Exhibit 99.1
15 March 2024
Nexxen International Ltd
(“Nexxen” or the “Company”)
Nexxen Seeking Authorization for New $50 Million Ordinary Share Repurchase Program
Nexxen International Ltd. (AIM/NASDAQ: NEXN) (“Nexxen” or
the “Company”), a global, unified advertising technology platform with deep expertise in video and Connected TV (“CTV”), announced today that the Company is seeking authorization to repurchase up to an additional $50
million of its Ordinary Shares from time to time.
As an Israeli company, Nexxen is required to comply with newly-adopted Israeli regulations that require the Company to await the
expiration of a creditor objection period before the new Ordinary share repurchase program can become effective. The newly-adopted Israeli regulations replace the mandatory Israeli court approval that was in effect prior to the new regulations,
resulting in a shorter authorization process. In addition, the commencement of the Ordinary Share repurchase program is subject to receipt of the consent of the Company’s bank lenders.
Following the expiration of the creditor objection period, and assuming no objections and the receipt of the consent, the authorization will provide Nexxen with the right to repurchase its Ordinary
shares, but does not require the Company to acquire any, or a specific number of, Ordinary shares.
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The Ordinary Shares will be repurchased on the AIM Market and the repurchase program will be financed through existing cash reserves.
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Subject to no Company creditor objecting to the share repurchase program within the timeframe prescribed by Israeli law and the receipt of the consent from the Company’s bank lenders, the repurchase program will begin on 1 May 2024 and
will continue until the earlier of 1 November 2024, or until it has been completed.
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The repurchase program will be independently managed by Cavendish Capital Markets Limited, the Company's AIM broker, which will make trading decisions independently and without the influence of the Company.
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The maximum price paid per Ordinary Share is to be no more than 105% of the average middle market closing price of an Ordinary Share on AIM for the five business days preceding the date of purchase.
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Share repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and any Ordinary Shares acquired as a result of the repurchase program will be announced to the market without delay.
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Any Ordinary Shares acquired as a result of the repurchase program will be reclassified as dormant shares under the Israeli Companies Law (without any rights attached thereon) and will be held in treasury.
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The share repurchase program does not obligate Nexxen to repurchase any particular amount of Ordinary Shares and the program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time at the Company's discretion (if not in a close period),
subject to applicable law.
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Due to the limited liquidity in the issued Ordinary Shares, any repurchase of Ordinary Shares on any trading day may represent a significant proportion of the daily trading volume in the Ordinary Shares on AIM and may exceed 25% of the
average daily trading volume, being the limit laid down in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and, accordingly, the Company will not benefit from the exemption contained in this Article.
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The Company will provide an update on, or prior to, 1 May 2024 if the commencement of the Ordinary share repurchase program is postponed due to Company creditor objections or the Company bank lenders
not providing consent.
For further information please contact:
Nexxen International Ltd.
Billy Eckert, Vice President of Investor Relations
ir@nexxen.com
Caroline Smith, Vice President of Communications
csmith@nexxen.com
KCSA (U.S. Investor Relations)
David Hanover, Investor Relations
nexxenir@kcsa.com
Vigo Consulting (U.K. Financial PR & Investor Relations)
Jeremy Garcia / Peter Jacob / Aisling Fitzgerald
Tel: +44 20 7390 0230 or nexxen@vigoconsulting.com
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited
Jonny Franklin-Adams / Charlie Beeson / George Dollemore (Corporate Finance)
Tim Redfern / Harriet Ward (ECM)
Tel: +44 20 7220 0500
About Nexxen
Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize video and Connected TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Comprised of a demand-side platform
(DSP), supply-side platform (SSP), ad server and data management platform (DMP), Nexxen delivers a flexible and unified technology stack with advanced and exclusive data at its core. Our robust capabilities span discovery, planning, activation,
measurement and optimization – available individually or in combination – all designed to enable our partners to reach their goals, no matter how far-reaching or hyper niche they may be. For more information, visit www.nexxen.com
Nexxen is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: NEXN) and NASDAQ (NEXN).
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,”
“may,” “can,” “will,” “estimates,” and other similar expressions. However, these words are not the only way Nexxen and its affiliates identify forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters
of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including but not limited to Nexxen’s ability to implement a share repurchase program and the timing of
the implementation. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Nexxen’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially
different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Nexxen cautions you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, and other factors that
could cause actual results to vary materially, interested parties should review the risk factors listed in Nexxen’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) on March 6,
2024. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and we do not intend to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
Nexxen, and the Nexxen logo are trademarks of Nexxen International Ltd. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word
“partner” or “partnership” in this press release does not mean a legal partner or legal partnership.