8-K: Current report filing

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2018

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

One AMC Way

11500 Ash Street, Leawood, KS 66211

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(913) 213-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 14, 2018, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing (i) the issuance and sale of $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.95% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) to certain affiliates of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., (ii) the repurchase by the Company of approximately 24 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock from an affiliate of Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd., the Company’s controlling shareholder and (iii) the declaration by the Company of a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.55 per share to all holders of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable on September 28, 2018 to its shareholders of record as of September 25, 2018. A copy of the press release dated September 14, 2018 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1                        Press Release dated September 14, 2018

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SIGNATURES

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

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