COPAKEN ELLEN 4

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.