EROS STX GLOBAL CORPORATION

ErosSTX Enters Into a Definitive Agreement for the Sale of its STX Entertainment Subsidiary to The Najafi Companies

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

At the closing of the transaction contemplated by the purchase agreement, an affiliate of Najafi will acquire STX Entertainment through the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of a parent entity of STX Entertainment and wholly-owned subsidiary of ESGC.

Key Points: 
  • At the closing of the transaction contemplated by the purchase agreement, an affiliate of Najafi will acquire STX Entertainment through the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of a parent entity of STX Entertainment and wholly-owned subsidiary of ESGC.
  • Under specified circumstances set forth in the purchase agreement, Najafi will be required to pay ESGC a termination fee of $4.5 million (less the $2 million Najafi deposit) if Najafi fails to close the transaction.
  • The transaction with Najafi is subject to customary closing conditions, including its lenders confirmatory due diligence.
  • The Najafi Companies, based in Phoenix with offices in Los Angeles and New York, is an entrepreneurially driven private investment company founded by Jahm Najafi in 2002.

ErosSTX and Amazon Prime Video Expand Strategic Output Deal to South Africa

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) and Amazon Prime Video announced yesterday they have closed a multi-year first window output deal in South Africa, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) and Amazon Prime Video announced yesterday they have closed a multi-year first window output deal in South Africa, effective immediately.
  • This deal expands on the existing strategic pan-European output partnership the two companies struck in the UK, France, Italy and most recently Scandinavia, in 2021.
  • At the same time, longstanding South African distributor Empire Entertainment and STX have renewed their theatrical output deal, first struck in 2015.
  • Empire will continue to manage the theatrical release of STX films in the region, with Amazon Prime Video taking Pay 1 Rights.

Eros Now Expands Existing AVOD Partnership with Xfinite’s Mzaalo Platform

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Commenting on the announcement, Ali Hussein, CEO of Eros Now, says: One of our strategic imperatives is to fully monetize the Eros Now platform.

Key Points: 
  • Commenting on the announcement, Ali Hussein, CEO of Eros Now, says: One of our strategic imperatives is to fully monetize the Eros Now platform.
  • A key aspect of our strategy is to expand into ad-supported streaming and this partnership with Mzaalo does just that.
  • ErosSTX is licensing the majority of the existing Eros Now content library to Xfinite on an exclusive basis for global AVOD monetization.
  • Eros Now currently plans to offer premium original titles and movies in the first window to Eros Now paying subscribers.