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10-K true 2024-12-26 --12-26 2024 false 001-33296 NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, INC. DE 20-5665602 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300 Centennial CO 80111 303 792-3600 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share NCMI NASDAQ No No Yes Yes true false Accelerated Filer true false false true 290335227 95209712 Item 1C. CybersecurityRisk Management and StrategyWe maintain a cybersecurity management program designed to identify, assess, manage, mitigate and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents. We review our program design on at least a quarterly basis and update as needed to address the risks and threats that our corporate security team has identified. Our team also benchmarks our program to industry recognized frameworks, including the International Organization for Standardization. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors receives regular reports on cybersecurity risks and evaluates these risks as a part of their enterprise risk review.Our teams also rely on third-party diagnostic tools and periodic audits to ensure that our program is performing as designed and in-line with applicable standards. Our Chief Information Officer oversees a security committee made up of professionals on our corporate security and other information technology teams to review the results of these audits and recommend improvements. Prior to engaging a third party to provide services, our information technology team performs a risk assessment to determine the level of review of the vendor needed based on the nature of the services to be provided and type of information that may be shared. The resulting vendor review may include requiring the vendor to provide the results of external audits. We continue to monitor our vendors throughout their engagements with us to ensure they have complied with their contractual obligations, including service level agreements and other contractual standards.We have also established an incident response plan to assess, identify and manage specific potential cybersecurity incidents. This plan requires the corporate security team to notify a response team. The response team assesses the risks of the identified potential incident and determines an appropriate response based on the risks identified. The response team then reports on the incident to senior management and, if necessary, a subset of our financial disclosure committee to determine if the cybersecurity incident should be reported in our public filings. We face cybersecurity risks in connection with our business operations. Although such risks have not materially affected us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition, to date, we have experienced threats to our data and systems, including social engineering threats, denial of service attacks, malware and computer virus attacks. For more information about the cybersecurity risks we face, see Item 1A—Risk Factors.Governance<div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Board Oversight—The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the Company’s cybersecurity program. The cybersecurity team updates the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis to discuss the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management program, potential and identified threats, remediation and mitigation plans, and other topics as requested by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee regularly reports to the full Board of Directors and management reports on specific matters as requested by the Board of Directors.</div></div><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Management’s Role—The Company’s Chief Information Officer is responsible for the Company’s cybersecurity team and for reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company’s corporate security team reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. Our Chief Information Officer has more than thirty years of experience managing communication networks, data centers, information technology teams, systems administration and cybersecurity in the media and advertising industry. Our corporate security team is similarly composed of seasoned professionals with significant experience in the field. The Chief Information Officer regularly informs the Company’s senior management regarding the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and supervises such efforts. The corporate security team has a broad range of experience selecting, deploying and operating cybersecurity technologies initiatives and seeks to ensure that each team stays educated on emerging technologies and threats.</div></div> true true false <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Board Oversight—The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the Company’s cybersecurity program. The cybersecurity team updates the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis to discuss the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management program, potential and identified threats, remediation and mitigation plans, and other topics as requested by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee regularly reports to the full Board of Directors and management reports on specific matters as requested by the Board of Directors.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Management’s Role—The Company’s Chief Information Officer is responsible for the Company’s cybersecurity team and for reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company’s corporate security team reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. Our Chief Information Officer has more than thirty years of experience managing communication networks, data centers, information technology teams, systems administration and cybersecurity in the media and advertising industry. Our corporate security team is similarly composed of seasoned professionals with significant experience in the field. The Chief Information Officer regularly informs the Company’s senior management regarding the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and supervises such efforts. The corporate security team has a broad range of experience selecting, deploying and operating cybersecurity technologies initiatives and seeks to ensure that each team stays educated on emerging technologies and threats.</div> Board Oversight—The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the Company’s cybersecurity program. The cybersecurity team updates the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis to discuss the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management program, potential and identified threats, remediation and mitigation plans, and other topics as requested by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee regularly reports to the full Board of Directors and management reports on specific matters as requested by the Board of Directors. The cybersecurity team updates the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis to discuss the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management program, potential and identified threats, remediation and mitigation plans, and other topics as requested by the Audit Committee. Management’s Role—The Company’s Chief Information Officer is responsible for the Company’s cybersecurity team and for reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company’s corporate security team reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. Our Chief Information Officer has more than thirty years of experience managing communication networks, data centers, information technology teams, systems administration and cybersecurity in the media and advertising industry. Our corporate security team is similarly composed of seasoned professionals with significant experience in the field. The Chief Information Officer regularly informs the Company’s senior management regarding the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and supervises such efforts. The corporate security team has a broad range of experience selecting, deploying and operating cybersecurity technologies initiatives and seeks to ensure that each team stays educated on emerging technologies and threats. The Company’s Chief Information Officer is responsible for the Company’s cybersecurity team and for reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. true Our Chief Information Officer has more than thirty years of experience managing communication networks, data centers, information technology teams, systems administration and cybersecurity in the media and advertising industry. Our corporate security team is similarly composed of seasoned professionals with significant experience in the field. The Chief Information Officer regularly informs the Company’s senior management regarding the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and supervises such efforts. The corporate security team has a broad range of experience selecting, deploying and operating cybersecurity technologies initiatives and seeks to ensure that each team stays educated on emerging technologies and threats. true 248 34 Opinion on the financial statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of National CineMedia, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 26, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, equity/(deficit), and cash flows for the year in the period ended December 26, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 26, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 26, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated March 6, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion. Opinion on the Financial StatementsWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of National CineMedia, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 28, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, equity/(deficit), and cash flows, for the period ended December 28, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 28, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period ended December 28, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. GRANT THORNTON LLP Denver, Colorado Deloitte & Touche LLP Denver, Colorado

