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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

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Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Section 13(a)-16 or 15(d)-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of April, 2022

 

001-36176
(Commission file number)

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EROS STX GLOBAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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3902-3903 Tower A, Business Central Tower,
Dubai Media City, Sheikh Zayed Road,
Dubai, U.A.E
Tel: +971 04 3902825

(Address of principal executive office)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F ☒    Form 40-F ☐

 

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Consummation of Sale Transaction

 

As previously disclosed in its Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K dated December 6, 2021, Eros STX Global Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, England Holdings 3, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Company (“Holdings”), and ST Acquisition 1221, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as successor-in-interest to ST Acquisition 1221, Inc., the “Buyer”) and an affiliate of The Najafi Companies. Holdings is the parent entity of the Company’s STX Entertainment subsidiary.

 

On April 22, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Buyer purchased shares of voting common stock of Holdings representing 85% of the equity interests and 100% of the voting interests of Holdings, with the Company retaining shares of non-voting common stock of Holdings representing 15% of the equity interests of Holdings. The total value of the transaction to the Company is approximately $158 million. This includes the purchase price paid by Buyer for such shares of Holdings of $6 million, adjusted for transaction expenses, as well as the assumption of the outstanding debt of Holdings and its subsidiaries.

 

Board of Directors and Officers

 

Effective as of the Closing Date and in connection therewith:

(i)each of Robert B. Simonds, Jr., Shailesh Rao, Nicholas Stone, and John Zhao, each a director of the Company immediately prior to the Closing Date, resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”),
(ii)affiliates of Hony Capital terminated their right to nominate directors for election or appointment to the Board pursuant to the Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2020, by and among the Company and the other parties named therein, and
(iii)each of the following officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing Date resigned from such position:
·Robert B. Simonds, Jr. – Chief Executive Officer
·Noah Fogelson – Co-President & General Counsel
·Andrew Warren – Chief Financial Officer
·Adam Fogelson – Chairman – STX Motion Picture Group

Additional changes to the Board and officers of the Company will be disclosed separately as finalized.

 

Principal Executive Office

 

As of the Closing Date and in connection therewith, the Company changed its principal executive office to 3902-3903 Tower A, Business Central Tower, Dubai Media City, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, U.A.E.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements:

 

Information provided in this communication includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “approximately,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will”, “trending” and similar expressions. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we are expecting, including, without limitation: our ability to successfully and cost-effectively source film content; the Company’s ability to achieve the desired growth rate of Eros Now; our ability to maintain or raise sufficient capital; delays, cost overruns, cancellation or abandonment of the completion or release of the Company’s films; our ability to predict the popularity of its films, or changing consumer tastes; our ability to maintain existing rights, and to acquire new rights, to film content; our ability to successfully defend any future class action lawsuits we are a party to in the U.S.; anonymous letters to regulators or business associates or anonymous allegations on social media regarding the Company’s business practices, accounting practices and/or officers and directors; our ability to recoup the full amount of box office revenues to which the Company is entitled due to underreporting of box office receipts by theater operators; our dependence on our relationships with theater operators and other industry participants to exploit the Company’s film content; our ability to mitigate risks relating to distribution and collection in international markets; our ability to compete with other forms of entertainment; our ability to combat piracy and to protect our intellectual property; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; contingent liabilities that may materialize, our exposure to liabilities on account of unfavorable judgments/decisions in relation to legal proceedings involving the Company or its subsidiaries and certain of its directors and officers; our ability to successfully respond to technological changes; our ability to satisfy debt obligations, fund working capital and pay dividends; the monetary and fiscal policies of countries around the world, inflation, deflation, unanticipated turbulence in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices or other rates or prices; our ability to address the risks associated with acquisition opportunities; risks that the ongoing pandemic and its spread, and related public health measures, may have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows; challenges, disruptions and costs of the sale of the STX Entertainment subsidiary and related transactions, the amount of any costs, fees, expenses, impairments and charges related to the specific transactions of the Company; uncertainty as to the long-term value of the Company’s ordinary shares; and the completion of the Company’s fiscal 2021 audit and filing of its Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this communication are based on historical performance and management’s current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it has anticipated. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the Company’s assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary in material respects from what the Company may have expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that you should not place undue reliance on any of its forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this communication speaks only as of the date on which the Company makes it. Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: April 19, 2022 Eros STX Global Corporation
   
  /s/ Pradeep Dwivedi
  Name: Pradeep Dwivedi
  Title: CEO and Executive Director of
Eros International Media Limited