ELLIS DANIEL E 4
4 · AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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AMC EVP Daniel E. Ellis Receives 174,590-Share Award
What Happened
Daniel E. Ellis, EVP and Chief of Operations, Development & Marketing at AMC Entertainment (AMC), received 174,590 shares on 2026-02-27 when certain Performance Stock Units (PSUs) vested. The award shares were issued at $0.00 (stock award), and 78,444 of those shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person’s tax obligations, leaving a net of 96,146 shares delivered to Ellis.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Form filed 2026-03-02 (no late-filing flag indicated in the provided data).
- Award (code A): 174,590 shares issued at $0.00.
- Tax withholding (code F): 78,444 shares withheld/disposed at $0.00 to cover taxes.
- Net shares delivered to insider: 174,590 − 78,444 = 96,146 shares.
- Footnote F1: PSUs were granted in 2023–2025 and vested based on performance and service as certified by the Compensation Committee.
- Footnote F2: Withheld shares used to satisfy tax withholding.
- Footnote F3: Excludes contingent future grants (532,687 shares subject to service-only vesting and 532,687 shares subject to performance+service), which together with reported ownership would total 1,301,408 shares if all contingencies are met.
- Transaction codes: A = Award/Acquisition; F = Tax withholding/disposition.
Context
This was a vesting of previously granted PSUs (not an open-market purchase or strategic sale). The withholding of shares to pay taxes is a routine administrative step and does not necessarily signal insider sentiment. The filing shows current vested issuance and discloses larger contingent awards that could increase potential future ownership if service and performance conditions are met.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
[F1]2026-02-27+174,590→ 314,478 total - Tax Payment
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
[F2][F3]2026-02-27−78,444→ 236,034 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Shares issued based upon the vesting of certain Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") granted to the Reporting Person in 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plans ("EIP"). The PSUs were granted subject to performance and service based vesting conditions. The PSUs vested based upon attainment of performance goals as certified by the Issuer's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") and the Reporting Person's satisfaction of the service conditions.
- [F2]Shares otherwise issuable were withheld to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax obligations arising from the vesting events described in note 1 above.
- [F3]Does not include shares issuable upon future vesting of contingent equity grants, including 532,687 shares issuable based upon satisfaction of service conditions and 532,687 shares issuable upon attainment of both performance goals and satisfaction of service conditions, which, when combined with the ownership reported above, would represent a total of 1,301,408 shares.