Discovery, Liberty Global Take Lionsgate Stakes

10 November 2015 – Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have agreed, in principle, to purchase 5 million common shares of Lionsgate, with each set to hold around a 3.4-percent stake.

These 10 million shares will be acquired from funds affiliated with MHR Fund Management. Liberty Global and Discovery Communications will each pay approximately $195 million for their respective stakes in Lionsgate. The share acquisitions are expected to close later today.

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