| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/25/2021 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMC Networks Inc. [ AMCX ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 03/09/2022 | AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock | 791 | (1) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 03/09/2023 | AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock | 3,638 | (2) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 03/09/2024 | AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock | 2,669 | (3) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") was granted on March 9, 2019 under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2021 and one-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2020. The remaining one-third of the RSUs will vest on March 9, 2022 subject to the achievement of certain performance measures. |
| 2. Each RSU was granted on March 8, 2020 under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2021. The remaining two-thirds of the RSUs vest as follows: one-third on March 9, 2022 and one-third on March 9, 2023. |
| 3. Each RSU was granted on March 12, 2021 under the AMC Networks Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. The RSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on March 9, 2022, March 9, 2023 and March 9, 2024, subject to the achievement of certain performance measures. |
| /s/ Anne G. Kelly, attorney-in-fact for Michael J. Sherin III | 08/26/2021 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
