Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Restructures Credit Facility with Patriarch Partners

Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Restructures Credit Facility with Patriarch Partners

BEIJING, July 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:XSEL), announced today that it has entered into an agreement (the "Amendment") to restructure the terms of its secured convertible loan facility with affiliates of Patriarch Partners LLC ("Patriarch"), a global investment firm based in New York. Under the terms of the Amendment, the Company repaid $16,343,960, and Patriarch agreed to lend the Company an additional $7.6 million non-convertible term loan, bringing the aggregate amount outstanding under the Patriarch facility to $49,056,040.00, and to waive all existing defaults and revise the terms of the financial covenants. As a part of the transaction, in consideration for the waiver and extension of additional loans in the Amendment, Patriarch has been granted additional security in the Company's assets as collateral for the loans and the Company issued to affiliates of Patriarch Series C Preferred Shares convertible into 25% of the fully diluted common equity of the Company and paid certain fees and expenses.

For more information:

Media Contact
Joy Tsang, XSEL
Tel: +852-2561-3054
Email: joy.tsang@xsel.com

IR Contact
Graham Earnshaw, XSEL
Tel: +86-10-8567-6061
Email: graham.earnshaw@xsel.com

Howard Gostfrand, American Capital Ventures
Tel: +1-305-918-7000
Toll free: +1-877-918-0774
Email: info@amcapventures.com

About XSEL

XSEL is a leading sports and entertainment media company in China. Catering to a vast audience of young and upwardly mobile consumers, XSEL is well-positioned in China with its unique content and access. Through its key international partnerships, XSEL is able to offer its target audience the content they demand - premium sports and quality entertainment. Through its Chinese partnerships, XSEL is able to deliver this content across a broad range of platforms, including television, the Internet, mobile phones, cinema, university campuses and other multimedia assets in China. Along with its in-house advertising resources, XSEL offers a total solution empowering clients at every stage of the media process linking advertisers with China's young and upwardly mobile demographic.

Headquartered in Beijing, the Company has offices and affiliates in major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:XSEL). For more information, please visit http://www.xsel.com/ .

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," ''confident'' and similar statements. Among other things, any quotations from management in this announcement contain forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about XSEL's beliefs and expectations are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks outlined in XSEL's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and XSEL undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Source: Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited

CONTACT: Media Contact: Joy Tsang, XSEL at +852-2561-3054 or
joy.tsang@xsel.com; IR Contact: Graham Earnshaw, XSEL at +86-10-8567-6061 or
graham.earnshaw@xsel.com; Howard Gostfrand, American Capital Ventures at
+1-305-918-7000, toll free: +1-877-918-0774 or info@amcapventures.com

Web site: http://www.xsel.com/

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