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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
 
 
Form 10-K
 
     
(Mark One)    
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  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007
OR
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  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from          to          
 
Commission File No. 1-14880
 
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
     
British Columbia, Canada   N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)
 
 
     
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200   2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2E9   Santa Monica, California 90404
(877) 848-3866   (310) 449-9200
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(877) 848-3866
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
Common Shares, without par value   New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer þ     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September 30, 2006 (the last business day of the Company’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $1,055,222,564, based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
As of May 15, 2007, 116,988,567 shares of the registrant’s no par value common shares were outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A and relating to its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.
 


 

                 
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  Business   3
  Risk Factors   13
  Unresolved Staff Comments   22
  Properties   22
  Legal Proceedings   22
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   22
 
  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   22
  Selected Consolidated Financial Data   26
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   27
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   49
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   50
  Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   51
  Controls and Procedures   51
  Other Information   53
 
  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant   53
  Executive Compensation   53
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters   53
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions   53
  Principal Accountant Fees and Services   53
 
  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules   54
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “intend,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “believe,” “estimate,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements.
 
These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Also, these forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, we do not intend to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
 
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, increased costs for producing and marketing feature films, budget overruns, limitations imposed by our credit facilities, unpredictability of the commercial success of our motion pictures and television programming, the cost of defending our intellectual property, difficulties in integrating acquired businesses, technological changes and other trends affecting the entertainment industry, and the risk factors found under the heading “Risk Factors” found elsewhere in this report.


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PART I
 
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS.
 
Overview
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (“Lionsgate,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a diversified independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and music content. We release approximately 18 to 22 motion pictures theatrically per year. Our theatrical releases include films we produce in-house and films we acquire from third parties. We also have produced approximately 77 hours of television programming on average each of the last three years. Our disciplined approach to acquisition, production and distribution is designed to maximize our profit by balancing our financial risks against the probability of commercial success of each project. We currently distribute our library of approximately 8,100 motion picture titles and approximately 3,800 television episodes and programs directly to retailers, video rental stores, and pay and free television channels in the US, UK and Ireland, and indirectly to other international markets through third parties. We own a minority interest in CinemaNow, Inc. (“CinemaNow”), an internet video-on-demand provider. We also own a minority interest in Maple Pictures Corp. (“Maple Pictures”), a Canadian film and television distributor based in Toronto, Canada. We have an output arrangement with Maple Pictures through which we distribute our library and titles in Canada.
 
A key element of our strategy is to acquire individual properties, including films and television programs, libraries, and entertainment studios and companies, to enhance our competitive position and generate significant financial returns. During previous periods, we acquired and integrated into our business: Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus) (October 2005), an independent United Kingdom film distributor, which provided us the ability to self-distribute our motion pictures in the UK and Ireland and included the acquisition of the Redbus library of approximately 130 films; certain of the film assets and accounts receivable of Modern Entertainment, Ltd. (August 2005), a licensor of film rights to DVD distributors, broadcasters and cable networks; Artisan Entertainment Inc. (December 2003), a diversified motion picture, family and home entertainment company; and Trimark Holdings, Inc. (October 2000), a worldwide distributor of entertainment content that distributed directly in the US and through third parties to the rest of the world. During fiscal 2007 (in July 2006), we acquired Debmar-Mercury, an independent syndicator of film and television packages.
 
The Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge on the Company’s website at http://www.lionsgate.com. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Standards for Director Independence, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, Charter of Audit Committee, Charter of Compensation Committee and Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are also available on the Company’s website, as well as in print to any stockholder who requests them.
 
Our Industry
 
Motion Pictures
 
General.  According to the Motion Picture Association’s U.S. Theatrical Market: 2006 Statistics, overall domestic box office grew to approximately $9.5 billion in 2006, compared to approximately $9.0 billion in 2005 (a 5.5% increase). Although it fluctuates from year to year, the domestic motion picture exhibition industry has grown in revenues and attendance over the past ten years, with box office receipts up 60.5% and admissions up 8.2% from 1996 to 2006. In 2006, domestic admissions rose to approximately 1.45 billion, ending a three year downward trend in ticket sales. Worldwide box office reached an all time high of approximately $25.8 billion in 2006, compared to approximately $23.3 billion in 2005 (an 11% increase).
 
Competition.  Major studios have historically dominated the motion picture industry. The term major studios is generally regarded in the entertainment industry to mean: Universal Pictures; Warner Bros.; Twentieth Century Fox; Sony Pictures Entertainment (“Sony”); Paramount Pictures; and The Walt Disney Company. Competitors less


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diversified than the major studios include DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and New Line Cinema.
 
Independent films have gained wider market approval and increased share of overall box office receipts in recent years. Past successful independent films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bend It Like Beckham and Crash highlight moviegoers’ willingness to support high quality motion pictures despite limited pre-marketing and production budgets.
 
Product Life Cycle.  Successful motion pictures may continue to play in theaters for more than three months following their initial release. Concurrent with their release in the United States, motion pictures are generally released in Canada and may also be released in one or more other foreign markets. After the initial theatrical release, distributors seek to maximize revenues by releasing movies in sequential release date windows, which are generally exclusive against other non-theatrical distribution channels:
 
Typical Film Release Windows*
 
               
    Months After
    Approximate
Release Period
  Initial Release     Release Period
 
Theatrical
          0-3 months
Home video/DVD (1st cycle)
    3-6 months       1-3 months
Pay-per-transaction (pay-per-view and video-on-demand)
    4-8 months       3-4 months
Pay television
    9-12 months **     18 months
Network (free and basic)
    27-30 months       48-72 months
Licensing and merchandising
    Concurrent       Ongoing
All international releasing
    Concurrent       Ongoing
 
 
* These patterns may not be applicable to every film, and may change with the emergence of new technologies.
 
** First pay television window.
 
Home Video
 
Growth in the home video sector has been driven by increased DVD penetration. According to estimates from the DVD Entertainment Group (“DEG”), a non-profit trade consortium, of the $24.2 billion in overall home video industry revenues during 2006, about $24.1 billion came from DVD sales and rentals (with the remainder being VHS sales and rentals). According to the Motion Picture Association’s US Entertainment Industry: 2006 Market Statistics, DVD players were in 95.7 million U.S. households in 2006, an 85.9% penetration of the television households (up from 82.8% in 2005 and 76.9% in 2004). Declining prices of DVD players, enhanced video and audio quality and special features such as inclusion of previously-deleted scenes, film commentaries and “behind the scenes” footage have all helped increase the popularity of the DVD format, sparking increased home video sales and rentals in recent years.
 
Television Programming
 
Continued growth in the cable and satellite television markets has driven increased demand for nearly all genres of television programming. Veronis Suhler Stevenson (“VSS”) forecasted that overall consumer and advertiser spending on cable and satellite television will grow at 9.9% in 2006 (to $124.3 billion). This segment is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.4% from 2005 to 2010 (to $169.4 billion). Key drivers will include the success of the cable industry’s bundled services, increased average revenue per user, reduced number of participants discontinuing services and accelerated ad spend growth. Increased capacity for channels on upgraded digital cable systems and satellite television has led to the launch of new networks seeking programming to compete with traditional broadcast networks as well as other existing networks.


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The Company
 
Recent Developments
 
Theatrical Slate Financing.  On May 25, 2007, the Company, through a series of agreements, closed a theatrical slate funding arrangement. Under this arrangement Pride Pictures LLC, an unrelated entity, will fund, generally, 50% of the Company’s production, acquisition, marketing and distribution costs of theatrical feature films up to an aggregate of approximately $204 million before transaction costs (consisting of $35 million of debt instruments, $35 million of equity and $134 million from a senior credit facility, which is subject to a borrowing base). The percentage of the contribution may vary on certain pictures. The slate of films covered by the arrangement is expected to be comprised of 23 films over the next three years. Pride Pictures LLC will participate in a pro rata portion of the pictures net profits or losses similar to a co production arrangement based on the portion of costs funded. The Company continues to distribute the pictures covered by the arrangement with a portion of net profits after all costs and the Company’s distribution fee being distributed to Pride Pictures LLC based on their pro rata contribution to the applicable costs similar to a back-end participation on a film.
 
Production
 
Motion Pictures.  Historically, we have primarily produced English-language motion pictures with production budgets of $35 million or less. Most of our productions have budgets of $20 million or less. Films intended for theatrical release are generally budgeted between $8 million and $35 million (although we are willing to consider larger budgets), and films intended for release directly to video or cable television are generally budgeted between $2.5 million and $5 million. We take a disciplined approach to film production with the goal of producing content that we can distribute to theatrical and ancillary markets, which include home video, pay and free television and on-demand services, both domestically and internationally. In fiscal 2007, we produced, participated in the production of or completed or substantially completed principal photography (the phase of film production during which most of the filming takes place) on the following motion pictures:
 
  •  War (formerly Rogue) — An FBI agent (Jason Statham) hot on the trail of a mysterious and deadly assassin (Jet Li) is thrown into the world of warring Asian mobs.
 
  •  Pride — Bernie Mac and Academy Award® nominee Terrence Howard star in the inspirational story of Jim Ellis, who in the early 1970s overcame racism to create a world-class swim team out of a group of inner city youths. (Released March 2007)
 
  •  Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls — A single father struggles to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters on his own — but when the courts award custody to his corrupt, drug-dealing ex-wife, he enlists the help of a beautiful and hard-nosed attorney to win them back. (Released February 2007)
 
  •  Good Luck, Chuck — Starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba, a man breaks up with his girlfriends only to see them engaged to the next guy they date each time. As word travels, he suddenly finds himself becoming a lucky charm for women, who all want to date him (but only as a stepping stone).
 
  •  The Eye — A blind woman (Jessica Alba) undergoes a corneal transplant that restores her sight. When she is haunted by the sight of ghosts, she sets out to uncover the origins of her cornea and the mysterious history of its donor.
 
  •  Saw 3 — The third installment of the successful Saw franchise. The game continues. (Released October 2006)
 
  •  Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? — A number of couples who go away every year to examine their marriages in a group setting find trouble when one of the wives brings along a sexy young temptress.
 
The following motion pictures are currently in or slated for production in fiscal 2008:
 
  •  Thomas Kinkade’s The Christmas Cottage — Inspiring true story of Thomas Kinkade, one of the most famous American painters, who was motivated to become an artist when his mother fell in danger of losing the family home. With Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden and featuring Peter O’Toole.


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  •  Saw 4 — The next installment in one of the most successful horror franchises of all time.
 
  •  Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns — When the kooky Brown family gathers to bury Brown’s 107-year-old father, it’s a foot-stomping, soul-stirring send-off and a great reminder that in the end, there is nothing like family.
 
  •  Punisher 2 — The sequel to The Punisher brings Frank Castle face to face with a lethal mobster in the form of “Jigsaw.”
 
  •  Burrowers — After finding a family brutally killed in their home, a group of cowboys in the Dakota Territory set out to hunt down those they believe responsible. They slowly come to realize that the plains are infested by creatures that bury and eat their victims alive.
 
  •  Bachelor Number 2 — A man who specializes in taking recently broken-up women on the worst date of their lives so they will run back to their ex-boyfriends offers to provide this service for his best friend, but ends up falling in love with the girl.
 
  •  Meatballs — Nick and Goods, two slacker friends, return to their childhood camp only to see that it has been “modernized” and consequently stripped of all of its fun. Together with a group of kids, they work to bring the old spirit of the camp back.
 
  •  Tulia — Based on the true story of a Texas town where a crooked cop has put more than 10% of the town’s African-American population behind bars on trumped-up drug charges.
 
  •  Zane’s Addicted — A successful African-American woman has a series of affairs, threatening her marriage and motherhood.
 
  •  Crank 2 — When he is implanted with a fake heart, Chev Chelios’ twin brother must recover his old organ without causing his new one to blow up.
 
  •  Bernie Mac Concert — Documentary-style behind the scenes look at the making of a Bernie Mac comedy show.
 
Our production team has developed a track record for producing reasonably budgeted films with commercial potential. Our production division reviews hundreds of scripts, looking for material that will attract top talent (primarily actors and directors). We then actively develop such scripts, working with the major talent agencies and producers to recruit talent that appeals to the film’s target audience. We believe the commercial and/or critical success of our films should enhance our reputation and continue to give us access to top talent, scripts and projects. We often develop films in targeted niche markets in which we can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, as evidenced by the successes of our horror films, including the Saw franchise, and our urban films, such as Madea’s Family Reunion.
 
The decision whether to “greenlight” (or proceed with production of) a film is a diligent process that involves numerous key executives of the Company. Generally, the production division presents projects to a committee comprised of the heads of our production, theatrical distribution, home entertainment, international distribution, legal and finance departments. In this process, scripts are discussed for both artistic merit and commercial viability. The committee considers the entire package, including the script, the talent that may be attached or pursued and the production division’s initial budget. They also discuss talent and story elements that could make the project more successful. Next, the heads of domestic and international distribution prepare estimates of projected revenues and the costs of marketing and distributing the film. Our finance and legal professionals review the projections and financing options, and the committee decides whether the picture is worth pursuing by balancing the risk of a production against its potential for financial success or failure. The final greenlight decision is made by our corporate senior management team, headed by our Chief Executive Officer.
 
We typically seek to mitigate the financial risk associated with film production by negotiating co-production agreements (which provide for joint efforts and cost-sharing between Lionsgate and one or more third-party production companies) and pre-selling international distribution rights on a selective basis (which refers to licensing the rights to distribute a film in one or more media, in one or more specific territories prior to completion of the film). We often attempt to minimize our production exposure by structuring deals with talent that provide for


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them to participate in the financial success of the motion picture in exchange for reducing guaranteed amounts to be paid regardless of the film’s success (which we refer to as “up-front payments”). In addition, we use certain Canadian tax credits, German tax structures, United Kingdom subsidy programs, U.S. domestic tax incentives and other structures that may help reduce our financial risk.
 
Television.  During fiscal 2007, we delivered approximately 74 episodes of domestic television programming, one movie of the week and three episodes of the sci-fi mini-series The Lost Room, which aired on The Sci-fi Network. Domestic television programming included one-hour and half-hour dramas, mini-series, animated series and reality and non-fiction programming. We remain a leading non-network affiliated independent producer of television product in the U.S. In fiscal 2008, we intend to have at least seven series on the air, and several mini-series and limited series slated for production.
 
Series.  In fiscal 2007 we delivered:
 
  •  13 episodes of the comedy series Lovespring International to Lifetime Network;
 
  •  6 episodes of the reality series I Pity The Fool, starring Mr. T, which aired on TV Land;
 
  •  14 episodes of the teen drama Wildfire, which airs on the ABC Family Network;
 
  •  12 episodes of the comedy series Weeds on Showtime;
 
  •  13 episodes of the sci-fi thriller Dresden Files, a one-hour drama airing on The Sci-fi Network;
 
  •  8 episodes of the reality series Dirty Dancing, which aired on the WE Network; and
 
  •  8 episodes of the drama series Hidden Palms, a Kevin Williamson produced one-hour drama for the CW Network.
 
In addition to continuing to deliver Weeds (15 episodes) and Wildfire (13 episodes), in fiscal 2008 we intend to deliver the following projects:
 
  •  13 episodes of Dead Zone, which is shown on USA Network in the United States and is delivered by Paramount International Television internationally;
 
  •  12 episodes of Mad Men, a one-hour drama for the AMC Network; and
 
  •  8 episodes of The Kill Point, an eight-hour drama limited series for Spike Network starring John Leguizamo.
 
Animation.  We are involved in the development, acquisition, production and distribution of a number of animation projects for full theatrical release, television and DVD release.
 
  •  DVD Production — We have delivered three direct-to-home video animated movies with Marvel Characters Inc. (Ultimate Avengers 1, Ultimate Avengers 2 and The Invincible Iron Man). We are currently producing three additional titles targeted to be released during fiscal 2008, 2009 and 2010.
 
  •  Television Production — We are in production on a new comedic action adventure series (based on a well-known franchise) for the Nickelodeon Networks for 26 half-hours and five films. We will be handling international sales, overseeing merchandising and licensing and distributing DVD and video. The series will be produced by Animation Collective of New York City.
 
  •  Theatrical Films — During fiscal 2007, we released our first computer-generated animated project for full theatrical release, Happily N’Ever After. Happily N’Ever After, an acquisition, stars Sarah Michelle Geller, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Sigourney Weaver. Our second computer-generated animated acquisition, Foodfight! (starring Eva Longoria, Hilary Duff, Charlie Sheen and Wayne Brady) is targeted for release in fiscal 2008. In addition, we are developing with our partners at Crest Animation (Los Angeles and Mumbai, India) on a computer-generated animated project tentatively entitled Alpha and Omega. This project hails from Steve Moore, the creator of the Sony CGI domestic and international hit Open Season and the “In the Bleachers” comic strip. We are also working on Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, from the creator of Shrek, which is currently in development.


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Television Movies, Mini-Series and Specials.  We are actively involved in the development, acquisition, production and distribution of television content in the movie-of-the-week, mini-series and reality special formats. During fiscal 2007, we produced and distributed one movie-of-the-week, The Staircase Murders, for Lifetime Network and three episodes of the sci-fi mini-series The Lost Room, which aired on The Sci-fi Network. In fiscal 2008, we plan to distribute a number of projects, including four celebrity roasts starring Bernie Mac for Comedy Central and Papillon, a four-hour mini-series remake of the classic film. We plan to continue to produce high quality television movies for various outlets, but we intend to focus on limited and mini-series going forward, as we believe that broadcast and cable outlets are re-directing development funds to those formats.
 
Music.  We have recently undertaken to grow the music portion of our business. We actively assess potential music copyright acquisitions. In addition, we service the music needs of other departments within the Company, including assistance with creative matters and licensing. We do not currently generate a significant amount of revenue from our music operations.
 
Distribution
 
Domestic Theatrical Distribution.  We distribute motion pictures directly to U.S. movie theaters. Over the past eight years our releases have included the following in-house productions: Monster’s Ball, starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton; The Punisher, starring John Travolta and Thomas Jane; Godsend, starring Robert DeNiro, Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn Stamos; Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Family Reunion; the horror film sequels Saw II and Saw III; Akeelah and the Bee, starring Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett; the documentary Grizzly Man; Crank, starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart; Employee of the Month, starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepherd; the documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon; and Pride, starring Bernie Mac and Terrence Howard.
 
Motion pictures that we have acquired and distributed in this same time period include: Dogma, starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Chris Rock; O, starring Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer; The Cooler, starring Alec Baldwin, William H. Macy and Maria Bello; Girl With A Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johannson and Colin Firth; the highly successful horror film Saw; Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, the highest-grossing documentary of all time; Open Water; Lord of War, starring Nicholas Cage; Hostel; Hard Candy; The Descent; and Paul Haggis’ Best Picture Academy Award® winning tale of race relations in post-9/11 Los Angeles, Crash, starring Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon and Brendan Fraser, among others.
 
In the last nine years, films we have distributed have earned 27 Academy Award® nominations and won seven Academy Awards®, and have been nominated for and won numerous Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Independent Spirit Awards.
 
Our strategy is to release approximately 18 to 22 titles per year in theaters, which includes our in-house productions, co-productions and acquisitions. Our approach to acquiring films for theatrical release is similar to our approach to film production in that we generally seek to limit our financial exposure while adding films of quality and commercial viability to our release schedule and our video library. The decision to acquire a motion picture for theatrical release entails a process involving key executives at the Company, including those from the releasing, home entertainment and acquisitions departments as well as corporate senior management. The team meets to discuss a film’s expected critical reaction, marketability, and potential for commercial success, as well as the cost to acquire the picture, the estimated distribution and marketing expenses (typically called “P&A” or “prints and advertising”) required to bring the film to its widest possible target audience and the ancillary market potential for the film after its theatrical release. We have recently begun to release more films on a wider basis, as demonstrated by the theatrical releases of such films as Fahrenheit 9/11, Open Water, the Saw franchise, Madea’s Family Reunion, Lord of War, Crash, Employee of the Month and Crank.
 
We generally prepare our marketing campaign and release schedules to minimize financial exposure while maximizing revenue potential. We construct release schedules taking into account moviegoer attendance patterns and competition from other studios’ scheduled theatrical releases. We use either wide or limited initial releases depending on the film. We generally spend less on P&A for a given film than a major studio and we design our marketing plan to cost effectively reach a large audience.


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Our remaining fiscal 2008 theatrical release schedule may include (in anticipated order of release):
 
                 
            Produced*
   
Title
 
Summary
 
Principal Actors
 
or Acquired
 
Release Date
 
Hostel: Part II
  While studying art in Rome for the summer, three young American women are lured away to a grim Slovakian hostel by a model from their class.   Jay Hernandez   Produced   June 2007
Sicko
  A Michael Moore documentary about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth.   Documentary   Acquired   June 2007
Bratz
  Live-action adventure based on the popular line of dolls.   Skyler Shaye, Janel Parrish   Acquired   August 2007
Good Luck, Chuck
  A guy who breaks up with his longtime girlfriend is shocked to hear that she gets engaged to her next boyfriend. He finds himself repeating this pattern.   Jessica Alba, Dane Cook   Produced   August 2007
Ladron Que Roba A Ladron (Spanish Language)
  Professional thieves are forced to use a motley group of immigrants on their next job.   Fernando Colunga, Miguel Varoni, Saul Lizaso Julie Gonzalo, Gabriel Soto   Acquired   August 2007
War
  An FBI agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as ‘‘Rogue” who murdered his partner.   Jet Li, Jason Statham   Produced   September 2007
3:10 to Yuma
  A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who is awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues.   Russell Crowe, Christian Bale   Acquired   October 2007
The Eye
  The remake of a popular Hong Kong film about a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.   Jessica Alba   Produced   October 2007
Saw 4
  The latest chapter in one of the most successful horror franchises of all time.   Tobin Bell   Produced   October 2007
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married
  Big screen adaptation of Perry’s stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.   Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson   Produced   November 2007
Thomas Kinkade’s The Christmas Cottage
  A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade’s painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.   Peter O’Toole, Marcia Gay Harden, Jared Padalecki   Produced   December 2007


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            Produced*
   
Title
 
Summary
 
Principal Actors
 
or Acquired
 
Release Date
 
College
  A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.   Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Kevin Covais   Acquired   March 2008
 
 
* Includes significant participation in production.
 
We may revise the release date of a motion picture as the production schedule changes or in such a manner as we believe is likely to maximize revenues. Additionally, there can be no assurance that any of the motion pictures scheduled for release will be completed, that completion will occur in accordance with the anticipated schedule or budget, that the film will ever be released, or that the motion pictures will necessarily involve any of the creative talent listed above.
 
International Distribution.  Our international division, Lions Gate International (“LGI”), distributes our in-house productions and third party acquisitions to the international marketplace, both on a territory by territory basis through third parties, and directly in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Lionsgate UK. International territories are often pre-sold to cover a significant portion of the production budget or acquisition cost on new releases, and we have licensed international rights for approximately 1,200 of the motion picture titles and television episodes in our library.
 
The primary components of our international business are (1) the licensing of rights in all media to our in-house theatrical titles on a territory by territory basis, and (2) the licensing of catalogue product or libraries of acquired titles (such as Modern). We have also leveraged our infrastructure to generate revenue through a sales agency business for third party product, and we have expanded our sales and distribution of original Lionsgate television series such as Weeds, Wildfire and Dresden Files.
 
As part of our ongoing effort to expand our global footprint in certain strategic markets, LGI now includes Lionsgate UK, a self-sustaining, full service distribution company serving the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition to gaining greater control over releases and capturing incremental margin on our direct-to-video product such as Marvel’s The Invincible Iron Man, Lionsgate UK is expected to release 15-16 films theatrically in fiscal 2008, with titles including Best Foreign Picture Academy Award® Winner The Lives of Others and the documentary Earth. Lionsgate UK and Optimum Releasing/StudioCanal recently announced an executed letter of understanding to jointly acquire British home entertainment sales house Elevation Sales. Elevation Sales will handle the joint sales and distribution of DVD product for both Lionsgate UK and Optimum Home Entertainment.
 
Home Video Distribution.  Our U.S. video distribution operation aims to exploit our filmed and television content library of more than 10,000 motion picture titles and television episodes and programs. We have established a track record for building on the awareness generated from our theatrical releases and have developed strong positions in children’s, fitness, horror, urban, teen comedy and faith-based product. We increased our overall market share of combined sell-through and rental consumer spend to approximately 5.5%. In fiscal 2007, Lionsgate had two theatrical releases debut at number one with Crank and Saw III, along with the top two fitness releases of the year (Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance and The Biggest Loser — The Workout, Vol. 2). Additionally, over the past year, our Saw franchise became the number one horror franchise in DVD history, and Lionsgate is currently the top studio in the genre with a horror DVD market share of approximately 33%.
 
Furthermore, Lionsgate is a part of the Blu-ray consortium, and during fiscal 2007 we held an 11.6% market share of Blu-ray revenue. Among the highlights for our Blu-ray product are the 50 gigabyte releases for The Descent and Crank, the latter being the top-selling Blu-ray title its opening week and at the time the second largest Blu-ray debut ever (subsequently surpassed).
 
In addition to our approximately 18 to 22 theatrical releases each year, we also acquire approximately 65 titles annually that have commercial potential in video and ancillary markets, adding a total of approximately 80 films to our library each year including National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2 — College @ Sea starring Vida Guerra, Stephen King’s Desperation, the sequel to the original Japanese horror classic, Ju-On 2, and Man About Town

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starring Ben Affleck and Rebecca Romijn. We distribute successful television product on video, including the Saturday Night Live product currently in our library, the first season of the popular Showtime series Weeds, starring Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon, the fourth and fifth seasons of the Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd hit comedy series Moonlighting, and the fifth and sixth seasons of the NBC hit comedy series Will and Grace. We also released a 15th Anniversary edition of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, starring Michael Madsen and Harvey Keitel, special editions of the top-selling Saw I and Saw II releases, and a remastered Alfred Hitchcock Box Set from our recently acquired StudioCanal library.
 
In 2004, we entered into an agreement with Marvel Characters, Inc. to distribute up to eight original animated DVD features based on certain Marvel characters. We also have the right to exploit the pictures in other entertainment media domestically and internationally, including pay and free television and video-on-demand. In the past 12 months we released the second and third titles in the series — Ultimate Avengers 2 and The Invincible Iron Man — which have sold approximately 1.3 million units.
 
We directly distribute to the rental market through Blockbuster, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Movie Gallery, Inc., and Rentrak Corporation. We also distribute or sell directly to mass merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Best Buy Co Inc., Target Corporation and Costco Wholesale Corporation, and others who buy large volumes of our videos and DVDs to sell directly to consumers. Sales to Wal-Mart account for over 10% of our gross revenues, the loss of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. This customer represented approximately 22% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Revenue for fiscal 2007.
 
Our Family Entertainment division, which targets the youth audience, recently acquired the home entertainment rights to the popular Bratz brand. In February we released the first title — Bratz Fashion Pixiez — which outsold the previous two Bratz releases. We also continue to distribute the PBS series Clifford the Big Red Dog from Scholastic Entertainment, The Doodlebops, the popular children’s band featured in its own series on the Disney Channel, along with a catalog of Care Bears and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles releases.
 
In the past year, Lionsgate has significantly increased its market share in faith-based product, buoyed by the successful Tyler Perry franchise, which has sold over 18 million DVDs in the past two years. In March, we increased our influence in this area through distribution deals with the world’s leading Christian publisher, Thomas Nelson, and leading Christian non-fiction author Lee Strobel.
 
With over 12% market share in fitness DVD revenue, Lionsgate has a lineup that includes top-sellers Denise Austin, The Biggest Loser and Dancing With The Stars.
 
Pay and Free Television Distribution.  We have approximately 480 titles in active distribution in the domestic cable, free and pay television markets. We sell our library titles and new product to major cable channels such as Lifetime, Showtime, HBO, FX, Turner Networks, Starz, Family Channel, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and IFC. Commencing August 1, 2006, we began direct distribution of pay-per-view and video-on-demand to cable, satellite and internet providers. We also have an output contract with Showtime for pay television.
 
Canadian Distribution.  In April 2005, we entered into a library output and new picture output arrangement with Maple Pictures. When the 18 year term ends for titles which were distributed under the Motion Picture Distribution LP output agreement, we intend to distribute titles previously distributed in Canada by Motion Picture Distribution LP through Maple Pictures.
 
Electronic Distribution.  We own a minority interest in CinemaNow, a broadband video-on-demand company founded in 1999. CinemaNow offers licensed content from a library of more than 7,500 new and classic movies, television programs, music concerts and music videos via downloading or streaming. In 2006, CinemaNow introduced electronic-sell-through of media content, meaning users can purchase and take delivery of the content online. Lionsgate content is also available for electronic-sell-through on the Apple iTunes, Microsoft Xbox LIVE, Amazon, Fox Interactive, Direct2Drive, MovieLink, BitTorrent and Wal-Mart Online services. In October 2006, the Company, Sony and Comcast each purchased one-third of the membership interests in Horror Entertainment, LLC, a multiplatform programming and content service provider of horror genre films operating under the brand name of “FEARnet.” In addition, we entered into a five-year license agreement with FEARnet for the US territories and possessions, whereby the Company will license content to FEARnet for video-on-demand and broadband exhibition.


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Studio Facilities
 
We rent studio space on an as-needed basis. We previously owned and operated Lions Gate Studios, a film and television production studio in North Vancouver, British Columbia, but sold such interest in March 2006. We may own and operate studio facilities in the future.
 
Intellectual Property
 
We are currently using a number of trademarks including “LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT,” “LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT,” “ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT,” “FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT,” “TRIMARK HOME VIDEO,” “DIRTY DANCING,” “THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT” and “RESERVOIR DOGS” in connection with our domestic home video distribution, “LIONS GATE FILMS,” “LGF FILMS,” “ARTISAN ENTERTAINMENT” and “TRIMARK PICTURES” in connection with films distributed domestically and licensed internationally and “LIONS GATE TELEVISION,” “TRIMARK TELEVISION” and “DEBMAR/MERCURY” in connection with licenses to free, pay and cable television.
 
The trademarks “LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT,” “LIONS GATE SIGNATURE SERIES,” “ARTISAN ENTERTAINMENT,” “FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT” “F.H.E. FAMILY HOME ENTERTAINMENT KIDS,” “TRIMARK PICTURES,” “DIRTY DANCING,” “THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT” and “RESERVOIR DOGS,” among others, are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The trademarks “LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT” “LIONSGATE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT” “LIONSGATE,” and “ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT” have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. We regard our trademarks as valuable assets and believe that our trademarks are an important factor in marketing our products.
 
Copyright protection is a serious problem in the videocassette and DVD distribution industry because of the ease with which cassettes and DVDs may be duplicated. In the past, certain countries permitted video pirating to such an extent that we did not consider these markets viable for distribution. Video piracy continues to be prevalent across the entertainment industry. We and other video distributors have taken legal actions to enforce copyright protection when necessary.
 
