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): December 2, 2016
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-14993 | 58-1469127 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1301 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia | 31901 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 576-3400
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 2, 2016, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (“AMC”) provided written notice to Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (“Carmike”) of its election, as contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Carmike, AMC and Congress Merger Subsidiary, Inc., dated as of July 24, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”), to extend the “End Date” (as defined in Section 10.01(b)(i) of the Merger Agreement) to March 6, 2017.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ Daniel E. Ellis | ||||||
| Daniel E. Ellis | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||