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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:0;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">1.<div id="notes" style="width:100%;display:inline;">BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</div></div>NCM, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware as a holding company formed with the purpose of becoming a member and sole manager of NCM LLC, a limited liability company primarily owned by NCM, Inc. The terms “NCM”, “the Company” or “we” shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include the consolidated entity. NCM, Inc. has no business operations or material assets other than its cash and cash equivalents and ownership interest of approximately 100.0% of the common membership units in NCM LLC as of December 26, 2024. The Company operates the largest cinema advertising network reaching movie audiences in the U.S., allowing NCM LLC to sell advertising under long-term ESAs with the ESA Parties and certain third-party network affiliates, under long-term network affiliate agreements. As of December 26, 2024, the weighted average remaining term of the ESAs is approximately 14.1 years. The network affiliate agreements expire at various dates between July 7, 2025 and July 13, 2033, with our largest affiliate agreement expiring on July 13 2033. The weighted average remaining term of the ESAs and the network affiliate agreements together is 11.3 years as of December 26, 2024.In December 2022, AMC and Regal each redeemed all of their outstanding membership units in exchange for shares of NCM, Inc. common stock, reducing AMC’s and Regal’s ownership to 0.0% as of December 29, 2022. On February 23, 2023 and March 23, 2023, Cinemark redeemed all of their outstanding membership units in exchange for shares of NCM, Inc. common stock reducing Cinemark’s ownership interest in NCM LLC to 0.0% as of December 28, 2023. On April 1, 2024, in accordance with the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, NCM LLC issued 132,096 and 3,377 common membership units to Cinemark and AMC, respectively. On April 16, 2024, the Company elected to satisfy a redemption request from Cinemark for all of their outstanding common membership units through a cash settlement as provided in NCM LLC’s Operating Agreement. This redemption reduced Cinemark’s ownership interest in NCM LLC to 0.0% as of April 16, 2024. As of December 26, 2024, AMC’s ownership interest remains de minimis.NCM, Inc.’s primary source of cash flow from operations is distributions from NCM LLC pursuant to the NCM LLC Operating Agreement. NCM, Inc. also receives management fees pursuant to a management services agreement with NCM LLC in exchange for providing specified management services to NCM LLC.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Basis of PresentationThe Company has prepared its Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes of NCM, Inc. in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made and all intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has reclassified certain historical amounts on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations and Statements of Cash Flows to conform to current period presentation. In the year ended December 26, 2024, the Company reclassified certain historical expenses on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations from ‘Advertising operating costs’ and ‘Network costs’ to ‘Network operating costs’ and certain historical expenses from ‘Advertising operating costs’ and ‘ESA theater access fees and revenue shares’ to ‘ESA Parties and network affiliate fees’ to conform to current period presentation. As a result of the various related-party agreements discussed in Note 9—Related Party Transactions, the operating results as presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might have occurred if all agreements were with non-related third parties.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include those related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, share-based compensation, income taxes, intangible assets and the valuation of NCM LLC upon deconsolidation and reconsolidation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Bankruptcy Filing, Deconsolidation and Reconsolidation of NCM LLC—On April 11, 2023, NCM LLC filed a voluntary petition for reorganization with a prearranged Chapter 11 plan under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court (the “Chapter 11 Case”). During the Chapter 11 Case, the Company was deemed to no longer control NCM LLC for accounting purposes and NCM LLC was deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements prospectively as of April 11, 2023. NCM LLC does not have a readily determinable fair value. Upon the deconsolidation of NCM LLC, the original cost of the investment was valued based upon NCM, Inc.'s ownership of the secured debt of NCM LLC and the estimation of the enterprise value of NCM LLC utilizing a combination of a market approach and income approach. The market approach relied upon a comparison with guideline public companies and entails selecting relevant financial information of the subject company and capitalizing those amounts using valuation multiples that are based on empirical market observation. The income approach relied upon an analysis of NCM LLC’s projected economic earnings discounted to present value. Significant assumptions utilized within these analyses include the weighted average cost of capital and NCM LLC’s forecasted cash flows.Upon emergence from bankruptcy, NCM, Inc., regained control and retained 100.0% ownership of NCM LLC, after taking into account elections by the holders of Secured Debt Claims to receive NCM, Inc. common stock in lieu of NCM LLC common units and was therefore reconsolidated into the Company’s financial statements prospectively as of August 7, 2023 akin to an acquisition under ASC 805 – Business Combinations. The acquisition method requires the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date as the Company allocates the estimated fair values of acquired tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities assumed. The Company also uses our best estimates to determine the useful lives of the tangible and definite-lived intangible assets, which impact the periods over which depreciation and amortization of those assets are recognized. All balances within the Company’s financial statements reflect NCM LLC activity only for the periods while consolidated, including all of the year ended December 26, 2024 and for the year ended December 28, 2023, December 30, 2022 through April 11, 2023 and August 7, 2023 through December 28, 2023.</div>Significant Accounting Policies<div>Accounting Period—The Company has a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year ending on the first Thursday after December 25. Fiscal year 2023 contained 52 weeks and 2024 contained 52 weeks. Throughout this document, the fiscal years are referred to as set forth below: <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:17.824%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;">Reference in this Document</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;">2024</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;">2023</td> </tr> </table></div></div><div></div> <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Revenue Recognition—The Company derives revenue principally from the sale of advertising to national, regional and local businesses in Noovie®, our cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens across the U.S., as well as on our LEN, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising, promotions and experiences in theater lobbies. In addition, the Company sells data and digital advertising, including through NCM Boost and Boomerang, through NCM’s digital gaming products, which can be played on the mobile apps and through partnerships with certain internet platforms. Further the Company sells advertising in a variety of complementary out of home venues. The Company also has a long-term agreement to exhibit the advertising of the ESA Parties’ beverage suppliers. The Company considers the terms of each arrangement to determine the appropriate accounting treatment as more fully discussed in Note 2—Revenue from Contracts with Customers.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Operating Costs—The Company classifies its core operating expenses within the following categories on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations:Network operating costs—This balance relates to advertising fulfillment-related operating costs primarily consisting of personnel costs, satellite bandwidth, repairs and other costs of maintaining and operating the digital network as well as preparing advertising and other content for transmission across the digital network. To a lesser extent, this balance also includes production costs of non-digital advertising and revenue share and per patron based fees due to certain sales partners.ESA Parties and network affiliate fees—This balance relates to fees the Company pays its ESA Parties and network affiliates in return for the rights to advertise in their theaters. For the ESA Parties, these fees are comprised of a payment per theater attendee, a payment for post-showtime advertising, a payment per digital screen and a payment per digital cinema projector equipped in the theaters, all of which escalate over time, and revenue share for the Platinum Spot, when sold. For network affiliates, this fee can be a revenue share and/or a per patron based fee.Selling and marketing costs—This balance consists primarily of sales personnel costs including sales commissions and selling related expenses such as travel, barter and bad debt expense; marketing expenses including research subscriptions and studies and production costs for internal segments shown within The Noovie® Show; lease expense for the Company’s sales offices and costs associated with digital inventory, including revenue shares paid to DOOH and other partners. </div>Administrative and other costs—This balance consists of personnel costs for the Company’s executives as well as administrative functions including legal, information technology and accounting, lease expense for the Company’s headquarters, legal and professional fees, cloud computing costs for the Company’s cinema advertising management system and repairs and maintenance costs. <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Cash and Cash Equivalents—All highly liquid debt instruments and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents and are considered available-for-sale securities. The Company held cash balances in a bank in excess of the federally insured limits or in the form of a money market demand account with a major financial institution as of December 26, 2024 and as of December 28, 2023. The Company has elected the fair value option for valuing its cash equivalents. The cash equivalents are valued at fair value at each balance sheet date and the change in value from the prior period is recognized within “Other non-operating income, net” on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Restricted Cash— The Company’s restricted cash balance was $3.0 million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The balance is related to unsettled, agreed upon payments to NCM LLC’s unsecured creditors within the escrow accounts and “Accounts payable” on the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Marketable Securities—The Company’s marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value. The fair value of substantially all securities is determined by quoted market information and pricing models using inputs based upon market information, including contractual terms, market prices and yield curves. The estimated fair value of securities for which there are no quoted market prices is based on similar types of securities that are traded in the market. The change in value from the prior period is recognized within “Other non-operating income, net” on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers—The risk of credit loss related to the Company's trade receivables and unbilled receivables balances is accounted for through the allowance for credit losses, a contra asset account which reduces the net receivables balance. The allowance for credit losses balance is determined by pooling the Company's receivables with similar risk characteristics, specifically by type of customer (national or local/ regional) and then age of receivable and applying historical write-off percentages to these pools in order to determine the amount of expected credit losses as of the balance sheet date. National receivables are with large advertising agencies with strong reputations in the advertising industry and clients with stable financial positions and good credit ratings, represent larger receivables balances per customer and have significantly lower historical and expected credit loss patterns. Local and regional receivables are with smaller companies sometimes with less credit history and represent smaller receivable balances per customer and higher historical and expected credit loss patterns. The Company has smaller contracts with many local clients that are not individually significant. The Company also considers current economic conditions and trends to determine whether adjustments to historical loss rates are necessary. The Company also reserves for specific receivable balances that it expects to write off based on known concerns regarding the financial health of the customer. Receivables are written off when management determines amounts are uncollectible. The Company had one agency through which it sourced advertising revenue that accounted for 14.7% of the Company’s gross outstanding receivable balance as of December 26, 2024. The Company had no agencies through which it sourced advertising revenue that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s gross outstanding receivable balance as of December 28, 2023. During the year ended December 26, 2024, the Company did not have a customer that accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue. 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style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Trade accounts</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">83.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">98.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">3.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Less: Allowance for credit losses</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(1.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">85.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">96.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div></div> <div>Property and Equipment—Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization. Generally, the equipment associated with the digital network of the ESA Party theaters is owned by the ESA Parties, while the equipment associated with network affiliate theaters is owned by the Company. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. The Company records depreciation using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:50%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:50%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cceeff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Equipment</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">3-10 years</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Computer hardware and software</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">2-10 years</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cceeff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Leasehold improvements</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Lesser of lease term or asset life</td> </tr> </table> </div></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> Software and website development costs developed or obtained for internal use are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350—Internal Use Software and ASC 350– Website Development Costs. The subtopics require the capitalization of certain costs incurred in developing or obtaining software for internal use. Software costs related primarily to the Company’s cinema advertising management system, digital products, digital network distribution system (DCS), enterprise resource planning system and website development costs, which are included in equipment, and are depreciated over three to ten years. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had a net book value of $9.1 million and $11.1 million, respectively, of capitalized software and website development costs. Depreciation expense related to software and website development was approximately $2.4 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The subtopics also require the capitalization of certain implementation costs related to qualifying Cloud Computing Arrangements (“CCAs”) upon adoption of ASU 2018-15— Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract as of September 28, 2018. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 the Company had a net book value of $4.3 million and $4.5 million of capitalized implementation costs for CCAs, respectively, recorded within “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs primarily relate to the Company's hosted cinema advertising management system which was implemented in January 2021. Depreciation expense related to capitalized implementation costs for CCAs was approximately $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. These costs are amortized to “Administrative and other costs” within the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations over the life of the hosting arrangement beginning at implementation. For the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company recorded $3.3 million and $3.0 million in research and development expense, respectively.The Company assesses impairment of property and equipment pursuant with ASC 360 – Property, Plant and Equipment. This includes determining if certain triggering events have occurred that could affect the value of an asset. The Company did not record any losses related to property and equipment during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Intangible Assets—The Company’s intangible assets consist of contractual rights to provide its services within the theaters under the ESAs and the network affiliate agreements, customer relationships developed and maintained by the Company’s sales force and trademarks held and used by the Company. The intangible assets are stated at their estimated fair values upon the reconsolidation of NCM LLC on August 7, 2023 as further described within Note 5—Reconsolidation of NCM LLC, net of accumulated amortization. The Company records amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the intangibles, corresponding to the expected term of the ESAs, the average renewable term of the contracts with the network affiliates and industry standard lives for customer relationships and trademarks. Intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. In its impairment testing, the Company estimates the fair value of the intangible asset by determining the estimated future cash flows associated with the ESAs, network affiliate agreements and trademarks or the estimated replacement cost of the customer relationships. If after determining that gross cash flows are insufficient to recover the asset, the estimated fair value is less than the carrying value, the intangible asset is written down to its estimated fair value. Significant judgment is involved in estimating long-term cash flow forecasts and replacement costs.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Amounts Due to/from ESA Parties—Amounts due to/from ESA Parties include amounts due for the theater access fees and revenue share, offset by a receivable for advertising time purchased by the ESA Parties on behalf of their beverage concessionaire, plus any amounts outstanding under other contractually obligated payments. Payments to or received from the ESA Parties against outstanding balances are made monthly. Available cash distributions are made quarterly contingent upon the ESA Parties’ ownership of NCM LLC membership units, the Company's compliance with the covenants outlined within the 2023 Revolving Credit Facility and in accordance with the NCM LLC Operating Agreement.</div><div>Income Taxes—Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which differences are expected to be recovered or settled pursuant to the provisions of ASC 740 – Income Taxes. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.The Company records a valuation allowance if it is deemed more likely than not that all or a portion of its deferred income tax assets will not be realized, which will be assessed on an on-going basis. Only the portion of deferred income tax assets deemed more likely than not to be realized are considered within the calculation of the payable to the ESA Parties under the TRA which is equal to 90% of the Company’s actual tax benefit realized from the tax amortization of the basis difference for qualifying deferred income tax assets. Refer to Note 7—Income Taxes to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of changes within the Company's valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">In addition, income tax rules and regulations are subject to interpretation and the application of those rules and regulations require judgment by the Company and may be challenged by the taxation authorities. The Company follows ASC 740-10-25, which requires the use of a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosures regarding uncertainties in income tax positions. Only tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are recognized.</div>The Company recognizes the tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the position, the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured as the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. Debt Issuance Costs—In relation to the issuance of outstanding debt discussed in Note 10—Borrowings, there is a balance of $1.6 million and $2.2 million in deferred financing costs as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The debt issuance costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying obligations and are included in interest on borrowings, which approximates the effective interest method. Debt issuance costs are written-off in the event that the underlying debt is extinguished through partial or full repayment of the obligation. <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">The changes in debt issuance costs are as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Beginning balance</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">11.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Debt issuance costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Deconsolidation of NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(8.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Reconsolidation for NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Amortization of debt issuance costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(3.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Ending balance</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">1.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">2.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Share-Based Compensation—During 2024, the Company issued restricted stock units to certain employees and its independent directors. These restricted stock unit grants for Company management vest upon the achievement of Company performance measures, market conditions and/or service conditions, while non-management grants vest only upon the achievement of service conditions. During 2023, the Company issued stock options and restricted stock units which vest upon the achievement of Company three-year cumulative performance measures and service conditions or only service conditions. The Company recognizes share-based compensation net of an estimated forfeiture rate. Compensation expense of restricted stock units that vest upon the achievement of Company performance measures is based on management’s financial projections and the probability of achieving the projections, which requires considerable judgment. A cumulative adjustment is recorded to share-based compensation expense in periods that management changes its estimate of the number of shares expected to vest. Ultimately, the Company adjusts the expense recognized to reflect the actual vested shares following the resolution of the performance conditions. Compensation expense of restricted stock units that vest upon achievement of certain market conditions is based on an estimate of the fair value of the granted restricted stock units on the grant date utilizing the Monte Carlo model, which requires considerable judgment. The fair value of the granted restricted stock units is expensed over an estimated derived service period, which also requires considerable judgment. In accordance with ASC 718—Stock Compensation, the Company does not adjust the expense recognized to reflect the actual vested shares following the resolution of the market condition. Dividends are accrued when declared on unvested restricted stock units that are expected to vest and are only paid with respect to shares that actually vest.Compensation cost of stock options is based on the estimated grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires that the Company make estimates of various factors. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, the Company recognizes share-based compensation net of an estimated forfeiture rate, and therefore only recognizes compensation cost for those shares expected to vest over the requisite service period of the award. Refer to Note 11—Share-Based Compensation for more information.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Share Repurchase Program—On March 18, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to use assets of the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases, from time to time over a period of three years. Shares may be repurchased under the program through open market purchases, block trades, or accelerated or other structured share repurchase programs. During the year ended December 26, 2024, 2,524,991 shares were repurchased on the open market. In accordance with ASC 505 —Equity, the Company elected to retire the shares. Upon the retirement of these shares, the excess over par value paid, inclusive of direct costs, of $13.4 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings for the year ended December 26, 2024.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Fair Value Measurements—Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Segment Reporting—Advertising is the principal business activity of the Company and is the Company’s only operating and reportable segment under the requirements of ASC 280—Segment Reporting. The Company’s chief executive officer is the chief operating decision maker who reviews financial information on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The accounting policies of the one operating and reportable segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. All segment revenues related to services performed within the United States. The Company’s segment assets are generated and domiciled within the United States.The chief operating decision maker assesses performance for the one operating and reportable segment and decides how to allocate resources using consolidated net (loss) income, as presented on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as ‘Consolidated net (loss) income’, among other measures. Consolidated net (loss) income is presented herein as the primary measure as it most closely aligns with US GAAP. The chief operating decision maker uses consolidated net (loss) income to decide whether to utilize profits to invest in the Company or to recommend actions to the Board of Directors such as stock repurchases or future dividends. Consolidated net (loss) income is also utilized to monitor actual results as compared to budgeted expectations to assess the performance of the one operating and reportable segment and in establishing management’s compensation. The Company’s significant segment expenses are consistent with the operating expense financial statement line items as presented within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company’s other segment items are consistent with the non-operating income and expense financial statement line items as presented within the Consolidated Statement of Operations.The measure of segment assets used to allocate resources is total assets as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, inclusive of cash and cash equivalents as well as accounts receivable as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as ‘Cash and cash equivalents’ and ‘Receivables, net of allowance’, respectively.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Capital Expenditures—Capital expenditures include digital applications being developed primarily by the Company’s programmers and outside consultants, capitalized software development or upgrades for the Company’s Digital Content Software, audience targeting and data management systems, cinema advertising management system, equipment required for the Company’s Customer Experience Center and content production and post-production facilities, office leasehold improvements, desktop equipment for use by employees, and in certain cases, the costs necessary to install equipment at or digitize all or a portion of a network affiliate’s theaters when they are added to the Company’s network. Capital expenditures for the year ended December 26, 2024 were $5.8 million compared to $3.3 million for the year ended December 28, 2023.</div><div>Consolidation—NCM, Inc. consolidates the accounts of NCM LLC under the provisions of ASC 810—Consolidation (“ASC 810”). Under Accounting Standards Update 2015-2, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (“ASU 2015-2”), a limited partnership is a variable interest entity unless a simple majority or lower threshold of all limited partners unrelated to the general partner have kick-out or participating rights. The non-managing members of NCM LLC do not have dissolution rights or removal rights. NCM, Inc. has evaluated the provisions of the NCM LLC membership agreement and has concluded that the various rights of the non-managing members are not substantive participating rights under ASC 810, as they do not limit NCM, Inc.’s ability to make decisions in the ordinary course of business. The Company concluded that NCM LLC is a variable interest entity and determined that NCM, Inc. should consolidate the accounts of NCM LLC pursuant to ASU 2015-2 because 1) it has the power to direct the activities of NCM LLC in its role as managing member and 2) NCM, Inc. has the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from NCM LLC, that could potentially be significant provided its 100.0% ownership in NCM LLC. Upon NCM LLC’s emergence from bankruptcy, it was determined that NCM, Inc. continues to hold the current rights that give it power to direct activities of NCM LLC that most significantly impact NCM LLC’s economic performance and that NCM, Inc. continues to have the rights to receive the significant benefits or the obligations to absorb potentially significant losses, resulting in NCM, Inc. having a controlling financial interest in NCM LLC. As a result, NCM, Inc. was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of NCM LLC and the Company has consolidated NCM LLC under the variable interest entity provisions of ASC 810—Consolidation.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">The following table presents the changes in NCM, Inc.’s equity resulting from net income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers to or from noncontrolling interests (in millions): <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.82%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:3.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.6%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">705.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">33.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cash redemption of NCM LLC common membership units</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM, Inc. investment in NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(2.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Issuance of shares</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">241.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change from net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">977.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table></div></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Recently Adopted Accounting PronouncementsIn November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which establishes segment disclosure requirements in addition to modifying and eliminating certain existing requirements. Under the new guidance, entities must disclose incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis to enable investors to develop more decision-useful financial analyses. This guidance is effective for issuances over periods beginning on and after December 15, 2023. The Company adopted this standard effective December 26, 2024 and included the necessary incremental disclosures within Note 1—The Company surrounding the Company's chief operating decision maker and significant segment measures utilized in their decision making. These additional disclosures did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which establishes new income tax disclosure requirements in addition to modifying and eliminating certain existing requirements. Under the new guidance, entities must consistently categorize and provide greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation. They must also further disaggregate income taxes paid. This guidance is effective for issuances on annual periods beginning on and after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted this standard prospectively effective December 26, 2024 and included incremental disclosures within Note 7— Income Taxes. These additional disclosures did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company did not adopt any other accounting pronouncements during the year ended December 26, 2024.</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Recently Issued Accounting PronouncementsThe Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.</div>

