10-Q 1 a07-20298_110q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x                              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 28, 2007

OR

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                 to                 

Commission file number 1-8747


AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

43-1304369

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

920 Main
Kansas City, Missouri

 

64105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(816) 221-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes    x        No    o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes    o        No    x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of Each Class of Common Stock

 

 

Number of Shares
Outstanding as of June 28, 2007

 

Common Stock, 1¢ par value

1

 

 




AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

 

 

Page
Number

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

3

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

3

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

5

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

6

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

28

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

41

 

Item 4T.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

42

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

43

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

43

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

43

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

47

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                        Financial Statements. (Unaudited)

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

$

416,874

 

$

435,640

 

Concessions

 

184,227

 

181,044

 

Other revenue

 

21,391

 

29,150

 

Total revenues

 

622,492

 

645,834

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

221,847

 

227,951

 

Concession costs

 

22,187

 

22,015

 

Operating expense

 

156,525

 

155,181

 

Rent

 

112,708

 

112,319

 

General and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

 

1,984

 

3,751

 

Management fee

 

1,250

 

1,250

 

Other

 

13,088

 

15,773

 

Preopening expense

 

2,085

 

1,042

 

Theatre and other closure (income) expense

 

(14,828

)

2,043

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

63,689

 

63,896

 

Disposition of assets and other losses

 

 

1,436

 

Total costs and expenses

 

580,535

 

606,657

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

(3,397

)

(1,460

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

36,112

 

50,011

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

1,665

 

1,328

 

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

 

(2,253

)

2,157

 

Investment income

 

(19,257

)

(2,479

)

Total other expense

 

12,870

 

49,557

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

29,087

 

(10,380

)

Income tax provision

 

7,000

 

300

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

 

22,087

 

(10,680

)

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision

 

 

2,679

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

22,087

 

$

(8,001

)

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

 

June 28,
2007

 

March 29,
2007

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

87,809

 

$

317,163

 

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,223  as of June 28, 2007 and $1,221 as of March 29, 2007

 

79,185

 

65,532

 

Other current assets

 

48,652

 

30,402

 

Total current assets

 

215,646

 

413,097

 

Property, net

 

1,299,293

 

1,298,823

 

Intangible assets, net

 

226,477

 

234,176

 

Goodwill

 

2,048,158

 

2,056,053

 

Other long-term assets

 

97,467

 

94,811

 

Noncurrent assets held for sale

 

2,300

 

7,300

 

Total assets

 

$

3,889,341

 

$

4,104,260

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

177,355

 

$

162,686

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

153,004

 

137,112

 

Deferred revenues and income

 

123,362

 

127,334

 

Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations

 

16,685

 

24,271

 

Total current liabilities

 

470,406

 

451,403

 

Corporate borrowings

 

1,614,122

 

1,613,454

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

70,618

 

49,665

 

Deferred revenues—for exhibitor services agreement

 

230,472

 

231,045

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

369,653

 

366,813

 

Total liabilities

 

$

2,755,271

 

$

2,712,380

 

Stockholder’s equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, 1 share issued as of June 28, 2007 and March 29, 2007 with 1¢ par value

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,212,774

 

1,487,274

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,858

)

(3,834

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(74,846

)

(91,560

)

Total stockholder’s equity

 

1,134,070

 

1,391,880

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

3,889,341

 

$

4,104,260

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

22,087

 

$

(8,001

)

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

63,689

 

64,441

 

Non-cash portion of stock-based compensation

 

500

 

1,020

 

Non-cash portion of pension and postretirement expense

 

356

 

1,611

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(854

)

Equity in (earnings) losses from investments, net of distributions

 

(177

)

2,157

 

Disposition of assets and other gains

 

(15,744

)

(103

)

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from Merger:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

5,638

 

(2,765

)

Other assets

 

(5,592

)

(4,440

)

Accounts payable

 

1,405

 

21,525

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(1,424

)

19,291

 

Other, net

 

2,021

 

2,007

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

72,759

 

95,889

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(33,894

)

(32,843

)

Construction project costs reimbursable by landlord

 

(2,507

)

 

Net change in reimbursable construction advances

 

