Lionsgate in the separation of its Studio and STARZ businesses into two independent, publicly-traded companies
On May 7, 2025, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. announced it has completed the full separation of its Studio and STARZ businesses into two standalone, publicly-traded companies. As part of the separation, the former dual share structure has been collapsed into a single class of stock. Lionsgate will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LION and STARZ will commence trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol STRZ.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal advisor to Lionsgate.