5 Jul 2017 07:00
Date: 5 July 2017On behalf of: Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company')Embargoed until: 0700 hours
Entertainment One Ltd.
Notification of Director/PDMR Dealing
Entertainment One Ltd. makes the following announcement in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
The Company has granted options over Entertainment One Ltd. common shares to Margaret O'Brien (a Director of the Company) and Joseph Sparacio (a PDMR of the Company), as follows:
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
(a) | Name of person |
Margaret O'Brien |
2. |
Reason for notification | |
(a) | Position/Status | Executive Director |
(b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
(a) | Name of issuer | Entertainment One Ltd. |
(b) | LEI | 549300PPR3DPKV153240 |
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
(a) | Description and identifier of financial instrument | Common shares of Entertainment One Ltd.
ISIN: CA29382B1022 |
(b) |
Nature of transaction | Grant under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan of Nil Cost Options over common shares of Entertainment One Ltd. |
(c) |
Price and volume of transaction | Price: N/A
Number of shares over which Nil Cost Options granted: 295,931 |
(d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - price | As noted in 4 (c) above |
(e) |
Date of transaction |
4 July 2017 |
(f) |
Place of transaction |
N/A |
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
(a) | Name of person |
Joseph Sparacio |
2. |
Reason for notification | |
(a) | Position/Status | Chief Financial Officer/PDMR |
(b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
(a) | Name of issuer | Entertainment One Ltd. |
(b) | LEI | 549300PPR3DPKV153240 |
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
(a) | Description and identifier of financial instrument | Common shares of Entertainment One Ltd.
ISIN: CA29382B1022 |
(b) |
Nature of transaction | Grant of Nil Cost Options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan over common shares of Entertainment shares |
(c) |
Price and volume of transaction | Price: N/A
Number of shares over which Nil Cost Options granted: 366,951 |
(d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - price | As noted in 4 (c) above |
(e) |
Date of transaction |
4 July 2017 |
(f) |
Place of transaction |
N/A |
Enquiries: | ||
Redleaf Communications | Rebecca Sanders-Hewett David Ison | +44(0)20 7382 4730 eOne@redleafpr.com |
Entertainment One Ltd. |
Patrick Yau |
+44(0)20 3714 7931 |
Notes to Editors:
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; newly-launched MAKEREADY with Brad Weston; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
The Company's rights library, valued at US$1.5 billion (as at 31 March 2016), is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.
www.entertainmentone.com