REG - Cineworld Group plc - Receives Court Approval for “First Day” Relief

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09/09/2022 08:30

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Cineworld Group plc ("Cineworld")

 

Cineworld Receives Court Approval for "First Day" Relief

 

Obtains approval to immediately access up to approximately $785 million of an
approximate $1.94 billion DIP financing facility to, among other things,
support ongoing operations

 

Group cinemas remain open globally to guests and members; operations to
continue without interruption

 

9 September 2022-LONDON- Cineworld Group plc and its subsidiaries (the
"Group") (LSE: CINE), a leading cinema operator in 10 countries, including the
United States and the United Kingdom, with 747 sites and 9,139 screens
globally, today announced that Cineworld and certain of its subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Group Chapter 11 Companies") have received approval from
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the
"Court") for "first day" relief related to its Chapter 11 proceedings filed on
September 7, 2022.

 

As part of these motions, the Court today granted the Group immediate access
to up to approximately $785 million of an approximate $1.94 billion
debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility that, together with the
Group's available cash reserves and cash provided by operations, is expected
to provide sufficient liquidity for Cineworld to meet its ongoing obligations,
including post-petition obligations to vendors and suppliers, as well as
employee wages, salaries and benefits programs. The remainder of the DIP
facility will become available upon Court approval on a final basis.

The Group Chapter 11 Companies intend to pay vendors and suppliers in full and
on normal terms for valid amounts for goods and services received during the
Chapter 11 process. Employees will also continue to receive their usual wages
and benefits without interruption.

Cineworld and its brands around the world - including Regal, Cinema City,
Picture House and yes Planet - are continuing to welcome moviegoers to cinemas
as usual, which will not change during the Chapter 11 cases. The Group will
continue to honour the terms of all existing customer membership programs,
including Regal Unlimited and Regal Crown Club in the United States and
Cineworld Unlimited in the United Kingdom.

"Today's approval of our requested 'first day' relief is a positive step
forward for the Group and our restructuring efforts," said Mooky Greidinger,
Chief Executive Officer of Cineworld. "As we position Cineworld for long-term
growth, through this Chapter 11 process and beyond, we remain steadfast in our
commitment to providing our guests with the most memorable moviegoing
experiences and maintaining our long-standing relationships with our business
partners."

For more information on the Group Chapter 11 Companies' restructuring,
including access to Court documents, please visit
https://cases.ra.kroll.com/cineworld or call 844-648-5574 (toll-free in United
States/Canada) and +1 845-295-5705 (for tolled international calls).

 

About Cineworld

Cineworld was founded in 1995 and is now one of the leading cinema groups in
Europe. Originally a private company, it re-registered as a public company in
May 2006 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. Currently,
Cineworld is the only quoted United Kingdom cinema business. Cineworld's
acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group has created the second largest cinema
business in the world (by number of screens). Cineworld currently operates in
the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,
Bulgaria, Romania, Israel and the United States.

 

Contacts:

 

Cineworld Group plc:

Israel Greidinger

Nisan Cohen

Manuela Van Dessel

+44 (0)20 8987 5000

investors@cineworld.co.uk

 

FGS Global (UK):

James Leviton / James Thompson / Ed Treadwell

+44 (0)20 7251 3801

CineworldMedia@fgsglobal.com

 

FGS Global (US):

Kal Goldberg / Lizzie Hyland / Monique Sidhom

+1 (646) 970-4727

CineworldMedia@fgsglobal.com

 

Important information

 

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute and should not be
construed as, considered a part of, or relied on in connection with any
information or offering memorandum, security purchase agreement, or offer,
invitation or recommendation to underwrite, buy, subscribe for, otherwise
acquire, or sell any securities or other financial instruments or interests or
any other transaction.

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to
the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Group and
certain plans and objectives with respect thereto. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to
historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such
as "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal",
"believe", "hope", "aims", "continue", "will", "may", "should", "would",
"could", or other words of similar meaning. These statements are based on
assumptions and assessments made by the Group in light of their experience and
their perception of historical trends, current conditions, future developments
and other factors the Group believes appropriate. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, because they relate
to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future and the
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are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to
have been correct and you are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this
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information contained in this document (whether as a result of new
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law.

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future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax rates and future business
combinations or dispositions.

Nothing in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or estimate for
any period and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean
that earnings, profit or earnings or profit per share or dividend per share
for the Group for the current or future financial years would necessarily
match or exceed the historical published earnings, profit or earnings or
profit per share or dividend per share for the Group.

 

PJT Partners LP, AlixPartners LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Slaughter and
May (the "Advisers") are providing advice to Cineworld (and other members of
the Group) and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this
announcement. The Advisers will not regard any other person as their client in
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