AMC NETWORKS INC. (NASDAQ:AMCX) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01
On February26, 2018, AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC Networks”) delivered a letter (the “Proposal Letter”) to RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (“RLJ Entertainment”) to which AMC Networks proposed to acquire the outstanding shares of RLJ Entertainment not currently owned by AMC Networks or entities affiliated with Robert L. Johnson for a purchase price of $4.25 per share in cash. Through this offer, AMC Networks intends for RLJ Entertainment to become a privately owned subsidiary of AMC Networks, with a minority stake held by Mr.Johnson. A copy of the Proposal Letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by AMC Networks under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (unless any such filing expressly states by specific reference that the information or exhibit in this particular Form 8-K is incorporated by reference).
On February 26, 2018, AMC Networks issued a press release announcing the proposal set forth in the Proposal Letter. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
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About AMC NETWORKS INC. (NASDAQ:AMCX)
AMC Networks Inc. is a holding company, which conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The Company owns and operates entertainment businesses and assets. The Company operates through two segments: National Networks, and International and Other. The National Networks segment principally includes activities of its programming businesses, which include its programming networks distributed in the United States and Canada. The International and Other segment principally includes AMC Networks International (AMCNI), the Company’s international programming businesses consisting of a portfolio of channels in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa; IFC Films, the Company’s independent film distribution business; AMCNI- DMC, the broadcast solutions unit of certain networks of AMCNI and third-party networks, and various developing online content distribution initiatives.
