reuters comment7 Apr 2023 12:52
See below update from Reuters - note the last line.
"Cineworld has determined that, absent an all-cash bid significantly in excess of the value established under the proposed restructuring, the marketing process as it relates to the Group's business in the US, the UK and Ireland will be terminated," it said in a statement.
The company said it would continue to consider proposals for the sale of its 'Rest of World' business, which accounted for about 13% of its revenue in 2021 and comprises operations in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Israel.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and activist investor Elliott Management last month proposed separate takeover bids for its eastern Europe and Israeli operations, Sky News reported.
Shares in the London-listed company are down more than 99% from an all-time high hit in 2017.
On Monday they tumbled as much as 38% to 1.8 pence in early trade.
The company reiterated that shareholders will be wiped out under its restructuring plans.