Form 20-F Eros International

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 20-F ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-32945 EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Not Applicable (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) Isle of Man (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 550 County Avenue Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Tel: (201) 558 9001 (Address of principal executive offices) Oliver Webster Cains Fiduciaries Limited First Names House Victoria Road Douglas, IM2 4DF Isle of Man Tel: (44) 1624 630 630 Email: [email protected] (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act. Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered A ordinary share, par value GBP 0.30 per share The New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None (Title of Class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act None (Title of Class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. At March 31, 2017, 41,312,202 ‘A’ ordinary shares and 19,379,382 ‘B’ ordinary shares, each at par value GBP 0.30 per share, were issued and outstanding. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☐ Yes ☑ No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.☐ Yes ☑ No Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.☑ Yes ☐ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).☑ Yes ☐ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☑ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☑ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ † The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP ☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other ☐ by the International Accounting Standards Board ☑ If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18 If this report is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).☐ Yes ☑ No (APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐ TABLE OF CONTENTS EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC Page PART I ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 1 ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE 1 ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION 1 ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 29 ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 64 ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS 64 ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES 82 ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 95 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 98 ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING 99 ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 100 ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 109 ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 110 PART II ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES 111 ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS 111 ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 111 ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT 112 ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS 112 ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 112 ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES 112 ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS 113 ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT 113 ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 113 ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE 113 PART III ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 114 ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 114 ITEM 19. EXHIBITS 115 SIGNATURES 117 INDEX TO EROS INTERNATIONAL’S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1 i CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, as used in this annual report, the terms “Eros,” “we,” “us,”, “the Group”, “our” and the “Company” refer to Eros International Plc and all its subsidiaries that are consolidated under International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) unless otherwise indicated, reference to GAAP. Our fiscal year ends on March 31 of each year. When we refer to a fiscal year, such as fiscal year 2017 or FY 2017, we are referring to the fiscal year ended on March 31 of that year. The “Founders Group” refers to Beech Investments Limited, Kishore Lulla and Vijay Ahuja. “$” and “dollar” refer to U.S. dollars. “High budget” films refer to Hindi films with direct production costs in excess of $8.5 million and regional films with direct production costs in excess of $7.0 million, in each case translated at the historical average exchange rate for the applicable fiscal year. “Low budget” films refer to Hindi and regional films with less than $1.0 million in direct production costs, in each case translated at the historical average exchange rate for the applicable fiscal year. “Medium budget” films refer to Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other regional languages films within the remaining range of direct production costs. With respect to low budget films, references to “film releases” refer to theatrical releases or, for films that we did not theatrically release, to our initial DVD, digital or other non-theatrical exhibition. SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This annual report contains “forward-looking statements” that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our company and our industry. The forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “project,” “seek,” “should” and similar expressions. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources, tax assessment orders and future capital expenditures. We caution you that reliance on any forward-looking statement inherently involves risks and uncertainties, and that although we believe that the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and, as a result, the forward- looking statements based on those assumptions could be materially incorrect. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: x anonymous letters, to regulators or business associates or anonymous allegations on social media regarding our business practices, accounting practices and/or officers and directors;. x our ability to successfully defend class action law suits we are party to in the U.S.; x our ability to successfully and cost-effectively source film content; x our ability to

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