Competition
 
Television and motion picture production and distribution are highly competitive businesses. We face competition from companies within the entertainment business and from alternative forms of leisure entertainment, such as travel, sporting events, outdoor recreation, video games, the internet and other cultural and computer-related activities. We compete with the major studios, numerous independent motion picture and television production companies, television networks and pay television systems for the acquisition of literary and film properties, the services of performing artists, directors, producers and other creative and technical personnel and production financing, all of which are essential to the success of our entertainment businesses. In addition, our motion pictures compete for audience acceptance and exhibition outlets with motion pictures produced and distributed by other companies. Likewise, our television product faces significant competition from independent distributors as well as major studios. As a result, the success of any of our motion pictures and television product is dependent not only on the quality and acceptance of a particular film or program, but also on the quality and acceptance of other competing motion pictures or television programs released into the marketplace at or near the same time.
 
Employees
 
As of May 15, 2007 we had 400 full-time employees in our worldwide operations. We also hire additional employees on a picture-by-picture basis in connection with the production of our motion pictures and television programming. We believe that our employee and labor relations are good.
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
You should carefully consider the following risks and other information in this Form 10-K before making an investment decision with respect to our common shares. The following risks and uncertainties could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The risks described below are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks that we are not presently aware of or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business operations.
 
We have had losses, and we cannot assure future profitability.
 
We have reported operating income for fiscal years 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and operating losses for fiscal years 2002 and 2004. We have reported net income for fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007 and net losses for the fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Our accumulated deficit was $149.7 million at March 31, 2007. We cannot assure you that we will operate profitably and, if we do not, we may not be able to meet our debt service requirements, working capital requirements, capital expenditure plans, anticipated production slate, acquisition and releasing plans or other cash needs. Our inability to meet those needs could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We face substantial capital requirements and financial risks.
 
Our business requires a substantial investment of capital.  The production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures and television programs require a significant amount of capital. A significant amount of time may elapse between our expenditure of funds and the receipt of commercial revenues from or government contributions to our motion pictures or television programs. This time lapse requires us to fund a significant portion of our capital requirements from our revolving credit facility and from other financing sources. Although we intend to continue to reduce the risks of our production exposure through financial contributions from broadcasters and distributors, tax shelters, government and industry programs, other studios and other sources, we cannot assure you that we will continue to implement successfully these arrangements or that we will not be subject to substantial financial risks relating to the production, acquisition, completion and release of future motion pictures and television programs. If we increase (through internal growth or acquisition) our production slate or our production budgets, we may be required to increase overhead and/or make larger up-front payments to talent and consequently bear greater financial risks. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
The costs of producing and marketing feature films have steadily increased and may further increase in the future, which may make it more difficult for a film to generate a profit or compete against other films.  The costs of producing and marketing feature films have generally increased in recent years. These costs may continue to increase in the future, which may make it more difficult for our films to generate a profit or compete against other films. Historically, production costs and marketing costs have risen at a higher rate than increases in either the number of domestic admissions to movie theaters or admission ticket prices. A continuation of this trend would leave us more dependent on other media, such as home video, television, international markets and new media for revenue, and the revenues from such sources may not be sufficient to offset an increase in the cost of motion picture production. If we cannot successfully exploit these other media, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Budget overruns may adversely affect our business.  Our business model requires that we be efficient in the production of our motion pictures and television programs. Actual motion picture and television production costs often exceed their budgets, sometimes significantly. The production, completion and distribution of motion pictures and television productions are subject to a number of uncertainties, including delays and increased expenditures due to creative differences among key cast members and other key creative personnel or other disruptions or events beyond our control. Risks such as death or disability of star performers, technical complications with special effects or other aspects of production, shortages of necessary equipment, damage to film negatives, master tapes and recordings or adverse weather conditions may cause cost overruns and delay or frustrate completion of a production. If a motion picture or television production incurs substantial budget overruns, we may have to seek additional


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financing from outside sources to complete production. We cannot make assurances regarding the availability of such financing on terms acceptable to us, and the lack of such financing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
In addition, if a motion picture or television production incurs substantial budget overruns, we cannot assure you that we will recoup these costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Increased costs incurred with respect to a particular film may result in any such film not being ready for release at the intended time and the postponement to a potentially less favorable time, all of which could cause a decline in box office performance, and thus the overall financial success of such film. Budget overruns could also prevent a picture from being completed or released. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Our credit facility contains certain covenants and financial tests that limit the way we conduct business.  Our $215 million credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association contains various covenants limiting our ability to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends and make other distributions, pre-pay any subordinated indebtedness, make investments and other restricted payments, make capital expenditures, make acquisitions and sell assets. These covenants may prevent us from raising additional financing, competing effectively or taking advantage of new business opportunities. Under our credit facility, we are also required to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial tests. If we cannot comply with these covenants or meet these ratios and other tests, it could result in a default under our credit facility, and unless we are able to negotiate an amendment, forbearance or waiver, we could be required to repay all amounts then outstanding, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition depending upon our outstanding balance at the time.
 
Borrowings under our credit facility also are secured by liens on substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries. If we are in default under our credit facility, the lenders could foreclose upon all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries. We cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient cash flow to repay our indebtedness, and we further cannot assure you that, if the need arises, we will be able to obtain additional financing or to refinance our indebtedness on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any such failure to obtain financing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Substantial leverage could adversely affect our financial condition.  Historically, we have been highly leveraged and may be highly leveraged in the future. We have access to capital through our $215 million credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association. In addition, we have $325 million Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding, with $150 million maturing October 15, 2024 and $175 million maturing March 15, 2025. At March 31, 2007, we had approximately $51.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $237.4 million in highly liquid investments, principally auction rate preferreds. While the outstanding balance under our credit facility is currently zero, we could borrow some or all of the permitted amount in the future. The amount we have available to borrow under this facility depends upon our borrowing base, which in turn depends on the value of our existing library of films and television programs, as well as accounts receivable and cash held in collateral accounts. If several of our larger motion picture releases are commercial failures or our library declines in value, our borrowing base could decrease. Such a decrease could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. For example, it could:
 
  •  require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to the repayment of our indebtedness, reducing the amount of cash flow available to fund motion picture and television production, distribution and other operating expenses;
 
  •  limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to downturns in our business, our industry or the economy in general;
 
  •  limit our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for operating expenses, or limit our ability to obtain such financing on terms acceptable to us; and
 
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Our revenues and results of operations may fluctuate significantly.
 
Revenues and results of operations are difficult to predict and depend on a variety of factors.  Our revenues and results of operations depend significantly upon the commercial success of the motion pictures and television programming that we distribute, which cannot be predicted with certainty. Accordingly, our revenues and results of operations may fluctuate significantly from period to period, and the results of any one period may not be indicative of the results for any future periods. Furthermore, largely as a result of these predictive difficulties, we may not be able to achieve our publicly projected earnings. In fiscal 2006, we revised our projected earnings downward twice. Future revisions to projected earnings could cause investors to lose confidence in us, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our business, our financial condition and the market value of our securities.
 
In addition, historically, our revenues and results of operations have been significantly impacted by the success of critically acclaimed and award winning films, including Academy Award winners and nominees. We cannot assure you that we will manage the production, acquisition and distribution of future motion pictures (including any films in the Saw or Tyler Perry franchises) as successfully as we have done with these recent critically acclaimed, award winning and/or commercially popular films or that we will produce or acquire motion pictures that will receive similar critical acclaim or perform as well commercially. Any inability to achieve such commercial success could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We lack output agreements with cable and broadcast channels.  We had an agreement with one cable broadcast channel to exhibit our films, but that agreement does not cover films released theatrically after 2003. We have an output arrangement with another cable broadcast channel that covers some but not all of our films that are theatrically released through December 31, 2008. While similar broadcasters exhibit our films, they license such rights on a film-by-film, rather than an output, basis. We cannot assure you that we will be able to secure other output agreements on acceptable terms, if at all. Without multiple output agreements that typically contain guaranteed minimum payments, our revenues may be subject to greater volatility, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We rely on a few major retailers and distributors for a material portion of our business and the loss of any of those retailers or distributors could reduce our revenues and operating results.  Wal-Mart represented over 10% of our revenues in fiscal 2007. In addition, a small number of other retailers and distributors account for a significant percentage of our revenues. We do not have long-term agreements with the retailers. We cannot assure you that we will continue to maintain favorable relationships with our retailers and distributors or that they will not be adversely affected by economic conditions. If any of these retailers or distributors reduces or cancels a significant order, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Our revenues and results of operations are vulnerable to currency fluctuations.  We report our revenues and results of operations in U.S. dollars, but a significant portion of our revenues is earned outside of the United States. Our principal currency exposure is between Canadian and U.S. dollars. We enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge future production expenses. We cannot accurately predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on revenues and operating margins, and fluctuations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
From time to time we may experience currency exposure on distribution and production revenues and expenses from foreign countries, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Accounting practices used in our industry may accentuate fluctuations in operating results.  In addition to the cyclical nature of the entertainment industry, our accounting practices (which are standard for the industry) may accentuate fluctuations in our operating results. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and industry practice, we amortize film and television programming costs using the “individual-film-forecast” method. Under this accounting method, we amortize film and television programming costs for each film or television program based on the following ratio:
 
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We regularly review, and revise when necessary, our total revenue estimates on a title-by-title basis. This review may result in a change in the rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film or television asset to its estimated fair value. Results of operations in future years depend upon our amortization of our film and television costs. Periodic adjustments in amortization rates may significantly affect these results. In addition, we are required to expense film advertising costs as incurred, but are also required to recognize the revenue from any motion picture or television program over the entire revenue stream expected to be generated by the individual picture or television program.
 
Failure to manage future growth may adversely affect our business.
 
We are subject to risks associated with possible acquisitions, business combinations, or joint ventures.  From time to time we engage in discussions and activities with respect to possible acquisitions, business combinations, or joint ventures intended to complement or expand our business. We may not realize the anticipated benefit from any of the transactions we pursue. Regardless of whether we consummate any such transaction, the negotiation of a potential transaction (including associated litigation and proxy contests), as well as the integration of the acquired business, could require us to incur significant costs and cause diversion of management’s time and resources. Any such transaction could also result in impairment of goodwill and other intangibles, development write-offs and other related expenses. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We may be unable to integrate any business that we acquire or have acquired or with which we combine or have combined.  Integrating any business that we acquire or have acquired or with which we combine or have combined is distracting to our management and disruptive to our business and may result in significant costs to us. We could face challenges in consolidating functions and integrating procedures, information technology and accounting systems, personnel and operations in a timely and efficient manner. If any such integration is unsuccessful, or if the integration takes longer than anticipated, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We may have difficulty managing the combined entity in the short term if we experience a significant loss of management personnel during the transition period after the significant acquisition.
 
Claims against us relating to any acquisition or business combination may necessitate our seeking claims against the seller for which the seller may not indemnify us or that may exceed the seller’s indemnification obligations.  There may be liabilities assumed in any acquisition or business combination that we did not discover or that we underestimated in the course of performing our due diligence investigation. Although a seller generally will have indemnification obligations to us under an acquisition or merger agreement, these obligations usually will be subject to financial limitations, such as general deductibles and maximum recovery amounts, as well as time limitations. We cannot assure you that our right to indemnification from any seller will be enforceable, collectible or sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully offset the amount of any undiscovered or underestimated liabilities that we may incur. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We may not be able to obtain additional funding to meet our requirements.  Our ability to grow through acquisitions, business combinations and joint ventures, to maintain and expand our development, production and distribution of motion pictures and television programs and to fund our operating expenses depends upon our ability to obtain funds through equity financing, debt financing (including credit facilities) or the sale or syndication of some or all of our interests in certain projects or other assets. If we do not have access to such financing arrangements, and if other funding does not become available on terms acceptable to us, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We face risks related to our theatrical slate financing arrangement.
 
On May 25, 2007, the Company, through a series of agreements, closed a theatrical slate financing arrangement whereby Pride Pictures LLC, an unrelated entity, will provide the Company with an aggregate of up to $204 million before transaction costs (consisting of $35 million of debt instruments, $35 million of equity and $134 million from a senior credit facility, which is subject to a borrowing base) of the production, acquisition,


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marketing and distribution costs of certain theatrical feature films. The slate covered by the arrangement is expected to be comprised of 23 films over the next three years. Amounts contributed by Pride Pictures LLC will generally represent approximately 50% of the production, acquisition, marketing and distribution costs of each qualifying theatrical feature film. The percentage of the contribution may vary on certain pictures. Pride Pictures LLC will participate in a pro rata portion of the pictures’ net profits or losses similar to a co-production arrangement based on the portion of costs funded.
 
The funding obligations are subject to a borrowing base calculation and certain conditions precedent. In addition, the fund may have insufficient capacity to finance its share of all pictures in the slate. Some of the investors may default. If for any reason Pride Pictures LLC does not meeting its funding requirements under the arrangement, the Company will have to use other financial resources to satisfy the shortfall, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
A significant portion of our filmed and television content library revenues comes from a small number of titles.
 
We depend on a limited number of titles for the majority of the revenues generated by our filmed and television content library. In addition, many of the titles in our library are not presently distributed and generate substantially no revenue. If we cannot acquire new product and the rights to popular titles through production, distribution agreements, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures or other strategic alliances, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We are limited in our ability to exploit a portion of our filmed and television content library.
 
Our rights to the titles in our filmed and television content library vary; in some cases we have only the right to distribute titles in certain media and territories for a limited term. We cannot assure you that we will be able to renew expiring rights on acceptable terms and that any failure to renew titles generating a significant portion of our revenue would not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
Our success depends on external factors in the motion picture and television industry.
 
Our success depends on the commercial success of motion pictures and television programs, which is unpredictable.  Operating in the motion picture and television industry involves a substantial degree of risk. Each motion picture and television program is an individual artistic work, and inherently unpredictable audience reactions primarily determine commercial success. Generally, the popularity of our motion pictures or programs depends on many factors, including the critical acclaim they receive, the format of their initial release, for example, theatrical or direct-to-video, the actors and other key talent, their genre and their specific subject matter. The commercial success of our motion pictures or television programs also depends upon the quality and acceptance of motion pictures or programs that our competitors release into the marketplace at or near the same time, critical reviews, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure activities, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, many of which we do not control and all of which may change. We cannot predict the future effects of these factors with certainty, any of which factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
In addition, because a motion picture’s or television program’s performance in ancillary markets, such as home video and pay and free television, is often directly related to its box office performance or television ratings, poor box office results or poor television ratings may negatively affect future revenue streams. Our success will depend on the experience and judgment of our management to select and develop new investment and production opportunities. We cannot make assurances that our motion pictures and television programs will obtain favorable reviews or ratings, that our motion pictures will perform well at the box office or in ancillary markets or that broadcasters will license the rights to broadcast any of our television programs in development or renew licenses to broadcast programs in our library. The failure to achieve any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
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programs and related products are important in determining the success of these pictures, programs and products. We do not control the timing and manner in which our licensed distributors distribute our motion pictures or television programs. Any decision by those distributors not to distribute or promote one of our motion pictures, television programs or related products or to promote our competitors’ motion pictures, television programs or related products to a greater extent than they promote ours could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We could be adversely affected by strikes or other union job actions.  We are directly or indirectly dependent upon highly specialized union members who are essential to the production of motion pictures and television programs. A strike by, or a lockout of, one or more of the unions that provide personnel essential to the production of motion pictures or television programs could delay or halt our ongoing production activities. Such a halt or delay, depending on the length of time, could cause a delay or interruption in our release of new motion pictures and television programs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We face substantial competition in all aspects of our business.
 
We are smaller and less diversified than many of our competitors.  As an independent distributor and producer, we constantly compete with major U.S. and international studios. Most of the major U.S. studios are part of large diversified corporate groups with a variety of other operations, including television networks and cable channels, that can provide both the means of distributing their products and stable sources of earnings that may allow them better to offset fluctuations in the financial performance of their motion picture and television operations. In addition, the major studios have more resources with which to compete for ideas, storylines and scripts created by third parties as well as for actors, directors and other personnel required for production. The resources of the major studios may also give them an advantage in acquiring other businesses or assets, including film libraries, that we might also be interested in acquiring. Our inability to compete successfully could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
The motion picture industry is highly competitive and at times may create an oversupply of motion pictures in the market.  The number of motion pictures released by our competitors, particularly the major U.S. studios, may create an oversupply of product in the market, reduce our share of box office receipts and make it more difficult for our films to succeed commercially. Oversupply may become most pronounced during peak release times, such as school holidays and national holidays, when theater attendance is expected to be highest. For this reason, and because of our more limited production and advertising budgets, we typically do not release our films during peak release times, which may also reduce our potential revenues for a particular release. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that we can release all of our films when they are otherwise scheduled. In addition to production or other delays that might cause us to alter our release schedule, a change in the schedule of a major studio may force us to alter the release date of a film because we cannot always compete with a major studio’s larger promotion campaign. Any such change could adversely impact a film’s financial performance. In addition, if we cannot change our schedule after such a change by a major studio because we are too close to the release date, the major studio’s release and its typically larger promotion budget may adversely impact the financial performance of our film. The foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
The limited supply of motion picture screens compounds this product oversupply problem. Currently, a substantial majority of the motion picture screens in the U.S. typically are committed at any one time to only ten to 15 films distributed nationally by major studio distributors. In addition, as a result of changes in the theatrical exhibition industry, including reorganizations and consolidations and the fact that major studio releases occupy more screens, the number of screens available to us when we want to release a picture may decrease. If the number of motion picture screens decreases, box office receipts, and the correlating future revenue streams, such as from home video and pay and free television, of our motion pictures may also decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.


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We must successfully respond to rapid technological changes and alternative forms of delivery or storage to remain competitive.
 
The entertainment industry in general and the motion picture and television industries in particular continue to undergo significant technological developments. Advances in technologies or alternative methods of product delivery or storage or certain changes in consumer behavior driven by these or other technologies and methods of delivery and storage could have a negative effect on our business. Examples of such advances in technologies include video-on-demand, new video formats and downloading and streaming from the internet. An increase in video-on-demand could decrease home video rentals. In addition, technologies that enable users to fast-forward or skip advertisements, such as Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), may cause changes in consumer behavior that could affect the attractiveness of our products to advertisers, and could therefore adversely affect our revenues. Similarly, further increases in the use of portable digital devices that allow users to view content of their own choosing while avoiding traditional commercial advertisements could adversely affect our revenues. Other larger entertainment distribution companies will have larger budgets to exploit these growing trends. While we have a minority interest in CinemaNow, its commercial success is impossible to predict. We cannot predict how we will financially participate in the exploitation of our motion pictures and television programs through these emerging technologies or whether we have the right to do so for certain of our library titles. If we cannot successfully exploit these and other emerging technologies, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
In addition, the technologies we choose to invest in could prove to be less successful than we expect. For example, we have released and will continue to release titles in high-definition Blu-ray Disc format, which could negatively impact our business if that format is not generally accepted by the public.
 
We face risks from doing business internationally.
 
We distribute motion picture and television productions outside the United States directly in the UK and Ireland through Lionsgate UK and through third party licensees elsewhere and derive revenues from these sources. As a result, our business is subject to certain risks inherent in international business, many of which are beyond our control. These risks include:
 
  •  laws and policies affecting trade, investment and taxes, including laws and policies relating to the repatriation of funds and withholding taxes, and changes in these laws;
 
  •  changes in local regulatory requirements, including restrictions on content;
 
  •  differing cultural tastes and attitudes;
 
  •  differing degrees of protection for intellectual property;
 
  •  financial instability and increased market concentration of buyers in foreign television markets, including in European pay television markets;
 
  •  the instability of foreign economies and governments;
 
  •  fluctuating foreign exchange rates;
 
  •  the spread of communicable diseases; and
 
  •  war and acts of terrorism.
 
Events or developments related to these and other risks associated with international trade could adversely affect our revenues from non-U.S. sources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Protecting and defending against intellectual property claims may have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
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distribution arrangements with reputable international companies in specific territories and media for limited durations. Despite these precautions, existing copyright and trademark laws afford only limited practical protection in certain countries. We also distribute our products in other countries in which there is no copyright or trademark protection. As a result, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy and distribute our productions or certain portions or applications of our intended productions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Litigation may also be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Any such litigation could result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We cannot assure you that infringement or invalidity claims will not materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Regardless of the validity or the success of the assertion of these claims, we could incur significant costs and diversion of resources in enforcing our intellectual property rights or in defending against such claims, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Others may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us.
 
One of the risks of the film production business is the possibility that others may claim that our productions and production techniques misappropriate or infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties with respect to their previously developed films, stories, characters, other entertainment or intellectual property. We are likely to receive in the future claims of infringement or misappropriation of other parties’ proprietary rights. Any such assertions or claims may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Irrespective of the validity or the successful assertion of such claims, we could incur significant costs and diversion of resources in defending against them, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If any claims or actions are asserted against us, we may seek to settle such claim by obtaining a license from the plaintiff covering the disputed intellectual property rights. We cannot provide any assurances, however, that under such circumstances a license, or any other form of settlement, would be available on reasonable terms or at all.
 
Our business involves risks of liability claims for media content, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
As a distributor of media content, we may face potential liability for:
 
  •  defamation;
 
  •  invasion of privacy;
 
  •  negligence;
 
  •  copyright or trademark infringement (as discussed above); and
 
  •  other claims based on the nature and content of the materials distributed.
 
These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against producers and distributors of media content. Any imposition of liability that is not covered by insurance or is in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Piracy of motion pictures, including digital and internet piracy, may reduce the gross receipts from the exploitation of our films.
 
Motion picture piracy is extensive in many parts of the world, including South America, Asia, the countries of the former Soviet Union and other former Eastern bloc countries, and is made easier by technological advances and the conversion of motion pictures into digital formats. This trend facilitates the creation, transmission and sharing of high quality unauthorized copies of motion pictures in theatrical release, on videotapes and DVDs, from pay-per-view through set top boxes and other devices and through unlicensed broadcasts on free television and the internet. The proliferation of unauthorized copies of these products has had and will likely continue to have an


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adverse effect on our business, because these products reduce the revenue we received from our products. Additionally, in order to contain this problem, we may have to implement elaborate and costly security and anti-piracy measures, which could result in significant expenses and losses of revenue. We cannot assure you that even the highest levels of security and anti-piracy measures will prevent piracy.
 
In particular, unauthorized copying and piracy are prevalent in countries outside of the U.S., Canada and Western Europe, whose legal systems may make it difficult for us to enforce our intellectual property rights. While the U.S. government has publicly considered implementing trade sanctions against specific countries that, in its opinion, do not make appropriate efforts to prevent copyright infringements of U.S. produced motion pictures, there can be no assurance that any such sanctions will be enacted or, if enacted, will be effective. In addition, if enacted, such sanctions could impact the amount of revenue that we realize from the international exploitation of motion pictures. If no embargoes or sanctions are enacted, or if other measures are not taken, we may lose revenue as a result of motion picture piracy.
 
An investment by non-Canadians in our business is potentially reviewable under the ICA, which could adversely affect our results.
 
The Investment Canada Act (Canada) or ICA is administered by the Minister of Industry and, in the case of investments in a Canadian cultural business, by the Minister of Canadian Heritage (both referred to herein as the “Minister”). A “Canadian cultural business” is defined in the ICA as a business activity relating to Canada’s cultural heritage or national identity, and includes a business engaged in the production, distribution, sale or exhibition of film or video products.
 
The ICA contains rules, the application of which determines whether an entity (as the term is defined in the ICA) is Canadian-controlled and whether it carries on a Canadian cultural business. We may or may not be operating a Canadian cultural business for the purposes of the ICA. Under the ICA, the Minister has discretion to determine, after considering any information or evidence submitted by the entity or otherwise made available to the Minister or the Director of Investments, that an investment by a non-Canadian in a Canadian cultural business may constitute an acquisition of control by that non-Canadian, notwithstanding the provisions in the ICA that state that certain investments do not or may not constitute an acquisition of control that would require notification or review under the ICA.
 
If the Minister exercises such discretion and deems an investment by a non-Canadian in a cultural business to be an acquisition of control, the investment is potentially subject to notification and/or review. If the investment is subject to review, the Minister must be satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. Such a determination is often accompanied by requests that the non-Canadian provide undertakings supportive of Canadian cultural policy. These undertakings may, in some circumstances, include a request for financial support of certain initiatives. The determination by the Minister of whether a proposed investment is of net benefit to Canada also includes consideration of sector specific policies of the Canadian federal government, some of which restrict or prohibit investments by non-Canadians in certain types of Canadian cultural businesses.
 
Our success depends on certain key employees.
 
Our success depends to a significant extent on the performance of a number of senior management personnel and other key employees, including production and creative personnel. We do not currently have significant “key person” life insurance policies for any of our employees. We have entered into employment agreements with many (but not all) of our top executive officers and production executives. However, although it is standard in the motion picture industry to rely on employment agreements as a method of retaining the services of key employees, these agreements cannot assure us of the continued services of such employees. In addition, competition for the limited number of business, production and creative personnel necessary to create and distribute our entertainment content is intense and may grow in the future. Our inability to retain or successfully replace where necessary members of our senior management and other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.


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To be successful, we need to attract and retain qualified personnel.
 
Our success continues to depend to a significant extent on our ability to identify, attract, hire, train and retain qualified professional, creative, technical and managerial personnel. Competition for the caliber of talent required to produce our motion pictures and television programs continues to increase. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in identifying, attracting, hiring, training and retaining such personnel in the future. If we were unable to hire, assimilate and retain qualified personnel in the future, such inability would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES.
 
Our corporate head office is located at 1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2E9. Our principal executive offices are located at 1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200 and 2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200, Santa Monica, California, 90404. At the Santa Monica address, we occupy approximately 48,000 square feet, including an approximately 4,000 square foot screening room.
 
In March 2006, the Company sold its studio facilities located at 555 Brooksbank Avenue, North Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
We believe that our current facilities are adequate to conduct our business operations for the foreseeable future. We believe that we will be able to renew these leases on similar terms upon expiration. If we cannot renew, we believe that we could find other suitable premises without any material adverse impact on our operations.
 
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
The Company is involved in certain claims and legal proceedings which have arisen in the normal course of business. Management does not believe that the outcome of any currently pending claims or legal proceedings in which the Company is currently involved will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.
 
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.
 
PART II
 
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
 
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New York Stock Exchange
 
The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing sale prices for our Common Shares, as reported by the NYSE in U.S. dollars, for our two most recent fiscal years:
 
                 
    High     Low  
 
Year ended March 31, 2007
               
Fourth Quarter
  $ 12.01     $ 10.23  
Third Quarter
    11.47       9.71  
Second Quarter
    10.44       8.52  
First Quarter
    10.17       8.55  
Year ended March 31, 2006
               
Fourth Quarter
  $ 10.29     $ 7.79  
Third Quarter
    10.07       7.56  
Second Quarter
    10.55       9.10  
First Quarter
    11.20       9.23  
 
Holders
 
As of May 15, 2007, there were 116,988,567 shares issued and outstanding and 430 registered holders of our common shares.
 
Dividend Policy
 
We have not paid any dividends on our outstanding common shares since our inception and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. The declaration of dividends on our common shares is restricted by our amended credit facility and is within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon the assessment of, among other things, our earnings, financial requirements and operating and financial condition. At the present time, given our anticipated capital requirements we intend to follow a policy of retaining earnings in order to finance further development of our business. We may be limited in our ability to pay dividends on our common shares by restrictions under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) relating to the satisfaction of solvency tests.
 
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
 
The information required by this item is contained under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information for 2007” in a definitive Proxy Statement, which we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after March 31, 2007 (the “Proxy Statement”), and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
On March 31, 2006, Lionsgate completed a private exchange with certain shareholders of Image Entertainment, Inc. whereby Lionsgate issued 218,746 common shares with a value as of March 31, 2006 of approximately $2,220,272, or $10.15 per share (the “IM Shares”), in consideration of the purchase of certain of their shares in Image Entertainment, Inc. The IM Shares were not registered under the Securities Act and were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act.
 
Taxation
 
The following is a general summary of certain Canadian income tax consequences to U.S. Holders (who deal at arm’s length with the Company) of the purchase, ownership and disposition of common shares. For the purposes of this Canadian income tax discussion, a “U.S. Holder” means a holder of common shares who (1) for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) is not, has not, and will not be resident in Canada at any time while he, she holds common shares, (2) at all relevant times is a resident of the United States under the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980) (the “Convention”), and (3) does not and will not use or be deemed to use the common


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shares in carrying on a business in Canada. This summary does not apply to U.S. Holders who are insurers. Such U.S. Holders should seek tax advice from their advisors. An actual or prospective investor that is a United States limited liability company in some circumstances may not be considered to be a resident of the United States for the purposes of the Convention and therefore may not be entitled to benefits thereunder.
 
This summary is not intended to be, and should not be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any prospective investor and no representation with respect to the tax consequences to any particular investor is made. The summary does not address any aspect of any provincial, state or local tax laws or the tax laws of any jurisdiction other than Canada or the tax considerations applicable to non-U.S. Holders. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult with their own tax advisors for advice with respect to the income tax consequences to them having regard to their own particular circumstances, including any consequences of an investment in common shares arising under any provincial, state or local tax laws or the tax laws of any jurisdiction other than Canada.
 
This summary is based upon the current provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada), the regulations thereunder and the proposed amendments thereto publicly announced by the Department of Finance, Canada before the date hereof and our understanding of the current published administrative and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency. It does not otherwise take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, governmental or judicial action.
 
The following summary applies only to U.S. Holders who hold their common shares as capital property. In general, common shares will be considered capital property of a holder where the holder is neither a trader nor dealer in securities, does not hold the common shares in the course of carrying on a business and is not engaged in an adventure in the nature of trade in respect thereof. This summary does not apply to holders who are “financial institutions” within the meaning of the mark-to-market rules contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
 
Amounts in respect of common shares paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited as, on account or in lieu of payment of, or in satisfaction of, dividends to a shareholder who is not a resident of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) will generally be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax. Canadian withholding tax applies to dividends that are formally declared and paid by the Company and also to deemed dividends that may be triggered by a cancellation of common shares if the cancellation occurs otherwise than as a result of a simple open market transaction. For either deemed or actual dividends, withholding tax is levied at a basic rate of 25%, which may be reduced pursuant to the terms of an applicable tax treaty between Canada and the country of residence of the non-resident shareholder. Under the Convention, the rate of Canadian non-resident withholding tax on the gross amount of dividends received by a U.S. Holder is generally 15%. However, where such beneficial owner is a company that owns at least 10% of the voting shares of the company paying the dividends, the rate of such withholding is 5%.
 
