Date:              

31 March 2014

On behalf of:  

Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company')

Embargoed until:

0700hrs

Entertainment One Ltd.

Allan Leighton appointed Chairman

Entertainment One Ltd. is pleased to announce the following Board appointments, effective 31 March 2014:

·     Appointment of Allan Leighton as Non-Executive Director and Chairman

·     Appointment of Linda Robinson as Non-Executive Director

James Corsellis stands down as Chairman, however he remains a Non-Executive Director of the Company, retaining his considerable experience and expertise on the Board.

Patrice Theroux also announces his decision to stand down from the Board in order to focus on leading Entertainment One's global film business.

James Corsellis, Chairman, commented:

"We are very pleased to be welcoming Allan Leighton to the Board. Allan brings a wealth of public market and business experience and we feel will be uniquely positioned to represent the interest of all shareholders as well as support the senior management team in this next stage of the Company's evolution. 

In addition, I would like to welcome Linda Robinson.  Linda brings to the Board her experience from alegal career spanning more than 30 years, including significant involvement in the media space.

The Board thanks Patrice Theroux for his considerable contribution to the Board and looks forward to his continued involvement in the ongoing growth and success of Entertainment One in his role leading our global film business."

Allan Leighton commented:

"Entertainment One has achieved significant growth over the past few years and I'm very excited to have the opportunity to be able to join the Board at such a critical time, to lead the Company's future development."


Disclosure requirements in relation to these appointments, under Listing Rule 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority Listing Rules, are as follows:

Allan Leighton:

·     Allan Leighton is currently a Director of:

Pace plc (Chairman)

Pandora A/S (President)

·     Allan Leighton is formerly a Director of:

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

Loblaw Companies Limited (President and Deputy Chairman)

George Weston Limited (Deputy Chairman)

There are no further disclosures required under Listing Rule 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority Listing Rules.

Allan Leighton was formerly Chairman of The Royal Mail, Chief Executive Officer of Asda Stores Limited and Walmart Europe, Deputy Chairman of Selfridges & Co. Limited and Chairman of LastMinute.com.

Enquiries:

Redleaf Polhill

Emma Kane/

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett

+44(0)20 73824730 

eOne@redleafpr.com

Entertainment One Ltd.

Giles Willits/Patrick Yau

+44(0)20 3714 7931

J.P. Morgan Cazenove

Hugo Baring/Virginia Khoo

+44(0)20 7742 4000

Cenkos Securities plc

Stephen Keys

+44(0)20 7397 8926      




Notes to Editors:

About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specialises in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content.  The Company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.

The Company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing.  Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

Further information is available at www.entertainmentonegroup.comor email RedleafPolhillat eOne@redleafpr.com.

Allan Leighton

Allan Leighton is currently:

-      Chairman of Pace plc, a $2.5 billion turnover London Stock Exchange FTSE 250 technology company

-      President of Pandora A/S, an £1billion turnover jewellery retailer listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Previously, he has held a wide range of public and private company roles including CEO at ASDA (including managing the £6.7billion sale to Walmart in November 1999), Chairman of The Royal Mail and Lastminute.com, Non-Executive Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc and Deputy Chairman of Selfridges & Co Limited.

He is also a former President and Deputy Chairman of LoblawCompanies Limited and Deputy Chairman of George Weston Limited.

He is well-respected and well-known in the UK investor community.

Linda Robinson

Linda Robinson is a lawyer and former partner of Osler, Hoskin& Harcourt LLP, a leading Canadian law firm, where until her retirement in 2009 she was a senior partner in the Corporate group and Chair of Osler's national business law department.

Her industry experience included broadcasting, publishing, entertainment and investment management. She has been a director of a number of companies, both public and private.

She is currently a director and Vice-Chair of Infrastructure Ontario, a crown corporation delivering and managing public sector initiatives.


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