Financing for The Happening
September 20 2007 - 9:30AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:1970E
UTV Motion Pictures PLC
20 September 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 September 2007
UTV Motion Pictures Plc
Finalisation of financing for The Happening
UTV Motion Pictures Plc (AIM: UTVM) ('UTVM' or the 'Company') is pleased to
announce that, further to disclosures made in its admission document dated 26
June 2007, the Company has finalised arrangements for the production of the live
action movie The Happening.
Further to the memorandum of understanding signed with Blinding Edge Pictures
Inc. (a movie production company established by the director, M. Night
Shyamalan) an agreement has now been signed with Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation ("Fox") for the financing of 50 per cent. of the cost of production.
The cost of production of The Happening is estimated at $67 million, split
equally between the Company and Fox. The Company's commitment, under the
agreement for $33.5million, has been met with the issue of letter of credits by
two financial institutions which matures in 24 months.
The movie is expected to be completed within the next 24 months and world wide
distribution of the movie is being arranged by Fox. Revenues from The Happening
will be split equally between the Company and Fox.
ENDS
CONTACTS
UTV Motion Pictures Plc +91 22 2495 2513
Siddharth Kapur - Chief Operating Officer
Grant Thornton (Nomad) +44 (20) 7383 5100
Fiona Owen
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