TORONTO, June 26,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd.
("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global
leader in kids' and family entertainment, announced today that
Wildbrain Holdings LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, has satisfied in full all of its
obligations to repay the US$18.5
million principal amount in outstanding exchangeable secured
debentures issued by the Issuer (the "Debentures"). The
settlement occurred effective as of June 24,
2023, the maturity date of the Debentures (the "Maturity
Date").
As previously announced, the Issuer exercised its right to
satisfy its obligation to pay all of the outstanding principal and
accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Debentures on the
Maturity Date by delivering variable voting shares of the Company
(valued at 95% of the 20-day VWAP of the variable voting shares on
the TSX as at the Maturity Date) in lieu of cash (the "Share
Repayment Right") on behalf of certain funds managed by
Fine Capital Partners L.P. (the "Holders"). Subsequent to
the Issuer's exercise of the Share Repayment Right, the Holders
exercised their right to exchange the outstanding principal amount
of the Debentures for variable voting shares at a price of
US$1.072855 per share, effective as
of the Maturity Date. As a result, the Share Repayment Right
applied only to accrued and unpaid interest on the Debentures of
approximately US$3.8 million.
WildBrain issued a total of 19,977,227 variable voting shares to
the Holders in satisfaction of all of the Company's obligations
under the Debentures.
After giving effect to the settlement of the Debentures, Fine
Capital Partners L.P. owns or controls, directly or indirectly, a
total of 94,950,237 variable voting shares, representing
approximately 47.13%% of the issued and outstanding variable voting
shares and common voting shares on a partially diluted basis.
For more information, please contact:
Investors: Kathleen Persaud – VP
Investor Relations, WildBrain
kathleen.persaud@wildbrain.com
+1 212-405-6089
Media: Shaun Smith – Sr.
Director, Global Communications & Public Relations,
WildBrain
shaun.smith@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7230
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids
and families everywhere with great content and beloved brands. With
approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our
library—one of the world's most extensive—we are home to such
treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake,
Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector
Gadget and Degrassi. Our integrated, in-house capabilities spanning
production, distribution and licensing set us apart as a unique
independent player in the industry, managing IP across its entire
lifecycle, from concept to content to consumer products.
At our state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, we produce award-winning,
fan-favourite series, such as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space;
Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the
Big City; Carmen Sandiego; Go, Dog.
Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries and on
over 500 streaming platforms and telecasters, our content is
everywhere kids and families view entertainment. WildBrain Spark,
our AVOD network, has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch
time on YouTube, offering one of the largest selections of kids'
content on that platform. Our leading consumer-products and
location-based entertainment agency, WildBrain CPLG, represents our
owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
Our television group owns and operates some of Canada's most-viewed family entertainment
channels.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at
wildbrain.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under
applicable securities laws with respect to the Company including,
without limitation, statements regarding the Debentures. Although
the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve
risks and uncertainties and are based on information currently
available to the Company. Actual results or events may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to
differ materially from current expectations, among other things,
include the availability of and cost of financing, general economic
and market conditions and the impact of such conditions on the
industries in which WildBrain operates, competition and the
potential impact of industry mergers and acquisitions, market
factors, WildBrain's ability to identify and execute anticipated
production, distribution, licensing and other contracts,
contractual counterparty risk, the ability of WildBrain to realize
the expected value of its assets, supply chain and other related
disruptions, and risk factors discussed in materials filed with
applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time
including matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's
most recent Annual Information Form and annual Management
Discussion and Analysis. These forward-looking statements are made
as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to
update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances,
except as required by law.
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