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



FORM 10-K

(Mark One)    

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to          

Commission file number 001-33892



AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   26-0303916
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

One AMC Way

 

 
11500 Ash Street, Leawood, KS   66211
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(913) 213-2000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:



          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share   New York Stock Exchange

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.



          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  o     No  ý

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          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ý     No  o

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  ý     No  o

          Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o   Accelerated filer  ý   Non-accelerated filer  o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company  o

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  o     No  ý

          The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on December 31, 2014, computed by reference to the price at which the registrant's Class A common stock was last sold on the New York Stock Exchange on such date was $564,446,560 (21,560,220 shares at a closing price per share of $26.18).

          Shares of Class A common stock outstanding—21,575,532 shares at February 13, 2015

          Shares of Class B common stock outstanding—75,826,927 shares at February 13, 2015

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

          Certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement, in connection with its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of December 31, 2014, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

   


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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-K

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

INDEX

 
   
  Page

PART I

Item 1.

 

Business

    4

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

    22

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

    33

Item 2.

 

Properties

    33

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

    34

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

    34

PART II

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    35

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

    38

Item 7.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    40

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

    67

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

    68

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

    217

Item 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

    217

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

    217

PART III

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

    218

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

    218

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

    218

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

    218

Item 14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

    218

PART IV

Item 15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

    219

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Forward Looking Statements

        In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "forecast," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "should," "believe" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Instead they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

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        This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but not exhaustive. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with an understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

        Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

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PART I

Item 1.    Business

General Development of Business

        AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including AMC Entertainment® Inc. ("AMCE"), American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("OpCo") and its subsidiaries, (collectively with Holdings, unless the context otherwise requires, "we", the "Company" or "AMC"), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres primarily located in the United States. Holdings is an indirect subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. ("Wanda"), a Chinese private conglomerate.

        As of December 31, 2014, Wanda, owned approximately 77.86% of Holdings' outstanding common stock and 91.34% of the combined voting power of Holdings' outstanding common stock and has the power to control Holdings' affairs and policies, including with respect to the election of directors (and, through the election of directors, the appointment of management), the entering into of mergers, sales of substantially all of our assets and other extraordinary transactions.

        Initial Public Offering of Holdings:     On December 23, 2013, Holdings completed its initial public offering ("IPO") of 18,421,053 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. In connection with the IPO, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 2,631,579 shares of Class A common stock. As a result, the total IPO size was 21,052,632 shares of Class A common stock and the net proceeds to Holdings were approximately $355,299,000 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid the remaining $281,000 in accrued offering expenses. The net IPO proceeds of $355,299,000 were contributed by Holdings to AMCE on December 23, 2013.

        Wanda Merger:     Prior to the IPO, Wanda acquired Holdings, on August 30, 2012, through a merger between Holdings and Wanda Film Exhibition Co. Ltd. ("Merger Subsidiary"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda, whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Holdings with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation and as a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda (the "Merger"). Prior to the Merger, Holdings was privately owned by a group of private equity investors and related funds (collectively the "Sponsors"). The Merger consideration totaled $701,811,000, with $700,000,000 invested by Wanda and $1,811,000 invested by members of management. The estimated transaction value was approximately $2,748,018,000. Funding for the Merger consideration was obtained by Merger Subsidiary pursuant to bank borrowings and cash contributed by Wanda.

        In connection with the change of control due to the Merger, our assets and liabilities were adjusted to fair value on the closing date of the Merger by application of "push down" accounting. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting in connection with the Merger, our financial statement presentations herein distinguish between a predecessor period ("Predecessor"), for periods prior to the Merger and a successor period ("Successor"), for periods subsequent to the Merger. The Successor applied "push down" accounting and its financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger date, August 30, 2012. The consolidated financial statements presented herein are those of Successor from its inception on August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2014, and those of Predecessor for the period prior to the Merger date. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting at the time of the Merger, the financial statements for the Predecessor period and for the Successor period are presented on different bases and are, therefore, not comparable. For additional information about the Merger, see Note 2—Merger to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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        General:     Our business was founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920. Holdings was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on June 6, 2007 and AMCE was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on June 13, 1983. We maintain our principal executive offices at One AMC Way, 11500 Ash Street, Leawood, Kansas 66211.

        On November 15, 2012, we changed our fiscal year to a calendar year ending on December 31 st of each year. Prior to the change, we had a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Thursday closest to the last day of March. The consolidated financial statements include the transition period of March 30, 2012 through December 31, 2012 ("Transition Period").

Financial Information about Segments

        We have identified one reportable segment for our theatrical exhibition operations. For information about our operating segment, see Note 17—Operating Segment to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Narrative Description of Business

        We are one of the world's largest theatrical exhibition companies and an industry leader in innovation and operational excellence. We introduced Multiplex theatres in the 1960s and the North American stadium-seated Megaplex theatre format in the 1990s. Our field operations teams win recognition from national organizations like the Motion Picture Association of America and local groups in "Best of" competitions, while maintaining greater than 50% top-box customer satisfaction and industry leading theatre productivity metrics.

        As of December 31, 2014, we owned, operated or held interests in 348 theatres with a total of 4,960 screens primarily in North America. Our theatres are predominantly located in major metropolitan markets, which we believe give our circuit a unique profile and offer strategic and operational advantages. 40% of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of one of our theatres. Our top five markets, in each of which we hold the #1 or #2 share position, are New York (44% share), Los Angeles (27%), Chicago (43%), Washington, D.C. (33%) and San Francisco (25%). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, these five metro markets comprised 41% of our revenues and 38% of our attendance. Additionally we hold the #1 or #2 position by market share in the next five largest markets (Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston and Atlanta). Strategically, these markets and our theatres in them are diverse, operationally complex, and, in many cases, the scarcity of new theatre opportunities creates a significant competitive advantage for established locations against newcomers or alternative entertainment options.

        Across our entire circuit, approximately 190 million and 200 million customers visited our theatres during each of the calendar years 2014 and 2013, respectively. According to publicly available information for our peers, during the calendar year ended December 31, 2014, our circuit led in revenues per patron ($14.40), average ticket price ($9.43) and food and beverage per patron ($4.26). For the same period, our admission revenues per screen ($265,000) and admissions gross profit per screen ($170,600) were among the highest of our peers. We believe that it is the quality of our theatre locations and our customer-focused innovation that continue to drive improved productivity per location (which we measure as increases in admissions revenues per screen relative to the industry and/or food and beverage revenues per patron).

        We believe that our size, reputation, financial performance, history of innovation, strong major market presence and highly productive theatre circuit position us well for the future—a future where, after more than nine decades of business models driven by quantity of theatres, screens and seats, we believe the quality of the movie going experience will determine long term, sustainable success. We are improving the quality of the movie-going experience in ways that extend stay and capture a greater proportion of total movie-going spending in order to maximize the economic potential of each customer visit, create sustainable growth and deliver shareholder value.

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        We plan to continue investing in our theatres and upgrading the consumer experience to take greater advantage of incremental revenue-generating opportunities, primarily through an array of improved and differentiated customer experiences in (1) more comfort & convenience; (2) food and beverage; (3) engagement & loyalty; (4) sight & sound; and (5) targeted programming.

        The following table provides detail with respect to the geographic location of our theatrical exhibition circuit as of December 31, 2014:

Theatrical Exhibition
  Theatres(1)   Screens(1)  

California

    46     663  

Illinois

    39     478  

Texas

    22     395  

Florida

    21     368  

New Jersey

    22     296  

New York

    24     263  

Indiana

    20     251  

Georgia

    12     179  

Michigan

    9     178  

Arizona

    10     171  

Colorado

    12     166  

Washington

    11     137  

Missouri

    10     127  

Ohio

    8     126  

Pennsylvania

    10     114  

Massachusetts

    9     114  

Virginia

    7     113  

Maryland

    9     108  

Louisiana

    7     99  

Minnesota

    6     88  

North Carolina

    4     77  

Oklahoma

    4     70  

Wisconsin

    4     63  

Kansas

    2     48  

Nebraska

    2     38  

Connecticut

    2     36  

Iowa

    2     31  

District of Columbia

    4     31  

Nevada

    2     28  

Kentucky

    1     20  

Alabama

    1     16  

Arkansas

    1     16  

South Carolina

    1     14  

Utah

    1     9  

China (Hong Kong)(2)

    2     13  

United Kingdom

    1     16  

Total Theatrical Exhibition

    348     4,960  

(1)
Included in the above table are 7 theatres and 90 screens that we manage or in which we have a partial interest. We manage 3 theatres where we receive a fee from the owner and where we do not own any economic interest in the theatre. We manage and own 50%

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    economic interests in 2 theatres accounted for following the equity method and own a 50% economic interest in 1 IMAX screen accounted for following the equity method.

(2)
In Hong Kong, we maintain a partial interest represented by a license agreement for use of our trademark.

        We were founded in 1920 and since then have pioneered many of the theatrical exhibition industry's most important innovations. In addition, we have acquired some of the most respected companies in the theatrical exhibition industry, including Loews, General Cinema and Kerasotes. Our historic growth has been driven by a combination of organic growth and acquisition strategies, in addition to strategic alliances and partnerships that highlight our ability to capture innovation and value beyond the traditional exhibition space. For example:

    In March 2005, we formed a joint venture with Regal Entertainment Group ("Regal") and combined our respective cinema screen advertising businesses into a company called National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM"). In July 2005, Cinemark Holdings, Inc. ("Cinemark") joined NCM by contributing its cinema screen advertising business and, together with us and Regal, became "Founding Members" of NCM. As of December 31, 2014, we owned 19,194,501 common units in NCM, or a 14.96% ownership interest in NCM. All of our NCM membership units are redeemable for, at the option of NCM, cash or shares of common stock of National CineMedia, Inc. ("NCM, Inc."), on a share-for-share basis. The estimated fair market value of our units in NCM was approximately $275.8 million based on the closing price per share of NCM, Inc. on December 31, 2014 of $14.37 per share. See Note 7—Investments to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. NCM operates an in-theatre digital network in the United States. NCM's primary activities that impact our theatres include advertising through its branded "First Look" pre-feature entertainment program, lobby promotions and displays.

      We believe that the reach, scope and digital delivery capability of NCM's network provides an effective platform for national, regional and local advertisers to reach an engaged audience. We receive a monthly theatre access fee for participation in the NCM network. In addition, we are entitled to receive mandatory quarterly distributions of excess cash from NCM.

    In March 2011, we announced the launch of an innovative distribution company called Open Road Films along with another major theatrical exhibition chain. Open Road Films is a dynamic acquisition-based domestic theatrical distribution company that concentrates on wide-release movies. Their first film, Killer Elite, was released in September 2011. Subsequent releases through December 31, 2014 include The Grey , Silent House , Hit and Run , End of Watch , Silent Hill: Revelation, A Haunted House, Side Effects, the Host, Jobs, Machete Kills, Homefront, Justin Bieber's Believe, The Nut Job, Sabotage, A Haunted House 2, Chef, the Fluffy Movie, Nightcrawler and Rosewater .

    In October 2011, we entered into an agreement with Union Square Events (a division of Union Square Hospitality Group) to develop service concepts, menu offerings, recipes and throughput processes for our Enhanced Food and Beverage strategic initiative. In addition to expanding menu options, this collaborative arrangement conceived our emerging concept, AMC Red Kitchen . AMC Red Kitchen emphasizes freshness, speed and convenience. Customers place their orders at a central station and the order is delivered to our customers at their reserved seats. We believe AMC Red Kitchen will become an important part of our food and beverage offerings.

    In December 2013, NCM spun-off its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company AC JV, LLC ("AC JV"), owned 32% by each of the Founding Members and 4% by NCM. AC JV focuses exclusively on alternative content programming, including live and pre-recorded concerts, sporting events and other non-film entertainment.

    We hold a 29% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC ("DCIP"), a joint venture charged with implementing digital cinema in our theatres, which has allowed us to

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      substantially complete our planned digital deployments. Future digital cinema developments will be managed by DCIP, subject to certain approvals.

    We own a 15.45% interest in Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, LLC ("DCDC"), a joint venture with certain other exhibitors and film distributors. DCDC was formed to develop a satellite distribution network for feature films and other digital cinema content. As of December 31, 2014, 307 of our theatre locations are equipped to receive content via the DCDC network with an additional 32 locations awaiting landlord approvals.

        The following table sets forth our historical information, on a continuing operations basis, concerning new builds (including expansions), acquisitions and dispositions (including net construction closures) and end-of-period operated theatres and screens through December 31, 2014:

 
  New Builds   Acquisitions   Closures/Dispositions   Total Theatres  
Fiscal Year
  Number of
Theatres
  Number of
Remodels
  Number of
Theatres
  Number of
Screens
  Number of
Theatres
  Number of
Screens
  Number of
Theatres
  Number of
Screens
 

Beginning balance

                                        299     4,446  

2010

    1     6             11     105     289     4,347  

2011

    1     14     95     960     33     359     352     4,962  

2012

    1     12             15     106     338     4,868  

Transition period ended December 31, 2012

            11     166     5     46     344     4,988  

Calendar 2013

    1     12     4     37     4     61     345     4,976  

Calendar 2014

    3     29     4     36     4     81     348     4,960  

    7     73     114     1,199     72     758              

        We have created and invested in a number of allied businesses and strategic initiatives that have created differentiated viewing formats and experiences, greater variety in food and beverage options and value appreciation for our company. We believe these initiatives will continue to generate incremental value for our Company in the future. For example:

    To complement our deployment of digital technology, in 2006 we partnered with RealD to install its 3D enabled systems in our theatres. As of December 31, 2014, we had 2,263 RealD screens, including 20 AMC Prime/ETX screens. Additionally, we have 150 IMAX screens that are 3D enabled. During the year ended December 31, 2014, 3D films licensed by us in the U.S. have generated approximately 38% greater admissions revenue per person than the standard 2D versions of the same film, or approximately $3.39 additional revenue per ticket.

    We are the world's largest IMAX exhibitor with 150 screens (all 3D-enabled) as of December 31, 2014. With a 45% market share in the U.S. (as of December 31, 2014), our IMAX screen count is nearly twice the screen count of the second largest U.S. IMAX exhibitor.

    During fiscal 2010, we introduced our proprietary large-screen digital format, ETX, and as of December 31, 2014 we operated at 11 locations. ETX features wall-to-wall screens that are 20% larger than traditional screens, a custom sound system that is three times more powerful than a traditional auditorium, and 3D-enabled digital projection with twice the clarity of high definition. We charge a premium price for the ETX experience, which for the year ended December 31, 2014, produced approximately 53% greater admissions revenue than standard 2D versions of the same movie, or approximately $4.76 additional revenue per ticket.

    In our ongoing effort to provide a premium sight and sound experience, in 2013 we developed AMC Prime—a concept that further enhances the movie-going experience on all sensory levels: state of the art sound design, a crisp, clear picture, and a comfortable power recliner complete with transducers that allow the guest to "feel" the action. This second generation proprietary large screen format (PLF) takes the best of ETX and makes it better. We believe that the sight, sound, and aesthetic upgrades, including the power recliner, command a premium ticket price that during the fourth quarter of 2014, was on average $0.90 higher per ticket than ETX. AMC Prime was introduced in three locations in 2013 with an additional six locations in 2014.

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    Our tickets are currently on sale over the Internet at the AMC website, Fandango ® , Movietickets.com ® , and Flixster ® . During calendar 2014, our Internet ticketing services sold approximately 27 million tickets for us. We believe there is additional upside in our future Internet ticketing service alliances which would provide consumers with mobile ticketing applications and integration with our digital marketing programs.

        Consistent with our history and culture of innovation, we believe we have pioneered a new way of thinking about theatrical exhibition: as a consumer entertainment provider. This vision, which introduces a strategic and marketing overlay to traditional theatrical exhibition, has been instrumental in driving and redirecting our future strategy.

        The following table provides detail with respect to digital delivery, 3D enabled projection, large screen formats, such as IMAX and our proprietary AMC Prime and ETX, enhanced food and beverage offerings and our premium seating as deployed throughout our circuit on December 31, 2014:

Format
  Theatres   Screens  

Digital

    348     4,946  

3D enabled

    347     2,263  

IMAX (3D enabled)

    149     150  

AMC Prime/ETX (3D enabled)

    20     20  

Dine-in theatres (including Red Kitchen )

    16     265  

Premium seating

    53     598  

Our Strategy: The Customer Experience Leader

        Through most of its history, movie-going has been defined by product—the movies themselves. Yet, long term significant, sustainable changes in the economics of the business and attendance patterns have been driven by improvements to the movie-going experience, not the temporary ebb and flow of product. The introduction of Multi- and then Megaplexes, with their then-modern amenities and stadium seats, for example, changed the landscape of the industry.

        We believe the industry is in the early stages of once again significantly upgrading the movie-going experience, and this shift towards quality presents opportunities to those who are positioned to capitalize on it. As is our custom, we intend to be a leader in this change, with consumer-focused innovations that improve productivity, maximize revenue-generation per patron visit and, in turn, drive, shareholder value.

        Our strategic objective is very straightforward: we intend to be the customer experience leader. We aim to maintain and increase our leadership position and competitive advantage through the following five tightly defined strategies:

         1)     More Comfort & Convenience —We believe that in an era of jam-packed, busy schedules and stressful lives, movie-going, more than ever, represents an easy, familiar escape. Against that reality, we believe that maximizing comfort and convenience for our customers will be increasingly necessary to maintain and improve customer relevance.

        Three specific initiatives help us deliver more comfort and convenience to our customers. The most impactful so far, as measured by improved customer satisfaction, economic and financial metrics, is recliner re-seats. Along with these physical plant transformations, open-source internet ticketing and reserved seating help us shape and adapt our circuit to meet and exceed our customers' expectations.

         Recliner re-seats are the key feature of full theatre renovations. These exhaustive theatre renovations involve stripping theatres to their basic structure in order to replace finishes throughout, upgrade the sight and sound experience, install modernized points of sale and, most importantly, replace traditional theatre seats with plush, electric recliners that allow customers to deploy a leg rest

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and fully recline—at the push of a button. On average, the renovation process involves losing 62% seating capacity. In the process of doing a re-seat, where two to three rows of seats may have existed in the past, only one will exist now, and as the recliners are typically six to ten inches wider than a conventional seat, more seats are lost. For an industry historically focused on quantity, this reduction in seating capacity could be viewed as counter-intuitive and harmful to revenues. However, the quality improvement in the customer experience is driving, on average, an 80% increase in attendance at these locations. Our customers have responded favorably to the significant personal space gains from ample row depths, ability to recline or stretch their legs, extra-wide pillowed chaise and oversized armrests. Starting with one 12-screen theatre renovated almost 4 years ago, as of December 31, 2014 we now feature recliner re-seats in 53 theatres or 598 screens. During 2015, we expect to convert an additional 25 to 30 locations.

        Rebalancing of the new supply-demand relationship created by recliner re-seats presents us two further opportunities to improve customer convenience and maximize operating results: open-source internet ticketing and reserved seating.

         Open-source internet ticketing makes all our seats (over 865,000) in all our theatres and auditoriums for all our showtimes (approximately 21,000 per day) as available as possible, on as many websites as possible. This is a significant departure from the prior ten-year practice, when tickets to any one of our buildings were only available on one website. In the three years since we exercised our right to end exclusive contracts, internet tickets sold as a percentage of total tickets sold has increased significantly from approximately 5.5% to 14.3%. We believe increased online access is important because it captures customers' purchase intent more immediately and directly than if we had to wait until they showed up at the theatre box office to make a purchase. Once our customers buy a ticket, they are less likely to change their mind. Carefully monitoring internet pre-sales also lets us adjust capacity in real time, moving movies that are poised to overperform to larger capacity or more auditoriums, thereby maximizing yield.

         Reserved seating , now fully implemented in 100 of our busiest theatres as of December 31, 2014, allows our customers to choose a specific seat in advance of the movie. We believe that knowing there is a specifically chosen seat waiting for a show that promises to be a sellout is comforting to our customers, and removes anxiety around the experience. We believe reserved seating will become increasingly prevalent to the point of being a pre-requisite in the medium-term future.

        We believe the comfort and personal space gains from recliner re-seats, coupled with the immediacy of demand captured from open-source internet ticketing and the anxiety removal of reserved seating make a powerful economic combination for us that none of our peer set is exploiting as aggressively as we are.

         2)     Enhanced Food and Beverage —Popcorn and soft drinks are as integral a part of the movie-going experience as the movies themselves. Yet, approximately one third of our 190 million annual customers do not purchase food or a beverage. At AMC, our food and beverage program is designed to address this opportunity. In order to increase the percentage of customers purchasing food and beverage as well as increase sales per patron, we have developed food and beverage concepts that expand selection and service offerings. These concepts range from a broader range of post-pay shopping (Marketplace and Marketplace Express) to liquor (MacGuffins) to the vastly innovative and complex (Dine-In Theatres). This array of concepts, progressively more innovative and capital intensive, creates further service and selection across a range of theatre types and attendance levels and allows us to satisfy more customers and more, different customer needs and generate additional revenues.

    Designed for higher volume theatres, Marketplace vastly expands menu offerings as well as delivers a more customer engaging, post-pay shopping experience. Today we operate these flexible, highly popular concepts across a wide range of asset types and attendance levels. Marketplaces feature grab-and-go and self-serve food and beverages, including Coke Freestyle®,

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      which puts our customers in charge with over 120 drink flavor options in a compact footprint. AMC's operational excellence and history of innovation allowed us first-mover advantage on this new technology, which at the end of 2014 was deployed in 162 of our theatres and, we anticipate, will be in all of our circuit by the end of 2016. We find that when customers are allowed to browse and choose, overall satisfaction goes up and they spend more. At the close of 2014, we operate 19 Marketplaces with plans to install 3 to 5 more in 2015.

    MacGuffins Bar & Lounges give us a fresh opportunity to engage our over-21 customers. We believe that few innovations have won over the adult movie goer more decisively than our full service bars featuring premium beers, wines and liquors. Extremely versatile in design with a significant impact on theatre economics, MacGuffins is our fastest growing idea in the enhanced food and beverage space. As of December 31, 2014, we have deployed 94 MacGuffins and we are moving quickly and expect to install an additional 25 to 30 MacGuffins during 2015. Due to our success in operating MacGuffins , we believe we can leverage our substantial experience when it comes to permitting, installing and commissioning these improvements.

    At the top of the scale are our Dine-In Theatres . Dine-In Theatres are full restaurant operations, giving our customers the ultimate dinner-and-a-movie experience all at a single seat. Compressing by almost half what would otherwise be a four or five hour, multi-destination experience, young people and adults alike are afforded a huge convenience, which puts the idea of going to a movie much more in play. We currently operate 14 full-service Dine-In Theatres in any combination of two formats: Cinema Suites, with a full chef-inspired menu and seat-side service in plush, mechanical recliners and Fork and Screens, with a casual menu in a more family-friendly atmosphere. Today, Dine-In Theatres represent 5% of our total theatres but generated 11% of our circuit-wide food and beverage revenues. We plan to add two to three Dine-In Theatre locations in 2015.

    Building on the success of our full-service Dine-In Theatres, in 2013 we have launched our latest innovative concept, AMC Red Kitchen . AMC Red Kitchen emphasizes freshness, speed and convenience. Customers place their orders at a central station and the order is delivered to our customers at their reserved seat. AMC Red Kitchen was developed in conjunction with Union Square Events (a division of Union Square Hospitality Group). Like our other food and beverage concepts, we believe that AMC Red Kitchen will become an important part of our toolkit. We now operate 2 AMC Red Kitchens . We will continue to evaluate and optimize AMC Red Kitchen in 2015 with an eye on how it fits best in our vast food and beverage portfolio.

        In this important area of profitability for any exhibition circuit, we believe that our ability to innovate concepts, adapt those concepts to specific buildings and generate incremental revenue differentiates us from our peers and provides us with a competitive advantage. This is in part due to our core geographic markets' larger, more diverse and more affluent customer base; in part due to our management team's demonstrated and extensive experience in food, beverages and hospitality; and in part due to our considerable head start in this difficult to execute space.

        We believe significant financial opportunities exist as we have a substantial pipeline of investments to take advantage of incremental attendance-generating and revenue-generating prospects by deploying building-by-building solutions from a proprietary menu of proven, customer-approved food and beverage concepts.

         3)     Greater Engagement & Loyalty —We believe that in the theatrical exhibition business, as in all consumer-oriented businesses, engagement and loyalty are the hallmarks of winning organizations.

        Our brand is the most recognizable in the business, with over 80% awareness in the United States according to an Ipsos Omnibus survey completed July 2013—far above any competitor. We build on that strength by seeking engagement and loyalty from our customers in four measurable, specific and

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inter-related ways. At the top of the pyramid is AMC Stubs ®, the industry's most sophisticated loyalty program. At the base of the pyramid are our mobile apps, website (www.amctheatres.com) and social media outreach, which combined seek to drive engagement to levels unprecedented in the movie exhibition industry. We believe there is incremental attendance potential to be gained from avid movie-goers who generate a disproportionate share of industry revenues and who state that the quality of the movie-going experience directly influences their movie-going habits.

    AMC Stubs® is the industry's first program of its kind. Fee-based (consumers pay $12/year to belong), it rewards loyalists with in-theatre value ($10 for every $100 spent) instead of hard to track "points". The program is fully automated and user-friendly from a customer perspective. As of December 31, 2014, we had 2.4 million member households, which represent approximately 21% of our total weekly box office revenues. Transaction data from this loyal customer base are mined for consumer insights that are used to develop targeted, relevant customer offers, leading to increased attendance and sales. The program increases switching costs (the negative monetary (annual fee) and psychological (lost reward potential) costs associated with choosing a competitive theatre exhibitor), especially for those patrons located near competitors' theatres. We believe that increased switching costs dissuade customers from choosing a competitor's theatre and lead to higher loyalty.

    Our www.amctheatres.com state-of-the-art website leverages Responsive Web Design technology that optimizes the users' experience regardless of platform (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.) and for 2014, had over 11.5 million visits per month, with peak months over 13.7 million, generating over 350 million page visits for the year. The website generates ticket sales and higher conversion rates by simplifying customers' purchasing decision and process.

    The AMC mobile apps , available for iOS, Android and Windows devices, have been downloaded over 4 million times since launch, generating almost a half million sessions per week. This convenient way to purchase tickets also features Enhanced Maps, which allows customers to browse for their nearest AMC theatre or favorite AMC theatre amenity, Mobile Gift Cards , which allows for last minute gifting directly from the mobile phone, and My AMC, which allows customers to generate a personalized movie queue of coming releases.

    On the social media front, our Facebook 'Likes', recently at 4.6 million and growing, are more than all our peer competitors' counts combined. We are similarly engaged on Twitter (over 257,000 followers), Pinterest (6,600 followers), Instagram (18,000 followers) and YouTube (245,000 subscribers). Our participation in these social networks keeps movie-going top of mind and allows targeted campaigns and offers with clear 'calls to action' that generate incremental attendance and incremental revenues per patron.

        The competitive advantage in greater customer engagement and loyalty includes the ability to use market intelligence to better anticipate customers' needs and desires and to capture incremental share of entertainment dollars and time. Observing actual (not self-reported or aspirational) behaviors through AMC Stubs® is an asset leveraged by AMC, its suppliers and partners.

         4)     Premium Sight & Sound —At its core, our business is a visual and aural medium. The quality of projection and sound is therefore mission critical, and has improved significantly with the advent of digital systems . As of December 31, 2014, our conversion to these digital systems is substantially complete and essentially all screens employ state-of-the-art Sony 4K or similar digital projectors. Importantly, the digital conversions enabled 3D exhibition , and as of December 31, 2014, 2,413 screens (49% of total) are so enabled with at least one 3D enabled screen in 99% of our locations.

        In sight and sound, we believe that size is critical in our customers' decision-making. Consistent with this belief, we are the world's largest IMAX exhibitor, with 150 screens, all 3D-enabled, with nearly twice the screen count of our closest competitor and representing a 45% market share in the United

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States (as of December 31, 2014). In addition, we currently have our own private label large format, marketed as ETX , in 11 locations (also all 3D enabled) and AMC Prime in 9 locations. Combined, these 170 screens represent only 3% of our total screens and 8% of our total box office revenues.

        The premium sight and sound experiences—3D, ETX, AMC Prime and IMAX—give our customers more options and earn incremental pricing from our customers. On average, pricing premiums currently amount to $4.05 per patron, driving better economics for us and the Hollywood studios while also delivering our audience a superior experience. For context, box office gross profit per patron on premium formats averages 13% more than gross profit per patron for conventional 2D formats. We anticipate increasing our premium large-format screen count by 1 to 2 new IMAX screens and 4 to 6 new AMC Prime screens in 2015.

        Ongoing technical advances in the areas of projection and sound, specifically in the large format platform, will require some level of capital investment, with laser based projection technology and multi-dimensional audio solutions being tested and deployed where competition and customer relevance are in play.

         5)     Targeted Programming —The core of our business, historically and now, is Hollywood movies. We play all varieties, from adrenaline-filled action movies to heart-warming family films, laugh out loud comedies and terrifying horror flicks. We play them in 2D, 3D, IMAX, ETX, AMC Prime and even closed captioned and sometimes with subtitles. If a movie is commercially available, it is likely to be playing at an AMC theatre today or tonight, because we schedule shows in the morning, afternoon and even at midnight or later, just to make sure it is convenient for our customers.

        Increasingly, we are playing movies and other content originating from more sources. We believe that as diversity grows in the United States, the ability to adapt and target programming for a fragmented audience will grow increasingly critical. We believe this is something we already do very well. As measured by an Insight Strategy Group survey conducted November 2011, approximately 51% of our audience was Latino or African American. Latino families are Hollywood's, and our, best customers. They go to the movies 6.4x per year (56% more than average), and as of December 31, 2014, 64% of Latinos live within 20 miles of an AMC theatre.

        For movies targeted at these diverse audiences, we frequently experience attendance levels greater than our average, national market share. For example, AMC recently captured 33% market share of the 2014 Asian Pacific-titled movie Roaring Current . AMC produced a box office of $4.2 million and an average market share for AMC over 26% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 for films made for Hispanic audiences. Additionally, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, we exhibited 105 Bollywood movies in up to 66 theatres capturing an above average 58% market share and generating $12.8 million in box office revenues.

        Through AMC Independent, we have also reached into the independent (or "indie") production and distribution community. Growing quickly, from its inception four years ago, we played 462 films (excluding community programming and film festivals) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 from this very creative community, generating $84 million in U.S. box office revenue.

        Open Road Releasing, LLC ("Open Road Releasing") operator, of Open Road Films, LLC ("Open Road Films"), our joint venture with another major exhibitor, is similarly an effort to grow our sources of content and provide access to our screens for content that may not otherwise find its way there.

        We believe AMC is a vital exhibitor for Hollywood studios and for independent distributors because we generate more box office revenue per theatre and provide stronger in-theatre and online promotional exposure for movies. Theatres are a content owner's highest quality revenue stream, because every customer pays every time they watch the content. Among all theatres, AMC's venues are

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the most valuable to content owners. Due to the studios' fixed distribution cost per licensed film, their product is never more productive than at an AMC theatre.

Our Competitive Strengths

        We believe we have the following competitive strengths:

         Leading Market Share in Important, Affluent & Diverse Markets —Across the country's three biggest metropolitan markets—New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, representing 18% of the country's total box office—we hold a 36% combined market share. We have theatres located in 24 of the top 25 U.S. markets, holding the #1 or #2 position in 20 of those markets based on box office revenue. On any given weekend, half of the top ten theatres for the #1 opening movie title in the United States are AMC theatres. We believe our strong presence in these top markets makes our theatres highly visible and therefore strategically more important to content providers, who rely on the large audiences and marketing momentum provided by major markets to drive opinion-making and deliver a movie's overall box office results.

        Our customers are concentrated in major metropolitan markets and are generally more affluent and culturally diverse than those in smaller markets. There are inherent complexities in effectively and efficiently serving them. In some of our more densely populated major metropolitan markets, there is also a scarcity of attractive retail real estate opportunities. Taken together, these factors solidify our market share position. Further, our history and strong presence in these markets have created a greater opportunity to introduce our enhanced customer experience concepts and exhibit a broad array of programming and premium formats, all of which we believe drive higher levels of attendance and higher revenues at our theatres.

         Well Located, Highly Productive Theatres —Our theatres are generally located in the top retail centers across the United States. We believe this provides for long-term visibility and higher productivity, and is a key element in the success of our Enhanced Food and Beverage and More Comfort & Convenience initiatives. Our location strategy, combined with our strong major market presence and our focus on a superior customer experience, enable us to deliver industry-leading theatre-level productivity. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, six of the ten highest grossing theatres in the United States were AMC theatres. During the same period our average total revenues per theatre were $7.9 million. This per unit productivity is important not only to content providers, but also to developers and landlords, for whom per location and per square foot sales numbers are critical measures. The net effect is a close relationship with the commercial real estate community, which gives us first-look and preferred tenant status on emerging opportunities.

         Selectively Participating in a Consolidating Industry —Throughout the last two decades, AMC has been an active participant in our industry's consolidation. In that span, we have acquired and successfully integrated Loews, General Cinema, Kerasotes and in 2012, select operations of Rave Digital Media and Rave Review Cinemas. We intend to selectively pursue acquisitions where the characteristics of the location, overall market and facilities further enhance the quality of our theatre portfolio.

        Additionally, our focus on improving the customer experience and our strong relationships with landlords and developers have provided opportunities to expand our footprint in existing markets by acquiring competitors' existing theatres at the end of their lease term at little or no cost. We believe that our More Comfort & Convenience and Enhanced Food and Beverage concepts have high appeal to landlords wanting to increase traffic and sales in their retail centers. These "spot acquisitions" have given us the ability to bolster our presence in existing markets at relatively low cost and more quickly (weeks, months) as compared to new builds (months, years).

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         Substantial Operating Cash Flow —For the year ended December 31, 2014, the year ended December 31, 2013, the period from August 31, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the period from March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, our net cash provided by operating activities totaled $297.3 million, $357.3 million, $73.9 million and $76.4 million, respectively. We believe that our strategic initiatives, highly productive theatre circuit and continued focus on cost control will enable us to generate sufficient cash flow provided by operating activities to execute our strategy, to grow our revenues, maintain our facilities, service our indebtedness and pay dividends to our stockholders.

         Experienced and Dynamic Team —Our senior management team, led by Gerardo (Gerry) Lopez, President and Chief Executive Officer, has the expertise that will be required to transform movie-going from a commodity to a differentiated entertainment experience. A dynamic and balanced team of executives combines long-tenured leaders in operations, real estate and finance who contributed to building AMC's hard earned reputation for operations excellence with creative entertainment and restaurant industry executives in marketing, programming and food and beverage who bring to AMC business acumen and experience that support innovation in theatrical exhibition.

        In connection with our IPO, we implemented a significant equity based compensation plan that intends to align management's interests with those of our shareholders and will provide additional retention incentives.

        In July 2013, we relocated our Theatre Support Center to a new, state- of-the-art facility in Leawood, Kansas. With a technology platform that provides for real-time monitoring of AMC screens across the country and a workplace conducive to collaboration and teamwork, our management team has the organization well aligned with its strategy.

        Furthermore, we believe that our people, the nearly 19,700 AMC associates, constitute an essential strength of our Company. They strive to make movie-going experiences at AMC always a treat. Our auditoriums offer clear and bright projection, our food is hot and our drinks are cold. Our doors, lobbies, hallways and bathrooms are clean and we select and train our people to make smiles happen. We create events and want our customers to always feel special at an AMC theatre. This is an experience delivered almost 190 million times a year.

        Over the past four years together, this group has enhanced quality and increased variety at our food and beverage stands, introduced in-theatre dining options in many markets, launched our industry-leading loyalty program, AMC Stubs , and achieved our Company's highest ever ratings for top-box overall customer satisfaction. We feel like this is only the beginning.

         Key Strategic Shareholder —In August 2012, Holdings was acquired by Wanda, one of the largest, privately-held conglomerates in China and post IPO remains our single largest shareholder with a 77.86% ownership stake. In addition to its core business as a prominent developer and owner of commercial real estate, Wanda also owns related businesses in entertainment, hospitality and retail. Wanda is the largest theatre exhibition operator in China through its controlling ownership interest in Wanda Cinema Line. The combined ownership and scale of AMC and Wanda Cinema Line, has enabled us to enhance relationships and obtain better terms from important food and beverage, lighting and theatre supply vendors, and to expand our strategic partnership with IMAX. When our scale and Wanda's growth are taken into account, AMC is the most efficient and effective partner a content owner has. Wanda is controlled by its chairman, Mr. Jianlin Wang.

Film Licensing

        We predominantly license "first-run" motion pictures from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors. We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. We obtain these licenses based on several factors, including number of seats

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and screens available for a particular picture, revenue potential and the location and condition of our theatres. We pay rental fees on a negotiated basis.

        During the period from 1990 to 2013, the annual number of first-run motion pictures released by distributors in the United States ranged from a low of 370 in 1995 to a high of 677 in 2012, according to the Motion Picture Association of America 2013 Theatrical Market Statistics and prior reports.

        North American film distributors typically establish geographic film licensing zones and license on a film-by-film basis to one theatre in each zone. In film zones where we are the sole exhibitor, we obtain film licenses by selecting a film from among those offered and negotiating directly with the distributor. In competitive zones, where we compete with one or more exhibitors to secure film, distributors generally allocate their films to the exhibitors located in that area based on screen capacity, grossing potential, and licensing terms. As of December 31, 2014, approximately 93% of our screens in the United States were located in film licensing zones where we are the sole exhibitor and we generally have access to all widely distributed films.

        Our licenses typically state that rental fees are based on aggregate terms established prior to the opening of the picture. In certain circumstances and less frequently, our rental fees are based on a mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the picture. Under an aggregate terms formula, we pay the distributor a specified percentage of box office receipts or pay based on a scale of percentages tied to different amounts of box office gross. The settlement process allows for negotiation based upon how a film actually performs.

        There are several distributors which provide a substantial portion of quality first-run motion pictures to the exhibition industry. These include Twentieth Century Fox, Buena Vista Pictures (Disney), Warner Bros. Distribution, Sony Pictures Releasing, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Lionsgate. Films licensed from these distributors accounted for approximately 89% of our admissions revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor's motion pictures in any given year. In 2014, our largest single distributor accounted for 17.2% of our box office admissions.

Food and Beverage

        Food and beverage sales are our second largest source of revenue after box office admissions. Food and beverage items include popcorn, soft drinks, candy, hot dogs, premium food and beverage items, specialty drinks (including premium beers, wine and mixed drinks), healthy choice items and made to order hot foods including menu choices such as curly fries, chicken tenders and mozzarella sticks. Different varieties of food and beverage items are offered at our theatres based on preferences in that particular geographic region. As of December 31, 2014, we have implemented dine-in theatre concepts, including AMC Red Kitchen at 16 locations, which feature full kitchen facilities, seat-side servers and a separate bar and lounge area.

        Our strategy emphasizes prominent and appealing food and beverage counters designed for rapid service and efficiency, including a customer friendly grab and go experience. We design our theatres to have more food and beverage capacity to make it easier to serve larger numbers of customers. Strategic placement of large food and beverage stands within theatres increases their visibility, aids in reducing the length of lines, allows flexibility to introduce new concepts and improves traffic flow around the food and beverage stands.

        We negotiate prices for our food and beverage products and supplies directly with food and beverage vendors on a national or regional basis to obtain high volume discounts or bulk rates and marketing incentives.

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        Our entertainment and dining experience at certain theatres features casual and premium upscale dine-in theatre options as well as bar and lounge areas.

Employees

        As of December 31, 2014, we employed approximately 900 full-time and 18,800 part-time employees. Approximately 46% of our U.S. theatre employees were paid the minimum wage. Substantially all of our employees are employed at OpCo.

        Fewer than 2% of our U.S. employees are represented by unions. We believe that our relationships with these unions are satisfactory. We consider our employee relations to be good.

Theatrical Exhibition Industry and Competition

        Movie going is embedded in the American social fabric. For over 100 years people young and old, of all races and socio-economic levels, have enjoyed the entertainment that motion pictures offer.

        In the United States, the movie exhibition business is large, stable and mature. While in any given calendar quarter the quantity and quality of movies can drive volatile results, box office revenues have advanced from 2011 to 2013. Calendar year 2013 was the industry's best ever, in terms of revenues, with box office revenues of $10.9 billion. Calendar 2014 box office revenues declined 3.0% from 2013 to $10.4 billion with over 1.2 billion admissions in the U.S. and Canada.

        The movie exhibition business has survived the booms and busts of economic cycles and has adapted to myriad changes in technology and customer behavior. There is great value for the entertainment dollar in movie going, and no replacement has been invented for the escape and fun that a night at the movies represents.

        We believe the exhibition business is in the early stages of a transition. After decades of economic models driven by quantity (number of theatres, screens and seats), we believe it is the quality of the movie going experience that will define future success. Whether through enhanced food and beverage options ( Food and Beverage Kiosks, Marketplaces, Coke Freestyle, MacGuffins or Dine-in Theatres ), more comfort and convenience (recliner re-seats, open-source internet ticketing, reserved seating), engagement and loyalty ( AMC Stubs , open-source internet ticketing, mobile apps, social media) or sight and sound (digital projectors, 3D, our own AMC Prime and ETX format or IMAX), it is the ease of use and the amenities that these innovations bring to customers that we believe will drive sustained profitability in the years ahead. As this transition accelerates, we believe movie exhibition's attraction as an investment will grow.

        The following table represents information about the exhibition industry obtained from the National Association of Theatre Owners ("NATO"), Rentrak and Box Office Mojo.

Calendar Year
  Box Office
Revenues
(in millions)
  Attendance
(in millions)
  Average
Ticket
Price
  Number of
Theatres
  Indoor
Screens
 

2014

  $ 10,353     1,267   $ 8.17     5,362     39,300  

2013

    10,921     1,343     8.13     5,359     39,424  

2012

    10,837     1,361     7.96     5,317     39,056  

2011

    10,174     1,283     7.93     5,331     38,974  

2010

    10,566     1,339     7.89     5,399     38,902  

2009

    10,596     1,413     7.50     5,561     38,605  

2008

    9,631     1,341     7.18     5,403     38,201  

2007

    9,664     1,405     6.88     5,545     38,159  

2006

    9,210     1,406     6.55     5,543     37,765  

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        According to the most recently available information from NATO, there are approximately 1,400 companies competing in the U.S./Canada theatrical exhibition industry, approximately 676 of which operate four or more screens. Industry participants vary substantially in size, from small independent operators to large international chains. Based on information obtained from Rentrak, we believe that the four largest exhibitors, in terms of box office revenue (Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Carmike Cinemas, Inc.) generated approximately 61% of the box office revenues in 2014. This statistic is up from 35% in 2000 and is evidence that the theatrical exhibition business in the United States has been consolidating.

        Our theatres are subject to varying degrees of competition in the geographic areas in which they operate. Competition is often intense with respect to attracting patrons, licensing motion pictures and finding new theatre sites. Where real estate is readily available, it is easier to open a theatre near one of our theatres, which may adversely affect operations at our theatre. However, in certain of our densely populated major metropolitan markets, we believe a scarcity of attractive retail real estate opportunities enhances the strategic value of our existing theatres. We also believe the complexity inherent in operating in these major metropolitan markets is a deterrent to other less sophisticated competitors, protecting our market share position.

        The theatrical exhibition industry faces competition from other forms of out-of-home entertainment, such as concerts, amusement parks and sporting events, and from other distribution channels for filmed entertainment, such as cable television, pay-per-view and home video systems, as well as from all other forms of entertainment.

        Movie-going is a compelling consumer out-of-home entertainment experience. Movie theatres currently garner a relatively small share of overall consumer entertainment time and spend, leaving significant room for further expansion and growth in the United States. In addition, our industry benefits from available capacity to satisfy additional consumer demand without capital investment.

        As major studio releases have declined in recent years, we believe companies like Open Road Films could fill an important gap that exists in the market today for consumers, movie producers and theatrical exhibitors by providing a broader availability of movies to consumers. Theatrical exhibitors are uniquely positioned to not only support, but also benefit from new distribution companies and content providers.

Regulatory Environment

        The distribution of motion pictures is, in large part, regulated by federal and state antitrust laws and has been the subject of numerous antitrust cases. The consent decrees, resulting from one of those cases to which we were not a party, have a material impact on the industry and us. Those consent decrees bind certain major motion picture distributors and require the motion pictures of such distributors to be offered and licensed to exhibitors, including us, on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Consequently, we cannot assure ourselves of a supply of motion pictures by entering into long-term arrangements with major distributors, but must compete for our licenses on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis.

        Our theatres must comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. Compliance with the ADA requires that public accommodations "reasonably accommodate" individuals with disabilities and that new construction or alterations made to "commercial facilities" conform to accessibility guidelines unless "structurally impracticable" for new construction or technically infeasible for alterations. Non-compliance with the ADA could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, fines, and awards of damages to private litigants or additional capital expenditures to remedy such noncompliance. As an employer covered by the ADA, we must make reasonable accommodations to the limitations of employees and qualified applicants with disabilities, provided that such reasonable accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. In addition, many of

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our employees are covered by various government employment regulations, including minimum wage, overtime and working conditions regulations.

        Our operations also are subject to federal, state and local laws regulating such matters as construction, renovation and operation of theatres as well as wages and working conditions, citizenship, health and sanitation requirements and licensing. We believe our theatres are in material compliance with such requirements.

        We also own and operate theatres and other properties which may be subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection. Certain of these laws and regulations may impose joint and several liability on certain statutory classes of persons for the costs of investigation or remediation of contamination, regardless of fault or the legality of original disposal. We believe our theatres are in material compliance with such requirements.

Significant Acquisitions and Dispositions

        In December 2012, we completed the acquisition of 4 theatres and 61 screens from Rave Review Cinemas, LLC and 6 theatres and 95 screens from Rave Digital Media, LLC. On May 24, 2010, we completed the acquisition of 92 theatres and 928 screens from Kerasotes. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, management decided to permanently close 73 underperforming screens and auditoriums. For more information on both of these acquisitions and the screen closures, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Significant Events."

        We have divested of the majority of our investments in international theatres in Canada, UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Spain, Portugal, France, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay over the past several years as part of our overall business strategy.

Seasonality

        Our revenues are dependent upon the timing of motion picture releases by distributors. The most marketable motion pictures are usually released during the summer and the year-end holiday seasons. Therefore, our business is highly seasonal, with higher attendance and revenues generally occurring during the summer months and holiday seasons. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

Financial Information About Geographic Areas

        For information about the geographic areas in which we operate, see Note 17—Operating Segment to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. During the year ended December 31, 2014, revenues from our continuing theatre operations outside the United States accounted for less than 1% of our total revenues.

Available Information

        We make available free of charge on our website (www.amctheatres.com) under "Corporate Info" / "Investor Relations" / "SEC Filings," annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy materials on Schedule 14A and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of our Internet website are not incorporated into this report. In addition, the public may read and copy any materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.

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Executive Officers

        The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers and key employees as of February 13, 2015:

Name
  Age   Position(s) Held

Gerardo I. Lopez

    55   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Holdings and AMCE)

Craig R. Ramsey

    63   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Holdings and AMCE)

Elizabeth Frank

    45   Executive Vice President, Chief Content & Programming Officer (Holdings and AMCE)

John D. McDonald

    57   Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations (Holdings and AMCE)

Mark A. McDonald

    56   Executive Vice President, Global Development (Holdings and AMCE)

Stephen A. Colanero

    48   Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (Holdings and AMCE)

Kevin M. Connor

    52   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Holdings and AMCE)

Chris A. Cox

    49   Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Holdings and AMCE)

Christina Sternberg

    43   Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications (Holdings and AMCE)

Carla Sanders

    49   Senior Vice President, Human Resources (Holdings and AMCE)

        All our current executive officers hold their offices at the pleasure of our board of directors, subject to rights under their respective employment agreements in some cases. There are no family relationships between or among any executive officers, except that Messrs. John D. McDonald and Mark A. McDonald are brothers.

         Mr. Gerardo I. Lopez has served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of AMC since March 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lopez served as Executive Vice President of Starbucks Coffee Company and President of its Global Consumer Products, Seattle's Best Coffee and Foodservice divisions from September 2004 to March 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Lopez served as President of the Handleman Entertainment Resources division of Handleman Company from November 2001 to September 2004. Mr. Lopez also serves on the boards of directors of Recreational Equipment, Inc., Brinker International, DCIP and Open Road Releasing. Mr. Lopez holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from George Washington University and a M.B.A. in Finance from Harvard Business School. Mr. Lopez has over 30 years of experience in marketing, sales and operations and management in public and private companies. His prior experience includes management of multi-billion-dollar operations and groups of over 2,500 associates.

         Mr. Craig R. Ramsey has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMC since April 2002. Mr. Ramsey served as Secretary of the Company from April 2002 until April 2003. Mr. Ramsey served as Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer from August 1998 until May 2002. Mr. Ramsey served as Vice President, Finance from January 1997 to August 1998, and prior thereto, Mr. Ramsey had served as Director of Information Systems and Director of Financial Reporting since joining AMC in February 1995. Mr. Ramsey has over 30 years of experience in finance in public and private companies. Mr. Ramsey serves on the board of directors for Open Road Releasing and NCM. Mr. Ramsey holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

         Ms. Elizabeth Frank has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Content & Programming Officer for AMC since July 2012. Between August 2010 and July 2012, Ms. Frank served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Strategic Partnerships. From 2006 to 2010, Ms. Frank served as Senior Vice President of Global Programs for AmeriCares. From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Frank served as Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning for Time Warner Inc. Prior to Time Warner Inc., Ms. Frank was a partner at McKinsey & Company for nine years. Ms. Frank serves on the board of directors of Open Road Releasing. Ms. Frank holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Lehigh University and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University.

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         Mr. John D. McDonald has served as Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations of AMC since July 2009. Prior to July 2009, Mr. McDonald served as Executive Vice President, U.S. and Canada Operations effective October 1998. Mr. McDonald served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations from November 1995 to October 1998. Mr. McDonald is a member of the National Association of Theatre Owners Advisory board of directors, Chairman of the Technology Committee for the National Association of Theatre Owners, and member of the board of directors for DCIP. Mr. McDonald has successfully managed the integration for the Gulf States, General Cinema, Loews, and Kerasotes mergers and acquisitions. Mr. McDonald attended California State Polytechnic University where he studied economics and history.

         Mr. Mark A. McDonald has served as Executive Vice President, Global Development since July 2009 of AMC. Prior thereto, Mr. McDonald served as Executive Vice President, International Operations from December 1998 to July 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. McDonald had served as Senior Vice President, Asia Operations since November 1995. Mr. McDonald holds a B.A. degree from the University of Southern California and a M.B.A. from the Anderson School at University of California Los Angeles.

         Mr. Stephen A. Colanero has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of AMC since December 2009. Prior to joining AMC, Mr. Colanero served as Vice President of Marketing for RadioShack Corporation from April 2008 to December 2009. Mr. Colanero also served as Senior Vice President of Retail Marketing for Washington Mutual Inc. from February 2006 to August 2007 and as Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing for Blockbuster Inc. from November 1994 to January 2006. Mr. Colanero holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Villanova University and a M.B.A. in Marketing and Strategic Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

         Mr. Kevin M. Connor has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AMC since April 2003. Prior to April 2003, Mr. Connor served as Senior Vice President, Legal beginning November 2002. Prior thereto, Mr. Connor was in private practice in Kansas City, Missouri as a partner with the firm Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer and Gee from October 1995. Mr. Connor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from Vanderbilt University, a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and a LLM in Taxation from the University of Missouri—Kansas City.

         Mr. Chris A. Cox has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of AMC since June 2010. Prior thereto Mr. Cox served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since May 2002. Prior to May 2002, Mr. Cox had served as Vice President and Controller since November 2000. Previously, Mr. Cox had served as Director of Corporate Accounting for the Dial Corporation from December 1999 until November 2000. Mr. Cox holds a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance degree from the University of Iowa.

         Ms. Christina Sternberg has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications of AMC since August 2012. Previously, Ms. Sternberg served as Senior Vice President, Design, Construction and Development from December 2009 to August 2012. Ms. Sternberg served as Senior Vice President, Domestic Development from July 2009 to August 2012. Ms. Sternberg served as Senior Vice President, Design, Construction and Facilities from April 2009 to July 2009. Ms. Sternberg served as Vice President, Design, Construction and Facilities of AMC from April 2005 to April 2009. Ms. Sternberg began her career at AMC in 1998 as a controller. Ms. Sternberg is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute. Ms. Sternberg holds a B.S. from the University of California-Davis and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Ms. Sternberg is a member of the National Association of Theatre Owners Advisory Board of Directors.

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         Ms. Carla Sanders has served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of AMC since January 2014. Ms. Sanders served as Vice President, Human Resources Services from September 2006 to January 2014. Prior thereto, Ms. Sanders served as Vice President, Recruitment and Development from April 2005 to September 2006. Ms. Sanders' prior experience includes human resources manager and director of employment practices. Ms. Sanders began her career at AMC in 1988 as a theatre manager in Philadelphia. Ms. Sanders serves as co-chair for the AMC Cares Invitational and is a member of the AMC Investment Committee. She is currently a board member for the Quality Hill Playhouse and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City. Ms. Sanders has 20 years of human resources experience. Ms. Sanders holds a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University.

Item 1A.    

RISK FACTORS

We have no control over distributors of the films and our business may be adversely affected if our access to motion pictures is limited or delayed.

        We rely on distributors of motion pictures, over whom we have no control, for the films that we exhibit. Major motion picture distributors are required by law to offer and license film to exhibitors, including us, on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Consequently, we cannot assure ourselves of a supply of motion pictures by entering into long-term arrangements with major distributors, but must compete for our licenses on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Our business depends on maintaining good relations with these distributors, as this affects our ability to negotiate commercially favorable licensing terms for first-run films or to obtain licenses at all. With only 7 distributors representing approximately 89% of the U.S. box office in 2014, there is a high level of concentration in the industry. Our business may be adversely affected if our access to motion pictures is limited or delayed because of deterioration in our relationships with one or more distributors or for some other reason. To the extent that we are unable to license a popular film for exhibition in our theatres, our operating results may be adversely affected.

We depend on motion picture production and performance.

        Our ability to operate successfully depends upon the availability, diversity and appeal of motion pictures, our ability to license motion pictures and the performance of such motion pictures in our markets. The most attended films are usually released during the summer and the calendar year-end holidays, making our business highly seasonal. We license first-run motion pictures, the success of which has increasingly depended on the marketing efforts of the major motion picture studios. Poor performance of, or any disruption in the production of these motion pictures (including by reason of a strike or lack of adequate financing), or a reduction in the marketing efforts of the major motion picture studios, could hurt our business and results of operations. Conversely, the successful performance of these motion pictures, particularly the sustained success of any one motion picture, or an increase in effective marketing efforts of the major motion picture studios, may generate positive results for our business and operations in a specific fiscal quarter or year that may not necessarily be indicative of, or comparable to, future results of operations. As movie studios rely on a smaller number of higher grossing "tent pole" films there may be increased pressure for higher film licensing fees. In addition, a change in the type and breadth of movies offered by motion picture studios may adversely affect the demographic base of moviegoers.

Our substantial debt could adversely affect our operations and prevent us from satisfying those debt obligations.

        We have a significant amount of debt, all of which is debt of our subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2014, we had outstanding $1,900.3 million of indebtedness ($1,852.6 million face amount), which

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consisted of $760.0 million under our Senior Secured Credit Facility ($761.4 million face amount), $1,024.0 million of our existing subordinated notes ($975.0 million face amount), $7.0 million promissory note and $109.3 million of existing capital and financing lease obligations, and $136.8 million would have been available for borrowing as additional senior debt under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2014, we also had approximately $3.5 billion of undiscounted rental payments under operating leases (with initial base terms generally between 15 to 20 years). The amount of our indebtedness and lease and other financial obligations could have important consequences to our stockholders. For example, it could:

    increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

    limit our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, dividend payments, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes;

    require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of lease rentals and principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available to us for operations and any future business opportunities;

    limit our planning flexibility for, or ability to react to, changes in our business and the industry; and

    place us at a competitive disadvantage with competitors who may have less indebtedness and other obligations or greater access to financing.

        If we fail to make any required payment under our Senior Secured Credit Facility or the indentures governing our notes or to comply with any of the financial and operating covenants contained therein, we would be in default. Lenders under our Senior Secured Credit Facility or holders of our notes, as applicable, could then decide to accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility or the indentures and in the case of the Senior Credit Facility, foreclose upon the stock and personal property of our subsidiaries that is pledged to secure the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Other creditors might then accelerate other indebtedness. If the lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility or holders of our notes accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness thereunder, we might not have sufficient assets to satisfy our obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the indentures, or our other indebtedness. Our indebtedness under our Senior Secured Credit Facility bears interest at rates that fluctuate with changes in certain prevailing interest rates (although, subject to certain conditions, such rates may be fixed for certain periods). If interest rates increase, we may be unable to meet our debt service obligations under our Senior Secured Credit Facility and other indebtedness.

Limitations on the availability of capital may prevent deployment of strategic initiatives.

        Our key strategic initiatives, including recliner re-seats, enhanced food and beverage and premium sight & sound, require significant capital expenditures to implement. Our gross capital expenditures aggregated approximately $270.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 and $260.8 million, $72.8 million, and $40.1 million during year ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively. We estimate that our gross cash outflows for capital expenditures will be approximately $320.0 million to $340.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2015. The lack of available capital resources due to business performance or other financial commitments could prevent or delay the deployment of innovations in our theatres. We may have to seek additional financing or issue additional securities to fully implement our growth strategy. We cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain new financing on favorable terms, or at all. In addition, covenants under our existing indebtedness limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, and the performance of any additional or improved theatres may not be sufficient to service the related indebtedness that we are permitted to incur.

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We have had significant financial losses in previous years.

        Prior to fiscal 2007, we had reported net losses in each of the prior nine fiscal years totaling approximately $551.1 million. For fiscal 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the year ended 2013, and the year ended 2014, we reported net earnings (losses) of $116.9 million, $(6.2) million, $(149.0) million, $79.9 million, $(174.3) million, $(94.1) million, $90.2 million, $(42.7) million, $364.4 million, and $64.1 million, respectively. If we experience poor financial results in the future, we may be unable to meet our payment obligations while attempting to expand our theatre circuit and withstand competitive pressures or adverse economic conditions.

We may be limited in our ability to utilize, or may not be able to utilize, net operating loss carryforwards to reduce our future tax liability.

        As of December 31, 2014, we had an estimated federal income tax loss carryforward of $649.8 million and estimated state income tax loss carryforward of $409.7 million which will be limited annually due to certain change in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (" IRC ") Section 382. Our federal tax loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2016 and will completely expire in 2034. Our state tax loss carryforwards may be used over various periods ranging from 1 to 20 years.

        We have experienced numerous "ownership changes" within the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the Merger. These ownership changes have and will continue to subject our tax loss carryforwards to annual limitations which will restrict our ability to use them to offset our taxable income in periods following the ownership changes. In general, the annual use limitation equals the aggregate value of our equity at the time of the ownership change multiplied by a specified tax-exempt interest rate.

We are subject, at times, to intense competition.

        Our theatres are subject to varying degrees of competition in the geographic areas in which we operate. Competitors may be national circuits, regional circuits or smaller independent exhibitors. Competition among theatre exhibition companies is often intense with respect to the following factors:

    Attracting patrons.   The competition for patrons is dependent upon factors such as the availability of popular motion pictures, the location and number of theatres and screens in a market, the comfort and quality of the theatres and pricing. Many of our competitors have sought to increase the number of screens that they operate. Competitors have built or may be planning to build theatres in certain areas where we operate, which could result in excess capacity and increased competition for patrons.

    Licensing motion pictures.   We believe that the principal competitive factors with respect to film licensing include licensing terms, number of seats and screens available for a particular picture, revenue potential and the location and condition of an exhibitor's theatres.

    New sites and acquisitions.   We must compete with exhibitors and others in our efforts to locate and acquire attractive new and existing sites for our theatres. There can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire such new sites or existing theatres at reasonable prices or on favorable terms. Moreover, some of these competitors may be stronger financially than we are. As a result of the foregoing, we may not succeed in acquiring theatres or may have to pay more than we would prefer to make an acquisition.

        The theatrical exhibition industry also faces competition from other forms of out-of-home entertainment, such as concerts, amusement parks and sporting events and from other distribution channels for filmed entertainment, such as cable television, pay-per-view and home video systems and from other forms of in-home entertainment.

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An increase in the use of alternative film delivery methods or other forms of entertainment may drive down our attendance and limit our ticket prices.

        We compete with other film delivery methods, including network, syndicated cable and satellite television and DVDs, as well as video-on-demand, pay-per-view services, video streaming and downloads via the Internet. We also compete for the public's leisure time and disposable income with other forms of entertainment, including sporting events, amusement parks, live music concerts, live theatre and restaurants. An increase in the popularity of these alternative film delivery methods and other forms of entertainment could reduce attendance at our theatres, limit the prices we can charge for admission and materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our results of operations may be impacted by shrinking theatrical exclusive release windows.

        Over the last decade, the average theatrical exclusive release window, which represents the time that elapses from the date of a film's theatrical release to the date a film is available on DVD or similar on-demand release to an important downstream market, has decreased from approximately six months to approximately three to four months. If patrons choose to wait for a DVD release, video streaming or other home entertainment options rather than attend a theatre for viewing the film, it may adversely impact our business and results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In 2011, several major film studios have tested premium video-on-demand products released in homes approximately 60 days after a movie's theatrical debut, which threatened the length of the release window. In January 2015, Amazon Studios announced its intention to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release with video streaming available just 4 to 8 weeks after their theatrical debut. We cannot assure you that this release window, which is determined by the film studios, will not shrink further or be eliminated altogether, which could have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

The agreements governing our indebtedness contain covenants that may limit our ability to take advantage of certain business opportunities advantageous to us.

        The agreements governing our indebtedness contain various covenants that limit our ability to, among other things:

    incur or guarantee additional indebtedness;

    pay dividends or make other distributions to our stockholders;

    make restricted payments;

    incur liens;

    engage in transactions with affiliates; and

    enter into business combinations.

        These restrictions could limit our ability to obtain future financing, make acquisitions or needed capital expenditures, withstand economic downturns in our business or the economy in general, conduct operations or otherwise take advantage of business opportunities that may arise.

        Although the indentures for our notes contain a fixed charge coverage test that limits our ability to incur indebtedness, this limitation is subject to a number of significant exceptions and qualifications. Moreover, the indentures do not impose any limitation on our incurrence of lease obligations or liabilities that are not considered "Indebtedness" under the indentures (such as operating leases), nor do they impose any limitation on the amount of liabilities incurred by subsidiaries, if any, that might be designated as "unrestricted subsidiaries," which are subsidiaries that we designate, that are not subject to the restrictive covenants contained in the indentures governing our notes.

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        Furthermore, there are no restrictions in the indentures on our ability to invest in other entities (including unaffiliated entities) and no restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to enter into agreements restricting their ability to pay dividends or otherwise transfer funds to us. Also, although the indentures limit our ability to make dividends and other restricted payments, these restrictions are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.

General political, social and economic conditions can reduce our attendance.

        Our success depends on general political, social and economic conditions and the willingness of consumers to spend money at movie theatres. If going to motion pictures becomes less popular or consumers spend less on food and beverage, which accounted for 29.6% of our revenues in calendar 2014, our operations could be adversely affected. In addition, our operations could be adversely affected if consumers' discretionary income falls as a result of an economic downturn. Geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism or cyber attacks, could cause people to avoid our theatres or other public places where large crowds are in attendance. In addition, due to our concentration in certain markets, natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes in those markets could adversely affect our overall results of operations.

We may be reviewed by antitrust authorities in connection with acquisition opportunities that would increase our number of theatres in markets where we have a leading market share.

        Given our size and market share, pursuit of acquisition opportunities that would increase the number of our theatres in markets where we have a leading market share would likely result in significant review by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and States' Attorneys General, and we may be required to dispose of theatres in order to complete such acquisition opportunities. For example, in connection with the acquisition of Kerasotes, we were required to dispose of 11 theatres located in various markets across the United States, including Chicago, Denver and Indianapolis. As a result, we may not be able to succeed in acquiring other exhibition companies or we may have to dispose of a significant number of theatres in key markets in order to complete such acquisitions.

We depend on key personnel for our current and future performance.

        Our current and future performance depends to a significant degree upon the retention of our senior management team and other key personnel. The loss or unavailability to us of any member of our senior management team or a key employee could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot assure you that we would be able to locate or employ qualified replacements for senior management or key employees on acceptable terms.

Optimizing our theatre circuit through new construction and the transformation of our existing theatres may be subject to delay and unanticipated costs.

        The availability of attractive site locations for new construction is subject to various factors that are beyond our control. These factors include:

    local conditions, such as scarcity of space or increase in demand for real estate, demographic changes and changes in zoning and tax laws; and

    competition for site locations from both theatre companies and other businesses.

        We typically require 18 to 24 months in the United States from the time we reach an agreement with a landlord to when a theatre opens.

