RLJ Entertainment Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

About RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is a premium digital channel company serving distinct audiences primarily through its popular OTT branded channels, Acorn TV (British TV) and UMC (Urban Movie Channel), which have rapidly grown through development, acquisition, and distribution of its exclusive rights to a large library of international and British dramas, independent feature films and urban content. RLJE's titles are also distributed in multiple formats including broadcast and pay television, theatrical and non-theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, and a variety of digital distribution models (including EST, VOD, SVOD and AVOD) in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Additionally, through Acorn Media Enterprises, its UK development arm, RLJE co-produces and develops new programs and owns 64% of Agatha Christie Limited. For more information, please visit RLJEntertainment.com, Acorn.tv, and UMC.tv.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may include "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Other than statements of historical fact, all statements made in this press release are forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements regarding goals, industry prospects, future results of operations or financial position, and statements of our intent, belief and current expectations about our strategic direction, prospective and future results and condition.  In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "will," "should," "could," "may," "might," "expect," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "continue," "future," "intend," "project" or similar words. 

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are inherently difficult to predict, which could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from our expectations, forecasts and assumptions.  Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

• Our financial performance, including our ability to achieve improved results from operations and improved earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortization, non-cash royalty expense, interest expense, non-cash exchange gains and losses on intercompany accounts, goodwill impairments, restructuring costs, change in fair value of stock warrants and other derivatives, stock-based compensation, basis-difference amortization in equity earnings of affiliate and dividends received from affiliate in excess of equity earnings of affiliate (or Adjusted EBITDA);

• Our expectation that subscribers, revenues and financial performance of our digital channels will continue to grow and have a positive effect on our liquidity, cash flows and operating results;

• The effects of limited cash liquidity on operational performance;

• Our obligations under the credit agreement;

• Our ability to satisfy financial ratios;

• Our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities;

• Our ability to fund planned capital expenditures and development efforts;

• Our inability to gauge and predict the commercial success of our programming;

• Our ability to maintain relationships with customers, employees and suppliers, including our ability to enter into revised payment plans, when necessary, with our vendors that are acceptable to all parties;

• Our ability to realize anticipated synergies and other efficiencies in connection with the AMC transaction;

• Delays in the release of new titles or other content;

• The effects of disruptions in our supply chain;

• The loss of key personnel; or

• Our public securities' limited liquidity and trading.

You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information in this press release, including the risk factors listed above and in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (or SEC), including "Item 1A.  Risk Factors."  If any of these risks occur, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be harmed, the price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment, and future events and circumstances could differ significantly from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.  Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

Readers are referred to the most recent reports filed with the SEC by RLJ Entertainment. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Media Contact: 
Traci Otey Blunt, 301-830-6204
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. 
tblunt@rljentertainment.com

Investor Contact: 
Jody Burfening/Carolyn Capaccio, 212-838-3777
LHA
ir@rljentertainment.com

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017
		March 31,				December 31,
(In thousands, except share data)		2018				2017
ASSETS
Cash		$	4,230			$	6,215
Accounts receivable, net			16,243				24,926
Inventories, net			4,307				4,448
Investments in content, net			76,553				70,483
Prepaid expenses and other assets			996				1,197
Property, equipment and improvements, net			1,106				1,185
Equity investment in affiliate			22,728				21,589
Other intangible assets, net			7,486				7,752
Goodwill			14,113				13,985
Total assets		$	147,762			$	151,780
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	11,719			$	16,707
Accrued royalties and distribution fees			48,500				47,414
Deferred revenue			3,303				2,859
Debt, net of discounts and debt issuance costs			53,702				52,639
Deferred tax liability			3,043				2,933
Stock warrant and other derivative liabilities			16,652				13,685
Total liabilities			136,919				136,237
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 14)
Shareholders' Equity
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares       authorized; 31,046 shares issued; 15,198 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018       and December 31, 2017; liquidation preference of $17,989 at March 31, 2018       and $17,997 at December 31, 2017			19,398				19,563
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 14,564,678       shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018; and 14,071,423       shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017			15				14
Additional paid-in capital			134,171				132,422
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