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Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include those related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, share-based compensation, income taxes, intangible assets and the valuation of NCM LLC upon deconsolidation and reconsolidation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Bankruptcy Filing, Deconsolidation and Reconsolidation of NCM LLC—On April 11, 2023, NCM LLC filed a voluntary petition for reorganization with a prearranged Chapter 11 plan under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court (the “Chapter 11 Case”). During the Chapter 11 Case, the Company was deemed to no longer control NCM LLC for accounting purposes and NCM LLC was deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements prospectively as of April 11, 2023. NCM LLC does not have a readily determinable fair value. Upon the deconsolidation of NCM LLC, the original cost of the investment was valued based upon NCM, Inc.'s ownership of the secured debt of NCM LLC and the estimation of the enterprise value of NCM LLC utilizing a combination of a market approach and income approach. The market approach relied upon a comparison with guideline public companies and entails selecting relevant financial information of the subject company and capitalizing those amounts using valuation multiples that are based on empirical market observation. The income approach relied upon an analysis of NCM LLC’s projected economic earnings discounted to present value. Significant assumptions utilized within these analyses include the weighted average cost of capital and NCM LLC’s forecasted cash flows.Upon emergence from bankruptcy, NCM, Inc., regained control and retained 100.0% ownership of NCM LLC, after taking into account elections by the holders of Secured Debt Claims to receive NCM, Inc. common stock in lieu of NCM LLC common units and was therefore reconsolidated into the Company’s financial statements prospectively as of August 7, 2023 akin to an acquisition under ASC 805 – Business Combinations. The acquisition method requires the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date as the Company allocates the estimated fair values of acquired tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities assumed. The Company also uses our best estimates to determine the useful lives of the tangible and definite-lived intangible assets, which impact the periods over which depreciation and amortization of those assets are recognized. All balances within the Company’s financial statements reflect NCM LLC activity only for the periods while consolidated, including all of the year ended December 26, 2024 and for the year ended December 28, 2023, December 30, 2022 through April 11, 2023 and August 7, 2023 through December 28, 2023.

Accounting Period—The Company has a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year ending on the first Thursday after December 25. Fiscal year 2023 contained 52 weeks and 2024 contained 52 weeks. Throughout this document, the fiscal years are referred to as set forth below: <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:17.824%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;">Reference in this Document</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;">2024</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;">2023</td> </tr> </table></div>

Operating Costs—The Company classifies its core operating expenses within the following categories on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations:Network operating costs—This balance relates to advertising fulfillment-related operating costs primarily consisting of personnel costs, satellite bandwidth, repairs and other costs of maintaining and operating the digital network as well as preparing advertising and other content for transmission across the digital network. To a lesser extent, this balance also includes production costs of non-digital advertising and revenue share and per patron based fees due to certain sales partners.ESA Parties and network affiliate fees—This balance relates to fees the Company pays its ESA Parties and network affiliates in return for the rights to advertise in their theaters. For the ESA Parties, these fees are comprised of a payment per theater attendee, a payment for post-showtime advertising, a payment per digital screen and a payment per digital cinema projector equipped in the theaters, all of which escalate over time, and revenue share for the Platinum Spot, when sold. For network affiliates, this fee can be a revenue share and/or a per patron based fee.Selling and marketing costs—This balance consists primarily of sales personnel costs including sales commissions and selling related expenses such as travel, barter and bad debt expense; marketing expenses including research subscriptions and studies and production costs for internal segments shown within The Noovie® Show; lease expense for the Company’s sales offices and costs associated with digital inventory, including revenue shares paid to DOOH and other partners. Administrative and other costs—This balance consists of personnel costs for the Company’s executives as well as administrative functions including legal, information technology and accounting, lease expense for the Company’s headquarters, legal and professional fees, cloud computing costs for the Company’s cinema advertising management system and repairs and maintenance costs.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—All highly liquid debt instruments and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents and are considered available-for-sale securities. The Company held cash balances in a bank in excess of the federally insured limits or in the form of a money market demand account with a major financial institution as of December 26, 2024 and as of December 28, 2023. The Company has elected the fair value option for valuing its cash equivalents. The cash equivalents are valued at fair value at each balance sheet date and the change in value from the prior period is recognized within “Other non-operating income, net” on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Restricted Cash— The Company’s restricted cash balance was $3.0 million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The balance is related to unsettled, agreed upon payments to NCM LLC’s unsecured creditors within the escrow accounts and “Accounts payable” on the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Marketable Securities—The Company’s marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value. The fair value of substantially all securities is determined by quoted market information and pricing models using inputs based upon market information, including contractual terms, market prices and yield curves. The estimated fair value of securities for which there are no quoted market prices is based on similar types of securities that are traded in the market. The change in value from the prior period is recognized within “Other non-operating income, net” on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers—The risk of credit loss related to the Company's trade receivables and unbilled receivables balances is accounted for through the allowance for credit losses, a contra asset account which reduces the net receivables balance. The allowance for credit losses balance is determined by pooling the Company's receivables with similar risk characteristics, specifically by type of customer (national or local/ regional) and then age of receivable and applying historical write-off percentages to these pools in order to determine the amount of expected credit losses as of the balance sheet date. National receivables are with large advertising agencies with strong reputations in the advertising industry and clients with stable financial positions and good credit ratings, represent larger receivables balances per customer and have significantly lower historical and expected credit loss patterns. Local and regional receivables are with smaller companies sometimes with less credit history and represent smaller receivable balances per customer and higher historical and expected credit loss patterns. The Company has smaller contracts with many local clients that are not individually significant. The Company also considers current economic conditions and trends to determine whether adjustments to historical loss rates are necessary. The Company also reserves for specific receivable balances that it expects to write off based on known concerns regarding the financial health of the customer. Receivables are written off when management determines amounts are uncollectible. The Company had one agency through which it sourced advertising revenue that accounted for 14.7% of the Company’s gross outstanding receivable balance as of December 26, 2024. The Company had no agencies through which it sourced advertising revenue that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s gross outstanding receivable balance as of December 28, 2023. During the year ended December 26, 2024, the Company did not have a customer that accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue. 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Property and Equipment—Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization. Generally, the equipment associated with the digital network of the ESA Party theaters is owned by the ESA Parties, while the equipment associated with network affiliate theaters is owned by the Company. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. The Company records depreciation using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:50%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:50%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cceeff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Equipment</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">3-10 years</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Computer hardware and software</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">2-10 years</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cceeff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Leasehold improvements</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">Lesser of lease term or asset life</td> </tr> </table> </div> Software and website development costs developed or obtained for internal use are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350—Internal Use Software and ASC 350– Website Development Costs. The subtopics require the capitalization of certain costs incurred in developing or obtaining software for internal use. Software costs related primarily to the Company’s cinema advertising management system, digital products, digital network distribution system (DCS), enterprise resource planning system and website development costs, which are included in equipment, and are depreciated over three to ten years. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had a net book value of $9.1 million and $11.1 million, respectively, of capitalized software and website development costs. Depreciation expense related to software and website development was approximately $2.4 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The subtopics also require the capitalization of certain implementation costs related to qualifying Cloud Computing Arrangements (“CCAs”) upon adoption of ASU 2018-15— Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract as of September 28, 2018. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 the Company had a net book value of $4.3 million and $4.5 million of capitalized implementation costs for CCAs, respectively, recorded within “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs primarily relate to the Company's hosted cinema advertising management system which was implemented in January 2021. Depreciation expense related to capitalized implementation costs for CCAs was approximately $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. These costs are amortized to “Administrative and other costs” within the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations over the life of the hosting arrangement beginning at implementation. For the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company recorded $3.3 million and $3.0 million in research and development expense, respectively.The Company assesses impairment of property and equipment pursuant with ASC 360 – Property, Plant and Equipment. This includes determining if certain triggering events have occurred that could affect the value of an asset. The Company did not record any losses related to property and equipment during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively.