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landlord approvals and new types of operating licenses (e.g. liquor licenses). We may also experience cost overruns from delays or other unanticipated costs in both new construction and facility improvements. Furthermore, our new sites and transformed locations may not perform to our expectations.

We may not achieve the expected benefits and performance from our strategic theatre acquisitions.

        In any acquisition, we expect to benefit from cost savings through, for example, the reduction of overhead and theatre level costs, and from revenue enhancements resulting from the acquisition. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow from these acquisitions to service any indebtedness incurred to finance such acquisitions or realize any other anticipated benefits. Nor can there be any assurance that our profitability will be improved by any one or more acquisitions. Although we have a long history of successfully integrating acquisitions, any acquisition may involve operating risks, such as:

    the difficulty of assimilating and integrating the acquired operations and personnel into our current business;

    the potential disruption of our ongoing business;

    the diversion of management's attention and other resources;

    the possible inability of management to maintain uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

    the risks of entering markets in which we have little or no experience;

    the potential impairment of relationships with employees;

    the possibility that any liabilities we may incur or assume may prove to be more burdensome than anticipated; and

    the possibility that the acquired theatres do not perform as expected.

If our cash flows prove inadequate to service our debt and provide for our other obligations, we may be required to refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or future debt at terms unfavorable to us.

        Our ability to make payments on and refinance our debt and other financial obligations and to fund our capital expenditures and acquisitions will depend on our ability to generate substantial operating cash flow. This will depend on our future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors beyond our control.

        In addition, our debt obligations require us to repay or refinance our obligations when they come due. If our cash flows were to prove inadequate to meet our debt service, rental and other obligations in the future, we may be required to refinance all or a portion of our existing or future debt, on or before maturity, to sell assets or to obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness, including our Senior Secured Credit Facility and our notes, sell any such assets, or obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

        The terms of the agreements governing our indebtedness restrict, but do not prohibit us from incurring additional indebtedness. If we are in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and our other outstanding debt instruments, we may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness. If we incur additional indebtedness, the related risks that we face may intensify.

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We rely on our information systems to conduct our business, and any failure to protect these systems against security breaches or failure of these systems themselves could adversely affect our business, results of operations and liquidity and could result in litigation and penalties. Additionally, if these systems fail or become unavailable for any significant period of time, our business could be harmed.

        The efficient operation of our business is dependent on computer hardware and software systems. Among other things, these systems collect and store certain personal information from customers, vendors and employees and process customer payment information. Additionally, open source internet ticketing allows tickets for all of our theatres to be sold by various third party vendors on websites using information systems we do not control. Our information systems and those maintained by our third party vendors and the sensitive data they are designed to protect are vulnerable to security breaches by computer hackers, cyber terrorists and other cyber attackers. We rely on industry accepted security measures and technology to securely maintain confidential and proprietary information maintained on our information systems, and we rely on our third party vendors to take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of the information on those information systems. However, these measures and technology may not adequately prevent security breaches. Our information systems may become unavailable or fail to perform as anticipated for any reason, including viruses, loss of power or human error. Any significant interruption or failure of our information systems or those maintained by our third party vendors or any significant breach of security could adversely affect our reputation with our customers, vendors and employees and could adversely affect our business, results of operations and liquidity and could result in litigation against us or the imposition of penalties. A significant interruption, failure or breach of the security of our information systems or those of our third party vendors could also require us to expend significant resources to upgrade the security measures and technology that guard sensitive data against computer hackers, cyber terrorists and other cyber attackers. We maintain cyber risk insurance coverage to protect against such risks, however, there can be no assurance that such coverage will be adequate.

Our investment in and revenues from NCM may be negatively impacted by the competitive environment in which NCM operates.

        We have maintained an investment in NCM. NCM's in-theatre advertising operations compete with other cinema advertising companies and other advertising mediums including, most notably, television, newspaper, radio and the Internet. There can be no guarantee that in-theatre advertising will continue to attract major advertisers or that NCM's in-theatre advertising format will be favorably received by the theatre-going public. If NCM is unable to generate expected sales of advertising, it may not maintain the level of profitability we hope to achieve, its results of operations and cash flows may be adversely affected and our investment in and revenues and dividends from NCM may be adversely impacted.

We may suffer future impairment losses and theatre and other closure charges.

        The opening of new theatres by us and certain of our competitors has drawn audiences away from some of our older theatres. In addition, demographic changes and competitive pressures have caused some of our theatres to become unprofitable. Since not all theatres are appropriate for our new initiatives, we may have to close certain theatres or recognize impairment losses related to the decrease in value of particular theatres. We review long-lived assets, including intangibles, marketable securities and non-consolidated entities for impairment as part of our annual budgeting process and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. We recognized non-cash impairment losses in 1996 and in each fiscal year thereafter except for 2005, the Transition Period and calendar 2013. Our impairment losses of long-lived assets from continuing operations over this period aggregated to $301.3 million. Beginning fiscal 1999 through December 31, 2014, we also incurred theatre and other closure expenses, including theatre lease

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termination charges aggregating approximately $153.7 million. Deterioration in the performance of our theatres could require us to recognize additional impairment losses and close additional theatres, which could have an adverse effect on the results of our operations. We continually monitor the performance of our theatres, and factors such as changing consumer preferences for filmed entertainment in international markets and our inability to sublease vacant retail space could negatively impact operating results and result in future closures, sales, dispositions and significant theatre and other closure charges prior to expiration of underlying lease agreements.

Our business could be adversely affected if we incur legal liability.

        We are subject to, and in the future may become a party to, a variety of litigation or other claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Regardless of the merits of the claims, the cost to defend current and future litigation may be significant, and such matters can be time-consuming and divert management's attention and resources. The results of litigation and other legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and adverse judgments or settlements in some or all of these legal disputes may result in materially adverse monetary damages, penalties or injunctive relief against us. Any claims or litigation, even if fully indemnified or insured, could damage our reputation and make it more difficult to compete effectively or to obtain adequate insurance in the future.

        While we maintain insurance for certain potential liabilities, such insurance does not cover all types and amounts of potential liabilities and is subject to various exclusions as well as caps on amounts recoverable. Even if we believe a claim is covered by insurance, insurers may dispute our entitlement to recovery for a variety of potential reasons, which may affect the timing and, if they prevail, the amount of our recovery.

We are subject to substantial government regulation, which could entail significant cost.

        We are subject to various federal, state and local laws, regulations and administrative practices affecting our business, and we must comply with provisions regulating health and sanitation standards, equal employment, environmental, and licensing for the sale of food and, in some theatres, alcoholic beverages. Our new theatre openings could be delayed or prevented or our existing theatres could be impacted by difficulties or failures in our ability to obtain or maintain required approvals or licenses. Changes in existing laws or implementation of new laws, regulations and practices could have a significant impact on our business. A significant portion of our theatre level employees are part time workers who are paid at or near the applicable minimum wage in the theatre's jurisdiction. Increases in the minimum wage and implementation of reforms requiring the provision of additional benefits will increase our labor costs.

        We own and operate facilities throughout the United States and are subject to the environmental laws and regulations of those jurisdictions, particularly laws governing the cleanup of hazardous materials and the management of properties. We might in the future be required to participate in the cleanup of a property that we own or lease, or at which we have been alleged to have disposed of hazardous materials from one of our facilities. In certain circumstances, we might be solely responsible for any such liability under environmental laws, and such claims could be material.

        Our theatres must comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or ADA. Compliance with the ADA requires that public accommodations "reasonably accommodate" individuals with disabilities and that new construction or alterations made to "commercial facilities" conform to accessibility guidelines unless "structurally impracticable" for new construction or technically infeasible for alterations. Non-compliance with the ADA could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, fines, and an award of damages to private litigants or additional capital expenditures to remedy such noncompliance.

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We may not generate sufficient cash flows or have sufficient restricted payment capacity under our Senior Secured Credit Facility or the indentures governing our debt securities to pay our intended dividends on our Class A common stock.

        Subject to legally available funds, we intend to pay quarterly cash dividends. We are a holding company and have no direct operations. We will only be able to pay dividends from our available cash on hand and funds received from our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries' ability to make distributions to us will depend on their ability to generate substantial operating cash flow. Our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders are subject to the terms of our Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing our outstanding notes. Our operating cash flow and ability to comply with restricted payment covenants in our debt instruments will depend on our future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors beyond our control. In addition, dividend payments are not mandatory or guaranteed, and our board of directors may decrease the level of dividends or entirely discontinue the payment of dividends. We may not pay dividends as a result of the following additional factors, among others:

    we are not legally or contractually required to pay dividends;

    while we currently intend to pay a regular quarterly dividend, this policy could be modified or revoked at any time;

    even if we do not modify or revoke our dividend policy, the actual amount of dividends distributed and the decision to make any distribution is entirely at the discretion of our board of directors and future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, business opportunities, provisions of applicable law and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant;

    the amount of dividends distributed is and will be subject to contractual restrictions under the restrictive payment covenants contained in:

    the indentures governing our debt securities,

    the terms of our Senior Secured Credit Facility, and

    the terms of any other outstanding or future indebtedness incurred by us or any of our subsidiaries;

    the amount of dividends distributed is subject to state law restrictions; and

    our stockholders have no contractual or other legal right to dividends.

        The maximum amount we would be permitted to distribute in compliance with our Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing our debt securities was approximately $713.5 million as of December 31, 2014. As a result of the foregoing limitations on our ability to make distributions, we cannot assure you that we will be able to make all of our intended quarterly dividend payments.

As a result of the IPO, Holdings and certain of its domestic affiliates may not be able to file a consolidated tax return which could result in increased tax liability.

        Prior to the IPO, Holdings and certain of its domestic affiliates (the "AMC affiliated tax group") are members of a consolidated group for federal income tax purposes, of which a Wanda domestic subsidiary is the common parent. As a result of the Class A common stock offering, the AMC affiliated tax group ceased to be members of the Wanda federal consolidated group. The AMC affiliated tax group will not be permitted to file a consolidated return for federal income tax purposes for five years, however, unless we obtain a waiver from the Internal Revenue Service. It is uncertain whether we will obtain a waiver if we seek one. If we do not obtain a waiver, each member of the AMC affiliated tax group will be required to file a separate federal income tax return, and, as a result, the income (and tax

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liability) of a member will only be offset by its own tax loss carryforwards (and other tax attributes) and not by tax loss carryforwards, current year losses or other tax attributes of other members of the group. We believe that we should not incur substantial additional federal tax liability if we are not permitted to file a federal consolidated return, because (i) most of our revenues are generated by a single member of the AMC affiliated tax group and most of our tax loss carryforwards are attributable to such member and (ii) there are certain other beneficial aspects of the structure of the AMC affiliated tax group. We cannot assure you, however, that we will not incur substantial additional tax liability if the AMC affiliated tax group is not permitted to file a federal consolidated return for five years.

Future sales of our Class A common stock could cause the market price for our Class A common stock to decline.

        We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of shares of our Class A common stock or the availability of shares of our Class A common stock for sale will have on the market price of our Class A common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our Class A common stock in the public market, or the perception that those sales will occur, could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline. Wanda holds shares of our Class B common stock, all of which constitute "restricted securities" under the Securities Act. The shares of our Class B common stock automatically convert to Class A common stock (1) if transferred to a person other than certain permitted transferees or (2) upon Wanda and its permitted transferees holding less than 30% of all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. Provided the holders comply with the applicable volume limits and other conditions prescribed in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, all of these restricted securities are currently freely tradeable. Wanda also has the right, subject to various conditions and limitations, to request that we effect registered offerings of any Class A common stock they hold.

We have elected to take advantage of the "controlled company" exemption to the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies, which could make our Class A common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.

        Because we qualify as a "controlled company" under the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies, we are not required to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or an independent nominating function. In light of our status as a controlled company, our board of directors has determined not to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, have a compensation committee composed solely of independent directors or have an independent nominating function and has chosen to have the full board of directors be directly responsible for nominating members of our board. Accordingly, should the interests of Wanda, as our controlling stockholder, differ from those of other stockholders, the other stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies. Our status as a controlled company could make our Class A common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.

Our controlling shareholder owns more than 91% of the combined voting power of our common stock and has significant influence over our corporate management and affairs.

        Our Class B common stock has three votes per share, and our Class A common stock, which is the publicly traded stock, has one vote per share. As of December 31, 2014, Wanda owns approximately 75,826,927 shares of Class B common stock, or 77.86% of our outstanding common stock, representing approximately 91.34% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As such, Wanda has significant influence over our reporting and corporate management and affairs, and, because of the three-to-one voting ratio between our Class B and Class A common stock, Wanda will continue to

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control a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock and therefore be able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval (including election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as mergers) so long as the shares of Class B common stock owned by Wanda and its permitted transferees represent at least 30% of all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. The shares of our Class B common stock automatically convert to shares of Class A common stock upon Wanda and its permitted transferees holding less than 30% of all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock.

The super voting rights of our Class B common stock and other anti-takeover protections in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may discourage or prevent a takeover of our Company, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.

        Provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, as well as provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the supermajority rights of our Class B common stockholder, could delay or make it more difficult to remove incumbent directors or for a third party to acquire us, even if a takeover would benefit our stockholders. These provisions include:

    a dual class common stock structure, which provides Wanda with the ability to control the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, even if they own significantly less than a majority of the shares of our outstanding Class A and Class B common stock;

    a classified board of directors;

    the sole power of a majority of the board of directors to fix the number of directors;

    limitations on the removal of directors;

    the sole power of the board of directors to fill any vacancy on the board of directors, whether such vacancy occurs as a result of an increase in the number of directors or otherwise;

    the ability of our board of directors to designate one or more series of preferred stock and issue shares of preferred stock without stockholder approval; and

    the inability of stockholders to call special meetings.

        Our issuance of shares of preferred stock could delay or prevent a change of control of our Company. Our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, in one or more series, to designate the number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.

        Our incorporation under Delaware law, the ability of our board of directors to create and issue a new series of preferred stock or a stockholder rights plan and certain other provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving Holdings or the replacement of our management or discourage a potential investor from making a tender offer for our Class A common stock, which, under certain circumstances, could reduce the market value of our Class A common stock.

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Our issuance of preferred stock could dilute the voting power of the common stockholders.

        The issuance of shares of preferred stock with voting rights may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our other classes of voting stock either by diluting the voting power of our other classes of voting stock if they vote together as a single class, or by giving the holders of any such preferred stock the right to block an action on which they have a separate class vote even if the action were approved by the holders of our other classes of voting stock.

Our issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the market value of our Class A common stock.

        The issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend or conversion rights, liquidation preferences or other economic terms favorable to the holders of preferred stock could adversely affect the market price for our Class A common stock by making an investment in the common stock less attractive. For example, investors in the common stock may not wish to purchase Class A common stock at a price above the conversion price of a series of convertible preferred stock because the holders of the preferred stock would effectively be entitled to purchase Class A common stock at the lower conversion price causing economic dilution to the holders of Class A common stock.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.

        None.

Item 2.    Properties.

        The following table sets forth the general character and ownership classification of our theatre circuit, excluding non-consolidated joint ventures and managed theatres, as of December 31, 2014:

Property Holding Classification
  Theatres   Screens  

Owned

    17     162  

Leased pursuant to ground leases

    6     73  

Leased pursuant to building leases

    318     4,635  

Total

    341     4,870  

        Our theatre leases generally have initial terms ranging from 15 to 20 years, with options to extend the lease for up to 20 additional years. The leases typically require escalating minimum annual rent payments and additional rent payments based on a percentage of the leased theatre's revenue above a base amount and require us to pay for property taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other property-related expenses. In some instances our escalating minimum annual rent payments are contingent upon increases in the consumer price index. In some cases, our rights as tenant are subject and subordinate to the mortgage loans of lenders to our lessors, so that if a mortgage were to be foreclosed, we could lose our lease. Historically, this has never occurred.

        We lease our corporate headquarters in Leawood, Kansas.

        Currently, the majority of the food and beverage, seating and other equipment required for each of our theatres are owned. The majority of our digital projection equipment is leased from DCIP.

        All obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and the guarantees of those obligations (as well as cash management obligations), are secured by substantially all of AMCE's assets as well as those of each subsidiary guarantor.

        Please refer to page 5 for the geographic locations of our Theatrical Exhibition circuit as of December 31, 2014. See Note 5—Property to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings.

        The information required to be furnished by us under this Part I, Item 3 (Legal Proceedings) is incorporated by reference to the information contained in Note 14—Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 on this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

        Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

        Our common equity consists of Class A and Class B common stock. Our Class A common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since December 18, 2013 under the symbol "AMC." There is no established public trading market for our Class B common stock.

        The following table sets forth the historical high and low sales prices per share of our Class A common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for the calendar periods indicated:

 
  Calendar 2014  
 
  High   Low  

First Quarter (January 1, 2014 - March 31, 2014)

  $ 26.68   $ 19.75  

Second Quarter (April 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014)

    25.14     20.99  

Third Quarter (July 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014)

    25.34     22.09  

Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014)

    27.08     21.10  

 

 
  Calendar 2013(1)  
 
  High   Low  

Fourth Quarter (December 18, 2013 - December 31, 2013

  $ 20.72   $ 19.35  

(1)
Prior to December 18, 2013, there was no established public trading market for our common stock.

Holders of Common Stock

        On February 13, 2015, there were approximately 59 stockholders of record of our Class A common Stock and one stockholder of record of our Class B common Stock.

        Temporary Equity:     Certain members of management have the right to require Holdings to purchase the Class A common stock held by them pursuant to the terms of a stockholders agreement. Beginning on January 1, 2016 (or upon the termination of a management stockholder's employment by us without cause, by the management stockholder for good reason, or due to the management stockholder's death or disability) management shareholders will have the right, in limited circumstances, to require Holdings to purchase shares of Holdings that are not fully and freely tradeable at a price equal to the price per share paid by such management shareholder with appropriate adjustments for any subsequent events such as dividends, splits, combinations and the like. These shares of the Class A common stock is classified as temporary equity, apart from permanent equity, as a result of the contingent redemption feature contained in the stockholder agreement.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, certain members of management received $92,000 by tendering shares of Class A common stock to Holdings with an original recorded historical cost of $43,000. As a result of this transaction, temporary equity declined by $43,000 and additional paid-in capital increased by $43,000.

Dividend Policy

        Subject to legally available funds, we intend to pay a quarterly cash dividend at an annual rate initially equal to approximately $0.80 per share (or a quarterly rate initially equal to approximately $0.20 per share) of Holdings' Class A and Class B common stock. The payment of future dividends is subject to our Board of Directors' discretion and dependent on many considerations, including limitations imposed by covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness, operating results, capital requirements, strategic considerations and other factors.

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        We are a holding company and have no direct operations. We will only be able to pay dividends from our available cash on hand and funds received from our subsidiaries. Their ability to make any payments to us will depend upon many factors, including our operating results, cash flows and the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing our subsidiaries' debt securities. Our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders will also be subject to the terms of the indebtedness. The declaration and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including legal requirements, our subsidiaries' ability to make payments to us, our financial condition, operating results, cash flow from operating activities, available cash and current and anticipated cash needs. We do not intend to borrow funds to pay the quarterly dividend described above. See the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Item 7 of Part II hereof for further information regarding the dividend restrictions.

        The following is a summary of dividends and dividend equivalents declared to stockholders during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014:

Declaration Date   Record Date   Date Paid   Amount per
Share of
Common Stock
  Total Dividends
(In thousands)(1)
 

April 25, 2014

  June 6, 2014   June 16, 2014   $ 0.20   $ 19,576  

July 29, 2014

  September 5, 2014   September 15, 2014     0.20     19,576  

October 27, 2014

  December 5, 2014   December 15, 2014     0.20     19,577  

(1)
Includes amounts related to restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards that were not paid until such awards vested.

        No dividends were paid during calendar year 2013.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

        See Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Sale of Unregistered Securities

        None.

Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

        The following table provides information relating to the Company's repurchase of common stock for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014:

Period
  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased(1)
  Average Price
Paid Per Share(1)
  Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
  Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
 

Calendar 2014

    4,085   $ 22.52          

(1)
Holdings purchased 4,085 shares of Class A common stock at fair value for $92,000 on July 21, 2014 from certain members of management. Certain members of management incurred a tax liability associated with Holdings' common stock owned since the date of the Merger. Management received $92,000 by tendering 4,085 shares of Class A common stock to Holdings. See sections "Temporary Equity" and "Treasury Stock" under Note 10—Stockholders' Equity of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 for further information.

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Performance Graph

        The following stock price performance graph should not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such acts.

        The following stock performance graph compares, for the period December 18, 2013 through December 31, 2014, the cumulative total stockholder return for AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc's. common stock, the Standard & Poor's Corporation Composite 500 Index and a self-determined peer group consisting of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (CKEC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (RGC). Measurement points are the last trading day for each month ended December 31, 2013 through December 31, 2014. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 18, 2013 in our common stock and in our peer group and on November 30, 2013 in the Standard & Poor's Corporation Composite 500 Index and assumes reinvestment of any dividends.

The stock price performance below is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

COMPARISON OF 1 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., the S&P 500 Index, and a Peer Group

GRAPHIC


*
$100 invested on 12/18/13 in stock or 11/30/13 in index, including reinvestment of dividends.

 
  12/13   12/13   1/14   2/14   3/14   4/14   5/14   6/14   7/14   8/14   9/14   10/14   11/14   12/14  

AMC

    100.00     110.60     115.02     123.20     130.52     124.54     122.01     135.04     122.93     128.52     125.87     139.07     143.56     144.46  

S&P 500

    100.00     102.53     98.99     103.51     104.38     105.16     107.62     109.85     108.33     112.67     111.09     113.80     116.86     116.57  

Peer Group

    100.00     102.12     95.70     95.23     95.12     96.31     102.91     113.22     104.42     113.00     108.00     115.02     118.17     114.68  

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Years Ended(1)  
(In thousands, except operating data)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  52 Weeks
Ended
March 29,
2012
  52 Weeks
Ended
March 31,
2011
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Statement of Operations Data:

                                         

Revenues:

                                         

Admissions

  $ 1,765,388   $ 1,847,327   $ 548,632       $ 816,031   $ 1,721,295   $ 1,644,837  

Food and beverage

    797,735     786,912     229,739         342,130     689,680     644,997  

Other revenue

    132,267     115,189     33,121         47,911     111,002     72,704  

Total revenues

    2,695,390     2,749,428     811,492         1,206,072     2,521,977     2,362,538  

Operating Costs and Expenses:

                                         

Film exhibition costs

    934,246     976,912     291,561         436,539     916,054     860,470  

Food and beverage costs

    111,991     107,325     30,545         47,326     93,581     79,763  

Operating expense(2)

    733,338     726,641     230,434         297,328     696,783     691,264  

Rent

    455,239     451,828     143,374         189,086     445,326     451,874  

General and administrative:

                                         

Merger, acquisition and transactions costs

    1,161     2,883     3,366         4,417     3,958     16,838  

Management fee

                    2,500     5,000     5,000  

Other(3)

    64,873     97,288     29,110         27,023     51,495     58,157  

Depreciation and amortization

    216,321     197,537     71,633         80,971     212,817     211,444  

Impairment of long-lived assets

    3,149                     285     12,779  

Operating costs and expenses

    2,520,318     2,560,414     800,023         1,085,190     2,425,299     2,387,589  

Operating income (loss)

    175,072     189,014     11,469         120,882     96,678     (25,051 )

Other expense (income)

    (8,344 )   (1,415 )   49         960     1,965     42,687  

Interest expense:

                                         

Corporate borrowings

    111,072     129,963     45,259         67,614     172,159     177,459  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    9,867     10,264     1,873         2,390     5,968     6,198  

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

    (26,615 )   (47,435 )   2,480         (7,545 )   (12,559 )   (17,178 )

Gain on NCM transactions

                            (64,441 )

Investment expense (income)(4)

    (8,145 )   (2,084 )   290         (41 )   17,619     (484 )

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    97,237     99,721     (38,482 )       57,504     (88,474 )   (169,292 )

Income tax provision (benefit)(5)

    33,470     (263,383 )   3,500         2,500     2,015     1,950  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operation

    63,767     363,104     (41,982 )       55,004     (90,489 )   (171,242 )

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision(6)

    313     1,296     (688 )       35,153     (3,609 )   (3,062 )

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157   $ (94,098 ) $ (174,304 )

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

                                         

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.87   $ (1.43 ) $ (2.70 )

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.01     0.02     (0.01 )       0.55     (0.06 )   (0.05 )

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.66   $ 4.76   $ (0.57 )     $ 1.42   $ (1.49 ) $ (2.75 )

Average shares outstanding—Basic

    97,506     76,527     74,988         63,335     63,335     63,324  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

                         
 
   
 
   
 
 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.86   $ (1.43 ) $ (2.70 )

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.01     0.02     (0.01 )       0.55     (0.06 )   (0.05 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.66   $ 4.76   $ (0.57 )     $ 1.41   $ (1.49 ) $ (2.75 )

Average shares outstanding—Diluted

    97,700     76,527     74,988         63,715     63,335     63,324  

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  Years Ended(1)  
(In thousands, except operating data)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  52 Weeks
Ended
March 29,
2012
  52 Weeks
Ended
March 31,
2011
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

                         
 
   
 
   
 
 

Cash and equivalents

  $ 218,206   $ 546,454   $ 133,071             $ 277,605   $ 417,408  

Corporate borrowings

    1,791,005     2,078,811     2,078,675               2,146,534     2,312,108  

Other long-term liabilities

    419,717     370,946     433,151               426,829     432,439  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    109,258     116,199     122,645               62,220     65,675  

Stockholder's equity

    1,512,732     1,507,470     766,774               157,601     265,949  

Total assets

    4,763,732     5,046,724     4,273,838               3,640,267     3,855,954  

Other Data:

                                         

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 297,302   $ 357,342   $ 73,892       $ 76,372   $ 137,029   $ (16,168 )

Capital expenditures

    (270,734 )   (260,823 )   (72,774 )       (40,116 )   (139,359 )   (129,347 )

Screen additions

    29     12                 12     14  

Screen acquisitions

    36     37     166                 960  

Screen dispositions

    33     29     15         31     106     359  

Construction openings (closures), net

    (48 )   (32 )   18         (18 )        

Average screens—continuing operations(7)

    4,871     4,859     4,732         4,742     4,811     4,920  

Number of screens operated

    4,960     4,976     4,988         4,819     4,868     4,962  

Number of theatres operated

    348     345     344         333     338     352  

Screens per theatre

    14.3     14.4     14.5         14.5     14.4     14.1  

Attendance (in thousands)—continuing operations(7)

    187,241     199,270     60,336         90,616     194,205     188,810  

(1)
On November 15, 2012, the Company announced it had changed its fiscal year to a calendar year so that the calendar year shall begin on January 1 st  and end on December 31 st  of each year. Prior to the change, fiscal years refer to the fifty-two weeks, and in some cases fifty-three weeks, ending on the Thursday closest to the last day of March.

In connection with the change of control due to the Merger, the Company's assets and liabilities were adjusted to fair value on the closing date of the Merger by application of "push down" accounting. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting in connection with the Merger, the Company's financial statement presentations herein distinguish between a predecessor period ("Predecessor"), for periods prior to the Merger, and a successor period ("Successor"), for periods subsequent to the Merger. The Successor applied "push down" accounting and its financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger date. The consolidated financial statements presented herein are those of Successor from its inception on August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2014, and those of Predecessor for all periods prior to the Merger date. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting at the time of the Merger, the financial statements for the Predecessor period and for the Successor period are presented on different bases and are, therefore, not comparable.

(2)
Includes theatre and other closure expense for calendar 2014, calendar 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 and for fiscal years 2012 and 2011 of $9,346,000, $5,283,000, $2,381,000, $4,191,000, $7,449,000, and $60,763,000, respectively. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company permanently closed 73 underperforming screens in six theatre locations while continuing to operate 89 screens at these locations, and discontinued development of and ceased use of certain vacant and under-utilized retail space at four other theatres, resulting in a charge of $55,015,000 for theatre and other closure expense.

(3)
During calendar 2014, other general and administrative expense included the annual incentive compensation expense of $13,327,000 and stock-based compensation expense of $11,293,000. During calendar 2013, other general and administrative expense included both the annual incentive compensation expense of $19,563,000 and the management profit sharing plan expense of $11,300,000 related to improvements in net earnings, an IPO stock award of $12,000,000 to certain members of management, and early retirement and severance expense of $3,279,000. During the period of August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, other general and administrative expense included both the annual incentive compensation expense of $11,733,000 and the management profit sharing plan expense of $2,554,000 related to improvements in net earnings. Other general and administrative expense for fiscal years 2012 and 2011 included annual incentive compensation expense of $8,642,000 and $3,521,000, respectively.

(4)
Investment expense (income) includes an impairment loss of $1,370,000 and $17,751,000 during calendar 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively, related to the Company's investment in a marketable equity security.

(5)
During calendar 2013, the Company reversed its recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. The Company generated sufficient earnings in the United States federal and state tax jurisdictions where it had recorded valuation allowances to conclude that it did not need valuation allowances in these tax jurisdictions. This reversal is reflected as a non-cash income tax benefit recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 11—Income Taxes to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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(6)
All fiscal years presented includes earnings and losses from discontinued operations related to seven theatres in Canada and one theatre in the UK that were sold or closed in the Transition Period. During the period of March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, the Company recorded gains, net of lease termination expense, on the disposition of the seven Canada theatres and the one United Kingdom theatre of approximately $39,382,000, primarily due to the write-off of long-term lease liabilities extinguished in connection with the sales and closure. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The earnings from discontinued operations during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees, and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses.

(7)
Includes consolidated theatres only.

Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

        The following discussion relates to the consolidated audited financial statements of Holdings included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. Please see "Forward-Looking Statements" for a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to these statements.

Overview

        We are one of the world's largest theatrical exhibition companies and an industry leader in innovation and operational excellence. Our Theatrical Exhibition revenues are generated primarily from box office admissions and theatre food and beverage sales. The balance of our revenues are generated from ancillary sources, including on-screen advertising, fees earned from our AMC Stubs™ customer frequency membership program, rental of theatre auditoriums, income from gift card and packaged tickets sales, on-line ticketing fees and arcade games located in theatre lobbies. As of December 31, 2014, we owned, operated or had interests in 348 theatres and 4,960 screens.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, we opened 3 new theatres with a total of 29 screens and acquired 4 theatres with 36 screens in the U.S., permanently closed 3 theatres with 20 screens in the U.S., permanently closed one theatre with 13 screens in Canada and temporarily closed 363 screens and reopened 315 screens in the U.S. to implement our strategy and install consumer experience upgrades.

        Box office admissions are our largest source of revenue. We predominantly license "first-run" films from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors. We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Film exhibition costs are accrued based on the applicable admissions revenues and estimates of the final settlement pursuant to our film licenses. Licenses that we enter into typically state that rental fees are based on aggregate terms established prior to the opening of the picture. In certain circumstances and less frequently, our rental fees are based on a mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the picture. Under an aggregate terms formula, we pay the distributor a specified percentage of box office gross or pay based on a scale of percentages tied to different amounts of U.S./Canada box office gross. The settlement process allows for negotiation based upon how a film actually performs.

        Recliner re-seats are the key feature of full theatre renovations. These exhaustive theatre renovations involve stripping theatres to their basic structure in order to replace finishes throughout, upgrade the sight and sound experience, install modernized points of sale and, most importantly, replace traditional theatre seats with plush, electric recliners that allow customers to deploy a leg rest and fully recline at the push of a button. The renovation process typically involves losing up to two-thirds of a given auditorium's seating capacity. For an industry historically focused on quantity, this reduction in seating capacity could be viewed as counter-intuitive and harmful to revenues. However, the quality improvement in the customer experience is driving, on average, an 80% increase in attendance at these locations. Our customers have responded favorably to the significant personal space gains from ample row depths, ability to recline or stretch their legs, extra-wide pillowed chaise and oversized armrests. The reseated theatres attract more midweek audiences than normal theatres and

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tend to draw more adults who pay higher ticket prices than teens or young children. We typically do not change ticket prices in the first year after construction, however, in subsequent years we typically increase our ticket prices at our reseated theatres.

        Rebalancing of the new supply-demand relationship created by recliner re-seats presents us two further opportunities to improve customer convenience and maximize operating results: open-source internet ticketing and reserved seating.

         Open-source internet ticketing makes all our seats (over 865,000) in all our theatres and auditoriums for all our showtimes as available as possible, on as many websites as possible. This is a significant departure from the prior ten-year practice, when tickets to any one of our buildings were only available on one website. We believe increased online access is important because it captures customers' purchase intent more immediately and directly than if we had to wait until they showed up at the theatre box office to make a purchase. Once our customers buy a ticket, they are less likely to change their mind. Carefully monitoring internet pre-sales also lets us adjust capacity in real time, moving movies that are poised to overperform to larger capacity or more auditoriums, thereby maximizing yield.

         Reserved seating , at some of our busiest theatres, allows our customers to choose a specific seat in advance of the movie. We believe that knowing there is a specifically chosen seat waiting for a show that promises to be a sellout is comforting to our customers, and removes anxiety around the experience. We believe reserved seating will become increasingly prevalent to the point of being a pre-requisite in the medium-term future.

        We believe the comfort and personal space gains from recliner re-seats, coupled with the immediacy of demand captured from open-source internet ticketing and the anxiety removal of reserved seating make a powerful economic combination for us that none of our peer set is exploiting as aggressively as we are.

        Technical innovation has allowed us to enhance the consumer experience through premium formats such as IMAX, 3D and other large screen formats. When combined with our major markets' customer base, the operating flexibility of digital technology enhances our capacity utilization and dynamic pricing capabilities. This enables us to achieve higher ticket prices for premium formats and provide incremental revenue from the exhibition of alternative content such as live concerts, sporting events, Broadway shows, opera and other non-traditional programming. Within each of our major markets, we are able to charge a premium for these services relative to our smaller markets. We intend to continue to broaden our content offerings and enhance the customer experience through the installation of additional IMAX and AMC Prime (our proprietary large screen format) screens and the presentation of attractive alternative content.

        Food and beverage sales are our second largest source of revenue after box office admissions. Food and beverage items traditionally include popcorn, soft drinks, candy and hot dogs. Different varieties of food and beverage items are offered at our theatres based on preferences in the particular geographic region. Our traditional food and beverage strategy emphasizes prominent and appealing food and beverage counters designed for rapid service and efficiency, including a customer friendly self-serve experience. We design our theatres to have more food and beverage capacity to make it easier to serve larger numbers of customers. Strategic placement of large food and beverage stands within theatres increases their visibility, aids in reducing the length of lines, allows flexibility to introduce new concepts and improves traffic flow around the food and beverage stands.

        To address recent consumer trends, we are expanding our menu of enhanced food and beverage products to include made-to-order drinks and meals, customized coffee, healthy snacks, premium beers, wine and mixed drinks and other gourmet products. We plan to invest across a spectrum of enhanced food and beverage formats, ranging from simple, less capital-intensive food and beverage design

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improvements to the development of new dine-in theatre options to rejuvenate theatres approaching the end of their useful lives as traditional movie theatres and, in some of our larger theatres, to more efficiently monetize attendance. The costs of these conversions in some cases are partially covered by investments from the theatre landlord. Building on the success of our full-service Dine-In Theatres, we have completed construction of a new concept, AMC Red Kitchen , which emphasizes freshness, speed and convenience. Customers place their orders at a central station and the order is delivered to our customers at their reserved seat. As of December 31, 2014, we have successfully implemented our dine-in theatre concepts at 16 locations, which feature full kitchen facilities, seat-side servers and a separate bar and lounge area.

        Our revenues are dependent upon the timing and popularity of film releases by distributors. The most marketable films are usually released during the summer and the calendar year-end holiday seasons. Therefore, our business is highly seasonal, with higher attendance and revenues generally occurring during the summer months and holiday seasons. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and from year to year.

        During the 2014 calendar year, films licensed from our seven largest distributors based on revenues accounted for approximately 89% of our U.S. admissions revenues. Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor's films in any given year.

        During the period from 1990 to 2013, the annual number of first-run films released by distributors in the United States ranged from a low of 370 in 1995 to a high of 677 in 2012, according to Motion Picture Association of America 2013 Theatrical Market Statistics and prior reports. The number of digital 3D films released annually increased to a high of 45 in 2013 from a low of 0 during this same time period.

        We continually upgrade the quality of our theatre circuit by adding new screens through new builds (including expansions) and acquisitions, substantial upgrades to seating concepts, expansion of food and beverage offerings, including dine-in theatres, and by disposing of older screens through closures and sales. We are an industry leader in the development and operation of theatres. Typically, our theatres have 12 or more screens and offer amenities to enhance the movie-going experience, such as stadium seating providing unobstructed viewing, digital sound and premium seat design.

        As of December 31, 2014, we had 2,263 3D enabled screens, including AMC Prime/ETX 3D enabled screens, and 150 IMAX 3D enabled screens; approximately 49% of our screens were 3D enabled screens, including IMAX 3D enabled screens, and approximately 3% of our screens were IMAX 3D enabled screens. We are the largest IMAX exhibitor in the world with a 45% market share in the United States and each of our IMAX local installations is protected by geographic exclusivity. The following table identifies the upgrades to our theatre circuit during the periods indicated:

Format
  Number of
Screens As of
December 31, 2014
  Number of
Screens As of
December 31, 2013
 

Digital

    4,946     4,852  

3D enabled

    2,263     2,232  

IMAX (3D enabled)

    150     145  

AMC Prime/ETX (3D enabled)

    20     17  

Dine-in theatres

    265     182  

Premium seating

    598     396  

        On April 1, 2011, we fully launched AMC Stubs , a customer frequency program, which allows members to earn rewards, including $10 for each $100 spent, redeemable on future purchases at AMC locations. The portion of the admissions and food and beverage revenues attributed to the rewards is

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deferred as a reduction of admissions and food and beverage revenues and is allocated between admissions and food and beverage revenues based on expected member redemptions. Rewards must be redeemed no later than 90 days from the date of issuance. Upon redemption, deferred rewards are recognized as revenues along with associated cost of goods. Rewards not redeemed within 90 days are forfeited and recognized as admissions or food and beverage revenues. Progress rewards (member expenditures toward earned rewards) for expired memberships are forfeited upon expiration of the membership and recognized as admissions or food and beverage revenues. The program's annual membership fee is deferred, net of estimated refunds, and is recognized ratably over the one-year membership period.

        As of December 31, 2014, we had 2,415,000 AMC Stubs members. Our AMC Stubs members represent approximately 22% of our attendance during 2014 with an average ticket price 1% lower than our non-members and food and beverage expenditures per patron 19% higher than non-members. The following table reflects AMC Stubs activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 (Successor):

 
   
   
  AMC Stubs Revenue for Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2014
 
(In thousands)
  Deferred
Membership
Fees
  Deferred
Rewards
  Other Theatre
Revenues
(Membership Fees)
  Admissions
Revenues
  Food and
Beverage
Revenues
 

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ 14,258   $ 17,117                    

Membership fees received

    23,288       $   $   $  

Rewards accumulated, net of expirations:

                               

Admissions

        16,951         (16,951 )    

Food and beverage

        27,775             (27,775 )

Rewards redeemed:

                               

Admissions

        (17,593 )       17,593      

Food and beverage

        (28,121 )           28,121  

Amortization of deferred revenue

    (26,138 )       26,138          

For the period ended or balance as of December 31, 2014

  $ 11,408   $ 16,129   $ 26,138   $ 642   $ 346  

        The following table reflects AMC Stubs activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 (Successor):

 
   
   
  AMC Stubs Revenue for Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2013
 
(In thousands)
  Deferred
Membership
Fees
  Deferred
Rewards
  Other Theatre
Revenues
(Membership Fees)
  Admissions
Revenues
  Food and
Beverage
Revenues
 

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ 10,596   $ 15,819                    

Membership fees received

    28,092       $   $   $  

Rewards accumulated, net of expirations:

                               

Admissions

        13,811         (13,811 )    

Food and beverage

        36,495             (36,495 )

Rewards redeemed:

                               

Admissions

        (15,262 )       15,262      

Food and beverage

        (33,746 )           33,746  

Amortization of deferred revenue

    (24,430 )       24,430          

For the period ended or balance as of December 31, 2013

  $ 14,258   $ 17,117   $ 24,430   $ 1,451   $ (2,749 )

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        The following table reflects AMC Stubs activity for the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 (Successor):

 
   
   
  AMC Stubs Revenue for August 31, 2012
through December 31, 2012
 
(In thousands)
  Deferred
Membership
Fees
  Deferred
Rewards
  Other Theatre
Revenues
(Membership Fees)
  Admissions
Revenues
  Food and
Beverage
Revenues
 

Balance, August 31, 2012

  $ 12,345   $ 19,175                    

Membership fees received

    5,802       $   $   $  

Rewards accumulated, net of expirations:

                               

Admissions

        382         (382 )    

Food and beverage

        9,522             (9,522 )

Rewards redeemed:

                               

Admissions

        (4,218 )       4,218      

Food and beverage

        (9,042 )           9,042  

Amortization of deferred revenue

    (7,551 )       7,551          

For the period ended or balance as of December 31, 2012

  $ 10,596   $ 15,819   $ 7,551   $ 3,836   $ (480 )

        The following table reflects AMC Stubs activity for the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 (Predecessor):

 
   
   
  AMC Stubs Revenue for March 30, 2012
through August 30, 2012
 
(In thousands)
  Deferred
Membership
Fees
  Deferred
Rewards
  Other Theatre
Revenues
(Membership Fees)
  Admissions
Revenues
  Food and
Beverage
Revenues
 

Balance, March 30, 2012

  $ 13,693   $ 20,961                    

Membership fees received

    9,283       $   $   $  

Rewards accumulated, net of expirations:

                               

Admissions

        4,146         (4,146 )    

Food and beverage

        16,385             (16,385 )

Rewards redeemed:

                               

Admissions

        (7,335 )       7,335      

Food and beverage

        (14,982 )           14,982  

Amortization of deferred revenue

    (10,631 )       10,631          

For the period ended or balance as of August 30, 2012

  $ 12,345   $ 19,175   $ 10,631   $ 3,189   $ (1,403 )

Significant Events

        Subsequent Events.     On January 12, 2015, the Compensation Committee and all of the Board of Directors of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. adopted resolutions to terminate the AMC Postretirement Medical Plan with a targeted effective date of March 31, 2015. On January 23, 2015, we notified eligible associates that their retiree medical coverage under the plan will terminate after March 31, 2015. Payments to eligible associates will be in the amount of approximately $4,300,000 with a targeted payment date of March 31, 2015. We anticipate we will record gains including unrecognized prior service credits and actuarial gains recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the termination and settlement of the plan during the first quarter of 2015.

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        On February 3, 2015, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on March 23, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 9, 2015.

        Corporate Borrowings.     On January 15, 2014, AMC Entertainment Inc. ("AMCE") launched a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019 ("Notes due 2019") at a purchase price of $1,038.75 plus a $30.00 consent fee for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered and accepted by AMCE on or before the consent payment deadline on January 29, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time (the "Consent Date"). Holders of $463,950,000, or approximately 77.33%, of the Notes due 2019 validly tendered (or defective tender waived by AMCE) and did not withdraw their Notes due 2019 prior to the expiration of the Consent Date. An additional $14,000 of Notes due 2019 was tendered from the Consent Date to the expiration date of the tender offer. The consents received exceeded the amount needed to approve the proposed amendments to the indenture under which the Notes due 2019 were issued. On February 7, 2014, AMCE amended the indenture governing the Notes due 2019 to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default and other related provisions. On February 7, 2014, AMCE accepted for purchase $463,950,000 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes due 2019, at a purchase price of $1,038.75 plus a $30.00 consent fee for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered (or defective tender waived by AMCE), and, on February 14, 2014, AMCE accepted for purchase the additional $14,000 of Notes due 2019 tendered after the Consent Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, at a purchase price of $1,038.75 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered. On April 22, 2014, AMCE gave notice for redemption of all outstanding Notes due 2019 on a redemption date of June 1, 2014 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price of 104.375% of the principal amount together with accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2019 outstanding on April 22, 2014 was $136,036,000. AMCE completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Notes due 2019 on June 2, 2014. We recorded a gain on extinguishment related to the cash tender offer and redemption of the Notes due 2019 of approximately $8,544,000 in other income, partially offset by other expenses of $158,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

        On February 7, 2014, AMCE completed an offering of $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 (the "Notes due 2022") in a private offering. The Notes due 2022 mature on February 15, 2022. AMCE will pay interest on the Notes due 2022 at 5.875% per annum, semi-annually in arrears on February 15th and August 15th, commencing on August 15, 2014. AMCE may redeem some or all of the Notes due 2022 at any time on or after February 15, 2017 at 104.406% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after February 15, 2020, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Prior to February 15, 2017, AMCE may redeem the Notes due 2022 at par plus a make-whole premium. AMCE used the net proceeds from the Notes due 2022 private offering, together with a portion of the net proceeds from the Holdings' IPO, to pay the consideration and consent payments for the tender offer for the Notes due 2019, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and related transaction fees and expenses.

        AMCE filed a registration statement on April 1, 2014 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to an offer to exchange the original Notes due 2022 for exchange Notes due 2022. The registration statement was declared effective on April 9, 2014. After the exchange offer expired on May 9, 2014, all the original Notes due 2022 were exchanged.

        On April 30, 2013, AMCE entered into a $925,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which it borrowed term loans (the "Term Loan due 2020"), and used the proceeds to fund the redemption of both the former Senior Secured Credit Facility terms loan due 2016 (the "Term Loan due 2016") and the term loans due 2018 (the "Term Loan due 2018"). The Senior Secured Credit Facility is comprised of a $150,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on April 30, 2018, and

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a $775,000,000 term loan, which matures on April 30, 2020. The Term Loan due 2020 requires repayments of principal of 0.25% of the original principal amount, or $1,937,500, per quarter, with the remaining principal payable upon maturity. The term loan was issued at a 0.25% discount which will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan. We capitalized deferred financing costs of approximately $6,909,000 related to the issuance of the Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $2,217,000 related to the issuance of the Term Loan due 2020 during 2013. Concurrently with the Term Loan due 2020 borrowings on April 30, 2013, AMCE redeemed all of the outstanding Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018 at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding aggregate principal balance of $464,088,000 and $296,250,000, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest. We recorded a net gain of approximately $(130,000) in other expense (income) due to the Term Loan due 2016 premium write-off and the expense for the third-party costs in connection with the repurchase of the Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information concerning the new senior secured credit facility.

        On June 22, 2012, AMCE announced it had received the requisite consents from holders of each of our Notes due 2019 and our 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, (the "Notes due 2020", and, collectively with the Notes due 2019, the "Notes") for (i) a waiver of the requirement for it to comply with the "change of control" covenant in each of the Indenture governing the Notes due 2019 and the Indenture governing the Notes due 2020 (collectively the "Indentures") in connection with the Merger (the "Waivers"), including its obligation to make a "change of control offer" in connection with the Merger with respect to each series of Notes, and (ii) certain amendments to the Indentures to reflect the change in ownership going forward by adding Wanda and its affiliates to the definition of "Permitted Holder" under each of the Indentures. AMCE entered into supplemental indentures to give effect to the Waivers and certain amendments to the Indentures, which became operative upon payment of the applicable consent fee immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. The holders of each of the Notes due 2019 and Notes due 2020 who validly consented to the Waiver and the proposed amendments received a consent fee of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount at the closing date of the Merger. Our accounting policy for any cost triggered by the consummation of the Merger was to recognize the cost when the Merger was consummated. Accordingly, these consent fees have not been recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Predecessor period since that statement depicts the results of operations just prior to consummation of the transaction. In addition, since the Successor period reflects the effects of push-down accounting, these costs have also not been recorded as an expense in the Successor period. However, the costs were reflected in the purchase accounting adjustments which were applied in arriving at the opening balances of the Successor.

        On April 6, 2012, AMCE redeemed $51,035,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 ("Notes due 2014") pursuant to a cash tender offer at a price of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount. We used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Term Loan due 2018, which was borrowed on February 22, 2012, to pay for the consideration of the cash tender offer plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes due 2014. On August 30, 2012, prior to the consummation of the Merger, AMCE issued a call notice for our remaining outstanding Notes due 2014 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On August 30, 2012, AMCE irrevocably deposited $141,027,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest to September 1, 2012 with a trustee to satisfy and to discharge our obligations under the Notes due 2014 and the indenture. We recorded a loss on redemption of $1,297,000 prior to the Merger in other expense (income) related to the extinguishment of the Notes due 2014.

        Dividends.     On April 25, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on June 16, 2014 to stockholders of

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record on June 6, 2014. On July 29, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on September 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 5, 2014. On October 27, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on December 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on December 5, 2014. We paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $58,504,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and accrued $225,000 for the remaining unpaid dividends at December 31, 2014.

        NCM.     As of December 31, 2014, the estimated fair value of NCM, as measured by the closing price per common share of NCM, Inc. of $14.37, was $275,825,000, which was 3.8% greater than the carrying value of $265,839,000. The market price at December 31, 2013 was $19.96. The market value of common stock may change significantly due to the underlying performance of the business, industry trends and general economic and political conditions. During 2014, NCM has experienced a significant decrease in advertising revenues primarily caused by an increasingly competitive advertising environment. Should the market value of our investment in NCM decline below our carrying value, an impairment loss may be warranted if the decline in value is deemed other than temporary.

        On May 5, 2014, NCM, Inc., the sole manager of NCM LLC, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Screenvision, LLC for $375,000,000, consisting of cash, principally from an increase in borrowings, and NCM, Inc. common stock. Consummation of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. If NCM, Inc. does not receive this approval or if the closing conditions in the agreement cannot be satisfied, NCM Inc. may be required to pay a termination fee of approximately $28,800,000. NCM LLC would indemnify NCM, Inc. and bear a pro rata portion of this fee based upon NCM, Inc.'s ownership percentage in NCM LLC, with NCM LLC's founding members bearing the remainder of the fee in accordance with their ownership percentage in NCM LLC. We hold an investment in NCM LLC of 14.96% as of December 31, 2014. On November 3, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ") filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to enjoin the proposed acquisition of Screenvision, LLC by NCM, Inc. See Note 7—Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I for further information for our investment in NCM LLC. As of December 31, 2014, NCM LLC did not have a liability recorded for this termination fee.

        Valuation Allowance.     On December 31, 2013, we reversed $265,600,000 of our recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets which significantly contributed to our recorded income tax benefit of $263,383,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. We generated sufficient earnings in the United States federal and state tax jurisdictions where we had recorded valuation allowances to conclude that we did not need valuation allowances in these tax jurisdictions.

        Initial Public Offering of Holdings.     On December 23, 2013, Holdings completed the IPO of 18,421,053 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. In connection with the IPO, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 2,631,579 shares of Class A common stock. As a result, the total IPO size was 21,052,632 shares of Class A common stock and the net proceeds were approximately $355,299,000 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. The net proceeds of the IPO, after deducting offering expenses, were contributed to AMCE. AMCE used a portion of the proceeds (approximately $137 million) to fund the tender offer for the Notes due 2019. We used the remaining proceeds to retire outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures. Wanda holds approximately 77.86% of Holdings' outstanding common stock and 91.34% of the combined voting power of Holdings' outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2014.

        Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to three votes per share, and such holders generally vote as a class on all matters. Our Class B common stock is only held by Wanda. Because of the three-to-one voting

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ratio between our Class B and Class A common stock, Wanda controls a majority of the combined voting power of our Common Stock and therefore will be able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval (including election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as mergers) so long as the shares of Class B common stock owned by Wanda and its permitted transferees represent at least 30% of all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. The shares of our Class B common stock automatically convert to shares of Class A common stock upon Wanda and its permitted transferees holding less than 30% of all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock.

        Acquisitions.     In December 2012, we completed the acquisition of 4 theatres and 61 screens from Rave Reviews Cinemas, LLC and 6 theatres and 95 screens from Rave Digital Media, LLC, (and together "Rave theatres"). The purchase price for the Rave theatres, paid in cash, was $88,683,000, net of cash acquired, and was subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments. Approximately $881,000 of the total purchase price was paid during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. For additional information about this acquisition, see Note 3—Acquisition to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        Fiscal Year.     On November 15, 2012, we changed our fiscal year to a calendar year ending on December 31 st of each year. Prior to the change, we had a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Thursday closest to the last day of March. The consolidated financial statements include the transition period of March 30, 2012 through December 31, 2012 ("Transition Period").

        Merger.     On August 30, 2012, Wanda acquired Holdings through a merger between Holdings and Merger Subsidiary, an indirect subsidiary of Wanda, whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Holdings with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation and as an indirect subsidiary of Wanda. In connection with the change of control pursuant to the Merger, our assets and liabilities were adjusted to fair value on the closing date of the Merger by application of "push down" accounting. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting in connection with the Merger, our financial statement presentations herein distinguish between a predecessor period ("Predecessor"), for periods prior to the Merger, and a successor period ("Successor"), for periods subsequent to the Merger. The Successor applied "push down" accounting and its financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger date, August 30, 2012. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting at the time of the Merger, the financial statements for the Predecessor period and for the Successor period are presented on different bases and are, therefore, not comparable. See Note 2—Merger of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        Dispositions.     In July and August of 2012, we sold 6 and closed 1 of our 8 theatres located in Canada. One theatre with 20 screens was closed prior to the end of the lease term and we made a payment to the landlord of $7,562,000 to terminate this lease. Two theatres with 48 screens were sold under an asset purchase agreement to Empire Theatres Limited and 4 theatres with 86 screens were sold under a share purchase agreement to Cineplex, Inc. During the period of March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, the total net proceeds we received from these sales were approximately $1,472,000, and were subject to purchase price adjustments. The operations of these 7 theatres have been eliminated from our ongoing operations. We do not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of these 7 theatres after the dispositions. During August of 2012, we sold one theatre in the UK with 12 screens. Proceeds from this sale were $395,000 and were subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments as described in the sales agreement. The results of operations of these 8 theatres have been classified as discontinued operations. We are in discussions with the landlord regarding the ongoing operation at the remaining theatre located in the UK. We recorded gains, net of lease termination expense, on the sales of these theatres of approximately $39,392,000, which were included in discontinued operations during the period of March 30, 2012 through

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August 30, 2012, and reflect the write off of long-term lease liabilities extinguished in connection with the sales and closure. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The sales price adjustment was related to tax attributes of the theatres sold in Canada which were not determinable or probable of collection at the date of the sale. We completed our tax returns, for periods prior to the date of sale, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 at which time the buyer was able to determine amounts due pursuant to the sales price adjustment and remit them to us. We recorded the additional gain on sale following the guidance for gain contingencies in ASC 450-30-25-1 when the gains were realizable. The earnings from discontinued operations were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees, and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates, and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared. On a regular basis, we review the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates, and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. We have identified several policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain, and there is a likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. See Note 11—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information and in particular our reversal of recorded valuation allowance for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

        All of our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        Impairments.     We evaluate goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment annually or more frequently as specific events or circumstances dictate. Impairment for other long-lived assets (including finite lived intangibles) is done whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that these assets may not be fully recoverable. We have invested material amounts of capital in goodwill and other intangible assets in addition to other long-lived assets. We operate in a very competitive business environment and our revenues are highly dependent on movie content supplied by film producers. In addition, it is not uncommon for us to closely monitor certain locations where operating performance may not meet our expectations. Because of these and other reasons we have recorded material impairment charges primarily related to long-lived assets. Impairment charges were $3,149,000 and $1,370,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. There are a number of estimates and significant judgments that are made by management in performing these impairment evaluations. Such judgments and estimates include estimates of future revenues, cash flows, capital expenditures, and the cost of capital, among others. We believe we have used reasonable and appropriate business judgments. There is considerable management judgment with respect to cash flow estimates and appropriate multiples and discount rates to be used in determining fair value, and, accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates, which fall under Level 3 within the fair value measurement hierarchy. These estimates determine whether impairments have been incurred and also quantify the amount of any related impairment charge. Given the nature of our business and our recent history, future impairments are possible and they may be material, based upon business conditions that are constantly changing.

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        Our recorded goodwill was $2,289,800,000 as of both December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. We evaluate goodwill and our trademarks for impairment annually during our fourth fiscal quarter and any time an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value for a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Our goodwill is recorded in our Theatrical Exhibition operating segment, which is also the reporting unit for purposes of evaluating recorded goodwill for impairment. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we are required to reallocate the fair value of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit.

        At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we assessed qualitative factors and reached a determination that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting unit is less than its carrying value and therefore the two step method, as described in ASC 350-20, is not necessary. Factors considered in determining this conclusion include but are not limited to the fair value of our equity as determined by Holdings' closing stock price on December 31, 2014 exceeded our carrying value as of December 31, 2014; our Adjusted EBITDA improved from calendar 2013; and the equity values of our peer group competitors increased during the calendar 2014.

        There was no goodwill impairment as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

        Film Exhibition Costs.     We have agreements with film companies who provide the content we make available to our customers. We are required to routinely make estimates and judgments about box office receipts for certain films and for films provided by specific film distributors in closing our books each period. These estimates are subject to adjustments based upon final settlements and determinations of final amounts due to our content providers that are typically based on a film's box office receipts and how well it performs. In certain instances this evaluation is done on a film by film basis or in the aggregate by film production suppliers. We rely upon our industry experience and professional judgment in determining amounts to fairly record these obligations at any given point in time. The accruals made for film costs have historically been material and we expect they will continue to be so into the future. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, our film exhibition costs totaled $934,246,000, $976,912,000, $291,561,000, and $436,539,000, respectively.

        Income and operating taxes.     Income and operating taxes are inherently difficult to estimate and record. This is due to the complex nature of the U.S. tax code and also because our returns are routinely subject to examination by government tax authorities, including federal, state and local officials. Most of these examinations take place a few years after we have filed our tax returns. Our tax audits in many instances raise questions regarding our tax filing positions, the timing and amount of deductions claimed and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions. Our federal and state tax operating loss carry forwards of approximately $649,782,000 and $409,654,000 which begin expiring in 2016, respectively at December 31, 2014, require us to estimate the amount of carry forward losses that we can reasonably be expected to realize. Future changes in conditions and in the tax code may change these strategies and thus change the amount of carry forward losses that we expect to realize and the amount of valuation allowances we have recorded. Accordingly future reported results could be materially impacted by changes in tax matters, positions, rules and estimates and these changes could be material.

        Theatre and Other Closure Expense.     Theatre and other closure expense is primarily related to payments made or received or expected to be made or received to or from landlords to terminate leases on certain of our closed theatres, other vacant space and theatres where development has been discontinued. Theatre and other closure expense is recognized at the time the theatre or auditorium closes, space becomes vacant or development is discontinued. Expected payments to or from landlords are based on actual or discounted contractual amounts. We estimate theatre closure expense based on

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contractual lease terms and our estimates of taxes and utilities. The discount rate we use to estimate theatre and other closure expense is based on estimates of our borrowing costs at the time of closing. Our theatre and other closure liabilities have been measured using a discount rate of approximately 6.0% to 9.0%. We have recorded theatre and other closure expense, which is included in operating expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, of $9,346,000, $5,823,000, $2,381,000 and $4,191,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

        Gift card and packaged ticket income.     As noted in our significant accounting policies for revenue, we defer 100% of these items and recognize these amounts as they are redeemed by customers or as income related to non-redeemed amounts is recognized. A vast majority of gift cards are used or partially used. However a portion of the gift cards and packaged ticket sales we sell to our customers are not redeemed and not used in whole or in part. We are required to estimate income related to non-redeemed and partially redeemed cards and do so based upon our historical redemption patterns. Our history indicates that if a card or packaged ticket is not used for 18 months or longer, its likelihood of being used past this 18 month period is remote. We recognize income for non-redeemed or partially redeemed gift cards using the Proportional Method, pursuant to which we apply a non-redemption rate for our five gift card sales channels which range from 14% to 23% of our current month sales, and we recognize that total amount of income for that current month's sales as income over the next 24 months in proportion to the pattern of actual redemptions. We have determined our non-redemption rates and redemption patterns using data accumulated over ten years on a company-wide basis. Income for non-redeemed packaged tickets continues to be recognized as the redemption of these items is determined to be remote, that is if a ticket has not been used within 18 months after being purchased. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, we recognized $21,347,000, $19,510,000, $3,483,000, and $7,776,000 of income, respectively, related to the derecognition of gift card liabilities, which was recorded in other theatre revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, we recognized $11,710,000, $0, $0, and $4,818,000 of income, respectively, related to the derecognition of package ticket liabilities, which was recorded in other theatre revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of fair value accounting with the Merger, we did not recognize any income on packaged tickets until 18 months after the date of the Merger.

Operating Results

        As a result of the Merger described above, our Predecessor does not have financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. We have prepared separate discussion and analysis of our consolidated operating results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 (Successor), the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 (Successor), and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 (Predecessor).

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Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information therein:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Revenues

                             

Theatrical exhibition

                             

Admissions

  $ 1,765,388   $ 1,847,327   $ 548,632       $ 816,031  

Food and beverage

    797,735     786,912     229,739         342,130  

Other theatre

    132,267     115,189     33,121         47,911  

Total revenues

    2,695,390     2,749,428     811,492         1,206,072  

Operating Costs and Expenses

                             

Theatrical exhibition

                             

Film exhibition costs

    934,246     976,912     291,561         436,539  

Food and beverage costs

    111,991     107,325     30,545         47,326  

Operating expense

    733,338     726,641     230,434         297,328  

Rent

    455,239     451,828     143,374         189,086  

General and administrative expense:

                             

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

    1,161     2,883     3,366         4,417  

Management Fee

                    2,500  

Other

    64,873     97,288     29,110         27,023  

Depreciation and amortization

    216,321     197,537     71,633         80,971  

Impairment of long-lived assets

    3,149                  

Operating costs and expenses

    2,520,318     2,560,414     800,023         1,085,190  

Operating income

    175,072     189,014     11,469         120,882  

Other expense (income)

                             

Other expense (income)

    (8,344 )   (1,415 )   49         960  

Interest expense:

                             

Corporate borrowings

    111,072     129,963     45,259         67,614  

Capital and financing lease obligations          

    9,867     10,264     1,873         2,390  

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

    (26,615 )   (47,435 )   2,480         (7,545 )

Investment expense (income)

    (8,145 )   (2,084 )   290         (41 )

Total other expense

    77,835     89,293     49,951         63,378  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    97,237     99,721     (38,482 )       57,504  

Income tax provision (benefit)

    33,470     (263,383 )   3,500         2,500  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

    63,767     363,104     (41,982 )       55,004  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    313     1,296     (688 )       35,153  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

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(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Operating Data—Continuing Operations:

                             

Screen additions

    29     12              

Screen acquisitions

    36     37     166          

Screen dispositions

    33     29     15         31  

Construction openings (closures), net

    (48 )   (32 )   18         (18 )

Average screens—continuing operations(1)

    4,871     4,859     4,732         4,742  

Number of screens operated

    4,960     4,976     4,988         4,819  

Number of theatres operated

    348     345     344         333  

Screens per theatre

    14.3     14.4     14.5         14.5  

Attendance (in thousands)—continuing operations(1)

    187,241     199,270     60,336         90,616  

(1)
Includes consolidated theatres only, excludes 8 theatres with 166 screens sold in July and August of 2012 and included in discontinued operations.

        We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance that is commonly used in our industry. We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) from continuing operations plus (i) income tax provision (benefit), (ii) interest expense and (iii) depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance and to include any cash distributions of earnings from our equity method investments. These further adjustments are itemized below. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

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        The following table sets forth our reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:


Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited)

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 63,767   $ 363,104   $ (41,982 )     $ 55,004  

Plus:

                             

Income tax provision (benefit)(1)

    33,470     (263,383 )   3,500         2,500  

Interest expense

    120,939     140,227     47,132         70,004  

Depreciation and amortization

    216,321     197,537     71,633         80,971  

Impairment of long-lived assets

    3,149                  

Certain operating expenses(2)

    21,686     13,913     7,675         5,858  

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities(3)

    (26,615 )   (47,435 )   2,480         (7,545 )

Cash distributions from non-consolidated entities

    35,243     31,501     10,226         7,051  

Investment expense (income)

    (8,145 )   (2,084 )   290         (41 )

Other expense (income)(4)

    (8,344 )   (127 )   49         1,297  

General and administrative expense—unallocated:

                             

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs          

    1,161     2,883     3,366         4,417  

Management fee

                    2,500  

Stock-based compensation expense(5)          

    11,293     12,000             830  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 463,925   $ 448,136   $ 104,369       $ 222,846  

(1)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we reversed our recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. We generated sufficient earnings in the United States federal and state tax jurisdictions where we had recorded valuation allowances to allow us to conclude that we did not need valuation allowances in these tax jurisdictions. This reversal is reflected as a non-cash income tax benefit recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

(2)
Amounts represent preopening expense, theatre and other closure expense, deferred digital equipment rent expense, and disposition of assets and other gains included in operating expenses.

