---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001514991-22-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMCX"
cik: "0001514991"
company_name: "AMC Global Media Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T03:18:21.626278+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMC Networks appoints Christina Spade as CEO, Patrick O'Connell as CFO

## Summary
- Christina Spade (current COO/CFO) becomes CEO effective Sept 9, 2022; base salary $1.75M, target bonus 200%.
- Spade receives $6M special RSU award (3-year vest) and $30K signing bonus.
- Patrick O'Connell named CFO effective Aug 8, 2022; base salary $800K, target bonus 100%, $1.05M signing bonus.
- Outgoing interim CEO Matthew Blank to receive $750K consulting fee from Sept 9 to Dec 31, 2022.
- Spade to continue as COO/CFO until Aug 8 (CFO) and Sept 9 (COO); severance includes 2x salary plus bonus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001514991-22-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMCX
- cik: 0001514991
- company_name: AMC Global Media Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514991/000151499122000025/0001514991-22-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514991/000151499122000025/amcx-20220803.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001514991-22-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001514991-22-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001514991-22-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christina Spade was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AMC Global Media Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Christina Spade, age 53, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing September 9, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514991/000151499122000025/0001514991-22-000025-index.htm

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