Download Form 8-K, 12/14/15

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2015
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
British Columbia, Canada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) 1-14880
(IRS Employer Identification No.) N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)
250 Howe Street, 20th Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3R8
and
2700 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90404
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 848-3866
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 14, 2015, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s
Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of nine cents ($0.09) per common share, payable February 5, 2016 to
shareholders of record as of December 31, 2015. The press release announcing the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The amount of dividends, if any, that the Company pays to its stockholders is determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, at
its discretion, and is dependent on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash
flows, capital requirements and restrictions under its credit agreements, and shall be in compliance with applicable law. The
Company cannot guarantee the amount of dividends paid in the future, if any.
The Company is furnishing the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K to comply with Regulation FD. Such information
shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the
Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date
hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
99.1
Description
Press Release dated December 14, 2015
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 14, 2015
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Wayne Levin
Name: Wayne Levin
Title: General Counsel and Chief Strategic Officer
Exhibit 99.1
Lionsgate Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.09 per Common Share
SANTA MONICA, CA, and VANCOUVER, BC, December 14, 2015 -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next
generation global content leader, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared another quarterly cash
dividend of nine cents ($0.09) per common share. The dividend is payable on February 5, 2016 to shareholders of
record as of December 31, 2015.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture
production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new
channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. The Company has nearly 80 television shows
on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the
critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black , the multiple Emmy Award-winning drama Mad Men , the hit
broadcast network series Nashville , the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the acclaimed drama
Manhattan and the breakout series The Royals .
Its feature film business has been fueled by such successes as the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the first two
installments of the Divergent franchise, Sicario , The Age of Adaline , CBS/Lionsgate's The DUFF , John Wick , Now
You See Me , Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films' Addicted and
Pantelion Films' Instructions Not Included , the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.
Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue
conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and
television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the
Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality
entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com
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For further information, please contact:
Cristina Castaneda
Lionsgate
310-255-5114
[email protected]
The matters discussed in this press release include forward-looking statements, including those regarding the performance of
future fiscal years. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ
materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors,
including the substantial investment of capital required to produce and market films and television series, increased costs for
producing and marketing feature films and television series, budget overruns, limitations imposed by our credit facility and notes,
unpredictability of the commercial success of our motion pictures and television programming, the cost of defending our
intellectual property, difficulties in integrating acquired businesses, risks related to our acquisition strategy and integration of
acquired businesses, the effects of disposition of businesses or assets, technological changes and other trends affecting the
entertainment industry, and the risk factors as set forth in Lionsgate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 9, 2015, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be
made to reflect any future events or circumstances.