(3)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities was primarily due to equity in earnings (loss) from NCM of $11,311,000, DCIP of $20,929,000 and Open Road Releasing of $(7,650,000). During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities was primarily due to equity in earnings from NCM of $23,196,000, DCIP of $18,660,000, and Open Road Releasing of $4,861,000.

(4)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, AMCE redeemed its Notes due 2019 resulting in a net gain of $8,386,000.

(5)
Non-cash expense included in general and administrative: other.

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        Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings (loss) as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity (as determined in accordance with GAAP). Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides management and investors with additional information to measure our performance and liquidity, estimate our value and evaluate our ability to service debt.

        Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA:

    does not reflect our capital expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

    does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

    does not reflect the significant interest expenses, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;

    excludes income tax payments that represent a reduction in cash available to us;

    does not reflect any cash requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future; and

    does not reflect management fees that were paid to our former sponsors.

Results of Operations—For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor) and the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)

        Revenues.     Total revenues decreased 2.0%, or $54,038,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Admissions revenues decreased 4.4%, or $81,939,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to a 6.0% decrease in attendance, partially offset by a 1.7% increase in average ticket price. Total admissions revenues were increased by redemptions, net of deferrals, of $642,000 and $1,451,000, related to rewards accumulated under AMC Stubs, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively. The rewards accumulated under AMC Stubs are deferred and recognized in future periods upon redemption or expiration of customer rewards. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to an increase in ticket prices for traditional film product, an increase in tickets purchased for alternative film content and an increase related to tickets purchased for 3D premium format film product, partially offset by declines in AMC Stubs redemptions net of deferrals and decreases in tickets purchased for IMAX premium format film product, due to the popularity of IMAX product.

        Food and beverage revenues increased 1.4%, or $10,823,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to a 7.8% increase in food and beverage revenues per patron, partially offset by the decline in attendance. The increase in food and beverage revenues per patron reflects the popularity of family-oriented film product during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the contribution of our food and beverage strategic initiatives, increased prices associated with converting from tax inclusive pricing to tax on top pricing effective at the start of the fourth quarter of calendar 2014 and refunds of sales taxes paid in prior periods recorded as food and beverage revenue during the fourth quarter of calendar 2014. The increase in total food and beverage revenues also benefited from rewards redeemed, net of deferrals of $346,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 related to rewards

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accumulated under AMC Stubs compared to a decrease of $2,749,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 for revenue deferrals, net of rewards redeemed.

        Other theatre revenues increased 14.8%, or $17,078,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to increases in income from package ticket sales, internet ticket fees related to our comfort and convenience initiatives and our recently launched AMC Online E-commerce website, income from gift card sales and AMC Stubs membership fees earned. The increase in income on packaged tickets of $11,710,000 was due to fair value accounting as a result of the Merger on August 30, 2012. We did not recognize any income on packaged ticket sales until 18 months after the date of the Merger. We began recognizing income on packaged tickets in March of 2014 and expect to continue recording income prospectively.

        Operating costs and expenses.     Operating costs and expenses decreased 1.6%, or $40,096,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Film exhibition costs decreased 4.4%, or $42,666,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to the decrease in admissions revenues. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 52.9% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

        Food and beverage costs increased 4.3%, or $4,666,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 due to the increase in food and beverage costs as a percentage of food and beverage revenues and the increase in food and beverage revenues. As a percentage of food and beverage revenues, food and beverage costs were 14.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and 13.6% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to food and beverage cost increases and a shift in product mix to premium items that generate higher sales at lower profit margin percentages. Our food and beverage costs as a percentage of food and beverage revenues benefited during the year from increased prices associated with converting from tax inclusive pricing to tax on top pricing effective at the start of the fourth quarter of calendar 2014 and refunds of sales taxes paid in prior periods recorded as food and beverage revenue during the fourth quarter of calendar 2014.

        As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 27.2% in the current period as compared to 26.4% in the prior period, primarily due to increases in preopening expense related to our theatre renovation initiatives, theatre and other closure expense resulting from a permanent closure of one theatre in Canada, utility expenses due to colder weather during the three months ended March 31, 2014, partially offset by decreases in deferred digital equipment rent. Rent expense increased 0.8%, or $3,411,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily from increases in common area maintenance and other expenses associated with snow removal.

General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.     Merger, acquisition and transaction costs were $1,161,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to $2,883,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in professional and consulting costs related to the Merger and the acquisition of 10 theatres and 156 screens from Rave Review Cinemas, LLC and Rave Digital Media, LLC recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

        Other.     Other general and administrative expense decreased 33.3%, or $32,415,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, due primarily to decreases in expenses related to a discontinued cash-based management profit sharing plan, annual incentive compensation expense related to declines in operating performance compared to

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target, net periodic benefit costs for our pension and postretirement medical plans, legal expenses, theatre support center rent, and expenses related to abandoned projects.

        Depreciation and amortization.     Depreciation and amortization increased 9.5%, or $18,784,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to the increase in depreciable assets resulting from capital expenditures of $270,734,000 and $260,823,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively.

        Impairment of long-lived assets.     During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, we recognized non-cash impairment losses of $3,149,000 on eight theatres with 94 screens (in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Oklahoma) in property, net.

Other Expense (Income):

        Other expense (income).     Other income increased $6,929,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, due to a gain on extinguishment of indebtedness related to the cash tender offer and redemption of the Notes due 2019 of $8,544,000, partially offset by other expenses of $158,000 recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. Other income of $1,415,000 recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 was primarily comprised of business interruption insurance recoveries.

        Interest expense.     Interest expense decreased 13.8%, or $19,288,000, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to the decrease in interest rates for corporate borrowings and the decrease in aggregate principal amounts of borrowings. In February 2014, AMCE completed an offering of $375,000,000 principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022. In February 2014, AMCE extinguished $463,964,000 of its 8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019 and in June 2014, extinguished the remaining outstanding principal of $136,036,000 of its 8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019.

        Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities.     Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were $26,615,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to $47,435,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities was primarily due to increases in equity in losses from Open Road Releasing, LLC and decreases in equity in earnings from NCM, partially offset by increases in equity in earnings from DCIP and AC JV LLC. The increase in equity in losses from Open Road Releasing, LLC was primarily due to higher cost of revenues resulting from timing and structure of theatrical releases and film participation costs during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the same period for the prior year. The decrease in equity in earnings from NCM was primarily due to a decrease in advertising revenues primarily caused by an increasingly competitive advertising environment during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the same period for the prior year. Cash distributions from non-consolidated entities were $35,243,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and $31,501,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and include payments related to the NCM tax receivable agreement recorded in investment income. See Note 7—Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I for further information.

        Investment expense (income).     Investment income was $8,154,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to $2,084,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. The investment income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 includes payments received of $8,730,000 related to the NCM tax receivable agreement compared to payments received of $3,677,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

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        Income tax provision (benefit).     The income tax provision from continuing operations was $33,470,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and a benefit of $(263,383,000) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. We reversed our recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 11—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I for further information.

        Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes.     In July and August of 2012, we sold or closed 7 of the 8 theatres located in Canada and sold one theatre with 12 screens in the UK. The results of operations of the 7 Canada theatres and the one UK theatre have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The sales price adjustment was related to tax attributes of the theatres sold in Canada which were not determinable or probable of collection at the date of the sale. We completed our tax returns, for periods prior to the date of sale, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, at which time the buyer was able to determine amounts due pursuant to the sales price adjustment and remit payment to us. We recorded the additional gain on sale at the time the gain was realizable. The earnings from discontinued operations were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees, and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses.

        Net earnings.     Net earnings were $64,080,000 and $364,400,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively. Net earnings during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 were negatively impacted by the increase in income tax provision as a result of the reversal of valuation allowance during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the decrease in attendance, the decrease in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities, the increase in depreciation and amortization, the increase in preopening expense, the decrease in gain from discontinued operations and the increase in theatre closure expense. Net earnings were positively impacted by the decrease in interest expense, the decrease in general and administrative: other expense, the increase in income from packaged tickets and gift card sales, the net gain on extinguishment of Notes due 2019, and the increase in payments received from NCM related to the tax receivable agreement.

Results of Operations—For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)

        Revenues.     Total revenues were $2,749,428,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Revenues consisted of (i) admission revenues of $1,847,327,000, or 67.2% of total revenues, (ii) food and beverage revenues of $786,912,000, or 28.6% of total revenues, and (iii) other theatre revenues of $115,189,000, or 4.2% of total revenues. Other theatre revenues were primarily comprised of advertising revenues, AMC Stubs membership fees earned, income from gift card sales, and theatre rentals. Attendance at our theatres was 199,270,000 patrons during this period.

        Operating costs and expenses.     Operating costs and expenses were $2,560,414,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Film exhibition costs were $976,912,000, or 52.9% of admission revenues, and food and beverage costs were $107,325,000, or 13.6% of food and beverage revenues, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 26.4% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Rent expense was $451,828,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.     Merger, acquisition and transaction costs were $2,883,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to the professional and legal fees, acquisition of the Rave theatres, and costs related to our IPO.

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        Other.     Other general and administrative expense was $97,288,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Other general and administrative expense includes both the annual incentive compensation expense of $19,563,000 and the management profit sharing plan expense of $11,300,000 related to improvements in net earnings, an IPO stock award of $12,000,000 to certain members of management, and early retirement and severance expense of $3,279,000 during calendar 2013. For calendar 2014, the cash management profit sharing plan will be replaced with stock-based compensation.

        Depreciation and amortization.     Depreciation and amortization was $197,537,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

Other Expense (Income):

        Other income.     Other income of $1,415,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, was primarily due to business interruption insurance recoveries.

        Interest expense.     Interest expense was $140,227,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. On April 30, 2013, we entered into a new Senior Secured Credit Facility. The applicable rate for borrowings of $775,000,000 under the new Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loan due 2020 at April 30, 2013 was 3.5% based on LIBOR. Prior to their redemption with proceeds of the Term Loan due 2020, the applicable rate for borrowings of $464,088,000 under the Term Loan due 2016 at April 30, 2013 was 4.25% based on LIBOR and the applicable rate for borrowings of $296,250,000 under the Term Loan due 2018 was 4.75%. Interest expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, was impacted by the decrease in interest rates for corporate borrowings, offset by the increase in aggregate principal amounts of borrowings. In addition, interest expense was partially offset by the amortization of premiums of $12,873,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities.     Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were $47,435,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and was primarily due to equity in earnings from NCM of $23,196,000, DCIP of $18,660,000, and Open Road Releasing of $4,861,000. See Note 7—Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Investment income.     Investment income was $2,084,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. The investment income includes payments received of $3,677,000 related to the NCM tax receivable agreement and gains on investments of $587,000, partially offset by an impairment loss of $1,370,000 related to our investment in a marketable equity security when it was determined that its decline in value was other than temporary and the intangible asset amortization of the NCM tax receivable agreement of $835,000.

        Income tax benefit.     The income tax benefit from continuing operations was $263,383,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. We reversed our recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance had been previously provided based on our cumulative loss history, which was primarily incurred during predecessor periods prior to the Merger. The principal positive evidence that led to the reversal of the valuation allowance included: (1) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies; (2) a successful public offering of our common stock during December 2013; (3) the Company's projected emergence from a three-year cumulative loss in March 2014; (4) the significant positive income generated during 2013; (5) the Company's forecasted future profitability; and (6) improvement in the Company's financial position, including over $500,000,000 of cash on hand at December 31, 2013. We experienced an improvement in operating results over the past year and made changes to reduce our debt leverage significantly due to use of a portion of the net IPO proceeds

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of approximately $355,580,000 raised in the fourth quarter of calendar 2013. These factors have enabled us to conclude that it is more likely than not that we realize deferred tax assets related to our net operating loss carryforwards.

        Earnings from discontinued operations, net.     In July and August of 2012, we sold or closed 7 of the 8 theatres located in Canada and sold one theatre with 12 screens in the UK. The results of operations of the 7 Canada theatres and the one UK theatre have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The sales price adjustment was related to tax attributes of the theatres sold in Canada which were not determinable or probable of collection at the date of the sale. See Note 4—Discontinued Operations of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information, We completed our tax returns, for periods prior to the date of sale, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, at which time the buyer was able to determine amounts due pursuant to the sales price adjustment and remit payment to us. We recorded the additional gain on sale following the guidance for gain contingencies in ASC 450-30-25-1 when gains were realizable. The earnings from discontinued operations were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses.

        Net earnings.     Net earnings of $364,400,000 were comprised primarily of deferred tax benefit, operating income, and equity in earnings from non-consolidated entities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by interest expense.

Results of Operations For the Period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 (Successor)

        Revenues.     Total revenues were $811,492,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Revenues consisted of (i) admission revenues of $548,632,000, or 67.6% of total revenues, (ii) food and beverage revenues of $229,739,000, or 28.3% of total revenues, and (iii) other theatre revenues of $33,121,000, or 4.1% of total revenues. Attendance at our theatres was 60,336,000 patrons during this period.

        Operating costs and expenses.     Operating costs and expenses were $800,023,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Film exhibition costs were $291,561,000, or 53.1% of admission revenues, and food and beverage costs were $30,545,000, or 13.3% of food and beverage revenues, during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 28.4% during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Rent expense was $143,374,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.     Merger, acquisition and transaction costs were $3,366,000, during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, primarily due to the Merger.

        Management fees.     Management fees were $0 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Management fees ceased subsequent to the Merger.

        Other.     Other general and administrative expense was $29,110,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

        Depreciation and amortization.     Depreciation and amortization was $71,633,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

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Other Expense:

        Other expense.     Other expense was $49,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

        Interest expense.     Interest expense was $47,132,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

        Equity in losses of non-consolidated entities.     Equity in losses of non-consolidated entities were $2,480,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 and was primarily due to equity in losses from Open Road Releasing of $10,691,000, largely offset by equity in earnings from DCIP of $4,436,000 and NCM of $4,271,000. See Note 7—Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Investment expense.     Investment expense was $290,000 during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

        Income tax provision.     The income tax provision from continuing operations was $3,500,000 for the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012. See Note 11—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Earnings from discontinued operations, net.     In July and August of 2012, we sold or closed 7 of the 8 theatres located in Canada and sold one theatre with 12 screens in the UK. The results of operations of the 7 Canada theatres and the one UK theatre have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 4—Discontinued Operations of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Net loss.     Net loss was $42,670,000 for the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

Results of Operations For the Period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 (Predecessor)

        Revenues.     Total revenues were $1,206,072,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. Revenues consisted of (i) admission revenues of $816,031,000, or 67.7% of total revenues, (ii) food and beverage revenues of $342,130,000, or 28.4% of total revenues, and (iii) other theatre revenues of $47,911,000, or 3.9% of total revenues. Attendance at our theatres was 90,616,000 patrons during this period.

        Operating costs and expenses.     Operating costs and expenses were $1,085,190,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. Film exhibition costs were $436,539,000, or 53.5% of admission revenues, and food and beverage costs were $47,326,000, or 13.8% of food and beverage revenues, during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 24.7% during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. Rent expense was $189,086,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.     Merger, acquisition and transaction costs were $4,417,000, during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, primarily due to the Merger.

        Management fees.     Management fees were $2,500,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. Management fees of $1,250,000 were paid quarterly, in advance, to the former sponsors in exchange for consulting and other services through the date of the Merger.

        Other.     Other general and administrative expense was $27,023,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

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        Depreciation and amortization.     Depreciation and amortization was $80,971,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

Other Expense (Income):

        Other expense.     Other expense of $960,000 was comprised of expenses related to the redemption of our Notes due 2014 of $1,297,000, partially offset by business interruption insurance recoveries and other income of $337,000, during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Interest expense.     Interest expense was $70,004,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities.     Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were $7,545,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 and was primarily due to equity in earnings NCM of $7,473,000 and DCIP of $4,941,000, partially offset by equity in losses from Open Road Releasing of $6,416,000. See Note 7—Investments of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Investment income.     Investment income was $41,000 during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Income tax provision.     The income tax provision from continuing operations was $2,500,000 for the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. See Note 11—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II hereof for further information.

        Earnings from discontinued operations, net.     In July and August of 2012, we sold or closed 7 of the 8 theatres located in Canada and sold one theatre with 12 screens in the UK. The results of operations of the 7 Canada theatres and the one UK theatre have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Gains, net of lease termination expense, on the sales and closure of these theatres of $39,382,000 were included in discontinued operations during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Net earnings.     Net earnings of $90,157,000 were driven by attendance and gains, net of lease termination expense, recorded on the disposition of the Canada and UK theatres recorded in discontinued operations for the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Our consolidated revenues are primarily collected in cash, principally through box office admissions and food and beverage sales. We have an operating "float" which partially finances our operations and which generally permits us to maintain a smaller amount of working capital capacity. This float exists because admissions revenues are received in cash, while exhibition costs (primarily film rentals) are ordinarily paid to distributors from 20 to 45 days following receipt of box office admissions revenues. Film distributors generally release the films which they anticipate will be the most successful during the summer and year-end holiday seasons. Consequently, we typically generate higher revenues during such periods.

        We had working capital surplus (deficit) as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 of $(126,638,000) and $185,527,000, respectively. Working capital includes $213,882,000 and $202,833,000 of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We have the ability to borrow against the Senior Secured Credit Facility to meet obligations as they come due (subject to limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness in our various debt instruments) and had approximately $136,798,000 under our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility available to meet these obligations as of December 31, 2014. The applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2020 at

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December 31, 2014 was 3.5% based on LIBOR (2.75% margin plus 0.75% minimum LIBOR rate). Reference is made to Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information about our outstanding indebtedness.

        We believe that cash generated from operations and existing cash and equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and planned capital expenditures and acquisitions currently and for at least the next 12 months and enable us to maintain compliance with covenants related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and our Notes due 2020 and Notes due 2022. AMCE may redeem its Notes due 2019 on or after June 1, 2014. We are considering various options with respect to the utilization of cash and equivalents on hand in excess of our anticipated operating needs. Such options might include, but are not limited to, acquisition of theatres or theatre companies, repayment of corporate borrowings of AMCE, and payment of dividends.

        Each indenture relating to AMCE's notes (Notes due 2022 and Notes due 2020) allows it to incur specified permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction. Each indenture also allows AMCE to incur any amount of additional debt as long as it can satisfy the coverage ratio of each indenture, after giving effect to the indebtedness on a pro forma basis. Under the indenture for the Notes due 2020 (AMCE's most restrictive indenture), at December 31, 2014 AMCE could borrow approximately $1,976,500,000 (assuming an interest rate of 6.25% per annum on the additional indebtedness) in addition to specified permitted indebtedness. If AMCE cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally it can borrow an additional amount under its Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        As of December 31, 2014, AMCE was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Notes due 2020, and the Notes due 2022.

Holdings Company Status

        Holdings is a holding company with no operations of its own and has no ability to service interest or principal on its indebtedness or pay dividends other than through any dividends it may receive from its subsidiaries. Under certain circumstances, AMCE is restricted from paying dividends to Holdings by the terms of the indentures relating to its notes and its Senior Secured Credit Facility. AMCE's Senior Secured Credit Facility and note indentures contain provisions which limit the amount of dividends and advances which it may pay or make to Holdings. Under the most restrictive of these provisions, set forth in the note indenture for the Notes due 2020, the amount of loans and dividends which AMCE could make to Holdings may not exceed approximately $713,526,000 in the aggregate as of December 31, 2014. Under the note indentures, a loan to Holdings would have to be on terms no less favorable to AMCE than could be obtained in a comparable transaction on an arm's length basis with an unaffiliated third party and be in the best interest of AMCE. Provided no event of default has occurred or would result, the Senior Secured Credit Facility also permits AMCE to pay cash dividends to Holdings for specified purposes, including indemnification claims, taxes, up to $4,000,000 annually for operating expenses, repurchases of equity awards to satisfy tax withholding obligations, specified management fees, fees and expenses of permitted equity and debt offerings and to pay for the repurchase of stock from employees, directors and consultants under benefit plans up to specified amounts. Depending on the net senior secured leverage ratio, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, AMCE may also pay Holdings a portion of net cash proceeds from specified assets sales.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        Cash flows provided by operating activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $297,302,000, $357,342,000, $73,892,000, and $76,372,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through

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December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively. The decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities during 2014 compared to 2013 was primarily due to decreases in net earnings, film payables, accrued bonuses, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities, deferred revenues for packaged tickets, and accrued payroll, partially offset by increases in landlord contributions and accounts payable.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        Cash used in investing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, were $271,691,000, $268,784,000, $158,898,000, and $31,031,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively. Cash outflows from investing activities include capital expenditures during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 of $270,734,000, $260,823,000, $72,774,000, and $40,116,000, respectively. Our capital expenditures primarily consisted of strategic growth initiatives and remodels, maintaining our theatre circuit, and technology upgrades. We expect that our gross cash outflows for capital expenditures will be approximately $320,000,000 to $340,00000 for calendar 2015, before giving effect to expected landlord contributions of approximately $65,000,000 to $85,000,000.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, we received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada, proceeds of $305,000 for the disposition of other long-term assets, and paid legal and professional fees of $1,091,000.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, we paid $1,128,000 and $87,555,000, respectively, for the purchase of the Rave theatres, net of cash acquired. The amounts paid included working capital and other purchase price adjustments.

        Cash flows from investing activities during the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, include cash received related to the Merger of $3,110,000.

        We fund the costs of constructing, maintaining and remodeling our theatres through existing cash balances, cash generated from operations, landlord contributions, or borrowed funds, as necessary. We generally lease our theatres pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases which may require the developer, who owns the property, to reimburse us for the construction costs. We may decide to own the real estate assets of new theatres and, following construction, sell and leaseback the real estate assets pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, were $(353,864,000), $324,928,000, $117,610,000, and $(222,288,000) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

        On February 7, 2014, AMCE issued $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Notes due 2022 and used the net proceeds, together with a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO, to pay the consideration and consent payments for the tender offer for the Notes due 2019, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and related transaction fees and expenses. The deferred financing costs paid related to the issuance of the Notes due 2022 were $7,748,000, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. AMCE repurchased the Notes due 2019 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 for $639,728,000. See Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations and Note 1—Basis of Presentation of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I for further information.

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        On April 25, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on June 16, 2014 to stockholders of record on June 6, 2014. On July 29, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on September 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 5, 2014. On October 27, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on December 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on December 5, 2014. We paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $58,504,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

        On April 30, 2013, AMCE entered into a new $925,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which it borrowed the Term Loan due 2020, and used the proceeds to fund the redemption of both the former Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loan due 2016 and the former Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loan due 2018. The new Senior Secured Credit Facility is comprised of a $150,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility, which matures in 2018, and a $775,000,000 term loan, which matures in 2020. Proceeds from the issuance of Term Loan due 2020 were $773,063,000 and deferred financing costs paid related to the issuance of the new Senior Secured Credit Facility were $9,126,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. We repurchased the principal balance on both our Term Loan due 2016 of $464,088,000 and our Term Loan due 2018 of $296,250,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information.

        On December 23, 2013, Holdings completed its IPO and contributed the net proceeds to AMCE of $355,580,000, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other paid offering expenses.

        During the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, we received $100,000,000 in additional capital contributions from Wanda subsequent to the Merger. During the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, we made principal payments of $191,035,000 related to AMCE's Notes due 2014.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, AMCE used cash on hand to make a dividend distribution to us to purchase treasury stock of $588,000. As a result of the IPO, members of management incurred a tax liability associated with Holdings' common stock owned since the date of the Merger. Management elected to satisfy $588,000 of tax withholding obligation by tendering shares of Class A common stock to us. During fiscal 2012, AMCE used cash on hand to make dividend distributions to us in an aggregate amount of $109,581,000. We used the available funds to pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and, on January 25, 2012, to redeem our Term Loan Facility due June 2012, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Commitments and Contingencies

        Minimum annual cash payments required under existing capital and financing lease obligations, maturities of corporate borrowings, future minimum rental payments under existing operating leases, committed capital expenditures, investments and betterments, including furniture, fixtures, equipment

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and leasehold betterments and ADA related betterments and pension funding that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In thousands)
Calendar Year
  Minimum
Capital and
Financing
Lease
Payments
  Principal
Amount of
Corporate
Borrowings(1)
  Interest
Payments on
Corporate
Borrowings(2)
  Minimum
Operating
Lease
Payments
  Capital
Related
Betterments(3)
  Pension
Funding(4)
  Total
Commitments
 

2015

  $ 16,933   $ 15,914   $ 100,652   $ 419,273   $ 47,841   $ 4,300   $ 604,913  

2016

    16,943     16,473     99,752     428,133             561,301  

2017

    16,951     17,067     98,818     408,851             541,687  

2018

    17,112     17,713     97,831     366,120             498,776  

2019

    15,530     18,407     96,796     328,409             459,142  

Thereafter

    81,042     1,706,849     99,705     1,542,618             3,430,214  

Total

  $ 164,511   $ 1,792,423   $ 593,554   $ 3,493,404   $ 47,841   $ 4,300   $ 6,096,033  

(1)
Represents cash requirements for the payment of principal on corporate borrowings. Total amount does not equal carrying amount due to unamortized discounts. We consider the amount recorded for corporate borrowings issued or acquired at a premium above the stated principal balance to be part of the amount borrowed and classify the related cash inflows and outflows up to but not exceeding the borrowed amount as financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. For amounts borrowed in excess of the stated principal amount, a portion of the semi-annual interest payment is considered to be a repayment of the amount borrowed and the remaining portion of the semi-annual coupon payment is considered to be an interest payment flowing through operating activities based on the level yield to maturity of the debt.

(2)
Interest expense on the term loan portion of our Senior Secured Credit Facility was estimated at 3.5% based upon the interest rate in effect as of December 31, 2014.

(3)
Includes committed capital expenditures, investments, and betterments to our circuit. Does not include planned, but non-committed capital expenditures.

(4)
We fund our pension plan such that the plan is in compliance with Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") and the plan is not considered "at risk" as defined by ERISA guidelines. The plan has been frozen effective December 31, 2006. On January 12, 2014, the retiree health plan was terminated effective March 31, 2015, with an expected payment to associates of $4,300,000. See Note 21—Subsequent Events to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        As discussed in Note 11—Income Taxes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we adopted accounting for uncertainty in income taxes per the guidance in ASC 740, Income Taxes , ("ASC 740"). As of December 31, 2014, our recorded obligation for unrecognized benefits is $30,500,000. There are currently unrecognized tax benefits which we anticipate will be resolved in the next 12 months; however, we are unable at this time to estimate what the impact on our effective tax rate will be. Any amounts related to these items are not included in the table above.

Investment in NCM

        We hold an investment of 14.96% in NCM accounted for following the equity method as of December 31, 2014. The fair market value of these units is approximately $275,825,000 as of December 31, 2014, based upon the closing price of NCM, Inc. common stock. We have little tax basis in these units; therefore, the sale of all these units would require us to report taxable income of approximately $415,042,000, including distributions received from NCM that were previously deferred.

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Our investment in NCM is a source of liquidity for us and we expect that any sales we may make of NCM units would be made in such a manner to most efficiently manage any related tax liability. We have available net operating loss carryforwards which could reduce any related tax liability.

Impact of Inflation

        Historically, the principal impact of inflation and changing prices upon us has been to increase the costs of the construction of new theatres, the purchase of theatre equipment, rent and the utility and labor costs incurred in connection with continuing theatre operations. Film exhibition costs, our largest cost of operations, are customarily paid as a percentage of admissions revenues and hence, while the film exhibition costs may increase on an absolute basis, the percentage of admissions revenues represented by such expense is not directly affected by inflation. Except as set forth above, inflation and changing prices have not had a significant impact on our total revenues and results of operations during the last three years.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        Other than the operating leases detailed above in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the heading "Commitments and Contingencies," we have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        See Note 1—The Company and Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding recently issued accounting standards.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        We are exposed to interest rate market risk.

        Market risk on variable-rate financial instruments.     At December 31, 2014, AMCE maintained a Senior Secured Credit Facility comprised of a $150,000,000 revolving credit facility and $775,000,000 of Senior Secured Term Loans due 2020. The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for borrowings at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR, with a minimum base rate of 1.75% and a minimum rate for LIBOR borrowings of 0.75%. The rate in effect at December 31, 2014 for the outstanding Senior Secured Term Loan due 2020 was a LIBOR-based rate of 3.50% per annum. See Note 9—Corporate Borrowings and Capital and Financing Lease Obligations of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item II of Part 8 hereof for additional information. Increases in market interest rates would cause interest expense to increase and earnings before income taxes to decrease. The change in interest expense and earnings before income taxes would be dependent upon the weighted average outstanding borrowings during the reporting period following an increase in market interest rates. At December 31, 2014, AMCE had no variable-rate borrowings under its revolving credit facility and had an aggregate principal balance of $761,438,000 outstanding under the Senior Secured Term Loan due 2020. A 100 basis point change in market interest rates would have increased or decreased interest expense on the Senior Secured Credit Facility by $7,663,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

        Market risk on fixed-rate financial instruments.     Included in long-term corporate borrowings at December 31, 2014 were principal amounts of $600,000,000 of AMCE's Notes due 2020 and $375,000,000 of AMCE's Notes due 2022. Increases in market interest rates would generally cause a decrease in the fair value of the Notes due 2020 and Notes due 2022 and a decrease in market interest rates would generally cause an increase in fair value of the Notes due 2020 and Notes due 2022.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

MANAGEMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

        Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. With our participation, an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting was conducted as of December 31, 2014, based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.

/s/ GERARDO I. LOPEZ

Chief Executive Officer, Director and President
   

/s/ CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period August 31, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the 22-week period ended August 30, 2012. We also have audited AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period August 31, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the 22-week period ended August 30, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, AMC

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Entertainment Holdings, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

        As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective August 30, 2012, the Company had a change of controlling ownership. As a result of this change of control, the consolidated financial information after August 30, 2012 is presented on a different cost basis than that for the period before the change of control and, therefore, is not comparable.

    /s/ KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2015

 

 

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 
  Calendar 2014   Calendar 2013   Transition Period  
(In thousands, except per share data)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Revenues

                             

Admissions

  $ 1,765,388   $ 1,847,327   $ 548,632       $ 816,031  

Food and beverage

    797,735     786,912     229,739         342,130  

Other theatre

    132,267     115,189     33,121         47,911  

Total revenues

    2,695,390     2,749,428     811,492         1,206,072  

Operating costs and expenses

                             

Film exhibition costs

    934,246     976,912     291,561         436,539  

Food and beverage costs

    111,991     107,325     30,545         47,326  

Operating expense

    733,338     726,641     230,434         297,328  

Rent

    455,239     451,828     143,374         189,086  

General and administrative:

                             

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs            

    1,161     2,883     3,366         4,417  

Management fee

                    2,500  

Other

    64,873     97,288     29,110         27,023  

Depreciation and amortization

    216,321     197,537     71,633         80,971  

Impairment of long-lived assets

    3,149                  

Operating costs and expenses

    2,520,318     2,560,414     800,023         1,085,190  

Operating income

    175,072     189,014     11,469         120,882  

Other expense (income)

                             

Other expense (income)

    (8,344 )   (1,415 )   49         960  

Interest expense:

                             

Corporate borrowings

    111,072     129,963     45,259         67,614  

Capital and financing lease obligations            

    9,867     10,264     1,873         2,390  

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

    (26,615 )   (47,435 )   2,480         (7,545 )

Investment expense (income)

    (8,145 )   (2,084 )   290         (41 )

Total other expense

    77,835     89,293     49,951         63,378  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    97,237     99,721     (38,482 )       57,504  

Income tax provision (benefit)

    33,470     (263,383 )   3,500         2,500  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

    63,767     363,104     (41,982 )       55,004  

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    313     1,296     (688 )       35,153  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

                             

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.87  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.01     0.02     (0.01 )       0.55  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.66   $ 4.76   $ (0.57 )     $ 1.42  

Average shares outstanding—Basic

    97,506     76,527     74,988         63,335  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

                             

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.86  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.01     0.02     (0.01 )       0.55  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.66   $ 4.76   $ (0.57 )     $ 1.41  

Average shares outstanding—Diluted

    97,700     76,527     74,988         63,715  

Dividends declared per basic and diluted common share

  $ 0.60   $   $       $  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 
  Calendar 2014   Calendar 2013   Transition Period  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

    978     179     (530 )       11,935  

Pension and other benefit adjustments:

                             

Net gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax

    (13,543 )   4,510     7,279          

Prior service credit arising during the period, net of tax

        9,271             771  

Amortization of net (gain) loss included in net periodic benefit costs, net of tax

    (844 )   (78 )           987  

Amortization of prior service credit included in net periodic benefit costs, net of tax

    (1,016 )               (448 )

Settlement, net of tax

            (15 )        

Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities:

                             

Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax              

    2,627     (1,622 )   1,915         (4,167 )

Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) loss included in investment expense (income), net of tax

    (31 )   925     (2 )       (44 )

Unrealized gain from equity method investees' cash flow hedge, net of tax:

                             

Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax              

    (59 )   2,085     797          

Holding (gains) losses reclassified to equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities, net of tax

    528     (510 )            

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    (11,360 )   14,760     9,444         9,034  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 52,720   $ 379,160   $ (33,226 )     $ 99,191  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and equivalents

  $ 218,206   $ 546,454  

Receivables, net

    99,252     106,148  

Deferred tax asset

    107,938     110,097  

Other current assets

    84,343     80,824  

Total current assets

    509,739     843,523  

Property, net

    1,247,230     1,179,754  

Intangible assets, net

    225,515     234,319  

Goodwill

    2,289,800     2,289,800  

Deferred tax asset

    73,844     96,824  

Other long-term assets

    417,604     402,504  

Total assets

  $ 4,763,732   $ 5,046,724  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

  $ 262,635   $ 268,163  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    136,262     170,920  

Deferred revenues and income

    213,882     202,833  

Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations

    23,598     16,080  

Total current liabilities

    636,377     657,996  

Corporate borrowings

    1,775,132     2,069,672  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    101,533     109,258  

Exhibitor services agreement

    316,815     329,913  

Other long-term liabilities

    419,717     370,946  

Total liabilities

    3,249,574     3,537,785  

Commitments and contingencies

             

Class A common stock (temporary equity) ($.01 par value, 173,150 shares issued and 136,381 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014; 173,150 shares issued and 140,466 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013)

    1,426     1,469  

Stockholders' equity:

             

Class A common stock ($.01 par value, 524,173,073 shares authorized; 21,423,839 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014; 21,412,804 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013)

    214     214  

Class B common stock ($.01 par value, 75,826,927 shares authorized; 75,826,927 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013)

    758     758  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,172,515     1,161,152  

Treasury stock (36,769 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 32,684 shares as of December 31, 2013, at cost)

    (680 )   (588 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    12,844     24,204  

Accumulated earnings

    327,081     321,730  

Total stockholders' equity

    1,512,732     1,507,470  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 4,763,732   $ 5,046,724  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 
  Calendar 2014   Calendar 2013   Transition Period  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                             

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                             

Depreciation and amortization

    216,321     197,537     71,633         81,234  

Deferred income taxes

    32,430     (266,598 )   3,020          

Impairment of long-lived assets

    3,149                  

Gain on extinguishment and modification of debt

    (8,544 )   (422 )            

Amortization of discount (premium) on corporate borrowings

    832     (12,687 )   (3,219 )       967  

Impairment of marketable equity security investment

        1,370              

Theatre and other closure expense

    9,346     5,823     2,381         11,753  

Stock-based compensation

    11,293     12,000             830  

(Gain) loss on dispositions

    (630 )   (2,876 )   73         (48,245 )

Equity in earnings and losses from non-consolidated entities, net of distributions

    (102 )   (19,611 )   12,707         (495 )

Landlord contributions

    59,518     18,090     3,597         2,000  

Deferred rent

    (18,056 )   (6,333 )   (2,900 )       (3,427 )

Change in assets and liabilities:

                             

Receivables

    308     (3,365 )   (66,615 )       12,884  

Other assets

    (4,282 )   (8,915 )   (35,138 )       36,770  

Accounts payable

    (13,692 )   64,215     69,029         (58,027 )

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (52,603 )   14,822     63,288         (50,473 )

Other, net

    (2,066 )   (108 )   (1,294 )       444  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    297,302     357,342     73,892         76,372  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                             

Capital expenditures

    (270,734 )   (260,823 )   (72,774 )       (40,116 )

Merger, net of cash acquired

            3,110          

Acquisition of Rave theatres, net of cash acquired

        (1,128 )   (87,555 )        

Proceeds from disposition of long-term assets

    238     3,880     90         7,291  

Investments in non-consolidated entities, net

    (1,522 )   (3,265 )   (1,194 )       1,589  

Other, net

    327     (7,448 )   (575 )       205  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (271,691 )   (268,784 )   (158,898 )       (31,031 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                             

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022

    375,000                  

Repurchase of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019

    (639,728 )                

Proceeds from issuance of Term Loan due 2020

        773,063              

Net proceeds (disbursements) from IPO

    (281 )   355,580              

Repayment of Term Loan due 2016

        (464,088 )            

Repayment of Term Loan due 2018

        (296,250 )            

Repurchase of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

                    (191,035 )

Principal payments under Term Loan

    (7,750 )   (7,813 )   (4,002 )       (4,002 )

Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations

    (6,941 )   (6,446 )   (875 )       (1,298 )

Principal payments under promissory note

    (1,389 )                

Principal amount of coupon payment under Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

    (6,227 )                

Capital contribution from Wanda

            100,000          

Deferred financing costs

    (7,952 )   (9,126 )           (2,378 )

Payment of construction payables

        (19,404 )   22,487         (23,575 )

Cash used to pay dividends

    (58,504 )                

Purchase of treasury stock

    (92 )   (588 )            

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (353,864 )   324,928     117,610         (222,288 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

    5     (103 )   (207 )       16  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

    (328,248 )   413,383     32,397         (176,931 )

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

    546,454     133,071     100,674         277,605  

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $ 218,206   $ 546,454   $ 133,071       $ 100,674  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

                             

Cash paid during the period for:

                             

Interest (including amounts capitalized of $315, $511, $0, and $14)

  $ 113,578   $ 152,220   $ 68,794       $ 78,789  

Income taxes, net

    1,084     1,646     10,088         828  

Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

                             

Investment in NCM (See Note 7—Investments)

  $ 2,137   $ 26,315   $       $  

Investment in AC JV, LLC. (See Note 7—Investments)

        8,333              

See Note 3—Acquisition for non-cash activities related to acquisition

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
  Class A-1 Voting
Common Stock
  Class A-2 Voting
Common Stock
  Class N Nonvoting
Common Stock
  Class L-1 Voting
Common Stock
  Class L-2 Voting
Common Stock
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
  Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
(In thousands, except share and
per share data)
  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  

Predecessor

                                                                                           

Balance March 29, 2012

    382,475.00000   $ 4     382,475.00000   $ 4     2,021.01696   $     256,085.61252   $ 3     256,085.61252   $ 3   $ 673,325   $ (2,596 ) $ (20,203 ) $ (492,939 ) $ 157,601  

Net earnings

                                                        90,157     90,157  

Comprehensive earnings

                                                    9,034         9,034  

Stock-based compensation

                                            830                 830  

Balance August 30, 2012

    382,475.00000   $ 4     382,475.00000   $ 4     2,021.01696   $     256,085.61252   $ 3     256,085.61252   $ 3   $ 674,155   $ (2,596 ) $ (11,169 ) $ (402,782 ) $ 257,622  

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Class A Voting
Common Stock
  Class B Voting
Common Stock
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Additional Paid-in Capital    
  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
  Total Stockholders' Equity  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Treasury Stock   Accumulated Earnings  

Successor

                                                                                           

Balance August 30, 2012

                                                                                           

Net loss

                                          $       $   $   $   $   $ (42,670 ) $ (42,670 )

Other comprehensive income

                                                                9,444         9,444  

Merger consideration

                                                66,252,108     662     699,338                 700,000  

Capital contributions

                                                9,574,819     96     99,904                 100,000  

Balance December 31, 2012

                                                75,826,927     758     799,242         9,444     (42,670 )   766,774  

Net earnings

                                                                    364,400     364,400  

Other comprehensive income

                                                                14,760         14,760  

Net proceeds from IPO

                                        21,052,632     211             355,088                 355,299  

Stock-based compensation                

                                        360,172     3             6,480                 6,483  

Purchase shares for treasury

                                                        342     (588 )           (246 )

Balance December 31, 2013

                                        21,412,804     214     75,826,927     758     1,161,152     (588 )   24,204     321,730     1,507,470  

Net earnings

                                                                    64,080     64,080  

Other comprehensive loss                

                                                                (11,360 )       (11,360 )

Dividends declared

                                                        27             (58,729 )   (58,702 )

Stock-based compensation                

                                        11,035                 11,293                 11,293  

Purchase shares for treasury

                                                        43     (92 )           (49 )

Balance December 31, 2014

                                        21,423,839   $ 214     75,826,927   $ 758   $ 1,172,515   $ (680 ) $ 12,844   $ 327,081   $ 1,512,732  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings" or "AMC"), through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including AMC Entertainment® Inc. ("AMCE"), American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("OpCo") and its subsidiaries, (collectively with Holdings, unless the context otherwise requires, the "Company" or "AMC"), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres primarily located in the United States. Holdings is an indirect subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. ("Wanda"), a Chinese private conglomerate.

        As of December 31, 2014, Wanda owns approximately 77.86% of Holdings' outstanding common stock and 91.34% of the combined voting power of Holdings' outstanding common stock and has the power to control Holdings' affairs and policies, including with respect to the election of directors (and, through the election of directors, the appointment of management), entering into mergers, sales of substantially all of the Company's assets and other extraordinary transactions.

        Initial Public Offering of Holdings:     On December 23, 2013, Holdings completed its initial public offering ("IPO") of 18,421,053 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. In connection with the IPO, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 2,631,579 shares of Class A common stock. As a result, the total IPO size was 21,052,632 shares of Class A common stock and the net proceeds to Holdings were approximately $355,299,000 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. The net IPO proceeds of approximately $355,299,000, were contributed by Holdings to AMCE.

        Wanda Merger:     Prior to the IPO, Wanda acquired Holdings, on August 30, 2012, through a merger between Holdings and Wanda Film Exhibition Co. Ltd. ("Merger Subsidiary"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda, whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Holdings with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation and as a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda (the "Merger"). A change of control of the Company occurred pursuant to the Merger. Prior to the Merger, Holdings was owned by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and certain related investment funds, Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related investment funds, affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors ("Spectrum") (collectively the "Sponsors"). The Merger consideration totaled $701,811,000, with $700,000,000 invested by Wanda and $1,811,000 invested by members of management. The estimated transaction value was approximately $2,748,018,000. Wanda acquired cash, corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations in connection with the Merger. Funding for the Merger consideration was obtained by Merger Subsidiary pursuant to bank borrowings and cash contributed by Wanda.

        In connection with the change of control due to the Merger, the Company's assets and liabilities were adjusted to fair value on the closing date of the Merger by application of "push down" accounting. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting in connection with the Merger, the Company's financial statement presentations herein distinguish between a predecessor period, ("Predecessor"), for periods prior to the Merger and a successor period, ("Successor"), for periods subsequent to the Merger. The Successor applied "push down" accounting and its financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger date, August 30, 2012. The consolidated financial statements presented herein are those of Successor from its inception on August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2014, and those of Predecessor for all periods prior to the Merger date. As a result of the application of "push down" accounting at the time of the Merger, the financial statements for the Predecessor period and

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

for the Successor period are presented on different bases and are, therefore, not comparable. See Note 2—Merger for additional information regarding the Merger.

        Use of Estimates:     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but not limited to: (1) Impairments, (2) Film exhibition costs, (3) Income and operating taxes, (4) Theatre and other closure expense, and (5) Gift card and packaged ticket income. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

        Principles of Consolidation:     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AMCE and all subsidiaries, as discussed above. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. There are no noncontrolling (minority) interests in the Company's consolidated subsidiaries; consequently, all of its stockholders' equity, net earnings (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented are attributable to controlling interests. As of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the Company managed its business under one reportable segment called Theatrical Exhibition.

        Fiscal Year:     On November 15, 2012, the Company changed its fiscal year to a calendar year ending on December 31 st of each year. Prior to the change, the Company had a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Thursday closest to the last day of March. The consolidated financial statements include the transition period of March 30, 2012 through December 31, 2012 ("Transition Period").

        Discontinued Operations:     The results of operations for the Company's discontinued operations have been eliminated from the Company's continuing operations and classified as discontinued operations for each period presented within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 4—Discontinued Operations for further information.

        Revenues:     Revenues are recognized when admissions and food and beverage sales are received at the theatres and are reported net of sales tax. The Company defers 100% of the revenue associated with the sales of gift cards and packaged tickets until such time as the items are redeemed or income from non-redemption is recorded. The Company recognizes income from non-redeemed or partially redeemed gift cards using the Proportional Method where it applies a non-redemption rate for its five gift card sales channels which ranges from 14% to 23% of the current month sales and the Company recognizes that total amount of income for that current month's sales as income over the next 24 months in proportion to the pattern of actual redemptions. The Company has determined its non-redeemed rates and redemption patterns using data accumulated over ten years on a company-wide basis. Income for non-redeemed packaged tickets continues to be recognized as the redemption of these items is determined to be remote, that is if a ticket has not been used within 18 months after being purchased. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, the Company recognized $21,347,000, $19,510,000, $3,483,000, and $7,776,000 of income, respectively, related to the derecognition of gift card liabilities, which was recorded in other theatre revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012,

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

the Company recognized $11,710,000, $0, $0, and $4,818,000 of income, respectively, related to the derecognition of package ticket liabilities, which was recorded in other theatre revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of fair value accounting due to the Merger, the Company did not recognize any income on packaged tickets until 18 months after the date of the Merger.

        Film Exhibition Costs:     Film exhibition costs are accrued based on the applicable box office receipts and estimates of the final settlement to the film licenses. Film exhibition costs include certain advertising costs. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company recorded film payables of $95,847,000 and $149,378,000, respectively, which are included in accounts payable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

        Food and Beverage Costs:     The Company records payments from vendors as a reduction of food and beverage costs when earned.

        Screen Advertising:     On March 29, 2005, the Company and Regal Entertainment Group ("Regal") combined their respective cinema screen advertising businesses into a joint venture company called National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM") and on July 15, 2005, Cinemark Holdings, Inc. ("Cinemark") joined NCM. The Company, Regal and Cinemark are known as the "Founding Members." NCM engages in the marketing and sale of cinema advertising and promotions products, business communications and training services. The Company records its share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM in other theatre revenues.

        Customer Frequency Program:     On April 1, 2011, the Company fully launched AMC Stubs , a customer frequency program, which allows members to earn rewards, including $10 for each $100 spent, redeemable on future purchases at AMC locations. The portion of the admissions and food and beverage revenues attributed to the rewards is deferred as a reduction of admissions and food and beverage revenues and is allocated between admissions and food and beverage revenues based on expected member redemptions. Rewards must be redeemed no later than 90 days from the date of issuance. Upon redemption, deferred rewards are recognized as revenues along with associated cost of goods. Rewards not redeemed within 90 days are forfeited and recognized as admissions or food and beverage revenues. Progress rewards (member expenditures toward earned rewards) for expired membership are forfeited upon expiration of the membership and recognized as admissions or food and beverage revenues. The program's annual membership fee is deferred, net of estimated refunds, and is recognized ratably over the one-year membership period.

        Advertising Costs:     The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and does not have any direct-response advertising recorded as assets. Advertising costs were $10,317,000, $9,684,000, $4,137,000, and $3,603,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively, and are recorded in operating expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        Cash and Equivalents:     All highly liquid debt instruments and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

        Intangible Assets:     Intangible assets are recorded at cost or fair value, in the case of intangible assets resulting from the Merger and acquisitions, and are comprised of amounts assigned to theatre leases acquired under favorable terms, management contracts, a contract with an equity method investee, and a non-compete agreement, each of which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining useful lives of the assets, and trademark and trade names, which are considered indefinite lived intangible assets and therefore are not amortized but rather evaluated for impairment annually.

        The Company first assesses the qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not the fair vale of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. There were no intangible asset impairment charges incurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Investments:     The Company accounts for its investments in non-consolidated entities using either the cost or equity methods of accounting as appropriate, and has recorded the investments within other long-term assets in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Equity earnings and losses are recorded when the Company's ownership interest provides the Company with significant influence. The Company follows the guidance in ASC 323-30-35-3, which prescribes the use of the equity method for investments where the Company has significant influence. The Company classifies gains and losses on sales of and changes of interest in equity method investments within equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities or in separate line items on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations when material, and classifies gains and losses on sales of investments or impairments accounted for using the cost method in investment income. Gains and losses on cash sales are recorded using the weighted average cost of all interests in the investments. Gains and losses related to non-cash negative common unit adjustments are recorded using the weighted average cost of those units in NCM. See Note 7—Investments for further discussion of the Company's investments in NCM. As of December 31, 2014, the Company holds equity method investments comprised of a 14.96% interest in NCM, a joint venture that markets and sells cinema advertising and promotions; a 32% interest in AC JV, LLC ("AC JV"), a joint venture that owns Fathom Events offering alternative content for motion picture screens; a 29% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners LLC ("DCIP"), a joint venture charged with implementing digital cinema in the Company's theatres; a 50% ownership interest in two U.S. motion picture theatres and one IMAX screen; and a 50% ownership interest in Open Road Releasing, LLC, operator of Open Road Films, LLC ("Open Road Films"), a motion picture distribution company.

        The Company's investment in RealD Inc. is an available-for-sale marketable equity security and is carried at fair value (Level 1). Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. See Note 7—Investments for further discussion of the Company's investment in RealD Inc.

        Goodwill:     Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets related to the Merger and subsequent acquisitions. The Company is not required to amortize goodwill as a charge to earnings; however, the Company is required to conduct an annual review of goodwill for impairment.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

        The Company's recorded goodwill was $2,289,800,000 as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company evaluates goodwill and its trademark and trade names for impairment annually as of the beginning of the fourth quarter or more frequently as specific events or circumstances dictate. The Company's goodwill is recorded in its Theatrical Exhibition operating segment, which is also the reporting unit for purposes of evaluating recorded goodwill for impairment.

        The Company performed its annual impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of calendar 2014 and the fourth quarter of calendar 2013, and reached a determination that there was no goodwill or trademark and trade name impairment. According to ASC 350-20, the Company has an option to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. During the fourth quarter of calendar 2014 and the fourth quarter of calendar 2013, the Company assessed qualitative factors and reached a determination that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the Company's reporting unit is less than its carrying value, and therefore, no impairment charge was incurred.

        Other Long-term Assets:     Other long-term assets are comprised principally of investments in equity method investees and capitalized computer software, which is amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. See Note 8—Supplemental Balance Sheet Information.

        Accounts Payable:     Under the Company's cash management system, checks issued but not presented to banks frequently result in book overdraft balances for accounting purposes and are classified within accounts payable in the balance sheet. The change in book overdrafts are reported as a component of operating cash flows for accounts payable as they do not represent bank overdrafts. The amount of these checks included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $43,692,000 and $52,093,000, respectively.

        Leases:     The majority of the Company's operations are conducted in premises occupied under lease agreements with initial base terms ranging generally from 15 to 20 years, with certain leases containing options to extend the leases for up to an additional 20 years. The Company does not believe that exercise of the renewal options are reasonably assured at the inception of the lease agreements and, therefore, considers the initial base term as the lease term. Lease terms vary but generally the leases provide for fixed and escalating rentals, contingent escalating rentals based on the Consumer Price Index not to exceed certain specified amounts and contingent rentals based on revenues with a guaranteed minimum.

        The Company records rent expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the initial base lease term commencing with the date the Company has "control and access" to the leased premises, which is generally a date prior to the "lease commencement date" in the lease agreement. Rent expense related to any "rent holiday" is recorded as operating expense, until construction of the leased premises is complete and the premises are ready for their intended use. Rent charges upon completion of the leased premises subsequent to the theatre opening date are expensed as a component of rent expense.

        Occasionally, the Company will receive amounts from developers in excess of the costs incurred related to the construction of the leased premises. The Company records the excess amounts received from developers as deferred rent and amortizes the balance as a reduction to rent expense over the base term of the lease agreement.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

        The Company evaluates the classification of its leases following the guidance in ASC 840-10-25. Leases that qualify as capital leases are recorded at the present value of the future minimum rentals over the base term of the lease using the Company's incremental borrowing rate. Capital lease assets are assigned an estimated useful life at the inception of the lease that generally corresponds with the base term of the lease.

        Occasionally, the Company is responsible for the construction of leased theatres and for paying project costs that are in excess of an agreed upon amount to be reimbursed from the developer. ASC 840-40-05-5 requires the Company to be considered the owner (for accounting purposes) of these types of projects during the construction period and therefore it is required to account for these projects as sale and leaseback transactions. As a result, the Company has recorded financing lease obligations for failed sale leaseback transactions of $80,645,000 and $85,902,000 in its Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these types of projects as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

        Sale and Leaseback Transactions:     The Company accounts for the sale and leaseback of real estate assets in accordance with ASC 840-40. Losses on sale leaseback transactions are recognized at the time of sale if the fair value of the property sold is less than the net book value of the property. Gains on sale and leaseback transactions are deferred and amortized over the remaining lease term.

        Impairment of Long-lived Assets:     The Company reviews long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangibles, investments in non-consolidated equity method investees, marketable equity securities and internal use software for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company identifies impairments related to internal use software when management determines that the remaining carrying value of the software will not be realized through future use. The Company reviews internal management reports on a quarterly basis as well as monitors current and potential future competition in the markets where it operates for indicators of triggering events or circumstances that indicate potential impairment of individual theatre assets. The Company evaluates theatres using historical and projected data of theatre level cash flow as its primary indicator of potential impairment and considers the seasonality of its business when making these evaluations. The Company performs impairment analysis during the last quarter of the year. Under these analyses, if the sum of the estimated future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value. Assets are evaluated for impairment on an individual theatre basis, which management believes is the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows. The impairment evaluation is based on the estimated cash flows from continuing use until the expected disposal date for the fair value of furniture, fixtures and equipment. The expected disposal date does not exceed the remaining lease period unless it is probable the lease period will be extended and may be less than the remaining lease period when the Company does not expect to operate the theatre to the end of its lease term. The fair value of assets is determined as either the expected selling price less selling costs (where appropriate) or the present value of the estimated future cash flows. The fair value of furniture, fixtures and equipment has been determined using similar asset sales, in some instances with the assistance of third party valuation studies and using management judgment.

        There is considerable management judgment necessary to determine the estimated future cash flows and fair values of the Company's theatres and other long-lived assets, and, accordingly, actual

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

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results could vary significantly from such estimates, which fall under Level 3 within the fair value measurement hierarchy, see Note 16—Fair Value Measurements.

        Impairment losses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations are included in the following captions:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Impairment of long-lived assets

  $ 3,149   $   $       $  

Investment expense (income)

        1,370              

Total impairment losses

  $ 3,149   $ 1,370   $       $  

        During calendar 2014, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $3,149,000 on 8 theatres with 94 screens, which was related to property, net. During calendar 2013, the Company recognized non-cash impairment losses of $1,370,000 related to a marketable equity security when it was determined that its decline in value was other than temporary. There were no impairments during the period August 31, through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012.

        Foreign Currency Translation:     Operations outside the United States are generally measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at average rates of exchange. The resultant translation adjustments are included in foreign currency translation adjustment, a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions, except those intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature, are included in net earnings (loss). If the Company substantially liquidates its investment in a foreign entity, any gain or loss on currency translation balance recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income is recognized as part of a gain or loss on disposition.

        Income and Operating Taxes:     The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10. Under ASC 740-10, deferred income tax effects of transactions reported in different periods for financial reporting and income tax return purposes are recorded by the asset and liability method. This method gives consideration to the future tax consequences of deferred income or expense items and recognizes changes in income tax laws in the period of enactment. The statement of operations effect is generally derived from changes in deferred income taxes on the balance sheet. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the Company reversed $265,600,000 ($3.47 per share) of valuation allowance which increased its net earnings.

        Holdings and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return and combined income tax returns in certain state jurisdictions. Income taxes are allocated based on separate Company computations of income or loss. Tax sharing arrangements are in place and utilized when tax benefits from affiliates in the consolidated group are used to offset what would otherwise be taxable income generated by Holdings or another affiliate.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

        Casualty Insurance:     The Company is self-insured for general liability up to $1,000,000 per occurrence and carries a $500,000 deductible limit per occurrence for workers compensation claims. The Company utilizes actuarial projections of its ultimate losses to calculate its reserves and expense. The actuarial method includes an allowance for adverse developments on known claims and an allowance for claims which have been incurred but which have not yet been reported. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded casualty insurance reserves of $17,197,000 and $16,549,000, respectively, net of estimated insurance recoveries. The Company recorded expenses related to general liability and workers compensation claims of $16,329,000, $16,332,000, $3,913,000, and $5,732,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

        Other Expense (Income):     The following table sets forth the components of other expense (income):

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
Through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Gain on redemption of 8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019

  $ (8,386 ) $   $       $  

Gain on redemption and modification of Senior Secured Credit Facility

        (130 )            

Loss on redemption of 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

                    1,297  

Business interruption insurance recoveries

        (1,285 )           (337 )

Other expense

    42         49          

Other expense (income)

  $ (8,344 ) $ (1,415 ) $ 49       $ 960  

        Policy for Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:     The Company considers the amount recorded for corporate borrowings issued or acquired at a premium above the stated principal balance to be part of the amount borrowed and classifies the related cash inflows and outflows up to but not exceeding the borrowed amount as financing activities in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. For amounts borrowed in excess of the stated principal amount, a portion of the semi-annual coupon payment is considered to be a repayment of the amount borrowed and the remaining portion of the semi-annual coupon payment is an interest payment flowing through operating activities based on the level yield to maturity of the debt.

        New Accounting Pronouncements:     In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810)—Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ("ASU 2015-02"), which provides guidance on evaluating whether a reporting entity should consolidate certain legal entities. Specifically, the amendments modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIEs") or voting interest entities. Further, the amendments eliminate the presumption that a general

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

partner should consolidate a limited partnership, as well as affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. ASU 2015-02 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. A reporting entity may apply the amendments using a modified retrospective approach or a full retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that adopting ASU 2015-02 will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), ("ASU 2014-12"). This update is intended to resolve the diverse accounting treatment of share-based awards that require a specific performance target to be achieved in order for employees to become eligible to vest in the awards. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period for which the requisite service has already been rendered. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to apply the amendments prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date and expects to adopt ASU 2014-12 as of the beginning of 2016. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2014-12 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.

        In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), ("ASU 2014-09"), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and has not yet selected a transition method.

        In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, ("ASU 2014-08"). This amendment changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and includes enhanced disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the amendment, only those disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results will be reported as discontinued operations in the financial statements. ASU 2014-08 is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim reporting periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2014-08 as of the beginning of 2015 and it does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2014-08 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.

        In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830)—Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity, ("ASU 2013-05"). This amendment clarifies the applicable guidance for the release of cumulative translation adjustment into net earnings. When an entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity, the entity is required to apply the guidance in

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

ASC 830-30 to release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net earnings. Accordingly, the cumulative translation adjustment should be released into net earnings only if the sale or transfer results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided. ASU 2013-05 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the entity's fiscal year. The Company adopted ASU 2013-05 as of the beginning of 2014 and the adoption of ASU 2013-05 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.

NOTE 2—MERGER

        Holdings and Wanda, a Chinese private conglomerate, completed a Merger on August 30, 2012 in which Wanda indirectly acquired all of the then outstanding capital stock of Holdings. Holdings merged with Merger Subsidiary, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda, whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Holdings with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wanda. The Merger consideration totaled $701,811,000, with $700,000,000 invested by Wanda and $1,811,000 invested by members of management, for which 66,252,109 shares of Holdings' Class A common stock and 173,147 shares of Holdings' Class N common stock were issued, respectively. The investment amount and price per share paid by members of management was determined pursuant to Management Subscription Agreements negotiated in connection with the Merger. Pursuant to such agreements, as a retention incentive certain key members of management were required to reinvest 50% of the after tax amount they received with respect to equity awards outstanding at the time of the Merger at a price per share equal to that received for such equity awards. The approximately one percent differential in the per share price paid by Wanda and members of management represents the dilutive effect from settlement of outstanding management equity awards in connection with the Merger. Wanda also acquired cash, corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations in connection with the Merger as described below. See Note 1—The Company and Significant Accounting Policies for information regarding the completed IPO of Holdings on December 23, 2013.

        In connection with the Merger agreement, $35,000,000 of consideration otherwise payable to the equity holders was deposited into an Indemnity Escrow Fund and $2,000,000 otherwise payable to the equity holders was deposited into an account designated by the Stockholder Representative. The $35,000,000 of consideration previously deposited in the Indemnity Escrow Fund, which was established to cover any indemnity claims by Wanda against the sellers (former owners) relating to their representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the Merger, was released in full on April 3, 2013. There were no indemnity claims made. Further, the $2,000,000 previously deposited in an account designated by the stockholder representative, which account was established to cover post-merger closing de minimis taxes and administrative fees and expenses, has also been released in full. On April 15, 2013, after net of such taxes, fees and expenses, $1,974,000 was released back to the selling stockholders, including members of management. The Company accounted for the entire $701,811,000 as purchase price which included the amounts placed in escrow because the Company believed any contingencies requiring escrow were remote and that the amounts would be paid out subsequently.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 2—MERGER (Continued)

        As a result of the Merger and related change of control, the Company applied "push down" accounting, which required allocation of the Merger consideration to the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired in the Merger. The allocation of Merger consideration was based on management's judgment after evaluating several factors, including a valuation assessment performed by a third party appraiser. Final appraisal reports were received during the first quarter of 2013. The appraisal measurements included a combination of income, replacement costs and market approaches and represents managements' best estimate of fair value at August 30, 2012, the acquisition date. Management finalized its purchase price allocation in May of calendar 2013. Adjustments made during calendar 2013 increased recorded goodwill by approximately $32,000,000. Property, net and other long-term assets decreased by approximately $28,000,000 and $4,000,000, respectively, due to final determinations of fair values assigned to tangible assets. The following is a summary of the allocation of the Merger consideration:

(In thousands)
  Total  
 
  (Predecessor)
 

Cash

  $ 103,784  

Receivables, net

    29,775  

Other current assets

    34,840  

Property, net(1)

    1,034,597  

Intangible assets, net(2)

    246,507  

Goodwill(3)

    2,202,080  

Other long-term assets(4)

    339,013  

Accounts payable

    (134,186 )

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (138,535 )

Credit card, package tickets, and loyalty program liability(5)

    (117,841 )

Corporate borrowings(6)

    (2,086,926 )

Capital and financing lease obligations

    (60,922 )

Exhibitor services agreement(7)

    (322,620 )

Other long-term liabilities(8)

    (427,755 )

Total Merger consideration

  $ 701,811  

Corporate borrowings

    2,086,926  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    60,922  

Less: cash

    (103,784 )

Total transaction value

  $ 2,745,875  

(1)
Property, net consists of real estate, leasehold improvements and furniture, fixtures and equipment recorded at fair value.

(2)
Intangible assets consist of a trademark and trade names, a non-compete agreement, management contracts, a contract with an equity method investee, and favorable leases. In general, the majority of the Company's asset value is comprised of real estate and fixed assets. Furthermore, the majority of the Company's theatres are operated via lease agreements as opposed to owning the underlying real estate. Therefore, any asset value

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    related to leased real estate would exist only if the existing lease agreements were at below-market, or favorable, terms. Certain of the Company's leased locations were considered to be at favorable terms, and an intangible asset was ascribed for such lease agreements. However, the majority of lease agreements were considered to be at market terms. As a result, there is no owned real estate or lease intangible asset value ascribed to the majority of the Company's locations. In estimating the fair value of the favorable lease agreements, market rents were estimated for each of the Company's leased locations. If the contractual rents were considered to be below the market rent, a favorable lease agreement was valued by discounting the difference between the contractual rent and estimated market rates over the remaining lease term. Renewal options in the leases were also considered in determining the remaining lease term.

    Other intangible assets were also considered. For the Company's business, the largest intangible asset (other than favorable lease agreements) is the trade name. There was no customer relationship asset since the Company's customers represent "walk-in traffic" in which the customer would not meet the legal or separable criteria under ASC 805. The royalty savings method, a form of the income approach, was used to estimate the fair value of the trade name. In estimating the appropriate royalty rate for the trade name, the Company considered the impact and contribution that the trade name provides to the Company's operating cash flows. The Company assessed that the trade name does provide some contribution to the Company's operating cash flow, but that the attendance in the theatre is ultimately driven by factors that are not separable from goodwill such as the quality of the film product, the location of each individual theatre, the physical condition of the individual theatre, and the competitive landscape of the individual theatre.