(8,822

)

749

 

Partnership investments

 

(3,885

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of Fandango

 

17,744

 

 

Proceeds on disposition of long-term assets

 

 

30,667

 

Proceeds from disposal-discontinued operations

 

 

35,446

 

Purchase of software and other computer equipment

 

(3,971

)

(1,246

)

Other, net

 

(513

)

(3,945

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(35,848

)

28,828

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction project costs reimbursed by landlord

 

9,308

 

 

Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility

 

(7,640

)

(602

)

Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations

 

(1,015

)

(955

)

Principal payments under mortgage

 

(31

)

(27

)

Principal payments on Term Loan B

 

(1,625

)

(1,625

)

Change in construction payables

 

10,455

 

(9,195

)

Dividends paid to Marquee Holdings Inc.

 

(275,000

)

 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

(1,777

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(265,548

)

(14,181

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

 

(717

)

2,826

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(229,354

)

113,362

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

317,163

 

230,115

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

87,809

 

$

343,477

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (including amounts capitalized of $386 and $276)

 

$

16,567

 

$

17,366

 

Income taxes paid

 

9,895

 

732

 

Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Assets capitalized under EITF 97-10

 

$

13,000

 

$

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 28, 2007
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

AMC Entertainment Inc. (“AMCE” or the “Company”) is an intermediate holding company, which, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (“AMC”) and its subsidiaries’ Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. (“Cinemex”) and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (“AMCEI”) and its subsidiaries (collectively with AMCE, unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company”), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres located in the United States and Canada (“U.S. and Canada”) and in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom. The Company’s U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business is conducted through AMC and AMCEI. The Company’s International theatrical exhibition business is conducted primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI. See Note 2 for a discussion of the merger with Loews on January 26, 2006.

All of AMCE’s capital stock is currently owned directly by Marquee Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”). On June 11, 2007, Marquee Merger Sub Inc. (“merger sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“Parent”), merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation (the “holdco merger”). Parent was formed on June 6, 2007. As a result of the holdco merger, (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, a newly formed entity controlled by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related investment funds and affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors (collectively with J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P., the “Sponsors”), (ii) each share of Holdings’ common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the holdco merger was automatically converted into a substantially identical share of common stock of Parent, and (iii) as further described in this report, each of Holdings’ governance agreements was superseded by a substantially identical governance agreement entered into by and among Parent, the Sponsors and Holdings’ other stockholders. The holdco merger was effected by the Sponsors to facilitate a previously announced debt financing by Parent and a related dividend to Parent.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in response to the requirements of Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year (52 weeks) ended March 29, 2007. In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, results for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year (53 weeks) ending April 3, 2008.

The March 29, 2007 consolidated balance sheet data was derived from the audited balance sheet included in the Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

Certain amounts have been reclassified from prior period consolidated financial statements to conform with the current period presentation.

NOTE 2—ACQUISITIONS

On June 20, 2005, Holdings, the parent company of AMCE, entered into a merger agreement with LCE Holdings, Inc. (“LCE Holdings”), the parent of Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation (“Loews”), pursuant to which LCE Holdings merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as

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the holding company for the merged businesses, and Loews merged with and into AMCE, with AMCE continuing after the merger (the “Merger” and collectively, the “Mergers”). The transaction closed on January 26, 2006. Upon completion of the Mergers, the stockholders of Holdings immediately prior to the Mergers, including affiliates of J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P., held approximately 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Holdings, and the stockholders of LCE Holdings immediately prior to the Merger, including affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors, held approximately 40% of the outstanding capital stock of Holdings.

The Company has accounted for the Merger as a purchase in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, for an estimated purchase price of $537,171,000. Results of operations of Loews are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations from January 26, 2006. The acquisition included 112 theatres with 1,308 screens in the United States, 40 theatres with 443 screens in Mexico (Cinemex), 4 managed/joint venture theatres with 55 screens in the United States and a 50% interest in Yelmo Cineplex, S.L. (“Yelmo”), which operated 27 theatres with 311 screens in Spain that was accounted for using the equity method until December 2006 when the Company disposed of its investment in Yelmo. The Merger did not constitute a change in control.

