UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2016
AMC Networks Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-35106 | 27-5403694 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY | 10001 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 324-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Correction to Definitive Proxy Statement
The proxy statement of AMC Networks Inc. (the “Company”), dated April 28, 2016, includes a proposal to adopt the Company’s 2016 Employee Stock Plan and includes a copy of the proposed plan as Appendix A. In Section 5 of Appendix A (page A-4), the number of authorized shares is incorrectly stated as 7,000,000. The correct number is 6,000,000. The correct number is used in all other places in the proxy statement. A full copy of the corrected plan is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: |
Exhibit Number | Item | |
| 99.1 | AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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 Networks Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Anne G. Kelly | ||||
| Anne G. Kelly | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Secretary | ||||||