    Other than the favorable lease agreements and the trade name, there are not many other operating intangible assets for the Company's business. However, the Company does have some contractual relationships identified as intangible assets. These contractual relationships include the non-compete agreement that was entered into as part of the Company's acquisition of Kerasotes, management agreements in which the Company manages certain theatres that are owned by a third party, and the NCM tax receivable agreement (the "NCM TRA") which represents an agreement in which the Company receives a certain portion of a tax benefit that NCM is expected to receive as part of the Company's partial ownership interest in NCM. The non-compete agreement was valued using the differential cash flow method, a form of the income approach, in which the cash flows of the Company were estimated under a scenario in which the non-compete agreement was in place and a scenario in which there was no non-compete agreement. The value of the non-compete agreement was considered to be the difference of the discounted cash flows between the two scenarios over the remaining contractual term of the agreement. The management agreements were valued using the income approach, in which the annual management fees over the life of the agreements were discounted. The NCM TRA was valued using the income approach in which the future tax benefit distribution realized from any tax amortization of intangible assets was estimated and discounted. The Company determined the value of the TRA using a discounted cash flow model. For the purposes of its analysis, the Company estimated the cash receipts from

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

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    taxable transactions that were known as of the date of the Merger. The Company did not consider future transactions that NCM may undertake. The Company estimated a run-off of the intangible asset amortization benefits from the TRA due to the following transactions:

    1.
    ESA (Exhibitor Services Agreement)—relates to the amortization due to a modification of the initial ESA agreement.

    2.
    CUA (Common Unit Adjustment)—relates to NCM issuing additional common units to the founding members if there is an increase in the number of theaters under the ESA agreement. A reduction of common units is made if there are theaters removed from the ESA agreement.

    3.
    AMC II Benefit—relates to AMC's acquisition of Kerasotes theaters.

    4.
    IPO Exchange Benefit—relates to amortization from NCM's IPO in 2007.

    5.
    IPO II Exchange Benefit—relates to amortization step ups from NCM's secondary IPO in 2010.

    6.
    Capital Account Administration Allocation—relates to receipts attributable to the account administration.

    The estimated TRA receipts through 2037 are tax effected at 40%, based on a blended federal and 50-state average tax rate. The after tax receipts were discounted to a present value using a discount rate of 12.0%, based on the cost of equity of NCM, as the TRA payments only benefit the equity holders. See Note 7 Investments for additional information.

(3)
Goodwill represents the excess of the Merger consideration over the net assets recognized and represents the future expected economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill associated with the Merger is not tax deductible. Additionally, the Company expects to realize synergies and cost savings related to the Merger. Wanda is the largest theatre exhibition operator in China through its controlling ownership interest in Wanda Cinema Line. The combined ownership and scale of AMC and Wanda Cinema Line, has enabled them to enhance relationships and obtain better terms for important food and beverage, lighting and theatre supply vendors, and to expand their strategic partnership with IMAX. Wanda and AMC are also working together to offer Hollywood studios and other production companies valuable access to their industry-leading promotion and distribution platforms, with the goal of gaining greater access to content and playing a more important role in the industry going forward.

(4)
Other long-term assets primarily include equity method investments, real estate held for investment and marketable equity securities recorded at fair value.

(5)
Represents a liability related to the sales of gift cards, packaged tickets and AMC Stubs™ memberships and rewards outstanding at August 30, 2012, recorded at fair value. The Company determined fair value for the gift cards and packaged tickets by removing the

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 2—MERGER (Continued)

    amount of unrecognized breakage income that was included in the deferred revenue amounts prior to the Merger. The Company made purchase accounting adjustments to reduce its deferred revenues for packaged tickets by $24,859,000 and gift cards by $7,441,000 such that the Company would recognize a normal profit margin on its deferred revenues for the future redemptions of the sales that occurred prior to the Merger. The Company did not make any fair value adjustments to its deferred revenues related to AMC Stubs as a result of the Merger because deferred revenues for the annual memberships require performance by AMC in the future and there was not sufficient historical data to estimate amounts of future breakage for AMC Stubs rewards. AMC Stubs vested rewards expire after 90 days if unused and AMC Stubs progress rewards expire to the extent members do not renew their annual membership.

(6)
Corporate borrowings include borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2016, the Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2018, the 8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019 and the 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, recorded at fair value.

(7)
In connection with the completion of NCM, Inc.'s IPO on February 13, 2007, the Company entered into the Exhibitor Services Agreement that provided favorable terms to NCM in exchange for a payment of $231,308,000. The Exhibitor Services Agreement was considered an unfavorable contract to the Company based on a comparison of rates charged by NCM to third-party exhibitors. The market rate was estimated as the average rate charged by NCM to third party exhibitors. The fair value of the contract was estimated as the present value of the difference between the Company's expected payments under the contract and a market rate over the life of the Exhibitor Services Agreement. The Company's expected payments were estimated based on the Company's expected annual attendance, screen count, and advertising revenues over the life of the exhibitor Services Agreement. See Note 7 Investments for additional information.

(8)
Other long-term liabilities consist of certain theatre leases that have been identified as unfavorable, adjustments to reset deferred rent related to escalations of minimum rentals to zero, adjustments for pension and postretirement medical plan liabilities and deferred RealD Inc. lease incentive recorded at fair value. Other long-term liabilities include deferred tax liabilities resulting from indefinite temporary differences that arose primarily from the application of "push down" accounting.

        The fair value measurement of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities were based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy. Level 3 fair market values were determined using a variety of information, including estimated future cash flows, appraisals, market comparables, and quoted market prices. Quoted market prices and observable market based inputs were used to estimate the fair value of corporate borrowings (Level 2) and the Company's investments in NCM and equity securities available for sale (Level 1).

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and the period of August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the Company incurred Merger-related costs of approximately $957,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expense: merger, acquisition and transaction costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 2—MERGER (Continued)

        The unaudited pro forma financial information presented below sets forth the Company's historical statements of operations for the periods indicated and gives effect to the Merger as if "push down" accounting had been applied as of March 30, 2012. Such information is presented for comparative purposes to the Consolidated Statements of Operations only and does not purport to represent what the Company's results of operations would actually have been had these transactions occurred on the date indicated or to project its results of operations for any future period or date.

(In thousands)
  Pro forma
March 30, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
 
 
  (unaudited)
 

Revenues

       

Admissions

  $ 1,364,663  

Food and beverage

    571,869  

Other theatre

    72,574  

Total revenues

    2,009,106  

Operating Costs and Expenses

       

Film exhibition costs

    728,100  

Food and beverage costs

    77,871  

Operating expense

    529,235  

Rent

    331,397  

General and administrative:

       

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

    7,783  

Management fee

     

Other

    55,594  

Depreciation and amortization

    150,234  

Operating costs and expenses

    1,880,214  

Operating income

    128,892  

Other expense (income)

   
 
 

Other expense

    1,009  

Interest expense

       

Corporate borrowings

    103,429  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    4,263  

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities

    (7,499 )

Investment expense

    578  

Total other expense

    101,780  

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

    27,112  

Income tax provision

    8,900  

Earnings from continuing operations

    18,212  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    34,465  

Net earnings

  $ 52,677  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 2—MERGER (Continued)

        The Merger on August 30, 2012 triggered the payment of an aggregate of $31,462,000 for success fees to financial advisors, bond amendment consent fees, payments for cancellation of stock based compensation and management success bonuses that were contingent on the consummation of the Merger. The Company determined that its accounting policy for any cost triggered by the consummation of the Merger was to recognize the cost when the Merger was consummated. Accordingly, the contingent costs discussed below have not been recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Predecessor period since that statement depicts the results of operations just prior to consummation of the transaction. In addition, since the Successor period reflects the effects of push-down accounting, these costs have also not been recorded as an expense in the Successor period. However, the costs were reflected in the purchase accounting adjustments which were applied in arriving at the opening balances of the Successor.

        The following is a summary of the contingent costs:

(In thousands)
   
 

Financial advisor fees

  $ 18,129 (a)

Management transaction bonuses

    6,000 (b)

Bond amendment fees

    3,946 (c)

Unrecognized stock compensation expense

    3,177 (d)

Other contingent transaction costs

    210  

  $ 31,462  

(a)
These represent non-exclusive arrangements made with multi-parties to provide advice and assistance related to the sale of Holdings. Payment terms were contingent upon consummation of a sale. Each agreement was entered into by Predecessor entities when the Company was under previous ownership.

(b)
Management bonuses were approved by the Predecessor Entity and previous ownership group to help incent key Holdings' management team members to use their best efforts to help facilitate the sale of the Company. Payments were contingent on the consummation of a transaction.

(c)
Consent fees were paid pursuant to a consent solicitation to amend indentures relating to the Company's outstanding notes and permit the sale of the Company without triggering change of control payments. The payments were only made upon closing the Wanda transaction.

(d)
Unrecognized stock compensation for previously existing awards that became payable due to change of control provisions and only upon consummation of a sale transaction.

NOTE 3—ACQUISITION

        In December 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of 4 theatres and 61 screens from Rave Reviews Cinemas, LLC and 6 theatres and 95 screens from Rave Digital Media, LLC, (together "Rave"). The total purchase price for the Rave theatres, paid in cash, was $88,683,000, net of cash

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 3—ACQUISITION (Continued)

acquired. Approximately $881,000 of the total purchase price was paid during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. The Company acquired the Rave theatres based on their highly complementary geographic presence in certain key markets. Additionally, the Company expects to realize synergies and cost savings related to the Rave acquisition as a result of moving to the Company's operating practices, decreasing costs for newspaper advertising, food and beverage costs, and general and administrative expense savings, particularly with respect to the consolidation of corporate related functions and elimination of redundancies.

        The acquisitions are being treated as a purchase in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, ("ASC") 805, Business Combinations, which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction. The allocation of purchase price is based on management's judgment after evaluating several factors, including bid prices from potential buyers and a valuation assessment. The following is a summary of the allocation of the purchase price:

(In thousands)
  Total  
 
  (Successor)
 

Cash

  $ 3,649  

Receivables, net(1)

    58  

Other current assets

    1,556  

Property, net

    79,428  

Goodwill(2)

    87,720  

Deferred tax asset

    3,752  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (7,243 )

Capital and financing lease obligations

    (62,598 )

Other long-term liabilities(3)

    (13,990 )

Total purchase price

  $ 92,332  

(1)
Receivables consist of trade receivables recorded at estimated fair value. The Company did not acquire any other class of receivables as a result of the acquisition of the Rave theatres.

(2)
Amounts recorded for goodwill are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

(3)
Amounts recorded for other long-term liabilities consist of unfavorable leases and long-term deferred tax liabilities.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the Company incurred acquisition-related costs for the Rave theatres of approximately $728,000, which are included in general and administrative expense: merger, acquisition and transaction costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company's operating results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 were not materially impacted by this acquisition.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 4—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

        In August of 2012, the Company closed one theatre with 20 screens located in Canada. The Company paid the landlord $7,562,000 to terminate the lease agreement. Also, the Company sold one theatre with 12 screens located in the United Kingdom in August of 2012. The proceeds received from the sale was $395,000, and was subject to working capital and other purchase price adjustments as described in the asset purchase agreement.

        In July of 2012, the Company sold six theatres with 134 screens located in Canada. The aggregate gross proceeds from the sales were approximately $1,472,000, and were subject to working capital and purchase price adjustments.

        The Company recorded gains, net of lease termination expense, on the disposition of the seven Canada theatres and the one United Kingdom theatre of approximately $39,382,000, primarily due to the write-off of long-term lease liabilities extinguished in connection with the sales and closure during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. The Company does not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of these theatres after the disposition. The results of operations of these theatres have been classified as discontinued operations, and information presented for all periods reflects the classification.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 4—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Continued)

        The Company calculated the gain on sale and closure of its theatres in Canada and in the UK as follows during the period of March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012:

(In thousands)
  Total  
 
  (Predecessor)
 

Proceeds from sale of UK theatre

  $ 395  

Proceeds from sale of Canada theatres

    1,472  

Cash payment for closure of Canada theatre

    (7,562 )

Net cash payment

  $ (5,695 )

Fixed asset write-offs

   
(1,885

)

Recognition of cumulative translation losses in AOCI(1)

    (11,069 )

Legal and professional fees

    (1,582 )

Operating Lease Liabilities:

   
 
 

Deferred rent write-off

    14,848  

Unfavorable lease write-off

    31,099  

Deferred gain write-off

    13,666  

Gain on sale, net of lease termination expense

  $ 39,382  

(1)
Included in Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) as follows:

(In thousands)
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Predecessor)
 

Foreign currency translation adjustment:

       

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

  $ 866  

Reclassification adjustment for foreign currency translation loss included in discontinued operations, net of tax

    11,069  

Total foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

  $ 11,935  

        The Company operated all of the Canada and UK theatres pursuant to long-term operating lease agreements with original terms of 20 years. In connection with the sales of these theatres, the buyers assumed responsibility under the operating lease agreements and the Company was relieved of its legal obligation for future payments under the lease agreements. For the theatre that was closed, the Company paid the landlord $7,562,000 to terminate its obligation under the lease at the date of closing.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 4—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Continued)

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the Company received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The sales price adjustment was related to tax attributes of the theatres sold in Canada, which were not determinable or probable of collection at the date of the sale. The Company completed its tax returns for periods prior to the date of sale during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, at which time the buyer was able to determine amounts due pursuant to the sales price adjustment and remit payment to the Company. The Company recorded the additional gain on sale following the guidance for gain contingencies in ASC 450-30-25-1 when the gains were realizable. The earnings from discontinued operations were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

        Components of amounts reflected as (earnings) loss from discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations are presented in the following table:

 
  Calendar
2014
  Calendar
2013
  Transition Period  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31, 2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Revenues

                             

Admissions

  $   $   $       $ 16,389  

Food and beverage

                    6,099  

Other theatre

                    548  

Total revenues

                    23,036  

Operating costs and expenses

                             

Film exhibition costs

                    8,706  

Food and beverage costs

            66         1,252  

Operating expense

            439         15,592  

Rent

                    7,322  

General and administrative costs

            221         511  

Depreciation and amortization

                    263  

Gain on disposition

    (523 )   (2,126 )   (37 )       (46,951 )

Operating costs and expenses

    (523 )   (2,126 )   689         (13,305 )

Operating income (loss)

    523     2,126     (689 )       36,341  

Investment income

            (1 )       (12 )

Total other expense (income)

            (1 )       (12 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    523     2,126     (688 )       36,353  

Income tax provision

    210     830             1,200  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 313   $ 1,296   $ (688 )     $ 35,153  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 5—PROPERTY

        A summary of property is as follows:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Property owned:

             

Land

  $ 45,448   $ 46,148  

Buildings and improvements

    211,947     202,311  

Leasehold improvements

    627,259     528,915  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

    745,280     616,234  

    1,629,934     1,393,608  

Less-accumulated depreciation and amortization

    394,008     226,556  

    1,235,926     1,167,052  

Property leased under capital leases:

             

Building and improvements

    14,381     14,381  

Less-accumulated depreciation and amortization

    3,077     1,679  

    11,304     12,702  

  $ 1,247,230   $ 1,179,754  

        Property is recorded at cost or fair value, in the case of property resulting from acquisitions. The Company uses the straight-line method in computing depreciation and amortization for financial reporting purposes. The estimated useful lives for leasehold improvements reflect the shorter of the expected useful lives of the assets or the base terms of the corresponding lease agreements plus renewal options expected to be exercised for these leases. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings and improvements   5 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements   1 to 20 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   1 to 10 years

        Expenditures for additions (including interest during construction) and betterments are capitalized, and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from the accounts in the year of disposal. Gains or losses resulting from property disposals are included in operating expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        Depreciation expense was $194,930,000, $176,998,000, $63,472,000, and $70,715,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 6—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Activity of goodwill is presented below:

(In thousands)
  Total  
 
  (Successor)
 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

  $ 2,249,153  

Increase in Goodwill from purchase price allocation adjustments related to the Merger

    31,951  

Increase in Goodwill from purchase price allocation adjustments related to the Rave acquisition

    8,696  

Balance as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014

  $ 2,289,800  

        Detail of other intangible assets is presented below:

 
   
  December 31, 2014
(Successor)
  December 31, 2013
(Successor)
 
(In thousands)
  Remaining
Useful Life
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 

Amortizable Intangible Assets:

                             

Favorable leases

  4 to 44 years   $ 112,251   $ (13,781 ) $ 112,496   $ (8,053 )

Management contracts

  3 to 6 years     4,540     (1,676 )   4,690     (1,103 )

Non-compete agreement

  1 year     3,800     (2,951 )   3,800     (1,678 )

NCM tax receivable agreement

  22 years     20,900     (1,968 )   20,900     (1,133 )

Total, amortizable

      $ 141,491   $ (20,376 ) $ 141,886   $ (11,967 )

Unamortized Intangible Assets:

                             

AMC trademark

      $ 104,400         $ 104,400        

Total, unamortizable

      $ 104,400         $ 104,400        

        Amortization expense associated with the intangible assets noted above is as follows:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31, 2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31, 2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31, 2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Recorded amortization

  $ 8,804   $ 9,011   $ 3,106       $ 5,016  

        Estimated annual amortization for the next five calendar years for intangible assets is projected below:

(In thousands)
  2015   2016   2017   2018   2019  

Projected annual amortization

  $ 8,365   $ 7,516   $ 7,400   $ 7,131   $ 6,187  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS

        Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for under the equity method generally include all entities in which the Company or its subsidiaries have significant influence, but not more than 50% voting control. Investments in non-consolidated affiliates as of December 31, 2014, include a 14.96% interest in National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM"), a 32% interest in AC JV, LLC, owner of Fathom Events, a 50% interest in two U.S. motion picture theatres and one IMAX screen, a 29% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC ("DCIP"), a 15.45% interest in Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, LLC ("DCDC") and a 50% interest in Open Road Releasing, LLC, operator of Open Road Films. Indebtedness held by equity method investees is non-recourse to the Company.

        At December 31, 2014, the Company's recorded investments are less than its proportional ownership of the underlying equity in these entities by approximately $13,257,000, excluding NCM.

RealD Inc. Common Stock

        The Company holds an investment in RealD Inc. common stock, which is accounted for as an equity security, available for sale, and is recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in other long-term assets at fair value (Level 1). Under its RealD Inc. motion picture license agreement, the Company received a ten-year option to purchase 1,222,780 shares of RealD Inc. common stock at approximately $0.00667 per share. The stock options vested in 3 tranches upon the achievement of screen installation targets and were valued at the underlying stock price at the date of vesting. At the dates of exercise, the fair market value of the RealD Inc. common stock was recorded in other long-term assets with an offsetting entry recorded to other long-term liabilities as a deferred lease incentive. The unamortized deferred lease incentive was recorded at fair value as a result of the Merger, and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining contract life of approximately 7 years as of December 31, 2014, to reduce RealD license expense recorded in the consolidated statements of operations under operating expense. For further information, see Note 2—Merger. As of December 31, 2014, the unamortized deferred lease incentive balance included in other long-term liabilities was $16,047,000. Fair value adjustments of RealD Inc. common stock are recorded to other long-term assets with an offsetting entry to accumulated other comprehensive income.

NCM Transactions

        On March 29, 2005, the Company along with Regal combined their screen advertising operations to form NCM. On July 15, 2005, Cinemark joined the NCM joint venture by contributing its screen advertising business. The Company, Regal and Cinemark are known as "Founding Members" of NCM. On February 13, 2007, National CineMedia, Inc. ("NCM, Inc."), a newly formed entity that now serves as the sole manager of NCM, closed its initial public offering, or IPO, of 42,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $21.00 per share.

        As of December 31, 2014, the Company owns a 14.96% interest in NCM. As a Founding Member, the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the governance of NCM, and, accordingly accounts for its investment following the equity method. All of the Company's NCM membership units are redeemable for, at the option of NCM, Inc., cash or shares of common stock of NCM, Inc. on a share-for-share basis. The fair market value of the units in National CineMedia, LLC was approximately $275,825,000 based on a price for shares of NCM, Inc. on December 31, 2014 of $14.37 per share.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        Pursuant to the Company's Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, from time to time common units of NCM held by the Founding Members will be adjusted up or down through a formula ("Common Unit Adjustment"), primarily based on increases or decreases in the number of theatre screens operated and theatre attendance generated by each Founding Member. The common unit adjustment is computed annually, except that an earlier common unit adjustment will occur for a Founding Member if its acquisition or disposition of theatres, in a single transaction or cumulatively since the most recent common unit adjustment, will cause a change of 2% or more in the total annual attendance of all of the Founding Members. In the event that a common unit adjustment is determined to be a negative number, the Founding Member shall cause, at its election, either (a) the transfer and surrender to NCM of a number of common units equal to all or part of such Founding Member's common unit adjustment or (b) pay to NCM an amount equal to such Founding Member's common unit adjustment calculated in accordance with the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement.

        As a result of the Rave theatre acquisitions in December 2012, the Company received 1,728,988 common membership units of NCM, effective March 14, 2013 from the annual Common Unit Adjustment. The Company recorded the additional units received at a fair value of $26,315,000, based on a price for shares of NCM, Inc. on March 14, 2013, of $15.22 per share, and as a new investment (Tranche 2 Investment), with an offsetting adjustment to the Exhibitor Services Agreement to be amortized to revenues over the remaining term of the ESA following the units-of-revenue method. The Rave theatre screens were under a contract with another screen advertising provider and the Company will continue to receive its share of the advertising revenues. During the remainder of the Rave screen contract, the Company will pay a screen integration fee to NCM in an amount that approximates the EBITDA that NCM would have generated if it had been able to sell advertising on the Rave theatre screens. In March 2014, the Company received 141,731 membership units recorded at a fair value of $2,137,000 ($15.08 per unit) with a corresponding credit to the ESA to be amortized following the units-of-revenue method over the remaining term of the ESA.

        The NCM, Inc. IPO and related transactions have the effect of reducing the amounts NCM, Inc. would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities as a result of an increase in its proportionate share of tax basis in NCM's tangible and intangible assets. On the IPO date, NCM, Inc. and the Founding Members entered into a tax receivable agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, NCM, Inc. will make cash payments to the Founding Members in amounts equal to 90% of NCM, Inc.'s actual tax benefit realized from the tax amortization of the NCM intangible assets. For purposes of the tax receivable agreement, cash savings in income and franchise tax will be computed by comparing NCM, Inc.'s actual income and franchise tax liability to the amount of such taxes that NCM, Inc. would have been required to pay had there been no increase in NCM, Inc.'s proportionate share of tax basis in NCM's tangible and intangible assets and had the tax receivable agreement not been entered into. The tax receivable agreement shall generally apply to NCM, Inc.'s taxable years up to and including the 30 th  anniversary date of the NCM, Inc. IPO and related transactions. Prior to the date of the Merger on August 30, 2012, distributions received under the tax receivable agreement from NCM, Inc. were recorded as additional proceeds received related to the Company's Tranche 1 or 2 Investments and were recorded in earnings in a similar fashion to the proceeds received from the NCM, Inc. IPO and the receipt of excess cash distributions. Following the date of the Merger, the Company recorded an intangible asset of $20,900,000 as the fair value of the tax receivable agreement. The tax receivable agreement intangible asset is amortized on a straight-line basis against investment income over the remaining life of the ESA. Cash receipts from NCM, Inc. for the tax receivable agreement are recorded to the investment expense (income) account.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, payments received of $8,730,000, $3,677,000, $0, and $0, related to the NCM tax receivable agreement were recorded in investment expense (income), net of related amortization, respectively, for the NCM tax receivable agreement intangible asset.

        Due to the capital transactions following the NCM, Inc. IPO and the quarterly cash distributions paid by NCM to the members, the recorded membership equity in NCM is a deficit. The Company's recorded investment in NCM was adjusted to fair value at the date of the Merger. As a result, the Company's recorded investment in NCM exceeds its proportional ownership in the equity of NCM by approximately $735,795,000 as of December 31, 2014.

        The Company recorded the following related party transactions with NCM:

(In thousands)
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Due from NCM for on-screen advertising revenue

  $ 2,072   $ 2,226  

Due to NCM for Exhibitor Services Agreement

    1,784     2,429  

Promissory note payable to NCM

    6,944     8,333  

 

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012 through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Net NCM screen advertising revenues

  $ 34,523   $ 33,790   $ 11,086       $ 11,731  

NCM beverage advertising expense

    12,226     13,809     4,197         6,326  

        DCIP Transactions.     The Company will make capital contributions to DCIP for projector and installation costs in excess of an agreed upon cap ($68,000 per system for digital conversions and as of December 31, 2014, $41,500 for new build locations). The Company pays equipment rent monthly and records the equipment rental expense on a straight-line basis over 12 years.

        The Company recorded the following related party transactions with DCIP:

(In thousands)
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Due from DCIP for equipment and warranty purchases

  $ 1,048   $ 663  

Deferred rent liability for digital projectors

    9,031     7,747  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)


(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012 through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Digital equipment rental expense (continuing operations)

  $ 6,639   $ 11,077   $ 3,338       $ 3,624  

        Open Road Films Transactions.     Open Road Films was launched by the Company and Regal in March 2011, as an acquisition-based domestic theatrical distribution company that concentrates on wide-release movies. Open Road titles are also distributed in the pay-TV and home entertainment markets. The Company has a commitment to invest up to an additional $10,000,000, in the event additional capital is required.

        The Company recorded the following related party transactions with Open Road Films:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Due from Open Road Films

  $ 2,560   $ 2,658  

Film rent payable to Open Road Films

    709     1,959  

 

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012 through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Gross film exhibition cost on Open Road Films

  $ 13,300   $ 12,700   $ 5,500       $ 1,550  

AC JV Transactions

        On December 26, 2013, the Company amended and restated its existing ESA with NCM in connection with the spin-off by NCM of its Fathom Events business to AC JV, a newly-formed company owned 32% by each of the Founding Members and 4% by NCM. In consideration for the spin-off, NCM received a total of $25,000,000 in promissory notes from its Founding Members (approximately $8,333,000 from each Founding Member). Interest on the promissory note is at a fixed rate of 5% per annum, compounded annually. Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing. Cinemark and Regal also amended and restated their respective ESAs with NCM in connection with the spin-off. The ESAs were modified to remove those provisions addressing the rights and obligations related to digital programing services of the Fathom Events business. Those provisions are now contained in the Amended and Restated Digital Programming Exhibitor Services Agreements (the "Digital ESAs") that were entered into on December 26, 2013 by NCM and each of the Founding Members. These Digital ESAs were then assigned by NCM to AC JV as part of the Fathom spin-off. There were no significant operations from the closing date until December 31, 2013.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        The Company recorded the following related party transactions with AC JV:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Due to AC JV for Fathom Events programming

  $ 333   $  

 

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012 through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Gross exhibition cost on Fathom Events programming

  $ 6,898   $   $       $  

Summary Financial Information

        Investments in non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the equity method as of December 31, 2014, include interests in NCM, DCIP, Open Road Films, AC JV, DCDC, two U.S. motion picture theatres and one IMAX screen, and other immaterial investments.

        Condensed financial information of the Company's non-consolidated equity method investments is shown below and amounts are presented under GAAP for the periods of ownership by the Company:

 
  December 31, 2014 (Successor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Current assets

  $ 134,900   $ 53,229   $ 44,498   $ 10,993   $ 11,649   $ 255,269  

Noncurrent assets

    546,200     1,044,417     12,260     22,948     25,296     1,651,121  

Total assets

    681,100     1,097,646     56,758     33,941     36,945     1,906,390  

Current liabilities

    106,500     24,036     64,080     4,238     3,538     202,392  

Noncurrent liabilities

    892,000     821,282     22,582             1,735,864  

Total liabilities

    998,500     845,318     86,662     4,238     3,538     1,938,256  

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

    (317,400 )   252,328     (29,904 )   29,703     33,407     (31,866 )

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

    681,100     1,097,646     56,758     33,941     36,945     1,906,390  

The Company's recorded investment(1)

  $ 265,839   $ 62,236   $ (9,570 ) $ 6,255   $ 7,680   $ 332,440  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)


 
  December 31, 2013 (Successor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Current assets

  $ 141,600   $ 140,353   $ 60,431   $ 806   $ 14,069   $ 357,259  

Noncurrent assets

    557,600     1,124,517     10,341     24,464     24,281     1,741,203  

Total assets

    699,200     1,264,870     70,772     25,270     38,350     2,098,462  

Current liabilities

    122,400     34,919     69,530         6,301     233,150  

Noncurrent liabilities

    876,000     1,028,191     15,918             1,920,109  

Total liabilities

    998,400     1,063,110     85,448         6,301     2,153,259  

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

    (299,200 )   201,760     (14,676 )   25,270     32,049     (54,797 )

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

    699,200     1,264,870     70,772     25,270     38,350     2,098,462  

The Company's recorded investment(1)

  $ 272,407   $ 45,831   $ (1,920 ) $ 4,785   $ 6,807   $ 327,910  

(1)
Certain differences in the Company's recorded investments, and its proportional ownership share resulting from the Merger where the investments were recorded at fair value and are amortized to equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities over the estimated useful lives the underlying assets and liabilities. Other non-amortizing differences are considered to represent goodwill and are evaluated for impairment annually.

        Condensed financial information of the Company's non-consolidated equity method investments is shown below and amounts are presented under GAAP for the periods of ownership by the Company:

 
  12 Months Ended December 31, 2014 (Successor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 394,000   $ 170,724   $ 175,374   $ 42,102   $ 26,887   $ 809,087  

Operating costs and expenses

    297,700     109,430     190,602     37,669     26,072     661,473  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 96,300   $ 61,294   $ (15,228 ) $ 4,433   $ 815   $ 147,614  

 

 
  12 Months Ended December 31, 2013 (Successor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 462,800   $ 182,659   $ 140,350   $   $ 18,517   $ 804,326  

Operating costs and expenses

    299,900     133,700     130,628         18,546     582,774  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 162,900   $ 48,959   $ 9,722   $   $ (29 ) $ 221,552  

 

 
  From Inception August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 (Successor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 178,100   $ 56,851   $ 39,701   $   $ 9,128   $ 283,780  

Operating costs and expenses

    144,000     43,052     61,083         11,088     259,223  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 34,100   $ 13,799   $ (21,382 ) $   $ (1,960 ) $ 24,557  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)


 
  March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 (Predecessor)  
(In thousands)
  NCM   DCIP   Open Road   AC JV   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 231,600   $ 71,560   $ 42,563   $   $ 14,680   $ 360,403  

Operating costs and expenses

    167,900     55,378     55,395         14,820     293,493  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 63,700   $ 16,182   $ (12,832 ) $   $ (140 ) $ 66,910  

        The components of the Company's recorded equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities are as follows:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012 through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

National CineMedia, LLC

  $ 11,311   $ 23,196   $ 4,271       $ 7,473  

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC

    20,929     18,660     4,436         4,941  

Open Road Releasing, LLC

    (7,650 )   4,861     (10,691 )       (6,416 )

AC JV, LLC

    1,470                  

Other

    555     718     (496 )       1,547  

The Company's recorded equity in earnings (losses)

  $ 26,615   $ 47,435   $ (2,480 )     $ 7,545  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        The Company recorded the following changes in the carrying amount of its investment in NCM and equity in earnings of NCM during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012:

(In thousands)
  Investment in
NCM(1)
  Exhibitor
Services
Agreement(2)
  Other
Comprehensive
(Income)
  Cash
Received
  Equity in
(Earnings)
Losses
  Advertising
(Revenue)
 

Ending balance March 29, 2012

  $ 71,517   $ (328,442 ) $                    

Receipt of excess cash distributions

  $ (1,701 ) $   $   $ 6,667   $ (4,966 ) $  

Change in interest loss

    (16 )               16      

Amortization of ESA

        2,367                 (2,367 )

Equity in earnings(3)

    2,523                 (2,523 )    

Ending balance August 30, 2012

  $ 72,323   $ (326,075 ) $   $ 6,667   $ (7,473 ) $ (2,367 )

Purchase price fair value adjustment

    177,832     3,453                  

Receipt of excess cash distributions

    (10,176 )           10,176            

Amortization of ESA

        4,468                 (4,468 )

Unrealized gain

    797         (797 )            

Equity in earnings(3)

    4,271                 (4,271 )    

Ending balance December 31, 2012

  $ 245,047   $ (318,154 ) $ (797 ) $ 10,176   $ (4,271 ) $ (4,468 )

Receipt of common units

    26,315     (26,315 )                

Receipt of excess cash distributions

    (27,453 )           27,453          

Amortization of ESA

        14,556                 (14,556 )

Unrealized gain from cash flow hedge

    1,485         (1,485 )            

Adjust carrying value of AC JV, LLC(6)

    3,817                      

Change in interest gain(4)

    5,012                 (5,012 )    

Equity in earnings(3)

    21,149                 (21,149 )    

Equity in loss from amortization of basis difference(5)

    (2,965 )               2,965      

Ending balance December 31, 2013

  $ 272,407   $ (329,913 ) $ (2,282 ) $ 27,453   $ (23,196 ) $ (14,556 )

Receipt of common units

    2,137     (2,137 )                

Receipt of excess cash distributions

    (21,514 )           21,514          

Amortization of ESA

        15,235                 (15,235 )

Unrealized gain from cash flow hedge

    1,498         (1,498 )            

Equity in earnings(3)

    14,446                 (14,446 )    

Equity in loss from amortization of basis difference(5)

    (3,135 )               3,135      

Ending balance December 31, 2014

  $ 265,839   $ (316,815 ) $ (3,780 ) $ 21,514   $ (11,311 ) $ (15,235 )

(1)
Represents AMC's investment through the date of the Merger on August 30, 2012 in 4,417,042 common membership units received under the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement dated as of February 13, 2007 (Predecessor Tranche 2 Investments). AMC's investment in 12,906,740 common membership units (Predecessor Tranche 1 Investment) was carried at zero cost through the date of the Merger. As of the date of the Merger, the Company's investment in NCM consisted of a single investment tranche (Tranche 1 Investment) of 17,323,782 membership units recorded at fair value (Level 1). As a result of the Rave theatre acquisitions in December of 2012, and as provided under the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, the Company received 1,728,988 additional NCM common membership units in 2013 valued at $26,315,000 and is recorded in a second tranche, (Tranche 2 Investment). In March 2014, the Company received 141,731 membership units recorded at a fair value of $2,137,000 ($15.08 per unit) with a corresponding credit to the ESA and is recorded as a part of the Tranche 2 Investment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

(2)
Represents the unamortized portion of the ESA with NCM. Such amounts are being amortized to other theatre revenues over the remainder of the 30 year term of the ESA ending in 2036, using a units-of-revenue method, as described in ASC 470-10-35 (formerly EITF 88-18, Sales of Future Revenues ). In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the amounts related to the ESA were adjusted to estimated fair value. For further information, see Note 2—Merger.

(3)
Represents equity in earnings on the Predecessor Tranche 2 investments only through August 30, 2012. Subsequent to August 30, 2012, represents percentage of ownership equity in earnings for Successor on both Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Investments.

(4)
Non-cash gains were recorded in 2013 to adjust the Company's investment balance due to NCM's issuance of 8,688,078 common membership units to other founding members, at a price per share in excess of the Company's average carrying amount per share.

(5)
Certain differences between the Company's carrying value and the Company's share of NCM's membership equity have been identified and are amortized to equity in (earnings) losses in non-consolidated entities over the respective lives of the assets and liabilities.

(6)
On December 26, 2013, NCM spun-off its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company, AC JV, LLC which is owned 32% by each founding member and 4% by NCM. In consideration for the sale, each of the three founding members issued promissory notes of approximately $8,333,000 to NCM. The Company's share of the gain recorded by NCM, as a result of the spin-off, has been excluded from equity in earnings and has been applied as a reduction in the carrying value of AC JV, LLC investment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 8—SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

        Other assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Other current assets:

             

Prepaid rent

  $ 39,021   $ 37,839  

Income taxes receivable

    3,029     3,871  

Prepaid insurance and other

    16,512     18,578  

Merchandise inventory

    10,516     10,645  

Other

    15,265     9,891  

  $ 84,343   $ 80,824  

Other long-term assets:

             

Investments in real estate

  $ 11,300   $ 10,733  

Deferred financing costs

    13,129     7,841  

Investments in equity method investees

    332,440     327,910  

Computer software

    38,619     39,237  

Investment in RealD Inc. common stock

    14,429     10,442  

Other

    7,687     6,341  

  $ 417,604   $ 402,504  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities:

             

Taxes other than income

  $ 47,988   $ 46,251  

Interest

    13,649     9,783  

Payroll and vacation

    10,901     21,697  

Current portion of casualty claims and premiums

    9,211     10,030  

Accrued bonus

    16,771     36,916  

Theatre and other closure

    7,709     6,405  

Accrued licensing and percentage rent

    14,399     19,241  

Current portion of pension and other benefits liabilities

    781     766  

Other

    14,853     19,831  

  $ 136,262   $ 170,920  

Other long-term liabilities:

             

Unfavorable lease obligations

  $ 165,073   $ 194,233  

Deferred rent

    120,184     55,272  

Pension and other benefits

    48,436     30,177  

RealD deferred lease incentive

    16,047     18,635  

Casualty claims and premiums

    10,327     9,525  

Theatre and other closure

    45,126     48,758  

Other

    14,524     14,346  

  $ 419,717   $ 370,946  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

        A summary of the carrying value of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations is as follows:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2020 (3.50% as of December 31, 2014)

  $ 760,018   $ 767,502  

5% Promissory Note payable to NCM due 2019

    6,944     8,333  

8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019

        647,666  

9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

    649,043     655,310  

5.875 Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022

    375,000      

Capital and financing lease obligations, 8.25%-11.5%

    109,258     116,199  

    1,900,263     2,195,010  

Less: current maturities

    (23,598 )   (16,080 )

  $ 1,876,665   $ 2,178,930  

        The carrying amount of corporate borrowings includes a net premium amount of $47,623,000 for unamortized premiums and discounts as of December 31, 2014.

        Minimum annual payments required under existing capital and financing lease obligations (net present value thereof) and maturities of corporate borrowings as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 
  Capital and Financing Lease Obligations    
   
 
 
  Principal
Amount of
Corporate
Borrowings
   
 
(In thousands)
  Minimum Lease
Payments
  Less Interest   Principal   Total  

2015

  $ 16,933   $ 9,207   $ 7,726   $ 15,914   $ 23,640  

2016

    16,943     8,474     8,469     16,473     24,942  

2017

    16,951     7,671     9,280     17,067     26,347  

2018

    17,112     6,782     10,330     17,713     28,043  

2019

    15,530     5,852     9,678     18,407     28,085  

Thereafter

    81,042     17,267     63,775     1,706,849     1,770,624  

Total

  $ 164,511   $ 55,253   $ 109,258   $ 1,792,423   $ 1,901,681  

AMCE's Senior Secured Credit Facility

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility is with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions and, as a result of the third amendment on December 15, 2010, the term loan maturity was extended from January 26, 2013 to December 15, 2016 (the "Term Loan due 2016") for the then aggregate principal amount of $476,597,000 held by lenders who consented to the amendment. The remaining then aggregate term loan principal amount of $142,528,000 (the "Term Loan due 2013") was scheduled to mature on January 26, 2013. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also provided for a revolving credit facility of $192,500,000 that would mature on December 15, 2015. The revolving credit facility included borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for swingline borrowings on same-day notice.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

        Incremental Amendment.     On February 22, 2012, AMCE entered into an amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which AMCE borrowed term loans (the "Term Loan due 2018"), and used the proceeds, together with cash on hand, to repay the existing Term Loan due 2013. The Term Loan due 2018 was issued under the Senior Secured Credit Facility for $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount and the net proceeds received were $297,000,000. The 1% discount was amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan until the Merger date of August 30, 2012, when the debt was re-measured at fair value. The Term Loan due 2018 required repayments of principal of 1%, or $3,000,000, per annum and the remaining principal payable upon maturity on February 22, 2018.

        Fourth Amendment.     On July 2, 2012, AMCE entered into a waiver and fourth amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility dated as of January 26, 2006 to, among other things: (i) waive a certain specified default that would otherwise occur upon the change of control effected by the Merger, (ii) permit the Company to change its fiscal year after completion of the Merger, (iii) reflect the change in ownership going forward by restating the definition of "Permitted Holder" to include only Wanda and its affiliates under the Senior Secured Credit Facility in connection with the Merger, (iv) provide for a minimum LIBOR percentage of 1.00%, from, and only after, the completion of the Merger, in determining the interest rate to the Term Loan due 2016, and (v) provide for an interest rate of LIBOR plus 375 basis points to the Term Loan due 2018, from and only after, the completion of the Merger.

        In connection with the waiver and fourth amendment, AMCE paid consent fees to lenders equal to 0.25% of the sum of the revolving credit commitment of such consenting lender and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of term loans held by such consenting lender. AMCE made total consent fee payments to lenders for the fourth amendment of $2,256,000 and recorded it as deferred charges to be amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the related term loan or revolving credit facility. AMCE recorded deferred charges for the consent fees of $438,000 on the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to ASC 470-50-40-21 and recorded deferred charges of $1,108,000 for the Term Loan due 2016 and $710,000 for the Term Loan due 2018 pursuant to ASC 470-50-40-17b.

        New Senior Secured Credit Facility.     On April 30, 2013, AMCE entered into a new $925,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which AMCE borrowed term loans and used the proceeds to fund the redemption of both the Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018. The Senior Secured Credit Facility is comprised of a $150,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on April 30, 2018 (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), and a $775,000,000 term loan, which matures on April 30, 2020 (the "Term Loan due 2020"). The Term Loan due 2020 requires repayments of principal of 0.25% of the original principal amount, or $1,937,500, per quarter, with the remaining principal payable upon maturity. The term loan was issued at a 0.25% discount, which will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan. AMCE capitalized deferred financing costs of approximately $6,909,000 related to the issuance of the Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $2,217,000 related to the issuance of the Term Loan due 2020 during calendar 2013. Concurrently with the Term Loan due 2020 borrowings on April 30, 2013, AMCE redeemed all of the outstanding Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018 at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding aggregate principal balance of $464,088,000 and $296,250,000, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest. AMCE recorded a net gain of approximately $(130,000) in other expense (income), which consisted of the

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

Term Loan due 2016 premium write-off, partially offset by the expense for the third-party costs incurred in connection with the repurchase of the Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate principal balance of the Term Loan due 2020 was $761,438,000 and there were no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2014, AMCE had approximately $136,798,000 available for borrowing, net of letters of credit, under its Revolving Senior Credit Facility.

        Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Company's option, either a base rate or LIBOR. The minimum rate for base rate borrowings is 1.75% and the minimum rate for LIBOR-based borrowings is 0.75%. The applicable margin for the Term loan due 2020 is 1.75% for base rate borrowings and 2.75% for LIBOR based loans. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility ranges from 1.25% to 1.5% for base rate borrowings and from 2.25% to 2.5% for LIBOR based borrowings. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for an unused commitment fee of 0.50% per annum and for letter of credit fees of up to 0.25% per annum plus the applicable margin for LIBOR-based borrowings on the undrawn amount of the letter of credit. The applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2020 at December 31, 2014 was 3.5% based on LIBOR (2.75% margin plus 0.75% minimum LIBOR rate). Prior to redemption, the applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2016 at April 30, 2013 was 4.25% based on LIBOR (3.25% margin plus 1.00% minimum LIBOR rate) and the applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2018 was 4.75% (3.75% margin plus 1.00% minimum LIBOR rate). AMCE is obligated to repay $7,750,000 of the Term Loan due 2020 per annum through April 30, 2019, with any remaining balance due on April 30, 2020. AMCE may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of AMCE and its subsidiaries, to sell assets; incur additional indebtedness; prepay other indebtedness (including the notes); pay dividends and distributions or repurchase their capital stock; create liens on assets; make investments; make acquisitions; engage in mergers or consolidations; engage in transactions with affiliates; amend constituent documents and material agreements governing subordinated indebtedness, including the Notes due 2020; change the business conducted by it and its subsidiaries; and enter into agreements that restrict dividends from subsidiaries. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires AMCE and its subsidiaries to maintain, on the last day of each fiscal quarter, a net senior secured leverage ratio, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, of no more than 3.25 to 1 as long as the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility remain outstanding. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of (i) a change in control, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, (ii) defaults under other indebtedness of AMCE, any guarantor or any significant subsidiary having a principal amount of $25,000,000 or more, and (iii) one or more uninsured judgments against the AMCE, any guarantor, or any significant subsidiary for an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000 with respect to which enforcement proceedings are brought or a stay of enforcement is not in effect for any period of 60 consecutive days.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

        All obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are guaranteed by each of AMCE's wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. All obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and the guarantees of those obligations (as well as cash management obligations), are secured by substantially all of AMCE's assets as well as those of each subsidiary guarantor.

AMCE's Notes Due 2019

        On June 9, 2009, AMCE issued $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "Notes due 2019") issued under an indenture with U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Notes due 2019 bear interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum, payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year (commencing on December 1, 2009), and have a maturity date of June 1, 2019. The Notes due 2019 are redeemable at AMCE's option in whole or in part, at any time on or after June 1, 2014 at 104.375% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after June 1, 2017, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

        The Notes due 2019 are general unsecured senior obligations of AMCE, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by each of AMCE's existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its other indebtedness.

        In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the carrying value of the Notes due 2019 was adjusted to fair value. As a result, a premium of $57,000,000 was recorded and will be amortized to interest expense utilizing the interest rate method over the remaining term of the notes. Quoted market prices were used to estimate the fair value of the Notes due 2019 (Level 2) at the date of the Merger. AMCE determined the premium for the Notes due 2019 as the difference between the fair value of the Notes due 2019 and the principal balance of the Notes due 2019.

        On January 15, 2014, AMCE launched a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding Notes due 2019 at a purchase price of $1,038.75 plus a $30.00 consent fee for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered and accepted by AMCE on or before the consent payment deadline on January 29, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time (the "Consent Date"). Holders of $463,950,000, or approximately 77.33%, of the Notes due 2019 validly tendered (or defective tender waived by AMCE) and did not withdraw their Notes due 2019 prior to the expiration of the Consent Date. An additional $14,000 of Notes due 2019 was tendered from the Consent Date to the expiration date of the tender offer. The consents received exceeded the amount needed to approve the proposed amendments to the indenture under which the Notes due 2019 were issued.

        On February 7, 2014, AMCE amended the indenture governing the Notes due 2019 to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default and other related provisions. On February 7, 2014, AMCE accepted for purchase $463,950,000 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes due 2019, at a purchase price of $1,038.75 plus a $30.00 consent fee for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered (or defective tender waived by AMCE), and, on February 14, 2014, AMCE accepted for purchase the additional $14,000 of Notes due 2019 tendered after the Consent Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, at a purchase price of $1,038.75 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2019 validly tendered.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

        On April 22, 2014, AMCE gave notice for redemption of all outstanding Notes due 2019 on a redemption date of June 1, 2014 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price of 104.375% of the principal amount together with accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2019 outstanding on April 22, 2014 was $136,036,000. AMCE completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Notes due 2019 on June 2, 2014.

        The Company recorded a gain on extinguishment related to the cash tender offer and redemption of the Notes due 2019 of approximately $8,544,000 in other income, partially offset by other expenses of $158,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

AMCE's Notes Due 2020

        On December 15, 2010, AMCE completed the offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Notes due 2020. The Notes due 2020 mature on December 1, 2020, pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 15, 2010, among AMCE, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. AMCE will pay interest on the Notes due 2020 at 9.75% per annum, semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1, commencing on June 1, 2011. AMCE may redeem some or all of the Notes due 2020 at any time on or after December 1, 2015 at 104.875% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after December 1, 2018, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

        The Indenture provides that the Notes due 2020 are general unsecured senior subordinated obligations of AMCE and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior subordinated unsecured basis by all of its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its other indebtedness. The Notes due 2020 are not guaranteed by Holdings.

        The indenture governing the Notes due 2020 contains covenants limiting other indebtedness, dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates and mergers and sales of assets.

        In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the carrying value of the Notes due 2020 was adjusted to fair value. As a result, a premium of $63,000,000 was recorded and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the notes. Quoted market prices were used to estimate the fair value of AMCE's Notes due 2020 (Level 2) at the Merger. AMCE determined the premium for the Notes due 2020 as the difference between the fair value of the Notes due 2020 and the principal balance of the Notes due 2020.

AMCE's Notes Due 2022

        On February 7, 2014, AMCE completed an offering of $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 (the "Notes due 2022") in a private offering. The Notes due 2022 mature on February 15, 2022. AMCE will pay interest on the Notes due 2022 at 5.875% per annum, semi-annually in arrears on February 15th and August 15th, commencing on August 15, 2014. AMCE may redeem some or all of the Notes due 2022 at any time on or after February 15, 2017 at 104.406% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after February 15, 2020, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Prior to

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

February 15, 2017, AMCE may redeem the Notes due 2022 at par plus a make-whole premium. AMCE used the net proceeds from the Notes due 2022 private offering, together with a portion of the net proceeds from the Holdings' IPO, to pay the consideration and consent payments for the tender offer for the Notes due 2019, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and related transaction fees and expenses.

        The Notes due 2022 are general unsecured senior subordinated obligations of AMCE and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured senior subordinated basis by all of its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its other indebtedness. The Notes due 2022 are not guaranteed by Holdings.

        The indenture governing the Notes due 2022 contains covenants limiting other indebtedness, dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates and mergers and sales of assets.

        AMCE filed a registration statement on April 1, 2014 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to an offer to exchange the original Notes due 2022 for exchange Notes due 2022. The registration statement was declared effective on April 9, 2014. After the exchange offer expired on May 9, 2014, all of the original Notes due 2022 were exchanged.

Consent Solicitation

        On June 22, 2012, AMCE announced it had received the requisite consents from holders of each of its Notes due 2019 and its Notes due 2020 and, collectively with the Notes due 2019, the ("Notes") for (i) a waiver of the requirement for AMCE to comply with the "change of control" covenant in each of the indentures governing the Notes due 2019 and the indenture governing the Notes due 2020 (collectively, the "Indentures"), in connection with the Merger (the "Waivers"), including AMCE's obligation to make a "change of control offer" in connection with the Merger with respect to each series of Notes, and (ii) certain amendments to the Indentures to reflect the change in ownership going forward by adding Wanda and its affiliates to the definition of "Permitted Holder" under each of the Indentures. AMCE entered into supplemental indentures to give effect to the Waivers and certain amendments to the Indentures, which became operative upon payment of the applicable consent fee immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. The holders of each of the Notes due 2019 and Notes due 2020, who validly consented to the Waiver and the proposed amendments, received a consent fee of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount at the closing date of the Merger. The total consent fees were $2,376,000. See Note 2—Merger for additional information regarding the recording of the consent fees.

OpCo's Promissory Note

        See Note 7—Investments for information regarding the 5% Promissory Note payable to NCM.

Financial Covenants

        Each indenture relating to the Notes due 2022 and the Notes due 2020 allows AMCE to incur specified permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction. Each indenture also allows AMCE to incur any amount of additional debt as long as it can satisfy the coverage ratio of each

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

indenture, after giving effect to the indebtedness on a pro forma basis. Under the indenture for the Notes due 2020 (AMCE's most restrictive indenture), at December 31, 2014 AMCE could borrow approximately $1,976,500,000 (assuming an interest rate of 6.25% per annum on the additional indebtedness) in addition to specified permitted indebtedness. If AMCE cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally it can borrow an additional amount under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The indentures also contain restrictions on AMCE's ability to make distributions to Holdings. Under the most restrictive provision set forth in the note indenture for the Notes due 2020, as of December 31, 2014, the amount of loans and dividends which AMCE could make to Holdings could not exceed approximately $713,526,000 in the aggregate.

        As of December 31, 2014, AMCE was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Notes due 2020, and the Notes due 2022.

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock Rights and Privileges

        On December 17, 2013, Holdings reclassified each share of its existing Class A common stock and Class N common stock by filing an amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Pursuant to the reclassification, which substantively resulted in a stock split, each holder of shares of existing Class A common stock received 49.514 shares of Class B common stock for one share of existing Class A common stock, and each holder of shares of Class N common stock received 49.514 shares of new Class A common stock for one share of Class N common stock.

        The rights of the holders of Holdings' Class A common stock and Holdings' Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion applicable to the Class B common stock. Holders of Holdings' Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Holdings' Class B common stock are entitled to three votes per share. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will share ratably (based on the number of shares of common stock held) in any dividend declared by its board of directors, subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock. The Class A common stock is not convertible into any other shares of Holdings' capital stock. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock. In addition, each share of Class B common stock shall convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain transfers described in Holdings' certificate of incorporation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

Dividends

        The following is a summary of dividends and dividend equivalents paid to stockholders during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014:

Declaration Date
  Record Date   Date Paid   Amount per
Share of
Common Stock
 
April 25, 2014   June 6, 2014   June 16, 2014   $ 0.20  
July 29, 2014   September 5, 2014   September 15, 2014     0.20  
October 27, 2014   December 5, 2014   December 15, 2014     0.20  

        The Company paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $58,504,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, increased additional paid-in capital for recognition of deferred tax assets of $27,000 related to the dividend equivalents paid, and accrued $225,000 for the remaining unpaid dividends at December 31, 2014. The aggregate dividends paid for Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and dividend equivalents were approximately $12,937,000, $45,496,000, and $71,000, respectively.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, AMCE used cash on hand to make a dividend distribution to Holdings to purchase treasury stock of $588,000. As a result of the IPO, members of management incurred a tax liability associated with Holdings' common stock owned since the date of the Merger. Management elected to satisfy $588,000 of the tax withholding obligation by tendering the shares of Class A common stock to Holdings.

        During the Successor period of August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the Company received capital contributions of $100,000,000 from Wanda.

Related Party Transaction

        As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a receivable due from Wanda of $156,000 for reimbursement of general administrative and other expense incurred on behalf of Wanda.

Temporary Equity

        Certain members of management have the right to require Holdings to repurchase the Class A common stock held by them under certain limited circumstances pursuant to the terms of a stockholders agreement. Beginning on January 1, 2016 (or upon the termination of a management stockholder's employment by the Company without cause, by the management stockholder for good reason, or due to the management stockholder's death or disability) management stockholders will have the right, in limited circumstances, to require Holdings to purchase shares that are not fully and freely tradeable at a price equal to the price per share paid by such management stockholder with appropriate adjustments for any subsequent events such as dividends, splits, or combinations. The shares of Class A common stock, subject to the stockholder agreement, are classified as temporary equity, apart from permanent equity, as a result of the contingent redemption feature contained in the stockholder agreement. The Company determined the amount reflected in temporary equity for the

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

Class A common stock based on the price paid per share by the management stockholders and Wanda at the date of the Merger.

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, certain members of management received $92,000 by tendering shares of Class A common stock to Holdings with an original recorded historical cost of $43,000. As a result of this transaction, temporary equity declined by $43,000 and additional paid-in capital increased by $43,000.

Treasury Stock

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, Holdings used cash on hand to purchase 4,085 shares of Class A common stock for fair value of $92,000 from certain members of management.

Stock-Based Compensation

        Holdings adopted a stock-based compensation plan in December of 2013. Prior to the Merger, Holdings adopted the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, which was cancelled at the Merger date, and also the 2004 Stock Plan, which was suspended by the Board of Directors on July 23, 2010.

        The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $11,293,000, $12,000,000, $0, and $830,000 within general and administrative: other during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively. The Company's financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation of $11,293,000 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, there were no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based compensation arrangements.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

        The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan provides for grants of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance stock units, stock awards, and cash performance awards. The maximum number of shares of Holdings' common stock available for delivery pursuant to awards granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan is 9,474,000 shares. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate number of shares of Holdings' common stock available for grant was 8,608,822 shares.

Awards in Connection with Holdings' IPO

        In connection with Holdings' IPO, the Board of Directors approved the grants of 666,675 fully vested shares of Holdings' Class A common stock to certain of its employees in December of 2013 under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the total 666,675 shares that were awarded, 360,172 shares were issued to the employees and 306,503 were withheld to cover tax obligations and were cancelled. The fair value of the stock at the grant date was $18.00 per share and was based on the IPO price. The Company recognized approximately $12,000,000 of expense in general and administrative: other expense in connection with these share grants.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

Awards Granted in 2014

        Holdings' Board of Directors approved awards of stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and performance stock units ("PSUs") to certain of the Company's employees and directors under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The grant date fair value of the stock was based on the closing price of Holdings' stock as presented below:

Date of Grant
  Holdings'
stock price
 

January 2, 2014

  $ 20.18  

May 12, 2014

    21.61  

June 25, 2014

    24.44  

September 15, 2014

    24.60  

October 22, 2014

    22.44  

December 17, 2014

    25.40  

        Holdings' Board of Directors and Compensation Committee approved a modification to the performance target of the original PSU grant, which resulted in re-measurement of the fair value of the PSU awards as of September 15, 2014. In September 2014, the Board of Directors approved an increase in authorized capital expenditures for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 of $38,800,000 to accelerate deployment of certain customer experience enhancing strategic initiatives. As a result, the PSU awards' free cash flow performance target was no longer considered probable of being met. The PSU free cash flow performance target was modified on September 15, 2014 to consider the impact of the additional authorized capital expenditures, making the awards probable at that time. The fair value of the stock at the modification date of September 15, 2014 was $24.60 per share and was based on the closing price of Holdings' stock.

        The award agreements generally had the following features:

    Stock Award Agreement:   On January 2, 2014, two independent members of Holdings' Board of Directors were granted an award of 5,002 fully vested shares of Class A common stock each, for a total award of 10,004 shares. As a result of filling the two vacant positions due to the expansion of the Board, Holdings' Board of Directors granted an award of fully vested shares of Class A common stock on October 22, 2014 and December 17, 2014, of 864 shares and 167 shares, respectively. The Company recognized approximately $226,000 of expense in general and administrative: other expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, in connection with these share grants.

    Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement:   On January 2, 2014, May 12, 2014, and June 25, 2014, RSU awards of 115,375 units, 1,819 units, and 1,655 units, respectively, were granted to certain members of management. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock at a future date. The RSUs are fully vested at the date of grant. The RSUs will not be settled, and will be non-transferable, until the third anniversary of the date of grant. Under certain termination scenarios defined in the award agreement, the RSUs may be settled within 60 days following termination of service. Participants will receive dividend equivalents equal to the amount paid in respect to the shares of Class A common stock underlying the

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      RSUs. The Company recognized approximately $2,408,000 of expense in general and administrative: other expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, in connection with these fully vested awards.

      On January 2, 2014, RSU awards of 128,641 units were granted to certain executive officers. The RSUs would be forfeited if Holdings did not achieve a specified cash flow from operating activities target for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. These awards did not contain a service condition. The vested RSUs will not be settled, and will be non-transferable, until the third anniversary of the date of grant. Under certain termination scenarios defined in the award agreement, the RSUs may be settled within 60 days following termination of service. A dividend equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one share of Class A common stock underlying the RSUs begins to accrue with respect to the RSUs on the date of grant. Such accrued dividend equivalents are paid to the holder upon vesting of the RSUs. Thereafter, dividend equivalents are paid to the holder whenever dividends are paid on the Class A common stock. The grant date fair value was $2,596,000. The Company recognized expense for these awards of $2,596,000, within general and administrative: other expense, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, due to the achievement of the performance condition.

    Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement:   On January 2, 2014, May 12, 2014, and June 25, 2014, PSU awards were granted to certain members of management and executive officers, with both a 2014 free cash flow performance target condition and a 1 year service condition, ending on December 31, 2014. The PSUs would vest ratably based on a scale ranging from 80% to 120% of the performance target with the vested amount ranging from 30% to 150%. If the performance target was met at 100%, the PSU awards granted on January 2, 2014, May 12, 2014, and June 25, 2014 would be 244,016 units, 1,819 units, and 1,655 units, respectively. On September 15, 2014, the terms of the original PSU grants were modified, which resulted in re-measurement of the fair value of the PSU awards. No PSUs would vest if Holdings did not achieve the free cash flow minimum performance target or the participant's service did not continue through the last day of the performance period, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. The vested PSUs will not be settled, and will be non-transferable, until the third anniversary of the date of grant. Under certain termination scenarios defined in the award agreement, the vested PSUs may be settled within 60 days following termination of service. A dividend equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one share of Class A common stock underlying the PSUs began to accrue with respect to the PSUs on the date of grant. Such accrued dividend equivalents are paid to the holder upon vesting of the PSUs. Thereafter, dividend equivalents are paid to the holder whenever dividends are paid on the Class A common stock. The Company recognized expense of $6,063,000, within general and administrative: other expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, as a result of the one-year service condition being met and attainment of the target performance condition at 100%.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

        The following table represents the RSU and PSU activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014:

 
  Shares of
RSU and PSU
  Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Beginning balance at January 1, 2014

      $  

Granted

    494,980     22.40  

Vested

    (493,971 )   22.41  

Forfeited

    (1,009 )   20.18  

Nonvested at December 31, 2014

      $  

Awards Granted in 2015

        The Board of Directors approved awards of stock, RSU's and PSU's granted on January 5, 2015 and March 6, 2015, to certain of the Company's employees and directors under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The fair value of the stock on January 5, 2015 and March 6, 2015 was $24.97 per share and $33.96 per share respectively, and was based on the closing price of Holdings' common stock. These awards have features substantially consistent with those awarded in 2014 described above, and additional details are as follows:

    Stock Award Agreement:   On January 5, 2015, 4 non-employee directors were granted an award of 3,828 fully vested shares of Class A common stock each, for a total award of 15,312 shares. The Company will recognize approximately $382,000 of expense in general and administrative expense: other during the three months ended March 31, 2015, in connection with these share grants.

    Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements:   On March 6, 2015, RSU awards of 84,649 units were granted to certain members of management and the Company expects to recognize approximately $2,875,000 of expense in general and administrative expense: other during the three months ended March 31, 2015, in connection with these share grants. These awards do not contain a service condition.

      On March 6, 2015, RSU awards of 58,749 units were granted to certain executive officers. The RSU's would be forfeited if Holdings does not achieve a specified performance target. These awards do not contain a service condition. The Company expects to recognize expense for these awards of approximately $1,995,000 in general and administrative expense: other during the three months ended March 31, 2015, based on estimates that the performance condition is expected to be achieved.

    Performance Stock Unit Award Agreements:   On March 6, 2015, PSU awards of 143,398 units were granted to certain members of management. Assuming attainment of the performance target at 100%, the Company expects to recognize expense for these awards of approximately $4,870,000 in general and administrative expense: other over the performance and vesting period during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015.

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Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

Merger

        All of the stock options and restricted stock interests under both the amended and restated 2004 Stock Option Plan and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan were cancelled, upon the change of control as a result of the Merger, and holders received payments aggregating approximately $7,035,000. The Company had previously recognized stock-based compensation expense of $3,858,000 related to these stock options and restricted stock interests. The Company did not recognize an expense for the remaining $3,177,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense. The Company's accounting policy for any cost triggered by the consummation of the Merger was to recognize the cost when the Merger was consummated. Accordingly, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock interests has not been recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Predecessor period since that statement depicts the results of operations just prior to consummation of the transaction. In addition, since the Successor period reflects the effects of push-down accounting, these costs have also not been recorded as an expense in the Successor period. However, the costs were reflected in the purchase accounting adjustments which were applied in arriving at the opening balances of the Successor. See Note 2—Merger for additional information regarding the settlement of stock options and restricted stock interests.

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES

        The Income tax provision reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following components during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Current:

                             

Federal

  $   $   $       $  

Foreign

                     

State

    1,250     4,045     480         3,700  

Total current

    1,250     4,045     480         3,700  

Deferred:

                             

Federal

    43,869     (229,778 )   3,020          

Foreign

                     

State

    (11,439 )   (36,820 )            

Total deferred

    32,430     (266,598 )   3,020          

Total provision (benefit)

    33,680     (262,553 )   3,500         3,700  

Tax provision from discontinued operations

    210     830             1,200  

Total provision (benefit) from continuing operations

  $ 33,470   $ (263,383 ) $ 3,500       $ 2,500  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The Company has recorded no alternative minimum taxes as the consolidated tax group for which it is a member expects no alternative minimum tax liability, due to the utilization of tax credits.

