Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Announces Refinancing of 06 Notes with Proceeds from a Rights Offering and Financing Provided by Time Warner

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Announces Refinancing of 2016 Notes with Proceeds from a Rights Offering and Financing Provided by Time Warner February 28, 2014, Hamilton, Bermuda Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ( CME ) (NASDAQ/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV) announced today that,to finance the redemption of its EUR 272,972,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.625% senior notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes ) and to provide additional liquidity, CME has entered into agreements with Time Warner Inc. and one of its affiliates (together, Time Warner ) and filed a rights offering registration statement. The rights offering and related transactions to be undertaken pursuant to these agreements are subject to certain conditions described below.

In connection with the rights offering, CME shareholders holding Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock (allocated on an as-converted basis) will receive non-transferrable rights to purchase in the aggregate 3,391,403 units at a subscription price of $100.00 per unit. Shareholders will receive one right per 62.5 shares of Class A Common Stock held as of a record date to be determined at a later date and subsequently announced. Only shareholders holding 62.5 or more shares of Class A Common Stock on the record date will satisfy the minimum subscription threshold and be eligible to participate in the rights offering. Each unit will consist of a 15.0% Senior Secured Note due 2017 in the original principal amount of $100.00 (the New Notes ) and 21.167376 unit warrants. Interest on the New Notes will be paid in arrears (a) on each interest payment date (June 1 and December 1 of each year) on or prior to November 15, 2015 by adding the amount of such interest to the principal balance of the New Notes and (b) on each interest payment date thereafter, at the option of CME, either (i) entirely in cash or (ii) by increasing the principal amount of the New Notes. Each unit warrant will entitle the warrant holder to purchase one share of CME's Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

Time Warner has agreed to purchase all units in the rights offering not subscribed for by other shareholders. In addition, Time Warner will purchase 576,968 units from CME in a separate private placement transaction to close contemporaneously with the rights offering. In connection with the foregoing, CME will issue a warrant to Time Warner to purchase 30 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

The Company expects to raise gross proceedsfrom the rights offering and the purchase of units by Time Warner of approximately $396.8 million, which is equal to the amount of principal and early redemption premium payable to redeem the 2016 Notes (at February 21, 2014 exchange rates). In addition, CME will issue 84 million unit warrants in the rights offering and the Time Warner private placement.

If the rights offering has closed prior to May 29, 2014, Time Warner will, under a term loan facility entered into today, fund a loan to CME on the date of the closing of the rights offering in the amount of $30.0 million that matures on December 1, 2017. If the rights offering has not closed prior to May 29, 2014, Time Warner will under such term loan facility loan to CME the amount required to redeem the 2016 Notes plus an additional $30.0 million, all of which will initially mature on September 8, 2014. If the rights offering closes after May 29, 2014 but before September 8, 2014, CME will use the proceeds of the rights offering to repay a portion of the term loan used to redeem the 2016 Notes, and the maturity date of the remaining portion of the term loan will be extended to December 1, 2017. If the rights offering has not closed by September 8, 2014, then CME will issue to Time Warner warrants to purchase 84 million shares of Class A Common Stock, which equal the number of unit warrants that otherwise would have been issued in the rights offering and Time Warner private placement. Upon the issuance of such warrants, the maturity date of the term loan facility will be extended to December 1, 2017.

In addition, Time Warner will provide to CME a $115.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility available to CME at the earlier of the closing of the rights offering and the funding of the term loan.

The issuance of the New Notes and the incurrence of debt under the term loan and revolving credit facilities are subject to the consent of the holders of the 9.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, CET 21 spol. s r.o. Today CME also announced the commencement by CET 21 spol. s r.o. of a consent solicitation to permit, among other things, certain of the indebtedness expected to be incurred as a result of the transactions that we announced today.

The principal purpose of these financing transactions is to enhance CME's overall liquidity and cash flow by refinancing the remaining 2016 Notes, which are cash pay indebtedness, with non-cash pay indebtedness, including the New Notes, and to provide funds for general corporate purposes.

The rights offering and issuance of related warrants to Time Warner are subject to approval by CME's shareholders and satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

A registration statement (including a prospectus) with respect to rights, units to be issued upon exercise of rights, New Notes and warrants underlying the units, and shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ), but has not yet become effective. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these

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