status and dedicated partner level in-house legal team with deep
experience which allow Truva to take on transactions at any point
in their life cycle and handle all levels of complexity, across all
major asset classes. The Truva team facilitates restructuring
solutions in distressed or unusual transactions. Truva prides
itself on being accessible and responsive to all noteholders,
communicating directly with the ultimate beneficiaries of a trust,
whether institutional or non-institutional.
Truva's origins go back over 10
years, founded and owned by CEO Alper Deniz. The senior team have
extensive experience working on international and cross-border
deals. With a fast-growing team, London HQ, and presence in
Ireland, Italy, Jersey and Cayman Truva is well placed to serve UK,
European and global markets.
Truva's Corporate Administration and
Trustee services include: Corporate Services Provider, Note
Trustee, Share Trustee, Security Agent, Security Trustee, Escrow
Trustee, Listing Agent Services and Securitisation
Services.
Truva is an active member of AFME
(Association for Financial Markets in Europe) and TACT (The
Association of Corporate Trustees)."
General
Details of how to participate in the
Consent Solicitation are set out in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum. Bondholders may obtain a copy of the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum by contacting the Tabulation and
Information Agent, the contact details of whom are set out below.
Bondholders are encouraged to request a copy of the Consent
Solicitation Memorandum as soon as possible and to read it
carefully before any decision is made with respect to the
Proposals.
Notices throughout the Consent
Solicitation will be published in accordance with the Trust Deed
and all applicable rules and regulations as follows:
(a) a notice in Euroclear Bank
SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. for communication to Direct
Participants; and/or
(b) an announcement released
on the RNS service of the London Stock Exchange, and by any other
means as the Company may, in its absolute discretion, consider
appropriate.
Disclaimer
The Consent Solicitation Memorandum
contains important information which should be read carefully
before any decision is made in respect of the Proposals.
If you are in any doubt as to the
action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own
financial advice, including in respect of tax consequences,
immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor,
accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended (if you are
in the United Kingdom) or from another appropriately authorised
independent adviser (if you are not).
Before making a decision with
respect to the Consent Solicitation, Bondholders should carefully
consider all of the information in the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum and, in particular, the risk factors described
therein.
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.
The Company has retained Kroll
Issuer Services Limited to serve as Tabulation and Information
Agent with respect to the Consent Solicitation. At any time, the
Tabulation Agent may trade Bonds for their own accounts or for the
accounts of customers and, accordingly, may have a long or short
position in the Bonds.
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 Repurchase, 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 and the
terms of any amendment to the Consent Solicitation.
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
Repurchase, the Consent Solicitation or the Extraordinary
Resolution, and accordingly 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, make any recommendation whether Bondholders should
participate in the Consent Solicitation or otherwise participate at
any Meeting and 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 in certain jurisdictions may be restricted
by law. Persons into whose possession the Consent Solicitation
Memorandum 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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Questions and requests for assistance in connection with the
delivery of Voting Instructions may be directed to the Tabulation
and Information Agent:
TABULATION AND INFORMATION AGENT
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Kroll Issuer Services Limited
The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7704 0880
Attention: Owen Morris
Email: eros@is.kroll.com
Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/eros
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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.