        Pre-tax income (losses) consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Domestic

  $ 97,303   $ 103,526   $ (39,294 )     $ 98,093  

Foreign

    457     (1,679 )   124         7  

Total

  $ 97,760   $ 101,847   $ (39,170 )     $ 98,100  

        The difference between the effective tax rate on earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate is as follows:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate

  $ 34,035   $ 34,902   $ (13,470 )     $ 20,125  

Effect of:

                             

State income taxes

    195     1,479     (1,930 )       2,500  

Increase in reserve for uncertain tax positions

    1,050     2,193              

Federal and state credits

    (2,985 )   (2,600 )            

Change in net operating loss carryforward for excess tax deductions

        (28,206 )            

Permanent items

    1,485     537     20         100  

Other

    (1,100 )   (6,088 )            

Valuation allowance

    790     (265,600 )   18,880         (20,225 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

  $ 33,470   $ (263,383 ) $ 3,500       $ 2,500  

Effective income tax rate

    34.4 %   (264.1 )%   (9.1 )%       4.3 %

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013  
 
  Deferred Income Tax   Deferred Income Tax  
(In thousands)
  Assets   Liabilities   Assets   Liabilities  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Tangible assets

  $   $ (113,456 ) $   $ (102,669 )

Accrued reserves

    31,430         33,156      

Intangible assets

        (101,725 )       (89,761 )

Receivables

        (5,206 )       (3,513 )

Investments

        (233,005 )       (227,718 )

Capital loss carryforwards

    50         564      

Pension postretirement and deferred compensation

    33,581         29,290      

Corporate borrowings

    19,127         43,839      

Deferred revenue

    154,583         154,155      

Lease liabilities

    111,250         97,307      

Capital and financing lease obligations

    35,654         37,956      

Alternative minimum tax and other credit carryovers

    21,802         19,545      

Charitable contributions

    158              

Net operating loss carryforwards

    228,329         214,770      

Total

  $ 635,964   $ (453,392 ) $ 630,582   $ (423,661 )

Less: Valuation allowance

    (790 )            

Total deferred income taxes

  $ 635,174   $ (453,392 ) $ 630,582   $ (423,661 )

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        A rollforward of the Company's valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is as follows:

(In thousands)
  Balance at
Beginning of
Period
  Additions
Charged
(Credited) to
Revenues,
Costs and
Expenses
  Charged
(Credited)
to Goodwill
  Charged
(Credited)
to Other
Accounts(1)
  Balance at
End of
Period
 

Calendar Year 2014

                               

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets          

  $     790           $ 790  

Calendar Year 2013

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets          

  $ 248,420     (265,600 )   11,088     6,092   $  

From Inception August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets          

  $ 232,985     18,880     195     (3,640 ) $ 248,420  

March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets          

  $ 417,671     (20,225 )   (164,461 )     $ 232,985  

(1)
Primarily relates to amounts resulting from the Company's tax sharing arrangement, changes in deferred tax assets and associated valuation allowance that are not related to income statement activity as well as amounts charged to other comprehensive income.

        The Company's federal income tax loss carryforward of $649,782,000 will begin to expire in 2016 and will completely expire in 2034 and will be limited annually due to certain change in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company also has state income tax loss carryforwards of $409,654,000, which may be used over various periods ranging from 1 to 20 years.

        From 2008 to 2012, the Company's predecessor entity generated significant net deferred tax assets primarily from debt carrying costs and asset impairments combined with reduced operating profitability. At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $181,782,000 and $206,921,000, respectively. The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets each period to determine if a valuation allowance is required based on whether it is "more likely than not" that some portion of the deferred tax assets would not be realized. The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of sufficient taxable income during future periods. The Company conducts its evaluation by considering all available positive and negative evidence. This evaluation considers, among other factors, historical operating results, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and the outlooks for the U.S. motion picture and broader economy. Based on the Company's evaluation through December 31, 2014, the Company continued to reserve a portion of its net deferred tax assets due to uncertainty of their realization and dependence upon future taxable income.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        Consistent with the above process, the Company evaluated the need for a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013, and determined that the valuation allowance against its federal deferred tax assets and all of its state deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income was no longer appropriate. Accordingly, the Company reversed $265,600,000 of valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2013. This reversal is reflected as a non-cash income tax benefit recorded in the fourth quarter of 2013 in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

        The Company conducted its evaluation by considering all available positive and negative evidence. The principal positive evidence that led to the reversal of the valuation allowance included: (1) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies; (2) a successful public offering of Holdings' common stock during December 2013; (3) the Company's emergence from a three-year cumulative loss in March 2014; (4) the significant positive income generated during 2013; (5) the Company's forecasted future profitability; and (6) improvement in the Company's financial position, including over $500,000,000 of cash on hand at December 31, 2013.

        As described above, the Company has identified a prudent and feasible tax planning strategy which involves the conversion of NCM units into NCM, Inc. common stock that, if executed, would generate significant taxable income. The conversion is within the control of the Company and the Company intends to execute the conversion if it becomes necessary to prevent its net operating loss carryforward from expiring unrealized. In addition, AMCE utilized a portion of proceeds from the public offering of Holdings common stock along with cash generated from an offering of 5.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 to purchase approximately 77.33% of its 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019, which lowered the amount of indebtedness and lower overall borrowing costs for the Company. These subsequent events also were additional positive evidence considered by management.

        The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon an estimate of future results. Differences between estimated and actual results could have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations, its financial position and the ability to fully realize its deferred tax assets over time. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the realization of deferred tax assets over time. If future results are significantly different from the Company's estimates and judgments, the Company may be required to record a valuation allowance against some or all of its deferred tax assets prospectively.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        A reconciliation of the change in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:

(In millions)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 27.4   $ 24.0   $ 24.5       $ 24.8  

Gross increases—current period tax positions

    1.6     3.8             0.6  

Gross increases—prior period tax positions

    1.5                        

Favorable resolutions with authorities

        (0.4 )            

Cash settlements

            (0.5 )       (0.9 )

Balance at end of period

  $ 30.5   $ 27.4   $ 24.0       $ 24.5  

        The Company's effective tax rate is not expected to be significantly impacted by the ultimate resolution of the uncertain tax positions.

        The Company recognizes income tax-related interest expense and penalties as income tax expense and general and administrative expense, respectively.

        There are currently unrecognized tax benefits which the Company anticipates will be resolved in the next 12 months; however, the Company is unable at this time to estimate what the impact on its unrecognized tax benefits will be.

        The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. An IRS examination of the tax years February 28, 2002 through December 31, 2003 of the former Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries was concluded during fiscal 2007. An IRS examination for the tax years ended March 31, 2005 and March 30, 2006 was completed during 2009. Generally, tax years beginning after March 28, 2002 are still open to examination by various taxing authorities. Additionally, the Company has net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards for tax years ended October 31, 2000 through March 28, 2002 in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions which have carryforwards of varying lengths of time. These NOLs are subject to adjustment based on the statute of limitations applicable to the return in which they are utilized, not the year in which they are generated. Various state, local and foreign income tax returns are also under examination by taxing authorities. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any examination will have a material impact on its financial statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 12—LEASES

        The following table sets forth the future minimum rental payments, by calendar year, required under existing operating leases and digital projector equipment leases payable to DCIP that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2014:

(In thousands)
  Minimum operating
lease payments
 

2015

  $ 419,273  

2016

    428,133  

2017

    408,851  

2018

    366,120  

2019

    328,409  

Thereafter

    1,542,618  

Total minimum payments required

  $ 3,493,404  

        As of December 31, 2014, the Company has lease agreements for five theatres with 51 screens which are under construction or development and are expected to open in 2015 and 2016.

        Included in other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is $120,184,000 and $55,272,000, respectively, of deferred rent representing future minimum rental payments for leases with scheduled rent increases, and $165,073,000 and $194,233,000, respectively, for unfavorable lease liabilities.

        Rent expense is summarized as follows:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Minimum rentals

  $ 395,795   $ 394,937   $ 126,529       $ 166,220  

Common area expenses

    48,159     44,198     12,968         17,591  

Percentage rentals based on revenues

    11,285     12,693     3,877         5,275  

Rent

    455,239     451,828     143,374         189,086  

General and administrative and other

    7,763     13,393     3,940         4,207  

Total

  $ 463,002   $ 465,221   $ 147,314       $ 193,293  

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

        The Company sponsors frozen non-contributory qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans generally covering all employees who, prior to the freeze, were age 21 or older and had completed at least 1,000 hours of service in their first twelve months of employment, or in a calendar year ending thereafter, and who were not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company also offers eligible retirees the opportunity to participate in a health plan. Certain employees are eligible for subsidized postretirement medical benefits. The eligibility for these benefits is based upon a

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

participant's age and service as of January 1, 2009. The Company also sponsors a postretirement deferred compensation plan.

        On December 31, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors approved revisions to the Company's Postretirement Medical and Life Insurance Plan effective April 1, 2014 and the changes were communicated to the plan participants. As a result of these revisions, the Company recorded a prior service credit of approximately $15,197,000 through other comprehensive income to be amortized over nine years starting in calendar 2014, based on expected future service of the remaining participants. See Note 21—Subsequent Events for information regarding the resolution to terminate the plan, which was adopted by the Compensation Committee and the Company's Board of Directors on January 12, 2015.

        As a result of the Merger and the application of "push down" accounting, the benefit plans reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Merger date. At August 31, 2012, the Successor balance recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income was reset to zero.

        The measurement dates used to determine pension and other postretirement benefits were December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012, and August 30, 2012.

        Net periodic benefit cost for the plans consists of the following:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

                                                         

Service cost

  $   $ 180   $ 59       $ 76   $ 36   $ 195   $ 61       $ 74  

Interest cost

    4,609     4,513     1,484         1,962     214     870     306         435  

Expected return on plan assets

    (5,230 )   (4,707 )   (1,442 )       (1,811 )                    

Amortization of net (gain) loss

    (1,034 )               899     (348 )   (78 )           88  

Amortization of prior service credit

                        (1,665 )               (448 )

Settlement

            (15 )                            

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

  $ (1,655 ) $ (14 ) $ 86       $ 1,126   $ (1,763 ) $ 987   $ 367       $ 149  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

        The following table summarizes the changes in other comprehensive income:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Net (gain) loss

  $ 21,641   $ (12,537 ) $ 561   $ (1,271 )

Net prior service credit

                (15,197 )

Amortization of net gain

    1,034         348     78  

Amortization of prior service credit

            1,665      

Allocated tax expense (benefit)

    (8,843 )   8,442     (1,003 )   6,782  

Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss

  $ 13,832   $ (4,095 ) $ 1,571   $ (9,608 )

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

    (1,655 )   (14 )   (1,763 )   987  

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive (income) loss

  $ 12,177   $ (4,109 ) $ (192 ) $ (8,621 )

        The following tables set forth the plan's change in benefit obligations and plan assets and the accrued liability for benefit costs included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Change in benefit obligation:

                         

Benefit obligation at beginning of period

  $ 98,883   $ 109,718   $ 5,718   $ 22,765  

Service cost

        180     36     195  

Interest cost

    4,609     4,513     214     870  

Plan participants' contributions

            419     562  

Actuarial (gain) loss

    23,532     (10,022 )   561     (1,271 )

Plan amendment

                (15,197 )

Benefits paid

    (2,247 )   (5,408 )   (1,262 )   (2,206 )

Administrative expenses

    (81 )   (98 )        

Settlement paid

    (7,166 )            

Settlement gain

    (3,575 )            

Benefit obligation at end of period              

  $ 113,955   $ 98,883   $ 5,686   $ 5,718  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)


 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Change in plan assets:

                         

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period

  $ 73,658   $ 68,219   $   $  

Actual return on plan assets gain

    3,546     7,223          

Employer contribution

    2,714     3,722     843     1,644  

Plan participants' contributions

            419     562  

Benefits paid

    (2,247 )   (5,408 )   (1,262 )   (2,206 )

Administrative expense

    (81 )   (98 )        

Settlement paid

    (7,166 )            

Fair value of plan assets at end of period

  $ 70,424   $ 73,658   $   $  

Net liability for benefit cost:

                         

Funded status

  $ (43,531 ) $ (25,225 ) $ (5,686 ) $ (5,718 )

 

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheet:

                         

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

  $ (152 ) $ (154 ) $ (629 ) $ (612 )

Other long-term liabilities

    (43,379 )   (25,071 )   (5,057 )   (5,106 )

Net liability recognized

  $ (43,531 ) $ (25,225 ) $ (5,686 ) $ (5,718 )

Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation

  $ (113,955 ) $ (98,883 ) $ (5,686 ) $ (5,718 )

        The following table summarizes pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations and projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

 
  Pension Benefits  
(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Aggregated accumulated benefit obligation

  $ (113,955 ) $ (98,883 )

Aggregated projected benefit obligation

    (113,955 )   (98,883 )

Aggregated fair value of plan assets

    70,424     73,658  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

        Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of the following:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Net actuarial (gain) loss

  $ 21,641   $ (12,537 ) $ 561   $ (1,271 )

Prior service credit

                (15,197 )

        Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized in components of net periodic pension cost during the calendar year 2015 are as follows:

(In thousands)
  Pension
Benefits
  Other
Benefits
 

Net actuarial (gain) loss

  $ 45   $ (284 )

Net prior service credit

        (1,665 )

Actuarial Assumptions

        The weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations are as follows:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
 
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Discount rate

    3.80 %   4.73 %   3.37 %   4.00 %

Rate of compensation increase

    N/A     N/A     N/A     N/A  

        The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
 
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31,
2012 through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Discount rate

    4.73 %   4.17 %   3.99 %       4.86 %   4.00 %   3.90 %   3.65 %       4.42 %

Weighted average expected long-term return on plan assets

    7.81 %   7.27 %   7.27 %       7.27 %   N/A     N/A     N/A         N/A  

Rate of compensation increase

    N/A     N/A     N/A         N/A     N/A     N/A     N/A         N/A  

        In developing the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets at each measurement date, the Company considers the plan assets' historical returns, asset allocations, and the anticipated future economic environment and long-term performance of the asset classes. While appropriate consideration is given to recent and historical investment performance, the assumption represents management's best estimate of the long-term prospective return.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

        At the measurement date of December 31, 2014, the Company selected the new RP-2014 Mortality Tables to measure benefit obligations. As a result of using the updated mortality assumptions, the pension and postretirement medical liabilities increased by approximately $6,658,000.

        For measurement purposes, the annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits assumed for 2014 was 7.0% for medical. The rates were assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0% for medical in 2019. Increasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2014 by $60,000 and the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of postretirement expense for calendar year 2014 by $2,000. Decreasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would decrease the accumulated postretirement obligation for calendar year 2014 by $88,000 and the aggregate service and interest cost components of postretirement expense for calendar year 2014 by $4,000.

Cash Flows

        The Company does not expect to contribute to the pension plans during the calendar year 2015.

        The following table provides the benefits expected to be paid (inclusive of benefits attributable to estimated future employee service) in each of the next five fiscal years, and in the aggregate for the five years thereafter:

(In thousands)
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  

2015

  $ 2,583   $ 639  

2016

    2,720     633  

2017

    3,973     614  

2018

    3,664     545  

2019

    4,493     490  

Years 2020-2024

    29,648     1,745  

Pension Plan Assets

        The Company's investment objectives for its defined benefit pension plan investments are: (1) to preserve the real value of its principal; (2) to maximize a real long-term return with respect to the plan assets consistent with minimizing risk; (3) to achieve and maintain adequate asset coverage for accrued benefits under the plan; and (4) to maintain sufficient liquidity for payment of the plan obligations and expenses. The Company uses a diversified allocation of equity, debt, commodity and real estate

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

exposures that are customized to the Plan's cash flow benefit needs. The target allocations for plan assets are as follows:

Asset Category
  Target
Allocation
 

Fixed(1)

    15 %

Equity Securities—U.S. 

    26 %

Equity Securities—International

    14 %

Collective trust fund

    25 %

Private Real Estate

    15 %

Commodities broad basket

    5 %

    100 %

(1)
Includes U.S. Treasury Securities and Bond market fund.

        Valuation Techniques.     The fair values classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy were determined using quoted market prices from actively traded markets. The fair values classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy included pooled separate accounts and collective trust funds, which valuations were based on market prices for the underlying instruments that were observable in the market or could be derived by observable market data from independent external valuation information.

        The fair value of the pension plan assets at December 31, 2014, by asset class is as follows:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2014
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices
in active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 300   $ 300   $   $  

U.S. treasury securities

    1,615     1,615          

Equity securities:

                         

U.S. companies

    18,513     18,513          

International companies

    10,109     10,109          

Bond market fund

    9,173     9,173          

Collective trust fund

    17,485         17,485      

Commodities broad basket fund

    2,918     2,918          

Private real estate

    10,311         10,311      

Total assets at fair value

  $ 70,424   $ 42,628   $ 27,796   $  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 13—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)

        The fair value of the pension plan assets at December 31, 2013, by asset class is as follows:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices
in active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 265   $ 265   $   $  

U.S. treasury securities

    1,557     1,557          

Equity securities:

                         

U.S. companies

    19,654     19,654          

International companies

    11,281     11,281          

Bond market fund

    9,655     9,655          

Collective trust fund

    17,958         17,958      

Commodities broad basket fund

    3,459     3,459          

Private real estate

    9,829         9,829      

Total assets at fair value

  $ 73,658   $ 45,871   $ 27,787   $  

Defined Contribution Plan

        The Company sponsors a voluntary 401(k) savings plan covering certain employees age 21 or older and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Under the Company's 401(k) Savings Plan, the Company matches 100% of each eligible employee's elective contributions up to 3% and 50% of contributions up to 5% of the employee's eligible compensation. The Company's expense under the 401(k) savings plan was $2,696,000, $2,817,000, $1,182,000, and $1,108,000, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

Union-Sponsored Plans

        Certain theatre employees are covered by union-sponsored pension and health and welfare plans. Company contributions into these plans are determined in accordance with provisions of negotiated labor contracts. Contributions aggregated $207,000, $265,000, $80,000, and $109,000, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, respectively.

        As of both December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's liability related to the collectively bargained multiemployer pension plan withdrawals was immaterial.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 14—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        The Company, in the normal course of business, is a party to various ordinary course claims from vendors (including food and beverage suppliers and film distributors), landlords, competitors, and other legal proceedings. If management believes that a loss arising from these actions is probable and can reasonably be estimated, the Company records the amount of the loss, or the minimum estimated liability when the loss is estimated using a range and no point is more probable than another. As additional information becomes available, any potential liability related to these actions is assessed and the estimates are revised, if necessary. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of such other matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or overall trends in results of operations. However, litigation and claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable outcomes could occur. An unfavorable outcome could include monetary damages. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations in the period in which the outcome occurs or in future periods.

        On May 5, 2014, NCM, Inc., the sole manager of NCM LLC, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Screenvision, LLC for $375,000,000, consisting of cash and NCM, Inc. common stock. Consummation of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. If NCM, Inc. does not receive this approval or if the closing conditions in the agreement cannot be satisfied, NCM, Inc. may be required to pay a termination fee of approximately $28,800,000. NCM LLC would indemnify NCM, Inc. and bear a pro rata portion of this fee based upon NCM, Inc.'s ownership percentage in NCM LLC, with NCM LLC's founding members bearing the remainder of the fee in accordance with their ownership percentage in NCM LLC. On November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to enjoin the proposed acquisition of Screenvision, LLC by NCM, Inc. The Company holds an investment in NCM LLC of 14.96% as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, NCM LLC did not have a liability recorded for this termination fee.

NOTE 15—THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

        The Company has provided reserves for estimated losses from theatres and screens which have been permanently closed and vacant space with no right to future use. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has reserved $52,835,000 for lease terminations which have either not been consummated or paid, related primarily to eight theatres and certain vacant restaurant space. The Company is obligated under long-term lease commitments with remaining terms of up to 13 years for theatres which have been closed. As of December 31, 2014, base rents aggregated approximately $10,082,000 annually and $58,970,000 over the remaining terms of the leases.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 15—THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS (Continued)

        A rollforward of reserves for theatre and other closure is as follows:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31, 2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Beginning balance

  $ 55,163   $ 61,344   $ 62,935       $ 65,471  

Theatre and other closure expense—continuing operations

    9,346     5,823     2,381         4,191  

Theatre and other closure expense—discontinued operations

                    7,562  

Transfer of assets and liabilities

    2,439     (53 )   994         (697 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (1,822 )   (286 )   405         (38 )

Cash payments

    (12,291 )   (11,665 )   (5,371 )       (13,554 )

Ending balance

  $ 52,835   $ 55,163   $ 61,344       $ 62,935  

        During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company recognized theatre and other closure expense of $9,346,000 and $5,823,000, respectively. The increase was primarily due to the permanent closure of one theatre with 13 screens in Canada in May 2014. Theatre and other closure expense also includes the accretion on previously closed properties with remaining lease obligations.

        During the period of August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012 and the period of March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012, the Company recognized theatre and other closure expense of $2,381,000 and $4,191,000, respectively, primarily related to the early termination of a lease agreement and accretion on previously closed properties with remaining lease obligations. The Company closed one theatre with 20 screens located in Canada and paid the landlord $7,562,000 to terminate the lease agreement during the period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012. See Note 4—Discontinued Operations for additional information.

        In the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, the current portion of the theatre and other closure ending balance is included with accrued expenses and other liabilities and the long-term portion of the theatre and other closure ending balance is included with other long-term liabilities. See Note 8—Supplemental Balance Sheet Information for further information.

        Theatre and other closure reserves for leases that have not been terminated were recorded at the present value of the future contractual commitments for the base rents, taxes and maintenance. As of December 31, 2014, the future lease obligations are discounted at annual rates ranging from 6.0% to 9.0%.

NOTE 16—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

        Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the entity transacts business. The inputs used to develop these fair value measurements are established in a hierarchy, which ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine the fair values. The fair value

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 16—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

classification is based on levels of inputs. Assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1:   Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

 

Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

 

Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

        Recurring Fair Value Measurements.     The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy of the Company's financial assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2014
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Other long-term assets:

                         

Money market mutual funds

  $ 224   $ 224   $   $  

Equity securities, available-for-sale:

                         

RealD Inc. common stock

    14,429     14,429          

Mutual fund large U.S. equity

    2,879     2,879          

Mutual fund small/mid U.S. equity

    1,558     1,558          

Mutual fund international

    717     717          

Mutual fund balance

    760     760          

Mutual fund fixed income

    541     541          

Total assets at fair value

  $ 21,108   $ 21,108   $   $  

        The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy of the Company's financial assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Other long-term assets:

                         

Money market mutual funds

  $ 84   $ 84   $   $  

Equity securities, available-for-sale:

                         

RealD Inc. common stock

    10,442     10,442          

Mutual fund large U.S. equity

    2,563     2,563          

Mutual fund small/mid U.S. equity

    982     982          

Mutual fund international

    503     503          

Mutual fund balance

    456     456          

Mutual fund fixed income

    351     351          

Total assets at fair value

  $ 15,381   $ 15,381   $   $  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 16—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

        Valuation Techniques.     The Company's money market mutual funds are invested in funds that seek to preserve principal, are highly liquid, and therefore are recorded on the balance sheet at the principal amounts deposited, which equals fair value. The equity securities, available-for-sale, primarily consist of common stock and mutual funds invested in equity, fixed income, and international funds and are measured at fair value using quoted market prices. See Note 18—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the unrealized gain on equity securities recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.

        Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements.     The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy of the Company's assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2014:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using    
 
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2014
   
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
  Total Losses  

Property, net:

                               

Property owned, net

  $ 2,342   $   $   $ 2,342   $ 3,149  

        In accordance with the provisions of the impairment of long-lived assets subsections of ASC 360-10, long-lived assets held and used that were considered impaired were written down to their fair value at December 31, 2014 of $3,149,000. During calendar 2013, the Company recognized non-cash impairment losses of $1,370,000 related to a marketable equity security when it was determined that its decline in value was other than temporary. During the successor period of August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the Company did not record any nonrecurring fair value measurements. See Note 2—Merger, for information regarding the Company's assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis due to the Merger on August 30, 2012.

        Other Fair Value Measurement Disclosures.     The Company is required to disclose the fair value of financial instruments that are not recognized at fair value in the statement of financial position for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2014
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Current Maturities of Corporate Borrowings

  $ 15,873   $   $ 14,390   $ 1,389  

Corporate Borrowings

    1,775,132         1,765,678     5,555  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 16—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

 

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013 Using  
 
  Total Carrying
Value at
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Current Maturities of Corporate Borrowings

  $ 9,139   $   $ 7,779   $ 1,389  

Corporate Borrowings

    2,069,672         2,090,332     6,944  

        Valuation Technique.     Quoted market prices and observable market based inputs were used to estimate fair value for level 2 inputs. The level 3 fair value measurement represents the transaction price of the corporate borrowings under market conditions.

NOTE 17—OPERATING SEGMENT

        The Company reports information about operating segments in accordance with ASC 280-10, Segment Reporting , which requires financial information to be reported based on the way management organizes segments within a company for making operating decisions and evaluating performance. The Company has identified one reportable segment for its theatrical exhibition operations.

        Information about the Company's revenues from continuing operations and assets by geographic area is as follows:

Revenues (In thousands)
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31, 2012
   
  March 30, 2012
through
August 30, 2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

United States

  $ 2,688,230   $ 2,741,717   $ 808,378       $ 1,202,179  

Other

    7,160     7,711     3,114         3,893  

Total revenues

  $ 2,695,390   $ 2,749,428   $ 811,492       $ 1,206,072  

 

Long-term assets, net (In thousands)
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

United States

  $ 4,253,750   $ 4,202,347  

Other

    243     854  

Total long-term assets(1)

  $ 4,253,993   $ 4,203,201  

(1)
Long-term assets are comprised of property, intangible assets, goodwill, deferred income tax assets and other long-term assets.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 18—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

        The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component, net of tax:

(In thousands)
  Foreign
Currency
  Pension and
Other Benefits
(recorded in
General and
Administrative:
Other)
  Unrealized Gains
on Marketable
Securities
(recorded in
Investment
Expense (Income))
  Unrealized
Gain from
Equity Method
Investees' Cash
Flow Hedge
(recorded in
Equity in
Earnings of
Non-consolidated
Entities)
  Total  
 
   
   
   
   
  (Successor)
 

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ (351 ) $ 20,967   $ 1,216   $ 2,372   $ 24,204  

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications              

    978     (13,543 )   2,627     (59 )   (9,997 )

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

        (1,860 )   (31 )   528     (1,363 )

Net other comprehensive income (loss)

    978     (15,403 )   2,596     469     (11,360 )

Balance, December 31, 2014

  $ 627   $ 5,564   $ 3,812   $ 2,841   $ 12,844  

Allocated tax (expense) benefit 2014

  $ (625 ) $ 9,846   $ (1,657 ) $ (300 ) $ 7,264  

 

(In thousands)
  Foreign
Currency
  Pension and
Other Benefits
(recorded in
General and
Administrative:
Other)
  Unrealized Gains
on Marketable
Securities
(recorded in
Investment
Expense (Income))
  Unrealized
Gain from
Equity Method
Investees' Cash
Flow Hedge
(recorded in
Equity in
Earnings of
Non-consolidated
Entities)
  Total  
 
   
   
   
   
  (Successor)
 

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ (530 ) $ 7,264   $ 1,913   $ 797   $ 9,444  

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications              

    179     13,781     (1,622 )   2,085     14,423  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

        (78 )   925     (510 )   337  

Net other comprehensive income (loss)

    179     13,703     (697 )   1,575     14,760  

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ (351 ) $ 20,967   $ 1,216   $ 2,372   $ 24,204  

Allocated tax (expense) benefit 2013

  $   $ 15,224   $ (1,081 ) $ 1,389   $ 15,532  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 19—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        Holdings is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business operations through its subsidiaries.

        There are significant restrictions on Holdings' ability to obtain funds from any of its subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. Accordingly, these condensed financial statements have been presented on a "parent-only" basis. Under a parent-only presentation, Holdings' investments in its consolidated subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting. These parent-only financial statements should be read in conjunction with Holdings' audited consolidated financial statements.


AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS—PARENT ONLY

 
  Calendar
2014
  Calendar
2013
  Transition Period  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
Through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Operating costs and expenses

                             

General and administrative:

                             

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs          

  $   $   $       $ 4,245  

Other

                    (2 )

Operating costs and expenses

                    4,243  

Other expense (income)

                             

Equity in (earnings) loss of AMC Entertainment Inc. 

    (64,080 )   (364,400 )   42,670         (94,400 )

Other expense

                     

Interest expense:

                             

Corporate borrowings

                     

Investment expense (income)

                     

Total other expense (income)

    (64,080 )   (364,400 )   42,670         (94,400 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    64,080     364,400     (42,670 )       90,157  

Income tax provision

                     

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 19—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)


AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—PARENT ONLY

(In thousands, except share data)
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and equivalents

  $ 2,051   $ 2,143  

Total current assets

    2,051     2,143  

Goodwill

    (2,143 )   (2,143 )

Deferred tax asset

    27      

Investment in AMC Entertainment Inc. 

    1,514,223     1,508,939  

Total assets

  $ 1,514,158   $ 1,508,939  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Total liabilities

 
$

 
$

 

Class A common stock (temporary equity) ($.01 par value, 173,150 shares issued and 136,381 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014; 173,150 shares issued and 140,466 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013)

    1,426     1,469  

Stockholders' equity:

             

Class A common stock ($.01 par value, 524,173,073 shares authorized; 21,423,839 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014; 21,412,804 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013)

    214     214  

Class B common stock ($.01 par value, 75,826,927 shares authorized; 75,826,927 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013)

    758     758  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,172,515     1,161,152  

Treasury stock (36,769 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 32,684 shares as of December 31, 2013, at cost)

    (680 )   (588 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    12,844     24,204  

Accumulated earnings

    327,081     321,730  

Total stockholders' equity

    1,512,732     1,507,470  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 1,514,158   $ 1,508,939  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 19—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)


AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—PARENT ONLY

 
  Calendar
2014
  Calendar
2013
  Transition Period  
(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From Inception
August 31, 2012
through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

                             

Cash flows from operating activities:

                             

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 64,080   $ 364,400   $ (42,670 )     $ 90,157  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

                             

Deferred income taxes

    27                  

Equity in in (earnings) loss of AMC Entertainment Inc. 

    (64,080 )   (364,400 )   42,670         (94,400 )

Net change in operating activities:

                             

Receivables and other assets

                    1,118  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities          

    (27 )                

Net cash used in operating activities

                    (3,125 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

                             

Net cash provided by investing activities          

                     

Cash flows from financing activities:

                             

Purchase of treasury stock

    (92 )                

Net cash used in financing activities

    (92 )                

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

    (92 )               (3,125 )

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

    2,143     2,143     2,143         5,268  

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $ 2,051   $ 2,143   $ 2,143       $ 2,143  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 19—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY—PARENT ONLY

 
  Class A-1 Voting
Common Stock
  Class A-2 Voting
Common Stock
  Class N Nonvoting
Common Stock
  Class L-1 Voting
Common Stock
  Class L-2 Voting
Common Stock
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)
  Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
(In thousands, except share and
per share data)
  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  

Predecessor

                                                                                           

Balance March 29, 2012

    382,475.00000   $ 4     382,475.00000   $ 4     2,021.01696   $     256,085.61252   $ 3     256,085.61252   $ 3   $ 673,325   $ (2,596 ) $ (20,203 ) $ (492,939 ) $ 157,601  

Net earnings

                                                        90,157     90,157  

Comprehensive earnings

                                                    9,034         9,034  

Stock-based compensation

                                            830                 830  

Balance August 30, 2012

    382,475.00000   $ 4     382,475.00000   $ 4     2,021.01696   $     256,085.61252   $ 3     256,085.61252   $ 3   $ 674,155   $ (2,596 ) $ (11,169 ) $ (402,782 ) $ 257,622  

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Class A Voting
Common Stock
  Class B Voting
Common Stock
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Earnings
  Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  

Successor

                                                                                           

Balance August 30, 2012

                                                                                           

Net loss

                                          $       $   $   $   $   $ (42,670 ) $ (42,670 )

Other comprehensive income                        

                                                                9,444         9,444  

Merger consideration

                                                66,252,108     662     699,338                 700,000  

Capital contributions

                                                9,574,819     96     99,904                 100,000  

Balance December 31, 2012

                                                75,826,927     758     799,242         9,444     (42,670 )   766,774  

Net earnings

                                                                    364,400     364,400  

Other comprehensive income                        

                                                                14,760         14,760  

Net proceeds from IPO

                                        21,052,632     211             355,088                 355,299  

Stock-based compensation                        

                                        360,172     3             6,480                 6,483  

Purchase shares for treasury

                                                        342     (588 )           (246 )

Balance December 31, 2013

                                        21,412,804     214     75,826,927     758     1,161,152     (588 )   24,204     321,730     1,507,470  

Net earnings

                                                                    64,080     64,080  

Other comprehensive loss                        

                                                                (11,360 )       (11,360 )

Dividends declared

                                                        27             (58,729 )   (58,702 )

Stock-based compensation                        

                                        11,035                 11,293                 11,293  

Purchase shares for treasury

                                                        43     (92 )           (49 )

Balance December 31, 2014

                                        21,423,839   $ 214     75,826,927   $ 758   $ 1,172,515   $ (680 ) $ 12,844   $ 327,081   $ 1,512,732  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 20—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Amended and Restated Fee Agreement

        Prior to the Merger, upon the consummation of a change of control transaction or an IPO, each of the Sponsors were entitled to receive, in lieu of quarterly payments of the annual management fee, a fee equal to the net present value of the aggregate annual management fee that would have been payable to the Sponsors during the remainder of the term of the fee agreement (assuming a twelve year term from the date of the original fee agreement), calculated using the treasury rate having a final maturity date that is closest to the twelfth anniversary of the date of the original fee agreement date. The Sponsors waived their right to the payment described above that was triggered by the Merger. As a result of the Merger, the Company ceased paying the annual management fee of $5,000,000 to the Sponsors.

Control Arrangement

        Wanda, through its stock ownership, has the ability to control the Company's affairs and policies and the election of directors and appointment of management. See Note 10—Stockholders' Equity for related party transactions with Wanda.

Non Consolidated Affiliates

        See Note 7—Investments for transactions with non-consolidated affiliates.

NOTE 21—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        On February 3, 2015, Holdings' Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on March 23, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 9, 2015.

        On January 12, 2015, the Compensation Committee and all of the Board of Directors of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. adopted resolutions to terminate the AMC Postretirement Medical Plan with a targeted effective date of March 31, 2015. On January 23, 2015, the Company notified eligible associates that their retiree medical coverage under the plan will terminate after March 31, 2015. Payments to eligible associates will be in the amount of approximately $4,300,000 with a targeted payment date of March 31, 2015. The Company anticipates it will record gains including unrecognized prior service credits and actuarial gains recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the termination and settlement of the plan during the first quarter of 2015.

NOTE 22—EARNINGS PER SHARE

        Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings from continuing operations by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes the effects of contingently issuable RSUs and PSUs, if dilutive.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 22—EARNINGS PER SHARE (Continued)

        The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings from continuing operations per common share:

(In thousands)
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
  12 Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
  From
Inception
August 31,
2012
Through
December 31,
2012
   
  March 30,
2012
Through
August 30,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
   
  (Predecessor)
 

Numerator:

                             

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 63,767   $ 363,104   $ (41,982 )     $ 55,004  

Denominator (shares in thousands):

                             

Weighted average shares for basic earnings (loss) per common share

    97,506     76,527     74,988         63,335  

Common equivalent shares for restricted stock units

    194                  

Common equivalent shares for stock options

                    380  

Shares for diluted earnings per common share

    97,700     76,527     74,988         63,715  

Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.87  

Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share

  $ 0.65   $ 4.74   $ (0.56 )     $ 0.86  

        Vested RSUs have dividend rights identical to the Company's Class A and Class B common stock and are treated as outstanding shares for purposes of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. Unvested RSUs and unvested PSUs are subject to performance conditions and are included in diluted earnings per share, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable under the terms of the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan if the end of the reporting period were the end of the contingency period.

        There were no outstanding options to purchase common shares during the Successor period.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 23—SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS BY QUARTER

(In thousands)
  3 Months Ended
March 31, 2014
  3 Months Ended
March 31, 2013
  3 Months Ended
June 30, 2014
  3 Months Ended
June 30, 2013
  3 Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  3 Months Ended
September 30, 2013
  3 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  3 Months Ended
December 31, 2013
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Revenues

                                                             

Admissions

  $ 409,020   $ 382,884   $ 478,667   $ 515,306   $ 417,448   $ 466,988   $ 460,253   $ 482,149   $ 1,765,388   $ 1,847,327  

Food and beverage

    181,764     167,937     211,597     219,477     189,065     201,612     215,309     197,886     797,735     786,912  

Other revenue

    31,974     26,981     36,309     27,882     27,391     27,384     36,593     32,942     132,267     115,189  

Total revenues

    622,758     577,802     726,573     762,665     633,904     695,984     712,155     712,977     2,695,390     2,749,428  

Operating Costs and Expenses

                                                             

Film exhibition costs

    212,100     191,324     257,220     285,395     220,608     242,006     244,318     258,187     934,246     976,912  

Food and beverage costs

    25,123     23,198     30,341     30,550     27,209     26,284     29,318     27,293     111,991     107,325  

Operating expense

    179,693     164,210     189,283     187,219     177,949     182,630     186,413     192,582     733,338     726,641  

Rent

    114,944     113,806     113,861     113,542     112,258     111,865     114,176     112,615     455,239     451,828  

General and administrative:                

                                                             

Merger, acquisition and transactions costs                

    362     947     572     706     78     299     149     931     1,161     2,883  

Other(1)

    18,220     16,313     15,149     17,034     12,961     26,450     18,543     37,491     64,873     97,288  

Depreciation and amortization

    54,777     48,462     51,750     50,370     54,327     48,603     55,467     50,102     216,321     197,537  

Impairment of long-lived assets

                            3,149         3,149      

Operating costs and expenses

    605,219     558,260     658,176     684,816     605,390     638,137     651,533     679,201     2,520,318     2,560,414  

Operating income (loss)

    17,539     19,542     68,397     77,849     28,514     57,847     60,622     33,776     175,072     189,014  

Other expense (income)

                                                             

Other expense (income)(2)                

    (4,229 )       (4,157 )   (294 )   (11 )   110     53     (1,231 )   (8,344 )   (1,415 )

Interest expense:

                                                             

Corporate borrowings

    29,658     33,173     27,989     32,310     26,897     32,221     26,528     32,259     111,072     129,963  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    2,525     2,671     2,486     2,637     2,448     2,606     2,408     2,350     9,867     10,264  

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities(3)                 

    5,384     (546 )   (9,597 )   (23,274 )   (13,087 )   (14,323 )   (9,315 )   (9,292 )   (26,615 )   (47,435 )

Investment expense (income)

    (7,857 )   (3,619 )   172     282     181     (69 )   (641 )   1,322     (8,145 )   (2,084 )

Total other expense

    25,481     31,679     16,893     11,661     16,428     20,545     19,033     25,408     77,835     89,293  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    (7,942 )   (12,137 )   51,504     66,188     12,086     37,302     41,589     8,368     97,237     99,721  

Income tax provision (benefit)(4)

    (3,100 )   3,100     20,090     4,330     4,710     3,430     11,770     (274,243 )   33,470     (263,383 )

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

    (4,842 )   (15,237 )   31,414     61,858     7,376     33,872     29,819     282,611     63,767     363,104  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(5)

    334     4,979     (21 )   (282 )       (407 )       (2,994 )   313     1,296  

Net earnings (loss)

  $ (4,508 ) $ (10,258 ) $ 31,393   $ 61,576   $ 7,376   $ 33,465   $ 29,819   $ 279,617   $ 64,080   $ 364,400  

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Periods Ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 2012

NOTE 23—SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS BY QUARTER (Continued)

(In thousands, except per share data)
  3 Months Ended
March 31, 2014
  3 Months Ended
March 31, 2013
  3 Months Ended
June 30, 2014
  3 Months Ended
June 30, 2013
  3 Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  3 Months Ended
September 30, 2013
  3 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  3 Months Ended
December 31, 2013
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  12 Months Ended
December 31, 2013
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

                                                             

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ (0.05 ) $ (0.20 ) $ 0.32   $ 0.81   $ 0.08   $ 0.45   $ 0.31   $ 3.62   $ 0.65   $ 4.74  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

        0.07                 (0.01 )       (0.04 )   0.01     0.02  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $ (0.05 ) $ (0.13 ) $ 0.32   $ 0.81   $ 0.08   $ 0.44   $ 0.31   $ 3.58   $ 0.66   $ 4.76  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

                                                             

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ (0.05 ) $ (0.20 ) $ 0.32   $ 0.81   $ 0.08   $ 0.45   $ 0.30   $ 3.62   $ 0.65   $ 4.74  

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

        0.07                 (0.01 )       (0.04 )   0.01     0.02  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $ (0.05 ) $ (0.13 ) $ 0.32   $ 0.81   $ 0.08   $ 0.44   $ 0.30   $ 3.58   $ 0.66   $ 4.76  

Average shares outstanding

                                                             

Basic

    97,390     76,000     97,507     76,000     97,506     76,000     97,506     78,092     97,506     76,527  

Diluted

    97,390     76,000     97,628     76,000     97,628     76,000     97,865     78,092     97,700     76,527  

(1)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, other general and administrative expense decreased compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, primarily due to decreases related to a discontinued cash-based management profit sharing plan, annual incentive compensation expense related to declines in operating performance, net periodic benefit costs for the pension and postretirement medical plans, legal expenses, expenses related to abandoned projects, and theatre support center rent.

(2)
Other income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 was primarily due to a gain on extinguishment of indebtedness related to the cash tender offer and redemption of the Notes due 2019 of $8,544,000, partially offset by other expenses of $158,000.

(3)
The decrease in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, was primarily due to increases in equity in losses from Open Road Releasing, LLC and decreases in equity in earnings from NCM, partially offset by increases in equity in earnings from DCIP. See Note 7—Investments for additional information

(4)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the Company reversed its recorded valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. The Company generated sufficient earnings in the United States federal and state tax jurisdictions where it had recorded valuation allowances to conclude that it did not need valuation allowances in these tax jurisdictions. This reversal is reflected as a non cash income tax benefit recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. See Note 11—Income Taxes for additional information.

(5)
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the Company received $4,666,000 for a sales price adjustment from the sale of theatres located in Canada. The sales price adjustment was related to tax attributes of the theatres sold in Canada which were not determinable or probable of collection at the date of the sale. The earnings from discontinued operations were partially offset by income taxes, legal and professional fees, and contractual repairs and maintenance expenses.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Members of
National CineMedia, LLC
Centennial, Colorado

        We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of National CineMedia, LLC as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, and the related statements of income, comprehensive income, members' equity/ (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of National CineMedia, LLC as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 9, 2015

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BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

ASSETS

             

CURRENT ASSETS:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.2   $ 13.3  

Receivables, net of allowance of $4.3 and $5.7, respectively

    116.5     120.4  

Prepaid expenses

    3.3     2.9  

Prepaid administrative fees to managing member

    0.7     0.8  

Current portion of notes receivable—founding members

    4.2     4.2  

Total current assets

    134.9     141.6  

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

             

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $72.9 and $69.5, respectively

    22.4     25.6  

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $69.3 and $48.7, respectively

    488.6     492.0  

Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $17.8 and $15.0, respectively

    15.5     17.7  

Long-term notes receivable, net of current portion—founding members

    16.6     20.8  

Other investments (including $1.3 and $1.1 with related parties, respectively)

    2.5     1.1  

Other assets

    0.6     0.4  

Total non-current assets

    546.2     557.6  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 681.1   $ 699.2  

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

             

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

             

Amounts due to founding members

    34.9     30.1  

Amounts due to managing member

    23.6     24.6  

Accrued expenses

    19.0     19.4  

Accrued payroll and related expenses

    9.0     11.5  

Accounts payable (including $1.0 and $0.8 to related party affiliates, respectively)

    11.5     18.1  

Deferred revenue

    8.5     4.7  

Current portion of long-term debt

        14.0  

Total current liabilities

    106.5     122.4  

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

             

Long-term debt

    892.0     876.0  

Total non-current liabilities

    892.0     876.0  

Total liabilities

    998.5     998.4  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 11)

             

MEMBERS' DEFICIT (including accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.6 and $11.6 million, respectively)

    (317.4 )   (299.2 )

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY/DEFICIT

  $ 681.1   $ 699.2  

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

REVENUE:

                   

Advertising (including revenue from founding members of $38.7, $41.6 and $39.9, respectively)

  $ 394.0   $ 426.3   $ 409.5  

Fathom Events

        36.5     39.3  

Total

    394.0     462.8     448.8  

OPERATING EXPENSES:

                   

Advertising operating costs (including $3.7, $3.6 and $4.2 to related parties, respectively)

    26.4     29.0     31.3  

Fathom Events operating costs (including $0.0, $5.3 and $5.9 to founding members, respectively)

        25.5     29.0  

Network costs

    18.3     18.7     18.9  

Theatre access fees—founding members

    70.6     69.4     64.5  

Selling and marketing costs (including $0.9, $1.4 and $1.1 to founding members, respectively)

    57.6     61.5     60.5  

Administrative and other costs

    19.3     20.1     20.3  

Administrative fee—managing member

    10.2     10.0     12.1  

Depreciation and amortization

    32.4     26.6     20.4  

Total

    234.8     260.8     257.0  

OPERATING INCOME

    159.2     202.0     191.8  

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES:

                   

Interest on borrowings

    52.6     51.6     56.7  

Interest income

    (1.3 )   (0.1 )    

Change in derivative fair value

            (3.0 )

Amortization of terminated derivatives

    10.0     10.3     4.0  

Impairment of investment

        0.8      

Loss on swap terminations

            26.7  

Gain on sale of Fathom Events to founding members

        (25.4 )    

Other non-operating expense

    0.8     1.2     5.8  

Total

    62.1     38.4     90.2  

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    97.1     163.6     101.6  

Income tax expense

    0.8     0.7     0.6  

NET INCOME

  $ 96.3   $ 162.9   $ 101.0  

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

NET INCOME, NET OF TAX OF $0.8, $0.7 AND $0.6, RESPECTIVELY

  $ 96.3   $ 162.9   $ 101.0  

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

                   

Amortization of terminated derivatives

    10.0     10.3     4.0  

Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

            31.1  

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $ 106.3   $ 173.2   $ 136.1  

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY/ (DEFICIT)

(In millions, except unit amounts)

 
  Units   Amount  

Balance—December 29, 2011

    110,814,569   $ (527.5 )

Capital contribution from managing member

    551,654     2.3  

Distribution to managing member

        (72.7 )

Distribution to founding members

        (76.8 )

Units issued for purchase of intangible asset

    651,612     10.1  

Comprehensive income

        136.1  

Share-based compensation expense/capitalized

        4.3  

Balance—December 27, 2012

    112,017,835   $ (524.2 )

Capital contribution from managing member

    1,732,878     20.3  

Distribution to managing member

        (89.5 )

Distribution to founding members

        (103.9 )

Units issued for purchase of intangible asset

    13,224,092     221.6  

Comprehensive income

        173.2  

Share-based compensation expense/capitalized

        3.3  

Balance—December 26, 2013

    126,974,805   $ (299.2 )

Capital contribution from managing member

    231,789     0.8  

Distribution to managing member

        (67.0 )

Distribution to founding members

        (79.4 )

Units issued for purchase of intangible asset

    1,087,911     16.4  

Comprehensive income

        106.3  

Share-based compensation expense/capitalized

        4.7  

Balance—January 1, 2015

    128,294,505   $ (317.4 )

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Net income

  $ 96.3   $ 162.9   $ 101.0  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   

Depreciation and amortization

    32.4     26.6     20.4  

Non-cash share-based compensation

    4.6     3.2     4.3  

Net unrealized gain on hedging transactions

            (3.0 )

Impairment of investment

        0.8      

Amortization of terminated derivatives

    10.0     10.3     4.0  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    2.8     2.8     2.4  

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities

    (0.2 )        

Write-off of debt issuance costs and other non-operating items

        1.2     5.9  

Loss on swap terminations

            26.7  

Gain on sale of Fathom Events

        (26.0 )    

Payment for swap terminations

            (63.4 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Receivables, net

    2.7     (22.0 )   (2.5 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (9.1 )   6.9     3.5  

Amounts due to founding members and managing member          

    0.8     3.5     (5.0 )

Other, net

    3.1     (1.7 )   2.9  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    143.4     168.5     97.2  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Purchases of property and equipment

    (8.7 )   (10.1 )   (10.4 )

Payment from founding members for intangible assets

            0.2  

Purchases of intangible assets from network affiliates

    (3.0 )   (8.9 )   (7.2 )

Proceeds from note receivable—founding members

    4.2          

Net cash used in investing activities

    (7.5 )   (19.0 )   (17.4 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Proceeds from borrowings

    138.0     59.0     546.0  

Repayments of borrowings

    (136.0 )   (48.0 )   (461.0 )

Payment of debt issuance costs

    (0.6 )   (3.4 )   (14.0 )

Founding member integration payments

    2.1     2.1      

Distributions to founding members and managing member          

    (143.3 )   (176.6 )   (151.9 )

Unit settlement for share-based compensation

    0.8     20.3     2.3  

Net cash used in financing activities

    (139.0 )   (146.6 )   (78.6 )

CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    (3.1 )   2.9     1.2  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

                   

Beginning of period

    13.3     10.4     9.2  

End of period

  $ 10.2   $ 13.3   $ 10.4  

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activity:

                   

Purchase of an intangible asset with NCM LLC equity

  $ 16.4   $ 221.6   $ 10.1  

Accrued distributions to founding members and managing member

  $ 60.6   $ 57.5   $ 40.7  

Operating segment sold under notes receivable

  $   $ 25.0   $  

Increase in cost and equity method investments

  $ 1.2   $ 0.3   $ 0.6  

Write-off of property and equipment included in accrued expenses

  $ (0.4 ) $   $  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                   

Cash paid for interest

  $ 49.9   $ 49.3   $ 50.7  

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

  $   $ 0.1   $ 0.6  

   

Refer to accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM LLC", "the Company" or "we") commenced operations on April 1, 2005 and is owned by National CineMedia, Inc. ("NCM, Inc.", "manager" or "managing member"), American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and AMC ShowPlace Theatres, Inc. ("AMC"), wholly owned subsidiaries of AMC Entertainment, Inc. ("AMCE"), Regal Cinemas, Inc. and Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC, wholly owned subsidiaries of Regal Entertainment Group ("Regal") and Cinemark Media, Inc. and Cinemark USA, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Cinemark Holdings, Inc. ("Cinemark"). NCM LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America, allowing NCM LLC to sell advertising (the "Services") under long-term exhibitor services agreements ("ESAs") with AMC, Regal and Cinemark. AMC, Regal and Cinemark and their affiliates are referred to in this document as "founding members". NCM LLC also provides the Services to certain third-party theatre circuits under long-term network affiliate agreements referred to in this document as "network affiliates", which have terms from three to twenty years.

        As of January 1, 2015, the Company had 128,294,505 common membership units outstanding, of which 58,750,926 (45.8%) were owned by NCM, Inc., 25,792,942 (20.1%) were owned by Regal, 24,556,136 (19.1%) were owned by Cinemark, and 19,194,501 (15.0%) were owned by AMC. The membership units held by the founding members are exchangeable into NCM, Inc. common stock on a one-for-one basis.

    Recent Transactions

        On December 26, 2013, the Company sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC, as described further in Note 2— Divestiture .

        On May 5, 2014, NCM, Inc. entered into the Merger Agreement to merge with Screenvision for $375 million, consisting of $225 million in cash and $150 million of NCM, Inc. common stock (9,900,990 shares based on a price of $15.15 per share). The merger consideration is subject to adjustment based upon Screenvision's Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended April 30, 2014, which resulted in no adjustment and is subject to adjustment based upon Screenvision's positive working capital at closing up to a maximum of $10 million. On November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed the DOJ Action. A trial date has been scheduled for April 13, 2015. Following the merger, NCM, Inc. will evaluate whether to contribute the Screenvision assets to NCM LLC. Although it is under no obligation to do so, upon approval of NCM, Inc.'s Board of Directors and the founding members, NCM, Inc. may contribute Screenvision assets and NCM, Inc. debt to NCM LLC in exchange for 9,900,990 NCM LLC membership units. NCM, Inc. has secured a commitment from a group of financial institutions for a $250 million term loan to finance the $225 million portion of the merger consideration that will be paid in cash, along with fees and expenses incurred in connection with the term loan and the merger. In addition, NCM LLC amended its senior secured credit facility to allow for the contribution of the Screenvision assets and NCM, Inc. debt to NCM LLC following the closing of the merger. The Commitment Letter and NCM LLC senior secured credit facility amendments expire on April 1, 2015. The Company is working with the merger financing bank group to extend the merger financing commitments to accommodate the litigation process.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

    Basis of Presentation

        The Company has prepared its financial statements and related notes of NCM LLC in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

        As a result of the various related-party agreements discussed in Note 7— Related Party Transactions , the operating results as presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might have occurred if all agreements were with non-related third parties.

        Estimates —The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include those related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, share-based compensation and interest rate swaps. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Significant Accounting Policies

        Accounting Period —The Company has a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year ending on the first Thursday after December 25. Fiscal year 2014 contained 53 weeks. Fiscal years 2013 and 2012 contained 52 weeks. Throughout this document, the fiscal years are referred to as set forth below:

Fiscal Year Ended
  Reference in
this Document
 

January 1, 2015

    2014  

December 26, 2013

    2013  

December 27, 2012

    2012  

        Segment Reporting —Advertising is the principal business activity of the Company and is the Company's only reportable segment under the requirements of ASC 280—S egment Reporting . Fathom Events (prior to its sale) was an operating segment under ASC 280. The Company does not evaluate its segments on a fully allocated cost basis, nor does the Company track segment assets separately. As such, the results are not indicative of what segment results of operations would have been had it been operated on a fully allocated cost basis. The Company cautions that it would be inappropriate to assume that unallocated operating costs are incurred proportional to segment revenue or any directly identifiable segment expenses. Refer to Note 14— Segment Reporting.

        Revenue Recognition —The Company derives revenue principally from the advertising business, which includes on-screen and lobby network (LEN) advertising and lobby promotions and advertising on entertainment websites and mobile applications owned by the Company and other companies. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery occurs or services are rendered, the sales price is fixed and determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company considers the terms of each arrangement to determine the appropriate accounting treatment.

        On-screen advertising consists of national and local advertising. National advertising is sold on a cost per thousand ("CPM") basis, while local and regional advertising is sold on a per-screen, per-week

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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

basis. The Company recognizes national advertising as impressions (or theatre attendees) are delivered and recognizes local on-screen advertising revenue during the period in which the advertising airs. The Company recognizes revenue derived from lobby network and promotions when the advertising is displayed in theatre lobbies and recognizes revenue from branded entertainment websites and mobile applications when the online or mobile impressions are served. The Company may make contractual guarantees to deliver a specified number of impressions to view the customers' advertising. If those contracted number of impressions are not delivered, the Company will run additional advertising to deliver the contracted impressions at a later date. The deferred portion of the revenue associated with the undelivered impressions is referred to as a make-good provision. In rare cases, the Company will make a cash refund of the portion of the contract related to the undelivered impressions. The Company defers the revenue associated with the make-good until the advertising airs to the theatre attendance specified in the advertising contract. The make-good provision is recorded within accrued expenses in the Balance Sheets. The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received, or invoices are issued, in advance of revenue being earned and is classified as a current liability as it is expected to be earned within the next twelve months. Fathom Events revenue was recognized in the period in which the event was held.

        Barter Transactions —The Company enters into barter transactions that exchange advertising program time for products and services used principally for selling and marketing activities. The Company records barter transactions at the estimated fair value of the advertising exchanged based on fair value received for similar advertising from cash paying customers. Revenues for advertising barter transactions are recognized when advertising is provided, and products and services received are charged to expense when used. The Company limits the use of such barter transactions to necessary items and services for which it would otherwise have paid cash. Any timing differences between the delivery of the bartered revenue and the use of the bartered expense products and services are recorded through accounts receivable. Revenue from barter transactions for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 was $1.3 million, $1.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Expense recorded from barter transactions for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 was $1.2 million, $2.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

        Operating Costs —Advertising-related operating costs primarily include personnel and other costs related to advertising fulfillment, payments due to unaffiliated theatre circuits under the network affiliate agreements, and to a lesser extent, production costs of non-digital advertising.

        Fathom Events operating costs include revenue share under the ESAs to the founding members and revenue share to affiliate theatres under separate agreements, payments to event content producers and other direct costs of the meeting or event, including equipment rental, catering and movie tickets acquired primarily from the founding members.

        Payment to the founding members of a theatre access fee is comprised of a payment per theatre attendee, a payment per digital screen and a payment per digital cinema projector equipped in the theatres, all of which escalate over time. Refer to Item 7—"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere in this document.

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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

digital network. These costs were not specifically allocated between the advertising business and the Fathom Events business (prior to the sale of Fathom Events).

        Cash and Cash Equivalents —All highly liquid debt instruments and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents and are considered available-for-sale securities. There are cash balances in a bank in excess of the federally insured limits or in the form of a money market demand account with a major financial institution.

        Restricted Cash —As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, other non-current assets included restricted cash of $0.3 million, which secures a letter of credit used as a lease deposit on the Company's New York office.

        Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers —Bad debts are provided for using the allowance for doubtful accounts method based on historical experience and management's evaluation of outstanding receivables at the end of the period. Receivables are written off when management determines amounts are uncollectible. Trade accounts receivable are uncollateralized and represent a large number of geographically dispersed debtors. The collectability risk with respect to national and regional advertising is reduced by transacting with founding members or large, national advertising agencies who have strong reputations in the advertising industry and clients with stable financial positions. The Company has smaller contracts with thousands of local clients that are not individually significant. As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, there were no advertising agency groups or individual customers through which the Company sources national advertising revenue representing more than 10% of the Company's outstanding gross receivable balance. During the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, there were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of revenue.

        Receivables consisted of the following (in millions):

 
  As of  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

Trade accounts

  $ 119.4   $ 124.5  

Other

    1.4     1.6  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (4.3 )   (5.7 )

Total

  $ 116.5   $ 120.4  

        Long-lived Assets —Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization. Generally, the equipment associated with the digital network of the founding member theatres is owned by the founding members, while the equipment associated with network affiliate theatres is owned by the Company. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance, and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets

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are expensed as incurred. The Company records depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Equipment

  4 - 10 years

Computer hardware and software

  3 - 5 years

Leasehold improvements

  Lesser of lease term or asset

        Software and website development costs developed or obtained for internal use are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350— Internal Use Software and ASC 350—We bsite Development Costs . The subtopics require the capitalization of certain costs incurred in developing or obtaining software for internal use. The majority of software costs related primarily to the Company's inventory management systems and digital network distribution system (DCS) and website development costs, which are included in equipment, are depreciated over three to five years. As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company had a net book value of $9.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, of capitalized software and website development costs. Approximately $6.5 million, $6.1 million and $4.1 million was recorded for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively, in depreciation expense related to software and website development. For the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, the Company recorded $1.7 million, $1.8 million and $0.8 million in research and development expense, respectively.

        The Company assesses impairment of long-lived assets pursuant with ASC 360— Property, Plant and Equipment. This includes determining if certain triggering events have occurred that could affect the value of an asset. The Company has not recorded impairment charges related to long-lived assets.

        Intangible assets —Intangible assets consist of contractual rights to provide its services within the theatres of the founding members and network affiliates and are stated at cost, net of accumulated amortization. The Company records amortization using the straight-line method over the contractual life of the intangibles, corresponding to the term of the ESAs or the term of the contract with the network affiliate. Intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. In its impairment testing, the Company estimates the fair value of its ESAs or network affiliate agreements by determining the estimated future cash flows associated with the ESAs or network affiliate agreements. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying value, the intangible asset is written down to its estimated fair value. Significant judgment is involved in estimating long-term cash flow forecasts. The Company has not recorded impairment charges related to intangible assets.

        Amounts Due to/from Founding Members —Amounts due to/from founding members include amounts due for the theatre access fee, offset by a receivable for advertising time purchased by the founding members on behalf of their beverage concessionaire, revenue share earned for Fathom Events plus any amounts outstanding under other contractually obligated payments. Payments to or received from the founding members against outstanding balances are made monthly. Available cash distributions are made quarterly.

        Amounts Due to Managing Member —Amounts due to the managing member include amounts due under the NCM LLC operating agreement and other contractually obligated payments. Payments to or received from the managing member against outstanding balances are made monthly.

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        Income Taxes —NCM LLC is not a taxable entity for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, NCM LLC does not directly pay federal income tax. NCM LLC's taxable income or loss, which may vary substantially from the net income or loss reported in the Statements of Income, is includable in the federal income tax returns of each founding member and the managing member. NCM LLC is, however, a taxable entity under certain state jurisdictions. Further, in some state instances, NCM LLC may be required to remit composite withholding tax based on its results on behalf of its founding members and managing member.

        NCM LLC's fiscal year 2007 and 2008 tax returns were under examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). On September 10, 2013, NCM LLC and NCM, Inc., in its capacity as tax matters partner for NCM LLC, received a "No Adjustments Letter" from the IRS which stated that the IRS completed its review of the NCM LLC tax returns for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2008 and did not propose any adjustments to those tax returns. NCM, Inc. had previously contested adjustments proposed by the IRS through the administrative appeals process. The Company had not recorded any adjustment to its financial statements for this matter and as such there was no effect on the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 26, 2013 related to the closure of these audits.

        Debt Issuance Costs —In relation to the issuance of outstanding debt discussed in Note 8— Borrowings , there is a balance of $15.5 million and $17.7 million in deferred financing costs as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, respectively. The debt issuance costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying obligation and are included in interest on borrowings, which approximates the effective interest method.

        The changes in debt issuance costs are as follows (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Beginning balance

  $ 17.7   $ 18.3   $ 12.6  

Debt issuance payments

    0.6     3.4     14.0  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    (2.8 )   (2.8 )   (2.4 )

Write-off of debt issuance costs

        (1.2 )   (5.9 )

Ending balance

  $ 15.5   $ 17.7   $ 18.3  

        Other Investments —Other investments consisted of the following (in millions):

 
  As of  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

Investment in AC JV, LLC(1)

  $ 1.3   $ 1.1  

Other investments(2)

    1.2      

Total

  $ 2.5   $ 1.1  

(1)
Refer to Note 7— Related Party Transactions .

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(2)
During 2014, the Company received equity securities in some privately held companies as consideration for advertising contracts. The equity securities were accounted for under the cost method and represent an ownership of less than 20%. The Company does not exert significant influence of these companies' operating or financial activities.

        The Company reviews investments accounted for under the cost and equity methods for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment may not be fully recoverable. In order to determine whether the carrying value of investments may have experienced an "other-than-temporary" decline in value necessitating the write-down of the recorded investment, the Company considers various factors including the investees financial condition and quality of assets, the length of time the investee has been operating, the severity and nature of losses sustained in current and prior years, qualifications in accountant's reports due to liquidity or going concern issues, investee announcements of adverse changes, downgrading of investee debt, regulatory actions, loss of principal customer, negative operating cash flows or working capital deficiencies and the record of an impairment charge by the investee for goodwill, intangible or long-lived assets. Once a determination is made that an other-than-temporary impairment exists, the Company writes down its investment to fair value. During the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $0.0 million, $0.8 million and $0.0 million. The impairment charge during 2013 wrote the investment to a remaining fair value of $0.0 million.

        Share-Based Compensation —In 2012, NCM, Inc. issued stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. In 2013 and 2014, NCM, Inc. only issued restricted stock and restricted stock units. Restricted stock and restricted stock units vest upon the achievement of NCM, Inc. performance measures and service conditions or only service conditions. Compensation expense of restricted stock that vests upon the achievement of NCM, Inc. performance measures is based on management's financial projections and the probability of achieving the projections, which require considerable judgment. A cumulative adjustment is recorded to share-based compensation expense in periods that management changes its estimate of the number of shares expected to vest. Ultimately, NCM, Inc. adjusts the expense recognized to reflect the actual vested shares following the resolution of the performance conditions. Dividends are accrued when declared on unvested restricted stock that is expected to vest and are only paid with respect to shares that actually vest.

        Compensation cost of stock options was based on the estimated grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires that NCM, Inc. make estimates of various factors. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718 Compensation—Stock Compensation , the Company recognizes share-based compensation net of an estimated forfeiture rate, and therefore only recognizes compensation cost for those shares expected to vest over the requisite service period of the award. Refer to Note 9— Share-Based Compensation for more information.

        Fair Value Measurements —Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to

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measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

        Level 1 —Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

        Level 2 —Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

        Level 3 —Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management's estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

        Derivative Instruments —The Company is exposed to various financial and market risks including changes in interest rates that exist as part of its ongoing operations. In 2012, NCM LLC utilized certain interest rate swaps to manage these risks. In accordance with ASC 815— Derivatives and Hedging, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of a derivative that was designated as a cash flow hedge was recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI") and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffectiveness associated with designated cash flow hedges, as well as, any change in the fair value of a derivative that is not designated as a hedge, was recorded immediately in the Statements of Income. For more information, refer to Note 13— Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities .

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In March 2014, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached a final consensus on Issue 13-D, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period ("EITF 13-D"). Under EITF 13-D, a performance target that can be achieved after the requisite service period should be treated as a performance condition that affects vesting, rather than a condition that affects grant date fair value. Compensation cost is recognized over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. If necessary, compensation cost is subsequently adjusted, to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. EITF 13-D will be effective, on a prospective basis, for the Company during its first quarter of 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Company's audited financial statements or notes thereto.

        In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition. The new revenue recognition standard requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance will be effective beginning in fiscal year 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. The standard allows for either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its audited financial statements or notes thereto, as well as, which transition method it intends to use.

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        In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern ("ASU 2014-15"). ASU 2014-15 requires that management evaluate at each annual and interim reporting period whether there is a substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. ASU 2014-15 will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early application is permitted. The Company does not expect that the application of ASU 2014-15 will have an impact on the audited financial statements or notes thereto.