NOTE 3—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On May 11, 2006, the Company sold two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, AMC Entertainment España S.A. and Actividades Multi Cinemeas E Espectáculos, LDA (collectively “Iberia”), which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain and 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal, for a cash sales price of $35,446,000. At the date of the sale these operations did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations because of continuing involvement in the region through an equity method investment in Yelmo. In December 2006, the Company disposed of its investment in Yelmo, which owned and operated 27 theatres with 310 screens in Spain, for proceeds of $52,137,000. There was no gain or loss recorded on the sale of Yelmo. The Company no longer has continuing involvement in the region as a result of the sale of Yelmo and the results of the operations in Iberia have been classified as discontinued operations as the Company no longer has operations or significant cash flows from the Iberia component.

Information presented for all periods reflects the discontinued classification. All affected amounts within the consolidated financial statements have been adjusted accordingly. The results of operations of the Iberia theatres were previously reported in the Company’s International theatrical exhibition operating segment. The Company has recorded a gain on sale of Iberia of approximately $2,889,000 during fiscal 2007 which is included in discontinued operations. Goodwill of $11,712,000 was allocated to the Iberia theatres in connection with the sale.

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Components of amounts reflected as earnings from discontinued operations for Iberia in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations are presented in the following table:

Statements of operations data (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks
Ended

 

 

 

June 29,
2006

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

 

$

3,892

 

 

Concessions

 

 

1,292

 

 

Other revenue

 

 

172

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

5,356

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

 

1,901

 

 

Concession costs

 

 

255

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

1,189

 

 

Rent

 

 

1,410

 

 

General and administrative—other

 

 

50

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

545

 

 

Disposition of assets and other gains

 

 

(2,889

)

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

2,461

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

220

 

 

Investment income

 

 

(4

)

 

Total other expense

 

 

216

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

2,679

 

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

 

 

$

2,679

 

 

 

NOTE 4—COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSS)

The components of comprehensive earnings (loss) are as follows (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

22,087

 

$

(8,001

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(574

)

(9,376

)

Pension liability adjustments

 

(283

)

 

Decrease in unrealized gain on Cinemex derivative

 

(63

)

 

Decrease in unrealized loss on Cinemex swap agreement

 

699

 

456

 

Increase in unrealized gain on marketable equity securities

 

197

 

 

Total comprehensive earnings (loss)

 

$

22,063

 

$

(16,921

)

 

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NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Activity of goodwill by operating segment is presented below.

(In thousands)

 

U.S. and
Canada

 

International

 

Total

 

Balance as of March 29, 2007

 

$

1,860,198

 

 

$

195,855

 

 

$

2,056,053

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

4,763

 

 

4,763

 

Fair value adjustments LCE(1)

 

(7,285

)

 

 

 

(7,285

)

Fair value adjustment FIN 48(2)

 

(5,373

)

 

 

 

(5,373

)

Balance as of June 28, 2007

 

$

1,847,540

 

 

$

200,618

 

 

$

2,048,158

 


(1)          Adjustments to fair value relate to the release of valuation allowance initially recorded in purchase accounting for deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards that are expected to be utilized on the 2008 tax return.

(2)          Adjustment relates to the cumulative effect of the change on accumulated deficit for the adoption of FIN 48. See Note 11—Income Taxes.

 

 

 

June 28, 2007

 

March 29, 2007

 

(In thousands)

 

Remaining
Useful Life

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Acquired Intangible Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortizable Intangible Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorable leases

 

1 to 13 years

 

 

$

117,766

 

 

 

$

(28,068

)

 

 

$

117,607

 

 

 

$

(25,448

)

 

Loyalty program

 

3 years

 

 

46,000

 

 

 

(25,081

)

 

 

46,000

 

 

 

(23,460

)

 

LCE trade name

 

4 years

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

(650

)

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

(540

)

 

LCE/Cinemex advertising and management contracts

 

2 to 24 years

 

 

52,051

 

 

 

(21,232

)

 

 

51,692

 

 

 

(17,510

)

 

Other intangible assets

 

1 to 15 years

 

 

23,526

 

 

 

(21,232

)

 

 

23,526

 

