Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2015
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Common Shares 10/01/2015   A   748 A $ 37.15 (1) 55,424 D (1)  
Common Shares               445 D (2)  
Common Shares               1,013 D (3)  
Common Shares               1,298 D (4)  
Common Shares               1,859,103 I See Footnotes (5) (6)
Common Shares               248,388 I See Footnote (7)
Common Shares               1,845,139 I See Footnotes (8) (9)
Common Shares               4,648,458 I See Footnotes (10) (11)
Common Shares               31,609,961 I See Footnotes (12) (13)

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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, NY 10105
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Janet Yeung, Attorney in fact   10/05/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Director fees granted in common shares of the Issuer ("Common Shares").
(2) These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Common Shares, which are scheduled to vest on September 10, 2016.
(3) These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Common Shares, which are scheduled to vest in two equal annual installments beginning on September 9, 2016.
(4) These are restricted share units granted by the Issuer, payable upon vesting in an equal number of Common Shares, which are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 15, 2016.
(5) These Common 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 Common 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 6)
(6) Accordingly, Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the Common Shares held for the account of Master Account. Each of Advisors, MHRC, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(7) These Common 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 Common 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 Common 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 Common Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(8) These Common 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 Common Shares held for the account of Institutional Partners II. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 9)
(9) Accordingly, Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the Common 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 Common Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(10) These Common 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 Common Shares held for the account of Institutional Partners IIA. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 11)
(11) Accordingly, Institutional Advisors II, MHRC II, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the Common 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 Common Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(12) These Common 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 Common Shares held for the account of Institutional Partners III. MHR Holdings is the managing member of Fund Management. (Continued to footnote 13)
(13) Accordingly, Institutional Advisors III, Fund Management, MHR Holdings and Dr. Rachesky may be deemed to beneficially own the Common 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 Common Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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