FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Zlotnik Carmi
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Starz Acquisition LLC [STRZA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Programming
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STARZ ACQUISITION LLC, 8900 LIBERTY CIRCLE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2016
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Series A Common Stock 12/08/2016   D   53,872 D (1) 55,754 D  
Series A Common Stock 12/08/2016   D   55,754 D (2) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.31 12/08/2016   D     148,442   (3) 03/02/2019 Series A Common Stock 148,442.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.31 12/08/2016   D     5,490   (3) 03/02/2019 Series A Common Stock 5,490.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.93 12/08/2016   D     89,258   (5) 03/04/2020 Series A Common Stock 89,258.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 27.41 12/08/2016   D     58,752   (6) 12/13/2020 Series A Common Stock 58,752.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.22 12/08/2016   D     55,971   (7) 12/02/2021 Series A Common Stock 55,971.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.16 12/08/2016   D     48,708   (8) 12/15/2022 Series A Common Stock 48,708.00 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.68 12/08/2016   D     50,259   (9) 11/28/2023 Series A Common Stock 50,259.00 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Zlotnik Carmi
C/O STARZ ACQUISITION LLC
8900 LIBERTY CIRCLE
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
      President, Programming  

Signatures

 /s/ Timothy Sweeney, attorney-in-fact   12/12/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Starz, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lions Gate"), and Orion Arm Acquisition Inc. ("Merger Sub"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Lions Gate, on December 8, 2016, Merger Sub was merged with and into Starz, with Starz continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lions Gate (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of Starz Series A common stock was converted into the right to receive $18.00 in cash and 0.6784 of a Class B non-voting share of Lions Gate ("Lions Gate non-voting stock").
(2) Such shares represent unvested restricted shares. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each restricted stock award outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was assumed and converted into an award of shares of restricted Lions Gate non-voting stock relating to a number of shares of Lions Gate non-voting stock equal to the product determined by multiplying the number of shares subject to such award by 1.3633 (rounded down to the nearest whole share), with the same terms and conditions as were applicable to each such restricted stock award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.
(3) This stock option was fully vested at the time of the Merger.
(4) In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each Starz stock option outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted automatically into an option to purchase a number of shares of Lions Gate non-voting stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product determined by multiplying the number of options set forth in Column 5 of Table II by 1.3633, with a per-share exercise price (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient determined by dividing the per-share exercise price set forth in Column 2 of Table II by 1.3633, with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to each option immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.
(5) The options vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments, with the first such installment vesting effective June 4, 2013.
(6) The options vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments, with the first such installment vesting effective March 13, 2014.
(7) The options vest in four annual installments, with such first installment vesting on December 2, 2015.
(8) The options vest in four annual installments, with such first installment vesting on December 15, 2016.
(9) The options vest in four annual installments, with such first installment vesting on December 15, 2017.

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