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25JUL201322550356 To Our Shareholders: Fiscal 2013 was a strong growth year for Lionsgate in which we continued the momentum we have developed in all of our core businesses and built on our position as a next generation global content leader. We set in place plans for the next three installments of our blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, even as we continued to reap significant financial and creative benefits from the first Hunger Games film, developed and grew new franchises, and accelerated the diversification of our television business. As part of this diversification, we created several new shows using our unique 10+90 model, a new broadcast network series and original programming for digital platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. Driven by the strong performance of our film and television content, both domestically and internationally, we reported revenue of $2.71 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $329.7 million, net income of $232.1 million or $1.73 basic earnings per common share and $280.5 million of free cash flow for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, all Company bests.(1) Revenue from our filmed entertainment library grew to a record $493 million with growing margins. We Are Building New Franchises and Maintaining our Momentum at the Box Office Worldwide The Company generated more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office in calendar 2012, ranking among the top five studios. Fuelled by box office successes such as Warm Bodies, Tyler Perry’s Temptation, Now You See Me, the sleeper hit of the summer, and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, launching an important new brand in the urban space, the Company is off to another fast start in the first half of calendar 2013.
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