Technicolor today announces that it has completed the sale of its 25.7% stake in ContentGuard to Pendrell Technologies LLC
Paris (France), November 2, 2011 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announces that it has completed the sale of its 25.7% stake in ContentGuard to Pendrell Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO).
The terms of the deal are presented in the press release of September 29, 2011. In accordance with Technicolor’s reinstated debt agreements, the net disposal proceeds of approximately $24.6 million will be applied to the prepayment of the Group’s reinstated debt.
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