In addition to the Canadian withholding tax on actual or deemed dividends, a U.S. holder also needs to consider the potential application of Canadian capital gains tax. A U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada) in respect of any capital gain arising on a disposition of common shares (including on a purchase by the Company on the open market) unless at the time of disposition such shares constitute taxable Canadian property of the holder for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and such U.S. Holder is not entitled to relief under the Convention. If the common shares are listed on a prescribed stock exchange at the time they are disposed of, they will generally not constitute taxable Canadian property of a U.S. Holder unless, at any time during the five year period immediately preceding the disposition of the common shares, the U.S. Holder, persons with whom he, she or it does not deal at arm’s length, or the U.S. Holder together with non-arm’s length persons, owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of the capital stock of the Company. In any event, under the Convention, gains derived by a U.S. Holder from the disposition of common shares will generally not be subject to tax in Canada unless the value of the company’s shares is derived principally from real property or certain other immovable property situated in Canada.


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Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Shareholder Return
 
The following graph compares our cumulative total shareholder return with those of the NYSE Composite Index and the S&P Movies & Entertainment Index for the period commencing March 31, 2002 and ending March 31, 2007. All values assume that $100 was invested on March 31, 2002 in our common shares and each applicable index and all dividends were reinvested.
 
The comparisons shown in the graph below are based on historical data and we caution that the stock price performance shown in the graph below is not indicative of, and is not intended to forecast, the potential future performance of our common shares.
 
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN**
Among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., The NYSE Composite Index
and the S&P Movies & Entertainment Index
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
                                                             
 Company/Index     3/31/02     3/31/03     3/31/04     3/31/05     3/31/06     3/31/07
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 
      100.00         76.10         249.00         440.24         404.38         454.98  
NYSE Composite Index**
      100.00         79.61         117.94         135.71         164.25         196.85  
S&P Movies & Entertainment Index**
      100.00         62.25         82.77         83.47         80.15         98.41  
                                                             
 
* The following graph and related information is being furnished solely to accompany this Form 10-K pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. It shall not be deemed “soliciting materials” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than as provided in Item 201), nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
 
** The Company’s common shares ceased trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange effective July 31, 2006, and the common shares now trade solely on the NYSE. Therefore, we have discontinued using the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Movies & Entertainment Index in our performance graph. We continue to include two NYSE indices.


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ITEM 6.   SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA.
 
The consolidated financial statements for all periods presented in this Form 10-K are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
The Selected Consolidated Financial Data below include the results of Artisan, Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus) and Debmar from their acquisition dates of December 16, 2003, October 17, 2005 and July 3, 2006, respectively, onwards. Due to the acquisitions, the Company’s results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and financial positions as at March 31, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are not directly comparable to prior reporting periods.
 
The information presented in the table below has been adjusted to reflect the Studio Facility as a discontinued operation as described in note 12 of our Notes to the Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.
 
                                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 976,740     $ 945,385     $ 838,097     $ 369,636     $ 259,508  
Expenses:
                                       
Direct operating
    436,818       458,990       353,790       179,268       132,225  
Distribution and marketing
    404,410       399,299       364,281       207,045       87,403  
General and administration
    90,782       69,936       69,258       42,603       29,089  
Severance and relocation costs
                      5,575        
Write-down of other assets
                      11,686        
Depreciation
    2,786       1,817       2,370       2,451       1,202  
                                         
Total expenses
    934,796       930,042       789,699       448,628       249,919  
                                         
Operating Income (Loss)
    41,944       15,343       48,398       (78,992 )     9,589  
                                         
Other Expenses (Income):
                                       
Interest expense
    17,832       18,860       25,318       13,154       8,126  
Interest rate swaps mark-to-market
          123       (2,453 )     (833 )     3,163  
Interest and other income
    (11,930 )     (4,304 )     (3,440 )     (136 )     (77 )
Gain on sale of equity securities
    (1,722 )                        
Minority interests
                107              
                                         
Total other expenses, net
    4,180       14,679       19,532       12,185       11,212  
                                         
Income (Loss) Before Items Related to Equity Method Investees and Income Taxes
    37,764       664       28,866       (91,177 )     (1,623 )
Gain on sale of equity interests
                            2,131  
Equity interests
    (2,605 )     (74 )     (200 )     (2,169 )     (2,112 )
                                         
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
    35,159       590       28,666       (93,346 )     (1,604 )
Income tax provision (benefit)
    7,680       (1,030 )     8,747       (203 )     1,110  
                                         
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
    27,479       1,620       19,919       (93,143 )     (2,714 )
Income from discontinued operations (including gain on sale in 2006 of $4,872), net of tax of nil, $2,464, $200, $576 and $711
          4,476       362       1,047       1,291  
                                         
Net Income (Loss)
    27,479       6,096       20,281       (92,096 )     (1,423 )
Modification of warrants
                      (2,031 )      
Dividends on Series A preferred shares
                      (387 )     (1,584 )
Accretion and amortization on Series A preferred shares
                      (643 )     (1,383 )
                                         
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders
  $ 27,479     $ 6,096     $ 20,281     $ (95,157 )   $ (4,390 )
                                         
Basic Per Share Data:
                                       
Basic Income (Loss) Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.20     $ (1.36 )   $ (0.13 )
Basic Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
          0.04       0.01       0.01       0.03  
                                         
Basic Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.21     $ (1.35 )   $ (0.10 )
                                         


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    Year Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Diluted Per Share Data:
                                       
Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.19     $ (1.36 )   $ (0.13 )
Diluted Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
          0.04       0.01       0.01       0.03  
                                         
Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.20     $ (1.35 )   $ (0.10 )
                                         
Weighted average number of shares used in the computation of:
                                       
Basic income (loss) per share
    108,398       103,066       97,610       70,656       43,232  
Diluted income (loss) per share
    111,164       106,102       103,375       70,656       43,232  
Other Data:
                                       
Cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 107,817     $ 123,012     $ 95,496     $ (116,411 )   $ 17,490  
Cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities
    (107,617 )     (165,334 )     (1,312 )     (149,730 )     4,840  
Cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities
    4,277       (23,065 )     10,918       267,171       (22,848 )
Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
    51,497       46,978       112,839       7,089       6,851  
Investments — auction rate securities
    237,379       167,081                    
Investment in films and television programs
    493,140       417,750       367,376       406,170       177,689  
Total assets
    1,137,095       1,053,249       854,629       762,683       340,691  
Bank loans
                1,162       326,174       125,345  
Subordinated notes
    325,000       385,000       390,000       65,000        
Total liabilities
    889,205       903,979       737,490       693,074       269,028  
Redeemable preferred shares
                            28,031  
Shareholders’ equity
    247,890       149,270       117,139       69,609       43,632  
 
ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
 
Revision to Present the Studio Facility as a Discontinued Operation
 
The Company’s consolidated statements of income for all years presented have been revised to reflect the gain on sale of the studio facility and all revenues and expenses of the studio facility net within the discontinued operations section of the consolidated statements of income. Similarly, the Company’s statements of cash flows have been revised to distinguish the cash flows of continuing operations from cash flows from discontinued operations.
 
There is no change to reported net income or loss, retained earnings or equity as previously reported for any period presented.
 
Overview
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (“Lionsgate,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a diversified independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and music content. We release approximately 18 to 22 motion pictures theatrically per year. Our theatrical releases include films we produce in-house and films we acquire from third parties. We also have produced approximately 77 hours of television programming on average each of the last three years. Our disciplined approach to acquisition, production and distribution is designed to maximize our profit by balancing our financial risks against the probability of commercial success of each project. We currently distribute our library of more than 10,000 motion picture titles and television episodes and programs directly to retailers, video rental stores, and pay and free television channels in the US, UK and Ireland, and indirectly to other international markets through third parties. We own a minority interest in CinemaNow, Inc. (“CinemaNow”), an internet video-on-demand provider. We also own a minority interest in Maple Pictures Corp. (“Maple Pictures”), a Canadian film and television distributor based in Toronto, Canada. We have an output arrangement with Maple Pictures through which we distribute our library and titles in Canada.

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A key element of our strategy is to acquire individual properties, including films and television programs, libraries, and entertainment studios and companies, to enhance our competitive position and generate significant financial returns. During previous periods, we acquired and integrated into our business: Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus) (October 2005), an independent United Kingdom film distributor, which provided us the ability to self-distribute our motion pictures in the UK and Ireland and included the acquisition of the Redbus library of approximately 130 films; certain of the film assets and accounts receivable of Modern Entertainment, Ltd. (August 2005), a licensor of film rights to DVD distributors, broadcasters and cable networks; Artisan Entertainment Inc. (December 2003), a diversified motion picture, family and home entertainment company; and Trimark Holdings, Inc. (October 2000), a worldwide distributor of entertainment content that distributed directly in the US and through third parties to the rest of the world. During fiscal 2007 (in July 2006), we acquired Debmar-Mercury, an independent syndicator of film and television packages.
 
Our revenues are derived from the following business segments:
 
  •  Motion Pictures, which includes Theatrical, Home Entertainment, Television and International Distribution. Theatrical revenues are derived from the theatrical release of motion pictures in the United States which are distributed to theatrical exhibitors on a picture by picture basis. The financial terms that we negotiate with our theatrical exhibitors generally provide that we receive a percentage of the box office results and are negotiated on a picture by picture basis. Home entertainment revenues are derived primarily from the sale of video and DVD releases of our own productions and acquired films, including theatrical releases and direct-to-video releases, to retail stores. In addition, we have revenue sharing arrangements with certain rental stores which generally provide that in exchange for a nominal or no upfront sales price we share in the rental revenues generated by each such store on a title by title basis. Television revenues are primarily derived from the licensing of our productions and acquired films to the domestic cable, free and pay television markets. International revenues include revenues from our UK subsidiary and from the licensing of our productions and acquired films to international markets on a territory-by-territory basis. Our revenues are derived from the United States, Canada and other foreign countries; none of the foreign countries individually comprised greater than 10% of total revenue. (See note 16 of our accompanying consolidated financial statements.)
 
  •  Television Productions includes the licensing to domestic and international markets of one-hour and half-hour drama series, television movies and mini-series and non-fiction programming and revenues from the sale of television production movies or series in other media including home entertainment.
 
  •  Studio Facilities, which was sold on March 15, 2006. (See note 12 of our accompanying consolidated financial statements.)
 
Our primary operating expenses include the following:
 
  •  Direct Operating Expenses, which include amortization of production or acquisition costs, participation and residual expenses and provision for doubtful accounts. Participation costs represent contingent consideration payable based on the performance of the film to parties associated with the film, including producers, writers, directors or actors, etc. Residuals represent amounts payable to various unions or “guilds” such as the Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, based on the performance of the film in certain ancillary markets or based on the individual’s (i.e. actor, director, writer) salary level in the television market.
 
  •  Distribution and Marketing Expenses, which primarily include the costs of theatrical “prints and advertising” and of video and DVD duplication and marketing. Theatrical print and advertising represent the costs of the theatrical prints delivered to theatrical exhibitors and advertising includes the advertising and marketing cost associated with the theatrical release of the picture. Video and DVD duplication represent the cost of the video and DVD product and the manufacturing costs associated with creating the physical products. Video and DVD marketing costs represent the cost of advertising the product at or near the time of its release or special promotional advertising.
 
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Our financial results include the results of Artisan, Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus) and Debmar from their acquisition dates of December 16, 2003, October 17, 2005 and July 3, 2006, respectively, onwards. Due to the acquisitions, the Company’s results of operations for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and financial positions as at March 31, 2007 and 2006 are not directly comparable to prior reporting periods.
 
Recent Developments
 
Theatrical Slate Financing.  On May 25, 2007, the Company, through a series of agreements, closed a theatrical slate funding arrangement. Under this arrangement Pride Pictures LLC, an unrelated entity, will fund, generally, 50% of the Company’s production, acquisition, marketing and distribution costs of theatrical feature films up to an aggregate of approximately $204 million before transaction costs (consisting of $35 million of debt instruments, $35 million of equity and $134 million from a senior credit facility, which is subject to a borrowing base). The percentage of the contribution may vary on certain pictures. The slate of films covered by the arrangement is expected to be comprised of 23 films over the next three years. Pride Pictures LLC will participate in a pro rata portion of the pictures net profits or losses similar to a co production arrangement based on the portion of costs funded. The Company continues to distribute the pictures covered by the arrangement with a portion of net profits after all costs and the Company’s distribution fee being distributed to Pride Pictures LLC based on their pro rata contribution to the applicable costs similar to a back-end participation on a film.
 
Horror Entertainment, LLC.  On October 10, 2006, the Company purchased 300 membership interests in Horror Entertainment, LLC (“FEARnet”), a multiplatform programming and content service provider of horror genre films operating under the branding of “FEARnet.” In addition, the Company entered into a five-year license agreement with FEARnet for the US territories and possessions whereby the Company will license content to FEARnet for video-on-demand and broadband exhibition. The Company has agreed not to compete in the area of a channel within the horror genre and the Company cannot license to a horror genre competitor more than 25 titles in any year during the term of the license agreement. The Company made a capital contribution to FEARnet of $5.1 million at the date of acquisition, which includes direct transaction costs of $0.1 million, and has committed to a total capital contribution of $13.3 million, which is expected to be fully funded over the next two-year period. Under certain circumstances, if the Company defaults on any of its funding obligations, then the Company could forfeit its equity and its license agreement with FEARnet could be terminated. The Company is accounting for the investment in FEARnet using the equity method because of the Company’s ownership percentage of 33.33%. Due to the timing in availability of financial statements from FEARnet, the Company will record its share of the FEARnet results on a one quarter lag. The Company recorded a $1.5 million loss in its equity interests associated with FEARnet’s operations through December 31, 2006 in the consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. The investment in FEARnet is $3.6 million as of March 31, 2007.
 
4.875% Notes Conversion.  On December 15, 2006, in response to our optional redemption notice, all of the noteholders of the 4.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (“4.875% Notes”) voluntarily elected to convert their notes into the Company’s common shares. A total of $60 million of principal was converted into 11,111,108 common shares at a conversion price of $5.40 per share. In connection with this conversion, the principal amount net of the unamortized portion of the financing costs of approximately $2.1 million associated with the original issuance of the 4.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes was recorded as an increase to common shares. The shares issued pursuant to the conversion were previously reserved for such issuance pursuant to the conversion.
 
Debmar.  On July 3, 2006, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Debmar-Mercury LLC (“Debmar”), an independent distributor of film and television packages. Consideration for the Debmar acquisition was $27.0 million, comprised of a combination of $24.5 million in cash paid on July 3, 2006 and up to $2.5 million in common shares of the Company to be issued on January 1, 2008 if there are no breaches requiring indemnification by the seller of certain representations and warranties made by the seller. An additional $0.2 million has been incurred in acquisition costs. In addition, the Company assumed other obligations (including accounts payable and accrued liabilities and film obligations) of $10.5 million. The $2.5 million of shares to be issued has been recorded as part of the purchase consideration and reflected as a liability. If no incremental liabilities become known by January 1, 2008, then the shares will be issued and the $2.5 million will be reclassified to equity. The purchase price may be adjusted for the payment of additional consideration contingent on the financial performance of Debmar for the five-year period ending June 30, 2011. The Debmar acquisition provides the Company with the


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rights to distribute certain television properties, such as the television series South Park, and provides the Company with an experienced management team to further enhance its capacity to syndicate its own and others’ television programming and feature film packages.
 
The Debmar acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, with the results of operations of Debmar consolidated from July 3, 2006. Goodwill of $8.7 million represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired.
 
CinemaNow.  At March 31, 2006, the Company had a 30% equity interest on an undiluted basis in CinemaNow, Inc. (“CinemaNow”). The investment in CinemaNow is accounted for using the equity method. The investment in CinemaNow on our consolidated balance sheet was nil at March 31, 2006. In June 2006, the Company purchased $1.0 million Series E Preferred Stock as part of a $20.3 million round of financing secured by CinemaNow. At March 31, 2007, the Company’s equity interest in CinemaNow is 18.8% on a fully diluted basis and 21.1% on an undiluted basis. The Company recorded a $1.0 million loss in its equity interests associated with CinemaNow’s operations through December 31, 2006. The investment in CinemaNow on our consolidated balance sheet was nil as of March 31, 2007.
 
Maple Pictures Corp.  On April 8, 2005, we entered into library and output agreements with Maple Pictures, a Canadian corporation, for the distribution of Lionsgate’s motion picture, television and home video product in Canada. Maple Pictures was formed by two former Lionsgate executives and a third-party equity investor. We also acquired a minority interest in Maple Pictures. The investment in Maple Pictures on our consolidated balance sheet was $1.8 million as of March 31, 2007.
 
Modern Entertainment.  On August 17, 2005, the Company acquired certain of the film assets, which included approximately 300 titles, and accounts receivable of Modern, a licensor of film rights to DVD distributors, broadcasters and cable networks, for total consideration of $7.3 million, comprised of $3.5 million in cash and 399,042 of the Company’s common shares valued at $3.8 million. In addition, the Company recorded $0.2 million in direct transaction costs comprised primarily of legal costs incurred in connection with the purchased assets. The allocation of the Modern purchase price to the tangible assets acquired was $5.3 million to investment in films and television programs and $2.2 million to accounts receivable.
 
Image.  During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, the Company purchased 4,033,996 common shares of Image Entertainment, Inc. (“Image”) at an average cost of $3.72 and a total cost of $15.0 million. In October 2005, the Company proposed to purchase 100% of Image’s outstanding common shares for $4.00 per share in cash. This proposal was rejected by a special committee of Image’s board of directors. The Company also engaged in a proxy contest with Image through its nomination of independent nominees to replace Image board members. Image’s stockholders did not elect the Company’s independent nominees. The Company subsequently made the following sales of Image common shares, resulting in the sale of all 4,033,996 common shares: (1) on March 13, 2007, the Company sold 112,500 shares at an average price of $3.17; (2) on March 14, 2007, the Company sold 11,000 shares at an average price of $3.09; and (3) on March 30, 2007, the Company sold 3,910,496 shares at an average price of $4.21. The Company’s total sale price for the Image common shares was approximately $16.7 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $1.7 million.
 
Redbus.  On October 17, 2005, the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Redbus, an independent film distributor located in the United Kingdom. Consideration for the Redbus acquisition was $35.5 million, comprised of a combination of $28.0 million in cash, $6.4 million in Lionsgate common shares and direct transaction costs of $1.1 million. In addition, the Company assumed other obligations (including accounts payable and accrued liabilities and film obligations) of $18.1 million. At the closing of the transaction the Company issued 643,460 common shares to the seller, Redbus Group Limited (“RGL”), valued at approximately $5.6 million, or $8.77 per share. The Company issued an additional 94,937 common shares to RGL valued at approximately $0.8 million upon satisfaction of the terms of the escrow agreement, which terminated in May 2007. This acquisition provided the Company with a library of approximately 130 films. In addition the acquisition provided the Company the capability to distribute its product directly to each market in the United Kingdom and Ireland rather than selling to distributors in those markets. Effective October 17, 2005, the Company’s credit facility was amended in connection with the acquisition of Redbus, to make available a portion of the credit facility for borrowing by Redbus in either U.S. dollars or British pounds sterling.


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The Redbus acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, with the results of operations of Redbus consolidated from October 17, 2005. Goodwill of $26.3 million represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired.
 
Lionsgate Studios.  On March 15, 2006, the Company sold its studio facilities located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The purchase price of $35.3 million (net of commissions) was paid in cash. Certain assets, including, cash and accounts receivable, were excluded from the transaction. At March 15, 2006, the carrying value of studios’ property and equipment sold in the agreement was $28.3 million and was comprised primarily of land and buildings, with carrying values of $12.6 million and $14.8 million, respectively. At March 15, 2006, the carrying value of the goodwill within the studios reporting unit was $1.9 million. The agreement also required the Company to repay the remaining balances of its mortgages payable at the close of the transaction. On March 15, 2006, the Company paid the remaining mortgages balances of $16.8 million. The Company incurred mortgage penalty costs of less than $0.1 million in connection with the repayment of the mortgages which reduced the gain on sale of studio facilities recorded during the year ended March 31, 2006 in the consolidated statements of income. In connection with the repayment of the remaining balances of its mortgages payable on its studio facilities, the Company terminated its CDN$20 million interest rate swap. The close-out value of the CDN$20 million interest rate swap was approximately $0.1 million, which the Company paid on March 15, 2006. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of the studio facilities of $4.9 million, before tax effect of approximately $1.7 million, during the year ended March 31, 2006 included in the discontinued operations line item within the consolidated statements of income. The studio facilities had revenues of nil for the year ended March 31, 2007 (2006 — $5.8 million; 2005 — $4.5 million) and segment profit of nil for the year ended March 31, 2007 (2006 — $3.5 million; 2005 — $2.2 million). The revenues and expenses of the studio facilities are reported net within the discontinued operations line item in the consolidated statements of income.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The application of the following accounting policies, which are important to our financial position and results of operations, requires significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. As described more fully below, these estimates bear the risk of change due to the inherent uncertainty attached to the estimate. For example, accounting for films and television programs requires the Company to estimate future revenue and expense amounts which, due to the inherent uncertainties involved in making such estimates, are likely to differ to some extent from actual results. For a summary of all of our accounting policies, including the accounting policies discussed below, see note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements.
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
Accounting for Films and Television Programs.  In June 2000, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position 00-2 “Accounting by Producers or Distributors of Films” (“SoP 00-2”). SoP 00-2 establishes accounting standards for producers or distributors of films, including changes in revenue recognition, capitalization and amortization of costs of acquiring films and television programs and accounting for exploitation costs, including advertising and marketing expenses.
 
We capitalize costs of production and acquisition, including financing costs and production overhead, to investment in films and television programs. These costs are amortized to direct operating expenses in accordance with SoP 00-2. These costs are stated at the lower of unamortized films or television program costs or estimated fair value. These costs for an individual film or television program are amortized and participation and residual costs are accrued in the proportion that current year’s revenues bear to management’s estimates of the ultimate revenue at the beginning of the year expected to be recognized from exploitation, exhibition or sale of such film or television program over a period not to exceed ten years from the date of initial release. For previously released film or television programs acquired as part of a library, ultimate revenue includes estimates over a period not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquisition.
 
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estimates the ultimate revenue based on experience with similar titles or title genre, the general public appeal of the cast, actual performance (when available) at the box office or in markets currently being exploited, and other factors such as the quality and acceptance of motion pictures or programs that our competitors release into the marketplace at or near the same time, critical reviews, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, many of which we do not control and which may change. In the normal course of our business, some films and titles are more successful than anticipated and some are less successful. Accordingly, we update our estimates of ultimate revenue and participation costs based upon the actual results achieved or new information as to anticipated revenue performance such as (for home video revenues) initial orders and demand from retail stores when it becomes available. An increase in the ultimate revenue will generally result in a lower amortization rate while a decrease in the ultimate revenue will generally result in a higher amortization rate and periodically results in an impairment requiring a write down of the film cost to the title’s fair value. These write downs are included in amortization expense within direct operating expenses in our consolidated statements of income.
 
Revenue Recognition.  Revenue from the sale or licensing of films and television programs is recognized upon meeting all recognition requirements of SoP 00-2. Revenue from the theatrical release of feature films is recognized at the time of exhibition based on the Company’s participation in box office receipts. Revenue from the sale of videocassettes and DVDs in the retail market, net of an allowance for estimated returns and other allowances, is recognized on the later of receipt by the customer or “street date” (when it is available for sale by the customer). Under revenue sharing arrangements, rental revenue is recognized when the Company is entitled to receipts and such receipts are determinable. Revenues from television licensing are recognized when the feature film or television program is available to the licensee for telecast. For television licenses that include separate availability “windows” during the license period, revenue is allocated over the “windows.” Revenue from sales to international territories are recognized when access to the feature film or television program has been granted or delivery has occurred, as required under the sales contract, and the right to exploit the feature film or television program has commenced. For multiple media rights contracts with a fee for a single film or television program where the contract provides for media holdbacks (defined as contractual media release restrictions), the fee is allocated to the various media based on management’s assessment of the relative fair value of the rights to exploit each media and is recognized as each holdback is released. For multiple-title contracts with a fee, the fee is allocated on a title-by-title basis, based on management’s assessment of the relative fair value of each title.
 
Cash payments received are recorded as deferred revenue until all the conditions of revenue recognition have been met. Long-term, non-interest bearing receivables are discounted to present value.
 
Reserves.  Revenues are recorded net of estimated returns and other allowances. We estimate reserves for video returns based on previous returns and our estimated expected future returns related to current period sales on a title-by-title basis in each of the video businesses. Factors affecting actual returns include limited retail shelf space at various times of the year, success of advertising or other sales promotions, the near term release of competing titles, among other factors. We believe that our estimates have been materially accurate in the past; however, due to the judgment involved in establishing reserves, we may have adjustments to our historical estimates in the future.
 
We estimate provisions for accounts receivable based on historical experience and relevant facts and information regarding the collectability of the accounts receivable. In performing this evaluation, significant judgments and estimates are involved, including an analysis of specific risks on a customer-by-customer basis for our larger customers and an analysis of the length of time receivables have been past due. The financial condition of a given customer and its ability to pay may change over time and could result in an increase or decrease to our allowance for doubtful accounts, which, when the impact of such change is material, is disclosed in our discussion on direct operating expenses elsewhere in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
Income Taxes.  The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the United States, and in several foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. We account for income taxes according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” SFAS No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets, net of applicable reserves, related to net operating loss carryforwards and certain temporary differences. The standard requires recognition of a future tax benefit to the extent that realization of such benefit is more likely than not or a valuation allowance is applied. Because of our historical operating losses, we have


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provided a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets. When we have a history of profitable operations sufficient to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized, the valuation allowance will be reversed. However, this assessment of our planned use of our deferred tax assets is an estimate which could change in the future depending upon the generation of taxable income in amounts sufficient to realize our deferred tax assets.
 
Goodwill.  On April 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Goodwill is reviewed annually for impairment within each fiscal year or between the annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of December 31 in each fiscal year. The Company performed its annual impairment test on its goodwill as of December 31, 2006. No goodwill impairment was identified in any of the Company’s reporting units. Determining the fair value of reporting units requires various assumptions and estimates. The estimates of fair value include consideration of the future projected operating results and cash flows of the reporting unit. Such projections could be different than actual results. Should actual results be significantly less than estimates, the value of our goodwill could be impaired in the future.
 
Business Acquisitions.  The Company accounts for its business acquisitions as a purchase, whereby the purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value. The excess of the purchase price over estimated fair value of the net identifiable assets is allocated to goodwill. Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities requires various assumptions and estimates. These estimates and assumptions are refined with adjustments recorded to goodwill as information is gathered and final appraisals are completed over the allocation period allowed under SFAS No. 141. The changes in these estimates could impact the amount of assets, including goodwill and liabilities, ultimately recorded on our balance sheet as a result of an acquisition and could impact our operating results subsequent to such acquisition. We believe that our estimates have been materially accurate in the past.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R).  In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123(R)). SFAS No. 123(R) revises SFAS No. 123 and eliminates the alternative to use the intrinsic value method of accounting under APB No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) requires accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments, to account for these types of transactions using a fair-value-based method. Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (SFAS No. 123(R)) using the modified-prospective transition method. Under such transition method, compensation cost recognized in the year ended March 31, 2007 includes: (a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, April 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted on or after April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). See note 11 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
 
FASB Issued Interpretation No. 48.  In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of SFAS No. 109,” which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In particular, this interpretation requires uncertain tax positions to be recognized only if they are “more-likely-than-not” to be upheld based on their technical merits. Additionally, the measurement of the tax position will be based on the largest amount that is determined to have greater than a 50% likelihood of realization upon ultimate settlement. Any resulting cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 upon adoption would be reported as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. FIN 48 will be effective as of the beginning of fiscal year 2008. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on our operating income, net earnings or retained earnings.


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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157.  In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. As a result of SFAS No. 157 there is now a common definition of fair value to be used throughout GAAP. This new standard will make the measurement for fair value more consistent and comparable and improve disclosures about those measures. The statement does not require any new fair value measurement but will result in increased disclosures. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Fiscal 2007 Compared to Fiscal 2006
 
Consolidated revenues in fiscal 2007 of $976.7 million represent an increase of $31.3 million, or 3.3%, compared to $945.4 million in fiscal 2006. Motion pictures segment revenue of $858.2 million in fiscal 2007 increased $45.8 million, or 5.6%, compared to $812.4 million in fiscal 2006. Television segment revenues of $118.5 million in fiscal 2007 decreased by $14.4 million, or 10.8%, compared to $132.9 million in fiscal 2006.
 
Motion Pictures Revenue
 
The increase in motion pictures revenue in fiscal 2007 was mainly attributable to increases in television and international revenue, offset by a decrease in theatrical revenue. The following table sets forth the components of revenue for the motion pictures reporting segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2007     2006     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Motion Pictures
                               
Theatrical
  $ 107.9     $ 145.5     $ (37.6 )     (25.8 )%
Video
    528.3       527.2       1.1       0.2 %
Television
    109.3       72.9       36.4       49.9 %
International
    105.2       61.2       44.0       71.9 %
Other
    7.5       5.6       1.9       33.9 %
                                 
    $ 858.2     $ 812.4     $ 45.8       5.6 %
                                 


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The following table sets forth the titles contributing significant motion pictures revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
             
Year Ended March 31,
2007   2006
    Theatrical and Video
      Theatrical and Video
Title   Release Date   Title   Release Date
 
Theatrical:
      Theatrical:    
Akeelah and the Bee
  April 2006     Crash   May 2005
Crank
  September 2006     Hostel   January 2006
Daddy’s Little Girls
  February 2007     Lord of War   September 2005
Employee of the Month
  October 2006     Madea’s Family Reunion   February 2006
Happily N’Ever After
  January 2007     Saw 2   October 2005
Saw 3
  October 2006     The Devil’s Rejects   July 2005
See No Evil
  May 2006     Waiting   October 2005
The Descent
  August 2006        
Video:
      Video:    
Akeelah and the Bee
  August 2006     Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus   September 2005
An American Haunting
  October 2006     Barbie Mermaidia   March 2006
Crank
  January 2007     Crash   September 2005
Crash
  September 2005     Diary of a Mad Black Woman   June 2005
Employee of the Month
  January 2007     Lord of War   January 2006
Madea Goes to Jail
  June 2006     Saw   February 2005
Madea’s Family Reunion
  June 2006     Saw 2   February 2006
Saw 3
  January 2007     The Devil’s Rejects   November 2005
See No Evil
  November 2006     Waiting   February 2006
The Descent
  December 2006        
     
Television:   Television:
Akeelah and the Bee
  Crash
Hostel
  Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
  Open Water
Lord of War
  Saw
Madea’s Family Reunion
  The Cookout
Saw 2
       
     
International:
  International:
Crank
  Dirty Dancing
Saw
  Happy Endings
Saw 2
  Hotel Rwanda
Saw 3
  In the Mix
The Lost City
  Saw
Saw 2
The Devil’s Rejects
 
Theatrical revenue of $107.9 million decreased $37.6 million or 25.8% in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006 primarily due to the performance during fiscal 2007 as compared to the performance during fiscal 2006 of the theatrical releases listed in the above table. In fiscal 2007, the titles listed in the above table as contributing significant theatrical revenue represented individually between 5% and 32% of total theatrical revenue and in the aggregate approximately 92% of total theatrical revenue. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed in the above table as contributing significant theatrical revenue represented individually between 5% and 26% of total theatrical revenue and in the aggregate approximately 90% of total theatrical revenue.