        In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting ("ASU 2014-17"). The amendments in ASU 2014-17 provide guidance on whether and at what threshold an acquired entity that is a business or nonprofit activity may elect to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon a change-in-control event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquired entity. The amendments in ASU 2014-17 were effective on November 18, 2014. After the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event. However, if the financial statements for the period in which the most recent change-in-control event occurred already have been issued or made available to be issued, the application of this guidance would be a change in accounting principle. The adoption of ASU 2014-17 did not have any impact on the audited financial statements or notes thereto.

        The Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its audited financial statements.

2. DIVESTITURE

        On December 26, 2013, the Company sold its Fathom Events business to a newly formed limited liability company (AC JV, LLC) owned 32% by each of the founding members and 4% by NCM LLC. In consideration for the sale, the Company received a total of $25.0 million in promissory notes from the founding members (one-third or approximately $8.3 million from each founding member). The notes receivable bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest and principal payments are due annually in six equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the closing. Due to the related party nature of the transaction, the Company formed a committee of independent directors that hired a separate legal counsel and an investment banking firm who advised the committee and rendered an opinion as to the fairness of the transaction. The Company deconsolidated Fathom Events and recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $26.0 million during the year ended December 26, 2013. The gain was measured as the difference between (a) the net fair value of the retained noncontrolling investment and the consideration received for the sale and (b) the carrying value of Fathom Events net assets (approximately $0.1 million). The Company recorded approximately $0.6 million of expenses related to the sale, which were recorded as a reduction to the gain on the sale. Approximately $1.1 million of the gain recognized related to the re-measurement of the Company's retained 4% interest in AC JV, LLC. The fair value of the Company's retained noncontrolling investment of $1.1 million was determined by applying the Company's ownership percentage to the fair value of AC JV, LLC, which was valued using comparative market multiples. Under the terms of the agreement, the assets and liabilities related to Fathom events held prior to the

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sale were not assumed by the buyer and those pertaining to Fathom events held post-closing were transferred to the buyer.

        Future minimum principal payments under the notes receivable as of January 1, 2015 are approximately as follows (in millions):

Year
  Minimum Principal
Payments
 

2015

  $ 4.2  

2016

    4.2  

2017

    4.2  

2018

    4.1  

2019

    4.1  

Total

  $ 20.8  

        On December 26, 2013, NCM LLC amended and restated its existing ESAs with each of the founding members to remove those provisions addressing the rights and obligations related to the digital programming services of the Fathom Events business. These rights and obligations were conveyed to AC JV, LLC in connection with the sale. In connection with the sale, the Company entered into a transition services agreement to provide certain corporate overhead services for a fee and reimbursement for the use of facilities and certain services including creative, technical event management and event management for the newly formed limited liability company for a period of nine months following the closing. In addition, the Company entered into a services agreement with a term coinciding with the ESAs, which grants the newly formed limited liability company advertising on-screen and on the LEN and a pre-feature program prior to Fathom events reasonably consistent with what was previously dedicated to Fathom. In addition, the services agreement provides that the Company will assist with event sponsorship sales in return for a share of the sponsorship revenue. The Company has also agreed to provide creative and media production services for a fee. For more information, refer to Note 7— Related Party Transactions .

        Due to the Company's continuing equity method investment in the newly formed limited liability company, the operations of Fathom Events and the gain on the sale were recorded in continuing operations on the Statements of Income. Refer to Note 7— Related Party Transactions for further discussion of the investment.

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3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

        The following is a summary of property and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation (in millions):

 
  As of  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

Equipment, computer hardware and software

  $ 89.4   $ 90.2  

Leasehold improvements

    3.6     3.6  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

    (72.9 )   (69.5 )

Subtotal

    20.1     24.3  

Construction in progress

    2.3     1.3  

Total property and equipment

  $ 22.4   $ 25.6  

        For the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013, and December 27, 2012, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $11.1 million, $10.4 million, and $8.7 million, respectively.

4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        The Company's intangible assets consist of contractual rights to provide its services within the theatres of the founding members and network affiliates. The Company records amortization using the straight-line method over the contractual life of the intangibles, corresponding to the term of the ESAs or the term of the contract with the network affiliate. The Company's intangible assets with its founding members are recorded at the fair market value of NCM, Inc.'s publicly traded stock as of the date on which the common membership units were issued. The Company's common membership units are fully convertible into NCM, Inc.'s common stock. The Company also records intangible assets for upfront fees paid to network affiliates upon commencement of a network affiliate agreement. Pursuant to ASC 350-10— Intangibles—Goodwill and Other , the Company's intangible assets have a finite useful life and the Company amortizes the assets over the remaining useful life corresponding with the ESAs or the term of the contract with the network affiliate. If common membership units are issued to a founding member for newly acquired theatres that are subject to an existing on-screen advertising agreement with an alternative provider, the amortization of the intangible asset commences after the existing agreement expires and the Company can utilize the theatres for all of its services. In addition, if common membership units are issued to a founding member for theatres under an existing on-screen consulting agreement with an alternative provider, NCM LLC may receive payments from the founding member pursuant to the ESAs on a quarterly basis in arrears in accordance with certain run-out provisions ("integration payments"). Integration payments approximate the advertising cash flow that the Company would have generated if it had exclusive access to sell advertising in the theatres with pre-existing advertising agreements. The integration payments are recorded as a reduction to net intangible assets, and not as part of operating income.

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results in an attendance increase or decrease of two percent or more in the total annual attendance of all founding members as of the last adjustment date.

        The following is a summary of the Company's intangible assets (in millions):

 
  As of
December 26,
2013
  Additions(1)   Amortization   Integration
Payments(3)
  As of
January 1,
2015
 

Gross carrying amount

  $ 540.7   $ 19.4   $   $ (2.2 ) $ 557.9  

Accumulated amortization

    (48.7 )       (20.6 )       (69.3 )

Total intangible assets,

  $ 492.0   $ 19.4   $ (20.6 ) $ (2.2 ) $ 488.6  

 

 
  As of
December 27,
2012
  Additions(2)   Amortization   Integration
Payments(3)
  As of
December 26,
2013
 

Gross carrying amount

  $ 312.8   $ 230.7   $   $ (2.8 ) $ 540.7  

Accumulated amortization

    (32.5 )       (16.2 )       (48.7 )

Total intangible assets,

  $ 280.3   $ 230.7   $ (16.2 ) $ (2.8 ) $ 492.0  

(1)
During the first quarter of 2014, the Company issued 1,087,911 common membership units to its founding members for the rights to exclusive access to net new theatre screens and attendees added by the founding members to NCM LLC's network during 2013. The Company recorded a net intangible asset of $16.4 million in the first quarter of 2014 as a result of the Common Unit Adjustment.

During 2014, the Company purchased intangible assets for $3.0 million associated with network affiliate agreements.

(2)
During the first quarter of 2013, NCM LLC issued 4,536,014 common membership units to its founding members for the rights to exclusive access to net new theatre screens and attendees added by the founding members to NCM LLC's network during 2012. The Company recorded a net intangible asset of $69.0 million in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the common unit adjustment.

In June 2013, NCM LLC issued 5,315,837 common membership units to Cinemark for attendees added in connection with Cinemark's acquisition of Rave Cinemas and one other newly built theatre. NCM LLC recorded a net intangible asset of approximately $91.2 million for this Common Unit Adjustment.

In November 2013, NCM LLC issued 3,372,241 common membership units to Regal for attendees added in connection with Regal's acquisition of Hollywood Theatres and three other newly built theatres. NCM LLC recorded a net intangible asset of approximately $61.6 million for this Common Unit Adjustment.

During 2013, the Company purchased intangible assets for $8.9 million associated with network affiliate agreements.

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(3)
Rave had pre-existing advertising agreements for some of the theatres it owned prior to its acquisition by Cinemark, as well as, prior to the acquisition of certain Rave theatres by AMC in December 2012. As a result, AMC and Cinemark will make integration payments over the remaining term of those agreements. During the year ended January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company recorded a reduction to net intangible assets of $2.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, related to integration payments due from AMC and Cinemark. During the year ended January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the founding members paid $2.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in integration payments.

        As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company's intangible assets related to the founding members, net of accumulated amortization was $458.3 million and $463.4 million, respectively with weighted average remaining lives of 22.2 years and 23.0 years as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, respectively.

        As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company's intangible assets related to the network affiliates, net of accumulated amortization was $30.3 million and $28.6 million, respectively with weighted average remaining lives of 14.9 years and 15.8 years as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, respectively.

        For the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 the Company recorded amortization expense of $20.6 million, $16.2 million and $11.7 million, respectively. The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in millions):

Year
  Amortization  

2015

  $ 21.2  

2016

  $ 21.3  

2017

  $ 21.3  

2018

  $ 21.7  

2019

  $ 23.4  

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES

        The following is a summary of the Company's accrued expenses (in millions):

 
  As of
January 1,
2015
  As of
December 26,
2013
 

Make-good reserve

  $ 2.0   $ 1.8  

Accrued interest

    12.6     12.7  

Deferred rent

    2.4     2.6  

Other accrued expenses

    2.0     2.3  

Total accrued expenses

  $ 19.0   $ 19.4  

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6. MEMBERS' DEFICIT

        NCM LLC's founding members received all proceeds from NCM, Inc.'s IPO and related issuances of debt, except for amounts needed to pay out-of-pocket costs of the financings and other expenses. The ESAs with the founding members were amended and restated in conjunction with the IPO under which NCM LLC became the exclusive provider of advertising services to the founding members for a 30-year term. In conformity with accounting guidance of the SEC concerning monetary consideration paid to promoters, such as the founding members, in exchange for property conveyed by the promoters, the excess over predecessor cost was treated as a special distribution. Because the founding members had no cost basis in the ESAs, nearly all payments to the founding members with the proceeds of the IPO and related debt, have been accounted for as distributions. The distributions by NCM LLC to the founding members made at the date of the IPO resulted in a members' deficit.

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        Founding Member and Managing Member Transactions —In connection with NCM, Inc.'s IPO, the Company entered into several agreements to define and regulate the relationships among NCM LLC, NCM, Inc. and the founding members. They include the following:

    ESAs. Under the ESAs, NCM LLC is the exclusive provider within the United States of advertising services in the founding members' theatres (subject to pre-existing contractual obligations and other limited exceptions for the benefit of the founding members). The advertising services include the on-screen advertising of the FirstLook pre-show, use of the LEN and lobby promotions. Further, some advertising in the FirstLook pre-show is sold to the founding members to be used to satisfy the founding members' on-screen advertising commitments under their beverage concessionaire agreements. In consideration for access to the founding members' theatre attendees for on-screen advertising and use of the founding members' theatres for the LEN and lobby promotions, the founding members receive a monthly theatre access fee.

    Common Unit Adjustment Agreement. The common unit adjustment agreement provides a mechanism for adjusting membership units held by the founding members based on increases or decreases in the number of screens operated by each founding member.

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        Following is a summary of the transactions between the Company and the founding members (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
Included in the Statements of Income:
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Revenue:

                   

Beverage concessionaire revenue (included in advertising revenue)(1)

  $ 38.4   $ 41.4   $ 39.7  

Advertising inventory revenue (included in advertising revenue)(2)

    0.3     0.2     0.2  

Operating expenses:

                   

Theatre access fee(3)

    70.6     69.4     64.5  

Revenue share from Fathom Events (included in Fathom Events operating costs)(4)

        5.1     5.5  

Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in Fathom Events operating costs)(5)

        0.2     0.4  

Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in selling and marketing costs)(6)

    0.9     1.4     1.1  

Purchase of movie tickets and concession products (included in advertising operating costs)(6)

        0.2      

Purchase of movie tickets and concession products and rental of theatre space (included in other administrative and other costs)

    0.1              

Administrative fee—managing member(7)

    10.2     10.0     12.1  

Non-operating expenses:

                   

Gain on sale of Fathom Events(8)

        25.4      

Interest income from notes receivable (included in interest income)(8)

    1.2          

(1)
For the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, the founding members purchased 60 seconds of on-screen advertising time (with a right to purchase up to 90 seconds) from the Company to satisfy their obligations under their beverage concessionaire agreements at a specified 30 second equivalent CPM.

(2)
The value of such purchases is calculated by reference to the Company's advertising rate card.

(3)
Comprised of payments per theatre attendee, payments per digital screen with respect to the founding member theatres included in the Company's network and payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment.

(4)
Prior to the sale of Fathom Events on December 26, 2013, these payments are at rates (percentage of event revenue) included in the ESAs based on the nature of the event.

(5)
Prior to the sale of Fathom Events on December 26, 2013, these were used primarily for marketing resale to Fathom Events customers.

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(6)
Used primarily for marketing to the Company's advertising clients.

(7)
Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement between NCM, Inc. and NCM LLC, NCM, Inc. provides certain specific management services to NCM LLC, including the services of the President and Chief Executive Officer, President of Sales and Marketing, Interim Co-Chief Financial Officers, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In exchange for these services, NCM LLC reimburses NCM, Inc. for compensation paid to the officers (including share based compensation) and other expenses of the officers and for certain out-of-pocket costs.

(8)
Refer to discussion of Fathom sale in Note 2— Divestiture .

 
  As of  
Included in the Balance Sheets:
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

Current portion of note receivable—founding members(1)

  $ 4.2   $ 4.2  

Long-term portion of note receivable—founding members(1)

    16.6     20.8  

Investment in AC JV, LLC(2)

    1.3     1.1  

Prepaid administrative fees to managing member(3)

    0.7     0.8  

Common unit adjustments and integration payments, net of amortization (included in intangible assets)

    458.3     463.4  

(1)
Refer to discussion of Fathom sale in Note 2— Divestiture.

(2)
The Company accounts for its investment in AC JV, LLC under the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323-30, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures ("ASC 323-30") because AC JV,  LLC is a limited liability company with the characteristics of a limited partnership and ASC 323-30 requires the use of equity method accounting unless the Company's interest is so minor that it would have virtually no influence over partnership operating and financial policies. The Company concluded that its interest was more than minor under the accounting guidance despite the fact that NCM LLC does not have a representative on AC JV, LLC's Board of Directors or any voting, consent or blocking rights with respect to the governance or operations of AC JV, LLC.

(3)
The payments for estimated management services related to employment are made one month in advance. NCM LLC also provides administrative and support services to NCM, Inc. such as office facilities, equipment, supplies, payroll and accounting and financial reporting at no charge. Based on the limited activities of NCM, Inc. as a standalone entity, the Company does not believe such unreimbursed costs are significant.

        At the date of NCM, Inc.'s IPO, NCM LLC was granted a perpetual, royalty-free license from the founding members to use certain proprietary software that existed at the time for the delivery of digital advertising and other content through the DCN to screens in the U.S. NCM LLC has made improvements to this software since NCM, Inc.'s IPO date and the Company owns those improvements, except for improvements that were developed jointly by NCM LLC and the founding members, if any.

        Pursuant to the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement in place since the completion of NCM, Inc.'s IPO, the Company is required to make mandatory distributions on a proportionate basis

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to its members of available cash, as defined in the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, on a quarterly basis in arrears. Mandatory distributions for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 are as follows (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

AMC

  $ 21.9   $ 29.8   $ 23.1  

Cinemark

    28.0     36.9     24.2  

Regal

    29.5     37.1     29.5  

Total founding members

    79.4     103.8     76.8  

NCM, Inc. 

    67.0     89.6     72.8  

Total

  $ 146.4   $ 193.4   $ 149.6  

        The mandatory distributions of available cash by the Company to its founding members for the quarter ended January 1, 2015 of $32.9 million, is included in amounts due to founding members in the Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2015 and will be made in the first quarter of 2015. The mandatory distributions of available cash by NCM LLC to its managing member for the quarter ended January 1, 2015 of $27.7 million is included in amounts due to managing member on the Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2015 and will be made in the first quarter of 2015.

        Amounts due to founding members as of January 1, 2015 were comprised of the following (in millions):

 
  AMC   Cinemark   Regal   Total  

Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues

  $ 0.8     0.8     1.2   $ 2.8  

Cost and other reimbursement

    (0.6 )   (0.2 )       (0.8 )

Distributions payable to founding members

    9.1     11.6     12.2     32.9  

Total

  $ 9.3   $ 12.2   $ 13.4   $ 34.9  

        Amounts due to founding members as of December 26, 2013 were comprised of the following (in millions):

 
  AMC   Cinemark   Regal   Total  

Theatre access fees, net of beverage revenues

  $ 0.6     0.7     1.1   $ 2.4  

Cost and other reimbursement

    (2.0 )   (0.7 )   (0.6 )   (3.3 )

Distributions payable to founding members

    8.7     10.9     11.4     31.0  

Total

  $ 7.3   $ 10.9   $ 11.9   $ 30.1  

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        Amounts due to/from managing member were comprised of the following (in millions):

 
  As of
January 1,
2015
  As of
December 26,
2013
 

Distributions payable

  $ 27.7   $ 26.5  

Cost and other reimbursement

    (4.1 )   (1.9 )

Total

  $ 23.6   $ 24.6  

        Common Unit Membership Redemption —The NCM LLC Operating Agreement provides a redemption right of the founding members to exchange common membership units of NCM LLC for shares of NCM, Inc.'s common stock on a one-for-one basis, or at NCM, Inc.'s option, a cash payment equal to the market price of one share of NCM, Inc. common stock. During the third quarter of 2013, Regal exercised the redemption right of an aggregate 2,300,000 common membership units for a like number of shares of common stock. Such redemptions took place immediately prior to the closing of an underwritten public offering and the closing of an overallotment option. NCM, Inc. did not receive any proceeds from the sale of its common stock by Regal.

        AC JV, LLC Transactions —Following is a summary of the transactions between NCM LLC and AC JV, LLC (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
Included in the Statements of Income:
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
 

Transition services (included in network costs)(1)

  $ 0.2   $  

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities (included in other non-operating expense)

    0.2      

(1)
In connection with the sale of Fathom Events, NCM LLC entered into a transition services agreement to provide certain corporate overhead services for a fee and reimbursement for the use of facilities and certain services including creative, technical event management and event management for the newly formed limited liability company for a period of nine months following the closing. These fees received by NCM LLC are included as an offset to network costs in the audited Statements of Income.

        Related Party Affiliates —The Company enters into network affiliate agreements with network affiliates for NCM LLC to provide in-theatre advertising at theatre locations that are owned by companies that are affiliates of certain of the founding members or directors of NCM, Inc. Related party affiliate agreements are entered into at terms that are similar to those of the Company's other network affiliates.

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        The following is a summary of advertising operating costs in the Statements of Income between the Company and its related party affiliates (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
Related Party Affiliate
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Starplex(1)

  $ 3.5   $ 2.9   $ 3.2  

Other

    0.2     0.5     1.0  

Total

  $ 3.7   $ 3.4   $ 4.2  

        The following is a summary of the accounts payable balance between the Company and its related party affiliates included in the Balance Sheets (in millions):

Related Party Affiliate
  January 1, 2015   December 26, 2013  

Starplex(1)

  $ 0.9   $ 0.7  

Other

    0.1     0.1  

Total

  $ 1.0   $ 0.8  

(1)
Starplex Operating L.P. ("Starplex") is an affiliate of one of NCM, Inc.'s former directors, who served on the board of directors during 2014.

        Other Transactions —The Company has an agreement with an interactive media company to sell some of its online inventory. One of NCM, Inc.'s directors is also a director of this media company. During the years ended January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, this company generated approximately $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in revenue for NCM LLC and there was approximately $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of accounts receivable due from this company as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013.

        NCM LLC has an agreement with AEG Live, an affiliate of The Anschutz Corporation, for AEG Live to showcase musical artists in the FirstLook pre-show. The Anschutz Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, which is the controlling stockholder of Regal. During the year ended January 1, 2015, NCM LLC received approximately $0.7 million in revenue from AEG Live and as of January 1, 2015, had $0.4 million of accounts receivable from AEG Live.

        NCM LLC provides on-screen advertising free of charge to a charity associated with the Anschutz Corporation. There were no amounts recorded in the audited financial statements during the years ended January 1, 2015 or December 26, 2013 for these services.

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8. BORROWINGS

        The following table summarizes the Company's total outstanding debt as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013 and the significant terms of its borrowing arrangements:

 
  Outstanding Balance as of    
   
 
Borrowings ($ in millions)
  January 1, 2015   December 26,   Maturity Date   Interest Rate  

Revolving Credit Facility

  $ 22.0   $ 20.0   November 26, 2019       (1)

Term Loans

    270.0     270.0   November 26, 2019       (1)

Senior Unsecured Notes

    200.0     200.0   July 15, 2021     7.875 %

Senior Secured Notes

    400.0     400.0   April 15, 2022     6.000 %

Total

  $ 892.0   $ 890.0            

Less: current portion of long-term debt

        (14.0 )          

Long-term debt, less current portion

  $ 892.0   $ 876.0            

(1)
The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loan are described below.

        Senior Secured Credit Facility —As of January 1, 2015, the Company's senior secured credit facility consisted of a $135.0 million revolving credit facility and a $270.0 million term loan. On June 18, 2014, the Company entered into an incremental amendment of its senior secured credit facility whereby the revolving credit facility was increased by $25.0 million. In addition, on July 2, 2014, the Company entered into an amendment of its senior secured credit facility whereby the maturity date was extended by two years to November 26, 2019, which corresponds to the maturity date of the $270 million term loans. The amendment also contains Conditional Amendments to the senior secured credit facility that will only be effective upon the contribution of Screenvision assets and NCM, Inc. debt to NCM LLC. Although it is under no obligation to do so, upon approval of NCM, Inc.'s Board of Directors and the founding members, NCM, Inc. may contribute the Screenvision assets and the new NCM, Inc. debt facility to NCM LLC in exchange for NCM LLC common membership units. To allow for this potential contribution to NCM LLC, the Conditional Amendments include an increase in the amount of incremental senior secured indebtedness permitted by the Amended Credit Facility from $160 million to $250 million. If the Screenvision contribution to NCM LLC does not occur by April 1, 2015, the Conditional Amendments will not become effective and lender consent for the Conditional Amendments will be immediately and automatically revoked, unless extended. Refer to discussion of the NCM, Inc. Commitment letter below for further details. The obligations under the senior secured credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of NCM LLC.

        Revolving Credit Facility —The revolving credit facility portion of the total borrowings is available, subject to certain conditions, for general corporate purposes of the Company in the ordinary course of business and for other transactions permitted under the senior secured credit facility, and a portion is available for letters of credit.

        As of January 1, 2015, the Company's total availability under the $135.0 million revolving credit facility was $113.0 million. The unused line fee is 0.50% per annum. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at the Company's option of either the LIBOR index plus an applicable margin or the base rate (Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the senior

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secured credit facility) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the revolving credit facility is determined quarterly and is subject to adjustment based upon a consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio for NCM LLC (the ratio of secured funded debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, over a non-GAAP measure defined in the senior secured credit facility). The applicable margins on the revolving credit facility are the LIBOR index plus 2.00% or the base rate plus 1.00%. The weighted-average interest rate on the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility as of January 1, 2015 was 2.17%. On December 31, 2014, $14.0 million of the revolving credit facility matured and NCM LLC paid the balance in full, along with any accrued and unpaid fees and interest. The maturity date applicable to the remaining revolving credit facility principal is November 26, 2019.

        Term Loans —In connection with the amendment of its senior secured credit facility on May 2, 2013, the interest rate on the term loans decreased by 50 basis points to a rate at NCM LLC's option of either the LIBOR index plus 2.75% or the base rate (Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the senior secured credit facility) plus 1.75%. The weighted-average interest rate on the term loans as of January 1, 2015 was 2.92%. Interest on the term loans is currently paid monthly.

        The senior secured credit facility contains a number of covenants and financial ratio requirements, with which the Company was in compliance at January 1, 2015, including maintaining a consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio of 6.5 times on a quarterly basis. NCM LLC is permitted to make quarterly dividend payments and other payments based on leverage ratios for NCM LLC and its subsidiaries so long as no default or event of default has occurred and continues to occur. The quarterly dividend payments and other distributions are made even if consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 6.5 times. In addition, there are no borrower distribution restrictions as long as the Company's consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio is below 6.5 times and the Company is in compliance with its debt covenants. If there are limitations on the restricted payments, the Company may not declare or pay any dividends, or make any payments on account of NCM LLC, or set aside assets for the retirement or other acquisition of capital stock of the borrower or any subsidiaries, or make any other distribution for obligations of NCM LLC. When these restrictions are effective, the Company may still pay the services fee and reimbursable costs pursuant to terms of the management agreement. NCM LLC can also make payments pursuant to the tax receivable agreement in the amount, and at the time necessary to satisfy the contractual obligations with respect to the actual cash tax benefits payable to the founding members. As of January 1, 2015, the Company's consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio was 3.4 times (versus the covenant of 6.5 times).

        Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 —On July 5, 2011, the Company completed a private placement of $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Unsecured Notes for which the registered exchange offering was completed on September 22, 2011. The Senior Unsecured Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, which commenced January 15, 2012. The notes are subordinated to all existing and future secured debt, including indebtedness under the Company's existing senior secured credit facility and the Senior Secured Notes defined below. The Senior Unsecured Notes contain certain non-maintenance covenants with which the Company was in compliance as of January 1, 2015.

        Senior Secured Notes due 2022 —On April 27, 2012, the Company completed a private placement of $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Secured Notes for which the registered exchange offering was completed on November 26, 2012. The Senior Secured Notes pay interest

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semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, which commenced October 15, 2012. The Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of NCM LLC, rank the same as the senior secured credit facility, subject to certain exceptions, and share in the same collateral that secures the obligations under the senior secured credit facility. The Senior Secured Notes contain certain non-maintenance covenants with which the Company was in compliance as of January 1, 2015.

        NCM, Inc. Commitment Letter —On July 2, 2014, in contemplation of the Merger with Screenvision, NCM, Inc. entered into the Commitment Letter with certain existing NCM LLC revolving credit facility lenders. Under the Commitment Letter, subject to certain conditions, the lenders committed to make a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $250 million to fund the Screenvision merger and related expenses. This term loan is expected to finance the $225 million portion of the merger consideration that will be paid in cash, along with fees and expenses incurred in connection with the term loan and the Merger. The term loan will mature on the second anniversary of the funding of the term loan. NCM, Inc. has the right to contribute the Screenvision assets and the $250 million loan to NCM LLC, at which point, the Conditional Amendments to the amended senior secured credit facility described above would become effective. On November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed the DOJ Action. A trial date has been scheduled for April 13, 2015. The Commitment Letter and NCM LLC senior secured credit facility amendments expire on April 1, 2015. The Company is working with the merger financing bank group to extend the merger financing commitments to accommodate the litigation process.

        Future Maturities of Borrowings —The scheduled annual maturities on the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Senior Secured and Senior Unsecured Notes as of January 1, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

Year
  Amount  

2015

  $  

2016

     

2017

     

2018

     

2019

    292.0  

Thereafter

    600.0  

Total

  $ 892.0  

9. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

        The NCM, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), reserves 12,974,589 shares of common stock available for issuance or delivery under the Equity Incentive Plan of which 4,126,037 remain available for future grants as of January 1, 2015. The management services agreement provides that the Company may participate in the Equity Incentive Plan. The types of awards that may be granted under the Equity Incentive Plan include stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock based awards. Stock options awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of NCM, Inc. common stock on the date NCM, Inc.'s board of directors approves the grant. Upon vesting of the restricted stock awards or exercise of options, NCM LLC will issue common membership units to NCM, Inc. equal to the number of shares of NCM, Inc.'s common stock represented by such awards.

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Options and restricted stock vest annually over a three or five-year period and options have either 10-year or 15-year contractual terms. A forfeiture rate of 5% was estimated to reflect the potential separation of employees. Certain option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control, as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan. In addition, certain restricted stock awards include performance vesting conditions, which permit vesting to the extent that the Company achieves specified non-GAAP targets at the end of the measurement period. The length of the measurement period is two to three years. Restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors vest after approximately one year.

        Compensation Cost —The Company recognized $7.7 million, $5.9 million and $9.0 million for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively, of share-based compensation expense and $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.2 million was capitalized during the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively. Share-based compensation costs are included in network operations, selling and marketing, administrative expense and administrative fee—managing member in the accompanying audited financial statements. These costs represent both non-cash charges and cash charges paid through the administrative fee with the managing member. The amount of share-based compensation costs that were non-cash were approximately $4.6 million, $3.2 million and $4.3 million for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively.

        No compensation expense was recorded for the 2012 non-vested restricted stock grants subject to performance conditions as the grants were not expected to vest due to the projected underperformance against the specified non-GAAP targets as of January 1, 2015. As of January 1, 2015, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options was approximately $0.1 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 0.5 years. As of January 1, 2015, unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock and restricted stock units was approximately $12.5 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 1.9 years.

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        Stock Options —A summary of option award activity under the Equity Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2015, and changes during the year then ended are presented below:

 
  Options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)
 

Outstanding as of December 26, 2013

    3,056,582   $ 17.02              

Granted

                     

Exercised

    (57,499 )   13.91              

Forfeited

    (92,831 )   16.50              

Expired

                     

Antidilution adjustments made to outstanding options in connection with a special dividend(1)

    98,589     16.49              

Outstanding as of January 1, 2015

    3,004,841   $ 16.53     5.7   $ 1.1  

Exercisable as of January 1, 2015

    2,839,945   $ 16.74     5.7   $ 0.8  

Vested and expected to vest as of January 1, 2015

    3,004,548   $ 16.53     5.7   $ 1.1  

(1)
In connection with NCM, Inc.'s March 2014 special cash dividend of $0.50 per share and pursuant to the antidilution adjustment terms of the Company's Equity Incentive Plan, the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock subject to options held by NCM, Inc.'s employees were adjusted to prevent dilution and restore their economic value that existed immediately before the special dividend. The antidilution adjustments made with respect to such options resulted in a decrease in the range of exercise prices from $5.35 - $24.68 per share to $5.18 - $23.90 per share and an increase in the aggregate number of shares issuable upon exercise of such options by 98,589 shares, or 3.3%, of previously outstanding options. The number of shares authorized under the Equity Incentive Plan increased by an equivalent number of shares. There were no accounting consequences for the changes made to reduce the exercise prices and increase the number of underlying options as a result of the special cash dividend because the aggregate fair values of the awards immediately before and after the modifications were the same.

        The weighted average grant date fair value of granted options was $4.08 per share for the year ended December 27, 2012. The intrinsic value of options exercised during the year was $0.2 million, $6.1 million and $1.4 million for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively. The total fair value of awards vested during the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 was $2.2 million, $4.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively.

        The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options on NCM, Inc.'s stock, historical volatility of NCM, Inc.'s stock, and other factors. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is

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based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The following assumptions were used in the valuation of the options for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012:

 
  Years Ended
 
  January 1, 2015   December 26, 2013   December 27, 2012

Expected term (in years)

  (1)   (1)   6.0

Risk free interest rate

  (1)   (1)   0.8% - 1.1%

Expected volatility

  (1)   (1)   53.2% - 54.6%

Dividend yield

  (1)   (1)   5.5%

(1)
The Company did not grant stock options during the years ended January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013.

        Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units —Under the non-vested stock program, common stock of the Company may be granted at no cost to officers, independent directors and employees, subject to requisite service and/or meeting financial performance targets, and as such restrictions lapse, the award vests in that proportion. The participants are entitled to cash dividends and to vote their respective shares (in the case of restricted stock), although the sale and transfer of such shares is prohibited and the shares are subject to forfeiture during the restricted period. Additionally, the accrued cash dividends for 2012, 2013 and 2014 grants are subject to forfeiture during the restricted period should the underlying shares not vest.

        The weighted average grant date fair value of non-vested stock was $19.18, $15.17 and $13.23 for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively. The total fair value of awards vested was $3.6 million, $7.5 million and $6.9 million during the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively.

        As of January 1, 2015, the total number of restricted stock and restricted stock units that are ultimately expected to vest, after consideration of expected forfeitures and estimated vesting of performance-based restricted stock is 1,166,813.

        A summary of restricted stock award and restricted stock unit activity under the Equity Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2015, and changes during the year then ended are presented below:

 
  Number of
Restricted Shares
and Restricted
Stock Units
  Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value
 

Non-vested balance as of December 26, 2013

    2,074,866   $ 14.91  

Granted

    919,050     19.18  

Vested

    (257,390 )   13.97  

Forfeited

    (580,530 )   16.54  

Non-vested balance as of January 1, 2015

    2,155,996   $ 16.40  

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10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

        The Company sponsors the NCM 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the benefit of substantially all full-time employees. The Plan provides that participants may contribute up to 20% of their compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. Employee contributions are invested in various investment funds based upon election made by the employee. The Company made discretionary contributions of $1.0 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million during the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        Legal Actions —The Company is subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes such claims will not have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        On November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed, in the U.S. district court for the Southern District of New York, the DOJ Action seeking to enjoin the proposed merger between NCM, Inc. and Screenvision. The DOJ claims that the proposed merger would eliminate competition in the market for pre-show services and eliminate competition between NCM, Inc. and Screenvision for advertisers. On November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed the DOJ Action. A trial date has been scheduled for April 13, 2015. A merger termination payment is discussed below.

        Operating Commitments —The Company leases office facilities for its headquarters in Centennial, Colorado and also in various cities for its sales and marketing and software development personnel. Total lease expense for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, was $2.2 million, $2.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

        Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of January 1, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

Year
  Minimum
Lease Payments
 

2015

  $ 2.5  

2016

    2.6  

2017

    2.0  

2018

    1.7  

2019

    1.7  

Thereafter

    2.5  

Total

  $ 13.0  

        Minimum Revenue Guarantees —As part of the network affiliate agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business under which the Company sells advertising for display in various network affiliate theatre chains, the Company has agreed to certain minimum revenue guarantees on a per attendee basis. If a network affiliate achieves the attendance set forth in their respective agreement, the Company has guaranteed minimum revenue for the network affiliate per attendee if such amount paid under the revenue share arrangement is less than its guaranteed amount. The amount and term varies for each network affiliate, but terms range from three to 20 years, prior to any renewal periods of which some are at the option of the Company. During October 2014, the Company offered to all of its

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network affiliates an extension of their existing agreements by five years, with the per-attendee guarantee and other terms remaining the same as those on the last year of their original term. None of these agreements have yet been signed. As of January 1, 2015, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make pursuant to the minimum revenue guarantees is $37.0 million over the remaining terms of the network affiliate agreements, which calculation does not include any potential extensions offered subsequent to January 1, 2015. As of January 1, 2015, the Company had an inconsequential amount of liabilities recorded for these obligations and as of December 26, 2013, the Company had no liabilities recorded for these obligations, as such guarantees are less than the expected share of revenue paid to the affiliate.

        Merger Termination Payment —As described above, on May 5, 2014, NCM, Inc. entered into the Merger Agreement to merge with Screenvision, and on November 3, 2014, the DOJ filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the proposed merger. If prior to May 5, 2015 (or 90 days thereafter if extended by NCM, Inc. or Screenvision), certain conditions to the merger are not fulfilled, the merger is prohibited by law or a final non-appealable government order, or if NCM Inc. materially breaches its representations or covenants such that the closing conditions in the Merger Agreement cannot be satisfied, Screenvision may be able to terminate the Merger Agreement and, upon termination, NCM, Inc. may be required to pay a termination fee of approximately $28.8 million. The Company would indemnify NCM, Inc. If Screenvision or its affiliates materially breach their representations or covenants such that the closing conditions in the Merger Agreement cannot be satisfied, they will be required to pay NCM, Inc. a termination fee of $10 million, and if Screenvision is subsequently sold within one year of the termination, an additional amount equal to the amount by which the sale proceeds are greater than $385 million will be paid to NCM, Inc. up to a maximum of $28.8 million (including the $10 million). As of January 1, 2015, the Company did not have a liability recorded for this termination fee. Further, NCM LLC would indemnify NCM, Inc. for the merger-related administrative costs incurred related to the merger (approximately $7.5 million as of January 1, 2015). As of January 1, 2015, the Company did not have a liability recorded for these fees.

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

        Non-Recurring Measurements —Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets include long-lived assets, intangible assets, cost and equity method investments, notes receivable and borrowings.

        Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets, Other Investments and Notes Receivable —As described in Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , the Company regularly reviews long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment), intangible assets, investments accounted for under the cost or equity method and notes receivable for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. When the estimated fair value is determined to be lower than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment charge is recorded to write the asset down to its estimated fair value.

        As of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company had other investments of $2.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The fair value of these investments has not been estimated as of January 1, 2015 as there were no identified events or changes in the circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investments and it is not practicable to do so because

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12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

the equity securities are not in publicly traded companies. Refer to Note 1— Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more details. As the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon non-identical assets and use significant unobservable inputs, they have been classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

        As of January 1, 2015, the Company had notes receivable totaling $20.8 million from its founding members related to the sale of Fathom Events, as described in Note 2—Divestiture . These notes were valued using comparative market multiples. There were no identified events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the notes receivable. The notes are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon non-identical assets and use significant unobservable inputs.

        Borrowings —The carrying amount of the revolving credit facility is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value due to its floating-rate terms. The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments where carrying values do not approximate fair value are as follows (in millions):

 
  As of
January 1, 2015
  As of
December 26, 2013
 
 
  Carrying
Value
  Fair
Value(1)
  Carrying
Value
  Fair
Value(1)
 

Term Loans

  $ 270.0   $ 257.9   $ 270.0   $ 269.5  

Senior Unsecured Notes

    200.0     210.8     200.0     220.4  

Senior Secured Notes

    400.0     400.8     400.0     414.0  

(1)
The Company has estimated the fair value on an average of at least two non-binding broker quotes and the Company's analysis. If the Company were to measure the borrowings in the above table at fair value on the balance sheet they would be classified as Level 2.

13. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

        During 2012, the Company terminated interest rate swap agreements that were used to hedge its interest rate risk associated with its term loans. Following the termination of the swap agreements, the variable interest rate on the Company's $270.0 million term loans are unhedged and as of January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013, the Company did not have any outstanding derivative assets or liabilities.

        During the year ended December 27, 2012, the Company paid breakage fees of $63.4 million which represented the settlement of the Company's loss position on its interest rate swap agreements. The swaps were terminated with the Company in a loss position and therefore, the Company paid its counterparties the outstanding amounts due based upon the fair market value on that date. The Company accounted for the $63.4 million in payments by recording a loss on swap terminations of $26.7 million in the Statements of Income, which related to swaps that hedged the interest payments on debt that was paid off during the Company's refinancing. Since those future interest payments were no longer probable of occurring, the Company discontinued hedge accounting and immediately reclassified the balance in AOCI of $26.7 million into earnings in accordance with ASC 815— Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"). The remainder of the breakage fees, or $36.7 million, was for swaps in which the underlying debt remained outstanding. The balance in AOCI related to these swaps was fixed and is being amortized into earnings over the remaining life of the original interest rate swap agreement, or

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13. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Continued)

February 13, 2015, as long as the debt remains outstanding. The Company considered the guidance in ASC 815 which states that amounts in AOCI shall be reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. As of January 1, 2015, there was approximately $1.6 million outstanding related to these discontinued cash flow hedges which continues to be reported in AOCI, which the Company estimates will be amortized to earnings in the first quarter of 2015.

        During the years ended December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, the Company also recorded changes in the fair value and amortization of AOCI related to an interest rate swap on its term loan in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting in 2008 due to the bankruptcy of its counterparty.

        The effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedge relationships on the audited financial statements for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 were as follows (in millions):

 
  Unrealized Gain Recognized in
NCM LLC's Other Comprehensive
Income (Pre-tax)
 

 

  Realized Loss Recognized in
Interest on Borrowings (Pre-tax)
 
 
  Years Ended    
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
   
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Interest Rate Swaps

  $ 10.0   $ 10.3   $ 26.0       $   $   $ (9.1 )

        The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815 on the audited financial statements for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 were as follows (in millions):

 
   
  Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Non-Operating Expenses (Pre-tax)
 
 
   
  Years Ended  
Derivative Instruments not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
  Income Statement Location   January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

Realized loss on derivative instruments

  Interest on borrowings   $   $   $ (5.1 )

Gain from change in fair value on cash flow hedges

  Change in derivative fair value             3.0  

Amortization of AOCI on discontinued cash flow hedges

  Amortization of terminated derivatives     (10.0 )   (10.3 )   (4.0 )

Total

      $ (10.0 ) $ (10.3 ) $ (6.1 )

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13. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Continued)

        The changes in AOCI by component for the year ended January 1, 2015 were as follows (in millions):

 
  Year
Ended
  Year
Ended
   
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  Income Statement Location

Balance at beginning of period

  $ (11.6 ) $ (21.9 )  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI:

               

Amortization on discontinued cash flow hedges

    10.0     10.3   Amortization of terminated derivatives

Total amounts reclassified from AOCI

    10.0     10.3    

Net other comprehensive income

    10.0     10.3    

Balance at end of period

  $ (1.6 ) $ (11.6 )  

14. SEGMENT REPORTING

        Advertising revenue accounted for 100.0%, 92.1% and 91.2%, of revenue for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012, respectively. The following tables present revenue less directly identifiable expenses to arrive at income before income taxes for the advertising reportable segment, the combined Fathom Events operating segments (disposed on December 26, 2013), and network, administrative and unallocated costs. Refer to Note 1— Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies .

 
  Year Ended January 1, 2015 (in millions)  
 
  Advertising   Fathom
Events(1)
  Network,
Administrative
and Unallocated
Costs
  Total  

Revenue

  $ 394.0   $   $   $ 394.0  

Operating costs

    97.0         18.3     115.3  

Selling and marketing costs

    54.8         2.8     57.6  

Administrative and other costs

    2.8         26.7     29.5  

Depreciation and amortization

            32.4     32.4  

Interest and other non-operating costs

            62.1     62.1  

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 239.4   $   $ (142.3 ) $ 97.1  

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14. SEGMENT REPORTING (Continued)

 

 
  Year Ended December 26, 2013(in millions)  
 
  Advertising   Fathom
Events(1)
  Network,
Administrative
and Unallocated
Costs
  Total  

Revenue

  $ 426.3   $ 36.5   $   $ 462.8  

Operating costs

    98.4     25.5     18.7     142.6  

Selling and marketing costs

    56.1     3.6     1.8     61.5  

Administrative and other costs

    2.9     0.9     26.3     30.1  

Depreciation and amortization

            26.6     26.6  

Interest and other non-operating costs

            38.4     38.4  

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 268.9   $ 6.5   $ (111.8 ) $ 163.6  

 

 
  Year Ended December 27, 2012 (in millions)  
 
  Advertising   Fathom
Events(1)
  Network,
Administrative
and Unallocated
Costs
  Total  

Revenue

  $ 409.5   $ 39.3   $   $ 448.8  

Operating costs

    95.8     29.0     18.9     143.7  

Selling and marketing costs

    53.9     4.2     2.4     60.5  

Administrative and other costs

    2.6     0.8     29.0     32.4  

Depreciation and amortization

            20.4     20.4  

Interest and other non-operating costs

            90.2     90.2  

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 257.2   $ 5.3   $ (160.9 ) $ 101.6  

        The following is a summary of revenue by category (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

National advertising revenue

  $ 258.8   $ 295.0   $ 288.7  

Local and regional advertising revenue

    96.8     89.9     81.1  

Founding member advertising revenue from beverage concessionaire agreements

    38.4     41.4     39.7  

Fathom Consumer revenue(1)

        34.4     34.2  

Fathom Business revenue(1)

        2.1     5.1  

Total revenue

  $ 394.0   $ 462.8   $ 448.8  

(1)
Fathom Events was sold on December 26, 2013 as discussed in Note 7— Related Party Transactions.

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15. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

        The Company's valuation allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended January 1, 2015, December 26, 2013 and December 27, 2012 were as follows (in millions):

 
  Years Ended  
 
  January 1,
2015
  December 26,
2013
  December 27,
2012
 

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

                   

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 5.7   $ 4.5   $ 4.3  

Provision for bad debt

    (0.1 )   2.1     1.2  

Write-offs, net

    (1.3 )   (0.9 )   (1.0 )

Balance at end of period

  $ 4.3   $ 5.7   $ 4.5  

16. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

        The following represents selected information from the Company's unaudited quarterly Statements of Income for the years ended January 1, 2015 and December 26, 2013 (in millions):

2014
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
 

Revenue

  $ 70.2   $ 99.9   $ 100.8   $ 123.1  

Operating expenses

    57.4     57.9     58.1     61.4  

Operating income

    12.8     42.0     42.7     61.7  

Net (loss) income

    (2.8 )   26.4     27.0     45.7  

 

2013
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
 

Revenue

  $ 82.2   $ 122.8   $ 135.1   $ 122.7  

Operating expenses

    60.6     64.8     67.7     67.7  

Operating income

    21.6     58.0     67.4     55.0  

Net income(1)

    5.6     41.1     51.8     64.4  

(1)
During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a gain of $25.4 million related to the sale of Fathom Events. Refer to Note 2— Divestiture .

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Independent Auditors' Report

The Board of Directors
Open Road Releasing, LLC:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Open Road Releasing, LLC and its subsidiary, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members' deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014 and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

        Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

        Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

        An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

        We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Open Road Releasing, LLC and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 6, 2015

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2014 and 2013

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 
  2014   2013  

Assets

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10,415   $ 5,771  

Restricted cash

    2,560     23,996  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

    30,584     30,020  

Prepaid expenses and other

    939     644  

Total current assets

    44,498     60,431  

Property and equipment, net

    405     494  

Film costs, net

    9,373     6,660  

Other assets

    95     130  

Deferred financing cost, net

    2,387     3,057  

Total assets

  $ 56,758   $ 70,772  

Liabilities and Members' Deficit

             

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

  $ 7,972   $ 4,041  

Accrued expenses

    33,108     48,489  

Notes payable

    23,000     17,000  

Total current liabilities

    64,080     69,530  

Long-term liabilities:

             

Accrued residuals and participations—long term

    6,734     9,774  

Deferred compensation

    3,785     4,467  

Deferred revenue

    12,063     1,677  

Total liabilities

    86,662     85,448  

Members' deficit

    (29,904 )   (14,676 )

Total liabilities and members' deficit

  $ 56,758   $ 70,772  

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 
  2014   2013   2012  

Revenues

  $ 175,374   $ 140,350   $ 117,960  

Direct costs:

                   

Distribution and marketing costs

    117,717     91,362     117,466  

Participations, residuals, and other costs

    59,014     25,263     22,884  

Total direct costs

    176,731     116,625     140,350  

Gross profit (loss)

    (1,357 )   23,725     (22,390 )

Operating expenses:

                   

General and administrative

    11,746     11,469     10,054  

Depreciation and amortization

    242     197     147  

Total operating expenses

    11,988     11,666     10,201  

Operating income (loss)

    (13,345 )   12,059     (32,591 )

Interest expense

    1,883     2,337     2,143  

Net income (loss)

  $ (15,228 ) $ 9,722   $ (34,734 )

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members' Deficit

Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  $ 10,336  

Net loss

    (34,734 )

Balance as of December 31, 2012

  $ (24,398 )

Net income

    9,722  

Balance as of December 31, 2013

    (14,676 )

Net loss

    (15,228 )

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  $ (29,904 )

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 
  2014   2013   2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

                   

Net income (loss)

  $ (15,228 ) $ 9,722   $ (34,734 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                   

Depreciation and amortization

    242     197     147  

Amortization of minimum guarantees

    7,153     6,758     6,847  

Bad debt

    21            

Amortization of deferred financing cost

    669     892     1,062  

Amortization on administration agent fees

    125     125     125  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Accounts receivable

    (589 )   (17,969 )   (11,799 )

Deposits and other

    35     35     35  

Prepaid expenses and other

    (419 )   (492 )   (76 )

Minimum guarantees on films

    (9,866 )   (9,286 )   (10,279 )

Accounts payable

    3,931     (1,172 )   4,197  

Accrued expenses

    (20,464 )   10,982     43,168  

Deferred compensation

    1,412     2,584     1,883  

Deferred revenue

    10,386     1,677      

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    (22,592 )   4,053     576  

Cash flows from investing activity:

                   

Purchase of property and equipment

    (150 )   (200 )   (34 )

Net cash used in investing activity

    (150 )   (200 )   (34 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                   

Borrowing from credit facility

    33,000     25,000     31,700  

Repayments to credit facility

    (27,000 )   (28,000 )   (11,700 )

Principal payments under capital lease obligation

    (50 )   (86 )   (86 )

Deferred financing cost

        (1,383 )    

Administrative agent fees

        (125 )   (125 )

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

    21,436     (2,906 )   (20,904 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    27,386     (7,500 )   (1,115 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    4,644     (3,647 )   (573 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    5,771     9,418     9,991  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $ 10,415   $ 5,771   $ 9,418  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                   

Cash paid during the period for interest, excluding deferred financing costs

  $ 812   $ 1,098   $ 903  

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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(1) Organization and Operations

        The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Open Road Releasing, LLC (the Company), formerly, REGAMC, LLC, and its wholly owned subsidiary Open Road Films, LLC (Open Road Films), formerly, REGAMC Releasing, LLC.

        The Company was incorporated on December 20, 2010 in the state of Delaware as a limited liability company (LLC). The Company is governed by the terms of its Limited Liability Company Agreement (the Operating Agreement). The Company is an independent distributor of motion pictures to exhibitors in the United States and certain territories. The Company licenses motion pictures in ancillary markets, principally to home entertainment, subscription and transactional video on demand, free television, and non-theatrical.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)   Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

        The Company considers money market accounts and other highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Restricted cash consists of advances held in distribution bank accounts for marketing and distribution costs to be paid on behalf of third parties.

(b)   Film Costs

        Film costs include unamortized costs of acquisition for motion pictures, including minimum guarantees.

        Film costs are amortized using the individual-film-forecast method, whereby these costs are amortized and participation and residual costs are accrued in the proportion that current year's revenue bears to management's estimate of ultimate revenue expected to be recognized from the sale of the films at the beginning of the current year. Ultimate revenue includes estimates of sales and license fees following the date of initial release.

        Film costs are stated at the lower of unamortized cost and fair value. The valuation is reviewed, on a title-by-title basis, when an event or change in circumstance indicates that the fair value is less than unamortized cost. Fair value is determined using management's future revenue and cost estimates. Distribution and marketing expenses are expensed as incurred.

(c)   Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from two to five years.

(d)   Participations and Residuals Payable

        Participations payable, included in accrued expenses, consist of amounts due under contractual arrangements for producers, participants, and promoted content distribution obligations to founding members under the Operating Agreement. Residuals payable consist of amounts due to talent for the reuse of the talent's work in media subsequent to initial exploitation. These costs are accrued using the individual-film-forecast method. The Company expects that approximately $25.4 million of accrued participations and residuals as of December 31, 2014 will be paid within one year and are included in accrued expenses.

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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

(e)   Revenue Recognition and Trade Receivable

        Revenue from the sale or licensing of films is recognized when all of the following criteria have been met: a) persuasive evidence of a sales or licensing arrangement with a customer exists; b) the film is complete and has been delivered or is available for immediate and unconditional delivery; c) the license period of the arrangement has begun; d) the arrangement fee is fixed or determinable; and e) collection of the arrangement fee is reasonably assured. Each film is distributed theatrically to major and independent exhibitors of motion pictures in the United States and certain territories. Home entertainment, subscription and transactional video on demand, free television, and non-theatrical distribution of each film are generally effected through one of the major film distribution, pay subscription, or television broadcasting companies in the United States. Fees from the licensing or sale of film rights are recognized in revenue when all of the aforementioned conditions are met. For variable license fees, the Company recognizes revenue as the customer exploits the film, based on available information, assuming the other revenue recognition criteria are met. For multiple media rights contracts where the contract provides for media holdbacks (defined as contractual media release restrictions), the license fee is allocated to the various media based on management's assessment of the relative fair value of the rights to exploit each media and is recognized as each holdback is released. Amounts due from distributors in excess of the minimum guarantees, if any, are recognized in revenue when such amounts are reported by distributors. Amounts received or contractually due prior to the film's availability are recorded as deferred revenue. Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amount and do not bear interest.

(f)    Commitment Fees

        The Company has entered into a credit facility, which requires quarterly payments of commitment fees on the unused facility amount (note 5). Commitment fees of $454 thousand, $571 thousand, and $732 thousand are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

(g)   Income Taxes

        The Company is a nontaxable flow through entity for income tax purposes, and substantially all federal and state income taxes are recorded by its members, except for a minimum annual tax and a limited liability company fee in the state of California. Accordingly, the Company does not provide for income taxes. The Company may incur certain state and local taxes imposed by states and localities in which the Company conducts business, which are included in direct costs and general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

(h)   Commitments and Contingencies

        Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.

(i)    Concentration of Credit Risk

        Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash investments with high-quality financial institutions. Management believes that

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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

credit risk related to the Company's accounts receivable is limited due to the creditworthiness of its customers.

(j)    Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates made by the Company's management in the preparation of the financial statements relate to: ultimate revenue, costs, and fair value for minimum guarantees on films. The actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

(k)   Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The Company's financial instruments consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and notes payable. The carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities.

(3) Film Costs

        Film costs, at December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following (in thousands):

 
  2014   2013  

Minimum guarantees:

             

Films released

  $ 29,331   $ 20,265  

Films not released

    800      

Total film costs

    30,131     20,265  

Accumulated amortization

    (20,758 )   (13,605 )

Total minimum guarantee, net

  $ 9,373   $ 6,660  

        Amortization of minimum guarantees is included in participations, residuals, and other costs on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company expects approximately 63% of unamortized minimum guarantees at December 31, 2014 will be amortized during 2015 and 77% of unamortized minimum guarantees for released films will be amortized within three years from the date of the balance sheet. The Company will reach an amortization level of 80% within four years from the date of the balance sheet.

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(4) Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment at December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following (in thousands):

 
  2014   2013  

Furniture and office equipment

  $ 347   $ 337  

Computer and software equipment

    932     469  

Leasehold improvements

    49     47  

    1,328     853  

Accumulated depreciation

    (923 )   (359 )

  $ 405   $ 494  

(5) Senior Revolving Credit Facility

        On August 22, 2013, the Company amended and restated the existing senior secured revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) with a syndicate of four banks permitting borrowings up to $100 million and a maturity in August 2018. Amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility either carry interest at one-, two-, three-, or six-month LIBOR plus 3.25%, or are base rate loans, which bear fluctuating interest rates per annum equal to the highest of the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, the Bank of America prime rate, or the Eurodollar rate plus 1.0%. The Credit Facility also carries a fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused borrowings, which are calculated and payable quarterly. The Company may borrow against the Credit Facility to the extent of the available borrowing base, as defined. The borrowing base primarily comprises ten-year remaining ultimate revenue and expense estimates, based on contracted distribution rights to motion pictures. Additionally, as part of the borrowing base calculation, there is a discounting calculation and tiered advance rates applied to future net remaining cash flows. There was approximately $36.7 million available under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2014.

        On December 31, 2014, there were four outstanding obligations under the Credit Facility totaling $23 million. The obligations carry interest and maturity dates as follows:

Loan amount
(in thousands)
  Interest rate   Maturity Date  
$ 8,000     3.41080 %   January 15, 2015  
  8,000     3.41950 %   January 29, 2015  
  2,000     3.41875 %   January 30, 2015  
  5,000     3.18750 %   January 30, 2015  
$ 23,000              

        The maturity dates may be converted to new obligations for similar or longer maturity periods. On December 31, 2013, there were two outstanding obligations under the Credit Facility totaling $17 million. The amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the Company's assets.

        Deferred financing costs represent costs incurred in connection with the establishment of the Company's Credit Facility. Deferred financing costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the expected term of the facility of four years. Deferred financing costs were $2.4 million, net of accumulated amortization of $941 thousand as of December 31, 2014 and were $3.1 million, net of accumulated amortization of $270 thousand as of December 31, 2013. Amortization of deferred financing cost of $671 thousand, $889 thousand, and $1,062 thousand for the years ended December 31,

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2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

        The Credit Facility agreement includes covenants that the Company must comply with on a quarterly or annual basis, including a film performance test and annual limits on selling, general, and administrative expenses. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2014. In January 2015, the Company converted the maturity dates into new obligations with a maturity period of one month.

(6) Commitments and Contingencies

        At December 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding commitments to pay minimum guarantees and advances on films in the amount of $6.8 million in 2015.

        The Company leases corporate offices in Los Angeles, California, under a seven-year operating lease expiring in 2018.

        Total rental expense from the operating lease was $363 thousand, $339 thousand and $311 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.

        In August 2011, the Company entered into a three-year capital lease for the acquisition of its theatrical distribution software system. The capital lease obligation expired in July 2014 and the Company now pays service fees which are billed and paid on a monthly basis.

        The total future minimum annual payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) at December 31, 2014 are presented below (in thousands):

 
  Operating leases  

2015

  $ 465  

2016

    480  

2017

    495  

2018

    294  

2019

     

Total minimum payments

  $ 1,734  

(7) Members' Deficit

        The members will not be personally liable for any debt, obligation, or liability of the Company solely by reason of being members of the Company.

(8) Deferred Compensation

        The Company has a deferred compensation plan with key executives. Amounts due will be paid in the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 based on the Company's performance, as defined in the employment agreements. The Company recorded expense of $1.2 million, $2.4 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and has a liability of $5.9 million and $4.5 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company will continue to estimate the liability and compensation expense in future years.

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(9) Related-Party Transactions

        The Company recognized revenue in the amount of $25.8 million, $25.4 million, and $24.9 million from its members for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. The Company had $1.6 million and $4.2 million in outstanding accounts receivable at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, from its members. At December 31, 2014, the Company has recorded direct costs of $4.7 million and a $5.8 million liability to its members related to a promoted content distribution obligation as defined in the Company's Operating Agreement. At December 31, 2013, the Company has recorded direct costs of $5.3 million and a $5.4 million liability to its members related to a promoted content distribution obligation. At December 31, 2012, the Company has recorded direct costs of $4.2 million liability to its members related to a promoted content distribution obligation. The Company paid $4.3 million, $4.0 million, and $222 thousand in 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, under that agreement. Furthermore, the Company paid $399 thousand, $292 thousand, and $520 thousand in marketing costs to its members for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

(10) Subsequent Events

        In February 2015, the Company converted the maturity dates of all loans disclosed in footnote 5 into new obligations with a maturity date of March 17, 2015 for one of the loans and a maturity date of March 31, 2015 for the remaining loans.

        The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through March 6, 2015, the date the accompanying financial statements were available to be issued.

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Independent Auditor's Report

The Members
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC and Subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, members' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

        Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility

        Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

        An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

        We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ COHNREZNICK LLP  

Roseland, New Jersey
February 18, 2015

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in thousands)

 
  December 31,  
 
  2014   2013  

Assets

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 15,610   $ 106,000  

Accounts receivable, net

    37,379     34,111  

Other current assets

    240     242  

Total current assets

    53,229     140,353  

Property and equipment, net

    836,932     880,532  

Deferred financing costs, net

    6,622     15,473  

Deferred warranty reimbursement costs, net

    149,096     171,859  

Restricted cash

    6,904     8,852  

Derivative assets

    2,586     5,101  

Other noncurrent assets

    42,277     42,700  

Total assets

  $ 1,097,646   $ 1,264,870  

Liabilities and Members' Equity

             

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 7,218   $ 6,396  

Current maturities of long-term debt

        17,000  

Warranty reimbursement liability, current

    16,818     11,523  

Total current liabilities

    24,036     34,919  

Warranty reimbursement liability (excluding current)

    201,249     216,935  

Long-term debt (excluding current)

    620,000     811,198  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    33     58  

Total liabilities

    845,318     1,063,110  

Commitments

   
 
   
 
 

Members' equity

   
252,328
   
201,760
 

Total liabilities and members' equity

  $ 1,097,646   $ 1,264,870  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

($ in thousands)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2014   2013   2012  

REVENUES

                   

Virtual print fees

  $ 174,769   $ 172,176   $ 158,327  

Exhibitor lease fees

    14,783     14,441     13,114  

Alternative content fees

    1,364     811     955  

Peak period payments

    1,483     569     343  

Management fees

    2,628     2,185     2,149  

Subtotal, operating revenues

    195,027     190,182     174,888  

Warranty reimbursement costs

    (23,885 )   (23,480 )   (23,371 )

Exhibitor lease, step-up rent adjustment

    (418 )   15,957     14,500  

Net operating revenues

    170,724     182,659     166,017  

OPERATING EXPENSES

                   

General and administrative

    8,371     6,620     9,796  

Depreciation and amortization

    60,397     59,804     53,558  

Total operating expenses

    68,768     66,424     63,354  

Operating income

    101,956     116,235     102,663  

INTEREST EXPENSE

                   

Interest expense

    31,305     52,443     58,574  

Paid-in-kind interest

    (13 )   1,472     5,459  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    2,869     4,776     7,198  

Derivative (gain)

        (2,490 )   (5,161 )

Total interest expense

    34,161     56,201     66,070  

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

                   

Interest income

    12     12     5  

Gain (loss) on sale of assets

    (129 )   191     (43 )

Loss on refinancing

    (5,982 )   (11,145 )    

Other income

    54     80     197  

Total other income (expense)

    (6,045 )   (10,862 )   159  

Income before taxes

    61,750     49,172     36,752  

Income tax expense

    456     213      

Net income

    61,294     48,959     36,752  

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts

    (2,515 )   5,101      

Comprehensive income

  $ 58,779   $ 54,060   $ 36,752  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY

($ in thousands)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2014   2013   2012  

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 201,760   $ 139,586   $ 90,047  

Capital contributions

    6,789     8,114     12,787  

Distributions to Members

    (15,000 )        

Net income

    61,294     48,959     36,752  

Balance before other comprehensive income (loss)

    254,843     196,659     139,586  

Other comprehensive income (loss)—gain (loss) on derivatives

    (2,515 )   5,101      

Balance, end of year

  $ 252,328   $ 201,760   $ 139,586  

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

($ in thousands)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2014   2013   2012  

Operating activities:

                   

Net income

  $ 61,294   $ 48,959   $ 36,752  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   

Depreciation and amortization

    60,397     59,804     53,558  

Amortization of deferred warranty reimbursement costs

    23,885     23,480     23,371  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    2,869     4,776     7,198  

Derivative (gain)

        (2,490 )   (5,161 )

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

    129     (191 )   43  

Loss on refinancing

    5,982     11,145      

Paid-in-kind interest

    (13 )   1,472     5,459  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Accounts receivable

    (3,268 )   2,842     (6,977 )

Other current and noncurrent assets

    425     (15,951 )   (14,557 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    707     (2,078 )   2,432  

Warranty reimbursement liability

    (8,199 )   (4,778 )   (2,428 )

Payment of prior period warranty reimbursement liability

    (2,272 )   (1,361 )   (528 )

Derivative liabilities

        (26,929 )    

Other noncurrent liabilities

    (25 )   (18 )   34  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    141,911     98,682     99,196  

Investing activities:

                   

Purchase of property and equipment

    (17,401 )   (39,168 )   (160,320 )

Payment of prior period property and equipment

    (2,407 )   (17,299 )   (26,341 )

Sale of property and equipment

    1,955     1,616     298  

Restricted cash

    1,948     2,543     2,875  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (15,905 )   (52,308 )   (183,488 )

Financing activities:

                   

Increase in long-term debt

    30,000     680,000     90,000  

Paydown of long-term debt

    (238,185 )   (641,150 )   (2,200 )

Capital contributions from Members

    6,789     8,114     12,787  

Distributions to Members

    (15,000 )        

Deferred financing costs

        (6,499 )    

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (216,396 )   40,465     100,587  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (90,390 )   86,839     16,295  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    106,000     19,161     2,866  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 15,610   $ 106,000   $ 19,161  

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

                   

Additiones to property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 
$

1,480
 
$

2,407
 
$

17,378
 

Warranty reimbursement payable in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 3,314   $ 2,272   $ 1,361  

Deferred warranty asset and warranty reimbursement obligation

  $ 1,122   $ 4,988   $ (6,035 )

   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Nature of Operations

        Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC, ("DCIP", and together with its consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries, the "Company") was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on February 12, 2007 for the purpose of raising third-party capital to purchase and deploy digital cinema projection equipment ("Digital Systems") in theatres located throughout the United States and Canada. The Company is headquartered in New Jersey and has offices in Colorado and Minnesota. The Company is owned by its founding members American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("AMC"), Cinemark Media, Inc. ("Cinemark") and Regal/DCIP Holdings, LLC ("Regal") (collectively, the "Founding Members").

        On March 10, 2010, the Company completed an initial financing transaction for the deployment of Digital Systems utilizing its subsidiary entities Kasima, LLC ("Kasima"), Kasima Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") and Kasima Parent Holdings, LLC ("Parent") to execute its business plan. Kasima is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and Parent is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DCIP. As part of the initial financing transaction, Parent entered into a note purchase agreement with a third-party investment fund. On March 31, 2011, the Company obtained the incremental financing necessary to complete its planned deployment of Digital Systems and on May 17, 2013, the Company refinanced all of its outstanding senior secured debt, extending the term of that debt and lowering its effective interest rate. On March 31, 2014, Parent repaid, in full, the outstanding notes under the note purchase agreement. See Note 3 for a more detailed description of these financing transactions.

