ErosSTX’s UK Bondholders Approved the Amendment to Extend the Maturity Date and Waive Select Covenants

Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) (“ErosSTX” or the “Company”) announces that bondholders of its £50 million ($69 million) 6.50% UK retail bonds due 2021 (the “UK Retail Bonds”) approved the proposed modifications and waivers to the UK Retail Bonds at the adjourned meeting of bondholders held on September 20, 2021.

These modifications and waivers include, among other things, (i) an extension of the maturity date from October 15, 2021 to April 15, 2023; (ii) an increase in the interest rate from 6.5% to 8.5%, effective as of October 15, 2021; (iii) extensions of the financial reporting covenants (a) from July 31, 2021 to November 30, 2021 with respect to the obligation to deliver the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, and (b) from November 30, 2021 to January 31, 2022 with respect to the obligation to deliver the Company’s interim financial statements for the six months ending September 30, 2021; and (iv) a waiver of the financial covenants regarding the Company’s leverage ratio and fixed charge cover ratio until the earlier of the release of the Company’s interim financial statements for the six months ending September 30, 2022 and November 30, 2022.

About Eros STX Global Corporation:

Eros STX Global Corporation, (“ErosSTX”) (NYSE: ESGC) is a global entertainment company that acquires, co-produces and distributes films, digital content and music across multiple formats such as theatrical, television and OTT digital media streaming to consumers around the world. Eros International Plc changed its name to Eros STX Global Corporation pursuant to the July 2020 merger with STX Entertainment, merging two international media and entertainment groups to create a global entertainment company with a presence in over 150 countries. ErosSTX delivers star-driven premium feature film and episodic content across a multitude of platforms at the intersection of the world's most dynamic and fastest-growing global markets, including US, India, Middle East, Asia and China. For further information, please visit ErosSTX.com.

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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.

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