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Amounts Due to/from ESA Parties—Amounts due to/from ESA Parties include amounts due for the theater access fees and revenue share, offset by a receivable for advertising time purchased by the ESA Parties on behalf of their beverage concessionaire, plus any amounts outstanding under other contractually obligated payments. Payments to or received from the ESA Parties against outstanding balances are made monthly. Available cash distributions are made quarterly contingent upon the ESA Parties’ ownership of NCM LLC membership units, the Company's compliance with the covenants outlined within the 2023 Revolving Credit Facility and in accordance with the NCM LLC Operating Agreement.

Income Taxes—Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which differences are expected to be recovered or settled pursuant to the provisions of ASC 740 – Income Taxes. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.The Company records a valuation allowance if it is deemed more likely than not that all or a portion of its deferred income tax assets will not be realized, which will be assessed on an on-going basis. Only the portion of deferred income tax assets deemed more likely than not to be realized are considered within the calculation of the payable to the ESA Parties under the TRA which is equal to 90% of the Company’s actual tax benefit realized from the tax amortization of the basis difference for qualifying deferred income tax assets. Refer to Note 7—Income Taxes to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of changes within the Company's valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023.In addition, income tax rules and regulations are subject to interpretation and the application of those rules and regulations require judgment by the Company and may be challenged by the taxation authorities. The Company follows ASC 740-10-25, which requires the use of a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosures regarding uncertainties in income tax positions. Only tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are recognized.The Company recognizes the tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the position, the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured as the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

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Debt Issuance Costs—In relation to the issuance of outstanding debt discussed in Note 10—Borrowings, there is a balance of $1.6 million and $2.2 million in deferred financing costs as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The debt issuance costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying obligations and are included in interest on borrowings, which approximates the effective interest method. Debt issuance costs are written-off in the event that the underlying debt is extinguished through partial or full repayment of the obligation.

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Share Repurchase Program—On March 18, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to use assets of the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases, from time to time over a period of three years. Shares may be repurchased under the program through open market purchases, block trades, or accelerated or other structured share repurchase programs. During the year ended December 26, 2024, 2,524,991 shares were repurchased on the open market. In accordance with ASC 505 —Equity, the Company elected to retire the shares. Upon the retirement of these shares, the excess over par value paid, inclusive of direct costs, of $13.4 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings for the year ended December 26, 2024. 100000000

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Fair Value Measurements—Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Segment Reporting—Advertising is the principal business activity of the Company and is the Company’s only operating and reportable segment under the requirements of ASC 280—Segment Reporting. The Company’s chief executive officer is the chief operating decision maker who reviews financial information on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The accounting policies of the one operating and reportable segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. All segment revenues related to services performed within the United States. The Company’s segment assets are generated and domiciled within the United States.The chief operating decision maker assesses performance for the one operating and reportable segment and decides how to allocate resources using consolidated net (loss) income, as presented on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as ‘Consolidated net (loss) income’, among other measures. Consolidated net (loss) income is presented herein as the primary measure as it most closely aligns with US GAAP. The chief operating decision maker uses consolidated net (loss) income to decide whether to utilize profits to invest in the Company or to recommend actions to the Board of Directors such as stock repurchases or future dividends. Consolidated net (loss) income is also utilized to monitor actual results as compared to budgeted expectations to assess the performance of the one operating and reportable segment and in establishing management’s compensation. The Company’s significant segment expenses are consistent with the operating expense financial statement line items as presented within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company’s other segment items are consistent with the non-operating income and expense financial statement line items as presented within the Consolidated Statement of Operations.The measure of segment assets used to allocate resources is total assets as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, inclusive of cash and cash equivalents as well as accounts receivable as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as ‘Cash and cash equivalents’ and ‘Receivables, net of allowance’, respectively.

Capital Expenditures—Capital expenditures include digital applications being developed primarily by the Company’s programmers and outside consultants, capitalized software development or upgrades for the Company’s Digital Content Software, audience targeting and data management systems, cinema advertising management system, equipment required for the Company’s Customer Experience Center and content production and post-production facilities, office leasehold improvements, desktop equipment for use by employees, and in certain cases, the costs necessary to install equipment at or digitize all or a portion of a network affiliate’s theaters when they are added to the Company’s network. Capital expenditures for the year ended December 26, 2024 were $5.8 million compared to $3.3 million for the year ended December 28, 2023. 5800000 3300000

Consolidation—NCM, Inc. consolidates the accounts of NCM LLC under the provisions of ASC 810—Consolidation (“ASC 810”). Under Accounting Standards Update 2015-2, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (“ASU 2015-2”), a limited partnership is a variable interest entity unless a simple majority or lower threshold of all limited partners unrelated to the general partner have kick-out or participating rights. The non-managing members of NCM LLC do not have dissolution rights or removal rights. NCM, Inc. has evaluated the provisions of the NCM LLC membership agreement and has concluded that the various rights of the non-managing members are not substantive participating rights under ASC 810, as they do not limit NCM, Inc.’s ability to make decisions in the ordinary course of business. The Company concluded that NCM LLC is a variable interest entity and determined that NCM, Inc. should consolidate the accounts of NCM LLC pursuant to ASU 2015-2 because 1) it has the power to direct the activities of NCM LLC in its role as managing member and 2) NCM, Inc. has the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from NCM LLC, that could potentially be significant provided its 100.0% ownership in NCM LLC. Upon NCM LLC’s emergence from bankruptcy, it was determined that NCM, Inc. continues to hold the current rights that give it power to direct activities of NCM LLC that most significantly impact NCM LLC’s economic performance and that NCM, Inc. continues to have the rights to receive the significant benefits or the obligations to absorb potentially significant losses, resulting in NCM, Inc. having a controlling financial interest in NCM LLC. 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style="width:11.6%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">705.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">33.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cash redemption of NCM LLC common membership units</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM, Inc. investment in NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(2.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Issuance of shares</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">241.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change from net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">977.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table></div>

<table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.82%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:3.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.6%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">705.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM LLC equity issued for purchase of intangible asset</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income tax and other impacts of NCM LLC ownership changes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">33.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cash redemption of NCM LLC common membership units</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM, Inc. investment in NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(2.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Issuance of shares</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">241.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change from net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td 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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">2.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS</div></div>Revenue RecognitionThe Company derives revenue principally from the sale of advertising to national, regional and local businesses in Noovie®, our cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens across the U.S., as well as on our LEN, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising, promotions and experiences in theater lobbies. In addition, the Company sells data and digital advertising, including through NCM Boost and NCM's digital gaming products which can be played on the mobile app and through partnerships with certain internet platforms. Further the Company sells advertising in a variety of complementary out of home venues. The Company also has a long-term agreement to exhibit the advertising of the ESA Parties’ beverage suppliers.National and regional advertising, including advertising under the beverage concessionaire and courtesy PSA agreements, are sold on a CPM basis. The Company predominantly recognizes national and regional advertising over time as impressions (or theater attendees) are delivered. National advertising is also sold to content partners. The content partners provide the Company with original entertainment content segments, typically 90 seconds in length, that are entertaining, informative or educational in nature in The Noovie® Show and they make commitments to buy a portion of the Company’s advertising inventory at a specified CPM. The Company recognizes revenue for the content segments ratably over time as the content segments air. Local advertising is sold on a per-screen, per-week basis and to a lesser extent on a CPM basis. The Company recognizes local on-screen advertising revenue over the period in which the advertising airs as dictated by the underlying sales contracts. When sold separately, LEN advertising and lobby promotions are sold based on length and breadth of the promotion. The Company recognizes revenue derived from lobby network and promotions over time when the advertising is displayed in theater lobbies. The Company sells data and digital advertising on a CPM basis as well. The Company recognizes revenue from branded entertainment websites and mobile applications over time as the data or digital impressions are served. This revenue for these products is presented within National and Local and regional advertising below.Customer contracts may also include multiple advertising services to reach the moviegoer at multiple points during a theater experience. The Company considers each of these advertising services to represent distinct performance obligations of the contract and allocates a portion of the transaction price to each service based upon the standalone selling price of the service. When standalone selling prices are not readily observable, the Company allocates the transaction price based upon all information that is reasonably available and maximizes the use of observable inputs. Methods utilized include the adjusted market and expected cost-plus margin approaches.The Company enters into barter transactions that exchange advertising program time for products and services used principally for selling and marketing activities, as well as for equity interests. The Company records barter transactions at the estimated fair value of the products and services received if that can be reasonably estimated. If the fair value of the products and services received cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company utilizes the stand-alone selling price of the advertising services in the underlying contract. Revenue for advertising barter transactions is recognized when advertising is provided, and products and services received are charged to expense when used or investments as received, as applicable. Revenue from barter transactions for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 was $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Expense recorded from barter transactions for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 was $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. This expense is included within “Selling and marketing costs” on the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.The Company recognizes revenue as the performance obligation for the advertising services is satisfied. Invoices are generated following the processing of each revenue contract and payment is due from the customer within 30 days of the invoice date. Customers select to pay the invoice in full at the start of a contract or through mutually agreed upon installments over the course of the contract. The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received, or invoices are issued, in advance of revenue being earned. Deferred revenue is classified as a current liability as it is expected to be earned within the next twelve months.Disaggregation of RevenueThe Company disaggregates revenue based upon the type of customer: national; local and regional; beverage concessionaire; and management fee reimbursement revenue related to NCM LLC. This method of disaggregation is in alignment with how revenue is reviewed by management and discussed with and historically disclosed to investors.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">National advertising revenue</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">188.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">114.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Local and regional advertising revenue</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">39.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">30.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">ESA advertising revenue from beverage concessionaire agreements</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">13.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">9.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Management fee reimbursement</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">10.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total revenue</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">240.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">165.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> Deferred Revenue and Unbilled Accounts ReceivableRevenue recognized in the year ended December 26, 2024 that was included within the Deferred Revenue balance as of December 28, 2023 was $9.8 million. Revenue recognized in the year ended December 28, 2023 that was included within the Deferred Revenue balance as of December 29, 2022 was $8.6 million. Unbilled accounts receivable is classified as a current asset as it is expected to be billed within the next twelve months. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had $2.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in unbilled accounts receivable, included within the accounts receivable balance. Practical Expedients and ExemptionsThe Company does not have any significant contracts with terms in excess of one year that are noncancellable as of December 26, 2024. Agreements with a duration less than one year are not disclosed as the Company elected to use the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14 for those contracts. In addition, the Company’s contracts longer than one year that are cancellable are not included within this disclosure.The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred as the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within “Selling and marketing costs” in the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less. The Company also does not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a significant financing component, as the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company performs services and when the customer pays for the Company's service will be one year or less. Allowance for Credit LossesThe allowance for credit losses balance is determined separately for each pool of the Company's receivables with similar risk characteristics. The Company has determined that two pools, national customers and local/ regional customers, is appropriate. The changes within the allowance for credit losses balances for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 were as follows (in millions):<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:42.137%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="14" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for National Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for Local/ Regional Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for National Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for Local/ Regional Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Balance at beginning of period</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Provision for credit losses</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Write-offs, net of recoveries</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Balance at end of period</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">1.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">1.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div>