        Digital Systems are purchased by Kasima and leased to each Founding Member or one of its affiliates (each such entity, an "Exhibitor") pursuant to the terms of a Master Equipment Lease Agreement ("ELA"). Kasima facilitates the installation of the leased Digital Systems into each Exhibitor's theatres pursuant to the terms of an Installation Agreement. The Exhibitor is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and insurance of the Digital Systems. The Company has also entered into (and assigned to Kasima) long-term Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements ("DCDAs") with six major motion picture studios ("Major Studios") pursuant to which Kasima receives a virtual print fee ("VPF") each time the studio books a film or certain other content on the Digital Systems. Other content distributors have entered into DCDAs or shorter term agreements with the Company that provide for the payment of VPFs to Kasima for bookings of the distributor's content on a Digital System.

        On June 20, 2011, DCIP and Canadian Digital Cinema Partnership ("CDCP") entered into a long-term management services agreement (an "MSA" and with respect to CDCP, the "CDCP MSA") to manage a similar deployment of Digital Systems in Canada and to perform certain other specified services for CDCP related thereto (see Note 2). CDCP is a Canadian limited partnership formed by Cineplex Entertainment LP ("Cineplex") and Empire Theatres Ltd. ("Empire") to facilitate the purchase and deployment of Digital Systems to their theatres in Canada. On April 1, 2012, DCIP entered into a long-term MSA with Cinemark USA, Inc., a Texas corporation and an affiliate of Cinemark, to manage deployment of Digital Systems to theatres operated by its affiliates in Latin America (the "CNI MSA"). On September 1, 2014, DCIP entered into a long-term MSA with AC JV, LLC ("Fathom Events"), an affiliate of the Exhibitors, to provide it with management services.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DCIP and its subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company's most significant estimates relate to depreciation and recoverability of property and equipment, amortization, the valuation of derivative agreements and the reimbursement liability concerning equipment warranty and replacement costs under the ELAs. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Cash and cash equivalents

        The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount of the Company's cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short maturities of these investments and consists primarily of money market funds and other overnight investments. The Company maintains bank accounts with major banks, which from time to time may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's insured limits. The Company periodically assesses the financial condition of the institutions and believes that the risk of any loss is minimal.

Concentration of credit risk

        For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company had five customers that represented 56%, 55% and 56%, respectively, of operating revenues and at December 31, 2014 and 2013, five customers that represented 61% and 66%, respectively, of net accounts receivable. These customers are each parties to DCDAs. None of the Company's other customers individually represented more than 10% of operating revenues or accounts receivable at December 31, 2014 or 2013, or for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

        The Company has credit risk associated with certain accounts receivable, which consists primarily of amounts owed by the Major Studios and other digital content distributors. The Company actively monitors the status of its accounts receivable and has mechanisms in place to minimize the potential for incurring material accounts receivable credit losses. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, management has determined that there is no requirement for an allowance for doubtful accounts.

Concentration of suppliers

        The Company currently purchases Digital System components from a limited number of suppliers. In 2014, four suppliers represented 85% of the amount spent by the Company on Digital System

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component purchases, and in 2013 and 2012, two suppliers represented 68% and 81%, respectively, of the amount spent by the Company on Digital System component purchases.

Concentration in foreign countries

        The Company originally leased Digital Systems to AMC (pursuant to its ELA) for theatres located in Canada and receives revenues from CDCP pursuant to the CDCP MSA. In 2013, AMC sold the last of its Canadian theatres and, as a result, the Company no longer leases Digital Systems to AMC in Canada. The revenue previously earned from these operations was paid to the Company in U.S. dollars. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, revenues earned from Canadian sources totaled $1,776,000, $1,784,000 and $2,494,000, respectively. The carrying value of equipment deployed in Canada at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was zero. Revenue earned by the Company under the CNI MSA for theatres located in Latin America was $794,000 and $412,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company did not earn revenue under the CNI MSA during the year ended December 31, 2012.

Fair value and credit risk

        All current assets and liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of those instruments. The Company's Credit Facility (see Note 7) is comprised of floating rate instruments and management believes fair value approximates carrying value.

Property and equipment, net

        Property and equipment, net, is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:

Computer equipment and software   3 - 5 years
Leasehold improvements   5 years
Digital cinema projection equipment   17.5 years
Furniture and fixtures   7 years

        Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets. Certain costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over three to five years. Costs for general and administrative expenses, overhead, maintenance and training, as well as the cost of software coding that does not add functionality to existing systems, are expensed as incurred. Upon the sale or other disposition of any property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss on disposal is included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Deferred financing costs, net

        Deferred financing costs are amortized on an interest method basis for the Credit Facility and a straight-line basis for the Note Facility, described in Note 7 (prior to its retirement on March 31, 2014), both by a charge to interest expense over the terms of the respective financing agreements.

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Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs at December 31, 2014 and 2013 totaled $4,507,000 and $24,004,000, respectively.

Fair value measurements

        The Company accounts for and reports the fair value of certain assets and liabilities. The Company applies fair value accounting for financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in its consolidated financial statements.

        The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) and minimize the use of unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"):

Level 1 :   Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 :

 

Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3 :

 

Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity's own assumptions.

        The following table sets forth, by level, the fair value measurements of the Company's consolidated financial assets ($ in thousands):


Fair Value Measurements

 
  December 31,
2014
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  

Fair value of Interest Rate Swap

  $ 2,586 (1) $   $ 2,586   $  

(1)
Reported in derivative assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

        The fair value of the Company's asset under its Interest Rate Swap (as defined below) is based upon observable market-based inputs that reflect the present values of the difference between estimated future fixed rate payments and future variable receipts and, therefore, is classified within Level 2. The Level 2 fair value of the Company's Interest Rate Swap at December 31, 2013 was $5,101.

Accounting for derivatives

        In March 2010, the Company executed (and in March 2011 amended) an interest rate swap agreement (as amended, the "Initial Swap") and an interest rate cap agreement (the "Initial Cap") to limit the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates. In May 2013, the Company terminated and made settlement payments in respect of the Initial Swap and Initial Cap (see Note 7) and executed new interest rate swap agreements (the "Interest Rate Swap"). Derivative financial instruments such as the Initial Swap, the Initial Cap and the current Interest Rate Swap are recorded at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (a component of member's equity) or in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income depending on whether the derivative is being used to hedge changes in cash flows or fair value. The Company determined that the Initial Swap and Initial Cap were not effective hedging transactions; therefore, the changes in market value of the Initial Swap and

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Initial Cap were recorded as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company has determined that the Interest Rate Swap is an effective cash flow hedging instrument and, as a result, changes in the fair value of the Interest Rate Swap are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).

Income taxes

        The Company is a limited liability company and, as such, is treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. Accordingly, as a partnership for tax purposes, the Company is not a taxable entity for federal income taxes and is not subject to significant state income taxes. However, the Company does pay certain state taxes based on revenue that are reported as income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Income or loss of the Company as a limited liability company is reported to and included in the individual income tax returns of its members. Tax years ended on or about December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 remain open to examination by federal and state taxing authorities with regard to the allocation of income or losses by the Company to its members.

Impairment of long-lived assets

        The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or conditions exist that indicate a possible impairment. The assessment for recoverability is based primarily on the Company's ability to recover the carrying value of its long-lived assets from expected future undiscounted net cash flows. If the total of expected future undiscounted net cash flows is less than the total carrying value of an asset, the asset is deemed not to be recoverable and possibly impaired. The Company then estimates the fair value of the asset to determine whether an impairment loss should be recognized. An impairment loss will be recognized if the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined by computing the expected future discounted cash flows. No impairment charges were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.

Revenue recognition

        The majority of the Company's revenues are VPFs from Major Studios under the DCDAs. The Company earns VPF revenue when movies and certain other content distributed by Major Studios and other content distributors are booked and exhibited on screens utilizing the Company's Digital Systems. VPFs are earned and payable based on a fee schedule outlined in the DCDAs and other VPF agreements. The VPF revenue is recognized in the period in which it is earned, generally the first time the content is booked and exhibited in the theatre auditorium for which a Digital System has been installed.

        The DCDAs with the Major Studios require the payment of VPFs for a period that ends on the earlier to occur of (i) the tenth anniversary of the "mean deployment date" for all Digital Systems scheduled to be deployed over a period of up to five years, or (ii) the date the Company achieves "cost recoupment", each as defined in the DCDAs. Cost recoupment occurs when revenues attributable to the Digital Systems exceed the costs associated with their purchase (including financing), deployment, administration and other allowed amounts, all as defined in the DCDAs.

        In addition to VPF revenue, the Company also earns a fee each time certain digital content other than feature films (e.g., concerts, sporting events and opera performances) is booked and exhibited on

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a Digital System. The Company refers to fees derived on a per-exhibition basis from these alternative forms of digital content as alternative content fees ("ACFs"). ACFs may be paid by the distributor of the alternative content pursuant to an agreement with the Company or by the Exhibitor showing the content pursuant to its ELA. ACF revenue is recognized in the period in which the alternative content is exhibited.

        Lease revenues in respect of the Digital Systems and certain other rental and usage fees are earned by the Company in accordance with the terms of the ELAs. All amounts due to the Company under these agreements are recognized as revenue when earned and any unearned amounts are recorded as deferred revenue. The initial lease term for each piece of equipment deployed under the ELAs begins on the date the equipment is placed in service and continues for 12 years, with the first and last month incurring one-half of the monthly lease payment otherwise due.

        The Company generates multiple revenue streams from the leased Digital Systems under the ELAs as follows:

      Lease fees are payable by the Exhibitors monthly and prior to March 31, 2014 were comprised of a fixed base lease rate plus a "step-up" rate component for all equipment (regardless of lease commencement date) that was to occur on October 1, 2016. The Company recognized lease revenue from these fees on a straight-line method making an allowance for the step-up in rent that was to occur. On March 31, 2014, the ELAs were amended to remove the scheduled step-up lease payments. The accumulated effects of the amendments are being amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction in revenue over the remaining terms of the ELAs.

      Subject to certain minimum revenue tests in the ELAs, additional rent ("Additional Rent") may be due in respect of complexes ("Additional Rent Complexes") that are not 100% converted to digital within four weeks of the initial deployment of a Digital System in the complex by the Company. Additional Rent, if any, is calculated and recognized on a monthly basis, but billed and paid semi-annually.

      Contingent rent may be due under the ELAs if total revenues in respect of the Digital Systems deployed thereunder (calculated quarterly on a rolling last twelve month basis) fail to meet certain minimum revenue thresholds. The minimum revenue thresholds were prorated for the initial four quarters of the ELAs. Contingent rent, if any, is calculated and recognized monthly, but billed and paid quarterly.

      Peak period payments are due under the ELAs when the leased Digital Systems are taken out of service by an Exhibitor for one or more consecutive defined "peak periods" (generally a weekend) as a result of relocation, damage or a complex closing. Peak period payments, if any, are recognized, billed and paid monthly.

        In accordance with the ELAs the Exhibitors are required to acquire extended warranties with respect to the leased Digital Systems covering the period from the expiration of the initial included manufacturer's warranty through the date of repayment of the Credit Facility and Note Facility (each as defined in Note 7) (the "Warranty End Date"), but in no event later than 12 years from the effective date of the ELAs. Following the Warranty End Date, the Exhibitors may choose to continue extended warranty coverage through the expiration of the DCDAs (the "DCDA End Date"). The DCDA End Date will occur on the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the "mean deployment date" of the

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Digital Systems or (ii) the date the Company achieves "cost recoupment", each as defined in the DCDAs. The Company expects that the Exhibitors will maintain extended warranty coverage through the DCDA End Date. Pursuant to the ELAs, the Company is required to reimburse the Exhibitor for the costs of the extended warranties (and/or equipment replacement costs) subject to quarterly caps set forth in the ELAs. This contractual obligation by the Company to incur costs at a future date for the extended warranties or replacement costs when the leased equipment is purchased creates a liability at the purchase date and a contra revenue adjustment in respect of revenues derived under the ELAs that is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

        The Company also earns revenues in respect of the services DCIP provides under the MSAs. The revenues are earned ratably as the services are performed under the agreement.

Subsequent events

        The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 18, 2015, which is the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

Note 3—Financing Transactions

        On March 10, 2010, the Company completed a financing transaction to enable the purchase, deployment and leasing of Digital Systems for approximately 10,000 movie theatre screens operated by the Exhibitors in the United States and Canada over the subsequent three to five years. On March 31, 2011, the Company completed an incremental financing transaction to enable the purchase, deployment and leasing of Digital Systems for approximately 4,700 additional movie theatre screens operated by the Exhibitors in the United States and Canada. On May 17, 2013, the Company refinanced all of its outstanding senior secured debt, extending the term of that debt, and lowering its effective interest rate.

        The financing transaction completed in March 2010 consisted of a $79,472,000 equity contribution to DCIP from the Founding Members (subsequently contributed as equity to Kasima), a $135,000,000 long-term promissory note commitment (the Note Facility described in Note 7) to Parent from an investor group and a $445,000,000 senior secured loan commitment (the Initial Credit Facility described in Note 7) to Kasima from a group of commercial banks. The equity contribution from the Founding Members consisted of $50,724,000 of previously installed Digital Systems and $28,748,000 of cash. The financing transaction completed in March 2011 consisted of a $220,000,000 incremental senior secured term loan (the Incremental Term Loan described in Note 7) to Kasima from a group of commercial banks and institutional investors. The refinancing transaction completed in May 2013 consisted of a $755,000,000 senior secured loan commitment (the Credit Facility described in Note 7) to Kasima from a group of commercial banks and institutional investors.

Note 4—Consolidated Balance Sheet Components

Restricted cash

        The Company had restricted cash of $6,904,000 and $8,852,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, in the form of an interest reserve escrow account related to the Credit Facility (see Note 7) and an excess cost escrow account for the funding of Digital Systems in excess of costs caps established in the related credit agreement.

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Note 4—Consolidated Balance Sheet Components (Continued)

Accounts receivable, net

        Accounts receivable, net consists of the following ($ in thousands):

 
  December 31,  
 
  2014   2013  

Accounts receivable

  $ 38,527   $ 35,315  

Accrued revenue

    93     30  

Deferred revenue(1)

    (1,241 )   (1,234 )

Total accounts receivable, net

  $ 37,379   $ 34,111  

(1)
Deferred revenue consists of unearned amounts billed but not collected at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consists of the following ($ in thousands):

 
  December 31,  
 
  2014   2013  

Warranty reimbursement payable

  $ 3,314   $ 2,272  

Accrued bonus and compensation

    2,123     1,386  

Accrued equipment purchases leased to others

    966     1,823  

Accounts payable

    502     618  

Accrued taxes payable

    148     112  

Accrued interest payable

    65     132  

Other accrued liabilities

    56     53  

Accrued equipment purchases, not deployed

    44      

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 7,218   $ 6,396  

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Note 5—Property and Equipment, net

        Property and equipment, net consists of the following ($ in thousands):

 
  December 31,  
 
  2014   2013  

Equipment leased to others(1)

  $ 1,047,147   $ 1,031,302  

Equipment, not deployed

    1,731     1,821  

Computer equipment and software

    5,908     5,553  

Leasehold improvements

    402     394  

Furniture and fixtures

    262     258  

Total property and equipment

    1,055,450     1,039,328  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (218,518 )   (158,796 )

Property and equipment, net

  $ 836,932   $ 880,532  

(1)
At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the approximate cost and carrying value of equipment leased to others was $1,047,000 and $1,031,000 and $834,000 and $877,000, respectively.

Note 6—Exhibitor Lease Fees

        The Company earns lease revenues and other fees through the lease of Digital Systems to the Exhibitors in accordance with the ELAs described in Note 2. The aggregate future minimum lease revenues due under non-cancellable equipment lease agreements that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2014 are as follows ($ in thousands):

Year ending December 31,
  Amount  

2015

  $ 14,903  

2016

    14,903  

2017

    14,903  

2018

    14,903  

2019

    14,903  

Thereafter

    51,095  

Total

  $ 125,610  

        Revenues earned under the ELAs for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $16,368,000, $15,252,000 and $13,649,000, respectively.

Note 7—Long-term Debt

Credit facilities

        On March 10, 2010, DCIP, Holdings and Kasima entered into a credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and a group of lenders which agreed to provide Kasima a $110 million revolving line of credit ("Initial Revolver") and a $335 million delayed draw term loan ("Initial Term Loan"). On March 31, 2011, this credit agreement was amended and restated to include a $220 million incremental term loan (the "Incremental Term Loan" and together with the Initial Revolver and the Initial Term Loan, the "Initial Credit Facility"). Borrowings under the Initial Credit

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Facility were used (i) to fund the purchase and installation of Digital Systems by Kasima, (ii) to reimburse the Company for its permitted operating expenses associated with management services it provides to Kasima and Holdings pursuant to the MSA, (iii) to fund payment of fees, interest and expenses payable under the Initial Credit Facility, (iv) to fund permitted distributions in respect of the Parent Notes and (v) for other permitted operating expenses of Kasima and Holdings including interest reserve requirements, closing costs and upfront fees associated with the Initial Credit Facility. All costs of the Digital Systems exceeding established caps were funded by capital contributions from the Founding Members.

        The net proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan ($205 million) were used to prepay a portion of the Initial Term Loan and the Company's existing lenders agreed to increase their lending commitments by the amount prepaid and to extend the date of their Initial Term Loan commitments from March 10, 2012 to September 30, 2012. The Incremental Term Loan was fully drawn at closing on March 31, 2011. The Initial Revolver was available following the availability of the Initial Term Loan and subject to certain conditions through March 10, 2015, the maturity date (the "Original Maturity Date") of the Initial Term Loan and Initial Revolver. The maturity date of the Incremental Term Loan was March 31, 2017 (the "Incremental Maturity Date"). At December 31, 2012, the Initial Revolver was fully drawn, subject to hold-back provisions contained in the Initial Credit Facility. Each Initial Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan and Initial Revolver borrowing bore interest, at the option of Kasima, at either the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate, each as defined in the Initial Credit Facility, plus the defined Applicable Rate, which was 2.50% in the case of borrowings based on the Alternate Base Rate and 3.75% for borrowings based on the Adjusted LIBO Rate. The Incremental Term Loan was further subject to an Adjusted LIBO Rate floor of 1.25%. The commitment fee on undrawn amounts in respect of the Initial Term Loan was 1.25% per annum and in respect of the Initial Revolver was 0.50% per annum.

        On May 17, 2013, DCIP, Holdings and Kasima entered into a credit agreement with Barclays Bank PLC as Administrative Agent and a group of lenders which agreed to provide Kasima a $75 million revolving line of credit ("Revolver") and a $680 million term loan ("Term Loan B" and together with the Revolver, the "Credit Facility"). The Term Loan B was fully funded at the closing of the Credit Facility. Proceeds from the Term Loan B were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the Initial Credit Facility and to pay fees, transaction costs and other expenses incurred in connection with such repayment (including settlement payments associated with the termination of the Initial Swap and Initial Cap contracts) and the establishment of the Credit Facility. Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolver, which is currently undrawn, may be used for (i) the payment of operating expenses of Holdings and Kasima (including, without limitation, permitted payments to DCIP under the MSA in respect of services provided thereunder to the Company and Parent, payments under the Interest Rate Swap, the expenses of maintaining a credit rating, Administrative Agent fees and costs, expenses incurred under control agreements and other security documents and prepayments in respect of defined Excess Cash Flow), (ii) to the extent permitted, the payment of defined Restricted Payments, including in respect of interest on, and to fund the repayment of, the Parent Notes, (iii) defined Tax Distributions and (iv) any other working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company. All costs of Digital Systems exceeding established caps must be funded by capital contributions from the Founding Members. Each borrowing under the Revolver must be at least $20 million and in $5 million increments.

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Note 7—Long-term Debt (Continued)

        The Revolver is available, subject to certain conditions, through May 17, 2018, its maturity date. The maturity date of the Term Loan B is May 17, 2021 (the "Term Loan B Maturity Date"). At December 31, 2014, the Revolver was undrawn. The Revolver and Term Loan B borrowings each bear interest, at the option of Kasima, at either the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate, each as defined in the Credit Facility, plus the defined Applicable Rate, which is 1.50% in the case of borrowings based on the Alternate Base Rate and 2.50% for borrowings based on the Adjusted LIBO Rate. The Term Loan B is further subject to an Adjusted LIBO Rate floor of .75%. The commitment fee on undrawn amounts in respect of the Revolver is 0.50% per annum.

        The Term Loan B amortizes at 1.25% of its original principal amount per annum, payable in quarterly increments of $8.5 million commencing on September 30, 2014 with the remaining balance, including any unpaid interest and fees, payable on the Term Loan B Maturity Date. Prepayments of the Term Loan B reduce future mandatory amortization payments on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Commencing with the defined Test Date in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and annually on each Test Date thereafter, Kasima will prepay Term Loan B borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of defined Excess Cash Flow (generally the amount by which Cash Flow from Operations exceeds Consolidated Fixed Charges, each as defined, for the prior fiscal year); provided, however, that commencing with the Test Date in respect of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, any prepayments made in respect of Excess Cash Flow will be first used to prepay any outstanding borrowings under the Revolver and to permanently reduce the commitments thereunder. Kasima may at any time terminate or permanently reduce commitments under the Credit Facility without premium or penalty in $5 million increments of not less than $20 million.

        The "Borrower" under the Credit Facility is Kasima and the Credit Facility is guaranteed by Holdings and each direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings other than the Borrower. The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on all of the assets of the Company (with certain negotiated exclusions), including contract rights, cash and securities accounts and the Digital Systems on Exhibitors' premises.

        Under the Credit Facility, the Borrower is required to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. Material covenants included an interest coverage ratio, minimum average revenues per deployed screen, and capital expenditure limitations. At December 31, 2014, the Borrower was in compliance with all of its Credit Facility covenants.

        On March 10, 2010, Parent entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with Wilmington Trust Company as Parent Note Agent pursuant to which a group of mezzanine debt funds (the "Noteholders") affiliated with Highbridge Mezzanine Partners agreed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, notes (the "Parent Notes") issued by Parent due March 10, 2025 (the "Note Maturity Date") totaling $135 million (the "Note Facility"). The first purchase of Parent Notes occurred on March 10, 2010 in the amount of $52.5 million. The second purchase of Parent Notes occurred on May 14, 2010 in the amount of $28.8 million. The final purchase of Parent Notes occurred on April 6, 2011 in the amount of $53.7 million. The proceeds of the Note Facility are being and will be used for the purposes described for the Credit Facility above. The Company provides management services to Parent and is reimbursed for its out-of-pocket expenses up to a cap set forth in a management services agreement between the Company and Parent. All net proceeds of the Note Facility are being and will be contributed as equity to Holdings and then to Kasima, by each of Parent and Holdings, respectively. The Parent Notes issued bear interest at 15.12% per annum, of which 12.0% (the "Current Yield") is

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Note 7—Long-term Debt (Continued)

paid in cash quarterly subject to restrictions set forth in the Credit Facility. Accrued and unpaid interest ("PIK Interest") is added to the outstanding principal balance of Parent Notes on each Current Yield payment date. All outstanding Parent Notes together with any PIK Interest are due on the Note Maturity Date. The Company repaid the Parent Notes in full on March 31, 2014.

        The Company's long-term debt at December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 
   
   
  Carrying Amount  
 
  Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate(2)
 
Instrument
  2014   2013  

Term Loan B

    5/17/2021     3.25 % $ 620,000   $ 680,000  

Parent Notes(1)

                    148,198  

Total Long-term Debt

              $ 620,000   $ 828,198  

(1)
Parent Notes include PIK Interest of $13,198 at December 31, 2013.

(2)
Interest rates in effect at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013, Parent Notes and Term Loan B interest rates were 15.12% and 3.25% respectively.

        The Company's aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows ($ in thousands):

Years ending December 31,
  Amount  

2015

  $  

2016

    25,000  

2017

    34,000  

2018

    34,000  

2019

    34,000  

Thereafter

    493,000  

Total

  $ 620,000  

        Interest expense on long-term debt was $31,292,000, $53,915,000 and $64,033,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, consisting of cash interest of $31,305,000, $52,443,000 and $58,574,000, respectively, and PIK Interest of ($13,000), $1,472,000 and $5,459,000, respectively.

Derivatives

        The Initial Swap and Initial Cap contracts were entered into for interest expense cost protection from rising variable interest rates and were associated with the Company's Initial Term Loan and Initial Revolver, which had a maturity date of March 10, 2015, and its Incremental Term Loan, which had a maturity date of March 31, 2017. The Initial Swap and Initial Cap contracts were terminated on May 17, 2013 as part of the refinancing of the Initial Credit Facility described above and a settlement payment of $26,929,000 was made in respect thereof.

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Note 7—Long-term Debt (Continued)

        The Interest Rate Swap contracts were entered into for interest expense cost protection from rising variable interest rates and are associated with the Company's Term Loan B which matures on May 17, 2021. Under the Interest Rate Swap contracts, the Company receives current market LIBO Rate interest payments, subject to an interest rate floor for the Term Loan B of 0.75% per annum, and pays a fixed rate of 1.29% calculated on the same notional principal amount (the "Notional Swap Amount") which changes for each fiscal quarter commencing as of the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and terminating on the contract expiration date of December 31, 2019. The Notional Swap Amount for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2014 was $507,292,000 and the then-current market LIBO Rate interest was 0.54% per annum. The protection afforded by the Interest Rate Swap extends until December 31, 2019 and the Notional Swap Amount decreases quarterly beginning September 30, 2014.

Note 8—Retirement Plan

        The Company maintains a defined contribution plan for eligible employees under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company's plan provides for eligible employees to contribute up to 80% of eligible compensation with a Company contribution of 4% of eligible wages for 2014 and 2013 and a match of 50% of the first 6% of employee contributions for 2012 and prior years. All employees are eligible to participate in the plan upon hire. The Company's contributions to the plan totaled $138,000, $130,000 and $48,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Note 9—Commitments

Operating leases

        The Company has leased facilities in the states of New Jersey, Colorado and Minnesota. The aggregate future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2014 are as follows ($ in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
  Amount  

2015

  $ 171  

2016

    168  

2017

    120  

2018

    9  

2019

     

Total

  $ 468  

        Rent expense for operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $167,000, $142,000 and $213,000, respectively.

Employment agreements

        The Company has employment agreements with two of its key executives setting forth key compensation terms (generally annual salary plus a defined bonus) and providing each executive with a severance benefit in the case the executive's employment is terminated without cause or the executive resigns with good reason, each as defined.

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DIGITAL CINEMA IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Note 10—Related Party Transactions

        At December 31, 2014, all of the Company's Digital Systems are leased to the Exhibitors under the ELAs. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, revenues earned from the Exhibitors totaled $16,368,000, $15,252,000 and $13,649,000, respectively. Net accounts receivable due from the Exhibitors totaled $2,456,000 and $1,054,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and will be settled in cash. Payments under the ELAs are generally due on the fifth day of the month after billing. At times, the Company purchases digital equipment from the Exhibitors at cost subject to caps established in the ELAs. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no liability for reimbursement of equipment purchases due to the Exhibitors. The $218,067,000 warranty reimbursement liability represents a liability to reimburse the Exhibitors for the extended equipment warranty and other replacement costs (as defined in the ELAs) as cash payments that began in 2011 and continues through the DCDA End Date (see Note 2). Warranty reimbursements earned for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $11,513,000, $7,051,000 and $3,789,000, respectively. Cash reimbursement payments for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $10,471,000, $6,141,000 and $2,956,000, and payables totaled $3,314,000 and $2,272,000 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

        In 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Exhibitors terminated their ELAs with respect to an aggregate of 35, six and 23 Digital Systems, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of the ELAs, the Exhibitors were required to purchase these Digital Systems from the Company at a defined Termination Amount per Digital System. In 2014, 2013 and 2012, total Termination Amounts paid by the Exhibitors in the aggregate were $1,955,000, $1,616,000 and $298,000, respectively, resulting in a gain (loss) on sale to the Company of ($129,000), $191,000 and ($43,000), in 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

        Not applicable

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

    (a)
    Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

        The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated these disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

    (b)
    Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting.

        Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company as defined in Rule 12a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. With management's participation, an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting was conducted as of December 31, 2014, based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting has been audited by KPMG, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    (c)
    Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

        The Company implemented a new sales audit and film payable system during the last quarter ended December 31, 2014. This implementation allowed for the retirement of a legacy system and provides efficiency in the day-to-day functions of reviewing box office sales and accruing and paying film payables. On May 14, 2013, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) published an updated Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) and related illustrative documents. The Company adopted the new framework in 2014.

        To comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002, the Company designed and implemented a structured and comprehensive assessment process to evaluate its internal control over financial reporting across the enterprise. The assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting was based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Item 9B.    Other Information

        None

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PART III

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

        For information with respect to the executive officers of the Company, see "Executive Officers" included as a separate item at the end of Part I of this Report.

        We have a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our associates, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. These standards are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which address the subject areas covered by the SEC's rules, may be obtained free of charge through our website: www.amctheatres.com under "Corporate Info" / "Investor Relations" / "Governance Documents." Any amendment to, or waiver from, any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics required to be disclosed with respect to any senior executive or financial officer shall be posted on this website. The information contained on our website is not part of this Report on Form 10-K.

        All other information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the relevant portions of our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2014 (the "Proxy Statement").

Item 11.    Executive Compensation.

        The information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by references to the relevant portions of the Proxy Statement.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

        The information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by references to the relevant portions of the Proxy Statement.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

        The information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by references to the relevant portions of the Proxy Statement.

Item 14.    Principal Accounting Fees and Services

        The information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by references to the relevant portions of the Proxy Statement.

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PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)
(1)  The following financial statements are included in Part II Item 8.:

 
  Page  

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    69  

Consolidated Statements of Operations—Calendar year ended December 31, 2014, calendar year ended December 31, 2013, period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012

    71  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

    72  

Consolidated Balance Sheets—December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

    73  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Calendar year ended December 31, 2014, calendar year ended December 31, 2013, period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012

    74  

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity—Calendar year ended December 31, 2014, calendar year ended December 31, 2013, period August 31, 2012 through December 31, 2012, and period March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012

    75  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Periods ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012, and March 29, 2012

    76  
(a)
(2)  Financial Statement Schedules—All schedules have been omitted because the necessary information is included in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)
Exhibits

        A list of exhibits required to be filed as part of this report on Form 10-K is set forth in the Exhibit Index, which immediately precedes such exhibits.

(c)
Separate Financial Statements of Subsidiaries Not Consolidated

        The following financial statements of National CineMedia, LLC are as follows:

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        The following financial statements of Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC are as follows:

        The following financial statements of Open Road Releasing, LLC are as follows:

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ CHRIS A. COX

Chris A. Cox
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

Date: March 10, 2015

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ LIN ZHANG

Lin Zhang
  Chairman of the Board   March 10, 2015

/s/ GERARDO I. LOPEZ

Gerardo I. Lopez

 

Chief Executive Officer, Director and President (principal executive officer)

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ ANTHONY J. SAICH

Anthony J. Saich

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ CHAOHUI LIU

Chaohui Liu

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ NING YE

Ning Ye

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ LLOYD HILL

Lloyd Hill

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ JIAN WANG

Jian Wang

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ KATHLEEN PAWLUS

Kathleen Pawlus

 

Director

 

March 10, 2015

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/s/ HOWARD KOCH, JR.

Howard Koch, Jr.
  Director   March 10, 2015

/s/ CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

March 10, 2015

/s/ CHRIS A. COX

Chris A. Cox

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)

 

March 10, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
  Exhibit
Number
  Description
      2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. and, solely with respect to certain sections, the stockholder representative referenced therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

3.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-33892) filed on December 23, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on November 22, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

4.1(a)

 

Credit Agreement, dated April 30, 2013, by and among AMC Entertainment Inc., the lenders and the issuers party thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc., as agent, and the other agents and arrangers party thereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on May 3, 2013).

 

 

 

4.1(b)

 

Guaranty, dated as of April 30, 2013, by AMC Entertainment Inc. and each of the other Guarantors party thereto in favor of the Guaranteed Parties named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on May 3, 2013).

 

 

 

4.1(c)

 

Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2013, by AMC Entertainment Inc. and each of the other Grantors party thereto in favor of Citicorp North America, Inc., as agent for the Secured Parties (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on May 3, 2013).

 

 

 

4.2(a)

 

Indenture, dated December 15, 2010, respecting AMC Entertainment Inc.'s 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, between AMC Entertainment Inc., the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on December 17, 2010).

 

 

 

4.2(b)

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 27, 2012, respecting AMC Entertainment Inc.'s 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.11(b) to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168105) filed on July 6, 2012, as amended).

 

 

 

4.2(c)

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2012, respecting AMC Entertainment Inc.'s 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on June 22, 2012).

 

 

 

4.2(d)

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 15, 2014, respecting AMC Entertainment Inc.'s 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, between AMC Entertainment Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4(d) to the Company's Form 10-K (File No. 1-33892) filed on March 3, 2014).

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  Exhibit
Number
  Description
      4.3   Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2014, respecting AMC Entertainment Inc.'s 5.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022, among AMC Entertainment Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on February 10, 2014).

 

 

 

***10.1

 

Management Stockholders Agreement of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., dated August 30, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. and the management stockholders of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. party thereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

*10.1(a)***

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Management Stockholders Agreement of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., dated December 17, 2013, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Dalian Wanda Group Co.,  Ltd. and the management stockholders of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. party thereto.

 

 

 

***10.2(a)

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Income Plan for Certain Employees of American Multi-Cinema, Inc., as Amended and Restated, effective December 31, 2006, and as Frozen, effective December 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15(a) to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed June 18, 2007).

 

 

 

***10.2(b)

 

American Multi-Cinema, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as Amended and Restated, generally effective January 1, 2006, and as Frozen, effective December 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15(b) to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed June 18, 2007).

 

 

 

***10.3

 

AMC Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated, effective January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.22 to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-08747) filed June 18, 2007).

 

 

 

***10.4

 

Employment Agreement between AMC Entertainment Inc., American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and John D. McDonald which commenced July 1, 2001. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to Amendment No. 1 to the AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on July 27, 2001).

 

 

 

***10.5

 

Employment Agreement between AMC Entertainment Inc., American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and Craig R. Ramsey which commenced on July 1, 2001. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.36 to AMCE's Form 10-Q (File No. 1-8747) filed on August 12, 2002).

 

 

 

10.6

 

Amended and Restated Exhibitor Services Agreement dated as of February 13, 2007 and Amended and Restated as of December 26, 2013, by and between National CineMedia, LLC and American Multi-Cinema,  Inc. (Portions omitted pursuant to request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Commission.) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2.4 to National CineMedia, Inc.'s Form 10-K (File No. 1-33296) filed February 21, 2014).

 

 

 

10.7

 

Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, dated February 13, 2007 between American Multi-Cinema, Inc., Cinemark Media, Inc., Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC and National CineMedia, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the AMCE's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed February 20, 2007).

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  Exhibit
Number
  Description
      10.7(a)   First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of National CineMedia, LLC dated as of March 16, 2009, by and among American Multi-Cinema, Inc., Cinemark Media, Inc., Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC and National CineMedia, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1.1 to National CineMedia, Inc.'s Form 10-Q (File No. 1-33296) filed August 7, 2009).

 

 

 

10.7(b)

 

Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of National CineMedia, LLC dated as of August 6, 2010, by and among American Multi-Cinema, Inc., AMC Showplace Theatres, Inc., Cinemark Media, Inc., Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC and National CineMedia, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to National CineMedia, Inc.'s Form 8-K (File No. 1-33296) filed August 10, 2010).

 

 

 

10.7(c)

 

Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of National CineMedia, LLC dated September 3, 2013, by and among American Multi-Cinema, Inc., AMC ShowPlace Theatres, Inc., Cinemark Media, Inc., Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC, Regal Cinemas, Inc. and National CineMedia, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23.5 to National CineMedia, Inc.'s Form 10-K (File No. 1-33296) filed February 22, 2013).

 

 

 

***10.8

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002, by and among Kevin M. Connor, AMC Entertainment Inc. and American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.49 to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on June 18, 2007).

 

 

 

***10.9

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2009, by and between Stephen A. Colanero and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.48 to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on June 3, 2011).

 

 

 

***10.10

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, by and between Mark A. McDonald and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.48 to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on June 18, 2008).

 

 

 

***10.11

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2010, by and between Elizabeth Frank and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.65 to AMCE's Form 10-K (File No. 1-8747) filed on March 13, 2013).

 

 

 

***10.12

 

Management Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Gerardo I. Lopez (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.13

 

Management Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Craig R. Ramsey (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.14

 

Management Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Elizabeth Frank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

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  Exhibit
Number
  Description
      ***10.15   Management Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and John D. McDonald (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.16

 

Management Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2012, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Mark A. McDonald (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on October 8, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

*10.17

 

Registration Rights Agreement dated December 23, 2013 by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Dalian Wanda Group Co., LTD.

 

 

 

10.18

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and its Directors and Executive Officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on November 22, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.19

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2013, by and among AMC Entertainment Inc. and Gerardo I. Lopez (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on December 3, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.20

 

Form of Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on November 27, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

***10.21

 

Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.30 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190904) filed on November 27, 2013, as amended).

 

 

 

*10.22

 

Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement.

 

 

 

*10.23

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement for individuals covered by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

*10.24

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice and Agreement.

 

 

 

10.25

 

Tax Payment Agreement dated October 15, 2013 among Wanda America Investment Holding Co. Ltd, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and American Multi-Cinema Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's Form 10-K (File No. 1-33892) filed on March 3, 2014).

 

 

 

***10.26

 

Non-employee Director Compensation Program (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q (File No. 1-33892) filed on November 7, 2014).

 

 

 

***10.27

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q (File No. 1-33892) filed on November 7, 2014).

 

 

 

*10.27(a)***

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Clarifying Amendment to 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

*10.28***

 

Employment Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2014, by and among AMC Entertainment Inc. and Christina Sternberg.

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  Exhibit
Number
  Description
      *10.29   Annual Incentive Compensation Program.

 

 

 

*21

 

Subsidiaries of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

*23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2014 and for each of the periods ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

*23.2

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP as to National CineMedia, LLC's financial statements.

 

 

 

*23.3

 

Consent of CohnReznick LLP, Independent Auditor as to Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC's financial statements.

 

 

 

*23.4

 

Consent of KPMG, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as to Open Road Releasing, LLC's financial statements.

 

 

 

*31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

 

 

 

*31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

 

 

 

*32.1

 

Section 906 Certifications of Gerardo I. Lopez (Chief Executive Officer) and Craig R. Ramsey (Chief Financial Officer) furnished in accordance with Securities Act Release 33-8212.

 

 

 

**101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

**101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

**101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

**101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

**101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

**101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*
Filed herewith.

**
Submitted electronically with this Report.

***
Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Exhibit 10.1(a)

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

TO THE

 

MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

OF

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

This Amendment No. 1 to the Management Stockholders Agreement is made as of December 17, 2013 (this “ Amendment ”) by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“ Wanda ”), and each of the individuals listed on Schedule I hereto (“ Members of Management ”), and amends that certain Management Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2012 (the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Wanda and Members of Management. These parties are sometimes referred to herein individually by name or as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .” Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Stockholders Agreement in order to clarify the definition of “Management Shares” in Section 11 of the Stockholders Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, Section 12(j) of the Stockholders Agreement provides that the Stockholders Agreement may be amended only by (i) a resolution of the Board and (ii) approval in writing by Management Members holding in the aggregate a majority of the Management Shares outstanding as of the effective time of the Stockholders Agreement (provided that the provision of Section 2 and Section 9 of the Stockholders Agreement may not be amended unless such amendment is in writing and is signed by each Management Member in respect of whom the amendment is to be effective);

 

WHEREAS, the Board approved resolutions on November 26, 2013 to amend the Stockholders Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the execution of this Amendment shall constitute approval in writing by the requisite Management Members in accordance with the terms of Sections 12(j) of the Stockholders Agreement;

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 



 

1. Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement . The following definition contained in Section 11 of the Stockholders Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following definition:

 

Management Shares ” means all Shares subscribed for by a Management Member at or immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

2. References to the Stockholders Agreement . From and after the Amendment Effective Time, all references in the Stockholders Agreement to “this Agreement,” and to all other words referring to the Stockholders Agreement (such as “herein,” “hereto,” “herewith” and “hereunder”), shall be deemed to mean and refer to the Stockholders Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

3. Effectiveness of Amendment . This Amendment has been entered into in accordance with the terms of Sections 12(j) of the Stockholders Agreement.

 

4. Full Force and Effect . Except as modified in the manner described in this Amendment, the Stockholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

5. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law rules of such state.

 

6. Counterparts . This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic .pdf submission), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Until and unless each Party received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party hereto (including by facsimile or electronic .pdf submission), this Amendment shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the Stockholders Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above-written.

 

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin M. Connor

 

 

Name: Kevin M. Connor

 

 

Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

 

 

 

 

DALIAN WANDA GROUP CO., LTD.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wang Jianlin

 

 

Name: Wang Jianlin

 

 

Title: Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gerardo I. Lopez

 

Gerardo I. Lopez

 

 

 

/s/ Craig R. Ramsey

 

Craig R. Ramsey

 

 

 

/s/ John D. McDonald

 

John D. McDonald

 

 

 

/s/ Mark A. McDonald

 

Mark A. McDonald

 

 

 

/s/ Kevin M. Connor

 

Kevin M. Connor

 

 

 

/s/ Elizabeth Frank

 

Elizabeth Frank

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen Colanero

 

Stephen Colanero

 

 

 

/s/ Keith Wiedenkeller

 

Keith Wiedenkeller

 

 

 

/s/ Christina Sternberg

 

Christina Sternberg

 

 

 

/s/ Robert Lenihan

 

Robert Lenihan

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Zwonitzer

 

Michael Zwonitzer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stockholders Agreement]

 



 

Schedule I

 

Members of Management

 

Gerardo I. Lopez

 

Craig R. Ramsey

 

John D. McDonald

 

Mark A. McDonald

 

Kevin M. Connor

 

Elizabeth Frank

 

Stephen Colanero

 

Keith Wiedenkeller

 

Christina Sternberg

 

Robert Lenihan

 

Michael Zwonitzer

 




Exhibit 10.17

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

By and Among

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

AND

 

DALIAN WANDA GROUP CO., LTD

 

Dated as of December 23 , 2013

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Section 1.

Certain Definitions

1

Section 2.

Demand Registrations

4

Section 3.

Piggyback Registrations

6

Section 4.

Shelf Takedowns

7

Section 5.

Suspension Events; Black-out Periods

8

Section 6.

Lock-Up

9

Section 7.

Holdback Agreements

10

Section 8.

Registration Procedures

10

Section 9.

Registration Expenses

14

Section 10.

Registration Rights of Other Persons; Transfers of Rights

15

Section 11.

Indemnification

15

Section 12.

Participation in Underwritten Offerings

17

Section 13.

Securities Act Restrictions

17

Section 14.

Miscellaneous

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated December  23  , 2013 and effective upon the occurrence of the initial public offering of Class A Common Stock (as herein defined) of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), among the Company and Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd (“ Wanda ”).

 

In consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and undertakings contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement ” means this Registration Rights Agreement, including all amendments, modifications and supplements in accordance with its terms, and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to this Registration Rights Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative.

 

Beneficially Owns ” means, with respect to any Person, the direct or indirect “beneficial ownership” by such Person of securities, including securities beneficially owned by others with whom such Person has agreed to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of stich securities, as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act; provided that, notwithstanding Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), a Person shall be deemed to Beneficially Own the securities that such Person has a right to acquire through the exercise of an option, warrant, conversion or any other right, regardless of when such right is then exercisable;  provided , further , that a Person shall not be deemed to Beneficially Own (i) securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates until such tendered securities are accepted for payment, purchase or exchange and (ii) any security as a result of an oral or written agreement, arrangement Or understanding to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or understanding: (a) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and (b) is not also then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report).

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in New York, New York or in Beijing, PRC.

 

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Chosen Courts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 14(d).

 

‘‘ Class A Common Stock ” means (i) the Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, or (ii) the common stock or other equity securities of the Company, a successor corporation or other entity into which the Company is converted or merged for which the Class A Common Stock has been converted or exchanged, including all Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of Class B Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble and includes any successor thereto.

 

Demand Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

Government Entity ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government, governmental subdivision, administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, court or other entity with competent jurisdiction.

 

Holder ” means any Wanda Holder or any other Person that agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement in the same capacity as the Person transferring Class A Common Stock that are Registerable Securities.

 

Holder’s Counsel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a)(i).

 

Lock-Up Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Management Member ” has the meaning set forth in the Management Stockholders Agreement.

 

Management Stockholders Agreement ” means the Management Stockholders Agreement dated as of August 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Company, Wanda and each of the other individuals mentioned therein.

 

Participating Holder ” means, with respect to any Registration Statement or any offering registered on a Registration Statement, any Holder all or a part of whose Registerable Securities are registered pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

Person ” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a Government Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Prospectus ” means the prospectus or prospectuses (whether preliminary or final) included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus

 

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supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registerable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus. including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.

 

Registerable Securities ” means, with respect to any Person, Class A Common Stock issued or issuable to such Person, together with any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or other distribution or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event with respect to the foregoing, but excluding any and all securities that at any time after the date hereof (a) have been sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (b) have been sold in a transaction where a subsequent public distribution of such securities would not require registration under the Securities Act or (c) have been issued but are no longer outstanding (or any combination of clauses (a). (b) or (c) of this definition).

 

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

 

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Registerable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus. amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments. all exhibits and all documents incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency administering the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933. as amended, or any successor federal statute. and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

Shelf Registration ” has the meaning set forth is Section 2(a).

 

Shelf Takedown ” has the meaning set forth is Section 4(a).

 

Suspension Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Uncontrolled Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5( a).

 

Underwritten Offering ” means a registered, public offering in which securities of the Company are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm-commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

 

Wanda ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Wanda Holder ” means Wanda and any of its affiliates who acquire and hold Registerable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Withdrawn Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

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In addition to the above definitions, unless the express context otherwise requires:

 

(i)                          the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)                       the terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural. and vice versa;

 

(iii)                    the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars;

 

(iv)                   When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period is excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-business day, the period in question ends on the next succeeding business day.

 

(v)                      references herein to a specific Article, Section, Subsection or Schedule shall refer, respectively, to Articles. Sections, Subsections or Schedules of this Agreement;

 

(vi)                   wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

(vii)                references herein to any gender includes each other gender; and

 

(viii)             it is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement not be construed more strictly with regard to one Party than with regard to any other Party,

 

Section 2.                                            Demand Registrations .

 

(a)                Right to Request Registration .  Subject to the restrictions of this Section 2 (including those set forth in subparagraph (c) below), at any time, the Wanda Holders may request in writing (each such request, a “ Demand Request ”) that the Company effect a registration for resale under the Securities Act of all or part of such Holders’ Registerable Securities either (i) on Form S-1 or any similar long-form Registration Statement or (ii) if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3 or any similar short-form Registration Statement, including for offerings to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (such a Registration Statement for offerings to be made on Form S-3 pursuant to Rule 415, a “ Shelf Registration ”). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file such a Registration Statement within 90 days (in the case of a Form S-1) or within 45 days (in the case of a Form S-3) after receiving the Demand Request and (ii) cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter; provided that the Company shall have the right to postpone or withdraw the filing of any such Registration Statement on account of a Suspension Event. The Company may satisfy its obligation to effect a registration upon a Demand Request by amending a previously filed Shelf Registration.

 

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(b)                Number of Demand Requests . The Wanda Holders may make a maximum of four Demand Requests for registration on Form S-1 or other long-form Registration Statement and. subject to Section 2(c). an unlimited number of Demand Requests for registration on Form S-3 or other short-form Registration Statement. If the Company withdraws pursuant to Section 5(a) any Registration Statement filed pursuant to a Demand Request before the end of the 60-day period of effectiveness provided for in Section 2(t) and before 80% of the Registerable Securities covered by such Demand Request have been sold pursuant thereto (a “Withdrawn Registration”), the Holders of Registerable Securities remaining unsold and originally covered by such Withdrawn Registration shall be entitled to a replacement Demand Request with respect to such Registerable Securities, which replacement Demand Request shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(c)                 Restrictions on Demand Requests . The Company shall not be required to give effect to a Demand Request if: (i) the Company has registered Registerable Securities pursuant to a Demand Request in the preceding 90 days, (ii) the Company has previously registered any Registerable Securities pursuant to a Demand Request twice during the calendar year in which such Demand Request is made, (iii) the Company has registered its Registerable Securities during the preceding 90 days (other than in relation to a merger, combination or employee stock plan) or (iv) the Registerable Securities requested to be registered do not have in the aggregate a market value of at least $75 million. A Demand Request shall not count for the purposes of determining when the Company may refuse to give effect to another Demand Request pursuant to Section 2(b) or this Section 2(c) if (i) the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC or does not become effective in accordance with the Securities Act, other than by reason of the withdrawal of such Demand Request after the filing of the Registration Statement, (ii) after becoming effective, the Registration Statement or the applicable offer, sale or distribution of Registerable Securities is materially interfered with by any stop order, injunction or similar order or requirement of the SEC or other Government Entity for any reason not attributable to the Holder(s) making such Demand Request, and does not within 45 days thereafter become effective, (iii) the Holder(s) making such Demand Request shall have withdrawn such Demand Request or otherwise determined not to pursue such registration prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, (iv) if the Holders of Registerable Securities are entitled to a replacement Demand Request pursuant to Section 2(b) or (v) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement related to the offering, if any, are not satisfied due to a breach by the Company of its covenants, representations or warranties under this Agreement and such unsatisfied conditions are not waived.

 

(d)                      Priority on Demand Registrations . If, in conjunction with a Registration Statement filed pursuant to a Demand Request conducted as an Underwritten Offering, the managing underwriters advise the Company that, in their opinion, the number of Registerable Securities proposed to be included in an Underwritten Offering in connection with such Registration Statement exceeds the number of Registerable Securities that can be sold in such offering without materially delaying or jeopardizing the success of such offering (including the

 

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price per share of the Class A Common Stock proposed to be sold in such offering), the Company shall include in such offering: (i) first, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by the Wanda Holders and each Management Member on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each, (ii) second, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by all Holders other than the Wanda Holders or the Management Members on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each such Holder and (iii) third, up to the number of Registerable Securities to be issued and sold by the Company in such offering, if any (notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 8(a) of the Management Stockholders Agreement).

 

(e)                       Underwriting Requests . Any Demand Request for registration on Form S-l or other long-form Registration Statement must be for an Underwritten Offering. Upon such Demand Request, the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Shares to which the Registration Statement relates shall have the right to select the underwriters and the managing underwriter (each shall be of recognized national standing) with the approval of the Company.

 

(f)  Effective Period of Registration Statements Pursuant to Demand Requests . Upon the date of effectiveness of any Registration Statement filed pursuant to a Demand Request for an Underwritten Offering (other than a Shelf Registration), if such offering is priced promptly on or after such date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement effective for a period equal to 60 days from such date (or if such Registration Statement is not effective for any period within such 60 days. such 60-day period shall be extended by the number of days during such period when such Registration Statement is not effective) or such shorter period that will terminate when all of the Registerable Securities covered by such Demand Request have been sold.

 

Section 3. Piggyback Registrations .

 

(a)  Right to Piggyback . If (i) the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement (whether or not for sale for its own account), (ii) the Company proposes to effect a Shelf Takedown from an already effective Shelf Registration of its equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities or (iii) a Demand Request is made to which the Company is required to give effect pursuant to Section 2, the Company shall provide written notice to all Holders of such proposal or Demand Request at least 15 Business Days prior to filing a Registration Statement pursuant to such proposal or Demand Request. Subject to the restrictions of this Section 3, each Holder shall have the right to include in such Registration Statement such number of Registerable Securities as such Holder requests. provided that the Company shall have the right to postpone or withdraw the filing of any such Registration Statement or Shelf Takedown as provided by this Agreement. Each Holder can make such a request by giving written notice to the Company within ten Business Days after the receipt of the Company’s notice of the proposed registration.

 

(b)  Priority on Piggyback Registrations .

 

(i)                                      Priority on Primary Piggyback Registrations . If the Company registers Registerable Securities pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 3(a) and the managing

 

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underwriters advise the Company that, in their opinion, the number of Registerable Securities proposed to be included in an Underwritten Offering in connection with such Registration Statement exceeds the number of Registerable Securities that can be sold in such offering without materially delaying or jeopardizing the success of such offering (including the price per share of the Class A Common Stock proposed to be sold in such offering), the Company shall include in such offering: (i) first, up to the number of Registerable Securities to be issued and sold by the Company in such offering, if any, and (ii) second, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by the Wanda Holders and each Management Member, as applicable, on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each, (iii) third, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by all Holders other than the Wanda Holders and the Management Members, on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each such Holder.

 

(ii)                                   Priority on Secondary Piggyback Registrations . If the Company registers Registerable Securities for any Holder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 3(a) and the managing underwriters advise the Company that, in their opinion, the number of Registerable Securities proposed to be included in an Underwritten Offering in connection with such Registration Statement exceeds the number of Registerable Securities that can be sold in such offering without materially delaying or jeopardizing the success of such offering (including the price per share of the Class A Common Stock proposed to be sold in such offering), the Company shall include in such offering: (i) first, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by the Wanda Holders and each Management Member, on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each, (ii) second, all Registerable Securities requested to be included by all Holders other than the Wanda Holders and the Management Members, on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each such Holder and (iii) third, up to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued and sold by the Company in such offering, if any (notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 8(a) of the Management Stockholders Agreement).

 

Section 4. Shelf Takedowns .

 

(a)          Right to Effect a Shelf Takedown . Holders holding Registerable Securities registered pursuant to a Shelf Registration shall be entitled, at any time and from time to time when the Shelf Registration is effective, to sell such Registerable Securities as are then registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration (each, a “ Shelf Takedown ”), but only upon not less than three days’ prior written notice to the Company (whether or not such takedown is underwritten).  No prior notice shall be required of any sale pursuant to a plan that complies with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that the Company has received a written copy of such plan in advance of the first sale thereunder. Holders holding Registerable Securities registered pursuant to a Shelf Registration shall each be entitled to request that a Shelf Takedown be an Underwritten Offering if. based on the then-current market prices. the number of Registerable Securities included in such Underwritten Offering would yield gross proceeds to all Participating Holders of at least $75 million. Holders participating in the Shelf Takedown shall not be entitled to request that a Shelf Takedown be part of an Underwritten Offering within 90 days after the

 

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pricing date of any other Underwritten Offering effected pursuant to a Demand Request or Section 3(a}. Holder(s) shall give the Company prompt written notice of the consummation of a Shelf Takedown, whether or not part of an Underwritten Offering.

 

(b)          Priority on Underwritten Shelf Takedowns . If, in conjunction with a Shelf Takedown conducted as an Underwritten Offering, the managing underwriters advise the Company that, in their opinion, the number of Registerable Securities proposed to be included in an Underwritten Offering in connection with such Shelf Takedown exceeds the number of Registerable Securities that can be sold in such offering without materially delaying or jeopardizing the success of such offering (including the price per share of the Class A Common Stock proposed to be sold in such offering), the Company shall include in such offering: (i) first. all Registerable Securities requested to be included by the Wanda Holders and each Management Member, on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each, (ii) second. all Registerable Securities requested to be included by all Holders other than the Wanda Holders or the Management Members on a pro rata basis determined based on the number of Registerable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by each such Holder and (iii) third, up to the number of Registerable Securities to be issued and sold by the Company in such offering, if any (notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 8(a) of the Management Stockholders Agreement}.

 

(c)           Selection of Underwriters . If any of the Registerable Securities are to be sold in a Shelf Takedown that is conducted as an Underwritten Offering, the Holders of a majority of the class of Registerable Shares that is being registered in the Shelf Takedown shall have the right to select the underwriters and the managing underwriter (each shall be of recognized national standing) with the approval of the Company.

 

(d)          Effective Period of Shelf Registrations . The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf Registration effective for a period of one year after the effective date of such Registration Statement (or if such Registration Statement is not effective for any period within such year, such one-year period shall be extended by the number of days during such period when such Registration Statement is not effective).

 

Section 5. Suspension Events: Black-out Periods .

 

(a)  Suspension Events . The Company may delay the requested filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement in conjunction with a Demand Request, for a period of up to 90 days from the date of such Demand Request, or withdraw any Registration Statement that has been filed, if at the time that such Demand Request is made (i) the Company engages or plans to engage in a registered offering as to which the Holders may include all of their Registerable Securities subject to such Demand Request and the Company has taken substantial steps (including selecting a managing underwriter, which shall be of recognized national standing, for such offering) and is proceeding with reasonable diligence to effect such offering, (ii) the Company reasonably and in good faith determines that the registration and distribution of Registerable Securities resulting from such Demand Request would materially and adversely interfere with any planned or proposed business combination transaction involving the Company,

 

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or any planned or pending financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization Or any other similar corporate development involving the Company or any subsidiaries or (iii) following the exercise of such Demand Request but before the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement, (A) a business combination, tender offer, acquisition or other corporate event involving the Company is proposed, initiated or announced by another Person beyond the control of the Company (an “ Uncontrolled Event ”) and (B) in the reasonable and good faith determination of the Company, the filing or seeking of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement would materially and adversely interfere with such Uncontrolled Event or would otherwise materially and adversely affect the Company (each of the events listed in subparts (i)-(iii) of this Section 5(a), a “ Suspension Event ”). The Company may not exercise its right under this Section 5(a) to delay or withdraw a Demand Request more than twice in a calendar year. The Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Holder making the Demand Request of any Suspension Event and any withdrawal of a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 5(a).

 

(b)          Black-out Periods . Following the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Participating Holder(s) will not effect any sales of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such Registration Statement at any time after they have received notice from the Company to suspend sales (i) as a result of a Suspension Event or (ii) so that the Company may correct or update the Registration Statement, which correction shall be promptly made. Participating Holder(s) may recommence effecting sales of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement following further notice to such effect from the Company, which notice shall be given promptly after the conclusion or completion of any such Suspension Event, correction or update.

 

Section 6. Lock-Up .

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 6, no Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Class A Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock pursuant to a public offering, a private placement, Rule 144 or otherwise for a period of time (the “ Lock-Up Period ”) if the Company has filed a Registration Statement in respect of an Underwritten Offering of the Company’s equity securities and the managing underwriter determines that such sales by such Persons would materially adversely affect such offering.

 

(b) The Lock-Up Period shall not begin more than seven days before the date on which the Registration Statement is estimated in good faith by the Company to become effective (or in the case of a shelf Registration Statement, seven days before the date of a final prospectus supplement), and shall not extend beyond 90 days following the date of the final prospectus (or in the case of a shelf Registration Statement, the final prospectus supplement) relating to such offering.

 

(c) Section 6(a) shall not apply to any Holder unless the Company’s directors and executive officers and all Holders of over 1% of the Registerable Securities of the Company agree to adhere to the Lock-Up Period specified in this Section 6.

 

(d) Any discretionary waiver or termination of the requirements under this Section 6 made by the managing underwriter of an Underwritten Offering shall apply to each Holder of Registerable Securities on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number

 

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of Registerable Securities Beneficially Owned immediately before such Underwritten Offering.

 

Section 7. Holdback Agreements . The Company agrees not to effect any sale or distribution of any of its equity securities during the seven days prior to and during the 90 days beginning on the effective date of any Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Takedown or a Demand Request (except as part of any such Underwritten Offering or pursuant to registrations on Form S-8 or S-4 or any successor forms thereto) unless the underwriters managing such Underwritten Offering otherwise agree to a shorter period.

 

Section 8. Registration Procedures .

 

(a) Whenever any Holder requests that any Registerable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement. the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to effect, as soon as practical as provided herein, the registration and the sale of such Registerable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall, as soon as practical as provided herein:

 

(i)                          subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, use reasonable best efforts to prepare and tile with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and cause such Registration Statement to become effective (unless it is automatically effective upon filing); and before tiling a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, furnish to all Participating Holder(s) and the underwriters or other distributors, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be tiled, including documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and, if requested by any Participating Holder, one set of the exhibits incorporated by reference, and all Participating Holder(s) and one counsel selected by the Wanda Holders holding a majority of the Registerable Securities held by all Wanda Holders to be registered on such Registration Statement (“ Holder’s Counsel ”), shall have three (3) Business Days to review and comment on the Registration Statement and each such Prospectus (and each amendment or supplement thereto) before it is filed with the SEC, and each Participating Holder shall have the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Participating Holder that is contained therein within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the documents proposed to be tiled, and the Company will make the corrections reasonably requested by the Participating Holder(s) with respect to such information prior to filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;

 

(ii) use reasonable best efforts to prepare and tile with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and to keep such Registration Statement effective for the relevant period required hereunder, but in any case (other than a Shelf Registration) no longer than is necessary to complete the distribution of Registerable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registerable Securities covered by such

 

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Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement;

 

(iii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Registerable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in the United States;

 

(iv) furnish to all Participating Holders and each managing underwriter, if any, without charge, conformed copies of each Registration Statement and amendment thereto and copies of each supplement thereto promptly after they are filed with the SEC (but only one set of exhibits thereto need be provided); and deliver, without charge, to such Persons such number of copies of the preliminary and final Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Participating Holder(s) may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registerable Securities covered by such Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act;

 

(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registerable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such U.S. jurisdictions as the Participating Holder(s) reasonably request and continue such registration or qualification in effect in such jurisdictions for as long as the applicable Registration Statement may be required to be kept effective under this Agreement (provided that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph (v), (8) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);

 

(vi) notify each Participating Holder and each distributor of such Registerable Securities, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required under the Securities Act to be delivered by such distributor, of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any Participating Holder, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare, as soon as practical, a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registerable Securities, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

 

(vii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, enter into an underwriting agreement containing such provisions (including provisions for indemnification, lockups, opinions of counsel and comfort letters) as arc customary and reasonable for an offering of such kind. and take all such other customary and reasonable actions as the managing underwriters of such offering may request in order to facilitate the disposition of such Registerable Securities (including making members of senior management of the Company available to participate in “road-show” and other customary marketing activities):

 

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(viii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering. and to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or pre-existing applicable contractual restrictions, (A) make reasonably available, for inspection by the Participating Holder(s), Holder’s Counsel. the managing underwriters of such offering and one attorney (and one accountant) for such managing underwriter, pertinent corporate documents and financial and other records of the Company and the subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates, (B) cause the Company’s officers and employees to supply information reasonably requested by the Participating Holder(s) or such managing underwriters or attorney in connection with such offering and (e) make the Company’s independent accountants available for any such managing underwriters’ due diligence: provided, however. that such records and other information shall be subject to such confidential treatment as is customary for underwriters’ due diligence reviews; and provided, further, that, unless the disclosure of such records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement or otherwise to comply with federal securities laws or the release of such records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall not be required to provide any information under this subparagraph (viii) if (I) the Company believes, after consultation with counsel for the Company, that to do so would cause the Company to forfeit an attorney/client privilege that was applicable to such information or (2) if either (x) the Company has requested and been granted from the SEC confidential treatment of such information contained in any tiling with the SEC or documents provided supplementally or otherwise or (y) the Company reasonably determines in good faith that such records are confidential and so notifies the Persons requesting the records in writing unless prior to furnishing any such information with respect to (1) or (2) such Person requesting such information agrees to enter into a confidentiality agreement in customary form and subject to customary exceptions: and provided, further, that each such Person agrees that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action and to prevent disclosure of the records deemed confidential;

 

(ix) use reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registerable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange (if any) on which similar securities of the same class issued by the Company are then listed:

 

(x) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registerable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement and, a reasonable time before any proposed sale of Registerable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, provide the transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registerable Securities to be sold:

 

(xi) make generally available to its security holders a consolidated earnings statement (which need not be audited) for a period of 12 months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of such period, which earnings statement shall satisfy the requirements of an earnings statement under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder, and which

 

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requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act; and

 

(xii) as promptly as practicable notify the Participating Holder(s) and the managing underwriters of any Underwritten Offering, if any:

 

(1)                      when the Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment, the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;

 

(2) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information regarding any Participating Holder:

 

(3) of the notification to the Company by the SEC of its initiation of any proceeding with respect to the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

 

(4) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registerable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction; and

 

(xiii) keep Holder’s Counsel reasonably apprised as to the intention and progress of the Company with respect to any Registration Statement hereunder, including by providing Holder’s Counsel with copies of all written correspondence with the SEC in connection with any Registration Statement or Prospectus filed hereunder.

 

(b) The Company shall ensure that (i) no Registration Statement (including any amendments thereto) shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) no Prospectus (including any supplements thereto) shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case, except for any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact made in reliance on and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Holder(s) or any underwriter or other distributor specifically for use therein.

 

(c) At all times after the Company has filed a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to continuously maintain in effect the Registration Statement tor the relevant period required hereunder under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and to use reasonable best efforts to file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder, all to the extent required to enable the Holder(s) to be eligible to sell Registerable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

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(d) The Company may require the Participating Holder(s) and each distributor of Registerable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company any other information regarding such Person and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(e) The Company may prepare and deliver an issuer free-writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in lieu of any supplement to a prospectus, and references herein to any “supplement” to a Prospectus shall include any such issuer free-writing prospectus. Neither any Participating Holder nor any other seller of Registerable Securities may use a free-writing prospectus to offer or sell any such shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

(f) It is understood and agreed that any failure of the Company to file a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or to cause any such document to become or remain effective or usable within or for any particular period of time as provided in this Agreement, due to reasons that are not reasonably within its control, or due to any refusal of the SEC to permit a Registration Statement or prospectus to become or remain effective or to be used because of unresolved SEC comments thereon (or on any documents incorporated therein by reference) despite the Company’s good faith and diligent efforts to resolve those comments. shall not be a breach of this Agreement. However, neither shall any such failure relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder to use reasonable best efforts to remedy such failure.

