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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2022

Registration No. 333-               
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
Registration Statement
Under
the Securities Act of 1933

National CineMedia, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware20-5665602
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80111
(Address, including zip code of principal executive offices)

National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Maria V. Woods, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
National CineMedia, Inc.
6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80111
(Name and address of agent for service)

(303) 792-3600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
David R. Crandall, Esq.
Hogan Lovells US LLP
1601 Wewatta St., Suite 900
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 899-7300





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o  Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company  o
Emerging growth company  o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.o
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE

National CineMedia, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register 7,500,000 additional shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, reserved for issuance under the National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2020 Plan”). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-238733), filed by the Registrant with the Commission on May 27, 2020 relating to the 2020 Plan, except to the extent superseded hereby.

PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.     Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
•The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2021, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2022;
•The Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on March 23, 2022 (excluding those portions that are not incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2021);
•The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 filed with the Commission on May 9, 2022 and August 8, 2022, respectively;
•The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2022, April 5, 2022, May 9, 2022, June 2, 2022, July 25, 2022 and August 8, 2022 (other than information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and all exhibits related to such items); and
•The description of the Registrant’s common stock that is contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on February 5, 2007, as updated by Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2021, including any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, excluding any information furnished under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 of any Current Report on Form 8-K.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or


replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
The following exhibits are submitted herewith or incorporated by reference herein.
Exhibit    Reference  Description
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5.1*
23.1*
23.2*
24.1*
107*
*Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, on August 9, 2022.
National CineMedia, Inc.
By:/s/ Thomas F. Lesinski
Thomas F. Lesinski
Chief Executive Officer



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 9, 2022.
NameTitle
/s/ Thomas F. LesinskiChief Executive Officer and Director
Thomas F. Lesinski(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Ronnie Y. NgChief Financial Officer
Ronnie Y. Ng(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
*Chairman
Mark B. Segall
*Director
David E. Glazek
*Director
Lawrence A. Goodman
*Director
Kurt C. Hall
*Director
Juliana F. Hill
*Director
Donna Reisman
*Director
Renana Teperberg
*Director
Mark Zoradi

*By:/s/ Maria V. WoodsAttorney-in-fact
Maria V. Woods




Document
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
National CineMedia, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Security TypeSecurity Class TitleFee Calculation RuleAmount Registered(1)Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2)Maximum Aggregate Offering PriceFee RateAmount of Registration Fee
EquityCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share457(h)7,500,000$1.61$12,037,500.000.0000927$1,115.88
Total Offering Amounts$12,037,500.00$1,115.88
Total Fee Offsets$0
Net Fee Due$1,115.88

(1)Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement also covers any additional shares of common stock that become issuable under the National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction.
(2)Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 2, 2022.

Document
Exhibit 5.1
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Hogan Lovells US LLP
1601 Wewatta Street
Suite 900
Denver, Colorado 80202
T +1 303 899 7300
F +1 303 899 7333
www.hoganlovells.com




August 9, 2022


Board of Directors
National CineMedia, Inc.
6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80111

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel to National CineMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the proposed offering of up to 7,500,000 newly issued shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”), all of which Shares are issuable pursuant to the National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including pdfs). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that following (i) effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (ii) issuance of the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and (iii) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares specified in the
Hogan Lovells US LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the District of Columbia. “Hogan Lovells” is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices in: Alicante Amsterdam Baltimore Beijing Birmingham Boston Brussels Colorado Springs Denver Dubai Dusseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Houston Johannesburg London Los Angeles Luxembourg Madrid Mexico City Miami Milan Minneapolis Monterrey Moscow Munich New York Northern Virginia Paris Perth Philadelphia Rome San Francisco São Paulo Shanghai Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Tokyo Warsaw Washington, D.C. Associated Offices: Budapest Jakarta Riyadh Shanghai FTZ Ulaanbaatar. Business Service Centers: Johannesburg Louisville. Legal Services Center: Berlin. For more information see www.hoganlovells.com
National CineMedia, Inc.
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applicable resolutions of the Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and in the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.
Very truly yours,

/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
Document
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 3, 2022 relating to the financial statements of National CineMedia, Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of National CineMedia, Inc. for the year ended December 30, 2021.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Denver, Colorado
August 9, 2022

Document
Exhibit 5.1
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Hogan Lovells US LLP
1601 Wewatta Street
Suite 900
Denver, Colorado 80202
T +1 303 899 7300
F +1 303 899 7333
www.hoganlovells.com




August 9, 2022


Board of Directors
National CineMedia, Inc.
6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80111

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel to National CineMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the proposed offering of up to 7,500,000 newly issued shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”), all of which Shares are issuable pursuant to the National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including pdfs). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that following (i) effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (ii) issuance of the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and (iii) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares specified in the
Hogan Lovells US LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the District of Columbia. “Hogan Lovells” is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices in: Alicante Amsterdam Baltimore Beijing Birmingham Boston Brussels Colorado Springs Denver Dubai Dusseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Houston Johannesburg London Los Angeles Luxembourg Madrid Mexico City Miami Milan Minneapolis Monterrey Moscow Munich New York Northern Virginia Paris Perth Philadelphia Rome San Francisco São Paulo Shanghai Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Tokyo Warsaw Washington, D.C. Associated Offices: Budapest Jakarta Riyadh Shanghai FTZ Ulaanbaatar. Business Service Centers: Johannesburg Louisville. Legal Services Center: Berlin. For more information see www.hoganlovells.com
National CineMedia, Inc.
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applicable resolutions of the Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and in the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.
Very truly yours,

/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
Document
Exhibit 24.1


POWER OF ATTORNEY


    KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas F. Lesinski and Maria V. Woods, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental or regulatory authority), for him or her and in his or her name in the capacity indicated below, one or more registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the registration of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance under the National CineMedia, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, in each case, with any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) thereto with all exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and unto each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he himself or she herself might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


Signature                    Title                    Date


/s/ Mark B. Segall
______________________________     Chairman                 June 17, 2022
Mark B. Segall         (Chairman of the Board)


/s/ David E. Glazek
______________________________     Director                 June 9, 2022
David E. Glazek                        


/s/ Lawrence A. Goodman
______________________________     Director                 June 9, 20222
Lawrence A. Goodman                        



Exhibit 24.1

/s/Kurt C. Hall
______________________________     Director                 June 9, 2022
Kurt C. Hall


/s/ Juliana F. Hill
______________________________     Director                 June 9, 2022
Juliana F. Hill


/s/ Donna Reisman
______________________________     Director                 June 9, 2022
Donna Reisman


/s/ Renana Teperberg
______________________________     Director                 June 21, 2022
Renana Teperberg


/s/ Mark Zoradi
______________________________     Director                 June 16, 2022
Mark Zoradi