Sec Form 4 Filing - RACHESKY MARK H MD @ LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ - 2018-10-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person RACHESKY MARK H MD 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ [ LGF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 42ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10105 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Voting Shares 10/01/2018 A 661 A $ 22.49 ( 1 ) 37,408 ( 18 ) D Class B Non-Voting Shares 10/01/2018 A 701 A $ 21.2 ( 2 ) 37,741 ( 18 ) D Class A Voting Shares 407 ( 18 ) D ( 3 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 407 ( 18 ) D ( 4 ) Class A Voting Shares 550 D ( 5 ) Class B Non-voting Shares 574 D ( 6 ) Class A Voting Shares 1,115 D ( 7 ) Class B Non-voting Shares 1,174 D ( 8 ) Class A Voting Shares 698,383 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 9 ) ( 10 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 698,383 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 9 ) ( 10 ) Class A Voting Shares 93,308 ( 18 ) I See Footnote ( 11 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 93,308 ( 18 ) I See Footnote ( 11 ) Class A Voting Shares 693,137 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 12 ) ( 13 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 693,137 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 12 ) ( 13 ) Class A Voting Shares 1,746,221 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 14 ) ( 15 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 1,746,221 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 14 ) ( 15 ) Class A Voting Shares 11,874,473 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 16 ) ( 17 ) Class B Non-Voting Shares 11,874,473 ( 18 ) I See Footnotes ( 16 ) ( 17 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other RACHESKY MARK H MD 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10105 X X Signatures /s/ Janet Yeung, Attorney in fact 10/03/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Director fees granted in Class A Voting Shares of the Issuer. ( 2 )Director fees granted in Class B Non-Voting Shares of the Issuer. ( 3 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class A Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in one remaining installment on September 13, 2019. ( 4 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class B Non-Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in one remaining installment on September 13, 2019. ( 5 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class A Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in two remaining equal annual installments beginning on September 12, 2019. ( 6 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class B Non-Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in two remaining equal annual installments beginning on September 12, 2019. ( 7 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class A Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 11, 2019. ( 8 )These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Class B Non-Voting Shares, which are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 11, 2019. ( 9 )These shares are held for the account of MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP, an Anguilla, British West Indies limited partnership ("Master Account"). MHR Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Advisors"), is the general partner of Master Account. MHRC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MHRC"), is the managing member of Advisors. Mark H. Rachesky, M.D. ("Dr. Rachesky") is the managing member of MHRC. MHR Fund Management LLC ("Fund Management") has an investment management agreement with Master Account pursuant to which it has the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares held for the account of Master Account. MHR Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MHR Holdings"), is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 10) ( 10 )Accordingly, Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held for the account of Master Account. Each of Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 11 )These shares are held for the account of MHR Capital Partners (100) LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Capital Partners (100)"). Advisors is the general partner of Capital Partners (100). MHRC is the managing member of Advisors. Dr. Rachesky is the managing member of MHRC. Fund Management has an investment management agreement with Capital Partners (100) pursuant to which it has the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares held for the account of Capital Partners (100). MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. Accordingly, Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held for the account of Capital Partners (100). Each of Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 12 )These shares are held for the account of MHR Institutional Partners II LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional Partners II"). MHR Institutional Advisors II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Institutional Advisors II"), is the general partner of Institutional Partners II. MHRC II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MHRC II"), is the managing member of Institutional Advisors II. Dr. Rachesky is the managing member of MHRC II. Fund Management has an investment management agreement with Institutional Partners II pursuant to which it has the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners II. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 13) ( 13 )Accordingly, Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners II. Each of Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 14 )These shares are held for the account of MHR Institutional Partners IIA LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional Partners IIA"). Institutional Advisors II is the general partner of Institutional Partners IIA. MHRC II is the managing member of Institutional Advisors II. Dr. Rachesky is the managing member of MHRC II. Fund Management has an investment management agreement with Institutional Partners IIA pursuant to which it has the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners IIA. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 15) ( 15 )Accordingly, Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners IIA. Each of Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 16 )These shares are held for the account of Institutional Partners III LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional Partners III"). MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Institutional Advisors III"), is the general partner of Institutional Partners III. Dr. Rachesky is the managing member of Institutional Advisors III. Fund Management is an affiliate of, and has an investment management agreement with, Institutional Partners III pursuant to which it has the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners III. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 17) ( 17 )Accordingly, Institutional Advisors III, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held for the account of Institutional Partners III. Each of Institutional Advisors III, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 18 )The shares reported as owned on this Form 4 do not include the shares, which the reporting persons may be deemed to beneficially own as a result of that certain Voting and Standstill Agreement, by and among the Issuer, Liberty Global Incorporated Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales ("Liberty"), Discovery Lightning Investments Ltd., a limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales ("Discovery" and, together with Liberty, the "Buyers"), the parent companies of the Buyers, John C. Malone, Master Account, Capital Partners (100), Institutional Partners II, Institutional Partners IIA, Institutional Partners III and Fund Management, but as to which they have no pecuniary interest.

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