National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers

2017 Restricted Stock Awards to Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company granted performance-based and time-based restricted stock
awards to each of the Companys executive officers effective
January 19, 2017, as described in greater detail below.

The following table shows the target number of Performance-Based
Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock for each
executive officer:

Name and Position

Number of Target Shares of Performance – Based Restricted
Stock (1)

Number of Shares of Time – Based Restricted Stock

Total Number of Shares of Restricted Stock

Andrew J. England

Chief Executive Officer Director

76,013

25,338

101,351

Clifford E. Marks

President

95,692

63,795

159,487

Katherine L. Scherping

Chief Financial Officer

28,946

19,297

48,243

Ralph E. Hardy

Executive Vice President General Counsel

22,012

14,675

36,687

Executive Officers as a Group

222,663

123,105

345,768

(1)

Reflects the target number of shares that will
vest.Performance-based Restricted Stock is scheduled to
vest at target based (i) 75% on a cumulative Free Cash
Flow target and (ii) 25% on a Digital Revenue target.The
awards are scheduled to vest based on the scales shown
below. The Compensation Committee may apply other
pre-determined adjustments to the definition of Free Cash
Flow and Digital Revenue under the plan. The
performance-based restricted shares are scheduled to vest
on the 60th day following the last day of the
three-year and one-year measurement periods ending
December 26, 2019 (the Vesting Date) and include the
right to receive regular and special cash dividends
accrued over the vesting period, if and when the
underlying shares vest.Below is a summary of how the
number of vested shares of restricted stock will be
determined based on the level of achievement of actual
cumulative Free Cash Flow and Digital Revenue.

Free Cash Flow – % of Target

Award Vesting % of Target Shares

85%

None

85%

25%

90%

50%

95%

50%

75%

50%

105%

150%

Digital Revenue – % of Target

Award Vesting % of Target Shares

44.4%

None

44.4%

25%

50%

50%

155.6%

200%

Payouts will be interpolated for performance between points shown
in the tables above.

The time-based restricted shares are scheduled to vest 33.33% on
the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date,
subject to continuous service.The time-based restricted shares
include the right to receive regular and special cash dividends,
if and when the underlying shares vest.

Upon vesting of the restricted stock described above, National
CineMedia, LLC (NCM LLC) will issue common membership units to
the Company equal to the number of shares of the Companys common
stock represented by such restricted stock.

2017 Base Salaries for Executive Officers

The Compensation Committee approved the following 2017 base
salaries effective January 19, 2017.

2017 Base Salary

2016 Base Salary

Percentage Increase

Name and Position

(in thousands)

Andrew J. England

Chief Executive Officer Director

$875

$750

17%

Clifford E. Marks

President

$858

$842

2%

Katherine L. Scherping

Chief Financial Officer

$408

$400

2%

Ralph E. Hardy

Executive Vice President General Counsel

$310

$304

2%


About National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI)

National CineMedia, Inc. (NCM, Inc.) is a holding company that manages its consolidated subsidiary National CineMedia, LLC (NCM LLC). NCM LLC operates the digital in-theatre media network in North America, through which it sells in-theatre and online advertising and promotions. The Company is engaged in advertising business. It operates through advertising segment. The Company’s advertising and entertainment pre-show, FirstLook, lobby entertainment network (LEN) and programming are distributed across its digital content network (DCN) utilizing its digital content software (DCS). NCM, Inc. has no business operations or material assets. Its on-screen digital FirstLook pre-feature show consists of national and local advertising, as well as behind the scenes making-of and other entertainment content provided by its content partners and other clients. The Company’s Lobby Entertainment Network (LEN) has approximately 3,104 screens in over 1,519 theatres connected to its DCN.

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) Recent Trading Information

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) closed its last trading session down -0.04 at 15.00 with 455,547 shares trading hands.