UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

British Columbia, Canada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number) 1-14880		(IRS Employer Identification No.) N/A

(Address of principal executive offices)
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 2200
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2E9
and
2700 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Monica, California 90404

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 848-3866

No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 24, 2009, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. (“LGE”), Lions Gate UK Limited (“LGUK”) and Lions Gate Australia Pty Limited (“LGA,” and, together with LGE and LGUK, the “Borrowers”), all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (the “Company”), entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement dated as of July 25, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”) with the guarantors and lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan ChaseBank, N.A., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as syndication agent. In connection with the Amendment, the Company paid fees to the lenders equal to approximately $0.3 million.

The Credit Agreement, which expires July 25, 2013, continues to provide for a $340 million secured revolving credit facility, of which $20 million may be utilized by LGUK and $10 million may be utilized by LGA. The Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) permit the use of cash held as cash collateral for the PA Loan (as defined in the Amendment) to acquire Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Amendment); and (ii) add a certain party to the list of Acceptable Domestic Account Debtors (as defined in the Amendment).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.71*		Amendment No.2 dated as of November 24, 2009 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement dated as of July 25, 2008 among Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., Lions Gate UK Limited and Lions Gate Australia Pty Limited, as Borrowers, the guarantors and lenders referred to therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Issuing Bank and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.