Glory Star Announces Signing of $60 Million Strategic Investment with Two Institutional Investors at $2.48 per Share

Rhea-AI Summary

On April 18, 2023, Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GSMG) announced a Share Subscription Agreement with two institutional investors, aiming to issue 24,193,548 ordinary shares at a price of $2.48 per share. This agreement will result in total gross proceeds of $60,000,000. The price reflects a 60% premium over the privatization price of $1.55 per share approved by shareholders on November 11, 2022. The private placement's closing is expected around May 9, 2023. Glory Star is focused on developing its ecosystem that integrates content, e-commerce, and emerging technologies to create a diverse metaverse experience.

Positive

• Secured $60 million in gross proceeds through a strategic share placement.
• Shares priced at $2.48 represent a 60% premium over previous privatization price.
• Strengthening financial position to facilitate further business development.

Negative

• Potential dilution of existing shareholders due to new share issuance.

BEIJING, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited, ("Glory Star", the "Company" or "we") (NASDAQ: GSMG), a leading digital media platform and content-driven e-commerce company in China, today announced that it has entered into a Share Subscription Agreement with two institutional investors (the "Investors"), for the issuance of 24,193,548 ordinary shares in aggregate, at a purchase price of $2.48 per share. The gross proceeds will be $60,000,000.

The purchase price was determined based off of the privatization price of US $1.55 per share approved by the Company's shareholders on November 11, 2022, with a 60% premium as agreed to by the Company and the Investors. The closing of the private placement is anticipated to occur on or about May 9, 2023.

About Glory Star

Since its establishment in 2016, Glory Star has been focused on developing an ecosystem for its users that incorporates quality content, e-commerce, social networking, and gaming. The Company continues to integrate its cutting edge blockchain technologies, massive user base from its CHEERS ecosystem, quality content offerings, and its well-established e-commerce platform, and through the right application of 5G, AR, VR and NFT technologies to develop a metaverse boasting a wide range of "online + offline" and "virtual + reality" scenarios. Glory Star's CHEERS Video and e-Mall platforms provide a solid foundation for it to rapidly develop different entertainment and shopping applications for the metaverse. Glory Star also provides a suite of tools for its users to facilitate the development of new content by creators. The Company is remaining at the forefront of disrupting the way new media and e-commerce is operated. For more information, please visit http://ir.gsmg.co/.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements made in this release are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, are: the ability to manage growth; ability to identify and integrate other future acquisitions; ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions; costs or other factors adversely affecting our profitability; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other matters; potential changes in the legislative and regulatory environment; a pandemic or epidemic; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could affect the Company's ability to continue successful development and launch of its metaverse experience centers; the possibility that the Company may not succeed in developing its new lines of businesses due to, among other things, changes in the business environment, competition, changes in regulation, or other economic and policy factors; the possibility that the Company's new lines of business may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; other factors, risks and uncertainties set forth in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 22, 2023. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Wealth Financial Services LLC
Connie Kang, Partner
Email: ckang@wealthfsllc.com
Tel: +86 1381 185 7742 (CN)

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SOURCE Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited

FAQ

What is the recent investment announcement by Glory Star (GSMG)?

Glory Star announced a $60 million investment via a share subscription agreement with two institutional investors.

What is the share price set for Glory Star's new shares?

The shares will be issued at a price of $2.48 each.

When is the closing date for Glory Star's share placement?

The closing of the private placement is anticipated on or about May 9, 2023.

How many shares will Glory Star issue in the new agreement?

The company will issue 24,193,548 ordinary shares.

What was the premium of the new share price compared to the privatization price?

The new share price represents a 60% premium over the privatization price of $1.55.