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Video revenue of $528.3 million increased $1.1 million or 0.2% in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. The increase is primarily due to an increase in revenue contributed by titles that individually make up less than 2% of total video revenue as compared to fiscal 2006, which was partially offset by a decrease in revenue generated from the titles listed in the above table. In fiscal 2007, $300.4 million, or 57%, of total video revenue was contributed by titles that individually make up less than 2% of total video revenue, and in fiscal 2006 this amounted to $284.2 million or 54% of total video revenue. The titles listed above as contributing significant video revenue in fiscal 2007 represented individually between 2% to 8% of total video revenue and in the aggregate 43% or $227.9 million of total video revenue for the year. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed above as contributing significant video revenue represented individually between 2% to 9% of total video revenue and in the aggregate 46% or $243.0 million of total video revenue for the year.
 
Television revenue included in motion pictures revenue of $109.3 million in fiscal 2007 increased $36.4 million, or 49.9%, compared to fiscal 2006. The increase is due to more theatrical titles with television windows opening in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, the titles listed above as contributing significant television revenue represented individually between 5% to 12% of total television revenue and in the aggregate 49% or $53.8 million of total television revenue for the year. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed above as contributing significant television revenue represented individually between 5% to 16% of total television revenue and in the aggregate 59% or $43.1 million of total television revenue for the year.
 
International revenue of $105.2 million increased $44.0 million or 71.9% in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. Lionsgate UK, established from the acquisition of Redbus in fiscal 2006, contributed $45.0 million, or 42.8%, of international revenue in fiscal 2007, which included revenues from An American Haunting, Dirty Dancing, Hard Candy, Revolver, Saw 3 and Wicker Man, compared to $5.3 million, or 8.6%, of total international revenue in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, the titles listed in the table above as contributing significant international revenue, which does not include revenue generated from Lionsgate UK, represented individually between 2% to 10% of total international revenue and in the aggregate 29% of total international revenue for the year. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed in the table above as contributing significant revenue represented individually between 4% to 14% of total international revenue and in the aggregate 51% of total international revenue for the year.
 
Television Revenue
 
The following table sets forth the components of revenue that make up television production revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2007     2006     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Television Production
                               
Domestic series licensing
  $ 82.4     $ 107.6     $ (25.2 )     (23.4 )%
Domestic television movies and miniseries
    16.0       3.9       12.1       310.3 %
International
    11.0       19.0       (8.0 )     (42.1 )%
Video releases of television production
    8.4       2.4       6.0       250.0 %
Other
    0.7             0.7       100.0 %
                                 
    $ 118.5     $ 132.9     $ (14.4 )     (10.8 )%
                                 


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The following table sets forth the number of television episodes and hours delivered in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    Episodes     Hours     Episodes     Hours  
 
Domestic Series Licensing
                               
One Hour Series
    43       43.0       80       80.0  
Half Hour Series
    31       15.5       10       5.0  
                                 
      74       58.5       90       85.0  
                                 
 
Television revenue of $118.5 million in fiscal 2007 decreased by $14.4 million, or 10.8%, compared to $132.9 million in fiscal 2006, due primarily to decreases in revenue from domestic series licensing and international revenue offset by an increase in revenue from domestic television movies and miniseries and video releases of television production. Domestic series licensing decreased mainly due to a decrease in the number of television episodes delivered in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. Domestic series licensing for fiscal 2007 includes $14.8 million of revenue from the July 3, 2006 acquisition of Debmar. Domestic series deliveries of one-hour series in fiscal 2007 included 13 one-hour episodes of The Dresden Files, 8 one-hour episodes of Hidden Palms, 8 one-hour episodes of Dirty Dancing Reality TV Series, 13 one-hour episodes of Wildfire Season 3, 1 one-hour episode of Wildfire Season 2, 13 half-hour episodes of Lovespring International, 12 half-hour episodes of Weeds Season 2, and 6 half-hour episodes of I Pity the Fool. In fiscal 2006, domestic series deliveries of one-hour drama series included Wildfire, Missing, The Dead Zone, and The Cut, and of half-hour series included Weeds.
 
Television movies and miniseries revenue increased in fiscal 2007 mainly due to the delivery of The Lost Room miniseries and The Staircase Murders movie, as compared to the delivery of Three Wise Guys movie in fiscal 2006. Revenue from video releases of television production of $8.4 million in fiscal 2007 increased by $6.0 million or 250%, compared to revenue of $2.4 million in fiscal 2006. The increase is primarily due to the success of the release of Weeds Season 1 in fiscal 2007 which individually made up more than 75% of total video revenue from television production.
 
International and other revenue of $11.0 million decreased by $8.0 million or 42.1% in fiscal 2007 mainly due to decreases in international revenue from Missing, The Dead Zone, and The Cut offset by increases in international revenue from The Lost Room, The Dresden Files, and Wildfire, compared to international and other revenue of $19.0 million in fiscal 2006.
 
Direct Operating Expenses
 
The following table sets forth direct operating expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    Motion
                Motion
             
    Pictures     Television     Total     Pictures     Television     Total  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Direct operating expenses
                                               
Amortization of films and television programs
  $ 147.9     $ 93.7     $ 241.6     $ 135.7     $ 117.6     $ 253.3  
Participation and residual expense
    184.5       12.2       196.7       194.6       3.2       197.8  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
    0.9             0.9       2.0             2.0  
Other expenses
    (2.8 )     0.4       (2.4 )     5.2       0.7       5.9  
                                                 
    $ 330.5     $ 106.3     $ 436.8     $ 337.5     $ 121.5     $ 459.0  
                                                 
Direct operating expenses as a percentage of segment revenues
    38.5 %     89.7 %     44.7 %     41.5 %     91.4 %     48.6 %


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Direct operating expenses include amortization, participation and residual expenses and other expenses. Direct operating expenses of the motion pictures segment of $330.5 million for fiscal 2007 were 38.5% of motion pictures revenue, compared to $337.5 million, or 41.5% of motion pictures revenue for fiscal 2006. The decrease in direct operating expense of the motion pictures segment in fiscal 2007 as a percent of revenue is due to the change in the mix of titles and performance of the titles generating revenue compared to fiscal 2006 and to a lesser extent the benefit in other expense in the current year, as compared to a $5.2 million charge in other expense for fiscal 2006. The benefit in other expense in fiscal 2007 resulted primarily from the collection of accounts receivable previously reserved of approximately $1.5 million as compared to a charge in other expense for the prior period primarily related to bad debt expense associated with the bankruptcy of a large retail customer. Direct operating expenses of the motion pictures segment included charges for write downs of investment in film costs of $13.1 million and $14.8 million in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, respectively, due to the lower than anticipated actual performance or previously expected performance of certain titles. In fiscal 2007, approximately $5.6 million of the write down related to the unanticipated poor performance at the box office of one motion picture and there were no other individual title write downs in fiscal 2007 that exceeded $1.0 million. In fiscal 2006 there were four motion picture write downs which exceeded $1.0 million and in the aggregate these four write downs totaled $8.3 million.
 
Direct operating expenses of the television segment of $106.3 million for fiscal 2007 were 89.7% of television revenue, compared to $121.5 million, or 91.4% of television revenue for fiscal 2006. The slight decrease in direct operating expense of the television segment in fiscal 2007 is due to the mix of television production revenue in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.
 
Distribution and Marketing Expenses
 
The following table sets forth distribution and marketing expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    Motion
                Motion
             
    Pictures     Television     Total     Pictures     Television     Total  
                (Amounts in millions)              
 
Distribution and marketing expenses
                                               
Theatrical
  $ 149.7     $     $ 149.7     $ 170.0     $ 0.3     $ 170.3  
Home Entertainment
    202.0       2.8       204.8       209.4       2.0       211.4  
Television
    2.3       3.6       5.9       2.1       0.1       2.2  
International
    40.8       2.0       42.8       10.5       0.8       11.3  
Other
    1.2             1.2       4.1             4.1  
                                                 
    $ 396.0     $ 8.4     $ 404.4       396.1       3.2       399.3  
                                                 
 
The majority of distribution and marketing expenses relate to the motion pictures segment. Theatrical prints and advertising (“P&A”) in the motion pictures segment in fiscal 2007 of $149.7 million decreased $20.3 million, or 11.9%, compared to $170.0 million in fiscal 2006. Domestic theatrical P&A from the motion pictures segment in fiscal 2007 included P&A incurred on the release of titles such as Akeelah and the Bee, Crank, Daddy’s Little Girls, Employee of the Month, Saw III, See No Evil, and The Descent, which individually represented between 7% and 16% of total theatrical P&A and in the aggregate accounted for 91% of the total theatrical P&A. Theatrical P&A in fiscal 2006 included P&A incurred on the release of titles such as Saw II, Crash, Lord of War, Madea’s Family Reunion, In the Mix, The Devil’s Rejects, High Tension, Rize, Undiscovered, and Waiting, which individually represented between 3% and 15% of total theatrical P&A and in the aggregate accounted for 92% of total theatrical P&A. Undiscovered, Rize, High Tension and In the Mix, released theatrically during fiscal 2006 represented $44.8 million or 26% of theatrical P&A in fiscal 2006 and each individually contributed less than 3% and in the aggregate approximately 5% of total theatrical revenue in fiscal 2006.
 
Video distribution and marketing costs on motion pictures and television product in fiscal 2007 of $204.8 million decreased $6.6 million, or 3.1% , compared to $211.4 million in fiscal 2006. Video distribution and marketing costs as a percentage of video revenues was 38.2% and 39.9% in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, respectively. This


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small decrease is mainly due to slightly higher performance in relation to distribution and marketing cost of the video releases in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006.
 
International distribution and marketing expenses in fiscal 2007 includes $31.3 million of distribution and marketing costs from Lionsgate UK as a result of the acquisition of Redbus, compared to $3.9 million in fiscal 2006. Distribution and marketing expenses of the television segment includes $3.4 million as a result of the July 3, 2006 acquisition of Debmar in fiscal 2007.
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
The following table sets forth general and administrative expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2007     2006     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
General and Administrative Expenses
                               
Motion Pictures
  $ 30.8     $ 26.5     $ 4.3       16.2 %
Television
    3.2       0.5       2.7       540.0 %
Corporate
    56.8       42.9       13.9       32.4 %
                                 
    $ 90.8     $ 69.9     $ 20.9       29.9 %
                                 
 
The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to corporate general and administration expenses of $56.8 million which increased by $13.9 million or 32.4% compared to $42.9 million in fiscal 2006. The increase in corporate general and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase in stock based compensation of approximately $7.0 million, an increase in salaries and related expenses of approximately $4.8 million, and an increase in professional fees of $1.5 million, offset by a decrease in other general overhead costs. Compensation from our restricted share units amounted to $4.2 million and $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, due to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we recorded additional compensation expense related to our stock options amounting to $2.6 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 with no comparable expense in fiscal 2006. We incurred additional costs of $1.7 million recorded in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 compared to a benefit of $0.3 million recorded in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 related to stock appreciation rights which are revalued each reporting period. In fiscal 2007, $5.9 million of production overhead was capitalized compared to $5.2 million in fiscal 2006. At March 31, 2007, as disclosed in note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, there was unrecognized compensation costs of approximately $21.7 million related to stock options and restricted stock units previously granted which will be expensed over the remaining vesting periods. In addition, in fiscal 2007 the Company agreed to issue 653,332 shares of restricted stock units to two key executive officers. These restricted stock units will vest in four annual installments assuming annual performance targets to be set by the Company’s compensation committee have been met. The fair value of all of these shares as of March 31, 2007 was $7.5 million based on the market price of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2007. The market value will be remeasured when the performance criteria are set and the value will be expensed over the remaining vesting periods once it becomes probable that the performance targets will be satisfied.
 
The increase in general and administrative expenses of the motion pictures segment of $4.3 million or 16.2% is primarily due to general and administrative costs associated with Lionsgate UK. The increase in general and administrative expenses of the television segment is primarily due to the July 3, 2006 acquisition of Debmar.
 
Depreciation and Other Expenses (Income)
 
Depreciation of $2.8 million in fiscal 2007 increased $1.0 million, or 55.6%, from $1.8 million in fiscal 2006.
 
Fiscal 2007 interest expense of $17.8 million decreased $1.1 million, or 5.8%, from $18.9 million in fiscal 2006, mainly due to the conversion of the 4.875% senior subordinated notes on December 15, 2006, which resulted in $1.0 million less interest expense in the current fiscal year compared to the prior fiscal year.


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Interest rate swaps mark-to-market was nil in fiscal 2007 as compared to a charge of $0.1 million in fiscal 2006. There were no interest rate swaps outstanding during fiscal 2007.
 
Interest and other income of $11.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 increased $7.6 million, or 176.7% compared to $4.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2006. Interest and other income in fiscal 2007 was earned on the cash balance and available-for-sale investments held during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
 
Gain on sale of equity securities of $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 resulted from the sale of the Company’s investment of 4,033,996 common shares of Image Entertainment, Inc., as compared to nil for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
 
The equity interests in fiscal 2007 included a $1.5 million loss from the Company’s 33.33% equity interests in Horror Entertaiment, LLC, a $1.0 million loss from the Company’s 18.8% equity interests in CinemaNow, and a $0.1 million loss from the Company’s 10% equity interest in Maple. The Company’s equity interests from Horror Entertainment, LLC related to its $5.1 million investment during fiscal 2007, and the Company’s equity interests from CinemaNow related to its $1.0 million investment during fiscal 2007. Equity interests of $0.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 includes $0.1 million equity interest in the loss of Maple Pictures consisting of 10% of the losses of Maple Pictures.
 
The Company had an income tax expense of $7.7 million in fiscal 2007, compared to an income tax benefit of $1.0 million in fiscal 2006. The tax expense reflected in the current period is primarily attributable to U.S. federal and state taxes. In fiscal 2007 the tax provision includes a non-cash deferred tax charge of $6.8 million resulting from the utilization of pre-acquisition net operating losses. The valuation allowance associated with the pre-acquisition net operating losses was reduced with a corresponding reduction in goodwill. The Company’s actual annual effective tax rate will differ from the statutory federal rate as a result of several factors, including changes in the valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets, non-temporary differences, foreign income taxed at different rates, state and local income taxes and the utilization of acquired net operating losses. Income tax loss carryforwards amount to approximately $116.4 million for U.S. federal income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over twenty years, $80.4 million for US state income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over future years with varying expirations, $29.2 million for Canadian income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over eight years, $13.7 million for United Kingdom income tax purposes available indefinitely to reduce future income taxes and $0.9 million for Australian income tax purposes available indefinitely to reduce future income taxes.
 
Income before discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $27.5 million, or basic earnings per common share from continuing operations of $0.25 on 108.4 million weighted average common shares outstanding. This compares to income before discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 of $1.6 million, or basic income per common share from continuing operations of $0.02 on 103.1 million weighted average common shares. Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $0.25 on 111.2 million weighted average dilutive common shares. Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 was $0.02 on 106.1 million weighted average dilutive common shares.
 
Income from discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, was nil and $4.5 million. Basic and dilutive income per share from discontinued operations was $0.00 and $0.04, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Income from discontinued operations for the year ended March 31, 2006 includes a gain of $4.9 million, before tax effect of approximately $1.7 million, on the sale of its studio facilities located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The transaction was completed on March 15, 2006. Studio facilities previously comprised the Company’s studio facilities reporting segment.
 
Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $27.5 million, or basic net income per share of $0.25, on 108.4 million weighted average common shares outstanding. This compares to net income for the year ended March 31, 2006 of $6.1 million, or basic net income per share of $0.06, on 103.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share for the year ended March 31, 2007 was $0.25 on 111.2 million weighted average dilutive common shares. Diluted net income per share for the year ended March 31, 2006 was $0.06 on 106.1 million weighted average dilutive common shares.


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Fiscal 2006 Compared to Fiscal 2005
 
Consolidated revenues in fiscal 2006 of $945.4 million increased $107.3 million, or 12.8%, compared to $838.1 million in fiscal 2005. Motion pictures revenue of $812.4 million in fiscal 2006 increased $57.1 million, or 7.6%, compared to $755.3 million in fiscal 2005. Television revenues of $132.9 million in fiscal 2006 increased by $50.1 million, or 60.5%, compared to $82.8 million in fiscal 2005.
 
Motion Pictures Revenue
 
The increase in motion pictures revenue in fiscal 2006 was mainly attributable to increases in video and television revenue, offset by a decrease in international revenue. The following table sets forth the components of revenue for the motion pictures reporting segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2006     2005     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Motion Pictures
                               
Theatrical
  $ 145.5     $ 142.8     $ 2.7       1.9 %
Video
    527.2       465.3       61.9       13.3 %
Television
    72.9       61.6       11.3       18.3 %
International
    61.2       79.5       (18.3 )     (23.0 )%
Other
    5.6       6.1       (0.5 )     (8.2 )%
                                 
    $ 812.4     $ 755.3     $ 57.1       7.6 %
                                 


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The following table sets forth the titles contributing significant motion pictures revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
             
Year Ended March 31,
2006   2005
    Theatrical and Video
      Theatrical and Video
Title   Release Date   Title   Release Date
 
Theatrical:
      Theatrical:    
Crash
  May 2005     Diary of a Mad Black Woman   February 2005
Hostel
  January 2006     Fahrenheit 9/11   June 2004
Lord of War
  September 2005     Godsend   April 2004
Madea’s Family Reunion
  February 2006     Open Water   August 2004
Saw 2
  October 2005     Saw   October 2004
The Devil’s Rejects
  July 2005     The Cookout   September 2004
Waiting
  October 2005     The Punisher   April 2004
Video:
      Video:    
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
  September 2005     Barbie Fairytopia   March 2005
Barbie Mermaidia
  March 2006     Barbie in the Princess and the Pauper   September 2004
Crash
  September 2005     Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights   July 2004
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
  June 2005     Godsend   August 2004
Lord of War
  January 2006     Open Water   December 2004
Saw
  February 2005     Saw   February 2005
Saw 2
  February 2006     The Cookout   January 2005
The Devil’s Rejects
  November 2005     The Punisher   September 2004
Waiting
  February 2006        
     
Television:
  Television:
Crash
  Cabin Fever
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
  Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Open Water
  Fahrenheit 9/11
Saw
  Godsend
The Cookout
  The Punisher
     
International:
  International:
Dirty Dancing
  Final Cut
Happy Endings
  Godsend
Hotel Rwanda
  Open Water
In the Mix
  Prince and the Freshman
Saw
  Saw
Saw 2
  The Punisher
The Devil’s Rejects
       
 
Theatrical revenue of $145.5 million in fiscal 2006 increased $2.7 million, or 1.9%, compared to $142.8 million in fiscal 2005 due to the performance during fiscal 2006 of the theatrical releases listed in the above table. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed in the above table as contributing significant theatrical revenue represented individually between 5% and 26% of total theatrical revenue and in the aggregate approximately 90% of total theatrical revenue. In fiscal 2005, the titles listed in the above table as contributing significant theatrical revenue represented individually between 3% and 34% of total theatrical revenue and in the aggregate approximately 93% of total theatrical revenue.
 
Video revenue of $527.2 million increased $61.9 million or 13.3% in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. The increase is due to the success of the top performing titles for fiscal 2006 listed in the table above, including the winner of the 2006 Best Picture Academy Award®, Crash and the continued success of the Saw franchise. The titles listed above as contributing significant video revenue in fiscal 2006 represented individually between 2% to 9% of total video revenue and in the aggregate 46% or $243.0 million of total video revenue for fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2005, the titles listed above as contributing significant video revenue represented individually between 2% to 10% of total video revenue and in the aggregate 39% or $179.4 million of total video revenue for fiscal 2005. The success of the top performing titles in 2006 was slightly offset by a small decrease in revenue contributed by titles that individually make up less than 2% of total video revenue in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, $284.2 million,


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or 54%, of total video revenue was contributed by titles that individually make up less than 2% of total video revenue, and in fiscal 2005 this amounted to $285.9 million or 61% of total video revenue.
 
Television revenue included in motion pictures revenue of $72.9 million in fiscal 2006 increased $11.3 million, or 18.3%, compared to $61.6 million in fiscal 2005. The increase is due to more successful theatrical titles with television windows opening in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed above as contributing significant television revenue represented individually between 5% to 16% of total television revenue and in the aggregate 59% of total television revenue. In fiscal 2005, the titles listed above as contributing significant television revenue in fiscal 2005 represented individually between 5% to 18% of total television revenue and in the aggregate 47% of total television revenue.
 
International revenue of $61.2 million decreased $18.3 million or 23.0% in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. Lionsgate UK, established from the acquisition of Redbus in fiscal 2006, contributed $5.3 million, or 8.6% of international revenue in fiscal 2006 compared to nil in fiscal 2005 or 0.0%. The decrease in international revenue in fiscal 2006 is due to the performance of the significant titles listed in the table above. Specifically, in fiscal 2005 one title contributed individually 25% of international revenue, whereas in fiscal 2006 the top performing title contributed individually only 14% of international revenue. In fiscal 2006, the titles listed in the table above as contributing significant international revenue, represented individually between 4% to 14% of total international revenue and in the aggregate 51% of total international revenue. In fiscal 2005, the titles listed in the table above as contributing significant revenue represented individually between 4% to 25% of total international revenue and in the aggregate 74% of total international revenue.
 
Television Revenue
 
The following table sets forth the components of revenue that make up television production revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2006     2005     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Television Production
                               
Domestic series licensing
  $ 107.6     $ 34.5     $ 73.1       211.9 %
Domestic television movies and miniseries
    3.9       25.5       (21.6 )     (84.7 )%
International
    19.0       19.6       (0.6 )     (3.1 )%
Video releases of television production
    2.4       2.9       (0.5 )     (17.2 )%
Other
          0.3       (0.3 )     (100.0 )%
                                 
    $ 132.9     $ 82.8     $ 50.1       60.5 %
                                 
 
The following table sets forth the number of television episodes and hours delivered in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    Episodes     Hours     Episodes     Hours  
 
Domestic Series Licensing
                               
One Hour Series
    80       80.0       48       48.0  
Half Hour Series
    10       5.0              
                                 
      90       85.0       48       48.0  
                                 
 
Television revenue of $132.9 million in fiscal 2006 increased by $50.1 million, or 60.5%, compared to $82.8 million in fiscal 2005, due primarily to higher domestic series licensing revenue, offset by lower revenue from domestic television movies and miniseries. Domestic series licensing revenue for fiscal 2006 increased mainly due to revenue from The Cut, Weeds Season 1, Wildfire Seasons 1 & 2, Missing Season 3 and increased revenues from The Dead Zone. Domestic series deliveries of one-hour drama series in fiscal 2006 included 25 hours of Wildfire,


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23 hours of The Dead Zone, 19 hours of Missing, 13 hours of The Cut and of half-hour drama series included 10 half-hours of Weeds. In fiscal 2005, domestic deliveries of one-hour series included 18 hours of Missing, 13 hours of Second Verdict, 12 hours of The Dead Zone and 5 hours of Five Days to Midnight. The decrease in television movies and miniseries revenue in fiscal 2006 was due to the delivery of Three Wise Guys movie in fiscal 2006, as compared to the delivery of Five Days to Midnight, Widow on the Hill, Frankenstein, Baby for Sale, Infidelity and Brave New Girl in fiscal 2005.
 
Direct Operating Expenses
 
The following table sets forth direct operating expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    Motion
                Motion
             
    Pictures     Television     Total     Pictures     Television     Total  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Direct operating expenses
                                               
Amortization of films and television programs
  $ 135.7     $ 117.6     $ 253.3     $ 146.0     $ 67.4     $ 213.4  
Participation and residual expense
    194.6       3.2       197.8       143.2       0.1       143.3  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
    2.0             2.0       2.2             2.2  
Other expenses
    5.2       0.7       5.9       (4.0 )     (1.1 )     (5.1 )
                                                 
    $ 337.5     $ 121.5     $ 459.0     $ 287.4     $ 66.4     $ 353.8  
                                                 
Direct operating expenses as a percentage of segment revenues
    41.5 %     91.4 %     48.6 %     38.1 %     80.2 %     42.2 %
 
Direct operating expenses include amortization, participation and residual expenses and other expenses. Direct operating expenses of the motion pictures segment of $337.5 million for fiscal 2006 were 41.5% of motion pictures revenue, compared to $287.4 million, or 38.1% of motion pictures revenue for fiscal 2005. Direct operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the motion pictures segment increased in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005 due to the mix of titles and performance of the titles generating revenue and due to a provision for doubtful accounts recorded in fiscal 2006, primarily for a video retail customer, of $4.4 million as compared to a reversal in the prior year of a $4.6 million provision for certain accounts receivable balances that had been previously reserved. These amounts were collected during fiscal 2005. Direct operating expenses of the motion pictures segment included charges for write downs of investment in film costs of $14.8 million and $9.3 million in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, respectively, due to the lower than anticipated actual performance or previously expected performance of certain titles. In fiscal 2006 there were four motion picture write downs which individually exceeded $1.0 million and in the aggregate these four write downs totaled $8.3 million. In fiscal 2005, approximately $1.8 million of the write down related to the unanticipated poor performance at the box office of one motion picture and there were no other write downs in fiscal 2005 that exceeded $1.0 million.
 
Direct operating expenses of the television segment of $121.5 million for fiscal 2006 were 91.4% of television revenue, compared to $66.4 million, or 80.2% of television revenue for fiscal 2005. The increase in direct operating expense of the television segment as a percentage of revenue in fiscal 2006 is due to the increase in television production programs at lower overall margins associated with new programming in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005.


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Distribution and Marketing Expenses
 
The following table sets forth distribution and marketing expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    Motion
                Motion
             
    Pictures     Television     Total     Pictures     Television     Total  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Distribution and marketing expenses
                                               
Theatrical
  $ 170.0     $ 0.3     $ 170.3     $ 156.1     $     $ 156.1  
Home Entertainment
    209.4       2.0       211.4       197.7       2.3       200.0  
Television
    2.1       0.1       2.2       1.0       0.2       1.2  
International
    10.5       0.8       11.3       5.8       0.2       6.0  
Other
    4.1             4.1       1.0             1.0  
                                                 
    $ 396.1     $ 3.2     $ 399.3       361.6       2.7       364.3  
                                                 
 
The majority of distribution and marketing expenses relate to the motion pictures segment. Theatrical prints and advertising (“P&A”) in the motion pictures segment in fiscal 2006 of $170.0 million increased $13.9 million, or 8.9%, compared to $156.1 million in fiscal 2005. Domestic theatrical P&A from the motion pictures segment in fiscal 2006 included P&A incurred on the release of titles such as Saw II, Crash, Lord of War, Madea’s Family Reunion, In the Mix, The Devil’s Rejects, High Tension, Rize, Undiscovered, and Waiting, which combined accounted for 92% of the total theatrical P&A. Undiscovered, Rize, High Tension and In the Mix, released theatrically during fiscal 2006 represented $44.8 million or 26% of theatrical P&A in fiscal 2006 and each individually contributed less than 3% and in the aggregate approximately 5% of total theatrical revenue in fiscal 2006. Theatrical P&A in fiscal 2005 included P&A incurred on the release of titles such as Saw, Open Water, Godsend, The Punisher, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Cookout and Beyond the Sea, representing approximately 86% of total theatrical P&A. Beyond the Sea did not generate significant theatrical revenues in fiscal 2005.
 
Video distribution and marketing costs on motion pictures and television product in fiscal 2006 of $211.4 million increased $11.4 million, or 5.7%, compared to $200.0 million in fiscal 2005 due to an increase in marketing and duplication costs related to the increase in video revenues generated during the year, primarily due to the significant releases in the table noted above. Video distribution and marketing costs as a percentage of video revenues was 39.9% and 42.8% in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, respectively. This decrease is mainly due to the increase in revenues generated by the significant releases in fiscal 2006 as noted in the table above and the performance of these releases in relation to distribution and marketing costs in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005.
 
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General and Administrative Expense
 
The following table sets forth general and administrative expenses by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
             
    March 31,
    March 31,
    Increase (Decrease)  
    2006     2005     Amount     Percent  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
General and Administrative Expenses
                               
Motion Pictures
  $ 26.5     $ 26.2     $ 0.3       1.1 %
Television
    0.5       1.5       (1.0 )     (66.7 )%
Corporate
    42.9       41.6       1.3       3.1 %
                                 
    $ 69.9     $ 69.3     $ 0.6       0.9 %
                                 
 
The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to corporate general and administration expenses of $42.9 million which increased by $1.3 million or 3.1% compared to $41.6 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in corporate general and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase in professional fees of approximately $3.0 million, an increase in other general overhead costs of approximately $4.4 million, and an increase in salaries and related expenses of approximately $0.4 million offset by a decrease in stock based compensation of approximately $6.5 million. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense consists of a decrease in stock appreciation rights expense of $8.2 million (fiscal 2006 included a recovery of SARs’ expense of $0.3 million and fiscal 2005 included an expense of $7.9 million), offset by an increase in amortization of unearned compensation expense on restricted share units granted during the year ended March 31, 2006 of $1.7 million. The Company did not grant any restricted share units in any period prior to the year ended March 31, 2006. The increase in professional fees is primarily due to fees associated with the documentation, assessment and testing of our internal controls as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Fiscal 2005 included general and administration expenses for Christal of $1.7 million, a variable interest entity no longer consolidated effective April 2005 due to the sale of our interest in Christal. In fiscal 2006, $5.2 million of production overhead was capitalized compared to $2.8 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in general and administrative expenses of the motion pictures segment of $0.3 million or 1.1% is primarily due to general and administrative costs associated with Lionsgate UK.
 
Depreciation and Other Expenses (Income)
 
Depreciation of $1.8 million in fiscal 2006 decreased $0.6 million, or 25.0%, from $2.4 million in fiscal 2005, primarily due to certain assets reaching the end of their useful lives during fiscal 2006 and thus becoming fully depreciated.
 
Fiscal 2006 interest expense of $18.9 million decreased $6.4 million, or 25.3%, from $25.3 million in fiscal 2005, primarily due to a write-off of deferred financing costs in the prior year and a decrease in interest and amortization of deferred financing fees on the credit facility, offset by an increase in interest and amortization of deferred financing fees on the subordinated notes. No amounts were outstanding under the credit facility during the year ended March 31, 2006, resulting in a decrease in interest on the credit facility. Fiscal 2006 includes a full year’s interest on the 4.875% Notes issued December 2003, the 2.9375% Notes issued October 2004 and the 3.625% Notes issued February 2005, whereas fiscal 2005 includes a year’s interest on the 4.875% Notes, approximately six months of interest and amortization on the 2.9375% Notes and approximately two months of interest and amortization on the 3.625% Notes. Fiscal 2005 includes amortization of increased deferred financing fees on the amended credit facility and write-off of increased deferred financing fees of $3.4 million on the term loan portion of the amended credit facility which was repaid December 31, 2004.
 
