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): February 17, 2023
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(303 ) 792-3600
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Redemption of Cinemark's Common Membership Units
The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of National CineMedia, Inc. ("NCM Inc." or "The Company") and the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, as amended, of National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM LLC") provide a redemption right to the NCM LLC members to exchange common membership units of NCM LLC for shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) on a one-for-one basis, or at the Company’s option, a cash payment equal to the market price of one share of the Company’s Common Stock.
On February 17, 2023, the Company received a Notice of Redemption from Cinemark Media, Inc. (“Cinemark”) for the redemption of 41,969,862 common membership units, with a redemption date of February 23, 2023. Pursuant to the Notice of Redemption, Cinemark surrendered certificates evidencing the common membership units to NCM LLC for cancellation and, the Company contributed an equal number of newly issued shares of its Common Stock to NCM LLC in exchange for the common units surrendered and redeemed by Cinemark. NCM LLC in turn transferred the shares of Common Stock to Cinemark. The shares of Common Stock were issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof for transactions not involving a public offering.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: February 24, 2023 | By: | /s/ Ronnie Y. Ng | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Y. Ng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||