UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 6, 2012 (March 2, 2012)
AMC Networks Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-35106 | 27-5403694 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY | 10001 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 324-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)) |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Item | |
| 99.1 | Form of Performance Award Agreement under the Registrant’s 2011 Cash Incentive Plan | |
| 99.2 | Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the Registrant’s 2011 Employee Stock Plan | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| AMC Networks Inc. | ||||
| Date: March 6, 2012 | ||||
| By: | /s/ James G. Gallagher | |||
| James G. Gallagher | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||