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Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 15, 2010

Icahn, Lionsgate Battles Continues

Investor Carl Icahn admonished the Lionsgate Entertainment board of directors on Friday for approving a poison pill if Icahn obtained more than 20 percent of the studio's stock.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Investor Carl Icahn admonished the board of directors for movie studio Lionsgate Entertainment on Friday for approving a poison pill set to trigger a default on $472 million in loans if Icahn obtained more than 20 percent of the studio's stock.

The investor, who already owns 19 percent of the studio, issued the open letter to the board just days before his $7-per-share tender ...

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