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OUTFRONT Media and Bell Media Announce Closing of the Sale of OUTFRONT Media's Canadian Business

OUTFRONT Media and Bell Media Announce Closing of the Sale of OUTFRONT Media's Canadian Business

OUTFRONT媒體和貝爾媒體宣佈完成OUTFRONT媒體加拿大業務的出售
加拿大貝爾 ·  06/10 12:00

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New York, June 10, 2024 — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) and Bell Media Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), announced today that they have closed the sale of OUTFRONT Media's Canadian business to Bell Media for a purchase price of C$410 million in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments.

2024年6月10日,紐約-OUTFRONT Media Inc.(紐交所:OUT)和Bell Media Inc.,BCE Inc.(TSX,紐交所:BCE)的全資子公司,今天宣佈已以現金支付4.1億加元的購買價格完成了OUTFRONT Media的加拿大業務出售,但需符合某些購買價格的調整。

Jeremy Male, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OUTFRONT Media, said: "The sale of our Canadian business illustrates the inherent value of our out-of-home assets, and will enable us to proactively reduce our financial leverage and also focus entirely on operating what is now a fully domestic business here in the United States."

OUTFRONT Media的主席兼首席執行官Jeremy Male表示:“我們加拿大業務的出售體現了我們戶外資產的內在價值,將使我們能夠積極減少財務槓桿,也將完全專注於在這裏運營現已完全在美國的業務。 “

Sean Cohan, President of Bell Media, said: "This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Bell Media and solidifies our leadership position in the out-of-home space. Our now expanded national inventory of both digital and out-of-home assets will drive even better, industry-leading results for our advertising partners."

Bell Media總裁Sean Cohan表示:“此次收購是Bell Media邁出的重要一步,鞏固了我們在戶外廣告領域的領導地位。我們擴大的全國數字和戶外廣告資產庫將爲我們的廣告夥伴帶來更好、更領先的業績。”

About OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.

關於OUTFRONT Media Inc。
OUTFRONT利用技術,位置和創造力的力量,通過北美最大,最多樣化的廣告牌,公共交通和移動資產之一,將品牌與消費者連接在其家外。通過其技術平台,OUTFRONT將根本改變廣告商在移動時參與觀衆的方式。

About Bell Media
Bell Media is Canada's leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital. This includes Canada's most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada's cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec's fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country's leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services. As a content leader and partner in Sphere Media, Montréal's Grande Studios, and Dome Productions, one of North America's leading production facilities providers, Bell Media is committed to keeping Canadians entertained and informed.

關於Bell Media
Bell Media是加拿大主要的媒體和娛樂公司,擁有高級視頻、音頻、戶外廣告和數字媒體等各種資產。該公司擁有加拿大收視率最高的電視網絡CTV;加拿大最大的本土視頻流媒體Crave,其中還包括STARZ;一系列強大的專業頻道;爲加拿大人民帶來最可信賴的新聞品牌CTV News;領先的跨平台體育領袖TSN和RDS;領先的戶外廣告網絡Astral;魁北克快速增長的傳統法語網絡Noovo;加拿大領先的廣播和播客應用程序iHeartRadio Canada;以及一系列屢獲殊榮的原創制作、品牌和服務。Bell Media作爲內容領導者和Sphere Media的合作伙伴,在蒙特利爾的大型製片廠Grande Studios和Dome Productions,北美領先的製片廠供應商之一,堅定致力於讓加拿大人民得到娛樂和信息。

Bell Media also offers best-in-class technology, marketing, and analytics support through Bell Marketing Platform, an omnichannel self-serve platform which includes Bell Analytics, Strategic Audience Management (SAM), and Bell DSP, in addition to advanced advertising solutions, including Linear Addressable TV, Addressable Audio, and ads on Crave. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company.1 Learn more at BellMedia.ca.

貝爾媒體還通過貝爾營銷平台(Bell Marketing Platform)提供最佳技術、營銷和分析支持,這是一個全渠道自助服務平台,包括Bell Analytics、Strategic Audience Management (SAM) 和Bell DSP等,以及先進的廣告解決方案,包括線性可尋址電視、可尋址音頻和Crave上的廣告。貝爾媒體是加拿大最大的通信公司BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE)的一部分。1了解更多信息,請訪問BellMedia.ca.

1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.

1基於總收入和總結合客戶連接而言。

Contacts:

聯繫人:

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Investors
Stephan Bisson
Investor Relations
(212) 297-6573
stephan.bisson@OUTFRONT.com

outfront media inc.
投資者
Stephan Bisson
投資者關係
(212) 297-6573
stephan.bisson@outfront.com

Media
Courtney Richards
Communications & Event Manager
(646) 876-9404
courtney.richards@OUTFRONT.com

媒體
Courtney Richards
通信和活動經理
(646) 876-9404
courtney.richards@outfront.com

Bell Canada
Investors
Thane Fotopoulos
Investor Relations
(514) 870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca

貝爾加拿大
投資者
Thane Fotopoulos
投資者關係
(514) 870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@加拿大貝爾

Media
Kaitlynn Jong
Manager, Digital and Strategic Communications
(647) 456-7487
Kaitlynn.jong@bellmedia.ca

媒體
Kaitlynn Jong
數字化和戰略通信經理
(647) 456-7487
kaitlynn.jong@bellmedia.ca

OUTFRONT Media's Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
We have made statements in this document that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions related to our capital resources, portfolio performance and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and may not be able to be realized. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: declines in advertising and general economic conditions; the severity and duration of pandemics, and the impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations; competition; government regulation; our ability to operate our digital display platform; losses and costs resulting from recalls and product liability, warranty and intellectual property claims; our ability to obtain and renew key municipal contracts on favorable terms; taxes, fees and registration requirements; decreased government compensation for the removal of lawful billboards; content-based restrictions on outdoor advertising; seasonal variations; acquisitions and other strategic transactions that we may pursue could have a negative effect on our results of operations; dependence on our management team and other key employees; diverse risks in our Canadian business, including risks related to the sale of our Canadian business; experiencing a cybersecurity incident; changes in regulations and consumer concerns regarding privacy, information security and data, or any failure or perceived failure to comply with these regulations or our internal policies; asset impairment charges for our long-lived assets and goodwill; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; expectations relating to environmental, social and governance considerations; our substantial indebtedness; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness; incurrence of additional debt; interest rate risk exposure from our variable-rate indebtedness; our ability to generate cash to service our indebtedness; cash available for distributions; hedging transactions; the ability of our board of directors to cause us to issue additional shares of stock without common stockholder approval; certain provisions of Maryland law may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us; our rights and the rights of our stockholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited; our failure to remain qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"); REIT distribution requirements; availability of external sources of capital; we may face other tax liabilities even if we remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT; complying with REIT requirements may cause us to liquidate investments or forgo otherwise attractive investments or business opportunities; our ability to contribute certain contracts to a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS"); our planned use of TRSs may cause us to fail to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT; REIT ownership limits; complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively; failure to meet the REIT income tests as a result of receiving non-qualifying income; the Internal Revenue Service may deem the gains from sales of our outdoor advertising assets to be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax; establishing operating partnerships as part of our REIT structure; and other factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including but not limited to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024. All forward-looking statements in this document apply as of the date of this document or as of the date they were made and, except as required by applicable law, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes.

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