11 Oct 2010 07:00
Date: 11 October 2010
On behalf of: Entertainment One Ltd. ("the Company")
Embargoed for 0700hrs
Entertainment One Ltd.
Exercise of Options
Entertainment One Ltd. announces that, pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the Company's share option plan, an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for 72,687 common shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that dealings will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 14 October 2010.
The new common shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing common shares and, following admission, the Company's increased share capital will comprise 168,928,414 common shares with voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 168,928,414.
The above figure includes 7,595,286 shares currently held in the Company's employee benefit trusts that are excluded from the Company's EPS calculation.
The total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Redleaf Communications
Emma Kane / Rebecca Sanders-Hewitt
Tel: +44 (0)20 7566 6700
Email: eone@redleafpr.com
Entertainment One
Giles Willits (CFO)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 3783
Email: gwillits@entonegroup.com
Singer Capital Markets Limited Cenkos Securities PLC
(Joint Broker) (Joint Broker)
James Maxwell / Nick Donovan Stephen Keys / Beth McKiernan
Tel: +44 (0)20 3205 7500 Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8926
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specialises in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The Company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the Company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, kids programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 20,000 film and television titles, 2,400 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.