Interest rate swaps do not meet the criteria of effective hedges and, therefore, a fair valuation loss of $0.1 million was recorded in fiscal 2006 as compared to a fair valuation gain of $2.5 million recorded in fiscal 2005. The $100 million interest rate swap the Company had entered into commencing January 2003 ended September 30, 2005. The CDN$20 million interest rate swap a subsidiary of the Company had entered into commencing


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September 2003 and ending September 2008 was terminated on March 15, 2006 in connection with the repayment of the remaining balances of the mortgages payable on the studio facilities.
 
Interest and other income of $4.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2006 increased $0.9 million, or 26.5% compared to $3.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2005. Interest income in fiscal 2006 was earned on the cash balance and available-for-sale investments held during the year ended March 31, 2006.
 
Equity interests of $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2006 period includes $0.1 million equity interest in the loss of Maple Pictures consisting of 10% of the losses of Maple Pictures. Equity interests of $0.2 million in fiscal 2005 includes $0.2 million equity interest in the loss of CinemaNow which consists of approximately 30% of the losses of CinemaNow. The investment in CinemaNow made in July 2004 was reduced to nil by September 30, 2004 and, therefore, we did not record any additional losses, as we had no further funding requirements.
 
The Company had an income tax benefit of $1.0 million in fiscal 2006, compared to an income tax provision of $8.7 million in fiscal 2005. The Company’s actual income tax provision differs from these amounts as a result of several factors, including non-temporary differences, foreign income taxed at different rates, state and local income taxes and the utilization of acquired net operating losses. For fiscal 2006, the release of $0.8 million of valuation allowance was recorded as a reduction of goodwill for the initial recognition of tax benefits related to acquired deductible temporary differences and net operating losses, resulting in a non-cash deferred tax expense upon the utilization of pre-acquisition net operating losses. Income tax loss carryforwards amount to approximately $180.8 million for U.S. federal income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over twenty years, $88.4 million for US state income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over future years with varying expirations, $38.5 million for Canadian income tax purposes available to reduce income taxes over eight years and $4.5 million for United Kingdom income tax purposes available indefinitely to reduce future income taxes.
 
Income before discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 was $1.6 million, or basic income per common share from continuing operations of $0.02 on 103.1 million weighted average common shares. This compares to income before discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 of $19.9 million, or basic income per common share from continuing operations of $0.20 on 97.6 million weighted average common shares. Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 was $0.02 on 106.1 million weighted average dilutive common shares. Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 was $0.19 on 103.4 million weighted average dilutive common shares.
 
Income from discontinued operations for the year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, was $4.5 million and $0.4 million, or income per share from discontinued operations of $0.04 and $0.01, respectively, on 103.1 million and 97.6 million weighted average common shares, respectively. Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 was $0.04 on 106.1 million weighted average dilutive common shares. Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 was $0.01 on 103.4 million weighted average dilutive common shares. Income from discontinued operations for the year ended March 31, 2006 includes a gain of $4.9 million, before tax effect of approximately $1.7 million, on the sale of its studio facilities located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The transaction was completed on March 15, 2006. Studio facilities previously comprised the Company’s studio facilities reporting segment.
 
Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 was $6.1 million, or basic net income per share of $0.06, on 103.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share for the year ended March 31, 2006 was $0.06 on 106.1 adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding. This compares to net income for the year ended March 31, 2005 of $20.3 million, or basic net income per share of $0.21, on 97.6 million weighted average common shares. Diluted net income per share for the year ended March 31, 2005 was $0.20 on 103.4 million weighted average dilutive common shares.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
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Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes.  In December 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $60.0 million of 4.875% Notes that were to mature on December 15, 2010. We received $57.0 million of net proceeds, after paying placement agents’ fees. Offering expenses were $0.7 million. The 4.875% Notes were convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time before the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of the 4.875% Notes, unless previously redeemed, into our common shares at a conversion rate of 185.0944 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 4.875% Notes, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $5.40 per share. On December 15, 2006, pursuant to our optional redemption, all of the noteholders voluntarily elected to convert their notes into the Company’s common shares pursuant to the indenture. A total of $60 million of principal was converted into 11,111,108 common shares at a conversion price of $5.40 per share. In connection with this conversion, the principal amount net of the unamortized portion of the financing costs associated with the original conversion of the 4.875% Notes of approximately $2.1 million was recorded as an increase to common shares.
 
In October 2004, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $150 million of the 2.9375% Notes that mature on October 15, 2024. We received $146.0 million of net proceeds after paying placement agents’ fees. Offering expenses were $0.7 million. The 2.9375% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder, at any time prior to maturity, upon satisfaction of certain conversion contingencies, into common shares of the Company at a conversion rate of 86.9565 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2.9375% Notes, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment upon certain events. From October 15, 2009 to October 14, 2010, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem the 2.9375% Notes at 100.839%; from October 15, 2010 to October 14, 2011, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem the 2.9375% Notes at 100.420%; and thereafter at 100%.
 
In February 2005, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $175 million of the 3.625% Notes that mature on March 15, 2025. We received $170.2 million of net proceeds after paying placement agents’ fees. Offering expenses were approximately $0.6 million. The 3.625% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder, at any time prior to maturity into common shares of the Company at a conversion rate of 70.0133 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 3.625% Notes, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $14.28 per share, subject to adjustment upon certain events. Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem the 3.625% Notes at its option on or after March 15, 2012 at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
 
Credit Facility.  At March 31, 2007, the Company had a $215 million revolving line of credit, of which $10 million is available for borrowing by Lionsgate UK in either U.S. dollars or British pounds sterling. At March 31, 2007, the Company had no borrowings (March 31, 2006 — nil) under the credit facility. The credit facility expires December 31, 2008 and bears interest at 2.75% over the “Adjusted LIBOR” or the “Canadian Bankers Acceptance” rate, or 1.75% over the U.S. or Canadian prime rates. The availability of funds under the credit facility is limited by the borrowing base. Amounts available under the credit facility are also limited by outstanding letters of credit which amounted to $15.2 million at March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2007, there was $199.8 million available under the credit facility. The Company is required to pay a monthly commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the total credit facility of $215 million less the amount drawn. Right, title and interest in and to all personal property of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. is pledged as security for the credit facility. The credit facility is senior to the Company’s film obligations and senior subordinated notes. The credit facility restricts the Company from paying cash dividends on its common shares.
 
Filmed Entertainment Backlog.  Backlog represents the amount of future revenue not yet recorded from executed contracts for the licensing of films and television product for television exhibition and in international markets. Backlog, which now includes the backlog from Debmar Mercury of approximately $64.3 million, at March 31, 2007 and 2006 is $320.2 million and $143.9 million, respectively. The increase in backlog is primarily due to contracted sales on titles such as House of Payne, South Park, Mad Men, Kill Point, Weeds Season 3, Dead Zone Season 5, Saw III and Employee Of The Month during the year ended March 31, 2007.
 
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities.  Cash flows provided by operating activities of continuing operations in the year ended March 31, 2007 were $107.8 million compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of continuing operations in the year ended March 31, 2006 of $120.4 million and cash flows provided by operating activities of continuing operations in the year ended March 31, 2005 of $94.8 million. The decrease in


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cash flows provided by operating activities in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006 is primarily due to decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, unpresented bank drafts, participations and residuals, and film obligations, offset by an increase in cash provided by the decrease in accounts receivable and deferred revenue. The increase in cash flows provided by operating activities in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005 is primarily due to increases in amortization of films and television programs, film obligations and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by an increase in investment in films and television programs and lower income from continuing operations in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. Cash flows provided by operating activities of discontinued operations in the year ended March 31, 2007 were nil compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of discontinued operations in the year ended March 31, 2006 of $2.6 million and cash flows provided by operating activities of discontinued operations in the year ended March 31, 2005 of $0.7 million.
 
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities.  Cash flows used in investing activities of continuing operations of $107.6 million in the year ended March 31, 2007 consisted of net purchases of $70.0 million of investments available-for-sale, $8.3 million for purchases of property and equipment, $24.1 million for the acquisition of Debmar, net of cash acquired and $5.1 million for the investment in FEARnet. Cash flows used in investing activities of continuing operations of $165.4 million in the year ended March 31, 2006 included the purchase of a net $170.6 million of investments available-for-sale, $27.1 million for our acquisition of Redbus, net of cash acquired, $5.6 million for purchases of property and equipment partially offset by cash received from the sale of our studio facilities of $34.9 million and from the sale of our investment in Christal Distribution of $2.9 million. Cash flows used in investing activities of continuing operations of $1.4 million in the year ended March 31, 2005 includes cash received on the disposition of the assets and liabilities of Termite Art, a division of the television segment, less $2.6 million for purchases of property and equipment. Cash flows provided by investing activities of discontinued operations were nil for the year ended March 31, 2007 and $0.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
Cash Flows Provided by/Used in Financing Activities.  Cash flows provided by financing activities from continuing operations of $4.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2007 consisted of cash received from the issuance of common shares. Cash flows used in financing activities of continuing operations in the year ended March 31, 2006 of $20.4 million were comprised primarily of $16.2 million used to pay off the remaining mortgages payable in connection with the Company’s sale of its studio facility and $5.0 million for the repayment of a promissory note. Cash flows provided by financing activities of continuing operations in the year ended March 31, 2005 of $12.8 million were primarily cash flows from the issuance of common shares due to the exercise of stock options and warrants and from the issuance of the 2.9375% and 3.625% Notes, offset by repayment of the credit facility. Cash flows used in financing activities of discontinued operations were nil for the year ended March 31, 2007, $2.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2006 and $1.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2005.
 
Anticipated Cash Requirements.  The nature of our business is such that significant initial expenditures are required to produce, acquire, distribute and market films and television programs, while revenues from these films and television programs are earned over an extended period of time after their completion or acquisition. We believe that cash flow from operations, cash on hand, investments available-for-sale, credit facility availability, tax-efficient financing and production financing available will be adequate to meet known operational cash requirements for the foreseeable future, including the funding of future film and television production, film rights acquisitions and theatrical and video release schedules. We monitor our cash flow liquidity, availability, fixed charge coverage, capital base, film spending and leverage ratios with the long-term goal of maintaining our credit worthiness.
 
Our current financing strategy is to fund operations and to leverage investment in films and television programs through our cash flow from operations, our credit facility, single-purpose production financing, government incentive programs, film funds, and distribution commitments. In addition, we may acquire businesses or assets, including individual films or libraries that are complementary to our business. Any such transaction could be financed through our cash flow from operations, credit facilities, equity or debt financing.


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Future commitments under contractual obligations as of March 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
                                                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     Thereafter     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Future annual repayment of debt and other film obligations recorded as of March 31, 2007
                                                       
Film obligations(1)
  $ 82,350     $ 21,865     $ 3,706     $ 29,975     $ 29,988     $     $ 167,884  
Subordinated notes
                                  325,000       325,000  
                                                         
    $ 82,350     $ 21,865     $ 3,706     $ 29,975     $ 29,988     $ 325,000     $ 492,884  
Contractual commitments by expected repayment date
                                                       
Distribution and marketing commitments(2)
  $ 51,919     $ 70,223     $     $     $     $     $ 122,142  
Minimum guarantee commitments(3)
    66,254       14,690       2,900       2,900                   86,744  
Production obligation commitments(3)
    3,962       7,704                               11,666  
Operating lease commitments
    4,556       4,745       4,444       4,118       1,841       710       20,414  
Other contractual obligations
    5,962       4,779       256       256       256             11,509  
Employment and consulting contracts
    22,853       11,564       6,916       4,553       504             46,390  
Interest payments on Subordinated notes
    10,750       10,750       10,750       10,750       10,750       135,344       189,094  
                                                         
    $ 166,256     $ 124,455     $ 25,266     $ 22,577     $ 13,351     $ 136,054     $ 487,959  
                                                         
Total future commitments under contractual obligations
  $ 248,606     $ 146,320     $ 28,972     $ 52,552     $ 43,339     $ 461,054     $ 980,843  
                                                         
 
 
(1) Film obligations include minimum guarantees, theatrical marketing obligations and production obligations as disclosed in note 8. Repayment dates are based on anticipated delivery or release date of the related film or contractual due dates of the obligation.
 
(2) Distribution and marketing commitments represent contractual commitments for future expenditures associated with distribution and marketing of films which the Company will distribute. The payment dates of these amounts are primarily based on the anticipated release date of the film.
 
(3) Minimum guarantee commitments represent contractual commitments related to the purchase of film rights for future delivery. Production obligation commitments represent amounts committed for future film production and development to be funded through production financing and recorded as a production obligation liability. Future payments under these obligations are based on anticipated delivery or release dates of the related film or contractual due dates of the obligation. The amounts include future interest payments associated with the obligations.
 
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Currency and Interest Rate Risk Management
 
Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to interest rate risk results from the financial debt instruments that arise from transactions entered into during the normal course of business. As part of our overall risk management program, we evaluate and manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and currency exchange risks on an ongoing basis. Hedges and derivative financial instruments will be used in the future in order to manage our interest rate and currency exposure. We have no intention of entering into financial derivative contracts, other than to hedge a specific financial risk.
 
Currency Rate Risk.  We incur certain operating and production costs in foreign currencies and are subject to market risks resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our principal currency exposure is between Canadian and U.S. dollars. The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency exposures on future production expenses denominated in Canadian dollars. As of March 31, 2007, we had outstanding contracts to sell US$12.8 million in exchange for CDN$15.0 million over a period of five weeks


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at a weighted average exchange rate of CDN$1.1759. Changes in the fair value representing an unrealized fair value gain on foreign exchange contracts outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $0.3 million and are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity. During the year ended March 31, 2007, we completed foreign exchange contracts denominated in Canadian dollars. The net losses resulting from the completed contracts were $0.4 million. These contracts are entered into with a major financial institution as counterparty. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, which is limited to the cost of replacing the contracts, at current market rates. We do not require collateral or other security to support these contracts.
 
Interest Rate Risk.  Our principal risk with respect to our debt is interest rate risk. We currently have minimal exposure to cash flow risk due to changes in market interest rates related to our outstanding debt and other financing obligations. Our credit facility has a nil balance at March 31, 2007. Other financing obligations subject to variable interest rates include $59.1 million owed to film production entities on delivery of titles.
 
The table below presents repayments and related weighted average interest rates for our interest-bearing debt and production obligations and subordinate notes at March 31, 2007.
 
                                                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     Thereafter     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Revolving Credit Facility:
                                                       
Variable(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Production Obligations:
                                                       
Variable(2)
    50,453       8,655                               59,108  
Subordinated Notes:
                                                       
Fixed(3)
                                  150,000       150,000  
Fixed(4)
                                  175,000       175,000  
                                                         
    $ 50,453     $ 8,655     $     $     $     $ 325,000     $ 384,108  
                                                         
 
 
(1) Revolving credit facility, which expires December 31, 2008. At March 31, 2007, the Company had no borrowings under this facility.
 
(2) Amounts owed to film production entities on anticipated delivery date or release date of the titles or the contractual due dates of the obligation. Production obligations incur interest at rates ranging from 7.32% to 8.10%. Not included in the table above are approximately $85.0 million of production obligations which are non-interest bearing.
 
(3) 2.9375% Notes with fixed interest rate equal to 2.9375%.
 
(4) 3.625% Notes with fixed interest rate equal to 3.625%.
 
ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
 
The Auditors’ Report and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto appear in a separate section of this report (beginning on page F-1 following Part IV). The index to our Consolidated Financial Statements is included in Item 15.


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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We periodically review the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting. We make modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and internal control structure, and may take other corrective action, if our reviews identify a need for such modifications or actions.
 
As of March 31, 2007, the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management had carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that such controls and procedures were effective.
 
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
 
  •  pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
 
  •  provide reasonable assurance that (a) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (b) that our receipts and expenditures are being recorded and made only in accordance with management’s authorizations;
 
  •  provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets.
 
A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Our management has made an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007. Management based its assessment on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
 
Based on this assessment, our management has concluded that, as of March 31, 2007, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Their report is included below.
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
 
We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, management’s assessment that Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007 of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and our report dated May 30, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/  Ernst & Young LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
May 30, 2007


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ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
Not applicable.
 
PART III
 
Corporate Governance
 
The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines are also available on the Company’s website at http://www.lionsgate.com. You may obtain a copy of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines without charge through either of the Company’s principal executive offices.
 
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its exhibits to Form 10-K, which include the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certifications required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company has also filed with the NYSE the annual certification of its Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2007, confirming that the Company was in compliance with NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
 
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
 
Directors
 
The information relating to directors required by this item will be contained under the captions “Information Regarding Our Board of Directors and Committees of Our Board of Directors” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information required pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K will be contained under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information required pursuant to Item 406 of Regulation S-K will be contained under the caption “Codes of Conduct and Ethics” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
 
The information required by this item will be contained under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation” and “Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangements” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.
 
The information required by this item will be contained under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information for Fiscal 2007” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
 
The information required by this item will be contained under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
 
The information required by this item will be contained under the items “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” in the Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV
 
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
 
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
1. Financial Statements
 
The financial statements listed on the accompanying Index to Financial Statements are filed as part of this report at pages F-1 to F-51.
 
2. Financial Statement Schedules
 
Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
3. Exhibits
 
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits are filed as part of this report.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 30, 2007.
 
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
  By: 
/s/  James Keegan
James Keegan
Chief Financial Officer
 
DATE: May 30, 2007
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates so indicated.
 
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes each of Jon Feltheimer, Michael Burns, Wayne Levin and James Keegan, severally and not jointly, to be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007; granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
/s/  Mark Amin

Mark Amin
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Norman Bacal

Norman Bacal
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Michael Burns

Michael Burns
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Arthur Evrensel

Arthur Evrensel
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Jon Feltheimer

Jon Feltheimer
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  May 30, 2007
         
/s/  James Keegan

James Keegan
  Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
  May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Morley Koffman

Morley Koffman
  Director   May 30, 2007


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Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
/s/  Harald Ludwig

Harald Ludwig
  Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors
  May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Laurie May

Laurie May
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  G. Scott Paterson

G. Scott Paterson
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
    

Daryl Simm
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Hardwick Simmons

Hardwick Simmons
  Director   May 30, 2007
         
/s/  Brian V. Tobin

Brian V. Tobin
  Director   May 30, 2007


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description of Documents
 
  3 .1(10)   Articles
  3 .2   Notice of Articles
  3 .3   Vertical Short Form Amalgamation Application
  3 .4   Certificate of Amalgamation
  4 .1(1)   Indenture dated as of December 3, 2003 among Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association
  4 .2(1)   Form of 4.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2010
  4 .3(1)   Form of Guaranty of 4.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2010
  4 .4(2)   Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 among Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association
  4 .5(2)   Form of 2.9375% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024
  4 .6(2)   Form of Guaranty of 2.9375% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024
  4 .7(3)   Indenture dated as of February 24, 2005 among Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association
  4 .8(3)   Form of 3.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025
  4 .9(3)   Form of Guaranty of 3.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025
  10 .1(4)   Amended Employees’ and Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan
  10 .2(5)   Form of Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement
  10 .3(10)   2004 Performance Plan Restricted Share Unit Agreement
  10 .4(14)   2004 Performance Incentive Plan
  10 .5(10)   Form of 2004 Performance Incentive Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
  10 .6(6)   Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company, Mark Amin and Reza Amin, dated as of June 6, 2000
  10 .7   Director Compensation Summary
  10 .8(16)   Employment Agreement between the Company and Jon Feltheimer, dated September 20, 2006
  10 .9(16)   Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Burns, dated September 1, 2006
  10 .10(13)   Employment Agreement between the Company and James Keegan, dated February 21, 2006 and entered into as of April 4, 2006
  10 .11(13)   Employment Agreement between the Company and Wayne Levin, dated April 1, 2006 and entered into as of May 9, 2006
  10 .12(13)   Employment Agreement between the Company and Marni Wieshofer, dated January 5, 2006 and entered into as of March 7, 2006
  10 .13   Employment Agreement between the Company and Steve Beeks, dated March 28, 2007 and entered into as of March 29, 2007.
  10 .14(7)   Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2003 among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .15(1)   Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2004, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description of Documents
 
  10 .16(2)   Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2004, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .17(8)   Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .18(8)   Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2005, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .19(9)   Amendment No. 5 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2005, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .20(11)   Amendment No. 6 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2005, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .21(11)   Amendment No. 7 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .22   Amendment No. 9 to the Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2007, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors referred to therein, the Lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association (Toronto Branch), Fleet National Bank and BNP Paribas, dated as of December 15, 2003
  10 .23(10)   Amendment to January 5, 2000 Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Michael Burns, dated December 11, 2001
  10 .24(10)   Amendment to January 5, 2000 Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Jon Feltheimer, dated December 11, 2001
  10 .25(10)   Share Appreciation Rights Award Agreement between the Company and Steve Beeks, dated February 2, 2004
  10 .26(10)   Clarification of Stock Appreciation Rights Award Letter for Steve Beeks, dated November 18, 2004
  10 .27(12)   Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated December 22, 2005, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Films Corp., Bosa Development Corp., and 0742102 B.C. LTD.
  10 .28(12)   Amendment to Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement Amendment and Removal of Conditions Precedent, January 23, 2006, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Films Corp., Bosa Development Corp., and 0742102 B.C. LTD.
  10 .29(13)   Agreement dated as of December 6, 2005 between Lions Gate Film, Inc. and Sobini Films, with respect to the distribution rights to the motion picture entitled “The Prince and Me II.”


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description of Documents
 
  10 .30(13)   Agreement dated as of March 24, 2005 between Lions Gate Films Inc. and Sobini Films, with respect to the distribution rights to the motion picture entitled “Streets of Legend.”
  10 .31(13)   Agreement dated as of December 6, 2005 between Lions Gate Films Inc. and Sobini Films, with respect to the distribution rights to the motion picture entitled “Peaceful Warrior.”
  10 .32(13)   Purchase Agreement dated March 17, 2006 between Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Icon International, Inc.
  10 .33(13)   Vendor Subscription Agreement dated March 17, 2006 between Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Icon International, Inc.
  10 .34(13)   Agreement, by and between Ignite, LLC and Lions Gate Films Inc., entered into June 13, 2006 and dated and effective as of March 13, 2006
  10 .35(15)   Right of First Refusal Agreement dated as of August 29, 2006 between Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Sobini Films and Mark Amin.
  10 .36   Master Covered Picture Purchase Agreement, by and between LG Film Finance I, LLC and Lions Gate Films Inc., dated as of May 25, 2007
  10 .37   Master Distribution Agreement, by and between Lions Gate Films Inc. and LG Film Finance I, LLC, dated as of May 25, 2007
  10 .38   Limited Liability Company Agreement for LG Film Finance I, LLC, dated as of May 25, 2007
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of the Company
  23 .1   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  24 .1   Power of Attorney (Contained on Signature Page)
  31 .1   Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31 .2   Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32 .1   Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 4, 2004 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 25, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated August 13, 2001 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 dated April 30, 2003 (File No. 333-104836).
 
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 under the Securities Act of 1933 dated August 18, 2000 (File No. 333-12406).
 
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 22, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 14, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 as filed on June 29, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).


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(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 18, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(12) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(13) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 as filed on June 14, 2006 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(14) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated July 28, 2006 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(15) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 5, 2006 (File No. 1-14880).
 
(16) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006 (File No. 1-14880).


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. at March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, on April 1, 2006 Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. changed its method of accounting for share-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004).
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated May 30, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/  Ernst & Young LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
May 30, 2007


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands,
 
    except share amounts)  
 
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 51,497     $ 46,978  
Restricted cash
    4,915       820  
Investments — auction rate securities
    237,379       167,081  
Investments — equity securities
    125       14,921  
Accounts receivable, net of reserve for video returns and allowances of $77,691 (March 31, 2006 — $73,366) and provision for doubtful accounts of $6,345 (March 31, 2006 — $10,934)
    130,496       182,659  
Investment in films and television programs
    493,140       417,750  
Property and equipment
    13,095       7,218  
Goodwill
    187,491       185,117  
Other assets
    18,957       30,705  
                 
    $ 1,137,095     $ 1,053,249  
                 
 
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 155,617     $ 188,793  
Unpresented bank drafts
          14,772  
Participation and residuals
    171,156       164,326  
Film obligations
    167,884       120,661  
Subordinated notes
    325,000       385,000  
Deferred revenue
    69,548       30,427  
                 
      889,205       903,979  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common shares, no par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 116,970,280 at March 31, 2007 and 104,422,765 at March 31, 2006 shares issued and outstanding
    398,836       328,771  
Series B preferred shares (10 shares issued and outstanding)
           
Restricted share units
          5,178  
Unearned compensation
          (4,032 )
Accumulated deficit
    (149,651 )     (177,130 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,295 )     (3,517 )
                 
      247,890       149,270  
                 
    $ 1,137,095     $ 1,053,249  
                 
 
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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands,
 
    except per share amounts)  
 
Revenues
  $ 976,740     $ 945,385     $ 838,097  
Expenses:
                       
Direct operating
    436,818       458,990       353,790  
Distribution and marketing
    404,410       399,299       364,281  
General and administration
    90,782       69,936       69,258  
Depreciation
    2,786       1,817       2,370  
                         
Total expenses
    934,796       930,042       789,699  
                         
Operating income
    41,944       15,343       48,398  
                         
Other expenses (income):
                       
Interest expense
    17,832       18,860       25,318  
Interest rate swaps mark-to-market
          123       (2,453 )
Interest and other income
    (11,930 )     (4,304 )     (3,440 )
Gain on sale of equity securities
    (1,722 )            
Minority interests
                107  
                         
Total other expenses, net
    4,180       14,679       19,532  
                         
Income before equity interests and income taxes
    37,764       664       28,866  
Equity interests
    (2,605 )     (74 )     (200 )
                         
Income before income taxes
    35,159       590       28,666  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    7,680       (1,030 )     8,747  
                         
Income before discontinued operations
    27,479       1,620       19,919  
Income from discontinued operations (including gain on sale in 2006 of $4,872), net of tax of nil, $2,464 and $200
          4,476       362  
                         
Net income
  $ 27,479     $ 6,096     $ 20,281  
                         
Basic Per Share Data:
                       
Basic Income Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.20  
Basic Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
          0.04       0.01  
                         
Basic Net Income Per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.21  
                         
Diluted Per Share Data:
                       
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.19  
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
          0.04       0.01  
                         
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.20  
                         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    108,398       103,066       97,610  
Diluted
    111,164       106,102       103,375  
 
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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
                                                                                 
                                                    Accumulated
       
                Series B
    Restricted
                Comprehensive
    Other
       
    Common Shares     Preferred Shares     Share
    Unearned
    Accumulated
    Income
    Comprehensive
       
    Number     Amount     Number     Amount     Units     Compensation     Deficit     (Loss)     Loss     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)  
 
Balance at March 31, 2004
    93,615,896     $ 280,501       10     $     $     $     $ (203,507 )           $ (7,385 )   $ 69,609  
Exercise of stock options
    4,991,141       13,871                                                               13,871  
Exercise of warrants
    3,220,867       10,842                                                               10,842  
Issuance of common shares to directors for services
    15,804       137                                                               137  
Impact of previously modified stock options
          311                                                               311  
Comprehensive income (loss)
                                                                               
Net income
                                                    20,281     $ 20,281               20,281  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                            2,374       2,374       2,374  
Net unrealized loss on foreign exchange contracts
                                                            (286 )     (286 )     (286 )
                                                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                                          $ 22,369                
                                                                                 
Balance at March 31, 2005
    101,843,708       305,662       10                         (183,226 )             (5,297 )     117,139  
Exercise of stock options
    361,310       1,408                                                               1,408  
Issuance of common shares to directors for services
    20,408       203                                                               203  
Impact of previously modified stock options
          27                                                               27  
Issuance of common shares in connection with acquisition of film assets
    399,042       3,775                                                               3,775  
Issuance of common shares in connection with acquisition of common shares of Image Entertainment
    1,104,004       11,537                                                               11,537  
Issuance of common shares in connection with acquisition of Redbus
    643,460       5,643                                                               5,643  
Issuance of restricted share units
                                    5,694       (5,694 )                              
Amortization of restricted share units
                                            1,662                               1,662  
Vesting of restricted share units
    50,833       516                       (516 )                                      
Comprehensive income (loss)
                                                                               
Net income
                                                    6,096     $ 6,096               6,096  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                            2,223       2,223       2,223  
Net unrealized loss on foreign exchange contracts
                                                            (356 )     (356 )     (356 )
Unrealized loss on investments — available for sale
                                                            (87 )     (87 )     (87 )
                                                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                                          $ 7,876                  
                                                                                 
Balance at March 31, 2006
    104,422,765       328,771       10             5,178       (4,032 )     (177,130 )             (3,517 )     149,270  
Reclassification of unearned compensation and restricted share common units upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R )
            1,146                       (5,178 )     4,032                                
Exercise of stock options
    1,297,144       4,277                                                               4,277  
Stock based compensation, net of share units withholding tax obligations of $504
    113,695       6,517                                                               6,517  
Issuance of common shares to directors for services
    25,568       238                                                               238  
Conversion of 4.875% notes, net of unamortized issuance costs
    11,111,108       57,887                                                               57,887  
Comprehensive income
                                                                               
Net income
                                                    27,479     $ 27,479               27,479  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                            1,876       1,876       1,876  
Net unrealized gain on foreign exchange contracts
                                                            259       259       259  
Unrealized gain on investments — available for sale
                                                            87       87       87  
                                                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                                          $ 29,701                
                                                                                 
Balance at March 31, 2007
    116,970,280     $ 398,836       10     $     $     $     $ (149,651 )           $ (1,295 )   $ 247,890  
                                                                                 
 
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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Operating Activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 27,479     $ 6,096     $ 20,281  
Income from discontinued operations
          4,476       362  
                         
Income from continuing operations
    27,479       1,620       19,919  
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities
                       
Depreciation of property and equipment
    2,786       1,817       2,370  
Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs
    3,756       3,804       6,945  
Amortization of films and television programs
    241,640       253,279       213,346  
Amortization of intangible assets
    884       2,004       2,192  
Non-cash stock-based compensation
    7,259       1,881       448  
Interest rate swaps mark-to-market
          123       (2,453 )
Gain on disposition of assets
                (666 )
Gain on sale of equity securities
    (1,722 )            
Deferred income taxes
    6,780       297       6,283  
Minority interests
                107  
Equity interests
    2,605       74       200  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Restricted cash
    (4,095 )     2,093       (2,913 )
Accounts receivable, net
    79,704       (33,459 )     (21,077 )
Investment in films and television programs
    (297,149 )     (284,711 )     (171,272 )
Other assets
    7,448       (7,892 )     (2,149 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (38,509 )     49,155       4,043  
Unpresented bank drafts
    (14,772 )     14,772        
Participation and residuals
    3,261       68,676       18,718  
Film obligations
    42,011       78,542       (3,124 )
Deferred revenue
    38,451       (31,643 )     23,888  
                         
Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities — continuing operations
    107,817       120,432       94,805  
Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities — discontinued operations
          2,580       691  
                         
Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities
    107,817       123,012       95,496  
                         
Investing Activities:
                       
Purchases of investments — auction rate securities
    (865,750 )     (307,031 )      
Sales of investments — auction rate securities
    795,448       139,950        
Purchases of investments — equity securities
    (122 )     (3,470 )      
Sales of investments — equity securities
    390              
Funding of joint venture — FEARnet
    (5,116 )                
Cash received from sale of investment
          2,945        
Cash received from disposition of assets, net
          34,860       1,172  
Acquisition of Debmar, net of cash acquired
    (24,119 )                
Acquisition of Redbus, net of cash acquired
          (27,138 )      
Purchases of property and equipment
    (8,348 )     (5,555 )     (2,618 )
                         
Net Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities — continuing operations
    (107,617 )     (165,439 )     (1,446 )
Net Cash Flows Provided By Investing Activities — discontinued operations
          105       134  
                         
Net Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities
    (107,617 )     (165,334 )     (1,312 )
                         
Financing Activities:
                       
Exercise of stock options
    4,277       1,408       24,713  
Financing fees
          (546 )     (1,612 )
Increase in subordinated notes, net of issue costs
                314,822  
Repayment of subordinated notes
          (5,000 )      
Repayment of bank loans
                (325,111 )
Repayment of mortgages payable
          (16,224 )      
                         
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities — continuing operations
    4,277       (20,362 )     12,812  
Net Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities — discontinued operations
          (2,703 )     (1,894 )
                         
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities
    4,277       (23,065 )     10,918  
                         
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents
    4,477       (65,387 )     105,102  
                         
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash — continuing operations
    42       (628 )     603  
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash — discontinued operations
          154       45  
                         
Foreign Exchange Effects on Cash
    42       (474 )     648  
                         
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Beginning Of Year
    46,978       112,839       7,089  
                         
Cash and Cash Equivalents — End Of Year
  $ 51,497     $ 46,978     $ 112,839  
                         
 
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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
 
1.   Nature of Operations
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (the “Company,” “Lionsgate,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a diversified independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, video-on-demand and music content. The Company also acquires distribution rights from a wide variety of studios, production companies and independent producers.
 
