\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, announced that it has named Adam Aron, CEO and President of AMC since 2016, as its Chairman of the Board. As Aron will serve both as Chairman and CEO of AMC, the Board has selected Ambassador Philip Lader to serve as its Lead Director.\n<\/p>\n
\nAron has served AMC as CEO and President and as a member of the Board of Directors since January of 2016. In this role and as the face of AMC, Aron has overseen the Company\u2019s transformative growth into becoming the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world. His most recent focus has been on guiding AMC through the complexities of coronavirus pandemic. Aron has significant business and executive experience, having led as CEO five different companies in five different industries for more than 20 years. He has served continuously since 1988 on numerous corporate Boards.\n<\/p>\n
\nAron received a bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Harvard College, and a master\u2019s of business administration degree with distinction from the Harvard Business School.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmbassador Philip Lader, now Lead Director of AMC, joined its Board as an independent director in July of 2019. Ambassador Lader is a Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley Institutional Securities. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James\u2019s, and served in President Clinton\u2019s Cabinet as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with having been White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President, and Deputy Director of the Office of Management & Budget. In business, he has been Chairman of WPP plc (which includes Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson, Young & Rubicam, Grey, Group M, Kantar, Hill & Knowlton, and Burson-Marsteller, among other companies in 124 countries). Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Sir James Goldsmith\u2019s US holdings (including America\u2019s then-largest private landholdings) and President of Sea Pines Company (developer\/operator of large-scale resort communities), universities in South Carolina and Australia, and Business Executives for National Security. He has also served on the boards of Lloyds of London, Marathon Oil, AES, Songbird (Canary Wharf), and RAND Corporation.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmbassador Lader\u2019s education includes Duke, Michigan, Oxford and Harvard Law School, and he has been awarded honorary doctorates by 14 universities. He was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal by The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures & Commerce for his contributions to trans-Atlantic relations.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe new appointments for Aron and Lader follow the expected resignations from the AMC Board of Lin Zhang and Mao Jun (John) Zeng. Both are senior executives of China\u2019s Wanda Group. Wanda was the controlling shareholder of AMC between 2012 and 2020, and recently sold most of its AMC shares.\n<\/p>\n
\nRegarding the announcements, Adam Aron commented: \u201cFirst, I want to express my deepest and sincerest thanks to Lin Zhang and Mao Jun Zeng for their contributions to AMC\u2019s success and for their many years of service as members of AMC\u2019s Board of Directors. Their support, guidance and true friendship has been extremely important to me. Additionally, I am grateful to the full AMC Board for their confidence in my continuing leadership. And it goes without saying that I eagerly look forward to working with Phil Lader in his new role as Lead Director of the Board, as well as with all of our distinguished and talented Board members.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nAmbassador Lader commented: \u201cAdam’s leadership and my board colleagues’ commitment to AMC’s shareowners, guests and employees demonstrate our fundamental belief in movie theaters’ incalculable contributions to international commerce, culture and understanding. As an avid movie-goer and film industry enthusiast as well as corporate director, I look forward to AMC’s continued resilience and a bright future for movie-goers.”\n<\/p>\n
The full AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors now includes:<\/b><\/p>\n
\nAdam M. Aron \u2013 Chairman of the Board and CEO; former CEO of each of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., the NBA\u2019s Philadelphia 76ers, Vail Resorts and Norwegian Cruise Line, as well as having been the chief marketing officer of both United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts\n<\/p>\n
\nHoward W. ‘Hawk’ Koch, Jr. \u2013 Movie producer, principal at The Koch Company, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\n<\/p>\n
\nPhilip Lader – Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley Institutional Securities; formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James\u2019s, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Management & Budget. Also former Chairman of WPP plc\n<\/p>\n
\nGary F. Locke \u2013 Trade consultant and owner of Locke Global Strategies; formerly served as Governor of Washington, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and the U.S. Ambassador to the People\u2019s Republic of China\n<\/p>\n
\nKathleen M. Pawlus \u2013 Retired partner of Ernst and Young, LLP having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of its Global Assurance practice\n<\/p>\n
\nAnthony J. Saich \u2013 Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation as well as Daewoo Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University\u2019s Kennedy School of Government\n<\/p>\n
\nAdam J. Sussman \u2013 President of Epic Games; former Chief Digital Officer of Nike, Inc.\n<\/p>\n
\nLee E. Wittlinger \u2013 Managing Director of Silver Lake; formerly an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group\n<\/p>\n
About AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nAMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world with approximately 950 theatres and 10,500 screens across the globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by: deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement through its loyalty and subscription programs, web site and mobile apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and independent programming. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Additional Information and Where to Find It<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis communication may be deemed solicitation material in respect of the Annual Meeting of stockholders (the \u201cAnnual Meeting\u201d) of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (\u201cAMC\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d). This communication does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the Annual Meeting, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d) on June 16, 2021 regarding the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. The Company may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. This document is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that may be filed by the Company with the SEC.\n<\/p>\n \nBEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE COMPANY\u2019S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.\n<\/p>\n \nStockholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other documents the Company files with the SEC (when available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov<\/a>. The Company makes available free of charge on its investor relations website at www.investor.amctheatres.com<\/a> copies of materials it files with, or furnishes to, the SEC.\n<\/p>\n Participants in the Solicitation<\/b><\/p>\n \nThe Company and its directors, executive officers and certain employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company\u2019s stockholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. Security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company\u2019s directors and executive officers in the Company\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021 (the \u201c2021 Form 10-K\u201d). To the extent the holdings of the Company\u2019s securities by the Company\u2019s directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in the Company\u2019s 2021 Form 10-K, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.\n<\/p>\n Forward Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis communication includes \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In many cases, these forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cindicates,\u201d \u201cprojects,\u201d \u201cgoals,\u201d \u201cobjectives,\u201d \u201ctargets,\u201d \u201cpredicts,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cseeks,\u201d and variations of these words and similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements we make regarding the impact of COVID-19, future attendance levels and our liquidity. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. These forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements related to AMC\u2019s current expectations regarding the performance of its business, financial results, liquidity and capital resources, and the impact to its business and financial condition of, and measures being taken in response to, the COVID-19 virus, and are based on information available at the time the statements are made and\/or management\u2019s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks, trends, uncertainties and other facts that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks, trends, uncertainties and facts include, but are not limited to, risks related to: AMC\u2019s ability to obtain additional liquidity, which if not realized or insufficient to generate the material amounts of additional liquidity that will be required unless it is able to achieve more normalized levels of operating revenues, likely would result in AMC seeking an in-court or out-of-court restructuring of its liabilities; the potential impact of AMC\u2019s existing or potential lease defaults; the impact of the COVID-19 virus on AMC, the motion picture exhibition industry, and the economy in general, including AMC\u2019s response to the COVID-19 virus related to suspension of operations at theatres, personnel reductions and other cost-cutting measures and measures to maintain necessary liquidity and increases in expenses relating to precautionary measures at AMC\u2019s facilities to protect the health and well-being of AMC\u2019s customers and employees; AMC\u2019s significant indebtedness, including its borrowing capacity and its ability to meet its financial maintenance and other covenants; the manner, timing and amount of benefit AMC receives under the CARES Act or other applicable governmental benefits and support; the impact of impairment losses; motion picture production and performance; AMC\u2019s lack of control over distributors of films; intense competition in the geographic areas in which AMC operates; increased use of alternative film delivery methods or other forms of entertainment; shrinking exclusive theatrical release window; AMC Stubs A-List not meeting anticipated revenue projections; general and international economic, political, regulatory and other risks; limitations on the availability of capital; AMC\u2019s ability to refinance its indebtedness on favorable terms; availability of financing upon favorable terms or at all; risks relating to impairment losses, including with respect to goodwill and other intangibles, and theatre and other closure charges; and other factors discussed in the reports AMC has filed with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks, trends, uncertainties or facts materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. For a detailed discussion of risks, trends and uncertainties facing AMC, see the section entitled \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Company\u2019s 2021 Form 10-K filed with the SEC, and the risks, trends and uncertainties identified in its other public filings. AMC does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update any information contained herein to reflect future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.\n<\/p>\n \nCategory: Company Release\n<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span>https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210721005326\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n INVESTOR RELATIONS: MEDIA CONTACTS: KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Kansas<\/p>\n INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Entertainment General Entertainment Film & Motion Pictures Theatre Events\/Concerts Licensing (Entertainment)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/b>John Merriwether, 866-248-3872
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InvestorRelations@amctheatres.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/b>Ryan Noonan, (913) 213-2183
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rnoonan@amctheatres.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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