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The changes within the allowance for credit losses balances for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 were as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:42.137%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.421%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.044%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="14" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for National Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for Local/ Regional Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for National Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Allowance for Local/ Regional Customer Receivables</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Balance at beginning of period</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Provision for credit losses</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Write-offs, net of recoveries</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Balance at end of period</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">1.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">1.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table>

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100000

1300000

<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:0;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:6pt;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">3.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE</div></div>Basic income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of potentially dilutive common stock options, restricted stock and exchangeable NCM LLC common units using the treasury stock method. The components of basic and diluted income (loss) per NCM, Inc. share are as follows:<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc. (in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">705.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Weighted average shares outstanding:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Basic</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">95,865,998</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">47,882,944</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Add: Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, and exchangeable NCM LLC common membership units</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">691,639</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Diluted</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">95,865,998</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">48,574,583</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">(Loss) income per NCM, Inc. share:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Basic</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.23</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">14.73</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Diluted</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.23</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">14.34</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> The effect of the 5,715 weighted average exchangeable NCM LLC common membership units held by the ESA Parties for the year ended December 26, 2024 was excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares and earnings per NCM, Inc. share as it was antidilutive. The weighted average exchangeable NCM LLC common membership units held by the ESA Parties for the year ended December 28, 2023 was 685,404 and are included in diluted weighted average shares. In addition, there were 5,671,341 and 979,176, stock options and non-vested (restricted) shares for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively, excluded from the calculation as they were antidilutive. The Company’s non-vested (restricted) shares do not meet the definition of a participating security as the dividends will not be paid if the shares do not vest.On August 3, 2023, the Company effected a one-for-ten (1:10) reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The reverse stock split, which was authorized by its Board of Directors, was approved by the Company’s stockholders on August 2, 2023. The reverse stock split reduced the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock from 174,112,385 shares as of August 3, 2023, to 17,411,323 shares outstanding post-split.

The components of basic and diluted income (loss) per NCM, Inc. share are as follows: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Net (loss) income attributable to NCM, Inc. (in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">(22.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">705.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Weighted average shares outstanding:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Basic</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">95,865,998</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">47,882,944</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Add: Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, and exchangeable NCM LLC common membership units</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">691,639</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Diluted</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">95,865,998</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">48,574,583</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">(Loss) income per NCM, Inc. share:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Basic</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.23</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">14.73</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Diluted</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(0.23</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">14.34</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> </table>

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705200000

95865998

47882944

691639

95865998

48574583

-0.23

14.73

-0.23

14.34

5715

685404

5671341

979176

1:10

0.01

174112385

17411323

17000000

15400000

1400000

700000

4800000

1600000

13600000 14500000

2800000

1300000

16400000

15800000

557700000

15000000

0.028

500000

83421135

245300000

2.94

49600000

74800000

7200000

14800000

900000 2400000 415000000

10000000

574700000

15300000 700000 9900000

37300000

11100000

1500000

10000000

5500000

91300000

483400000

-200000

415000000

250000000

P13Y

75000000

P16Y

75000000

P6Y

15000000

P8Y

415000000

483400000

11900000

35500000

483400000

15500000

500000

15000000

245300000

167800000

155100000

42000000

The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of future operations or results had the NCM LLC reconsolidation been completed as of December 31, 2021 (in millions). <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 29, 2022</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Revenue</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">259.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">249.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Net (Loss) Income</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(200.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">755.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> </table>

259800000

249200000

-200500000

755900000

-0.02 0.02 135473

700000

16581829

The following is a summary of the Company’s intangible asset’s activity (in millions) during December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:28.014%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Additions (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Disposals</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Amortization</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Integration and other encumbered theater payments (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Gross carrying amount</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">409.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(6.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">403.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Accumulated amortization</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(15.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(37.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(52.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total intangible assets, net</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">394.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">(37.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">(6.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">350.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:28.014%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.818%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of December 29, 2022</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Additions (3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Disposals (4)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Amortization</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Integration and other encumbered theater payments (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Gross carrying amount</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">856.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">415.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(857.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(6.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">409.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Accumulated amortization</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(270.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">277.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(22.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(15.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total intangible assets, net</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">586.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">415.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td 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As a result, AMC will make integration and other encumbered theater payments over the remaining term of those agreements. For the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, NCM LLC recorded a reduction to net intangible assets of $6.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively, related to integration and other encumbered theater payments due from AMC. During the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, AMC and Cinemark paid a total of $1.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively, related to integration and other encumbered theater payments.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(3)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">On August 7, 2023, NCM, Inc. reconsolidated NCM LLC’s intangible assets of $415.0 million. Refer to Note 5—Reconsolidation of NCM LLC for further information. Additionally, there were $0.8 million in upfront payments made to network affiliates prior to the deconsolidation of NCM LLC on April 11, 2023. </div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(4)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">On April 11, 2023, the intangible asset balance of NCM LLC was deconsolidated from NCM, Inc. Refer to Note 5—Reconsolidation of NCM LLC for further information. </div></div>

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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:0;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">7.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">INCOME TAXES</div></div>The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various states. The Company’s tax returns for the calendar years 2021 through 2023 remain open to examination by the IRS in their entirety. With respect to state taxing jurisdictions, the Company’s tax returns for calendar years ended 2020 through 2023 are eligible for examination by various state revenue services.Tax Receivable Agreement—On the IPO date, NCM, Inc. and the ESA Parties entered into a TRA. Under the terms of this agreement, NCM, Inc. will make cash payments to the ESA Parties in amounts equal to 90% of NCM, Inc.’s actual tax benefit realized from the tax amortization of the intangible assets described below. For purposes of the TRA, cash savings in income and franchise tax will be computed by comparing NCM, Inc.’s actual income and franchise tax liability to the amount of such taxes that NCM, Inc. would have been required to pay had there been no increase in NCM, Inc.’s proportionate share of tax basis in NCM LLC’s tangible and intangible assets and had the TRA not been entered into. The TRA applies to NCM, Inc.’s taxable years up to and including the 30th anniversary date of the offering. For the 2022 tax year, the Company paid the ESA Parties $0.0 million in the year ended December 28, 2023. For the 2023 tax year, the Company paid the ESA Parties $0.0 million in the year ended December 26, 2024. For the 2024 tax year, the Company expects to pay $4.1 million in 2025 to the ESA Parties.NCM, Inc. recorded a long-term payable to the ESA Parties related to the TRA. The Company recorded an increase of $4.2 million and $24.2 million to the “Payable to ESA Parties under the tax receivable agreement” during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. The increase in the payable under the TRA during the year ended December 26, 2024 was driven primarily by a change in calculation methodology to also include forecasted book income for the next two years in addition to the current year, due to management’s ability to more accurately forecast following the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in the year ended December 28, 2023 was primarily due to the increase in NCM, Inc.’s ownership percentage of NCM LLC. The ownership related changes to the “Payable to ESA Parties under the tax receivable agreement” were recorded within “Additional paid in capital, deficit” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the non-ownership related changes were recorded within “Non-operating income” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 28, 2023, following the Regal Termination Agreement whereby Regal waived all rights and interests as to the TRA, the Company reduced the “Payable under the TRA” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the amounts expected to be owed to Regal. This decrease was ultimately offset by the increase in the ‘Payable under the TRA’ on the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the additional basis created upon the revaluation and reconsolidation of NCM LLC on the Effective Date.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Provision for Income Taxes—The Company's total income taxes are as follows (in millions). <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Current:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total current income tax expense</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Deferred:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total deferred income tax expense</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision on Consolidated Statements of Operation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:0;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The majority of the current income tax expense relates to taxes in Colorado, California and New Jersey for the year ended December 26, 2024.</div></div></div><div>A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes as reported and the amount computed by multiplying income before taxes, less noncontrolling interest, by the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, </div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">2023 was (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:62.92%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.82%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:14.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.36%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Provision calculated at federal statutory income tax rate:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income before income taxes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Less: Noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(21.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Domestic Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Nontaxable and nondeductible items</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Executive compensation limitation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">5.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Excess tax deficiency on share-based compensation pay</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Dividend equivalents paid on share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change in the valuation allowance (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">8.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Projected executive compensation limitations</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">5.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Domestic state and local income taxes, net of federal effect</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:6pt;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Refer to the discussion of changes to the valuation allowance during the year ended December 26, 2024 within the Deferred Tax Assets table below.</div></div> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:77.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:2.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:18.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Provision calculated at federal statutory income tax rate:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income before income taxes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">146.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Less: Noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">148.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Current year change to enacted federal and state rate</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">25.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cancellation of debt income attributable to NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">16.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Deconsolidation effects of NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(37.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Effects of NCM LLC Bankruptcy</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Tax attribute reduction (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">63.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change in valuation allowance (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(208.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Executive compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(5.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Refer to the discussion of changes to the valuation allowance during the year ended December 28, 2023 within the Deferred Tax Assets table below.</div></div></div>Deferred Tax Assets—Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets consisted of the following (in millions):<div> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Deferred tax assets:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Investment in consolidated subsidiary NCM LLC (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">136.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">127.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Net operating losses (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">27.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">13.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Accrued bonus</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Business interest expense limitation</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">4.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">3.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total gross deferred tax assets</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">169.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">146.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Valuation allowance (3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(169.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(146.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The Company recognized a deferred tax asset in the amount of $136.7 million and $127.1 million as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively, associated with the basis difference in our investment in NCM LLC. </div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(2)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The increase within the Net operating losses deferred tax asset from December 28, 2023 to December 26, 2024 was due to a smaller reduction of the Company’s tax attributes in recognition of cancellation of debt income in conjunction with NCM LLC’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Case on August 7, 2023 within the Company's 2023 tax returns than previously estimated as of December 28, 2023. </div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(3)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The Company evaluated its deferred tax assets as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 and considered both positive and negative evidence in determining whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of its deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company generated a three-year cumulative pre-tax book loss during 2021 driven by the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Company’s operations in 2021 and 2020, the effect of which continued into 2022 and 2023. Given the associated weight assigned to this item as negative evidence within the Company’s analysis, the Company determined it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will not be able to realize certain of the Company’s deferred tax assets and the Company increased the valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets. Once the Company returns to a more normal operating level and emerges from a three-year cumulative pre-tax book loss position, part or all the valuation allowance is expected to reverse. </div></div></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Income taxes paid—A reconciliation of the income taxes paid for the year ended December 26, 2024 was (in dollars): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:77.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:2.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:18.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income taxes paid</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">US Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">US state and local</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Ohio Municipalities (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">62,356</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Tennessee (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">5,359</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">New Hampshire (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">18,506</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Texas (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(8,552</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Other (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">688</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Foreign</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax paid</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">78,357</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">These payments relate to income taxes at NCM, LLC.</div></div></div>Carryforwards—As of December 26, 2024, the Company had gross federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $93.9 million of which $93.9 million will be carried forward indefinitely. As of December 26, 2024, the Company had gross state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $123.9 million, of which $80.1 million will expire between 2024 and 2046 and $43.8 million will be carried forward indefinitely. As of December 26, 2024, the Company had gross federal research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards of approximately $1.5 million, which expire at various dates between 2033 and 2039.

