14 Oct 2015 07:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Entertainment One Ltd. | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Í | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 7 to 9 October 2015 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 October 2015 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii |
20% and 25%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making this notification in order to comply with its disclosure obligations under DTR 5.1.2., DTR 5.3.1 and DTR 5.7.1. It should be noted however that it is expected that, upon completion of the rights issue described in the prospectus published by Entertainment One Ltd. on 30 September 2015, Entertainment One Ltd. will issue an additional 131,476,173 common shares. Therefore, the additional voting rights referred to in this notification should ultimately be assessed in light of Entertainment One Ltd. having an issued share capital of 427,297,562 common shares. On this basis, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board would hold 18.7% in the aggregate of the voting rights in Entertainment One. | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Common shares CA29382B1022 | 0 | 0 | 52,924,894 | 52,924,894 | 0 | 17.89% | 0% | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Nil Paid Rights CA29382B1105 | 153 pence per share | 19 October 2015 | N/A | 3,450,000 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
1.17% | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Fully Paid Rights CA29382B1287
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 23,522,175 | 7.95% | N/A | |||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
52,924,894 + 26,972,175 = 79,897,069 | 27.01%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making this notification in order to comply with its disclosure obligations under DTR 5.1.2., DTR 5.3.1 and DTR 5.7.1. It should be noted however that it is expected that, upon completion of the rights issue described in the prospectus published by Entertainment One Ltd. on 30 September 2015, Entertainment One Ltd. will issue an additional 131,476,173 common shares. Therefore, the additional voting rights referred to in this notification should ultimately be assessed in light of Entertainment One Ltd. having an issued share capital of 427,297,562 common shares. On this basis, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board would hold 18.7% in the aggregate of the voting rights in Entertainment One. |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
N/A
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Brian Savage | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +1 416 972 8270 | |