Rogers announces completion of investment in theScore
Oct 22, 2012 (Menafn - M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) --Rogers Communications Inc RCI, a diversified Canadian communications and media company, has acquired 11,162,084 Class A subordinate voting shares of theScore Inc (Score Digital), the company announced on Friday.
As part of a plan of arrangement involving Score Media Inc and Rogers' subsidiary, Rogers Media Inc, under which Rogers Media acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Score Media and Score Digital was spun-out to shareholders of Score Media, Rogers acquired ownership and control over 1,660,000 Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Digital in exchange for the 1,660,000 Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Media that it held immediately prior to completion of the arrangement.
Also, in connection with the separation of the digital media assets, Rogers acquired an additional 9,502,084 Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Digital.
The total consideration paid by Rogers Media in connection with the transaction, including consideration for the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares of Score Digital received in connection with the separation of the digital media assets, was USD167m.
As a result, on completion of the arrangement, Rogers currently owns 11,162,084 Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Digital, which reportedly represents approximately 11.8% of the issued and outstanding Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Digital.
Rogers said that it has acquired the Class A subordinate voting shares of Score Digital for investment purposes. The company reportedly has no current intention of acquiring ownership of or control or direction over any additional shares of Score Digital but reserves the right to acquire additional shares of Score Digital, to sell all or any portion of its holding of such shares or to enter into derivative or other transactions with respect to the shares of Score Digital owned by it.
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