31 Mar 2009 16:01
31 March 2009
Entertainment One Ltd. (the "Company")
Update on result of Partial Offer and Directors' Dealings
| | Ordinary shares acquired under the Offer | Resultant total number of ordinary shares held | % of issued ordinary share capital |
| Marwyn | 21,580,000 | 57,766,889 | 44.4% |
| | | | |
| Darren Throop | 2,680,000 | 4,205,000 | 3.2% |
| Robert Lantos* | 1,120,000 | 1,120,000 | 0.9% |
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* - Robert Lantos also beneficially owns 2,563,349 Class S shares in the Company.
Enquiries:
| Quiller Consultants John Eisenhammer | +44 (0) 20 7233 9444 |
| Entertainment One Giles Willits | +44 (0) 20 7004 2755 |
| Singer Capital Markets James Maxwell | +44 (0) 20 3205 7500 |
Notes to Editors:
Entertainment One Ltd. (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1's extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1's content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.