LGF.B Lions Gate Entertainment Corp

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 7)*

 

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Voting Common Shares, no par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

535919401

(CUSIP Number)

William Barratt Liberty 77 Capital L.P. 2099 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 984-7070

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 8, 2024

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Liberty 77 Capital L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   14,350,345
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   14,350,345
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   14,350,345
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.2%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IA, PN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Liberty 77 Fund L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   3,110,709
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   3,110,709
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   3,110,709
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   3.7%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   PN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Liberty 77 Fund International L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   11,239,636
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   11,239,636
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   11,239,636
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   13.4%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   PN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Liberty 77 Capital Partners L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   14,350,345
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   14,350,345
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   14,350,345
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.2%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   PN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Liberty Capital L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   14,350,345
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   14,350,345
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   14,350,345
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.2%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   STM Partners LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   14,350,345
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   14,350,345
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   14,350,345
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.2%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Steven T. Mnuchin
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a)  ☐ (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)	☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   14,350,345
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   14,350,345
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   14,350,345
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.2%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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This Amendment No.7 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D, dated September 5, 2023, as amended through the date hereof (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), and is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the “Reporting Persons” identified herein relating to the Class A Voting Common Shares, no par value per share (the “Class A Shares”), of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., a corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia (the “Issuer”).

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 is hereby restated as follows:

 

This Schedule 13D is being filed by each of:

 

(i)

Liberty 77 Capital L.P. (the “Liberty Manager”), a Delaware limited partnership and investment manager of the Liberty Funds;

 

(ii)

Liberty 77 Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership;

 

(iii)

Liberty 77 Fund International L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (together with Liberty 77 Fund L.P., the “Liberty Funds”);

 

(iv)

Liberty 77 Capital Partners L.P. (“Liberty Manager GP”), a Delaware limited partnership and the general partner of the Liberty Manager;

 

(v)

Liberty Capital L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Liberty Manager GP;

 

(vi)

STM Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which indirectly controls the Liberty Manager and the general partner of the Liberty Funds;

 

(vii)

Steven T. Mnuchin (“Secretary Mnuchin”), an individual and citizen of the United States and President of STM Partners LLC,

 

each person or entity listed in clauses (i) – (vii), a “Reporting Person” and, collectively, the “Reporting Persons.”

 

The address of the principal place of business and principal office of the Reporting Persons is c/o Liberty 77 Capital L.P., 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20006.

 

The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing, pursuant to a joint filing agreement in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which was previously filed as Exhibit 1 hereto.

 

None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding were or are subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 is hereby restated as follows:

 

As of the date hereof, the aggregate of 14,350,345 Class A Shares reported herein were acquired for aggregate consideration of approximately $116.4 million. The source of the purchase price for the Class A Shares was capital available for investment from the Liberty Funds.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

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Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 is hereby restated as follows:

 

References to percentage ownership of the Class A Shares in this Schedule 13D are based on 83,579,450 Class A Shares outstanding as of November 5, 2024, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2024.

 

The Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission of such beneficial ownership or that the Reporting Persons constitute a person or group.

 

(a)        By virtue of the fact that (i) the Class A Shares reported herein were purchased for the respective accounts of the Liberty Funds, (ii) the Liberty Manager is the investment manager of the Liberty Funds, (iii) Liberty Manager GP is the general partner of the Liberty Manager, (iv) Liberty Capital L.L.C. is the general partner of the Liberty Manager GP, (v) STM Partners LLC indirectly controls the Liberty Manager and the general partner of the Liberty Funds, and (vi) Secretary Mnuchin is the President of STM Partners LLC, the other Reporting Persons may be deemed to have the power to vote and direct the disposition of the Class A Shares owned of record by Liberty 77 Fund L.P. and Liberty 77 Fund International L.P.

 

As a result, as of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the Class A Shares indicated on row (11) on such Reporting Person’s cover page included herein, or the approximate percentage of the aggregate amount of Class A common shares indicated on row (13) on such Reporting Person’s cover page included herein.

 

(b)       Each of the Reporting Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Class A Shares indicated on such Reporting Person’s cover page included herein.

 

(c)       The table below specifies the date, amount and price of shares of Class A Shares purchased by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days or since the most recent amendment to this Schedule 13D, whichever is less. The Reporting Persons effected purchases of Class A Shares through open market transactions.

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 535919401

SCHEDULE 13D

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Reporting Person		Date		Shares Purchased			Price Per Share ($)(1)		Price Range ($)(1)
Liberty 77 Fund L.P.		11/08/2024		90,588			7.6024		7.3950 - 7.7000
Liberty 77 Fund International L.P.		11/08/2024		327,567			7.6024		7.3950 - 7.7000
Liberty 77 Fund L.P.		11/13/2024		17,731			7.6949		7.6725 - 7.7000
Liberty 77 Fund International L.P.		11/13/2024		64,114			7.6949		7.6725 - 7.7000

 

⁽¹⁾ Where a Price Range is indicated, the price in the “Price Per Share” column is a weighted average price. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares transacted at each separate price.

 

(d)       Liberty 77 Capital GenPar L.P. is the general partner of each of the Liberty Funds, and as such, has the right to receive, and the right to direct the receipt of, dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of the securities that are reported in this Schedule 13D. Liberty 77 Capital UGP L.L.C. is the general partner of Liberty 77 Capital GenPar L.P. and STM Partners LLC is the managing member of Liberty 77 Capital UGP L.L.C.

 

(e)       Not applicable.

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: November 13, 2024

 

	LIBERTY 77 CAPITAL L.P.
	By:	Liberty 77 Capital Partners L.P., its general partner
	By:	Liberty Capital L.L.C., its general partner
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	LIBERTY 77 FUND L.P.
	By:	Liberty 77 Capital GenPar L.P., its general partner
	By:	Liberty 77 Capital UGP L.L.C., its general partner
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	LIBERTY 77 FUND INTERNATIONAL L.P.
	By:	Liberty 77 Capital GenPar L.P., its general partner
	By:	Liberty 77 Capital UGP L.L.C., its general partner
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	LIBERTY 77 CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P.
	By:	Liberty Capital L.L.C., its general partner
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

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	LIBERTY CAPITAL L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

	STM PARTNERS LLC
	By:	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Name:	Jesse M. Burwell as attorney-in-fact for Steven T. Mnuchin
	Title:	President
	/s/ Jesse M. Burwell
	Jesse M. Burwell as attorney-in-fact for Steven T. Mnuchin

 

 

 

 

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