COPAKEN ELLEN 4
4 · AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. · Filed Mar 2, 2026
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AMC SVP Ellen Copaken Receives 73,898-Share Award
What Happened Ellen Copaken, Senior Vice President of Business Development at AMC Entertainment (AMC), was issued 73,898 shares on 2026-02-27 upon the vesting of Performance Stock Units (PSUs). The shares were issued at $0 (code A). Simultaneously, 35,617 shares were surrendered/withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations (code F); both transactions show $0 cash paid or received. These were issuance/withholding transactions tied to PSU vesting — not open-market buys or sells.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Form 4 filed 2026-03-02 (appears to be filed timely).
- Award: 73,898 shares issued at $0.00 (vesting of PSUs).
- Tax withholding: 35,617 shares withheld/disposed at $0.00 to cover tax liability.
- Reported ownership after these transactions: 83,775 shares. In addition, 452,789 shares remain issuable upon future vesting (226,393 service-only; 226,396 performance+service), which would bring total to 536,564 if those contingencies are met (footnote F3).
- Footnotes: PSUs granted in 2023–2025 under the company’s Equity Incentive Plans vested based on performance goals certified by the Compensation Committee and the reporting person meeting service conditions.
Context These transactions reflect PSU vesting (conversion of contingent awards to shares) and routine tax withholding, not an open-market purchase or sale. PSUs are performance- and service-based awards; the filing indicates the company certified performance goals and that service conditions were satisfied. For retail investors, vested awards and tax withholdings are standard compensation events and should not be interpreted as the insider buying or selling stock in the market.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
[F1]2026-02-27+73,898→ 119,392 total - Tax Payment
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
[F2][F3]2026-02-27−35,617→ 83,775 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 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.
- [F3]Does not include shares issuable upon future vesting of contingent equity grants, including 226,393 shares issuable based upon satisfaction of service conditions and 226,396 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 536,564 shares.