RE: why has this stock not been suspended9 Apr 2023 22:46
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 immediately.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in Cineworld Group plc, please forward this document as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was arranged for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
Dear Shareholder
General Meeting
A General Meeting of Cineworld Group plc (the “Company”) will be held on 20 April 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Vantage London, Great West Road, Brentford, England TW8 9AG (the “General Meeting”) pursuant to section 656 of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”). The notice of meeting is set out on page 2 (the “Notice of Meeting”). Details of the item of business to be proposed at the meeting are set out below.
Section 656 of the Act – serious loss of capital
In circumstances where the value of the Company’s net assets is less than half of its called-up share capital (constituting a “serious loss of capital” under the Act), its Directors are required, pursuant to section 656 of the Act, to convene a general meeting of the Company for the purpose of allowing shareholders to consider whether any, and, if so, what, steps should be taken to deal with the situation. Accordingly, the Board is calling the General Meeting to ensure that this matter is addressed as required by the Act. The Board welcomes dialogue with the Company’s shareholders, and the General Meeting will provide a forum for such discussions to take place, but no resolutions will be proposed at the General Meeting.
The Company remains in discussions with its key stakeholders with a view to developing a Chapter 11 plan of reorganisation that maximises value for the benefit of the Group and its stakeholders. The marketing process, which was announced on 3 January 2023, is continuing in parallel. As previously announced, it is not expected that any plan of reorganisation or sale transaction would result in any recovery for the Company’s shareholders. Further updates will be provided to shareholders by way of announcement when appropriate and will be made available on the Company’s website at www.cineworldplc.com.
The Board does not consider it necessary to propose a specific resolution in relation to the serious loss of capital and shareholders will not be asked to vote at the General Meeting. Instead, the Board invites shareholders of the Company to discuss the serious loss of capital and to put questions to the Board.