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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-110465"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMC"
cik: "0001411579"
company_name: "AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-09-24T21:25:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-24T21:28:09.845557+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMC shareholders approve 2024 EIP expansion, reject say-on-pay and governance amendments

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 2024 Equity Incentive Plan amendment boosting share reserve from 25M to 50M shares; company to file S-8 for 25M new shares.
- Non-binding say-on-pay failed: 54.7% against vs 45.3% for (167,784,104 vs 202,687,611 shares).
- Declassification, written consent, and special meeting amendments failed despite >97% support from votes cast, needing majority of outstanding shares; only ~40% of shares outstanding voted for.
- Re-elected Class III directors: Denise M. Clark, Sonia Jain, Keri S. Putnam for terms to 2029 annual meeting.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2026 (96.1% of votes cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-110465
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMC
- cik: 0001411579
- company_name: AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-09-24T21:25:33+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411579/000110465926110465/0001104659-26-110465-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411579/000110465926110465/tm2625696d4_8k.htm

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