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.
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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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