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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-186007
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230712
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230712

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000929351
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14880
		FILM NUMBER:		231085259

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2700 COLORADO AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		877-848-3866

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		250 HOWE STREET
		STREET 2:		20TH FLOOR
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C #R8

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BERINGER GOLD CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970618

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GUYANA GOLD CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960212
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>(AMENDMENT
NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial">Filed by the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9745;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material Pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule14a-12</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:arial" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">No fee required. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:arial; " ALIGN="left">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11.</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The following is an employee communication issued by the Chief Executive Officer of Lions Gate
Entertainment Corp. on July&nbsp;12, 2023: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Colleagues: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Earlier today we distributed a press release (enclosed below) and filed our Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission as we continue the process of
planning the separation of Lionsgate and Starz into independent standalone public companies. The Form&nbsp;10 is a regulatory document that lays out the proposed structure of the two standalone companies along with financial information and other
information that would normally be contained in our Annual Proxy to Shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The separation will allow Lionsgate and Starz to set their own
financial and strategic priorities and gives investors the opportunity to own each company on a standalone &#147;pure play&#148; basis. As I&#146;ve said before, we don&#146;t expect the separation to have a significant impact on how most of you
perform your daily jobs. As we continue the planning process, we&#146;ll keep you updated on significant developments. In that regard, we&#146;ve launched a new section of the Intranet devoted to the separation and answers to employees&#146; most
frequently asked questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Please have a productive rest of the week. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sincerely, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jon </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Offer or Solicitation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a
solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws
of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#147;Securities Act&#148;), or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject
to, such registration requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information and Where To Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication is being made in respect of a proposed separation of the television and movie production business (the &#147;Studio Business&#148;) of Lions
Gate Entertainment Corp., a British Columbia Corporation (&#147;Lionsgate&#148;) from its media networks business (the &#147;Starz Business&#148;) by way of a plan of arrangement involving LG Orion Holdings Inc., a British Columbia corporation and
current wholly-owned subsidiary of Lionsgate (&#147;New Lionsgate,&#148; and such proposed separation, the &#147;Separation&#148;). In connection with the Separation, Lionsgate and New Lionsgate have and intend to file relevant materials with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), including a registration statement on Form 10 that includes a preliminary information statement of New Lionsgate and preliminary proxy statement of Lionsgate (the &#147;joint
information/proxy statement&#148;). The information in the joint information/proxy statement will not be complete and may be changed. Lionsgate will deliver the definitive proxy statement to its shareholders as required by applicable law. This
communication is not a substitute for any proxy statement or any other document that may be filed with the SEC in connection with the Separation. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF LIONSGATE ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT INFORMATION/PROXY STATEMENT AND
OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED SEPARATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these materials (when
they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website,&nbsp;www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Lionsgate (when they become available) may be obtained free of charge on
Lionsgate&#146;s website at https://investors.lionsgate.com/. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Participants in the Solicitation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lionsgate, New Lionsgate and Lionsgate&#146;s directors, executive officers and certain other employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies from Lionsgate&#146;s shareholders in favor of the proposed Separation under the rules of the SEC. Information about Lionsgate&#146;s directors and executive officers is available in the joint information/proxy statement
that forms a part of New Lionsgate&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-41743), which was filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;12, 2023.&nbsp;Additional information regarding participants in the proxy solicitations and a
description of their direct and indirect interests will be included in amendments to the joint information/proxy statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication may contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;forecasts,&#148; &#147;goal,&#148; &#147;guidance,&#148;
&#147;intends,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;sees,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;targets,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; or other words of similar meaning.
All statements that reflect Lionsgate&#146;s expectations, assumptions or projections about the future, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, forecasts relating to discussions of
future operations and financial performance (including volume growth, pricing, sales and earnings per share growth, and cash flows) and statements regarding Lionsgate&#146;s or New Lionsgate&#146;s strategy for growth, future product development,
regulatory approvals, competitive position and expenditures. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Although Lionsgate
believes that the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements it makes are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained and it is possible that actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including: risks and
uncertainties discussed in reports that Lionsgate or New Lionsgate has filed with the SEC; the risks inherent in separating the Studio Business from the Starz Business of Lionsgate, including uncertainties related to, among other things, the costs
and expected benefits of the Separation, the expected timing of the Separation or whether it will be completed, whether the conditions to the Separation can be satisfied (including the receipt of the required approval from Lionsgate shareholders),
any litigation arising out of or relating to the Separation, the expected tax treatment of the Separation, the impact of the Separation on the Studio Business and Starz Business, and other circumstances beyond Lionsgate&#146;s control. You should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For more details on factors that could affect these expectations, please see Lionsgate&#146;s and New Lionsgate&#146;s filings with the SEC, including the joint information/proxy
statement and any amendments thereto. </P>
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