FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2015 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ [ LGF ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Shares | 5,000,000 | I(1) | By subsidiary |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. The shares are held directly by Discovery Lightning Investments Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, Inc. |
Remarks: |
As a result of certain agreements among the Reporting Persons, the Issuer and certain other shareholders of the Issuer, the Reporting Persons may be deemed members of a "group", within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the" Act"), with such other shareholders, that beneficially owns more than 10% of the Common Shares of the Issuer. These agreements are described in, and filed as exhibits to, the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on November 10, 2015. This filing is being made as a precautionary matter and shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a member of a group or subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Act. |
Discovery Communications, Inc.; By: /s/ David M. Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer | 11/16/2015 | |
Discovery Lightning Investments Limited; By: /s/ Roanne Weekes, Director | 11/16/2015 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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