On October 17, 2005, the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Redbus, an independent film distributor located in the United Kingdom, as described in note 12. The acquisition is included in the consolidated balance sheets and all operating results and cash flows have been included in the consolidated statements of income and cash flows from the acquisition date.
 
On January 23, 2006, the Company entered into an amended agreement to sell its studio facilities located in Vancouver, British Columbia as described in note 12. The transaction was completed on March 15, 2006. Studio facilities comprised the Company’s studio facilities reporting segment. Certain assets, including, cash and accounts receivable, excluded from the transaction are included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2006. The studio facility is presented in the accompanying financial statements as a discontinued operation as described in note 12.
 
On July 3, 2006, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Debmar-Mercury LLC (“Debmar”), an independent distributor of film and television packages. The acquisition is included in the consolidated balance sheets and all operating results and cash flows have been included in the consolidated statements of income and cash flows from the acquisition date.
 
2.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
  (a)   Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar are the functional currencies of the Company’s Canadian and U.S. based businesses, respectively.
 
  (b)   Principles of Consolidation and Discontinued Operations
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Lionsgate and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. The Company reviews its relationships with other entities to identify whether it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). If the determination is made that the Company is the primary beneficiary, then the entity is consolidated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”
 
Investments in which the Company exercises significant influence, but does not control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Investments in which there is no significant influence are accounted for using the cost method of accounting.
 
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
 
As a result of the Company’s sale of the studio facilities on March 15, 2006, the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 have been revised to reflect total revenues of $5.8 million and $4.5 million and total expenses of $6.2 million, which includes $2.5 million of taxes, and $4.1 million of the studio facilities for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, net within the discontinued operations section of the consolidated statements of income.


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  (c)   Revenue Recognition

 
Revenue from the sale or licensing of films and television programs is recognized upon meeting all recognition requirements of SoP 00-2. Revenue from the theatrical release of feature films is recognized at the time of exhibition based on the Company’s participation in box office receipts. Revenue from the sale of videocassettes and DVDs in the retail market, net of an allowance for estimated returns and other allowances, is recognized on the later of receipt by the customer or “street date” (when it is available for sale by the customer). Under revenue sharing arrangements, rental revenue is recognized when the Company is entitled to receipts and such receipts are determinable. Revenues from television licensing are recognized when the feature film or television program is available to the licensee for telecast. For television licenses that include separate availability “windows” during the license period, revenue is allocated over the “windows.” Revenue from sales to international territories are recognized when access to the feature film or television program has been granted or delivery has occurred, as required under the sales contract, and the right to exploit the feature film or television program has commenced. For multiple media rights contracts with a fee for a single film or television program where the contract provides for media holdbacks (defined as contractual media release restrictions), the fee is allocated to the various media based on management’s assessment of the relative fair value of the rights to exploit each media and is recognized as each holdback is released. For multiple-title contracts with a fee, the fee is allocated on a title-by-title basis, based on management’s assessment of the relative fair value of each title.
 
Shipping and handling costs are included under distribution and marketing expenses in the consolidated statements of income.
 
Cash payments received are recorded as deferred revenue until all the conditions of revenue recognition have been met. Long-term, non-interest bearing receivables are discounted to present value. At March 31, 2007, $18.6 million of accounts receivable are due beyond one year. The accounts receivable are due as follows: $11.0 million in fiscal 2009, $5.3 million in fiscal 2010, $2.2 million in fiscal 2011 and less than $0.1 million in fiscal 2012.
 
  (d)   Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash deposits at financial institutions and investments in money market mutual funds.
 
  (e)   Restricted Cash
 
Restricted cash represents amounts on deposit with a financial institution that are contractually designated for theatrical marketing expenses for specific titles. Refer to note 8 for the theatrical marketing obligation.
 
  (f)   Investments
 
Investments classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value based on quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income (see note 10). The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the average cost method and realized gains and losses are included in interest income. The Company periodically assesses its available-for-sale investments for other than temporary impairment. Any such other than temporary impairment loss is recognized as a realized loss and measured as the excess of carrying value over fair value at the time the assessment is made.
 
  (g)   Investment in Films and Television Programs
 
Investment in films and television programs includes the unamortized costs of completed films and television programs which have been produced by the Company or for which the Company has acquired distribution rights, libraries acquired as part of acquisitions of companies, films and television programs in progress and in development and home video product inventory.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
For films and television programs produced by the Company, capitalized costs include all direct production and financing costs, capitalized interest and production overhead. For acquired films and television programs, these capitalized costs consist of minimum guarantee payments to acquire the distribution rights.
 
Costs of acquiring and producing films and television programs and of acquired libraries are amortized using the individual-film-forecast method, whereby these costs are amortized and participation and residual costs are accrued in the proportion that current year’s revenue bears to management’s estimate of ultimate revenue at the beginning of the current year expected to be recognized from the exploitation, exhibition or sale of the films or television programs.
 
Ultimate revenue includes estimates over a period not to exceed ten years following the date of initial release or from the date of delivery of the first episode for episodic television series. For titles included in acquired libraries, ultimate revenue includes estimates over a period not to exceed twenty years following the date of acquisition.
 
Investment in films and television programs is stated at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. The valuation of investment in films and television programs is reviewed on a title-by-title basis, when an event or change in circumstances indicates that the fair value of a film or television program is less than its unamortized cost. The fair value of the film or television program is determined using management’s future revenue and cost estimates and a discounted cash flow approach. Additional amortization is recorded in the amount by which the unamortized costs exceed the estimated fair value of the film or television program. Estimates of future revenue involve measurement uncertainty and it is therefore possible that reductions in the carrying value of investment in films and television programs may be required as a consequence of changes in management’s future revenue estimates.
 
Films and television programs in progress include the accumulated costs of productions, which have not yet been completed by the Company.
 
Films and television programs in development include costs of acquiring film rights to books, stage plays or original screenplays and costs to adapt such projects. Such costs are capitalized and, upon commencement of production, are transferred to production costs. Projects in development are written off at the earlier of the date they are determined not to be recoverable or when abandoned, or three years from the date of the initial investment.
 
Home video product inventory consists of videocassettes and DVDs and are stated at the lower of cost or market value (first-in, first-out method).
 
  (h)   Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for using the following rates and methods:
 
     
Computer equipment and software
  2 – 5 years straight-line
Furniture and equipment
  2 – 10 years straight-line
Leasehold improvements
  Over the lease term or the useful life, whichever is shorter
Land
  Not depreciated
 
The Company periodically reviews and evaluates the recoverability of property and equipment. Where applicable, estimates of net future cash flows, on an undiscounted basis, are calculated based on future revenue estimates, if appropriate and where deemed necessary, a reduction in the carrying amount is recorded.
 
  (i)   Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess costs of acquisition costs over the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in various business acquisitions by the Company. The Company has two reporting units with goodwill within its businesses: Motion Pictures and Television. Under SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Intangible Assets,” goodwill is no longer amortized but is reviewed for impairment annually within each fiscal year or between the annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The impairment test follows a two-step approach. The first step determines if the goodwill is potentially impaired, and the second step measures the amount of the impairment loss, if necessary. Under the first step, goodwill is considered potentially impaired if the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill. Under the second step, the impairment loss is then measured as the excess of recorded goodwill over the fair value of the goodwill, as calculated. The fair value of goodwill is calculated by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit was purchased in a business combination and the purchase price was the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of December 31 in each fiscal year. The Company performed its annual impairment test on its goodwill as of December 31, 2006. No goodwill impairment was identified in any of the Company’s reporting units.
 
  (j)   Other Assets
 
Other assets include deferred print costs, deferred debt financing costs, equity investments and prepaid expenses.
 
Prints, Advertising and Marketing Expenses.  The cost of film prints are expensed upon theatrical release and are included in operating expenses. The costs of advertising and marketing expenses are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the year ended March 31, 2007 were $216.2 million (2006 — $209.3 million, 2005 — $175.8 million) which were recorded as distribution and marketing expenses.
 
Debt Financing Costs.  Amounts incurred in connection with obtaining debt financing are deferred and amortized, as a component of interest expense, over the earlier of the date of the earliest put option or term to maturity of the related debt obligation.
 
Equity Method Investees.  The Company uses the equity method of accounting for investments in companies in which it has minority equity interest and the ability to exert significant influence over operating decisions of the companies. Other assets include companies, which are accounted for using the equity method. The Company’s equity method investees are periodically reviewed to determine whether there has been a loss in value that is other than a temporary decline.
 
  (k)   Unpresented Bank Drafts
 
Unpresented bank drafts at March 31, 2006 represent checks issued and not yet presented for payment in excess of the cash balances at custodial banks. The applicable bank accounts are funded at the time the checks are presented for payment.
 
  (l)   Income Taxes
 
Income taxes are accounted for using SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” SFAS No. 109 requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes and allows recognition and measurement of deferred assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under this method, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Valuation allowances are established when management determines that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized. The financial effect of changes in tax laws or rates is accounted for in the period of enactment. The subsequent realization of net operating loss and general business credit carryforwards acquired in acquisitions accounted for using the purchase method of accounting is recorded as a reduction of goodwill.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
  (m)   Government Assistance
 
The Company has access to government programs that are designed to promote film and television production and distribution in Canada. The Company also has access to similar programs in certain states within the U.S. that are designed to promote film and television production in those states.
 
Tax credits earned with respect to expenditures on qualifying film and television productions are included as an offset to investment in films and television programs when the qualifying expenditures have been incurred provided that there is reasonable assurance that the credits will be realized (refer to note 15).
 
  (n)   Foreign Currency Translation
 
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Resulting unrealized translation gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of income.
 
Foreign company assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Foreign company revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of exchange for the fiscal year. Gains or losses arising on the translation of the accounts of foreign companies are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
 
  (o)   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
Derivative financial instruments are used by the Company in the management of its foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company’s policy is not to use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
 
The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts in order to reduce the impact of fluctuating interest rates on its interest-bearing debt. These swap contracts require the periodic exchange of the difference between fixed-rate, generally the same rate being paid on the Company’s underlying debt obligations, and floating-rate interest amounts calculated based on the notional principal amount of the swap contract, which are recorded as interest expense. The related amount payable to or receivable from counterparties is included as an adjustment to interest payable or receivable. The Company evaluates whether the interest rate swap contracts qualify for hedge accounting at the inception of the contract. The fair value of the swap contracts are reflected as an asset or liability on the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the swap contracts that are effective hedges are reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity and changes in the fair value of the swap contracts that are ineffective hedges are reflected in the consolidated statements of income. The interest rate swap contracts entered into by the Company do not qualify for hedge accounting and accordingly the changes in the fair value of the swaps are recorded in the consolidated statements of income.
 
The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency exposures on future production expenses denominated in Canadian dollars. The Company evaluates whether the foreign exchange contracts qualify for hedge accounting at the inception of the contract. The fair value of the forward exchange contracts are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the foreign exchange contracts that are effective hedges are reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity, and changes in the fair value of foreign exchange contracts that are ineffective hedges are reflected in the consolidated statements of income. Gains and losses realized upon settlement of the foreign exchange contracts are amortized to the consolidated statements of income on the same basis as the production expenses being hedged. The foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Company are considered effective cash flow hedges and accordingly the changes in the fair value of the foreign exchange contracts are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
  (p)   Stock-Based Compensation
 
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (SFAS No. 123(R)) using the modified-prospective transition method. Under such transition method, compensation cost recognized in the year ended March 31, 2007 includes: (a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, April 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted on or after April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). See note 11 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
 
  (q)   Earnings Per Share
 
The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Basic earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are presented below:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Basic Earnings Per Share:
                       
Numerator for:
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 27,479     $ 1,620     $ 19,919  
                         
Income from discontinued operations
  $     $ 4,476     $ 362  
                         
Net Income
  $ 27,479     $ 6,096     $ 20,281  
                         
Denominator for all Basic Income Per Common Share:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    108,398       103,066       97,610  
                         
Basic Income Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.20  
                         
Basic Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
  $     $ 0.04     $ 0.01  
                         
Basic Net Income Per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.21  
                         


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect, if any, of the share purchase options, the restricted share units, and the conversion of the 4.875% Notes, the 2.9375% Notes, the 3.625% Notes. Diluted income per common share for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are presented below:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
 
  2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
                       
Numerator:
                       
Numerator for Diluted Income Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 27,479     $ 1,620     $ 19,919  
Numerator for Diluted Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
          4,476       362  
                         
Numerator for Diluted Net Income Per Common Share
  $ 27,479     $ 6,096     $ 20,281  
                         
Denominator for all Diluted Income Per Common Share:
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    108,398       103,066       97,610  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Share purchase options
    2,493       3,036       4,861  
Share purchase warrants
                904  
Restricted share units
    273              
                         
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding
    111,164       106,102       103,375  
                         
Diluted Income Per Common Share From Continuing Operations
  $ 0.25     $ 0.02     $ 0.19  
                         
Diluted Income Per Common Share From Discontinued Operations
  $     $ 0.04     $ 0.01  
                         
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.06     $ 0.20  
                         
 
Options to purchase 5,933,289 common shares (2006 — 5,170,104 common shares; 2005 — 5,767,266 common shares) at an average exercise price of $6.30 (2006 — $4.19; 2005 — $4.29) were outstanding at March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2007, 1,872,243 restricted share units were outstanding.
 
Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilutive effect of the conversion of the 4.875%, 2.9375% and 3.625% convertible senior subordinated notes under the “if converted” method, share purchase options and restricted share units using the treasury stock method. Share purchase options to purchase 1,518,290, 357,958, and 54,065 shares of common stock for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were excluded from the diluted net income per common share computation since their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Additionally, 58,302 and 391,035 unvested restricted share units for the years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were excluded from the diluted net income per common share computation since their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The shares issuable on the potential conversion of the 4.875%, 2.9375% and 3.625% convertible senior subordinated notes were anti-dilutive in each of the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and were excluded from diluted net income per common share for those periods.
 
  (r)   Use of Estimates
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

the reporting period. The most significant estimates made by management in the preparation of the financial statements relate to ultimate revenue and costs for investment in films and television programs; estimates of sales returns, provision for doubtful accounts; fair value of assets and liabilities for allocation of the purchase price of companies acquired; income taxes and accruals for contingent liabilities; and impairment assessments for investment in films and television programs, property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
 
  (s)   Reclassifications
 
Certain amounts presented in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 
  (t)   Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R).  In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123(R)). SFAS No. 123(R) revises SFAS No. 123 and eliminates the alternative to use the intrinsic value method of accounting under APB No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) requires accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or (c) that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments, to account for these types of transactions using a fair-value-based method. Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123(R)), using the modified-prospective transition method. Under such transition method, compensation cost recognized in the year ended March 31, 2007 includes: (a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted on or after April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). See note 11 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
 
FASB Issued Interpretation No. 48.  In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of SFAS No. 109” (FIN No. 48), which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In particular, this interpretation requires uncertain tax positions to be recognized only if they are “more-likely-than-not” to be upheld based on their technical merits. Additionally, the measurement of the tax position will be based on the largest amount that is determined to have greater than a 50% likelihood of realization upon ultimate settlement. Any resulting cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN No. 48 upon adoption would be reported as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. FIN No. 48 will be effective beginning fiscal 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of FIN No. 48 will have on our operating income, net earnings or retained earnings.
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157.  In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. As a result of SFAS No. 157 there is now a common definition of fair value to be used throughout GAAP. This new standard will make the measurement for fair value more consistent and comparable and improve disclosures about those measures. The statement does not require any new fair value measurement but will result in increased disclosures. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
3.   Investments Available-For-Sale
 
Investments classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value based on quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income or loss (see note 10). The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the average cost method. As of March 31, 2007 and 2006, the cost, unrealized losses and carrying value of the Company’s available-for-sale investments were as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2007  
          Unrealized
       
          Holding
    Carrying
 
    Cost     Losses     Value  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Auction Rate Securities
                       
Auction rate securities
  $ 237,379     $     $ 237,379  
Equity Securities
                       
Equity securities
    125             125  
                         
    $ 237,504     $     $ 237,504  
                         
 
                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2006  
          Unrealized
       
          Holding
    Carrying
 
    Cost     Losses     Value  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Auction Rate Securities
                       
Auction rate securities
  $ 146,631     $     $ 146,631  
Municipal Obligations
                       
Municipal obligations
    20,450             20,450  
Equity Securities
                       
Equity securities
    15,008       (87 )   $ 14,921  
                         
    $ 182,089     $ (87 )   $ 182,002  
                         
 
The Company began investing in Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”) during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. The ARS carry interest rates or dividend yields that are periodically re-set through auctions, typically every 7, 14, 28, or 35 days. ARS are usually issued with long-term maturities or in perpetuity and are auctioned at par. Thus, the return on the investment between auction dates is determined by the interest rate or dividend yield set through the auctions. Accordingly, dividends and interest earned on auction rate investments are computed as a percentage of the principal amount of the security. Interest and dividend income earned during the year ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 on ARS was $8.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The Company minimizes its credit risk associated with investments by investing primarily in investment grade, highly liquid securities.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” and based on our ability to market and sell these instruments, we classify ARS as available-for-sale securities and carry them at fair value.
 
Equity securities as of March 31, 2007 are comprised of the Company’s investment in the common shares of Magna Pacific Holdings (“Magna”), the largest independent DVD distributor in Australia and New Zealand, which has a library of approximately 1,700 active titles. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 the Company purchased a total of 592,156 common shares of Magna in the open market for $0.1 million in cash. This represents an average cost per share of $0.21.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
As of March 31, 2006, equity securities comprised of the Company’s investment in the common shares of Image Entertainment, Inc. (“Image”), a distributor of DVDs and entertainment programming. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, the Company purchased 4,033,996 common shares of Image at an average cost of $3.72 per share and a total cost of $15.0 million. The Company subsequently sold all of its shares held in Image as follows: (1) on March 13, 2007, the Company sold 112,500 shares at an average price of $3.17; (2) on March 14, 2007, the Company sold 11,000 shares at an average price of $3.09; and (3) on March 30, 2007, the Company sold 3,910,496 shares at an average price of $4.21. The Company’s total sale price for the Image common shares was approximately $16.7 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $1.7 million.
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s investments available-for-sale as of March 31, 2007, by contractual maturities, were as follows:
 
                 
          Fair
 
    Cost     Value  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Due in one year or less
  $ 97,754     $ 97,754  
Due after ten years
    139,625       139,625  
                 
      237,379       237,379  
Equity securities
    125       125  
                 
Total available for sale
  $ 237,504     $ 237,504  
                 
 
The following table illustrates the impact in other comprehensive income of realized and unrealized gains of investments available-for-sale during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
 
                         
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Gain on sale of investments available-for-sale included in net income
  $ 1,722     $     $  
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Net unrealized gain (loss) arising during the year
  $ 1,809     $ (87 )   $  
Reclassification adjustment
    (1,722 )            
                         
Net unrealized gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income
  $ 87     $ (87 )   $  
                         


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

4.   Investment in Films and Television Programs

 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Motion Picture Segment — Theatrical and Non-Theatrical Films
               
Released, net of accumulated amortization
  $ 144,302     $ 154,574  
Acquired libraries, net of accumulated amortization
    90,980       105,144  
Completed and not released
    19,424       30,444  
In progress
    107,105       47,487  
In development
    5,205       3,104  
Product inventory
    30,330       28,179  
                 
      397,346       368,932  
                 
Television Segment — Direct-to-Television Programs
               
Released, net of accumulated amortization
    70,949       36,003  
In progress
    24,083       12,311  
In development
    762       504  
                 
      95,794       48,818  
                 
    $ 493,140     $ 417,750  
                 
 
The following table sets forth acquired libraries that represent titles released three years prior to the date of acquisition, and amortized over its expected revenue stream from acquisition date up to 20 years:
 
                                     
                    Unamortized
    Unamortized
 
                    Costs
    Costs
 
        Total
    Remaining
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
Acquired
  Acquisition
  Amortization
    Amortization
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
Library
  Date   Period     Period     2007     2006  
        (In years)     (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Trimark
  October 2000     20.00       13.50     $ 14,854     $ 19,028  
Artisan
  December 2003     20.00       16.75       69,402       78,854  
Modern
  August 2005     20.00       18.25       4,753       5,197  
LGUK
  October 2005     20.00       18.50       1,971       2,065  
                                     
Total Acquired Libraries
                      $ 90,980     $ 105,144  
                                     
 
The Company expects approximately 42.6% of completed films and television programs, net of accumulated amortization will be amortized during the one-year period ending March 31, 2008. Additionally, the Company expects approximately 80.2% of completed and released films and television programs, net of accumulated amortization and excluding acquired libraries, will be amortized during the three-year period ending March 31, 2010.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

5.   Property and Equipment

 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Leasehold improvements
  $ 2,758     $ 1,518  
Property and equipment
    4,694       1,072  
Computer equipment and software
    13,405       10,772  
                 
      20,857       13,362  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (8,968 )     (6,144 )
                 
      11,889       7,218  
Land
    1,206        
                 
    $ 13,095     $ 7,218  
                 
 
6.   Other Assets
 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization
  $ 10,038     $ 15,626  
Prepaid expenses and other
    3,553       12,566  
Equity method investments
    5,366       1,949  
Deferred print costs
          564  
                 
    $ 18,957     $ 30,705  
                 
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Deferred financing costs primarily include costs incurred in connection with the credit facility (see note 7) and the issuance of the 4.875% Notes, the 2.9375% Notes and the 3.625% Notes (see note 9) and are deferred and amortized to interest expense.
 
Prepaid expenses and other
 
Prepaid expenses and other.  Prepaid expenses and other primarily include prepaid expenses, security deposits and intangible assets.
 
Equity Method Investments
 
The carrying amount of equity method investments at March 31, 2007 and 2006 was as follows:
 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Maple
  $ 1,764     $ 1,949  
CinemaNow
           
Horror Entertainment, LLC
    3,602        
                 
    $ 5,366     $ 1,949  
                 


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Equity interest in equity method investments on our consolidated statements of income represent our portion of the income or loss of our equity method investment based on our percentage ownership of the investee. Equity interest in equity method investments for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Maple
  $ (90 )   $ (74 )   $  
CinemaNow
    (1,000 )           (200 )
Horror Entertainment, LLC
    (1,515 )            
                         
    $ (2,605 )   $ (74 )   $ (200 )
                         
 
Maple:  On April 8, 2005, Maple Pictures was formed by two former Lionsgate executives and a third-party equity investor. Lionsgate entered into library and output agreements with Maple Pictures, a Canadian corporation, for the distribution of Lionsgate’s motion picture, television and home video product in Canada. Lionsgate also acquired and currently owns a 10% minority interest in Maple Pictures.
 
As a result of these transactions with Maple Pictures, Lionsgate recorded an investment in Maple Pictures of $2.1 million in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company is accounting for the investment in Maple Pictures using the equity method. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Company received dividends of $0.1 million. No dividends were received for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
 
CinemaNow:  At March 31, 2006, the Company had a 30% equity interest on an undiluted basis in CinemaNow, Inc. (“CinemaNow”). The investment in CinemaNow was accounted for using the equity method. In July 2004, the Company purchased $0.2 million Series D Convertible Preferred Shares as part of an $11 million round of financing secured by CinemaNow. In June 2006, the Company purchased $1.0 million Series E Preferred Stock as part of a $20.3 million round of financing secured by CinemaNow. At March 31, 2007, the Company’s equity interest in CinemaNow is 18.8% on a fully diluted basis and 21.1% on an undiluted basis.
 
Horror Entertainment, LLC.  On October 10, 2006, the Company purchased 300 membership interests in Horror Entertainment, LLC (“FEARnet”), a multiplatform programming and content service provider of horror genre films operating under the branding of “FEARnet.” In addition, the Company entered into a 5-year license agreement with FEARnet for the US territories and possessions whereby the Company will license content to FEARnet for video-on-demand and broadband exhibition. The Company has agreed not to compete in the area of a channel within the horror genre and the Company cannot license to a horror genre competitor more than 25 titles in any year during the term of the license agreement. The Company made a capital contribution to FEARnet of $5.1 million at the date of acquisition, which includes direct transaction costs of $0.1 million, and has committed to a total capital contribution of $13.3 million, which is expected to be fully funded over the next two-year period. Under certain circumstances, if the Company defaults on any of its funding obligations, then the Company could forfeit its equity and its license agreement with FEARnet could be terminated. The Company is accounting for the investment in FEARnet using the equity method because of the Company’s ownership percentage of 33.33%. Due to the timing in availability of financial statements from FEARnet, the Company is recording its share of the FEARnet results on a one quarter lag.
 
7.   Bank Loans
 
At March 31, 2007, the Company had a $215 million revolving line of credit, of which $10 million is available for borrowing by Lionsgate UK in either U.S. dollars or British pounds sterling. At March 31, 2007, the Company had no borrowings (March 31, 2006 — nil) under the credit facility. The credit facility expires December 31, 2008 and bears interest at 2.75% over the “Adjusted LIBOR” or the “Canadian Bankers Acceptance” rate (as defined in the credit facility), or 1.75% over the U.S. or Canadian prime rates. The availability of funds under the credit facility is limited by the borrowing base. Amounts available under the credit facility are also limited by outstanding letters


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

of credit, which amounted to $15.2 million at March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2007 there was $199.8 million available under the credit facility. The Company is required to pay a monthly commitment fee based upon 0.50% per annum on the total credit facility of $215 million less the amount drawn. Right, title and interest in and to all personal property of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. is pledged as security for the credit facility. The credit facility is senior to the Company’s film obligations and subordinated notes. The credit facility restricts the Company from paying cash dividends on its common shares.
 
The Company entered into a $100 million interest rate swap at an interest rate of 3.08%, commencing January 2003 and ended September 2005. The swap was in effect as long as three month LIBOR was less than 5.0%. Fair market value of the interest rate swap at the maturity date of September 30, 2005 was nil (March 31, 2005 — $0.1 million). Changes in the fair value representing fair valuation losses on the interest rate swap during the year ended March 31, 2006 amount to $0.1 million (2005 — gains of $2.5 million) and are included in the consolidated statements of income.
 
8.   Film Obligations and Participation and Residuals
 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Minimum guarantees(1)
  $ 19,286     $ 22,865  
Theatrical marketing obligations(2)
    4,482       1,770  
Production obligations(3)
    144,116       96,026  
                 
Total film obligations
    167,884       120,661  
Less film obligations expected to be paid within one year
    (82,350 )     (46,516 )
                 
Production obligations expected to be paid after one year
  $ 85,534     $ 74,145  
                 
Participation and residuals
  $ 171,156     $ 164,326  
                 
 
The Company expects approximately 65% of accrued participants’ shares will be paid during the one-year period ending March 31, 2008.
 
Refer to note 2 for restricted cash contractually designated for the theatrical marketing obligation.
 
 
(1) Minimum guarantees represent amounts payable for film rights which the Company has acquired.
 
(2) Theatrical marketing obligations represent amounts received which are contractually committed for theatrical marketing expenditures associated with specific titles.
 
(3) Production obligations represent amounts payable for the cost incurred for the production of film and television programs that the Company produces, which in some cases are financed over periods exceeding one year. Production obligations have contractual repayment dates either at or near the expected completion date, with the exception of certain obligations containing repayment dates on a longer term basis (see note 17). Production obligations incur interest at rates ranging from 7.32% to 8.10%, with the exception of approximately $85.0 million of production obligations which are non-interest bearing.
 
9.   Subordinated Notes
 
3.625% Notes.  In February 2005, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $150.0 million of 3.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes. In connection with this sale, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. granted the initial purchasers of the 3.625% Notes an option to purchase up to an additional $25.0 million of the 3.625% Notes for 13 days. The fair value of this option was not significant. The initial purchasers exercised this option in February 2005 and purchased an additional $25 million of the 3.625% Notes. The Company received $170.2 million of net proceeds after paying placement agents’ fees from the sale of $175.0 million of the 3.625% Notes. The


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Company also paid $0.6 million of offering expenses incurred in connection with the 3.625% Notes. Interest on the 3.625% Notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 commencing on September 15, 2005. After March 15, 2012, interest will be 3.125% per annum on the principal amount of the 3.625% Notes, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The 3.625% Notes mature on March 15, 2025. Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem all or a portion of the 3.625% Notes at its option on or after March 15, 2012 at 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption.
 
The holder may require Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. to repurchase the 3.625% Notes on March 15, 2012, 2015 and 2020 or upon a change in control at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest through the date of repurchase. Under certain circumstances, if the holder requires Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. to repurchase all or a portion of their notes upon a change in control, they will be entitled to receive a make whole premium. The amount of the make whole premium, if any, will be based on the price of the common shares of the Company on the effective date of the change in control. No make whole premium will be paid if the price of the common shares of the Company is less than $10.35 per share or if the price of the common shares of the Company exceeds $75.00 per share.
 