 

 

(20,935

)

 

Total, amortizable

 

 

 

 

$

241,643

 

 

 

$

(96,263

)

 

 

$

241,125

 

 

 

$

(87,893

)

 

Unamortized Intangible Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC trademark

 

 

 

 

$

74,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

74,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinemex trademark

 

 

 

 

7,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total, unamortized

 

 

 

 

$

81,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

80,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense associated with the intangible assets noted above is as follows:

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Recorded Amortization

 

 

$

8,269

 

 

$

10,299

 

 

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years for intangible assets owned as of June 28, 2007 is projected below:

(In thousands)

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

Projected amortization expense

 

$

28,406

 

$

22,195

 

$

16,494

 

$

14,540

 

$

13,416

 

 

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NOTE 6—STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

On June 11, 2007, merger sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation. As a result of the holdco merger, (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, a newly formed entity controlled by the Sponsors,  (ii) each share of Holdings’ common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the holdco merger was automatically converted into a substantially identical share of common stock of Parent, and (iii) as further described in this report, each of Holdings’ governance agreements was superseded by a substantially identical governance agreement entered into by and among Parent, the Sponsors and Holdings’ other stockholders. The holdco merger was effected by the Sponsors to facilitate a previously announced debt financing by Parent and a related dividend to Parent. AMCE used cash on hand to pay a dividend to Holdings of $275,000,000 and Holdings used a portion of the dividend to pay a dividend to Parent of $270,588,000.  The payment of the $275,000,000 dividend from AMCE to Holdings reduced additional paid-in capital during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value method of accounting as prescribed by SFAS 123 (R) and SAB 107 and has valued the options using the Black-Scholes formula. The Company has recorded $500,000 and $1,020,000 of stock-based compensation expense related to these options within General and Administrative: Other, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively, and has recognized an income tax benefit of $0 in its Consolidated Statements of Operations during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006. One of the holders of stock options has put rights associated with his options deemed to be within his control whereby he can require Holdings to repurchase his options and as a result, the expense for these options is remeasured each reporting period as liability based options at Holdings and the related compensation expense is included in AMCE’s financial statements. However, since the put option that causes liability classification is a put to AMCE’s parent Holdings rather than AMCE, AMCE’s financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation of $500,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value method of accounting as prescribed by SFAS 123(R) and SAB 107 and has valued the options using the Black-Scholes formula including a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated specialist as of June 28, 2007 which indicated a fair value price per share of the underlying shares of $1,300 per share. On June 12, 2007, the holder of the liability classified options exercised options on 500 shares at an exercise price of $1,000 per share which was paid to Parent. In connection with the holdco merger, on June 11, 2007, Parent adopted an amended and restated 2004 stock option plan (f/k/a the 2004 Stock Option Plan of Marquee Holdings Inc.), originally adopted by Holdings on December 22, 2004 and previously amended by Holdings on November 7, 2006. Because the employees to whom the options were granted are employed by AMCE, AMCE continues to reflect the stock-based compensation expense associated with the options within its consolidated statement of operations. The option exercise price per share of $1,000 was adjusted to $491 per share pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan to give effect to the payment of a one time non-recurring dividend paid by Parent on June 15, 2007 of $652,800,000 to the holders of its 1,282,750 shares of common stock.

The Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement in the event an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2007. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2007, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his prior employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his current employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

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As discussed in Note 11–Income Taxes, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48. The cumulative effect of the change on adoption to accumulated deficit was $5,373,000 which increased accumulated deficit.

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS

Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for under the equity method generally include all entities in which the Company or its subsidiaries have significant influence, but not more than 50% voting control. Investments in non-consolidated affiliates as of June 28, 2007, include an 18.6% interest in National CineMedia, LLC, a 50% equity interest in HGCSA, a 50% interest in three domestic motion picture theatres, a 26% equity interest in Movietickets.com, and beginning in fiscal 2008 a 33.3% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC. Investments as of June 29, 2006 also include a 50% equity interest in Yelmo, which was disposed of in December 2006.

Condensed financial information of our significant non-consolidated equity method investments is shown below. Amounts are presented under U.S. GAAP for the periods of ownership by the Company.