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Provision for Income Taxes—The Company's total income taxes are as follows (in millions). <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Current:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total current income tax expense</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Deferred:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total deferred income tax expense</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision on Consolidated Statements of Operation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:0;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The majority of the current income tax expense relates to taxes in Colorado, California and New Jersey for the year ended December 26, 2024.</div></div>

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A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes as reported and the amount computed by multiplying income before taxes, less noncontrolling interest, by the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 was (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:62.92%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.82%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:14.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.36%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.18%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Provision calculated at federal statutory income tax rate:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income before income taxes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Less: Noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(21.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Domestic Federal</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Nontaxable and nondeductible items</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Executive compensation limitation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">5.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Excess tax deficiency on share-based compensation pay</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Dividend equivalents paid on share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change in the valuation allowance (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">8.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Projected executive compensation limitations</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">5.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Domestic state and local income taxes, net of federal effect</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:6pt;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Refer to the discussion of changes to the valuation allowance during the year ended December 26, 2024 within the Deferred Tax Assets table below.</div></div> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:77.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:2.24%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:18.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Provision calculated at federal statutory income tax rate:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income before income taxes</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">146.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Less: Noncontrolling interests</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Income attributable to NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">148.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Current year change to enacted federal and state rate</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(0.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">25.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">1.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cancellation of debt income attributable to NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">16.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Deconsolidation effects of NCM LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(37.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Effects of NCM LLC Bankruptcy</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(4.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Tax attribute reduction (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">63.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Change in valuation allowance (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(208.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Executive compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.9</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(5.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total income tax provision</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Refer to the discussion of changes to the valuation allowance during the year ended December 28, 2023 within the Deferred Tax Assets table below.</div></div>

0.21

-4900000

-4900000 -0.21 1400000 0.059

300000

0.014

-100000

-0.003

100000

0.004

1900000

0.081

1400000 0.059

100000

0.004

200000

0.008

146500000

-1800000

148300000

-200000

25700000

1400000

16500000 -37200000 -4800000 63100000

-208400000

900000

-5300000

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets consisted of the following (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Deferred tax assets:</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Investment in consolidated subsidiary NCM LLC (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">136.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">127.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Share-based compensation</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Net operating losses (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">27.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">13.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Accrued bonus</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Business interest expense limitation</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">4.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">3.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Other</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total gross deferred tax assets</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">169.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">146.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Valuation allowance (3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(169.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(146.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New 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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">9.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS</div></div>ESA Party and Managing Member Transactions—In connection with NCM, Inc.’s IPO, the Company entered into several agreements to define and regulate the relationships among NCM LLC, NCM, Inc. and AMC, Cinemark and Regal which are outlined below. AMC has owned less than 5% of NCM LLC, on an as converted basis, since July 2018 and is no longer a related party. AMC remains a party to the ESA, Common Unit Adjustment Agreement and certain other original agreements and is a member under the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, subject to fulfilling the requirements of Section 3.1 of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement. AMC will continue to participate in the annual Common Unit Adjustment and receive available cash distributions or allocation of earnings and losses in NCM LLC (as long as its ownership in NCM LLC is greater than zero) and theater access fees. Further, AMC will continue to pay beverage revenue, among other things, to NCM LLC. AMC’s ownership percentage does not impact future integration payments and other encumbered theater payments owed to NCM LLC by AMC. On April 1, 2024, in accordance with the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, NCM LLC issued 3,377 common membership units to AMC. As of December 26, 2024, AMC’s ownership was approximately 0.0% of NCM LLC and 0.0% NCM, Inc. Cinemark has owned less than 5% of NCM LLC, on an as converted basis, since NCM LLC emerged from bankruptcy on August 7, 2023 and is no longer a related party. Cinemark remains a party to the ESA, Common Unit Adjustment Agreement and certain other original agreements and is a member under the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, subject to fulfilling the requirements of Section 3.1 of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement. Cinemark will continue to participate in the annual Common Unit Adjustment and receive available cash distributions or allocation of earnings and losses in NCM LLC (as long as its ownership in NCM LLC is greater than zero) and theater access fees. Further, Cinemark will continue to pay beverage revenue, among other things, to NCM LLC. Cinemark’s ownership percentage does not impact future integration payments and other encumbered theater payments owed to NCM LLC by Cinemark. On April 1, 2024, in accordance with the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, NCM LLC issued 132,096 common membership units to Cinemark. On April 16, 2024, the Company elected to satisfy a redemption request from Cinemark for all of their outstanding common membership units through a cash settlement as provided in NCM LLC’s Operating Agreement. This redemption reduced Cinemark’s ownership interest in NCM LLC to 0.0% as of April 16, 2024. As of December 26, 2024, Cinemark’s ownership was 4.6% of NCM, Inc. and 0.0% of NCM LLC. On June 3, 2023, NCM LLC entered into the Regal Advertising Agreement and Regal Termination Agreement which became effective on July 14, 2023. Pursuant to the Regal Termination Agreement, Regal rejected and terminated its ESA with NCM LLC. Additionally Regal and Regal’s affiliates’ waived all rights and interests as to the TRA, the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, the Software License Agreement, the Director Designation Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and all the other joint venture agreements described in the NCM LLC Operating Agreement and the Company and NCM LLC, and Regal and Regal’s affiliates waived and released claims against the other party. Regal also agreed to support NCM LLC’s Plan and surrendered all 4,068,381 shares in the Company, totaling $13.0 million, upon the effective date of the Plan. In connection with the Regal Advertising Agreement, NCM LLC and Regal also agreed to dismiss with prejudice the ongoing litigation between the parties related to NCM LLC’s request to enforce certain provisions of the ESA, including the exclusivity provision. Subsequent to July 14, 2023, Regal is no longer an ESA Party or related party to NCM, Inc. or NCM LLC. The material agreements with the ESA Parties are as follows:<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;">•<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">ESAs. Under the ESAs, NCM LLC is the exclusive provider within the United States of advertising services in the ESA Parties’ theaters (subject to pre-existing contractual obligations and other limited exceptions for the benefit of the ESA Parties). The advertising services include the use of the DCN equipment required to deliver the on-screen advertising and other content included in The Noovie® Show, use of the LEN and rights to sell and display certain lobby promotions. Further, 30 to 60 seconds of advertising included in The Noovie Show is sold to the ESA Parties to satisfy the ESA Parties’ on-screen advertising commitments under their beverage concessionaire agreements. In consideration for access to the ESA Parties’ theaters, theater patrons, the network </div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;visibility:hidden;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;"><div style="width:100%;display:inline;">equipment required to display on-screen and LEN video advertising and the use of theaters for lobby promotions, the ESA Parties receive a monthly theater access fee. In conjunction with the 2019 ESA Amendments, NCM LLC also pays Cinemark, and previously Regal, incremental monthly theater access fees and, subject to NCM LLC's use of specified inventory, a revenue share in consideration for NCM LLC's access to certain on-screen advertising inventory after the advertised showtime of a feature film beginning November 1, 2019 and the underlying term of the ESAs were extended until 2041. The ESAs and 2019 ESA Amendments are considered leases with related parties under ASC 842. As described above, the Regal ESA was rejected by Regal in connection with Regal’s Chapter 11 case and terminated by the Regal Termination Agreement.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;">•<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Common Unit Adjustment Agreement. The Common Unit Adjustment Agreement provides a mechanism for increasing or decreasing the membership units held by the ESA Parties based on the acquisition or construction of new theaters or sale of theaters that are operated by each ESA Party and included in NCM LLC’s network.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;">•<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Common Unit Membership Redemption. The NCM LLC Operating Agreement provides a redemption right of the ESA Parties to exchange common membership units of NCM LLC for shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, or at the Company’s option, a cash payment based on the three-day variable weighted average closing price of NCM, Inc.’s common stock prior to the redemption date. </div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;">•<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Tax Receivable Agreement. The TRA provides for the effective payment by NCM, Inc. to the ESA Parties of 90% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that is actually realized as a result of certain increases in NCM, Inc.’s proportionate share of tax basis in NCM LLC’s tangible and intangible assets resulting from the IPO and related transactions.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;">•<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Software License Agreement. At the date of the Company’s IPO, NCM LLC was granted a perpetual, royalty-free license from the ESA Parties to use certain proprietary software that existed at the time for the delivery of digital advertising and other content through the DCN to screens in the U.S. NCM LLC has made improvements to this software since the IPO date and NCM LLC owns those improvements, except for improvements that were developed jointly by NCM LLC and the ESA Parties, if any.</div></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Following is a summary of the related party transactions between the Company and the ESA Parties (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Revenue:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">(1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Beverage concessionaire revenue (included in advertising revenue) (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">4.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Management fee reimbursement (3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">10.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Operating expenses:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">ESA Parties and network affiliate fees (4)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">16.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">For the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, there was no related party activity subsequent to the deconsolidation of NCM LLC on April 11, 2023 for AMC, Cinemark and Regal as they were not considered related parties of NCM, Inc. nor was there any activity following the reconsolidation of NCM LLC on August 7, 2023, as AMC, Cinemark and Regal were no longer considered related parties.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(2)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">For the year ended December 28, 2023, Cinemark purchased 60 second and Regal and Cinemark purchased 60 seconds, respectively, of on-screen advertising time (all ESA Parties have a right to purchase up to 90 seconds) from NCM LLC to satisfy their obligations under their beverage concessionaire agreements at a 30 second equivalent CPM rate specified by the ESA.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(3)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Comprised of payments from NCM LLC to NCM, Inc. for managing NCM LLC during the period where NCM LLC was deconsolidated of April 11, 2023 through August 7, 2023.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(4)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Comprised of payments per theater attendee, payments per digital screen with respect to the ESA Party theaters included in the Company’s network, payments for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment and payments to Cinemark and Regal for their portion of the Platinum Spot revenue for the utilization of the theaters post-showtime in accordance with the 2019 ESA Amendments. </div></div></div>Pursuant to the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement in place since the completion of the IPO, NCM LLC is required to make mandatory distributions on a proportionate basis to its members of available cash, as defined in the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, on a quarterly basis in arrears, contingent upon the Company's compliance with the covenants outlined within the Revolving Credit Facility 2023. The portion of positive available cash due to ESA Parties is accrued within the “Amounts due to ESA Parties, net” on the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets. The portion of positive available cash due to NCM, Inc. is eliminated upon consolidation. As Cinemark and Regal are no longer related parties, there are no related party balances to reflect as of December 26, 2024. The available cash from NCM LLC for the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 were as follows (in millions):<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">46.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">30.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">46.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">30.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Company generated available cash by NCM LLC to its related party ESA Parties and NCM, Inc. for the year ended December 26, 2024 of $26.2 million ($26.2 million for NCM, Inc.), with negative available cash of $10.2 million generated in the first quarter of 2024 and positive available cash of $36.4 million generated through the second, third and fourth quarter of 2024. In accordance with the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, the positive available cash generated by NCM LLC for the second quarter of 2024, of $1.3 million, was completely offset against the accumulated negative available cash amounts generated in prior years. The cumulative negative available cash balance as of December 26, 2024 is $223.6 million (including $165.1 million for NCM, Inc., $56.3 million for Cinemark and $2.2 million for AMC). In accordance with the terms of the NCM LLC Operating Agreement, these amounts can only be offset against positive available cash within the second quarter of future years. NCM, Inc. has the option to defer payment of any available cash distributions payable to NCM, Inc. at its discretion. As of December 26, 2024, NCM LLC owed NCM, Inc. $46.3 million in deferred available cash distributions. NCM LLC generated negative available cash for the nine months ended September 28, 2023 of $50.6 million (including $0.0 million for Cinemark, $0.0 million for Regal and $50.6 million for NCM, Inc.) and positive available cash of $30.3 million (including $0.0 million for Cinemark, $0.0 million for Regal and $30.3 million for NCM, Inc.) in the fourth quarter of $30.3 of the year ended December 28, 2023.AC JV, LLC Transactions—The Company accounts for its investment in AC JV, LLC under the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323-30, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323-30”) because AC JV, LLC is a limited liability company with the characteristics of a limited partnership and ASC 323-30 requires the use of equity method accounting unless the Company’s interest is so minor that it would have virtually no influence over partnership operating and financial policies. Although NCM LLC does not have a representative on AC JV, LLC’s Board of Directors or any voting, consent or blocking rights with respect to the governance or operations of AC JV, LLC, the Company concluded that its interest was more than minor under the accounting guidance. NCM LLC’s investment in AC JV, LLC was $0.8 million and $0.7 million as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. NCM LLC received cash distributions from AC JV, LLC of $1.2 million and $0.6 million, during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively. NCM LLC recorded equity in earnings for AC JV, LLC of $1.2 million and $0.6 million during the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively, which are included in “Other non-operating income, net” in the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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The available cash from NCM LLC for the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 were as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">NCM, Inc.</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">46.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">30.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">46.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">30.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table>