The 3.625% Notes are convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time before the close of business on or prior to the trading day immediately before the maturity date, if the notes have not been previously redeemed or repurchased, at a conversion rate of 70.0133 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 3.625% Notes, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $14.28 per share. Upon conversion of the 3.625% Notes, the Company has the option to deliver, in lieu of common shares, cash or a combination of cash and common shares of the Company. The holder may convert the 3.625% Notes into common shares of the Company prior to maturity if the notes have been called for redemption, a change in control occurs or certain corporate transactions occur.
 
The fair value of the 3.625% Notes is approximately $186 million based on current market quotes at March 31, 2007.
 
2.9375% Notes.  In October 2004, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $150.0 million of 2.9375% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes. The Company received $146.0 million of net proceeds after paying placement agents’ fees from the sale of $150.0 million of the 2.9375% Notes. The Company also paid $0.7 million of offering expenses incurred in connection with the 2.9375% Notes. Interest on the 2.9375% Notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 commencing on April 15, 2005 and the 2.9375% Notes mature on October 15, 2024. From October 15, 2009 to October 14, 2010, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem the 2.9375% Notes at 100.839%; from October 15, 2010 to October 14, 2011, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. may redeem the 2.9375% Notes at 100.420%; and thereafter at 100%.
 
The holder may require Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. to repurchase the 2.9375% Notes on October 15, 2011, 2014 and 2019 or upon a change in control at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest through the date of repurchase. Under certain circumstances, if the holder requires Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. to repurchase all or a portion of their notes upon a change in control, they will be entitled to receive a make whole premium. The amount of the make whole premium, if any, will be based on the price of the common shares of the Company on the effective date of the change in control. No make whole premium will be paid if the price of the common shares of the Company is less than $8.79 per share or if the price of the common shares of the Company exceeds $50.00 per share.
 
The holder may convert the 2.9375% Notes into common shares of the Company prior to maturity only if the price of the common shares of the Company issuable upon conversion of a note reaches a specified threshold over a specified period, the trading price of the notes falls below certain thresholds, the notes have been called for redemption, a change in control occurs or certain corporate transactions occur. In addition, under certain circumstances, if the holder converts their notes upon a change in control they will be entitled to receive a make whole premium. Before the close of business on or prior to the trading day immediately before the maturity date if


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

the notes have not been previously redeemed or repurchased, the holder may convert the notes into common shares of the Company at a conversion rate of 86.9565 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2.9375% Notes, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $11.50 per share.
 
The fair value of the 2.9375% Notes is approximately $172 million based on current market quotes at March 31, 2007.
 
4.875% Notes.  In December 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. sold $60.0 million of 4.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “4.875% Notes”). The Company received $57.0 million of net proceeds after paying placement agents’ fees from the sale of $60.0 million of the 4.875% Notes. The Company also paid $0.7 million of offering expenses incurred in connection with the 4.875% Notes.
 
The 4.875% Notes were convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time before the close of business on or prior to the trading day immediately before the maturity date if the notes had not been previously redeemed or repurchased at a conversion rate of 185.0944 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 4.875% Notes, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, which is equal to a conversion price of approximately $5.40 per share. Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. had the option to redeem the 4.875% Notes at its option on or after December 15, 2006 at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if the closing price of our common shares had exceeded $9.45 per share for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day before the date of notice of redemption.
 
On December 15, 2006, in response to our optional redemption notice, all of the noteholders of the 4.875% Notes voluntarily elected to convert their notes into the Company’s common shares. A total of $60 million of principal was converted into 11,111,108 common shares at a conversion price of $5.40 per share. In connection with this conversion, the principal amount net of the unamortized portion of the financing costs associated with the original conversion of the 4.875% Notes of approximately $2.1 million was recorded as an increase to common shares. The shares issued pursuant to the conversion were previously reserved for such issuance pursuant to the conversion.
 
10.   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
 
                                 
          Unrealized
             
    Foreign
    Gain (Loss)
          Accumulated
 
    Currency
    on Foreign
    Unrealized
    Other
 
    Translation
    Exchange
    Gain (Loss) on
    Comprehensive
 
    Adjustments     Contracts     Securities     Income (Loss)  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Balance at March 31, 2005
  $ (5,601 )   $ 304     $     $ (5,297 )
Current year change
    2,223       (356 )     (87 )     1,780  
                                 
Balance at March 31, 2006
    (3,378 )     (52 )     (87 )     (3,517 )
Current year change
    1,876       259       87       2,222  
                                 
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $ (1,502 )   $ 207     $     $ (1,295 )
                                 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

11.   Capital Stock

 
  (a)   Common Shares
 
The Company had 500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock at March 31, 2007 and 2006. The table below outlines common shares reserved for future issuance:
 
                 
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Stock options outstanding
    5,933       5,170  
Restricted share units — unvested
    1,872       509  
Share purchase options and restricted share units available for future issuance
    1,026       377  
Shares issuable upon conversion of 4.875% Notes
          11,111  
Shares issuable upon conversion of 2.9375% Notes
    13,043       13,043  
Shares issuable upon conversion of 3.625% Notes
    12,252       12,252  
                 
Shares reserved for future issuance
    34,126       42,462  
                 
 
  (b)   Series B Preferred Shares
 
As a condition of the purchase of a subsidiary, on October 13, 2000, the Company issued ten shares at $10 per share to the principal shareholder of Trimark. The shares are non-transferable and are not entitled to dividends. The shares are non-voting except that the holder, who was a principal of the subsidiary acquired, has the right to elect himself to the Board of Directors. The shares are redeemable by the Company if certain events occur. The shares have a liquidation preference equal to the stated value of $10 per share.
 
  (c)   Share-Based Compensation Plans
 
Adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)
 
As of March 31, 2007, the Company had two stock option and long-term incentive plans that permit the grant of stock options and other equity awards to certain employees, officers and non-employee directors, which are described more fully below. Prior to April 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB Opinion No. 25), and related Interpretations, as permitted under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS No. 123). The intrinsic value method requires recognition of compensation expense over the applicable vesting period for the difference between the exercise price of the stock option and the market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Since the exercise price of our stock options is equal to the market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant, the Company has not historically recognized compensation costs associated with share based awards, with the exception of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted share units discussed below and to a very limited extent the modification of awards previously issued.
 
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123(R)), using the modified-prospective transition method. Under such transition method, compensation cost recognized for the year ended March 31, 2007 includes: (a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted on or after April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). Results for prior periods have not been restated. As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) on April 1, 2006, the Company’s income from operations before income taxes and net income


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for the year ended March 31, 2007 are both $3.0 million lower than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. The $3.0 million charge for the year ended March 31, 2007 consisted of the recognition of compensation expense of $2.6 million associated with stock options granted and a $0.4 million change in the fair value as compared to the change in the intrinsic value of stock appreciation rights. For the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company’s basic and diluted income per share would have been $0.03 and $0.02, respectively, higher if the Company had not adopted SFAS No. 123(R).
 
SFAS No. 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows. There were no tax benefits realized from the deduction of amounts related to share based payments for the years ended March 31, 2007. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) and upon issuance of the restricted share units pursuant to the agreements, an unamortized compensation expense equivalent to the market value of the shares on the date of grant was charged to stockholders’ equity as unearned compensation and amortized over the applicable vested periods. As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) on April 1, 2006, the Company transferred the remaining unearned compensation balance in its stockholders’ equity to common share capital. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company recorded forfeitures of restricted share units, if any, and any compensation cost previously recognized for unvested restricted share units was reversed in the period of forfeiture. Beginning April 1, 2006, the Company records forfeitures in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) by estimating the forfeiture rates for share-based awards upfront and recording a true-up adjustment for the actual forfeitures. For the year ended March 31, 2007, the calculation of forfeitures did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
 
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a closed-form option valuation model (Black-Scholes) based on the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options on the Company’s stock, historical volatility of the Company’s stock and other factors. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. During the year ended March 31, 2007, two officers were each granted options to purchase 1.1 million shares of common stock. The following table represents the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for options granted during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
 
                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Risk-free interest rate
    4.7 %     4.0 %     4.0 %
Expected option lives (in years)
    6.3       5.0       5.0  
Expected volatility for options
    31 %     33 %     33 %
Expected dividend yield
    0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair values for options granted during the year ended March 31, 2007 was $3.93 (2006 — $3.61, 2005 — $2.80).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and income per common share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock options issued and modified under the Company’s stock option plans during the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods.
 
                 
    Year
    Year
 
    Ended
    Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)  
 
Numerator:
               
Net income, as reported
  $ 6,096     $ 20,281  
Add: stock-based compensation expense calculated using intrinsic value method and included in reported net income
    27       311  
Deduct: stock-based compensation expense calculated using fair value method
    (2,044 )     (2,257 )
                 
Net income, pro forma
  $ 4,079     $ 18,335  
                 
Denominator:
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of pro forma basic income per common share
    103,066       97,610  
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of pro forma diluted income per common share
    106,102       103,375  
                 
Income per share:
               
Basic income per share — as reported
  $ 0.06     $ 0.21  
                 
Basic income per share — pro forma
  $ 0.04     $ 0.19  
                 
Diluted income per share — as reported
  $ 0.06     $ 0.20  
                 
Diluted income per share — pro forma
  $ 0.04     $ 0.18  
                 
 
The Company recognized the following share-based compensation expense during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
 
                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Compensation Expense (Benefit):
                       
Stock Options
  $ 2,591     $ 27     $ 311  
Restricted Share Units
    4,431       1,689        
Stock Appreciation Rights
    1,684       (274 )     7,927  
                         
Total
  $ 8,706     $ 1,442     $ 8,238  
                         
 
There was no income tax benefit recognized in the statements of income for share-based compensation arrangements during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
Stock Option and Long-Term Incentive Plans
 
The Company has two stock option and long-term incentive plans that permit the grant of stock options and other equity awards to certain employees, officers and non-employee directors for up to 16.0 million shares of common stock.
 
The shareholders approved an Employees’ and Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that provides for the issue of up to 8.0 million common shares of common stock of the Company to eligible employees, directors and service providers of the Company and its affiliates. On July 25, 2003, the Board of Directors increased the number of shares authorized for stock options from 8.0 million to 9.0 million. Of the 9.0 million common shares allocated for issuance, up to a maximum of 250,000 common shares may be issued as discretionary bonuses in accordance with the terms of a share bonus plan. At March 31, 2007, 70,765 common shares were available for grant under the Plan.
 
With the approval of the 2004 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), no new awards were granted under the Plan subsequent to the 2004 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Any remaining shares available for additional grant purposes under the Plan may be issued under the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan provided for the issue of up to an additional 2.0 million common shares of the Company to eligible employees, directors, officers and other eligible persons through the grant of awards and incentives for high levels of individual performance and improved financial performance of the Company. On September 12, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase of 5.0 million common shares under the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan authorizes stock options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, share bonuses and other forms of awards granted or denominated in the Company’s common shares. The per share exercise price of an option granted under the 2004 Plan generally may not be less than the fair market value of a common share of the Company on the date of grant. The maximum term of an option granted under the 2004 Plan is ten years from the date of grant. At March 31, 2007, 955,639 common shares were available for grant under the 2004 Plan.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
A summary of option activity under the various plans as of March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and changes during the years then ended is presented below:
 
                                                 
                Weighted
    Aggregate
             
          Weighted-
    Average
    Intrinsic
             
          Average
    Remaining
    Value as of
             
    Number of
    Exercise
    Contractual
    March 31,
             
    Shares     Price     Term in Years     2007              
 
Options:
                                               
Outstanding at April 1, 2004
    9,267,163     $ 2.77                                  
Granted
    1,670,999       8.27                                  
Exercised
    (4,991,141 )     2.78                                  
Forfeited or expired
    (179,755 )     5.26                                  
                                                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2005
    5,767,266     $ 4.29                                  
Granted
    201,000       9.96                                  
Exercised
    (361,310 )     3.90                                  
Forfeited or expired
    (436,852 )     8.41                                  
                                                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2006
    5,170,104     $ 4.19                                  
Granted
    2,100,000       9.68                                  
Exercised
    (1,297,144 )     3.29                                  
Forfeited or expired
    (39,671 )     7.73                                  
                                                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    5,933,289     $ 6.30       4.18     $ 30,380,859                  
                                                 
Outstanding Options as of March 31, 2007, vested or expected to vest in the future
    5,925,914     $ 6.30       4.18     $ 30,363,687                  
                                                 
Exercisable at March 31, 2007
    3,544,120     $ 4.08       1.17     $ 26,010,156                  
                                                 
 
The total intrinsic value of options exercised as of each exercise date during the year ended March 31, 2007 was $8.7 million (2006 — $2.0 million, 2005 — $37.6 million).
 
Restricted Share Units.  Effective June 27, 2005 the Company, pursuant to the 2004 Plan, entered into restricted share unit agreements with certain employees and directors.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
A summary of the status of the Company’s restricted share units as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:
 
                 
          Weighted Average
 
          Grant Date Fair
 
    Number of Shares     Value  
 
Restricted Share Units:
               
Outstanding at April 1, 2005
        $  
Granted
    570,375       10.18  
Vested
    (50,833 )     10.16  
Forfeited
    (10,875 )     10.40  
                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2006
    508,667     $ 10.18  
Granted
    1,557,833       9.70  
Vested
    (167,608 )     10.28  
Forfeited
    (26,649 )     9.54  
                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    1,872,243     $ 9.78  
                 
 
The fair values of restricted share units are determined based on the market value of the shares on the date of grant.
 
The following table summarizes the total remaining unrecognized compensation related to nonvested stock options and restricted share units and the weighted average remaining years over which the cost will be recognized:
 
                 
    Total
    Weighted
 
    Unrecognized
    Average
 
    Compensation
    Remaining
 
    Cost     Years  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Stock Options
  $ 7,643       2.7  
Restricted Share Units
    14,043       2.5  
                 
Total
  $ 21,686          
                 
 
Under the Company’s two stock option and long term incentive plans, the Company withholds shares to satisfy minimum statutory federal, state and local tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted share units. During the year ended March 31, 2007, 53,913 shares were withheld upon the vesting of restricted share units.
 
The Company becomes entitled to an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the taxable income reported by the holders of the stock options and restricted share units when vesting or exercise occurs, the restrictions are released and the shares are issued. Restricted share units are forfeited if the employees terminate prior to vesting.
 
Stock Appreciation Rights.  On November 13, 2001, 750,000 options, granted to certain officers of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company, were revised as stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) which entitled the holders to receive cash only and not common shares. The amount of cash received was to be equal to the amount by which the trading price of common shares on the exercise notice date exceeds the SARs’ price of $5.00 multiplied by the number of options exercised. Any twenty-day average trading price of common shares prior to the exercise notice date had to be $6.00 or above in order for the officers to exercise their SARs. These SARs are not considered part of the Employees’ and Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan. Through March 31, 2006, the Company measured compensation expense as the amount by which the market value of common shares exceeded the SARs’ price. The SARs were fully vested prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Effective April 1, 2006, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company measured compensation expense based on the fair value of the SARs determined by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at each reporting date. For the year ended March 31,


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2007, the following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model: Volatility of 41.8%, Risk Free Rate of 5.0%-5.2%, Expected Term of 0.17-1.25 years, and Dividend of 0%. On August 11, 2006, an officer exercised 375,000 SARs and received $1.6 million in cash. The trading price of common shares at the exercise date was $9.27. On September 20, 2006, another officer’s 375,000 fully vested and outstanding SARs were cancelled in exchange for $2.1 million in cash. The Company has no stock-based compensation accrual at March 31, 2007 related to these awards (March 31, 2006 — $3.8 million).
 
On February 2, 2004, an officer of the Company was granted 1,000,000 SARs, which entitle the officer to receive cash only, and not common shares. The amount of cash received will be equal to the amount by which the trading price of common shares on the exercise notice date exceeds the SARs’ price of $5.20 multiplied by the number of SARs exercised. The SARs vested one quarter immediately on the award date and one quarter on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. These SARs are not considered part of the Employees’ and Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan. Applying FASB issued Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 28 “Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans,” the Company is accruing compensation expense over the service period, which is assumed to be the three-year vesting period, using a graded approach. Through March 31, 2006, the Company measured compensation expense as the amount by which the market value of common shares exceeded the SARs’ price at each reporting date. Effective April 1, 2006, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company measures compensation expense based on the fair value of the SARs which is determined by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at each reporting date. For the year ended March 31, 2007, the following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model: Volatility of 38.3%, Risk Free Rate of 4.6%, Expected Term of 1.9 years, and Dividend of 0%. At March 31, 2007, the market price of our common shares was $11.42, the weighted average fair value of the SARs was $6.71, and all 1,000,000 of the SARs had vested. Due to the increase in the market price of its common shares, the Company recorded additional stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $1.8 million in general and administration expenses in the consolidated statements of income for the year ended March 31, 2007 (2006 — $0.4 million, 2005 — $4.3 million). During the year ended March 31, 2005 the officer exercised 150,000 of the vested SARs and the Company paid $0.9 million. The compensation expense amount in the period is calculated by using the fair value of the SARs, multiplied by the remaining 1,000,000 SARs assumed to have vested under the graded methodology less the 150,000 SARs exercised less the amount previously recorded. At March 31, 2007, the Company has a stock-based compensation accrual in the amount of $5.7 million (March 31, 2006 — $3.9 million) included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets relating to these SARs.
 
12.   Acquisitions and Divestitures
 
Acquisition of Debmar-Mercury LLC
 
On July 3, 2006, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Debmar-Mercury LLC (“Debmar”), an independent distributor of film and television packages. Consideration for the Debmar acquisition was $27.0 million, comprised of a combination of $24.5 million in cash paid on July 3, 2006 and up to $2.5 million in common shares of the Company to be issued as of January 1, 2008 if there are no breaches requiring indemnification by the seller of certain representations and warranties made by the seller. An additional $0.2 million has been incurred in acquisition costs. The $2.5 million of shares to be issued has been recorded as part of the purchase consideration and reflected as a liability. If no incremental liabilities become known by January 1, 2008 then the shares will be issued and the $2.5 million will be reclassified to equity. The purchase price may be adjusted for the payment of additional consideration contingent on the financial performance of Debmar for the five-year period ending June 30, 2011. The Debmar acquisition provides the Company with the rights to distribute certain television properties such as the television series, South Park, and provides the Company with an experienced management team to further enhance its capacity to syndicate its own television programming and feature film packages.
 
The Debmar acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, with the results of operations of Debmar consolidated from July 3, 2006. Goodwill of $8.7 million represents the excess of the purchase price over the


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values is as follows:
 
         
    Preliminary
 
    Balance Sheet  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 603  
Accounts receivable, net
    10,065  
Investment in films and television programs
    18,000  
Other assets acquired
    391  
Goodwill
    8,690  
Other liabilities assumed
    (10,509 )
         
Total
  $ 27,240  
         
 
Sale of Studio Facilities
 
On March 15, 2006, the Company sold its studio facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The purchase price of $35.3 million (net of commissions) was paid in cash. Studio facilities previously comprised the Company’s studio facilities reporting segment (see note 16). Certain assets, including cash and accounts receivable balances were excluded from the transaction. At March 15, 2006, the carrying value of studios’ property and equipment sold in the agreement was $28.3 million and was comprised primarily of land and buildings, with carrying values of $12.6 million and $14.8 million, respectively. At March 15, 2006, the carrying value of the goodwill within the studios reporting unit was $1.9 million. The agreement also required the Company to repay the remaining balances of its mortgages payable at the close of the transaction. On March 15, 2006, the Company paid the remaining mortgages balances of $16.8 million. The Company incurred mortgage penalty costs of less than $0.1 million in connection with the repayment of the mortgages which reduced the gain on sale of studio facilities recorded during the year ended March 31, 2006 in the consolidated statements of income. In connection with the repayment of the remaining balances of its mortgages payable on its studio facilities, the Company terminated its CDN$20 million interest rate swap for $0.1 million, which the Company paid on March 15, 2006. The Company recognized a gain, on the sale of the studio facilities of $4.9 million before $1.7 million of related taxes, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 within the discontinued operations line item in the consolidated statements of income.
 
The Company’s consolidated statements of income for all years presented have been revised to reflect the gain on sale of the studio facility and all revenues and expenses of the studio facility net within the discontinued operations section of the consolidated statements of income. Similarly, the Company’s statements of cash flows have been revised to distinguish the cash flows of continued operations from cash flows from discontinued operations.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
The following table presents the revenues and expenses of the studio facilities which have been aggregated and included net of taxes within the discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income (in millions):
 
                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in millions)  
 
Statements of Income Data
               
Revenue
  $ 5.8     $ 4.5  
Operating expenses
    (2.3 )     (2.3 )
                 
Segment profit
    3.5       2.2  
Other expenses
    (1.4 )     (1.6 )
Gain on sale
    4.9        
Taxes
    (2.5 )     (0.2 )
                 
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 4.5     $ 0.4  
                 
 
Acquisition of Lionsgate UK, formerly Redbus Group Limited
 
On October 17, 2005, the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Redbus, an independent film distributor located in the United Kingdom. Consideration for the Redbus acquisition was $35.5 million, comprised of a combination of $28.0 million in cash, $6.4 million in Lionsgate common shares and direct transaction costs of $1.1 million. In addition, the Company assumed other obligations (including accounts payable and accrued liabilities and film obligations) of $18.1 million. At the closing of the transaction the Company issued 643,460 common shares to Redbus Group Limited (“RGL”) valued at approximately $5.6 million, or $8.77 per share, and will issue up to an additional 94,937 common shares to RGL valued at approximately $0.8 million upon satisfaction of the terms of the escrow agreement which terminated in May 2007. This acquisition provided the Company with a library of approximately 130 films. In addition, the acquisition provided the Company the capability to distribute its product directly to each market in the United Kingdom and Ireland rather than selling to distributors in those markets. Effective October  17, 2005, the credit facility was amended in connection with the acquisition of Redbus, to make available a portion of the credit facility for borrowing by Redbus in either U.S. dollars or British pounds sterling.
 
The Redbus acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, with the results of operations of Redbus consolidated from October 17, 2005. Goodwill of $26.3 million represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, and is included in the goodwill of the motion pictures segment as disclosed in note 16. Pro forma information for the Redbus acquisition is not presented because the assets acquired and the results of operations were not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of income, respectively. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values is as follows:
 
         
    (Amounts in
 
    thousands)  
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,962  
Accounts receivable, net
    2,997  
Investment in films and television programs
    21,585  
Other tangible assets acquired
    807  
Goodwill
    26,273  
Other liabilities assumed
    (18,090 )
         
Total
  $ 35,534  
         


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

13.   Direct Operating Expenses

 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31,
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Amortization of films and television programs
  $ 241,640     $ 253,279     $ 213,346  
Participation and residual expense
    196,716       197,785       143,329  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
    884       2,004       2,192  
Other expenses
    (2,422 )     5,922       (5,077 )
                         
    $ 436,818     $ 458,990     $ 353,790  
                         
 
Other expenses primarily consist of the provision for doubtful accounts and foreign exchange gains and losses. The provision for doubtful accounts for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were a benefit of $1.5 million, an expense of $5.7 million and a benefit of $4.6 million, respectively. The negative other expenses for the year ended March 31, 2007 and 2005 is due to a reversal of the provision for doubtful accounts of $1.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively, primarily due to collection of accounts receivables that were previously reserved. Other expenses for the year ended March 31, 2007 includes foreign exchange gains of $0.9 million. Other expenses for the year ended March 31, 2006 includes a provision for doubtful accounts of $5.7 million, of which $4.4 million related primarily to a large retail customer which declared bankruptcy.
 
14.   Income Taxes
 
The Company’s Canadian, United Kingdom, United States, and Australian pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, net of intercompany eliminations, are as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Canada
  $ (1,131 )   $ 720     $ 7,797  
United Kingdom
    (466 )     (1,843 )      
United States
    37,721       1,713       20,869  
Australia
    (965 )            
                         
    $ 35,159     $ 590     $ 28,666  
                         


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The Company’s current and deferred income tax provision (benefits) are as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Current
  $ 2,547     $ (1,425 )   $ 2,464  
Deferred
    5,133       395       6,283  
                         
    $ 7,680     $ (1,030 )   $ 8,747  
                         
CANADA
                       
Current
  $ (758 )   $ (2,385 )   $ 369  
Deferred
                 
                         
      (758 )     (2,385 )     369  
                         
UNITED KINGDOM
                       
Current
  $     $     $  
Deferred
    (784 )     (572 )      
                         
      (784 )     (572 )      
                         
UNITED STATES
                       
Current
  $ 3,305     $ 960     $ 2,095  
Deferred
    5,917       967       6,283  
                         
      9,222       1,927       8,378  
                         
AUSTRALIA
                       
Current
  $     $     $  
Deferred
                 
                         
                   
                         
 
The differences between income taxes expected at United States statutory income tax rates and the income tax provision (benefit) are as set forth below:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Income taxes (tax benefits) computed at Federal statutory rate of 35%
  $ 12,306     $ 172     $ 10,030  
Federal alternative minimum tax
    494       562        
Foreign and provincial operations subject to different income tax rates
    500       73       400  
State income tax
    3,477       1,750       1,459  
Reduction to the accrual for tax liability
    (1,109 )     (1,099 )      
Foreign income tax withholding
    507       466        
Other
    (1,292 )     (1,161 )     (491 )
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance
    (7,203 )     (1,793 )     (2,651 )
                         
    $ 7,680     $ (1,030 )   $ 8,747  
                         
 
Although the Company is incorporated under Canada law, the majority of its global operations are currently subject to tax in the U.S. As a result, the Company believes it is more appropriate to use the U.S. Federal statutory rate in its reconciliation of the statutory rate to its reported income tax rate.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
The income tax effects of temporary differences between the book value and tax basis of assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
                 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
CANADA
               
Assets
               
Net operating losses
  $ 13,437     $ 17,181  
Accounts payable
    561       636  
Property and equipment
    750       953  
Other
    3,681       2,591  
Valuation allowance
    (16,729 )     (19,833 )
                 
      1,700       1,528  
Liabilities
               
Other
    (1,700 )     (1,528 )
                 
Net Canada
           
                 
UNITED KINGDOM
               
Assets
               
Net operating losses
  $ 4,116     $ 1,341  
Property and equipment
    56       47  
Interest Payable
    330        
Reserves
          690  
Other
    6        
Valuation Allowance
    (1,688 )      
                 
      2,820       2,078  
Liabilities
               
Investment in film and television obligations
    (2,820 )     (3,720 )
                 
Net United Kingdom
          (1,642 )
                 
UNITED STATES
               
Assets
               
Net operating losses
  $ 36,959     $ 73,731  
Accounts payable
    4,824       5,630  
Other assets
    18,332       18,765  
Reserves
    62,685       49,899  
Valuation allowance
    (74,621 )     (90,630 )
                 
      48,179       57,395  
Liabilities
               
Investment in film and television programs
    (42,234 )     (49,421 )
Accounts receivable
    (2,850 )     (3,124 )
Other
    (3,095 )     (4,850 )
                 
Net United States
           
                 
AUSTRALIA
               
Assets
               
Net operating losses
  $ 265     $  
Property and equipment
    1        
Valuation allowance
    (266 )      
                 
Net Australia
           
                 
TOTAL
  $     $ (1,642 )
                 
 
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the timing of realizing the benefits of its deferred tax assets in future tax returns, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. A release of $6.8 million of


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valuation allowance was recorded as a reduction of goodwill for the initial recognition of tax benefits related to acquired deductible temporary differences and net operating losses, resulting in a deferred tax expense. The total change in the valuation allowance was ($16.0) million and $14.7 million for fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, respectively.
 
At March 31, 2007, the Company had U.S. and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $116.4 million and $80.4 million, respectively, available to reduce future federal and state taxable income which expire beginning in 2008 through 2025. Certain of these net operating losses are subject to limitations provided under U.S. federal and state income tax laws. The Company also has U.S. capital loss carryforwards of $23.7 million which expire in 2008. At March 31, 2007, the Company had Canadian loss carryforwards of $29.2 million which will expire beginning in 2008 through 2015, $13.7 million of United Kingdom loss carryforwards available indefinitely to reduce future income taxes, and $0.9 million Australian loss carryforwards available indefinitely to reduce future income taxes. At March 31, 2007, approximately $5.6 million of the valuation allowance attributable to U.S. loss carry forwards would, to the extent those losses were utilized in future years, reduce goodwill.
 
As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company recognizes windfall tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options directly to stockholders’ equity only when realized. Accordingly, deferred tax assets are not recognized for net operating loss carryforwards resulting from windfall tax benefits occurring from April 1, 2006 onward. A windfall tax benefit occurs when the actual tax benefit realized upon an employee’s disposition of a share-based award exceeds the deferred tax asset, if any, associated with the award. At March 31, 2007, deferred tax assets do not include $21.4 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
 
U.S. income taxes were not provided for on undistributed earnings from Australian and U.K. subsidiaries. Determination of the amount of taxes not provided is not practicable at this time. Those earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested in accordance with APB Opinion No. 23.
 
15.   Government Assistance
 
Tax credits earned for the year ended March 31, 2007 totaled $16.4 million (2006 — $15.7 million; 2005 — $15.1 million). Accounts receivable at March 31, 2007 includes $22.6 million with respect to tax credits receivable (2006 — $22.7 million; 2005 — $11.8 million).
 
The Company is subject to routine inquiries and review by regulatory authorities of its various incentive claims which have been received or are receivable. Adjustments of claims, if any, as a result of such inquiries or reviews, will be recorded at the time of such determination.
 
16.   Segment Information
 
SFAS No. 131 “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires the Company to make certain disclosures about each reportable segment. The Company’s reportable segments are determined based on the distinct nature of their operations and each segment is a strategic business unit that offers different products and services and is managed separately. The Company evaluates performance of each segment using segment profit (loss) as defined below. The Company has two reportable business segments: Motion Pictures and Television.
 
Motion Pictures consists of the development and production of feature films, acquisition of North American and worldwide distribution rights, North American theatrical, video and television distribution of feature films produced and acquired and worldwide licensing of distribution rights to feature films produced and acquired.
 
Television consists of the development, production and worldwide distribution of television productions including television series, television movies and mini-series and non-fiction programming.
 
As a result of the Company’s sale of the studio facilities on March 15, 2006 as discussed in note 12, the Company no longer discloses its studio operations as a reportable segment.


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Segmented information by business is as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Segment revenues
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 858,207     $ 812,441     $ 755,328  
Television
    118,533       132,944       82,769  
                         
    $ 976,740     $ 945,385     $ 838,097  
                         
Direct operating expenses
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 330,497     $ 337,457     $ 287,378  
Television
    106,321       121,533       66,412  
                         
    $ 436,818     $ 458,990     $ 353,790  
                         
Distribution and marketing
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 396,045     $ 396,098     $ 361,568  
Television
    8,365       3,201       2,713  
                         
    $ 404,410     $ 399,299     $ 364,281  
                         
General and administration
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 30,758     $ 26,544     $ 26,210  
Television
    3,209       461       1,444  
                         
    $ 33,967     $ 27,005     $ 27,654  
                         
Segment profit
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 100,907     $ 52,342     $ 80,172  
Television
    638       7,749       12,200  
                         
    $ 101,545     $ 60,091     $ 92,372  
                         
Acquisition of investment in films and television programs
                       
Motion Pictures
  $ 173,700     $ 179,702     $ 92,387  
Television
    123,449       105,009       78,885  
                         
    $ 297,149     $ 284,711     $ 171,272  
                         
 
Purchases of property and equipment amounted to $8.3 million, $5.6 million and $2.6 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, all primarily pertaining to the corporate headquarters.


