Completion of Acquisition of Regal Entertainment

RNS Number : 3014G

Cineworld Group plc

28 February 2018

 

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28 February 2018

CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OF REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Cineworld Group plc (the "Company" or "Cineworld") is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group.

As the Acquisition constitutes a reverse takeover under the Listing Rules, admission of the Company's Ordinary Shares to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's (the "London Stock Exchange") main market for listed securities will be cancelled at 8.00am on 1 March 2018.  Applications have been made to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange, respectively, for the Ordinary Shares to be re-admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.  It is expected that Re-admission will become effective at 8.00am on 1 March 2018.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus, which is available on the Company's website (www.cineworldplc.com).

For further details please contact:

Cineworld Group plc	[phone]
Israel Greidinger
Nisan Cohen
Barclays (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to Cineworld)	[phone]
Makram Azar
Daniel Ross
Mark Astaire
James Colburn
HSBC (Joint Financial Adviser to Cineworld)	[phone]
Philip Noblet
Noam Kleinfeld
James Thomlinson
Mark Dickenson
Sam Barnett
Investec Bank plc (Sponsor and Joint Corporate Broker to Cineworld)	[phone]
Chris Sim
George Price
Jonathan Wynn
Robert Baker
Powerscourt (Public Relations Adviser to Cineworld)	[phone]
Nick Dibden
Rob Greening
Lisa Kavanagh

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The contents of this announcement have been prepared by and are the sole responsibility of Cineworld.

Neither the content of Cineworld's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on Cineworld's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Each of Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC") and Investec Bank plc ("Investec" and together with Barclays and HSBC, the "Banks") is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Each of the Banks is acting exclusively for Cineworld and no one else in connection with the transaction or any other matter referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Cineworld for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients nor for providing advice in relation to the transaction or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Neither the Banks nor any of their respective subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of the Banks in connection with this announcement, any statements contained herein or otherwise.

This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements".  These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions.  Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results.  Any forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  Except as required by law or regulation, Cineworld expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any forward looking statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

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