Evine Live Inc. Agrees to Complete Block Repurchase from NBCUniversal

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2017 -- Evine Live Inc. (“Evine”) (NASDAQ:EVLV), a multiplatform video commerce company (evine.com), today announced that on Monday, January 30, 2017, it agreed to purchase a block of 4,400,000 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 6.9% of shares outstanding, for approximately $4.9 million or $1.12 per share in a private transaction with NBCUniversal Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”)(NASDAQ:CMCSA).  The Company will use cash on hand to buy back the shares and the transaction is expected to settle within two business days.

Executive Commentary

Bob Rosenblatt, Chief Executive Officer at Evine, stated, "Comcast and NBCUniversal have and continue to be great business partners, as our network is distributed on Comcast’s cable television systems.  We were happy to work with them to efficiently reduce this non-core investment that Comcast inherited in their acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011.   We look forward to continuing to partner with Comcast to build a strong future for Evine.”

Other Information

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC served as financial advisor to Evine.

No further share repurchases by Evine are contemplated at this time.  The Company does not currently have a share buyback plan in place.

The Company filed a Form 8-K with the SEC today with further details about this transaction.

About Evine Live Inc.
Evine Live Inc. (NASDAQ:EVLV) operates Evine, a digital commerce company that offers a compelling mix of proprietary and name brands directly to consumers in an engaging and informative shopping experience via television, online and on mobile. Evine reaches approximately 87 million cable and satellite television homes 24 hours a day with entertaining content in a comprehensive digital shopping experience.

Please visit www.evine.com/ir for more investor information.

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Contacts:

Media:
Dawn Zaremba
Evine Live Inc.
[email protected]
(952) 943-6043

Investors:
Michael Porter
Evine Live Inc.
[email protected]
(952) 943-6517