 

Section 9. Registration Expenses .

 

(a) The Company shall pay all customary fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees, exchange listing fees, printing expenses, transfer agent’s and registrar’ s fees, cost of distributing Prospectuses in preliminary and final form as well as any supplements thereto, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for all Wanda Holders, counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants and other Persons retained by the Company; provided that Registration Expenses shall not include any underwriting discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registerable Securities (collectively, “Registration Expenses”). All underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of Registerable Securities shall be paid by the Holder(s) of the relevant Registerable Securities.

 

(b) The obligation of the Company to pay all Registration Expenses shall apply irrespective of whether a registration, once properly demanded or requested, if applicable, becomes effective, is withdrawn or suspended, is converted to another form of registration and irrespective of when any of the foregoing shall occur; provided however, that Registration Expenses tor any Registration Statement withdrawn solely at the request of the Participating Holders (unless withdrawn following commencement of a Suspension Period) shall be borne by such Participating Holders.

 

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Section 10. Registration Rights of Other Persons; Transfers of Rights .

 

(a) Superior Registration Rights. The Company shall not grant to any Person with respect to any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity securities of the Company, registration rights that have terms more favorable than the registration rights granted to Wanda in this Agreement unless similar rights are granted to Wanda.

 

(b) Subsequent Registration Rights. The Company shall not grant to any Person registration rights unless the rights are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall not grant to any Person the right to request the Company to register any securities other than securities of the same class as the Registerable Securities being registered pursuant to a Demand Request.

 

(c) Transfers by Holders. The Wanda Holders may transfer their rights under this Agreement only in connection with a transfer of Class A Common Stock and only if the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement in the same capacity as the transferor (and, for the sake of clarity, such transferee shall be entitled to all rights of such transferor) with respect to such transferred Class A Common Stock. This Section 10(c) shall apply to all future permitted transfers of the Class A Common Stock.

 

Section 11. Indemnification .

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder, its Affiliates and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and their respective officers and directors against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or applicable “blue sky” laws, except insofar as the same (i) are made in reliance and in conformity with information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein or (ii) are caused by such Holder’s failure to deliver to such Holder’s immediate purchaser a copy of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (if the same was required by applicable law to be so delivered) after the Company has furnished such Holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall indemnify such underwriters, each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and their respective officers and directors to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders.

 

(b)  Indemnification by the Holders . In connection with any Registration Statement in which there are Participating Holders, each such Participating Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and shall indemnify, severally and not jointly, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its Affiliates and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and their respective

 

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officers and directors against all losses, claims. damages. liabilities and expenses arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospect us or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto Or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance and in conformity with information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein or caused by such Holder’s failure to deliver to such Holder’s immediate purchaser a copy of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplement s thereto (if the same was required by applicable law to be so delivered) after the Company has furnished such Holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same; provided, however, that the liability of each such Holder shall be in proportion to and limited to the net amount received by such Holder from the sale of Registerable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified Person or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of securities.

 

(c) Indemnification Procedures. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (so long as such consent is not withheld unreasonably). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified party that are in addition to or may conflict with those available to another indemnified party with respect to such claim. Failure to give prompt written notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations hereunder except to the extent such party is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for, in, Or pursuant to, this Section II is due in accordance with the terms hereof but is held by a court to be unavailable or unenforceable in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein (except, for purposes of clarity, any exclusions to indemnification expressly provided for in Section II(a) or (b)), then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that result in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations;

 

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provided that no Holder shall be required to contribute more than its pro rata share of any such contribution. The relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, and by such party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder be greater in amount than the amount of net proceeds received by such Holder upon such sale or the amount for which such indemnifying party would have been obligated to pay by way of indemnification if the indemnification provided for under Section II (a) or 11(b) had been available under the circumstances.

 

Section 12. Participation in Underwritten Offerings . No Person (including the Holders) may participate in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to a registration effected hereunder unless such Person (a) agrees to sell such Person’s Registerable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Holder(s) selecting the underwriter for such Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Agreement (by a majority of the class of Registerable Securities that is being registered by such initiating Holder), in the case of any Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Demand Request or Shelf Takedown, or by the Company, in any other case and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-ups and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, provided, however, that no such lock-up may be more restrictive than or otherwise inconsistent with the lock-up permitted by Section 6 hereof.

 

Section 13. Securities Act Restrictions . The Registerable Securities are restricted securities under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Holders shall not, directly or through others, offer or sell any Registerable Securities except pursuant to a Registration Statement as contemplated herein or pursuant to Rule 144 or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available. Prior to any transfer of Registerable Securities other than pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, the Holder seeking to transfer Registerable Securities shall notify the Company of such transfer and the Company may require the Holder to provide, prior to such transfer, such evidence that the transfer will comply with the Securities Act (including written representations or an opinion of counsel) as the Company may reasonably request. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Registerable Securities that are to be transferred in contravention of this Agreement. Any certificates representing the Registerable Securities may bear a legend (and the Company’s share registry may bear a notation) referencing the restrictions on transfer contained in this Agreement, until such time as such securities have ceased to be, or arc to be transferred in a manner that results in their ceasing to be, Registerable Securities. The legend will be in substantially the following form :

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH

 

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SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLO, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

 

Subject to the provisions of this Section /3, the Company will replace any such legended certificates with unlegended certificates promptly upon request by any Holder in order to facilitate a lawful transfer or at any time after such shares cease to be Registerable Securities or are exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Section 14. Miscellaneous .

 

(a)  Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective if hand-delivered, mailed (postage prepaid) by registered or certified mail or sent by e-mail (with e-mail or telephone confirmation promptly thereafter) or facsimile transmission (with automated or telephone confirmation promptly thereafter).

 

If to the Company :

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

One AMC Way

11500 Ash Street

Leawood, Kansas

Attn: Kevin M. Connor, Esq., General Counsel

Telephone: (913) 213-2506

Facsimile: (913) 213-2058

 

with a copy to:

 

Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Telephone: (212) 310-8000

Telecopy: (212) 310-8007

Email: matthew.bloch@weil.com

Attention: Matthew Bloch

 

if to Wanda:

 

Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd.

21/F Block B, Wanda Plaza

93 Jianguo Road

Chaoyang District, Beijing

China 100022

Attention: Wu Hua

Facsimile +86 (10) 8585·3095

 

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with a copy to:

 

Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP

767 Filth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Telephone: (212) 310·8000

Telecopy: (212) 310·8007

Email: matthew.bloch@weil.com

Attention: Matthew Bloch

 

If to a Holder other than Wanda, to the address of such Holder set forth in the transfer documentation provided to the Company; or at such other address as such party each may specify by written notice to the others.

 

(b)  Amendment: Waiver . Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by (i) the Company and (ii) the Wanda Holders holding a majority of the Class A Common Stock held by all Wanda Holders, or in the case of a waiver, by any of the following parties against whom such waiver is to be effective with respect to the Company or Holders, as applicable: (i) the Company and (ii) the Wanda Holders holding a majority of the Class A Common Stock held by all Wanda Holders. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(c)  Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(d)  Governing Law : Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that it shall bring any action, suit, demand or proceeding (including counterclaims) in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York State court, in each case, sitting in New York County (the “Chosen Courts”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 14(a), Each party irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any action, suit, demand or proceeding (including counterclaims) arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,

 

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(e)  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

(f)  Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and benefit the Company, each Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(g)  Headings . The heading references herein and the table of contents hereof are for convenience purposes only, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(h)  Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin M. Connor

 

 

Name:

Kevin M. Connor

 

 

Title:

SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

DALIAN WANDA GROUP CO., LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wang Jianlin

 

 

Name:

Wang Jianlin

 

 

Title:

Chairman of the Board

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 




Exhibit 10.22

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Performance Stock Unit Award Notice

 

1.

Participant:

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

2.

Type of Award :

 

Performance Stock Units

 

 

 

 

3.

Target Units :

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

4.

Maximum Achievable Units :

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to reduction to satisfy tax withholding obligations as and when due pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

 

 

5.

Date of Grant :

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

6.

Vesting :

 

The Performance Stock Units shall vest as set forth in Section 2 of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

 

 

 

7.

Settlement :

 

Each Performance Stock Unit shall be convertible into one share of Common Stock as set forth in Section 3 of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

 

 

 

8.

Dividend Equivalents :

 

The Performance Stock Units shall be entitled to dividend equivalents as set forth in Section 1 of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

By executing this Performance Stock Unit Award Notice, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Performance Stock Units described herein are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of [*] and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference and together with this Performance Stock Unit Award Notice constitute one document.  This Performance Stock Unit Award Notice may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original with the same effect as if signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

PARTICIPANT

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

[*]

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

PSU Award Notice & Agreement

 



 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

[*]

 

SECTION 1.                          GRANT OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD.

 

(a)          Performance Stock Unit Award.  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the Participant whose name is set forth on the applicable Performance Stock Unit Award Notice (the “ Notice ”) on the date set forth on such Notice (such date, the “ Date of Grant ”), Performance Stock Units (the “ Units ”) in an amount set forth in the Notice, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice, this agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).  The Units are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code, which Units shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(b)          No Purchase Price .  In lieu of a purchase price, this Award is made in consideration of Service previously rendered, and to be rendered, by the Participant to the Company.

 

(c)           Equity Incentive Plan and Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

(d)          Dividend Equivalents.   Each Unit held as of the record date for dividends or other distributions paid in respect of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to a dividend equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one share of Common Stock.  During the Performance Period, such dividend equivalents shall accumulate and be paid within thirty (30) days following the date on which, and only to the extent that, the Units vest.  Following the Performance Period, such dividend equivalents shall be paid on the same date the dividends or other distributions are paid in respect of the shares of Common Stock.  All rights to dividend equivalents shall be forfeited along with and to the extent the Units are forfeited.

 

SECTION 2.                          VESTING AND FORFEITURE; PERFORMANCE GOALS

 

(a)          Vesting and Forfeiture .  (i) Unless earlier forfeited, all or a portion of the Maximum Achievable Units (as set forth on the Notice) are eligible to vest based upon the Company’s achievement of Free Cash Flow (as defined below) for the fiscal year ending [*] (the “ Performance Period ”).  All Units shall be immediately forfeited upon termination of the Participant’s Service for any reason prior to the last day of the Performance Period.  Upon the date when the Compensation Committee certifies the Company’s Free Cash Flow for the Performance Period (the “ Vesting Date ”), a percentage (the “ Vested Percentage ”) of the unforfeited Target Units (as set forth on the Notice) shall vest in accordance with the following schedule (if Free Cash Flow Performance falls between two stated levels, then the Vested Percentage shall be determined by linear interpolation):

 

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Free Cash Flow Performance

 

Vested Percentage

Below $[*]
(less than 80% of target)

 

0%

$[*]
(80% of target)

 

30%

$[*]
(100% of target)

 

100%

$[*] or greater
(120% of target or greater)

 

150% (Maximum Achievable Units)

 

 

(ii)     Each Unit that becomes vested in accordance with Section 2(a)(i) shall be referred to herein as a “ Vested Unit ”.  Each Unit that does not become a Vested Unit shall be forfeited and canceled immediately without consideration as of the Vesting Date.

 

(iii)                                For purposes of this Agreement, “ Free Cash Flow ” means (A) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, minus (B) the sum of cash taxes, cash interest, net capital expenditures, mandatory payments of principal under any credit facility and payments under collateralized lease obligations and financing lease obligations.

 

(b)          Performance Goals .  The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, and certify in writing whether and the extent to which the Performance Goal(s) were achieved with respect to the Performance Period.  Such determination and certification shall occur as soon as practicable following the receipt of the Company’s financial statements for the applicable Performance Period.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may adjust the Performance Goal(s) (including, without limitation, to prorate goals and payments for a partial plan year) pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Plan and subject to compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

SECTION 3.                          SETTLEMENT OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS

 

(a)          Time of Settlement .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, each Vested Unit shall be settled within thirty (30) days following the third (3rd) anniversary of the Date of Grant; provided that, upon a termination of the Participant’s Service with the Company for any of the following reasons:

 

(i)                          termination by the Company without Cause,

(ii)                       the Participant’s death,

(iii)                    the Participant’s disability (as defined in the Company’s long term disability plan at the time of determination),

(iv)                   the Participant’s resignation with Good Reason (to the extent provided in, and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant), or

(v)                      the Participant’s resignation following a Change of Control (to the extent provided in. and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant).

 

each Vested Unit shall be settled within sixty (60) days following such termination of Service (such applicable settlement date, the “ Settlement Date ”). The Vested Units shall be converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that will be immediately distributed to the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative). With regard to shares of Common Stock delivered on the Settlement Date, the Company may at its election either (i) issue a certificate representing the shares, or (ii) not issue any certificate representing the shares and instead document the Participant’s interest by registering the shares with the Company’s transfer agent (or another custodian selected by the Company) in book-entry form.

 

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(b)          Delay of Settlement .  Notwithstanding Section 3(a), the Settlement Date may be delayed where the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement of the Vested Units will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law; provided that the Vested Units shall be settled at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement will not cause such violation.  For purposes of this Section 3(b), the making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Code shall not be treated as a violation of applicable law.

 

(c)           Withholding Requirements .  As of the date any withholding tax is paid by the Company on behalf of the Participant with regard to the Units (a “Taxable Date”), the Company shall accelerate settlement and withhold shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the Taxable Date equal to the minimum amount of the applicable tax withholding, plus any minimum tax withholding liability incurred as a result of such acceleration; provided that, in connection with taxes owed on the Settlement Date, the Participant may elect at any time no later than five (5) business days prior to the Settlement Date to satisfy any withholding requirement by remitting to the Company an amount in cash equal to the minimum applicable tax withholding in connection with the settlement of the Vested Units.

 

SECTION 4.                          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 

(a)          Securities Laws. Subject to Section 3(b), no shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to this Agreement unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met.  As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such requirements.  The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares.  The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.

 

(b)          Participant Undertaking .  The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or upon the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause .

 

(d)          Notification . Any notification required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company .

 

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(e)           Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Notice and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof .

 

(f)            Waiver . No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature .

 

(g)           Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof .

 

(h)          Severability .  The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

(i)              Amendment .  This Agreement shall not be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing by both the Participant and the Company.

 

(j)             Governing Law . This Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.

 

(k)          Section 409A Compliance .  To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Units comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance, compliance programs and other interpretive authority thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and that this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied by the Committee in a manner consistent with this intent in order to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A.  In the event that (i) any provision of this Agreement, (ii) the Units or any payment or transaction in respect of the Units or (iii) other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of this Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to this Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements.  No payment that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A that would otherwise be made under this Agreement upon a termination of Service will be made or provided unless and until such termination is also a “separation from service,” as determined in accordance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A at the time of termination of Service with respect to the Units, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A, the commencement of any payments or benefits under the Units shall be deferred until the date that is six months following the Participant’s termination of Service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, dividend equivalents shall be paid no later than the March 15 following the calendar year during which the Participant first acquires a vested, legally binding right to receive the dividend equivalent.  In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Participant by Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.

 

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Exhibit 10.23

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice

 

1. Participant:

 

[*]

 

 

 

2. Type of Award :

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

 

 

3. Number of Units :

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to reduction to satisfy tax withholding obligations as and when due pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

 

4. Date of Grant :

 

[*]

 

 

 

5. Vesting :

 

Subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goal, the Restricted Stock Units shall be fully vested as of the Date of Grant.

 

 

 

6. Settlement :

 

Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 3 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

 

 

7. Performance Goal :

 

All of the Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited if AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) does not achieve cash flow from operating activities of at least $[*]for the fiscal year ending [*] (the “ Performance Period ”), as reported in the Company’s audited financial statements for such fiscal year.

 

 

 

8. Dividend Equivalents :

 

The Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to dividend equivalents as set forth in Section 1 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

By executing this Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Restricted Stock Units described herein are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of [*], and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.  2013 Equity Incentive Plan, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference and together with this Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice constitute one document.  This Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original with the same effect as if signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

[*]

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

RSU Award Notice & Agreement - 162(m) Officer

 



 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

[*]

 

SECTION 1.                          GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD.

 

(a)          Restricted Stock Unit Award.  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the Participant whose name is set forth on the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice (the “ Notice ”) on the date set forth on such Notice (such date, the “ Date of Grant ”), Restricted Stock Units (the “ Units ”) in an amount set forth in the Notice, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice, this agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).  The Units are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code, which Units shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(b)          No Purchase Price .  In lieu of a purchase price, this Award is made in consideration of Service previously rendered and, to be rendered, by the Participant to the Company.

 

(c)           Equity Incentive Plan and Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

(d)          Dividend Equivalents.   Each Unit held as of the record date for dividends or other distributions paid in respect of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to a dividend equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one share of Common Stock.  During the Performance Period, such dividend equivalents shall accumulate and be paid within thirty (30) days following the date of the Committee’s certification pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement.  Following the Performance Period, such dividend equivalents shall be paid on the same date the dividends or other distributions are paid in respect of the shares of Common Stock.  All rights to dividend equivalents shall be forfeited along with and to the extent the Units are forfeited.

 

SECTION 2.                          VESTING AND FORFEITURE; PERFORMANCE GOALS

 

(a)          Vesting and Forfeiture .  The Units shall be fully vested as of the Date of Grant; provided that, the Units shall be subject to forfeiture for failure to satisfy the Performance Goals as set forth in the Notice.

 

(b)          Performance Goals .  The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, and certify in writing whether and the extent to which the Performance Goal(s) set forth in the Notice were achieved with respect to the Performance Period set forth in the Notice.  Such determination and certification shall occur as soon as practicable following the receipt of the Company’s financial statements for the Performance Period set forth in the Notice.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may adjust the Performance Goal(s) (including, without limitation, to prorate goals and payments for a partial plan year) pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Plan and subject to compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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SECTION 3.                          SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

(a)          Time of Settlement .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, each Unit shall be settled within thirty (30) days following the third (3rd) anniversary of the Date of Grant; provided that, upon a termination of the Participant’s Service with the Company for any of the following reasons:

 

(i)                          termination by the Company without Cause,

(ii)                       the Participant’s death,

(iii)                    the Participant’s disability (as defined in the Company’s long term disability plan at the time of determination),

(iv)                   the Participant’s resignation with Good Reason (to the extent provided in, and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant), or

(v)                      the Participant’s resignation following a Change of Control (to the extent provided in, and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant).

 

each Unit shall be settled by the latter to occur of (x) sixty (60) days following such termination of Service or (y) the earlier of certification of the Performance Goal achievement or March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Performance Period ends (such applicable settlement date, the “ Settlement Date ”). The Units shall be converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that will be immediately distributed to the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative). With regard to shares of Common Stock delivered on the Settlement Date, the Company may at its election either (i) issue a certificate representing the shares, or (ii) not issue any certificate representing the shares and instead document the Participant’s interest by registering the shares with the Company’s transfer agent (or another custodian selected by the Company) in book-entry form.

 

(b)          Delay of Settlement .  Notwithstanding Section 3(a), the Settlement Date may be delayed where the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement of the Units will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law; provided that the Units shall be settled at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement will not cause such violation.  For purposes of this Section 3(b), the making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Code shall not be treated as a violation of applicable law.

 

(c)           Withholding Requirements .  As of the date any withholding tax is paid by the Company on behalf of the Participant with regard to the Units (a “Taxable Date”), the Company shall accelerate settlement and withhold shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the Taxable Date equal to the minimum amount of the applicable tax withholding, plus any minimum tax withholding liability incurred as a result of such acceleration; provided that, in connection with taxes owed on the Settlement Date, the Participant may elect at any time no later than five (5) business days prior to the Settlement Date to satisfy any withholding requirement by remitting to the Company an amount in cash equal to the minimum applicable tax withholding in connection with the settlement of the Units.

 

SECTION 4.                          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 

(a)          Securities Laws. Subject to Section 3(b), no shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to this Agreement unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met.  As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such requirements.  The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of

 

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the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares.  The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.

 

(b)          Participant Undertaking .  The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or upon the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause .

 

(d)          Notification . Any notification required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company .

 

(e)           Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Notice and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof .

 

(f)            Waiver . No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature .

 

(g)           Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof .

 

(h)          Severability .  The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

(i)              Amendment .  This Agreement shall not be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing by both the Participant and the Company.

 

(j)             Governing Law . This Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.

 

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(k)          Section 409A Compliance .  To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Units comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance, compliance programs and other interpretive authority thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and that this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied by the Committee in a manner consistent with this intent in order to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A.  In the event that (i) any provision of this Agreement, (ii) the Units or any payment or transaction in respect of the Units or (iii) other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of this Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to this Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements.  No payment that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A that would otherwise be made under this Agreement upon a termination of Service will be made or provided unless and until such termination is also a “separation from service,” as determined in accordance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A at the time of termination of Service with respect to the Units, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A, the commencement of any payments or benefits under the Units shall be deferred until the date that is six months following the Participant’s termination of Service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, dividend equivalents shall be paid no later than the March 15 following the calendar year during which the Participant first acquires a vested, legally binding right to receive the dividend equivalent.  In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Participant by Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.

 

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Exhibit 10.24

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice

 

 

 

 

1. Participant:

 

[*]

 

 

 

2. Type of Award :

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

 

 

3. Number of Units :

 

[*]

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to reduction to satisfy tax withholding obligations as and when due pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

 

4. Date of Grant :

 

[*]

 

 

 

5. Vesting :

 

The Restricted Stock Units shall be fully vested as of the Date of Grant.

 

 

 

6. Settlement :

 

Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be convertible into one share of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

 

 

7. Dividend Equivalents :

 

The Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to dividend equivalents as set forth in Section 1 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

By executing this Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Restricted Stock Units described herein are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of [*], and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.  2013 Equity Incentive Plan, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference and together with this Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice constitute one document.  This Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original with the same effect as if signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

[*]

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

RSU Award Notice & Agreement

 



 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

[*]

 

SECTION 1.                          GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD.

 

(a)          Restricted Stock Unit Award.  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the Participant whose name is set forth on the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice (the “ Notice ”) on the date set forth on such Notice (such date, the “ Date of Grant ”), Restricted Stock Units (the “ Units ”) in an amount set forth in the Notice, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice, this agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

 

(b)          No Purchase Price .  In lieu of a purchase price, this Award is made in consideration of Service previously rendered and, to be rendered, by the Participant to the Company.

 

(c)           Equity Incentive Plan and Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

(d)          Dividend Equivalents.  Each Unit held as of the record date for dividends or other distributions paid in respect of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to a dividend equivalent equal to the amount paid in respect of one share of Common Stock.  Such dividend equivalents shall be paid on the same date the dividends or other distributions are paid in respect of the shares of Common Stock.

 

SECTION 2.                          VESTING AND FORFEITURE

 

The Units shall be fully vested as of the Date of Grant.

 

SECTION 3.                          SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

(a)          Time of Settlement .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, each Unit shall be settled within thirty (30) days following the third (3rd) anniversary of the Date of Grant; provided that, upon a termination of the Participant’s Service with the Company for any of the following reasons:

 

(i)                          termination by the Company without Cause,

(ii)                       the Participant’s death,

(iii)                    the Participant’s disability (as defined in the Company’s long term disability plan at the time of determination),

(iv)                   the Participant’s resignation with Good Reason (to the extent provided in, and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant), or

(v)                      the Participant’s resignation following a Change of Control (to the extent provided in, and as defined in, a written employment agreement with Participant).

 

each Unit shall be settled within sixty (60) days following such termination of Service (such applicable settlement date, the “ Settlement Date ”). The Units shall be converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that will be immediately distributed to the Participant (or the Participant’s legal representative). With regard to shares of Common Stock delivered on the Settlement Date, the Company

 

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may at its election either (i) issue a certificate representing the shares, or (ii) not issue any certificate representing the shares and instead document the Participant’s interest by registering the shares with the Company’s transfer agent (or another custodian selected by the Company) in book-entry form.

 

(b)          Delay of Settlement .  Notwithstanding Section 3(a), the Settlement Date may be delayed where the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement of the Units will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law; provided that the Units shall be settled at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the settlement will not cause such violation.  For purposes of this Section 3(b), the making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Code shall not be treated as a violation of applicable law.

 

(c)           Withholding Requirements .  As of the date any withholding tax is paid by the Company on behalf of the Participant with regard to the Units (a “Taxable Date”), the Company shall accelerate settlement and withhold shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the Taxable Date equal to the minimum amount of the applicable tax withholding, plus any minimum tax withholding liability incurred as a result of such acceleration; provided that, in connection with taxes owed on the Settlement Date, the Participant may elect at any time no later than five (5) business days prior to the Settlement Date to satisfy any withholding requirement by remitting to the Company an amount in cash equal to the minimum applicable tax withholding in connection with the settlement of the Units.

 

SECTION 4.                          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 

(a)          Securities Laws. Subject to Section 3(b), no shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to this Agreement unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met.  As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such requirements.  The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares.  The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.

 

(b)          Participant Undertaking .  The Participant agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable to carry out or effect the obligations or restrictions imposed on either the Participant or upon the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at any time and for any reason, with or without Cause .

 

(d)          Notification . Any notification required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be

 

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addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company .

 

(e)           Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Notice and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof .

 

(f)            Waiver . No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature .

 

(g)           Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof .

 

(h)          Severability .  The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

(i)              Amendment .  This Agreement shall not be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing by both the Participant and the Company.

 

(j)             Governing Law . This Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.

 

(k)          Section 409A Compliance .  To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Units comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance, compliance programs and other interpretive authority thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and that this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied by the Committee in a manner consistent with this intent in order to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A.  In the event that (i) any provision of this Agreement, (ii) the Units or any payment or transaction in respect of the Units or (iii) other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of this Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to this Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements.  No payment that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A that would otherwise be made under this Agreement upon a termination of Service will be made or provided unless and until such termination is also a “separation from service,” as determined in accordance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A at the time of termination of Service with respect to the Units, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A, the commencement of any payments or benefits under the Units shall be deferred until the date that is six months following the Participant’s termination of Service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, dividend equivalents shall be paid no later than the March 15 following the calendar year during which the Participant first acquires a vested, legally binding right to receive the dividend equivalent.  In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Participant by Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.

 

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Exhibit 10.27(a)

 

Clarifying Amendment to 2013 Equity Incentive Plan Resolutions

 

WHEREAS , the Corporation sponsors the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “EIP”);

 

WHEREAS , the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the Corporation to adopt a clarifying amendment to the EIP to confirm that an Award Agreement (as defined in the EIP) may provide for payment terms with respect to dividend equivalent rights that are different from the default payment timing provision in Section 9.4 of the EIP and consistent with the provisions of the award agreements previously approved by the Board; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 15.2 of the EIP, the Board may from time to time and in any respect, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the EIP; provided, that, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of the EIP shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferred of the Award.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that, the Board hereby authorizes, approves and adopts the Clarifying Amendment to the EIP, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 , with such changes therein as any of the Executive Officers may approve;

 

FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Executive Officers of the Corporation be, and hereby are, authorized, empowered and directed, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, to make all such arrangements, to take all such further action, to form any new entities, to cause to be prepared all such documents and to make all expenditures and incur all expenses and to execute and deliver, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, all agreements, instruments, certificates and documents, as they may deem necessary, appropriate or advisable in order to fully effectuate the purpose of each and all of the foregoing resolutions, and the execution by such Executive Officer of any such agreement, instrument, document or certificate or the payment of any such expenditures or expenses or the doing by them of any act in connection with the foregoing matters shall conclusively establish their authority therefore from the Corporation and the approval and ratification by the Corporation of the agreement, instrument, document or certificate so executed, the expenses or expenditures so paid and the action so taken;

 

FURTHER RESOLVED , that any and all actions heretofore taken by an Executive Officer of the Corporation in connection with matters contemplated by the foregoing resolutions be, and they are hereby are, ratified and confirmed in all respects; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED , for purposes of the foregoing resolutions, “Executive Officers” shall include the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, or any of them, of the Corporation.

 

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Exhibit 1

 

CLARIFYING AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

THIS CLARIFYING AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 25, 2014, for the purpose of amending that certain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), adopted as of December 23, 2013. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan unless otherwise indicated.

 

WHEREAS , the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to amend the Plan to confirm that an Award Agreement may provide for payment terms with respect to dividend equivalent rights that are different from the default payment timing provision in Section 9.4 of the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 15.2 of the Plan, the Board may from time to time and in any respect, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, that, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferred of the Award.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , the Plan shall be amended as set forth herein:

 

1.               Amendment .

 

(a) Section 9.4 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

 

Dividend Equivalent Rights . Restricted Stock Units may be granted together with a dividend equivalent right with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, which may be accumulated and may be deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units or may be accumulated in cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, and except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement will be paid at the time the underlying Restricted Stock Unit is payable. Dividend equivalent rights shall be subject to forfeiture under the same conditions as apply to the underlying Restricted Stock Units.”

 

2.               Miscellaneous .

 

Except as amended hereby, the Plan remains in full force and effect.

 

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Exhibit 10.28

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement” ) is made and entered into this 1 st  day of November, 2014, by and between AMC Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Christina Sternberg (the “ Officer ”).

 

RECITALS

 

THE PARTIES ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions:

 

A.                                     The Company desires to obtain the services of the Officer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

B.                                     This Agreement shall govern the employment relationship between the Officer and the Company and supersedes and negates all previous agreements with respect to such relationship.

 

C.                                     The Officer desires to be employed by the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Retention and Duties .

 

1.1                                Retention . The Company does hereby hire, engage and employ the Officer beginning on the date first set forth above (the “ Effective Date ”), and concluding on the last day of the Period of Employment (as such term is defined in Section 2) on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Officer does hereby accept and agree to such hiring, engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.2                                Duties . During the Period of Employment, the Officer shall serve the Company as its Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Communications and shall have the powers, authorities, duties and obligations of management usually vested in such position of a company of a similar size and similar nature as the Company, and such other powers, authorities, duties and obligations commensurate with such position as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may assign from time to time, all subject to the directives of the Board and the corporate policies of the Company as they are in effect from time to time throughout the Period of Employment (including, without limitation, the Company’s business conduct and ethics policies, as they may change from time to time).

 

1.3                                No Other Employment; Minimum Time Commitment . During the Period of Employment, the Officer shall (i) devote substantially all of the Officer’s business time, energy and skill to the performance of the Officer’s duties for the Company, (ii) perform such duties in a faithful, effective and efficient manner to the best of his/her abilities, and (iii) hold no other employment. The Officer’s service on the boards of directors (or

 

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similar body) of other for-profit business entities is subject to the approval of the Board. The Company shall have the right to require the Officer to resign from any board or similar body (including, without limitation, any association, corporate, civic or charitable board or similar body) on which he may then serve if the Board reasonably determines that the Officer’s service on such board or body interferes with the effective discharge of the Officer’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or that any business related to such service is then in competition with any business of the Company or any of its Affiliates (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 ), successors or assigns.

 

1.4                                No Breach of Contract . The Officer hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Officer and the Company and the performance by the Officer of the Officer’s duties hereunder do not and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict with, or otherwise contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the Officer is a party or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which the Officer is subject; (ii) the Officer has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other Person (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 ) which would prevent, or be violated by, the Officer entering into this Agreement or carrying out his/her duties hereunder; (iii) the Officer is not bound by any employment, consulting, non-compete, confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement with any other Person; and (iv) the Officer understands the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of the Officer set forth herein and the Officer consents to such reliance.

 

1.5                                Location . The Officer’s principal place of employment shall be in Leawood, Kansas. The Officer agrees that he/she will be regularly present at that office. The Officer acknowledges that he/she will be required to travel from time to time in the course of performing his/her duties for the Company including periodically to Beijing, China.

 

2.                                       Period of Employment . The “ Period of Employment ” shall be a period of three (3) years commencing on the Effective Date and ending at the close of business on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Termination Date ”): provided , however , that this Agreement shall be automatically renewed, and the Period of Employment shall be automatically extended, for one (1) additional year on the Termination Date and each anniversary of the Termination Date thereafter, unless either party gives written notice at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Period of Employment (including any renewal thereof) of such party’s desire to terminate the Period of Employment (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17 ). The term “Period of Employment” shall include any extension thereof pursuant to the preceding sentence. Provision of notice that the Period of Employment shall not be extended or further extended, as the case may be, shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement and shall not constitute “Good Reason” for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Period of Employment is subject to earlier termination as provided below in this Agreement.

 

3.                                       Compensation .

 

3.1                                Base Salary . During the Period of Employment, the Company shall pay the Officer a base salary (the “ Base Salary ”), which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time, but not less frequently than monthly. The Officer’s Base Salary shall be at an annualized rate of Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars ($313,812). The Board (or a committee

 

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thereof) will review the Officer’s rate of Base Salary on an annual basis and may, in its sole discretion, increase (but not decrease) the rate then in effect.

 

3.2                                Incentive Bonus . The Officer shall be eligible to receive an incentive bonus for each fiscal year of the Company that occurs during the Period of Employment (“ Incentive Bonus ”); provided , that the Officer must be employed by the Company at the end of the fiscal year in order to be eligible for an Incentive Bonus with respect to that fiscal year. If the Officer is not so employed at such time, he shall not be considered to have “earned” any Incentive Bonus with respect to the fiscal year in question. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to the Officer in the immediately following fiscal year at the same time that the Company pays its annual bonuses to officers generally. The Officer’s target Incentive Bonus amount for a particular fiscal year of the Company shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, based on performance objectives (which may include corporate, business unit or division, financial, strategic, individual or other objectives) established with respect to that particular fiscal year by Company. The Officer acknowledges that any Incentive Bonus or other bonus received by the Officer shall be subject to mandatory repayment by the Officer if the payment was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or performance metrics.

 

3.3                                Long Term Incentives . The Officer will be considered for long term incentive awards on terms and conditions comparable to long term incentive awards for similarly situated officers.

 

4.                                       Benefits .

 

4.1                                Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits . During the Period of Employment, the Officer shall be entitled to participate in all retirement and welfare benefit plans and programs, and fringe benefit plans and programs, made available by the Company to the Company’s executive officers generally, in accordance with the eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time.

 

4.2                                Reimbursement of Business Expenses . The Officer is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out the Officer’s duties for the Company under this Agreement and shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses that the Officer incurs during the Period of Employment in connection with carrying out the Officer’s duties for the Company, subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and any pre-approval policies in effect from time to time.

 

4.3                                Vacation and Other Leave . During the Period of Employment, the Officer’s annual rate of vacation accrual shall conform with Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time. The Officer shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other Officers of the Company.

 

5.                                       Termination .

 

5.1                                Termination by the Company . The Officer’s employment by the Company, and the Period of Employment, may be terminated at any time by the Company: (i) with Cause (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 ), or (ii) without Cause, or (iii) in the event of the Officer’s death, or (iv) in the event that the Board determines in good faith that the Officer has a Disability (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 ).

 

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5.2                                Termination by the Officer . The Officer’s employment by the Company, and the Period of Employment, may be terminated by the Officer with no less than ninety (90) days’ advance written notice to the Company (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17 ); provided , however , that in the case of a termination with Good Reason, the Officer may provide immediate written notice of termination once the applicable cure period (as contemplated by the definition of Good Reason) has lapsed if the Company has not reasonably cured the circumstances that gave rise to the basis for the termination with Good Reason.

 

5.3                                Benefits Upon Termination . If the Officer’s employment by the Company is terminated during the Period of Employment for any reason by the Company or by the Officer, or upon or following the expiration of the Period of Employment (in any case, the date that the Officer’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “ Severance Date ”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to the Officer, and the Officer shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows:

 

(a)                                  The Company shall pay the Officer (or, in the event of his/her death, the Officer’s estate) any Accrued Obligations (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 );

 

(b)                                  If, during the Period of Employment, the Officer’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of an Involuntary Termination, the Company shall pay the Officer (in addition to the Accrued Obligations), subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions, an amount equal to two times his/her Base Salary. Such amount is referred to hereinafter as the “ Severance Benefit .” Subject to Section 5.8(a) , the Company shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Officer in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices over a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, with the first installment payable on the last day of the month following the month in which the Officer’s Separation from Service (as such term is defined in Section 5.5 ) occurs. (For purposes of clarity, each such installment shall equal the applicable fraction of the aggregate Severance Benefit. For example, if such installments were to be made on a monthly basis, each installment would equal l/24th of the Severance Benefit.)

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 , if the Officer breaches his/her obligations under Section 6 or under any other agreement that imposes restrictions with respect to the Officer’s activities at any time, from and after the date of such breach and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, the Officer will no longer be entitled to, and the Company will no longer be obligated to pay, any remaining unpaid portion of the Severance Benefit; provided that, if the Officer provides the release contemplated by Section 5.4 , in no event shall the Officer be entitled to a Severance Benefit payment of less than $5,000, which amount the parties agree is good and adequate consideration, standing alone, for the Officer’s release contemplated by Section 5.4 .

 

(d)                                  The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not affect: (i) the Officer’s receipt of any benefits otherwise due terminated employees under group insurance coverage consistent with the terms of an applicable Company welfare benefit plan; (ii) the Officer’s rights to continued health coverage under COBRA; or (iii) the Officer’s receipt of benefits otherwise due in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 401(k) plan (if any).

 

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5.4                                Release; Exclusive Remedy .

 

(a)                                  This Section 5.4 shall apply notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement or any stock option or other equity-based award agreement to the contrary. As a condition precedent to payment of the Severance Benefit, the Officer shall, prior to the last day of the month following the month in which Executive’s Separation from Service (as such term is defined in Section 5.5) occurs, provide the Company and its Affiliates with a valid, executed general release agreement in a form acceptable to the Company (which form shall be substantially in the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit A ), and such release agreement shall have not been revoked or remain revocable by the Officer pursuant to any revocation rights afforded by applicable law.

 

(b)                                  The Officer agrees that the payments and benefits contemplated by Section 5.3 shall constitute the exclusive and sole remedy for any termination of his/her employment and the Officer covenants not to assert or pursue any other remedies, at law or in equity, with respect to any termination of employment. The Officer agrees to resign, on the Severance Date, as an officer and director of the Company and any Affiliate of the Company, and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, and to promptly execute and provide to the Company any further documentation, as requested by the Company, to confirm such resignation.

 

5.5                                Certain Defined Terms .

 

(a)                                  As used herein, “ Accrued Obligations ” means:

 

(i)                                      any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid on or before the Severance Date;

 

(ii)                                   any Incentive Bonus for a completed fiscal year that has not yet been paid, to the extent the Officer is eligible for any such Incentive Bonus for such fiscal year; and

 

(iii)                                any reimbursement due to the Officer pursuant to Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 for expenses reasonably incurred by the Officer on or before the Severance Date and documented and pre-approved, to the extent applicable, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies in effect at the applicable time.

 

(b)                                  As used herein, “ Affiliate ” of the Company means a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. As used in this definition, the term “control,” including the correlative terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or any partnership or other ownership interest, by contract or otherwise) of a Person. The term “Affiliate” shall not include any entity that would not otherwise be an Affiliate of the Company but for its ownership by Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. or its successors or related investment funds.

 

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(c)                                   As used herein, “ Cause ” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board (excluding the Officer, if he is then a member of the Board) based on the information then known to it, that one or more of the following has occurred:

 

(i)                                      the Officer has committed a felony (under the laws of the United States or any relevant state, or a similar crime or offense under the applicable laws of any relevant foreign jurisdiction);

 

(ii)                                   the Officer has engaged in acts of fraud, dishonesty, gross negligence or other misconduct including abuse of controlled substances, that is injurious to the Company, its Affiliates or any of their customers, clients or employees;

 

(iii)                                the Officer willfully fails to perform or uphold his/her duties under this Agreement and/or willfully fails to comply with reasonable directives of the Board, in either case, that is not remedied by the Officer within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof has been delivered to the Officer; or

 

(iv)                               any breach by the Officer of any provision of Section 6 , or any material breach by the Officer of any other contract he is a party to with the Company or any of its Affiliates including the Code of Ethics or another material written policy.

 

(d)                                  As used herein, “ Good Reason ” shall mean a termination of the Officer’s employment by means of resignation by the Officer after the occurrence (without the Officer’s consent) of any one or more of the following conditions:

 

(i)                                      a material diminution in the Officer’s rate of Base Salary;

 

(ii)                                   a material diminution in the Officer’s authority, duties, or responsibilities;

 

(iii)                                a material change in the geographic location of the Officer’s principal office with the Company (for this purpose, in no event shall a relocation of such office to a new location that is not more than fifty (50) miles from the current location of the Company’s executive offices constitute a “material change”); or

 

(iv)                               a material breach by the Company of this Agreement;

 

provided , however , that any such condition or conditions, as applicable, shall not constitute grounds for a termination with Good Reason unless (x) the Officer provides written notice to the Company of the condition claimed to constitute grounds for a termination with Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the initial existence of such condition(s) (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17 ), and (y) the Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof; and (z) the termination of the Officer’s employment with the Company shall not constitute a termination with Good Reason unless such termination occurs not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute grounds for a termination with Good Reason.

 

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essential functions of his/her employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than 90 days in any 180-day period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply.

 

(f)                                    As used herein, “ Involuntary Termination ” shall mean (i) a termination of the Officer’s employment by the Company without Cause (and other than due to Officer’s death or in connection with a good faith determination by the Board that the Officer has a Disability), or (ii) a termination with Good Reason.

 

(g)                                   As used herein, the term “ Person ” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

(h)                                  As used herein, a “ Separation from Service ” occurs when the Officer dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder.

 

5.6                                Notice of Termination . Any termination of the Officer’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. This notice of termination must be delivered in accordance with Section 17 and must indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination.

 

5.7                                Limitation on Benefits .

 

(a)                                  To the extent that any payment, benefit or distribution of any type to or for the benefit of the Officer by the Company or any of its Affiliates, whether paid or payable, provided or to be provided, or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (including, without limitation, any accelerated vesting of stock options or other equity-based awards or incentives) (collectively, the “ Total Payments ”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), then the Company shall submit for the vote of the stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholders ”) the payments to the Officer in a manner that complies with the requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. It shall be a prerequisite to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.7(a)  that the Officer shall have executed a valid waiver in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and sufficient to enable the Stockholders’ approval to have the effect that no payments to the Officer would be subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code. If the exemption described in Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder does not apply, then the procedures set forth in Section 5.7(b)  and Section 5.7(c)  hereof shall apply.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the Total Payments would be subject to Section 4999 of the Code, then the Total Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) so that the maximum amount of the Total Payments (after reduction) shall be one dollar ($1.00) less than the amount which

 

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would cause the Total Payments to be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. Unless the Officer shall have given prior written notice to the Company to effectuate a reduction in the Total Payments that complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest thereunder, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Total Payments by first reducing or eliminating any cash severance benefits (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being reduced first), then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of stock options or similar awards, then by reducing or eliminating any other remaining Total Payments. The preceding provisions of this Section 5.7(b)  shall take precedence over the provisions of any other plan, arrangement or agreement governing the Officer’s rights and entitlements to any benefits or compensation.

 

(c)                                   Any determination that Total Payments to the Officer must be reduced or eliminated in accordance with Section 5.7(b)  and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by the Board in the exercise of its reasonable, good faith discretion based upon the advice of such professional advisors it may deem appropriate in the circumstances. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Board hereunder, it is possible that Total Payments to the Officer which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”). If an Underpayment has occurred, the amount of any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Officer. In the event that any Total Payment made to the Officer shall be determined to otherwise result in the imposition of any tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Officer shall promptly repay to the Company the amount of any such Underpayment together with interest on such amount (at the same rate as is applied to determine the present value of payments under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto), from the date the reimbursable payment was received by the Officer to the date the same is repaid to the Company.

 

5.8                                Section 409A .

 

(a)                                  If the Officer is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Officer’s Separation from Service, the Officer shall not be entitled to the Severance Benefit until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after his/her Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of the Officer’s death. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. Any amounts otherwise payable to the Officer upon or in the six (6) month period following the Officer’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 5.8(a)  shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after the Officer’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of the Officer’s death).

 

(b)                                  It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Company’s and the Officer’s exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with and avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent. Nothing contained herein is intended to provide a guarantee of tax treatment to the Officer. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the Officer’s right to receive installment payments

 

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pursuant to Section 5.3(b) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.

 

6.                                       Protective Covenants .

 

6.1                                Confidential Information; Inventions .

 

(a)                                  The Officer shall not disclose or use at any time, either during the Period of Employment or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Officer is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Officer’s performance in good faith of duties for the Company. The Officer will take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his/her possession and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Officer shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Period of Employment, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information or the Work Product (as hereinafter defined) of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Officer may then possess or have under his/her control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officer may truthfully respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process, but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist the Company and such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process.

 

(b)                                  As used in this Agreement, the term “ Confidential Information ” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company in connection with its business, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data obtained by the Officer while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the Effective Date) concerning (i) the business or affairs of the Company (or such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs, compensation and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published (other than a disclosure by the Officer in breach of this Agreement) in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Officer proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

 

(c)                                   As used in this Agreement, the term “ Work Product ” means all inventions, innovations, improvements, technical information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and all similar or related information (whether patentable or unpatentable, copyrightable, registerable as a trademark, reduced to writing, or otherwise) which relates

 

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to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Officer (whether or not during usual business hours, whether or not by the use of the facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other person) while employed by the Company (including those conceived, developed or made prior to the Effective Date) together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and reissues thereof that may be granted for or upon any of the foregoing. All Work Product that the Officer may have discovered, invented or originated during his/her employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates prior to the Effective Date, that he may discover, invent or originate during the Period of Employment or at any time in the period of twelve (12) months after the Severance Date, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, as applicable, and Officer hereby assigns all of Officer’s right, title and interest in and to such Work Product to the Company or its applicable Affiliate, including all intellectual property rights therein. Officer shall promptly disclose all Work Product to the Company, shall execute at the request of the Company any assignments or other documents the Company may deem necessary to protect or perfect its (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein, and shall assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, in obtaining, defending and enforcing the Company’s (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein. The Officer hereby appoints the Company as his/her attorney-in-fact to execute on his/her behalf any assignments or other documents deemed necessary by the Company to protect or perfect the Company, the Company’s (and any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights to any Work Product.

 

6.2                                Restriction on Competition . The Officer agrees that if the Officer were to become employed by, or substantially involved in, the business of a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates during the twenty-four (24) months following the Severance Date, it would be very difficult for the Officer not to rely on or use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and confidential information. Thus, to avoid the inevitable disclosure of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and confidential information, and to protect such trade secrets and confidential information and the Company’s and its Affiliates’ relationships and goodwill with customers, during the Period of Employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the Severance Date, the Officer will not directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in, enter the employ of, render any services to, have any ownership interest in, nor participate in the financing, operation, management or control of, any Competing Business; provided , however , that the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.2 shall not be applicable if the Officer is no longer employed by reason of the Company’s providing notice that it desires to not extend, or further extend, as the case may be, the Period of Employment pursuant to Section 2 . For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in” shall include, without limitation, any direct or indirect ownership or profit participation interest in such enterprise, whether as an owner, stockholder, member, partner, joint venture or otherwise, and shall include any direct or indirect participation in such enterprise as an employee, consultant, director, officer, licensor of technology or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Competing Business ” means a Person anywhere in the continental United States or elsewhere in the world where the Company or any of its Affiliates engage in business, or reasonably anticipate engaging in business, on the Severance Date (the “ Restricted Area ”) that at any time during the Period of Employment has competed, or at any time during the twelve (12) month period following the Severance Date competes, with the Company or any of its Affiliates in any of its or

 

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their businesses, including, without limitation, theatrical exhibition, digital cinema, internet ticketing and virtual box office for theatrical exhibitions, IMAX or other three dimensional screened entertainment, pre-show content, cinema or lobby advertising products, meeting and event services or special in-theater events. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Officer from (i) being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation that is publicly traded, so long as the Officer has no active participation in the business of such corporation, (ii) providing services to a Person otherwise engaged in a Competing Business, provided the Officer provides no services to any business operated, managed or controlled by such Person that causes such Person to constitute a Competing Business, or (iii) providing services to a Person the business or businesses of which are unrelated to theatrical exhibition.

 

6.3                                Non-Solicitation of Employees and Consultants . During the Period of Employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the Severance Date, the Officer will not directly or indirectly through any other Person (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to leave the employ or service, as applicable, of the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any such Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof, on the other hand, or (ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company until twelve (12) months after such individual’s employment relationship with the Company or such Affiliate has been terminated.

 

6.4                                Non-Solicitation of Customers . During the Period of Employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the Severance Date, the Officer will not directly or indirectly through any other Person influence or attempt to influence customers, vendors, suppliers, licensors, lessors, joint venturers, associates, consultants, agents, or partners of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to divert their business away from the Company or such Affiliate, and the Officer will not otherwise interfere with, disrupt or attempt to disrupt the business relationships, contractual or otherwise, between the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any of its or their customers, suppliers, vendors, lessors, licensors, joint venturers, associates, officers, employees, consultants, managers, partners, members or investors, on the other hand.

 

6.5                                Nondisparagement . The Officer acknowledges and agrees that he will not defame, disparage or publicly criticize, directly or through another Person, the services, business or reputation of the Company or any of its officers, directors, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents in either a professional or personal manner either during his/her employment with the Company or thereafter.

 

6.6                                Understanding of Covenants . The Officer acknowledges that, in the course of his/her employment with the Company and/or its Affiliates and their predecessors, he has become familiar, or will become familiar, with the Company’s and its Affiliates’ and their predecessors’ trade secrets and with other confidential and proprietary information concerning the Company, its Affiliates and their respective predecessors and that his/her services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its Affiliates. The Officer agrees that the foregoing covenants set forth in this Section 6 (together, the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, good will, stable workforce, and customer relations.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the Officer’s agreement in the preceding paragraph, the Officer (i) represents that he is familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants, (ii) represents that he is fully aware of his/her obligations hereunder, (iii) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, (iv) agrees that the Company and its Affiliates currently conducts business throughout the Restricted Area, and (v) agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods set forth above in this Section 6 regardless of whether the Officer is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. The Officer understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his/her ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company and any of its Affiliates, but he nevertheless believes that he has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given his/her education, skills and ability), the Officer does not believe would prevent him/her from otherwise earning a living. The Officer agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Officer.

 

6.7                                Enforcement . The Officer agrees that the Officer’s services are unique and that he has access to Confidential Information and Work Product. Accordingly, without limiting the generality of Section 17 , the Officer agrees that a breach by the Officer of any of the covenants in this Section 6 would cause immediate and irreparable harm to the Company that would be difficult or impossible to measure, and that damages to the Company for any such injury would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Therefore, the Officer agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Section 6 or any similar provision, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to and without limitation upon all other remedies the Company may have under this Agreement, at law or otherwise, to obtain specific performance, injunctive relief and/or other appropriate relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Section 6 or any similar provision, as the case may be, or require the Officer to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, moneys, accruals, increments or other benefits derived from or received as a result of any transactions constituting a breach of this Section 6 or any similar provision, as the case may be, if and when final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator is so entered against the Officer. The Officer further agrees that the applicable period of time any Restrictive Covenant is in effect following the Severance Date, as determined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6 , such period of time shall be extended by the same amount of time that Officer is in breach of any Restrictive Covenant.

 

6.8                                The Officer agrees to execute any additional documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Company in furtherance of the enforcement of any Restrictive Covenant.

 

7.                                    Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

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8.                                       Successors and Assigns .

 

8.1                                This Agreement is personal to the Officer and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Officer otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Officer’s legal representatives.

 

8.2                                This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any assignee or successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, as applicable, which assumes this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

 

9.                                       Number and Gender; Examples . Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. Where specific language is used to clarify by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general statement to which it relates.

 

10.                                Section Headings . The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof.

 

11.                                Governing Law; Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

11.1                         THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTING PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO BE APPLIED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILL CONTROL THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF UNDER SUCH JURISDICTION’S CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW ANALYSIS, THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF SOME OTHER JURISDICTION WOULD ORDINARILY APPLY.

 

11.2                         Except for the limited purpose provided in Section 16 , any legal dispute related to this Agreement and/or any claim related to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall, in lieu of being submitted to a court of law, be submitted to arbitration, in accordance with the applicable dispute resolution procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. The parties hereto agree that (i) one arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association, (ii) the arbitrator shall have the power to award injunctive relief or to direct specific performance, (iii) each of the parties, unless otherwise required by applicable law, shall bear its own attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses and an equal share of the arbitrator’s and administrative fees of arbitration, and (iv) the arbitrator shall award to the prevailing party a sum equal to that party’s share of the arbitrator’s and administrative fees of arbitration. Nothing in this Section 11 shall be construed as providing the Officer a cause of action, remedy or procedure that the Officer would not otherwise have under this Agreement or the law.

 

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11.3                         EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

12.                                Severability . It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights and obligations of any party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable; furthermore, in lieu of such invalid or unenforceable provision there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement, a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn (as to geographic scope, period of duration or otherwise) so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters within its scope. This Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements of the parties hereto that directly or indirectly bears upon the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, the term sheet prepared in connection herewith. Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to have been merged into this Agreement, and to the extent inconsistent herewith, such negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except as expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing integration provisions, the Officer acknowledges having received and read the Company’s Code of Ethics and agrees to conduct himself in accordance therewith as in effect from time to time.

 

14.                                Modifications . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.

 

15.                                Waiver . Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

16.                                Remedies . Each of the parties to this Agreement and any such person or entity granted rights hereunder whether or not such person or entity is a signatory hereto shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically to recover damages and costs for any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The parties

 

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hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that each party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance, injunctive relief and/or other appropriate equitable relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses pertaining to any such legal proceeding and enforcement regardless of whether an award or finding or any judgment or verdict thereon is entered against either party.

 

17.                                Notices . Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered, transmitted via telecopier, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder and received when delivered personally, when received if transmitted via telecopier, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit on a weekday with a reputable overnight courier service.

 

if to the Company:

 

AMC Entertainment Inc.

11500 Ash Street

Leawood, KS 66211

Facsimile: 913-213-2059

Attn :                  Chief Executive Officer

General Counsel

 

if to the Officer, to the address most recently on file in the payroll records of the Company.

 

18.                                Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.

 

19.                                Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting . Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. The Officer agrees and acknowledges that he has read and understands this Agreement, is entering into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement and has had ample opportunity to do so.

 

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and the Officer have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above.

 

 

“COMPANY”

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gerardo I. Lopez

 

 

Gerardo I. Lopez

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

“OFFICER”

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Christina Sternberg

 

Christina Sternberg

 



 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF RELEASE(1)

 

1.                                       Release by Officer .                                     (the “ Officer ”), on his/her own behalf, on behalf of any entities he/she controls and on behalf of his/her descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors, and each of them, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of and releases and discharges and covenants not to sue AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. (“ Holdings ”), AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC., a Delaware corporation (“ AMCE ,” and collectively with Holdings, the “ Company ”), its and their divisions, subsidiaries, parents, or affiliated corporations, and each of its and their employees, officers and directors, past and present, and each of them, as well as its and their assignees and successors (individually and collectively, “ Company Releasees ”), from and with respect to any and all claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, arising out of or in any way connected, in whole or in part, with the Officer’s employment, the termination thereof, or any other relationship with or interest in the Company, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim for severance pay, profit sharing, bonus or similar benefit, pension, retirement, life insurance, health or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit, or disability, or any other claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, resulting from or arising out of, in whole or in part, any act or omission by or on the part of Company Releasees committed or omitted prior to the date of this release agreement (this “ Agreement ”), including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance; provided , however , that the foregoing release does not apply to any obligation of the Company to the Officer pursuant to the benefits due to the Officer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Release Agreement pursuant to his/her employment agreement with AMCE dated as of April 7, 2009 by and between the Company and the Officer. In addition, this release does not cover any claim that cannot be released as a matter of applicable law.

 

2.                                       Waiver of Civil Code Section 1542 . This Agreement is intended to be effective as a general release of and bar to each and every claim, agreement, obligation, demand and cause of action hereinabove specified (collectively, the “ Claims ”). Accordingly, the Officer hereby expressly waives any rights and benefits conferred by Section 1542 of the California Civil Code as to the Claims. Section 1542 of the California Civil Code provides:

 

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO A CLAIM WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

 

The Officer acknowledges that he/she later may discover claims, demands, causes of action or facts in addition to or different from those which the Officer now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and which, if known or suspected at the time of executing this Agreement, may have materially affected its terms. Nevertheless, the Officer hereby waives, as to the Claims, any claims, demands, and causes of action that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims, demands, causes of action or facts.

 


(1) Subject to revision to the extent advisable based on changes in law or legal interpretation.

 



 

3.                                       ADEA Waiver . The Officer expressly acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement, he/she is waiving any and all rights or claims that he may have arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, which have arisen on or before the date of execution of this Agreement. The Officer further expressly acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)          In return for this Agreement, he will receive consideration beyond that to which he/she would have been entitled had he/she not entered into this Agreement;

 

(b)          He/She is hereby advised in writing by this Agreement to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement;

 

(c)           He/She was given a copy of this Agreement on [                       , 20   ] and informed that he/she had twenty-one (21) days within which to consider the Agreement; and

 

(d)          He/She was informed that he/she has seven (7) days following the date of execution of the Agreement in which to revoke the Agreement.

 

4.                                       No Transferred Claims .  The Officer represents and warrants to the Company that he/she has not heretofore assigned or transferred to any person other than the Company any released matter or any part or portion thereof.(2)

 

The undersigned has read and understand the consequences of this Agreement and voluntarily sign it. The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of [Delaware] that the foregoing is true and correct.

 

EXECUTED this                   day of              20   , at                                                              County, [State].

 

 

“Officer”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

 

 

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC., on behalf of itself and its divisions, subsidiaries, parents, and affiliated companies, past and present, and each of them

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 


(2) Company reserves the right to request a separate release from the Officer’s spouse at the time of execution.

 

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Exhibit 10.29

 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

CONTINUING STRUCTURE

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (along with all of its subsidiaries, the “Corporation”) shall have an Annual Incentive Compensation Program (“AIP”) structured as set forth below.  The AIP shall automatically be continued for each of the Corporation’s fiscal years until terminated or revised by the Compensation Committee.

 

1.               Structure:   Each participant shall have an incentive at target based upon a percentage of his or her base salary (the “Incentive at Target”).  The Incentive at Target shall be allocated between (i) a component paid out based upon attainment of the Company Performance Target (defined below) during the applicable fiscal year (the “Company Component”) and (ii) a component paid out based on the participant’s achievement of individual Key Performance Metrics with supervisory discretion during the applicable fiscal year (the “Individual Component”).

 

2.               Participation:

 

a.                    Named Executive Officers:   The Corporation’s Named Executive Officers (as determined pursuant to SEC Rules), shall participate in the AIP at the following Incentive at Target levels and allocations:

 

Name

 

Position

 

Target
(% of Salary)

 

Mix
Company/Individual

 

Gerry Lopez

 

President & CEO

 

100

%

100/0

 

Craig Ramsey

 

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

 

70

%

100/0

 

John McDonald

 

EVP, US Operations

 

70

%

80/20

 

Elizabeth Frank

 

EVP, Chief Content & Programming Officer

 

65

%

60/40

 

Mark McDonald

 

EVP, Development

 

65

%

60/40

 

 

b.                    Other Employees:  All other participants along with their Incentive at Target level and allocation shall be determined at the discretion of the CEO in consultation with the SVP Human Resources.

 

3.               Payout:  Unless provided otherwise in a written agreement with the employee, an employee must remain employed on the last day of the applicable fiscal year to be eligible for any payout under the AIP and employees hired after the beginning of the applicable fiscal year shall have their payouts prorated.

 

a.                    Company Component:   The Company Component payout shall be determined based upon the attainment as certified by the Compensation Committee of the Company Performance Target.

 

i.             Company Performance Target:   The Company Performance Target (adopted pursuant to Section 10 of the Corporation’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan) shall be the Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Corporation’s 10-K) provided for in the Corporation’s annual financial performance plan for the applicable fiscal year as approved by the Board of Directors (the “Financial Plan”).  The Company Performance Target shall increase or decrease by 2.6% for each 1% variance in industry attendance as compared to the assumed level of industry attendance underlying the Financial Plan, up to a maximum of 5% variance in industry attendance (the “Industry Attendance Adjustment”).

 

ii.         Payout Scale :  The Company Component payout shall be on a scale as set forth on the chart below (payout for performance that falls between two stated levels shall be determined by linear interpolation):

 

% of Company Performance
Target Achieved

 

Company Component Payout

 

80% (or lower)

 

0

%

90%

 

50

%

100%

 

100

%

110%

 

150

%

120% (or higher)

 

200

%

 



 

iii.     Supplemental Net Income Threshold for the CEO & CFO:  The Compensation Committee shall have discretion with regard to the CEO and CFO to reduce the Company Component Payout as provided above in the event the Corporation fails to achieve at least 80% of the net income provided for in the Financial Plan (the “Net Income Threshold”).  Determination of achievement of the Net Income Threshold shall be made by the Compensation Committee, but shall exclude the impacts of the following:

 

1.               Gains or losses from the Corporation’s investment in National Cinemedia LLC, including gains or losses from the sale or disposition of all or a portion of the Corporation’s ownership interest (including as-converted shares of National Cinemedia, Inc.) or from adjustments due to changes in the underlying value of the shares of National Cinemedia, Inc.

 

2.               Losses from discontinued Canadian operations.

 

3.               Expenses related to mergers and acquisitions approved by the Board.

 

4.               Gains or losses from Board approved refinancing of debt obligations related to acquisition activity and/or resulting in lower outstanding debt or cash interest expense.

 

5.               Gains or losses from one time significant or unusual items, subject to Compensation Committee review and approval.

 

b.                    Individual Component:   The Individual Component payout shall be determined as follows:

 

i.             Named Executive Officers:   The payout shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in consultation with the CEO.

 

ii.         Other Participants:   The payout shall be determined by each participant’s supervisor subject to parameters established by the CEO in consultation with the SVP Human Resources.

 




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Exhibit 21

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(AND JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (Delaware)    

AMC Entertainment Inc. (Delaware)

   

American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (Missouri)

   

AMC Card Processing Services, Inc. (Arizona)

   

AMC License Services, Inc. (Kansas)

   

AMC ITD, Inc. (Kansas)

   

Loews Kaplan Cinema Associates Partnership (50%)

   

AMC Interchange Ventures ULC, (British Columbia)

   

AMC Theatres of Canada, Inc. (New Brunswick)

   

AMC Theatres of U.K. Limited (United Kingdom)

   

Centertainment Development, Inc. (Delaware)

   

Club Cinema of Mazza, Inc. (District of Columbia)

   

Loews Citywalk Theatre Corporation (California)

   

Citywalk Big Screen Theatres (California) (50%)

   

Midlands Water Association (Illinois)

   

AMC Concessionaire Services of Florida, LLC (Florida)

   

Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, LLC (Delaware) (15.45%)

   

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC (Delaware) (33.3%)

   

National CineMedia, LLC (Delaware) (14.96%)

   

AC JV, LLC (Delaware) (32%)

   

Open Road Releasing, LLC (Delaware) (50%)

   

Rave Reviews Cinemas, L.L.C. (Delaware)

   

Universal Cineplex Odeon Joint Venture (Florida) (50%)

   

Wanda AMC Releasing, LLC (Delaware)

   

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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-192912) on Form S-8 of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 10, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the period August 31, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the 22-week period ended August 30, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which report appears in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

        Our report dated March 10, 2015 contains an explanatory paragraph that states that as a result of a change of control, effective August 30, 2012, the consolidated financial information after August 30, 2012 is presented on a different cost basis than that for the period before the change of control and, therefore, is not comparable.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2015

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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-192912 on Form S-8 of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 9, 2015, relating to the financial statements of National CineMedia, LLC, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP    

Denver, Colorado
March 9, 2015

 

 

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Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Auditor

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-192912) of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. of our report dated February 18, 2015, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, which report is included in the Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014.

/s/ CohnReznick LLP    
March 10, 2015
Roseland, New Jersey
   

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Exhibit 23.4

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Members
Open Road Releasing, LLC:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-192912) on Form S-8 of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 6, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Open Road Releasing, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members' deficit, and cash flows for the each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, which report appears in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

    /s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 10, 2015

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Gerardo I. Lopez, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2015   /s/ GERARDO I. LOPEZ

Gerardo I. Lopez
Chief Executive Officer, Director and President

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Craig R. Ramsey, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2015   /s/ CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

        The undersigned Chief Executive Officer, Director and President and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), each hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

Dated March 10, 2015

/s/ GERARDO I. LOPEZ

Gerardo I. Lopez
Chief Executive Officer, Director and President
   

/s/ CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

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