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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">10.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">BORROWINGS</div></div>The commencement of the Chapter 11 Case constituted an event of default and caused the automatic and immediate acceleration of all debt outstanding under or in respect of, NCM LLC’s Credit Agreements and senior notes. As of August 7, 2023, upon emergence from bankruptcy, all historical debt of NCM LLC was discharged and the historical credit agreements were terminated.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">The following table summarizes NCM LLC’s total outstanding debt as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 and the significant terms of its borrowing arrangements: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:37.64%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.42%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.58%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.42%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.58%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.42%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:17%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Outstanding Balance as of</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Borrowings ($ in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;">Maturity Date</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;">Interest Rate</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:left;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Revolving credit facility 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">August 7, 2026</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">(1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total borrowings</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Less: Debt issuance costs and discounts related to term loans and senior notes</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total borrowings, net</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Less: current portion of debt</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Carrying value of long-term debt</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">The interest rates on the revolving credit facility and term loan are described below.</div></div></div>Loan, Security and Guarantee Agreement – On August 7, 2023, NCM LLC entered into the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 with CIT Northbridge Credit LLC as agent. The Revolving Credit Facility 2023 was an asset backed line facility where the capacity depends upon NCM LLC’s trade accounts receivable balance, as adjusted for aged balances and other considerations, and was secured by a lien on substantially all of assets of NCM LLC. The maximum availability NCM LLC had access to under the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 was $55.0 million. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 could be used for, inter alia, working capital and capital expenditures. The Revolving Credit Facility 2023 would have matured on August 7, 2026, but was repaid and terminated on January 24, 2025. Please refer to Note 16–Subsequent Events. The interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 was a base rate or SOFR benchmark plus (i) 3.75% if less than 50% of revolving commitments were utilized or (ii) 4.50% if 50% or more of revolving commitments were utilized (utilizing the average revolver usage for the prior calendar month as a benchmark for this determination). The Revolving Credit Facility 2023 also contained a financial maintenance covenant requiring that the fixed charge coverage ratio ending on the last day of each fiscal month was at least 1.1 to 1.0 during a “Trigger Period.” A Trigger Period would have begun upon (i) an event of default or (ii) if availability was less than the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) 10% of aggregate revolving commitments. A Trigger Period ended only if (i) no event of default existed for the preceding thirty (30) consecutive days and (ii) availability was greater than both (a) $5.0 million and (b) 10% of aggregate revolving commitments. Upon the effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Facility 2023, NCM LLC immediately drew $10.0 million from the facility, which represented the only amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility 2023, as of December 26, 2024. The full amount was repaid on January 24, 2025. Please refer to Note 16–Subsequent Events. The Revolving Credit Facility 2023 also contained customary representations, warranties, covenants, events of default, terms and conditions, including limitations on liens, incurrence of debt, mergers and significant asset dispositions. As of December 26, 2024, NCM LLC’s maximum availability under the $55.0 million Revolving Credit Facility 2023 was $44.4 million, net of $10.0 million outstanding and net letters of credit of $0.6 million. The weighted-average interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 as of December 26, 2024 was 8.4%. Upon execution of the Revolving Credit Facility 2023, NCM LLC recorded $2.4 million as debt issuance costs and received $9.1 million in proceeds.The Revolving Credit Facility 2023 contained a number of covenants and financial ratio requirements, with which NCM LLC was in compliance at December 26, 2024, including maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio in excess of 1.1 to 1.0 on a monthly basis while maintaining availability in excess of either (i) $8.25 million or (ii) 15.0% of the aggregate revolver commitments (the “availability thresholds”). NCM LLC was permitted to make quarterly dividend payments and other payments based on the fixed charge coverage ratio and availability thresholds so long as no default or event of default had occurred and continued to occur. Dividend payments and other distributions could have been made if the fixed charge coverage ratio was in excess of 1.1 to 1.0 and availability, after the distribution, was in compliance with the availability thresholds. There were no borrower distribution restrictions as long as NCM LLC’s fixed coverage ratio was 1.1 to 1.0, NCM LLC maintained availability under the availability thresholds and NCM LLC was in compliance with its debt covenants. If there were borrower distribution restrictions on the payments, NCM LLC could not have declared or paid any dividends, or made any payments on account of NCM LLC or made any other distribution for obligations of NCM LLC. When these restrictions were effective, NCM LLC could still have paid the services fee and reimbursable costs pursuant to terms of a management services agreement, between NCM, Inc. and NCM LLC, in exchange for NCM, Inc. providing specified management services to NCM LLC. NCM LLC could also make payments pursuant to the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement and Tax Receivable Agreement in the amount, and at the time necessary to satisfy the contractual obligations with respect to the actual cash tax benefits payable to NCM LLC’s founding members. As of December 26, 2024, NCM LLC’s fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.7 to 1.0 (versus the required ratio of 1.1 to 1.0) and had availability under the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 of $44.4 million (versus the applicable availability threshold of $8.25 million). As of December 26, 2024, NCM LLC was in compliance with the financial covenants of the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 described above. Future Maturities of Borrowings – The scheduled annual maturities on the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 as of December 26, 2024 are as follows (in millions):<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.823%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Year</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Amount</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2025</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2026</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2027</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2028</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2029</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Thereafter</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div>

10000000

2026-08-07

10000000

55000000

2026-08-07

2025-01-24

0.0375

0.50

0.045

0.50

1.1 1 5000000 0.10 5000000 0.10

10000000

2025-01-24

55000000

44400000

10000000

600000

0.084

2400000

9100000

1.1 1 8250000 0.15 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.7 1 1.1 1

44400000

8250000

The scheduled annual maturities on the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 as of December 26, 2024 are as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.823%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Year</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Amount</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2025</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2026</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2027</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2028</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2029</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Thereafter</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table>

10000000

7500000

1:10

0.01

1500000

12000000

2388302

6104880

The Company recognized $12.2 million and $4.5 million for the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively, of share-based compensation expense within “Network operating costs”, “Selling and marketing costs” and “Administrative and other costs” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as shown in the table below (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Share-based compensation costs included in network operating costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Share-based compensation costs included in selling and marketing costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Share-based compensation costs included in administrative and other costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">10.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">3.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total share-based compensation costs</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">12.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">4.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table>

12200000

4500000

500000

300000

1700000

700000

10000000

3500000

12200000

4500000

100000

P0Y9M18D

10700000

P1Y1M6D

P10Y

P15Y

The following assumptions were used in the valuation of the options for the year ended December 28, 2023: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:86.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.48%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:16.283%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Year Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Expected term (in years)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">6.6</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Risk free interest rate</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">4.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Expected volatility</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">86.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Dividend yield</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—%</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> </table>

P6Y7M6D

0.041

0.864

A summary of option award activity as of December 26, 2024, and changes during the year then ended are presented below: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:50.11%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:9.662%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.22%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:8.942%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:9.662%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.22%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:9.182%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Options</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Weighted Average Exercise Price</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Outstanding as of December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">234,779</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">42.50</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">7.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Granted</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Forfeited</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Expired</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Outstanding as of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">234,779</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">42.50</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">6.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Exercisable as of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">197,416</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">45.12</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">6.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Vested and expected to vest as of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">234,204</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">42.53</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">6.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> </table>

234779

42.5

P7Y3M18D

234779

42.5

P6Y3M18D

197416

45.12

P6Y

234204

42.53

P6Y3M18D

300000

300000 500000

P3Y

30% vesting at the end of fiscal year 2024

0.30

7.5% vesting each quarter of 2025

0.075

10% vesting each quarter of 2026

0.10

vest in three equal tranches, each with a one-year measurement period to the extent that the Company achieves specified non-GAAP targets at the end of each measurement period and

vest at any point before the end of 2026 to the extent that the Company achieves specified shareholder value prior to the end of the measurement period

