SANTA MONICA, Calif. and
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today
announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash
dividend of nine cents ($0.09) per each class of its common shares. The
dividend is payable on November 8,
2018 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2018.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades,
Lionsgate is a global content leader whose films, television
series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms
reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition
to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a
growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment,
video games, esports and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a
nearly 17,000-title film and television library and delivered
through a global sales and distribution infrastructure. The
Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and
ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the
evolving patterns and diverse composition of the Company's
worldwide consumer base.
For further information, Investors should contact:
Zaia Lawandow
ZLawandow@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-4921
For Media inquiries, please contact:
Cristina Castañeda
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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, due to,
among other things, increased production costs; budget overruns;
limitations imposed by our credit facilities and notes;
unpredictability of the commercial success of our motion pictures
and television programming; risks related to acquisition and
integration of acquired businesses; the effects of dispositions of
businesses or assets, including individual films or libraries; the
cost of defending our intellectual property; technological changes
and other trends affecting the entertainment industry; litigation
relating to the acquisition of Starz; impact of the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act of 2017; other trends affecting the entertainment
industry; and the other risk factors as set forth in Lionsgate's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 24, 2018, as
amended in Lionsgate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August
9, 2018. 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.
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