Operating Results:

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28, 2007

 

June 29, 2006

 

Revenues

 

 

$

106,967

 

 

 

$

103,583

 

 

Operating costs & expenses

 

 

75,012

 

 

 

106,173

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

$

31,955

 

 

 

$

(2,590

)

 

The Company’s recorded equity in (earnings) loss(1)

 

 

$

(2,253

)

 

 

$

2,154

 

 


(1)          Certain differences in the Company’s recorded investment over its proportional ownership share are amortized to equity in earnings or losses over the estimated useful life of the underlying assets or liabilities.  The recorded equity in earnings of NCM following the IPO of NCM, Inc. do not include undistributed equity in earnings. The Company considered the excess distribution received following NCM, Inc.’s IPO as an advance on NCM’s future earnings. As a result, the Company will not recognize any undistributed equity in earnings of NCM until NCM’s future net earnings equal the amount of the excess distribution. Distributed earnings from NCM included in equity in earnings were $1,810,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

In May 2007 the Company disposed of its investment in Fandango, accounted for using the cost method, for total expected proceeds of approximately $20 million, of which $17.7 million was received in May 2007, and has recorded a gain on the sale included in investment income of approximately $15.7 million.

NOTE 8—CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATION

Occasionally, the Company is responsible for the construction of leased theatres and for paying project costs that are in excess of an agreed upon amount to be reimbursed from the developer. Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 97-10 The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction requires the Company to be considered the owner (for accounting purposes) of these types of projects during the construction period, and therefore the Company is required to assess these projects upon completion of construction for sale and leaseback accounting under SFAS No. 98 Accounting for Leases. The Company recorded additions to its financing lease obligations of $21,841,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 for one theatre that opened during this period.

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NOTE 9—THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

A rollforward of reserves for theatre and other closure is as follows (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2007

 

June 29, 2006

 

 

 

Theatre and Other

 

Merger
Exit costs

 

Total

 

Theatre and Other

 

Merger
Exit costs

 

Total

 

Beginning balance

 

 

$

17,621

 

 

 

$

1,274

 

 

$

18,895

 

 

$

21,716

 

 

 

$

4,618

 

 

$

26,334

 

Theatre and other closure (income) expense(1)

 

 

(14,491

)

 

 

(337

)

 

(14,828

)

 

1,920

 

 

 

123

 

 

2,043

 

Transfer of deferred rent and capital lease obligations(1)

 

 

5,101

 

 

 

 

 

5,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (payments) receipts(1)

 

 

8,413

 

 

 

(471

)

 

7,942

 

 

(4,956

)

 

 

(749

)

 

(5,705

)

Ending balance

 

 

$

16,644

 

 

 

$

466

 

 

$

17,110

 

 

$

18,680

 

 

 

$

3,992

 

 

$

22,672

 


(1)          During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, the Company recognized ($14,828,000) of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms at two of its theatres that were closed during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. The Company received cash payments of $10 million in connection with these terminations.

The Company recorded a $4,845,000 liability related to the closure of Loews’ duplicate administrative facilities in connection with the Mergers as part of purchase accounting. The remaining unpaid balance is included above as a component of Merger Exit costs.

Theatre and other closure reserves for leases that have not been terminated are recorded at the present value of the future contractual commitments for the base rents, taxes and maintenance.

Theatre closure reserves at June 28, 2007 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):

 

June 28,
2007

 

U.S. and Canada Theatrical Exhibition

 

$

15,979

 

International Theatrical Exhibition

 

532

 

Other

 

63

 

Total segment reserves

 

16,574

 

Corporate

 

536

 

 

 

$

17,110

 

 

NOTE 10—RESTRUCTURING

The Company recognizes restructuring charges based upon the nature of the costs incurred. Costs resulting from one-time termination benefits where employees are not required to render future service to receive the benefits are recognized and a liability is recorded when management commits to a plan of termination which identifies the number of employees to be terminated, their job classifications, locations, expected termination dates and when the plan is communicated to the employees and establishes the detailed terms of the benefits to be received by employees.

If employees are required to render service until they are terminated in order to receive the termination benefits, the benefits are measured at the fair value of the costs and related liabilities at the communication date and are recognized ratably over the future service period from the communication date.

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The Company recorded a liability of $25,846,000 related to one-time termination benefits and other costs for the displacement of approximately 230 associates in connection with the Mergers as part of purchase accounting.

A summary of restructuring activity, is set forth below (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2007

 

(In thousands)

 

Merger
Severance
Benefits

 

Beginning balance

 

 

$

369

 

 

Payments

 

 

(287

)

 

Ending balance

 

 

$

82

 

 

 

Restructuring reserves at June 28, 2007 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):

 

June 28,
2007

 

March 29,
2007

 

U.S. and Canada Theatrical Exhibition

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

International Theatrical Exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Segment reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

82

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

 

 

$

82

 

 

 

$

369

 

 

 

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES

Effective income tax rate

The difference between the effective tax rate on earnings before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate is as follows:

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Federal statutory rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(20.6

)

 

 

(42.2

)

 

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

Other, net

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

24.1

%

 

 

(3.9

)%

 

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS No. 109”), Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized, using enacted tax rates, for the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. SFAS 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Based upon the consideration of all available evidence, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The Company continues to record a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty regarding the ultimate realization of those assets in all taxing jurisdictions.

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The Company determines income tax expense for interim periods by applying SFAS No. 109 and APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, which prescribes the use of the full year’s estimated effective tax rate in financial statements for interim periods. As such, permanent differences such as state income taxes and changes in valuation allowance impact the Company’s effective tax rate. During the current period, income tax expense differed from the expected tax expense using the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The prior year disposition of Portugal and Spain operations did not have a material impact on the income tax provision, as the tax benefit derived from the sale was fully offset by an increase in the valuation allowance.

Uncertain tax positions

Effective March 30, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB No. 109” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements.  FIN 48 indicates that the impact from adoption should be reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment from a change in accounting principle to the beginning retained earnings amount reported for that fiscal year, unless the amount related to a previous business combination, in which case the impact would be recorded as an adjustment to the purchase price allocation for the previous business combination. The adjustment to the purchase price would first reduce remaining goodwill and identified intangibles related to the business combination and the residual would be reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings.

Prior to the adoption of FIN 48, the Company’s financial statements did not include any tax contingencies, since a full valuation allowance was recorded against net deferred tax assets.  As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded a $5.3 million increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5.3 million reduction of goodwill, a $5.3 million current FIN 48 liability and a $5.3 million charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder’s accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007.

The amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 30, 2007 is $39.8 million.  The amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertainties that are estimated to take more than 12 months to resolve is $34.5 million.  The Company’s effective tax rate would not be impacted by the ultimate resolution of the uncertain tax positions because of the retention of a full allowance against the net deferred tax assets.   The amount of unrecognized tax benefits did not change as of June 28, 2007.

The Company recognizes income tax-related interest expense and penalties as income tax expense and selling, general, and administrative expense, respectively.  As of March 30, 2007 the company did not have any interest or penalties accrued associated with unrecognized tax benefits. The liabilities for interest and penalties did not change as of June 28, 2007.

It is not expected that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly during the next 12 months and the Company does not expect any impact on its results of operations or financial position.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The IRS examination of the tax years February 28, 2002 through December 31, 2003 for the former Loews Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries was concluded during fiscal 2007. An IRS examination for the tax year ended March 31, 2005 began during 2007. The IRS is currently evaluating a pre-filing agreement that the Company requested for a transaction entered into during the year ended March 29, 2007. As of June 28, 2007, the IRS has not proposed any adjustments. Generally tax years beginning after March 28, 2002 are still open to examination by various taxing authorities. Additionally the company has NOL carryforwards for tax years ended October 31, 2000 through

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March 28, 2002 in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions which have carryforwards of varying lengths of time. These NOL’s are subject to adjustment based on the statute of limitations of the return in which they are utilized, not the year in which they are generated. Various state, local and foreign income tax returns are also under examination by taxing authorities. The company does not believe that the outcome of any examination will have a material impact on its financial statements.