0.02 0.06

50000

50000 0.20

3.51

3.42

9600000

7100000

744397

10.55

6500171

3.51

1253912

7.62

554094

3.6

5436562

4.02

145043

3223885

269678

3053509

164

1 2993179

0.20

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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">13.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES</div></div>Legal Actions—The Company is subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes such claims will not have a material effect, individually and in aggregate, on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.Operating Commitments-Facilities—The Company has entered into operating lease agreements for its corporate headquarters and other regional offices. The Company has right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $12.2 million and short-term and long-term lease liabilities of $1.7 million and $12.5 million, respectively, on the balance sheet as of December 26, 2024 for all material leases with terms longer than twelve months. As of December 28, 2023 the Company had ROU assets of $4.3 million and short-term and long-term lease liabilities of $1.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, for all material leases with terms longer than twelve months. These balances are included within “Other assets”, “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities”, respectively, on the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Certain leases were rejected or modified in conjunction with NCM LLC’s Chapter 11 Case and were not included as of December 28, 2023. The Company has options on existing facilities to extend the lease or to terminate part or all of the leased space prior to the lease end date. Certain termination fees would be due upon exercise of the early termination options as outlined within the underlying agreements. None of these options were considered reasonably certain of exercise and thus have not been recognized as part of the ROU assets and lease liabilities. As of December 26, 2024, the Company had a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.4 years on these leases. The Company has also entered into certain short-term leases with a term of less than one year. These leases are not included within the Company’s ROU assets or lease liabilities due to the Company’s election of the practical expedient in ASC 842-20-25-2 for short-term leases.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">During the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company recognized the following components of total lease cost (in millions). These costs are presented within “Selling and marketing costs” and “Administrative and other costs” within the audited Consolidated Statements of Operations depending upon the nature of the use of the facility. <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Years Ended</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Operating lease cost</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">3.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Variable lease cost</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">0.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total lease cost</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">2.4</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">3.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Company made lease payments for the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 of $2.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively. These payments are included within cash flows from operating activities within the audited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as of December 26, 2024 were as follows (in millions):<div> </div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.823%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Year</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Minimum Lease Payments</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2025</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2026</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2027</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2028</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2029</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Thereafter</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">5.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">16.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Less: Imputed interest on future lease payments</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(2.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total lease liability as of December 26, 2024 per the Consolidated Balance Sheet</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">14.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> When measuring the ROU assets and lease liabilities recorded, the Company utilized its incremental borrowing rate in order to determine the present value of the lease payments as the leases do not provide an implicit rate. The Company used the rate of interest that it would have paid to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term for an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. As of December 26, 2024, the Company’s weighted average annual discount rate used to establish the ROU assets and lease liabilities was 4.8%.Operating Commitments - ESAs and Affiliate Agreements—The Company has entered into long-term ESAs with the ESA Parties and multi-year agreements with certain network affiliates, or third-party theater circuits. The ESAs and network affiliate agreements grant NCM LLC exclusive rights in their theaters to sell advertising, subject to limited exceptions. The Company recognizes intangible assets upon issuance of membership units to the ESA Parties in accordance with NCM LLC’s Common Unit Adjustment Agreement and upfront cash payments to the affiliates for the contractual rights to provide the Company’s services within their theaters as further discussed within Note 6—Intangible Assets. These ESAs and network affiliate agreements are considered leases under ASC 842 once the asset is identified and the period of control is determined upon the scheduling of the showtimes by the exhibitors, typically one week prior to the showtime. As such, the leases are considered short-term in nature, specifically less than one month. Within ASC 842, leases with terms of less than one month are exempt from the majority of the accounting and disclosure requirements, including disclosure of short-term lease expense. No ROU assets or lease liabilities were recognized for these agreements and no change to the balance sheet presentation of the intangible assets was necessary. However, the amortization of these intangible assets is considered lease expense and is presented within ‘Amortization expense’ within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company recorded $23.4 million and $16.7 million in amortization of these intangible assets in the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, respectively.In consideration for NCM LLC’s access to the ESA Parties’ theater attendees for on-screen advertising and use of lobbies and other space within the ESA Parties’ theaters for the LEN and lobby promotions, the ESA Parties receive a monthly theater access fee under the ESAs. The theater access fee is considered lease expense and is composed of a fixed payment per patron, a fixed payment per digital screen (connected to the DCN) and a fee for access to higher quality digital cinema equipment. The payment per theater patron increased by 8% in 2022 and will increase by 8% every five years with the next occurrence in 2027. The payment per digital screen and for digital cinema equipment increases annually by 5%. The theater access fee paid in the aggregate to all ESA Parties cannot be less than 12% of NCM LLC’s aggregate advertising revenue (as defined in the ESA), or it will be adjusted upward to reach this minimum payment. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had no liabilities recorded for the minimum payment, as the theater access fee was in excess of the minimum.Following the 2019 ESA Amendments, Cinemark and Regal (until July 14, 2023, when Regal ceased being a party to an ESA) receive an additional monthly theater access fee beginning November 1, 2019 in consideration for NCM LLC’s access to certain on-screen advertising inventory after the advertised showtime of a feature film. These fees are also based upon a fixed payment per patron of (i) $0.0375 per patron beginning on November 1, 2020, (ii) $0.05 per patron beginning on November 1, 2021, (iii) $0.052 per patron beginning on November 1, 2022 and (iv) increase 8% every five years beginning November 1, 2027. Additionally, following the 2019 ESA Amendments, beginning on November 1, 2019, NCM LLC is entitled to display the Platinum Spot, an additional single unit that is either 30 or 60 seconds of The Noovie® Show in the trailer position directly prior to the one or two trailers preceding the feature film. In consideration for the utilization of the theaters for the Platinum Spots, Cinemark and Regal (until July 14, 2023, when Regal ceased being a party to an ESA) are entitled to receive 25% of all revenue generated for the actual display of Platinum Spots in their applicable theaters, subject to a specified minimum. If NCM LLC runs advertising in more than one concurrent advertisers’ Platinum Spot for any portion of the network over a period of time, then NCM LLC will be required to satisfy a minimum average CPM for that period of time.The network affiliates compensation is considered variable lease expense and varies by circuit depending upon the agreed upon terms of the network affiliate agreement. The majority of agreements are centered around a revenue share where an agreed upon percentage of the advertising revenue received from a theater’s attendance is paid to the circuit. As part of the network affiliate agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business under which the Company sells advertising for display in various network affiliate theater chains, the Company has agreed to certain minimum revenue guarantees on a per attendee basis, which in some cases may exceed the applicable revenue share rate. If a network affiliate achieves the attendance or minimum revenue per attendee set forth in their respective agreement, the Company has guaranteed minimum revenue for the network affiliate per attendee if such amount paid under the revenue share arrangement is less than its guaranteed amount. As of December 26, 2024, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make pursuant to the minimum revenue guarantees is $318.1 million over the remaining terms of the network affiliate agreements. These minimum guarantees relate to various affiliate agreements ranging in term from one to eight years, prior to any renewal periods of which some are at the option of the Company. During the year ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 the Company paid $0.1 million and $0.0 million, respectively, related to these minimum guarantees. As of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had $0.7 million and $0.0 million in liabilities recorded within “Accounts payable” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for these obligations, as such guarantees are less than the expected share of revenue paid to the affiliate. As the guaranteed minimums are based upon agreed upon minimum attendance or affiliate revenue levels, the Company did not incur minimum revenue share fees during the period of time the respective affiliate's theaters were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and will not for the remaining duration an affiliate's theater attendance or revenue levels are low as the minimum levels must first be met by the affiliate.

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The minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as of December 26, 2024 were as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:80.236%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.94%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:15.823%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Year</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">Minimum Lease Payments</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2025</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2026</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2027</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2028</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">2.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">2029</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">1.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Thereafter</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">5.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">16.5</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Less: Imputed interest on future lease payments</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">(2.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">)</td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total lease liability as of December 26, 2024 per the Consolidated Balance Sheet</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">14.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table>

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<div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:7.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:7.333%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">14.<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS</div></div>Non-Recurring Measurements—Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets include long-lived assets, intangible assets, cost and equity method investments and borrowings.Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets and Other Investments—As described in Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company regularly reviews long-lived assets (primarily property, plant and equipment), intangible assets, investments accounted for under the cost or equity method and notes receivable for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. When the estimated fair value is determined to be lower than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment charge is recorded to write the asset down to its estimated fair value.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">Other investments consisted of the following (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:66.993%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.62%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.883000000000001%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">As of</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;">December 28, 2023</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Investment in AC JV, LLC</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Other investments</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">3.0</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;">Total</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">3.8</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;">0.7</td> <td style="padding-top:0in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"> </td> </tr> </table></div> The investment in AC JV was initially valued using comparative market multiples. The other investments were recorded based upon the fair value of the services provided in exchange for the investment. Refer to Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more details. As the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon non-identical assets and use significant unobservable inputs, they have been classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. On October 1, 2024, the Company invested $1.0 million in cash to acquire equity interests in an advertising-related company. Additionally, on October 8, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with an entertainment company to exchange $2.0 million of on-screen advertising inventory to be provided over a three-year term for equity interests. During the years ended December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, no observable price changes or impairments have been recorded as a result of the Company’s qualitative assessment of identified events or changes in the circumstances of the remaining investments, which resulted in the investments totaling $3.0 million as of December 26, 2024.Borrowings—The carrying amount of the Revolving Credit Facility 2023 is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value due to its floating-rate terms.Recurring Measurements—All current assets and liabilities are estimated to approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these balances. The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820-10 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures are as follows (in millions):<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:38.728%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.862%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.862%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.64%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.242%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:2.26%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:10.362%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Fair Value As of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">ASSETS:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cash equivalents (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Short-term marketable securities (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total assets</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Cash Equivalents—The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(2)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Short-Term and Long-Term Marketable Securities—The carrying amount and fair value of the marketable securities are equivalent since the Company accounts for these instruments at fair value. The Company’s certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus interest. The inputs in the valuation are classified as Level 1 if there is an active market for these securities; however, if an active market does not exist, the inputs are recorded at a lower level in the fair value hierarchy. The value of the certificates of deposit is derived from contractual terms. The inputs to the valuation pricing models are observable, and as such are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.</div></div></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">The amortized cost basis, aggregate fair value and maturities of the marketable securities the Company held as of December 26, 2024 are as follows: <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:57.22%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.38%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:10.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.38%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:10.72%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.04%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.54%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">As of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Amortized Cost Basis (in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Aggregate Fair Value (in millions)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Maturities (1) (in years)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">MARKETABLE SECURITIES:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Short-term certificates of deposit</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total short-term marketable securities</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:30pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total marketable securities</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Maturities— Securities available for sale include obligations with various contractual maturity dates some of which are greater than one year. The Company considers the securities to be liquid and convertible to cash within 30 days.</div></div></div>

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2000000 P3Y

3000000

The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820-10 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures are as follows (in millions): <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:38.728%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.862%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.52%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:11.862%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1.64%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:12.242%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:2.26%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:10.362%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:1%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="10" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Fair Value As of December 26, 2024</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">ASSETS:</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Cash equivalents (1)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Short-term marketable securities (2)</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;"> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;text-indent:20pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;">Total assets</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.3</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">41.2</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">0.1</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;">$</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:center;">—</td> <td style="padding-top:0.01in;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:0in;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;padding-right:0.01in;"> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:3pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(1)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Cash Equivalents—The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts.</div></div><div class="item-list-element-wrapper" style="margin-left:5.463%;display:flex;margin-top:6pt;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:0;min-width:3.333%;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:3.525603731872177%;word-break:keep-all;display:inline-flex;justify-content:flex-start;">(2)<div style="width:100%;display:inline;">Short-Term and Long-Term Marketable Securities—The carrying amount and fair value of the marketable securities are equivalent since the Company accounts for these instruments at fair value. The Company’s certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus interest. 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16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTSDebt Agreement—On January 24, 2025, NCM LLC as borrower, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, as lender. The agreement provides for a $45.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility that matures on January 24, 2028. In connection with entering into the 2025 Credit Facility, NCM LLC repaid in full the $10.0 million balance outstanding as of December 26, 2024 and terminated all commitments under its 2023 Revolving Credit Facility, and in connection with this termination, paid a prepayment fee equal to 1% of the total commitment.As of March 6, 2025, NCM LLC has not made any borrowings under the 2025 Credit Facility. Borrowings under the 2025 Credit Facility may be used for, among other things, working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and bear interest at a floating rate equal to term SOFR (subject to a floor of zero) plus an applicable margin of 2.00%, which is subject to increase by an additional 2.00% upon the occurrence of an event of default. A commitment fee of 0.25% is payable quarterly in arrears based on the average daily amount of the undrawn portion of the commitments under the 2025 Credit Facility for the preceding quarter. The 2025 Credit Facility has a $5.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Fees are payable on outstanding letters of credit at a per annum rate equal to 2.00%, plus certain customary fees payable in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal and extension of letters of credit and the processing of drawings thereunder. Certain of NCM LLC’s future subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) are required to guarantee the repayment of NCM LLC’s obligations under the 2025 Credit Facility. The obligations of NCM LLC and any such Guarantors with respect to the 2025 Credit Facility are and will be secured by a pledge of substantially all assets of NCM LLC and each of the Guarantors, including, without limitation, accounts receivables, deposit accounts, intellectual property, investment property, inventory, equipment and equity interests in their respective subsidiaries. The 2025 Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this type, including limitations on the NCM LLC’s and its subsidiaries ability to incur additional debt, grant or permit additional liens, make investments and acquisitions, merge or consolidate with others, dispose of assets, pay dividends and distributions, make equity repurchases, pay subordinated indebtedness and enter into affiliate transactions. In addition, the 2025 Credit Facility contains financial covenants requiring NCM LLC to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of no greater than 2.25 to 1.00 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.50 to 1.00, each measured on a quarterly basis. The 2025 Credit Facility also includes events of default customary for facilities of this type and upon the occurrence of such events of default, subject to customary cure rights, all outstanding loans under the 2025 Credit Facility may be accelerated and/or the Company’s commitments terminated. The 2025 Credit Facility also contains representations, warranties, and events of defaults customary for this type of facility. Share Repurchase Program—Subsequent to the year ended December 26, 2024, in accordance with the stock repurchase plan approved on March 18, 2024 by the Company’s Board of Directors, 586,246 shares were repurchased on the open market for $3.8 million. In accordance with ASC 505—Equity, these shares were retired and any excess over par value paid was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings.

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