ErosSTX Provides Update about its UK Retail Bond Amendments

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Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) has provided an update on its bond amendment proposal for £50 million (approx. $69 million) in UK retail bonds. The proposal includes extending the financial statement delivery date to November 30, 2021, and postponing the maturity to April 15, 2023. A bondholder meeting initially lacked quorum but is set to reconvene on September 20, 2021. The company expects to meet quorum requirements and pass the amendments. A final announcement regarding the meeting results will be made on the same day.

Positive

• Company anticipates passing bond amendment proposal at the Adjourned Meeting.
• Quorum requirements are expected to be met, allowing for the proposal to proceed.

Negative

• Initial bondholder meeting failed to achieve quorum, indicating possible investor hesitancy.

• The Company currently expects the bond amendment proposal to pass at the Adjourned Meeting on September 20, 2021.

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man & BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) (“ErosSTX” or the “Company”) is providing an update on the previously announced proposed amendments to its £50 million ($69 million) 6.50% UK retail bonds that mature on October 15, 2021 (the “UK Retail Bonds”).

The Company previously submitted a request to bondholders to, among other things, extend the fiscal 2021 financial statement delivery date from July 31, 2021 to November 30, 2021, as well as to extend the maturity date of the bonds to April 15, 2023, as disclosed in the Company’s Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on August 10, 2021.

The bondholder meeting (the “Initial Meeting”) was held today and was adjourned for lack of quorum until September 20, 2021 (the “Adjourned Meeting”). The Initial Meeting required a quorum of at least 75% of the Bonds outstanding whereas the Adjourned Meeting requires a quorum of at least 25% of the Bonds outstanding. For the proposal to pass, at least 75% of the votes cast must be in favor.

Based on the vote results submitted to date, the Company currently expects to satisfy the quorum requirement and pass the proposed amendments at the Adjourned Meeting. The Company expects to announce the final result of the Adjourned Meeting on September 20, 2021.

Nothing in this document constitutes an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

About Eros STX Global Corporation:
Eros STX Global Corporation, (“ErosSTX”) (NYSE: ESGC) is a global entertainment company that acquires, co-produces and distributes films, digital content and music across multiple formats such as theatrical, television and OTT digital media streaming to consumers around the world. Eros International Plc changed its name to Eros STX Global Corporation pursuant to the July 2020 merger with STX Entertainment, merging two international media and entertainment groups to create a global entertainment company with a presence in over 150 countries. ErosSTX delivers star-driven premium feature film and episodic content across a multitude of platforms at the intersection of the world's most dynamic and fastest-growing global markets, including US, India, Middle East, Asia and China. For further information, please visit ErosSTX.com.

Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements:
Information provided in this communication includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “approximately,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will”, “trending” and similar expressions. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of the Company’s business strategy and expectations concerning its and the Company’s market position and future operations. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we are expecting, including, without limitation: our ability to successfully and cost-effectively source film content; the Company’s ability to achieve the desired growth rate of Eros Now; our ability to maintain or raise sufficient capital; delays, cost overruns, cancellation or abandonment of the completion or release of the Company’s films; our ability to predict the popularity of its films, or changing consumer tastes; our ability to maintain existing rights, and to acquire new rights, to film content; our ability to successfully defend any future class action lawsuits we are a party to in the U.S.; anonymous letters to regulators or business associates or anonymous allegations on social media regarding the Company’s business practices, accounting practices and/or officers and directors; our ability to recoup the full amount of box office revenues to which it is entitled due to underreporting of box office receipts by theater operators; our dependence on our relationships with theater operators and other industry participants to exploit the Company’s film content; our ability to mitigate risks relating to distribution and collection in international markets; our ability to compete with other forms of entertainment; our ability to combat piracy and to protect our intellectual property; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; contingent liabilities that may materialize, our exposure to liabilities on account of unfavorable judgments/decisions in relation to legal proceedings involving the Company or its subsidiaries and certain of its directors and officers; our ability to successfully respond to technological changes; our ability to satisfy debt obligations, fund working capital and pay dividends; the monetary and fiscal policies of countries around the world, inflation, deflation, unanticipated turbulence in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices or other rates or prices; our ability to address the risks associated with acquisition opportunities; risks that the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and its spread, and related public health measures, may have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows; challenges, disruptions and costs of the Merger and related transactions, integrating the Eros and STX businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, and the risk that such synergies will take longer to realize than expected or may not be realized in whole or in part; the amount of any costs, fees, expenses, impairments and charges related to the Merger and related transactions; completion of the contemplated refinancing transactions; uncertainty as to the long-term value of the Company’s ordinary shares, approval of the consent solicitation by holders of the Company’s UK retail bonds, and the completion of the Company’s fiscal 2021 audit and filing of its Annual Report on Form 20-F.

The forward-looking statements contained in this communication are based on historical performance and management’s current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it has anticipated. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the Company’s assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary in material respects from what the Company may have expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that you should not place undue reliance on any of its forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this communication speaks only as of the date on which the Company makes it. Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

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Investor Contact:

Drew Borst

EVP, Investor Relations & Business Development

ErosSTX Global Corporation

drew@erosstx.com

Source: Eros STX Global Corporation

FAQ

What is the bond amendment proposal of Eros STX Global Corporation (ESGC)?

The proposal includes extending the financial statement delivery date to November 30, 2021, and the maturity date of the bonds to April 15, 2023.

What date is the Adjourned Meeting for Eros STX Global Corporation's bond proposal?

The Adjourned Meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2021.

What are the quorum requirements for the Adjourned Meeting of ESGC's bondholders?

The Adjourned Meeting requires a quorum of at least 25% of the bonds outstanding.

When can we expect the results of the bond proposal meeting for ESGC?

The final results of the Adjourned Meeting will be announced on September 20, 2021.