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Segment profit is defined as segment revenue less segment direct operating, distribution and marketing and general and administration expenses and severance and relocation costs. The reconciliation of total segment profit to the Company’s income before income taxes is as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Company’s total segment profit
  $ 101,545     $ 60,091     $ 92,372  
Less:
                       
Corporate general and administration
    (56,815 )     (42,931 )     (41,604 )
Depreciation
    (2,786 )     (1,817 )     (2,370 )
Interest expense
    (17,832 )     (18,860 )     (25,318 )
Interest rate swaps mark-to-market
          (123 )     2,453  
Interest and other income
    11,930       4,304       3,440  
Gain on sale of equity securities
    1,722              
Minority interests
                (107 )
Equity interests
    (2,605 )     (74 )     (200 )
                         
Income before income taxes
  $ 35,159     $ 590     $ 28,666  
                         
 
The following table sets forth significant assets as broken down by segment and other unallocated assets as of March 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                                 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    Motion
                Motion
             
    Pictures     Television     Total     Pictures     Television     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Significant assets by segment
                                               
Accounts receivable
  $ 85,294     $ 45,202     $ 130,496     $ 155,318     $ 27,341     $ 182,659  
Investment in films and television programs
    397,346       95,794       493,140       368,932       48,818       417,750  
Goodwill
    173,530       13,961       187,491       179,847       5,270       185,117  
                                                 
    $ 656,170     $ 154,957     $ 811,127     $ 704,097     $ 81,429     $ 785,526  
                                                 
Other unallocated assets (primarily cash and available-for-sale investments)
                    325,968                       267,723  
                                                 
Total assets
                  $ 1,137,095                     $ 1,053,249  
                                                 
 
Revenue by geographic location, based on the location of the customers, with no other foreign country individually comprising greater than 10% of total revenue, is as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006     March 31, 2005  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Canada
  $ 15,667     $ 11,939     $ 40,763  
United States
    844,642       853,207       698,341  
Other foreign
    116,431       80,239       98,993  
                         
    $ 976,740     $ 945,385     $ 838,097  
                         


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Assets by geographic location are as follows:
 
                 
    March 31, 2007     March 31, 2006  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Canada
  $ 14,714     $ 21,971  
United States
    1,033,445       978,137  
United Kingdom
    58,758       53,141  
Australia
    30,178        
                 
    $ 1,137,095     $ 1,053,249  
                 
 
Total amount of revenue from a customer representing greater than 10% of consolidated revenues for the year ended March 31, 2007 was $214.7 million (2006 — $216.9 million) and was included in the motion pictures reporting segment. Accounts receivable due from a customer was approximately 15% of consolidated gross accounts receivable at March 31, 2007. The total amount of gross accounts receivable due from this customer was approximately $39.4 million at March 31, 2007. Accounts receivable due from a customer was approximately 24% of consolidated gross accounts receivable at March 31, 2006. The total amount of gross accounts receivable due from this customer was approximately $73.0 million at March 31, 2006.
 
17.   Commitments and Contingencies
 
Future annual repayments on debt and film obligations incurred as of March 31, 2007 based on contractual or anticipated payment dates are as follows:
 
                                                         
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     Thereafter     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Film obligations(1)
  $ 82,350     $ 21,865     $ 3,706     $ 29,975     $ 29,988     $     $ 167,884  
Subordinated notes
                                  325,000       325,000  
                                                         
    $ 82,350     $ 21,865     $ 3,706     $ 29,975     $ 29,988     $ 325,000     $ 492,884  
                                                         
 
Contractual commitments by expected repayment date as of March 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
                                                         
    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     Thereafter     Total  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
Distribution and marketing commitments(2)
  $ 51,919     $ 70,223     $     $     $     $     $ 122,142  
Minimum guarantee commitments(3)
    66,254       14,690       2,900       2,900                   86,744  
Production obligation commitments(3)
    3,962       7,704                               11,666  
Operating lease commitments
    4,556       4,745       4,444       4,118       1,841       710       20,414  
Other contractual obligations
    5,962       4,779       256       256       256             11,509  
Employment and consulting contracts
    22,853       11,564       6,916       4,553       504             46,390  
Interest payments on Subordinated notes
    10,750       10,750       10,750       10,750       10,750       135,344       189,094  
                                                         
    $ 166,256     $ 124,455     $ 25,266     $ 22,577     $ 13,351     $ 136,054     $ 487,959  
                                                         
 
 
(1) Film obligations include minimum guarantees, theatrical marketing obligations and production obligations as disclosed in note 8. Repayment dates are based on anticipated delivery or release date of the related film or contractual due dates of the obligation.


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(2) Distribution and marketing commitments represent contractual commitments for future expenditures associated with distribution and marketing of films which the Company will distribute. The payment dates of these amounts are primarily based on the anticipated release date of the film.
 
(3) Minimum guarantee commitments represent contractual commitments related to the purchase of film rights for future delivery. Production obligation commitments represent amounts committed for future film production and development costs to be funded through production financing and recorded as a production obligation liability. Future payments under these obligations are based on anticipated delivery or release dates of the related film or contractual due dates of the obligation. The amounts include future interest payments associated with the obligations.
 
Operating Leases.  The Company has operating leases for offices and equipment. The Company incurred rental expense of $4.7 million during the year ended March 31, 2007 (2006 — $3.7 million; 2005 — $3.9 million). The Company earned sublease income of $0.3 million during the year ended March 31, 2007 (2006 — $0.7 million; 2005 — $1.1 million).
 
Contingencies.  The Company is from time to time involved in various claims, legal proceedings and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that adverse decisions in any such pending or threatened proceedings, or any amount which the Company might be required to pay by reason thereof, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or future results of the Company.
 
The Company has provided an accrual for estimated losses under the above matters as of March 31, 2007, in accordance with SFAS No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies.”
 
The Company has entered into an agreement to guarantee a production loan limited to $27 million, for the production of a television series produced by a third party. The fair value of this guarantee was not significant due to remote likelihood of default by the third party, and the underlying collateral retained by the Company.
 
18.   Financial Instruments
 
  (a)   Credit Risk
 
Concentration of credit risk with the Company’s customers is limited due to the Company’s customer base and the diversity of its sales throughout the world. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations and maintains a provision for potential credit losses. The Company generally does not require collateral for its trade accounts receivable. Accounts receivable include amounts receivable from Canadian governmental agencies in connection with government assistance for productions as well as amounts due from customers. Amounts receivable from governmental agencies amounted to 17.3% of accounts receivable, net at March 31, 2007 (2006 — 12.4%).
 
  (b)   Forward Contracts
 
The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency exposures on future production expenses denominated in Canadian dollars. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding contracts to sell US$12.8 million in exchange for CDN$15.0 million over a period of five weeks at a weighted average exchange rate of CDN$1.1759. Changes in the fair value representing an unrealized fair value gain on foreign exchange contracts outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $0.3 million and are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders’ equity. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company completed foreign exchange contracts denominated in Canadian dollars. The net losses resulting from the completed contracts were $0.4 million. These contracts are entered into with a major financial institution as counterparty. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, which is limited to the cost of replacing the contracts, at current market rates. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these contracts.


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19.   Supplementary Cash Flow Statement Information
 
(a) Interest paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $15.0 million (2006 — $16.7; 2005 — $14.8 million).
 
(b) Income taxes paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $3.5 million (2006 — $0.1 million; 2005 — $0.5 million).
 
(c) Amounts receivable from the sale of the Company’s investments in equity securities available-for-sale during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 amounted to approximately $16.7 million (2006 — nil; 2005 — nil).
 
20.   Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
Certain quarterly information is presented below. The Company’s consolidated statements of income for all quarters presented below have been revised to reflect the gain on sale of the studio facility and all revenues and expenses of the studio facility net within the discontinued operations section of the consolidated statements of income.
 
                                 
    First Quarter     Second Quarter     Third Quarter     Fourth Quarter  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
2007
                               
Revenues
  $ 172,456     $ 218,169     $ 254,531     $ 331,584  
Direct operating expenses
  $ 68,545     $ 94,723     $ 110,921     $ 162,629  
Net income (loss)
  $ (3,604 )   $ (14,392 )   $ 20,455     $ 25,020  
Basic income (loss) per share
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.19     $ 0.21  
Diluted income (loss) per share
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.17     $ 0.19  
 
                                 
    First Quarter     Second Quarter     Third Quarter     Fourth Quarter  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
2006
                               
Revenues
  $ 192,840     $ 210,978     $ 229,313     $ 312,254  
Direct operating expenses
  $ 99,745     $ 108,479     $ 110,129     $ 140,637  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (21,838 )   $ (14,670 )   $ 2,626     $ 35,502  
Net income from discontinued operations
  $ 19     $ 564     $ 516     $ 3,377  
Net income (loss)
  $ (21,819 )   $ (14,106 )   $ 3,142     $ 38,879  
Basic income (loss) per share
  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.37  
Diluted income (loss) per share
  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.27  
 
21.   Consolidating Financial Information
 
In October 2004, the Company sold $150.0 million of the 2.9375% Notes, through the Issuer. The 2.9375% Notes, by their terms, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. On February 4, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the resale of the 2.9375% Notes and common shares issuable on conversion of the 2.9375% Notes. On March 3, 2005, the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC.
 
In February 2005, the Company sold $175.0 million of the 3.625% Notes, through the Issuer. The 3.625% Notes, by their terms, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. On March 29, 2005, and as amended April 6, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the resale of the


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

3.625% Notes and common shares issuable on conversion of the 3.625% Notes. On April 13, 2005, the registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 
The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 for (1) the Company, on a stand-alone basis, (2) the Issuer, on a stand-alone basis, (3) the non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company (including the subsidiaries of the Issuer) on a combined basis (collectively, the “Other Subsidiaries”) and (4) the Company on a consolidated basis.
 
                                         
    As of March 31, 2007  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
BALANCE SHEET
                                       
Assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,908     $ 28,347     $ 21,242     $     $ 51,497  
Restricted cash
          2,475       2,440             4,915  
Investments — auction rate securities
          237,379                   237,379  
Investments — equity securities
                125             125  
Accounts receivable, net
    281       17,261       112,954             130,496  
Investment in films and television programs
          6,632       486,508             493,140  
Property and equipment
          11,230       1,865             13,095  
Goodwill
                187,491             187,491  
Other assets
    59       10,675       8,223             18,957  
Investment in subsidiaries
    361,898       639,289             (1,001,187 )      
                                         
    $ 364,146     $ 953,288     $ 820,848     $ (1,001,187 )   $ 1,137,095  
                                         
                                         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficiency)
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 390     $ 28,313     $ 126,914     $     $ 155,617  
Participation and residuals
          229       170,927             171,156  
Film obligations
          5,500       162,384             167,884  
Subordinated notes
          325,000                   325,000  
Deferred revenue
                69,548             69,548  
Intercompany payables (receivables)
    (204,119 )     555,762       (126,108 )     (225,535 )      
Intercompany equity
    319,985       93,217       364,536       (777,738 )      
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
    247,890       (54,733 )     52,647       2,086       247,890  
                                         
    $ 364,146     $ 953,288     $ 820,848     $ (1,001,187 )   $ 1,137,095  
                                         
 


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2007  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                       
Revenues
  $     $ 13,717     $ 971,583     $ (8,560 )   $ 976,740  
EXPENSES:
                                       
Direct operating
          1,389       435,429             436,818  
Distribution and marketing
    84       769       403,557             404,410  
General and administration
    1,221       55,511       34,050             90,782  
Depreciation
          25       2,761             2,786  
                                         
Total expenses
    1,305       57,694       875,797             934,796  
                                         
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
    (1,305 )     (43,977 )     95,786       (8,560 )     41,944  
                                         
Other Expense (Income):
                                       
Interest expense
    118       17,608       106             17,832  
Interest income
    (174 )     (12,020 )     264             (11,930 )
Gain on sale of equity securities
          (1,722 )                 (1,722 )
                                         
Total other expenses
    (56 )     3,866       370             4,180  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY INTERESTS AND INCOME TAXES
    (1,249 )     (47,843 )     95,416       (8,560 )     37,764  
Equity interests
    28,778       83,470       (2,604 )     (112,249 )     (2,605 )
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    27,529       35,627       92,812       (120,809 )     35,159  
Income tax provision
    50       604       7,026             7,680  
                                         
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 27,479     $ 35,023     $ 85,786     $ (120,809 )   $ 27,479  
                                         

 

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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2007  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
                                         
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                       
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $ (8,739 )   $ 129,702     $ (14,293 )   $ 1,147     $ 107,817  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Purchases of investments — auction rate securities
          (865,750 )                 (865,750 )
Sales of investments — auction rate securities
          795,448                   795,448  
Purchases of equity securities
                (122 )           (122 )
Sales of investments — equity securities
          390                   390  
Acquisition of Redbus, net of cash acquired
          (45 )           45        
Acquisition of Debmar, net of cash acquired
          (24,722 )     603             (24,119 )
Funding of joint venture — FEARnet
          (5,116 )                 (5,116 )
Purchases of property and equipment
          (3,175 )     (5,173 )           (8,348 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
          (102,970 )     (4,692 )     45       (107,617 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Issuance of common shares
    4,222                   55       4,277  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    4,222                   55       4,277  
                                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (4,517 )     26,732       (18,985 )     1,247       4,477  
                                         
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH
    (116 )     1,615       (210 )     (1,247 )     42  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    6,541             40,437             46,978  
                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — END OF PERIOD
  $ 1,908     $ 28,347     $ 21,242     $     $ 51,497  
                                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    As of March 31, 2006  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
BALANCE SHEET
                                       
Assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,541     $     $ 40,437     $     $ 46,978  
Restricted cash
                820             820  
Investments — auction rate securities
          167,081                   167,081  
Investments — equity securities
          14,921                   14,921  
Accounts receivable, net
    299       829       181,531             182,659  
Investment in films and television programs
          5,245       412,505             417,750  
Property and equipment
          7,131       87             7,218  
Goodwill
                185,117             185,117  
Other assets
    27       16,377       14,301             30,705  
Investment in subsidiaries
    228,573       312,011             (540,584 )      
                                         
    $ 235,440     $ 523,595     $ 834,798     $ (540,584 )   $ 1,053,249  
                                         
                                         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficiency)
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 742     $ 4,087     $ 183,964     $     $ 188,793  
Unpresented bank drafts
          14,772                   14,772  
Participation and residuals
                164,326             164,326  
Film obligations
                120,661             120,661  
Subordinated notes
          385,000                   385,000  
Deferred revenue
                30,427             30,427  
Intercompany payables (receivables)
    (168,726 )     188,859       (5,927 )     (14,206 )      
Intercompany equity
    254,154       93,217       329,948       (677,319 )      
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
    149,270       (162,340 )     11,399       150,941       149,270  
                                         
    $ 235,440     $ 523,595     $ 834,798     $ (540,584 )   $ 1,053,249  
                                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2006  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                       
Revenues
  $ 1,152     $ 4,259     $ 940,532     $ (558 )   $ 945,385  
EXPENSES:
                                       
Direct operating
                458,990             458,990  
Distribution and marketing
                399,299             399,299  
General and administration
    1,748       37,613       31,133       (558 )     69,936  
Depreciation
          86       1,731             1,817  
                                         
Total expenses
    1,748       37,699       891,153       (558 )     930,042  
                                         
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
    (596 )     (33,440 )     49,379             15,343  
                                         
Other Expenses (Income):
                                       
Interest expense
    3       18,557       300             18,860  
Interest rate swaps mark-to market
          123                   123  
Interest income
    (63 )     (4,186 )     (55 )           (4,304 )
                                         
Total other expenses (income), net
    (60 )     14,494       245             14,679  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY INTERESTS AND INCOME TAXES
    (536 )     (47,934 )     49,134             664  
Equity interests
    3,384       46,822       (74 )     (50,206 )     (74 )
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    2,848       (1,112 )     49,060       (50,206 )     590  
Income tax provision (benefit)
          376       (1,406 )           (1,030 )
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    2,848       (1,488 )     50,466       (50,206 )     1,620  
                                         
Income from discontinued operations (including gain on sale of $4,872), net of tax of $2,464
                4,476             4,476  
                                         
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 2,848     $ (1,488 )   $ 54,942     $ (50,206 )   $ 6,096  
                                         

 

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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2006  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
                                         
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                       
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  $ (16,993 )   $ 97,369     $ 40,056     $     $ 120,432  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                2,580           $ 2,580  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    (16,993 )     97,369       42,636           $ 123,012  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Purchases of investments — auction rate securities
          (307,031 )                 (307,031 )
Purchases of investments — equity securities
            (3,470 )                 (3,470 )
Sales of investments — auction rate securities
          139,950                   139,950  
Cash received from sale of investment
                2,945             2,945  
Cash received from sale of studio facility
    23,238             11,622             34,860  
Acquisition of Redbus, net of cash acquired
          (27,138 )                 (27,138 )
Purchases of property and equipment
          (5,438 )     (117 )           (5,555 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    23,238       (203,127 )     14,450             (165,439 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     —        —       105             105  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    23,238       (203,127 )     14,555             (165,334 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Issuance of common shares
    1,408                         1,408  
Financing fees paid
          (546 )                 (546 )
Repayment of subordinated notes
                (5,000 )           (5,000 )
Decrease in mortgages payable
                (16,224 )           (16,224 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    1,408       (546 )     (21,224 )           (20,362 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                (2,703 )           (2,703 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    1,408       (546 )     (23,927 )           (23,065 )
                                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    7,653       (106,304 )     33,264             (65,387 )
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    (2,055 )     (52 )     1,479             (628 )
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                154             154  
                                         
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH
    (2,055 )     (52 )     1,633             (474 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — BEGINNING OF YEAR
    943       106,356       5,540             112,839  
                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — END OF YEAR
  $ 6,541     $     $ 40,437     $     $ 46,978  
                                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2005  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                       
Revenues
  $ 593     $     $ 838,107     $ (603 )   $ 838,097  
EXPENSES:
                                       
Direct operating
                353,790             353,790  
Distribution and marketing
                364,281             364,281  
General and administration
    1,458       40,753       27,650       (603 )     69,258  
Depreciation
    89       126       2,155             2,370  
                                         
Total expenses
    1,547       40,879       747,876       (603 )     789,699  
                                         
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
    (954 )     (40,879 )     90,231             48,398  
                                         
Other Expenses (Income):
                                       
Interest expense
    410       24,033       875             25,318  
Interest rate swaps mark-to market
          (2,453 )                 (2,453 )
Interest and other income
    (335 )     (2,946 )     (159 )           (3,440 )
Minority interests
                107             107  
                                         
Total other expenses, net
    75       18,634       823             19,532  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY
                                       
INTERESTS AND INCOME TAXES
    (1,029 )     (59,513 )     89,408             28,866  
Equity interests
    21,316       83,314       (200 )     (104,630 )     (200 )
                                         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    20,287       23,801       89,208       (104,630 )     28,666  
Income tax provision
    6             8,741             8,747  
                                         
INCOME BEFORE
                                       
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    20,281       23,801       80,467       (104,630 )     19,919  
                                         
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $200
                362             362  
                                         
NET INCOME
  $ 20,281     $ 23,801     $ 80,829     $ (104,630 )   $ 20,281  
                                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                                         
    Year Ended March 31, 2005  
    Lions Gate
    Lions Gate
                   
    Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Other
    Consolidating
    Lions Gate
 
    Corp.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Adjustments     Consolidated  
    (Amounts in thousands)  
 
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                       
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  $ (30,031 )   $ 119,534     $ 5,302     $     $ 94,805  
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                691             691  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    (30,031 )     119,534       5,993           $ 95,496  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Cash received from disposition of assets, net
                1,172             1,172  
Purchases of property and equipment
          (2,424 )     (194 )           (2,618 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
          (2,424 )     978             (1,446 )
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                134             134  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
          (2,424 )     1,112             (1,312 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Issuance of common shares
    24,713                         24,713  
Financing fees paid
          (1,612 )                 (1,612 )
Increase in subordinated notes, net of issue costs
          314,822                   314,822  
Decrease in bank loans
          (324,700 )     (411 )           (325,111 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    24,713       (11,490 )     (411 )           12,812  
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                (1,894 )           (1,894 )
                                         
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    24,713       (11,490 )     (2,305 )           10,918  
                                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (5,318 )     105,620       4,800             105,102  
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH — CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    5,256       745       (5,398 )           603  
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                45             45  
                                         
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EFFECT ON CASH
    5,256       745       (5,353 )           648  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — BEGINNING OF YEAR
    1,005       (9 )     6,093             7,089  
                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — END OF YEAR
  $ 943     $ 106,356     $ 5,540     $     $ 112,839  
                                         

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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

22.   Related Party Transactions

 
In February 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Ignite, LLC, a company, in which the Vice Chairman, who is also a director, owns approximately 31% and another director owns approximately 12%. This agreement terminated pursuant to its terms in February 2003 and was not renewed. The agreement provided that Ignite will be paid a producer fee and a percentage of adjusted gross receipts for projects which commenced production during the term of the agreement and which were developed through a development fund financed by Ignite, LLC. During the year ended March 31, 2007, $0.1 million was paid to Ignite, LLC under this agreement (2006 — less than $0.1 million, 2005 — $0.1 million).
 
The Company entered into an agreement with Ignite, LLC effective as of March 31, 2006. Under the agreement, in consideration for Ignite, LLC disclaiming all of its rights and interests to and in the motion picture Employee of the Month, Ignite, LLC was entitled to box office bonuses if certain thresholds were met. During the year ended March 31, 2007, $0.3 million was paid to Ignite under this agreement (2006 — nil).
 
In November 2002, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Sobini Films, a company owned by a director, for international distribution rights to the film The Prince and Me. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid approximately $0.1 million to Sobini Films in connection with profit participation under this agreement (2006 — $0.4 million, 2005 — nil).
 
In March 2006, the Company entered into three distribution agreements with Sobini Films, under which the Company acquired certain distribution rights to the films The Prince and Me II, Streets of Legend and Peaceful Warrior. Another director of the Company is also an investor in Peaceful Warrior. The Company is required to pay a home video advance in the amount equal to 50% of Sobini Films’ projected share of adjusted gross receipts from the Company’s initial home video release of Streets of Legend. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid $0.7 million to Sobini Films under these three distribution agreements (2006 — nominal).
 
In April 2006, the Company entered into a development agreement with Sobini Films related to the film Sanctuary. The agreement provides that the parties are to evenly split development costs, up to a cap of $75,000 for the Company. Any amount above the Company’s cap will be paid by Sobini Films. Each of the Company and Sobini Films has the right (but not the obligation) to move forward with the project. If one chooses to move forward and the other does not, the latter shall be entitled to reimbursement of all monies contributed to the project. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid $0.1 million to Sobini Films under the development agreement.
 
In March 2007, the Company and Sobini Films entered into a termination agreement with respect to the film Peaceful Warrior. Under the termination agreement, Sobini Films agreed to pay the Company a one-time, non-recoupable payment in the amount of $386,000, with such payment to be deferred (subject to a personal guarantee letter from the director that owns Sobini Films and payment of any interest incurred by the Company). In exchange, Sobini Films is entitled to most future rights with respect to the film. No amounts have been paid during the year ended March 31, 2007, by Sobini Films to the Company under the termination agreement.
 
In August 2006, the Company entered into a Right of First Refusal Agreement with Sobini Films and the director that owns Sobini Films, granting the Company first look rights with respect to motion pictures produced by Sobini Films or the director. Under the Right of First Refusal Agreement, the Company has a first look with respect to worldwide distribution rights in any motion picture produced by Sobini Films or the director (other than as a producer for hire) alone or in conjunction with others to the extent that Sobini Films or the director controls the licensing of such distribution rights during the term of the Right of First Refusal Agreement. The Right of First Refusal Agreement is subject to an indefinite, rolling 12-month term until terminated. During the term of the Right of First Refusal Agreement, the Company shall pay to Sobini Films the amount of $250,000 per year. The Company is entitled to recoup the payment in the form of a production fee payable out of the budget of two “Qualifying Pictures” (as defined in the Right of First Refusal Agreement) annually that the Company chooses to distribute under the Agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid $0.2 million to Sobini Films under the Right of First Refusal Agreement.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 
In December 2003 and April 2005, the Company entered into distribution agreements with Cerulean, LLC, a company in which the Chief Executive Officer, who is also a director, and the Vice Chairman, who is also a director, each hold a 28% interest. Under the agreements, the Company obtained rights to distribute certain titles in home video and television media and Cerulean, LLC is entitled to receive royalties. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid only a nominal amount to Cerulean, LLC under these agreements (2006 — $0.1 million, 2005 — $0.3 million).
 
In March 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with a company owned 100% by the President and Chairman Emeritus (who was Chairman until December 2004), who was also a director until March 31, 2006, to provide that the President and Chairman Emeritus will provide consulting services in connection with Lionsgate’s Canadian and French Canadian operations for a term of one year from April 1, 2005. This agreement ended March 31, 2006. During the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company paid the company owned 100% by the President and Chairman Emeritus $0.2 million for consulting services provided in connection with this agreement (2005 — $0.2 million).
 
In April 2005, we entered into library and output agreements with Maple Pictures for the distribution of our motion picture, television and home video product in Canada. During the year ended March 31, 2007, we recorded $12.9 million in revenue pursuant to the library and output agreements (2006 — $4.1 million). Maple Pictures was formed by a director of the Company, another former Lionsgate executive and a third-party equity investor. The director is Co-President and a director of, and holds a 19.5% equity interest in, Maple Pictures. We also have a minority interest in Maple Pictures (see note 6).
 
In its ongoing effort to maximize its return on cash investments, the Company has invested in short-term auction rate securities (AAA rated or rating agency equivalent) through large financial institutions. Specifically, the Company has invested in auction rate securities with Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Bank of America. Kevin Burns, the brother of Michael Burns, our Vice Chairman and a director, is a Private Wealth Advisor in the Private Bank and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, Kevin Burns received a de minimis amount in connection with this arrangement.
 
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chairman and a director, and the Company’s Vice Chairman and a director, each hold options to purchase common stock of CinemaNow, Inc. (“CinemaNow”), the Company’s 18.8% equity method investment (on a fully diluted basis). The Company invested $1 million in CinemaNow’s Series E preferred stock offering on June 29, 2006. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman have served on CinemaNow’s board of directors since February 2000. The options each of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman own are fully vested and are exercisable for less than 1% of the common stock of CinemaNow. In addition, a director, and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman each own less than 1% of the outstanding convertible preferred stock of CinemaNow. A director also owns 4.0% of the outstanding Series C convertible preferred stock of CinemaNow and 0.38% of all of the convertible preferred shares of CinemaNow.
 
In March 2006, the Company entered into purchase and vendor subscription agreements with Icon International, Inc.(“Icon”), a company which directly reports to Omnicom Group, Inc. A director of the Company is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group, a division of Omnicom Group, Inc. Under the purchase agreement, the Company agreed to transfer title to certain excess CDs in inventory to Icon International, Inc. for liquidation purposes. In return, Icon agreed to pay the Company approximately $0.7 million. The Company received the $0.7 million payment in March 2006. Under the vendor subscription agreement, the Company agreed to purchase approximately $4.1 million in net media advertising through Icon in order to earn approximately $0.8 million in guaranteed minimum credits under a formula set forth under the Vendor Subscription agreement in exchange for Icon’s media advertising procurement services. The guaranteed minimum credits will be credited against the guaranteed minimum payment to satisfy the Company’s minimum payment obligation under the vendor subscription agreement. The Company intends to spend approximately $5.6 million (approximately $4.8 million in net media advertising under the terms of the vendor subscription agreement) in media advertising through Icon.


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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Icon has acknowledged that when delivered such a purchase will extinguish the Company’s guaranteed minimum payment obligation under the vendor subscription agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid $5.0 million to Icon under the vendor subscription agreement (2006 — nil).
 
In January 2007, the Company and Icon entered into a vendor subscription agreement (the “Agreement”) with a term of five years. Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase media advertising through Icon and Icon will reimburse the Company for certain operating expenses as follows: (1) $763,958 during the first year of the term; (2) $786,013 during the second year of the term; (3) $808,813 during the third year of the term; (4) $832,383 during the fourth year of the term; and (5) $856,750 during the fifth year of the term (collectively, the “Minimum Annual Payment Amounts”). The Company may, at its option, elect that Icon reimburse the Company for certain operating expenses in the following amounts: (a) $1,145,936 during the first year of the term; (b) $1,179,019 during the second year of the term; (c) $1,213,219 during the third year of the term; (d) $1,248,575 during the fourth year of the term; and (e) $1,285,126 during the fifth year of the term (collectively, the “Supplemental Annual Payment Amounts”). The Company has elected to be reimbursed for the Supplemental Annual Payment Amount for the first year of the term. In exchange, the Company agreed to purchase media advertising through Icon of approximately $5.6 million per year (if the Company elects to be reimbursed for the Minimum Annual Payment Amount) or approximately $8.4 million per year (if the Company elects to be reimbursed for the Supplemental Annual Payment Amount) for the five-year term. The actual amount of media advertising to be purchased is determined using a formula based upon values assigned to various types of advertising, as set forth in the Agreement. For accounting purposes, the operating expenses incurred by the Company will continue to be expensed in full and the reimbursements from Icon of such expenses will be treated as a discount on media advertising and will be reflected as a reduction of advertising expense as the media advertising costs are incurred by the Company. The Agreement may be terminated by the Company effective as of any Agreement year end with six months notice.
 
23.   Subsequent Events (Unaudited)
 
On May 25, 2007, the Company, through a series of agreements, closed a theatrical slate funding arrangement. Under this arrangement Pride Pictures LLC, an unrelated entity, will fund, generally, 50% of the Company’s production, acquisition, marketing and distribution costs of theatrical feature films up to an aggregate of approximately $204 million before transaction costs (consisting of $35 million of debt instruments, $35 million of equity and $134 million from a senior credit facility, which is subject to a borrowing base). The percentage of the contribution may vary on certain pictures. The slate of films covered by the arrangement is expected to be comprised of 23 films over the next three years. Pride Pictures LLC will participate in a pro rata portion of the pictures net profits or losses similar to a co production arrangement based on the portion of costs funded. The Company continues to distribute the pictures covered by the arrangement with a portion of net profits after all costs and the Company’s distribution fee being distributed to Pride Pictures LLC based on their pro rata contribution to the applicable costs similar to a back-end participation on a film.


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