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): May 10, 2011
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)
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2E9
and
2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
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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Item 8.01 |
| Other Events. |
On May 10, 2011, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. (“LGEI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., announced that it had priced, and entered into an agreement to issue and sell, subject to certain conditions, an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% senior secured second-priority notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) in a private offering conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes will have the same terms except issue date, purchase price and first payment date and be treated as the same series as the $236 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% senior secured second-priority notes issued by LGEI on October 21, 2009. The Notes will accrue interest from May 1, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Press Release dated May 10, 2011 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. | ||
Date: May 10, 2011 |
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| By: | /s/ James Keegan | |
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| Name: | James Keegan |
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| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |