---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-127652"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NCMI"
cik: "0001377630"
company_name: "National CineMedia, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:34:52.365437+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National CineMedia Board increases director count from 7 to 8 ahead of 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Board adopted amendment to Bylaws increasing director count from seven to eight.
- Change effective immediately prior to May 7, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
- No new director named in the filing; purpose of the increase not disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-127652
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NCMI
- cik: 0001377630
- company_name: National CineMedia, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526127652/0001193125-26-127652-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526127652/ncmi-20260326.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b9b28d6dcc129f17fbab7654f4792fbea791241c
  claim: National CineMedia, Inc.: Increased number of directors from seven to eight effective immediately prior to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2026 (effective 2026-05-07).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 26, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of National CineMedia, Inc. ( the “Company”) adopted an amendment to Section 3.02 (the “Amendment”) of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) increasing the number of directors from seven to eight effective immediately prior to the start of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to occur on May 7, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526127652/0001193125-26-127652-index.htm

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