Cinedigm Receives CFIUS Approval for Bison Capital Strategic Investment

November 21, 2017

Cinedigm Receives CFIUS Approval for Bison Capital Strategic Investment LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cinedigm Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) (the Company or Cinedigm) today announced that on November 20, 2017, Cinedigm received written notification from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that it will not take action to prevent, unwind, or require any modifications to, the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 by and between the Company and Bison Entertainment Investment Limited (the Agreement). CFIUS approval was a condition to closing the transactions under the Agreement, but the condition was waived and the transactions were consummated on November 1, 2017. The review by CFIUS is now concluded.

Bison Capital now beneficially owns a majority of Cinedigms outstanding Class A Common Stock and Mr. Peixin Xu and Mr. Peng Jin, both Directors of Bison Capital, have joined the Companys Board of Directors.

Bison Capital is a Hong Kong-based investment company with a focus on the media and entertainment, healthcare and financial service industries. Founded by Mr. Peixin Xu in 2014, Bison Capital has made multiple investments in film and TV production, film distribution and entertainment-related mobile Internet services, including Bona Film, Xunlei and Weiying Technologies.

We are very pleased to have received CFIUS approval, as we expected, said Chris McGurk, Cinedigm Chairman and CEO. The Bison transaction has strengthened our balance sheet and provided a strong partner with which to build our content distribution and OTT channel businesses in China, the worlds fastest growing major entertainment market, while further expanding those businesses in North America, the worlds largest entertainment market.

About Cinedigm

Cinedigm powers custom content solutions to the worlds largest retail, media and technology companies. We provide premium feature films and series to digital platforms including iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon, cable and satellite providers including Comcast, Dish Network and DirecTV, and major retailers including Walmart and Target. Leveraging Cinedigms unique capabilities, content and technology, the Company has emerged as a leader in the fast-growing over-the-top channel business, with four channels under management that reach hundreds of millions of devices while also providing premium content and service expertise to the entire OTT ecosystem. Learn more about Cinedigm at www.cinedigm.com.

Cinedigm and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp are trademarks of Cinedigm Corp. www.cinedigm.com. [CIDM-E]

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