NOTE 12—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors a frozen non-contributory qualified defined benefit pension plan generally covering all employees age 21 or older who have completed at least 1,000 hours of service in their first twelve months of employment, or in a calendar year ending thereafter, and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company also offers eligible retirees the opportunity to participate in a health plan (medical and dental) and a life insurance plan. An employee may become eligible for these benefits at retirement provided the employee is at least age 55 and has at least 15 years of credited service after age 40. The Company also sponsors a postretirement deferred compensation plan.

The Company expects to make an annual pension contribution of up to $3,000,000 during its second quarter of fiscal 2008.

The measurement date used to determine pension and other postretirement benefits is January 1 of the fiscal year for which measurements are made.

Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006 consists of the following:

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

91

 

$

797

 

 

$

208

 

 

 

$

228

 

 

Interest cost

 

1,100

 

1,315

 

 

381

 

 

 

387

 

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,151

)

(1,116

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of gain

 

(283

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of transition obligation

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

 

$

(233

)

$

996

 

 

$

589

 

 

 

$

615

 

 

 

NOTE 13—OPERATING SEGMENTS

Information about the Company’s operations by operating segment is as follows (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

 

$

570,573

 

$

597,691

 

International theatrical exhibition

 

51,919

 

48,129

 

Other

 

 

14

 

Total revenues

 

$

622,492

 

$

645,834

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

 

$

95,885

 

$

116,247

 

International theatrical exhibition

 

15,647

 

13,992

 

Other

 

(156

)

(411

)

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

111,376

 

$

129,828

 

 

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A reconciliation of earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2007

 

June 29,
2006

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

29,087

 

$

(10,380

)

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

37,777

 

51,339

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

63,689

 

63,896

 

Preopening expense

 

2,085

 

1,042

 

Theatre and other closure expense

 

(14,828

)

2,043

 

Disposition of assets and other losses

 

 

1,436

 

Equity in non-consolidated entities

 

(2,253

)

2,157

 

Investment income

 

(19,257

)

(2,479

)

Other income(1)

 

(1,246

)

 

General and administrative expense—unallocated:

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition costs

 

1,984

 

3,751

 

Management fee

 

1,250

 

1,250

 

Other(2)

 

13,088

 

15,773

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

111,376

 

$

129,828

 

 


(1)          Other income is comprised of recoveries for property loss related to Hurricane Katrina.

(2)          Includes stock-based compensation expense of $500,000 and $1,020,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively.

NOTE 14—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 “Financial statements of guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities registered or being registered.” Each of the subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned by AMCE. The subsidiary guarantees of the Company’s debt are full and unconditional and joint and several. The Company and its subsidiary guarantor’s investments in its Consolidated Subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting.

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Thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

$

 

 

$

384,643

 

 

 

$

32,231

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

416,874

 

 

 

Concessions

 

 

 

163,417

 

 

 

20,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

184,227

 

 

 

Other revenue

 

 

 

16,377

 

 

 

5,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,391

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

564,437

 

 

 

58,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

622,492

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

 

 

207,251

 

 

 

14,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

221,847

 

 

 

Concession costs

 

 

 

17,366

 

 

 

4,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,187

 

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

142,388

 

 

 

14,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,525

 

 

 

Rent

 

 

 

103,742

 

 

 

8,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,708

 

 

 

General and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

 

25

 

 

1,907

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,984

 

 

 

Management fee

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

Other

 

39

 

 

10,236

 

 

 

2,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,088

 

 

 

Preopening expense

 

 

 

1,965

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

 

Theatre and other closure income

 

 

 

(10,196

)

 

 

(4,632

)

 

 

 

 

 

(14,828

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

55,933

 

 

 

7,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,689

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

64

 

 

531,842

 

 

 

48,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

580,535

 

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

 

(19,285

)

 

(5,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

25,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

(3,397

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,397

)

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

33,290

 

 

37,270

 

 

 

3,145

 

 

 

(37,593

)

 

 

36,112

 

 

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,665

 

 

 

Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

 

(463

)

 

(2,048

)

 

 

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,253

)

 

 

Investment income

 

(37,593

)

 

(18,464

)

 

 

(793

)

 

 

37,593

 

 

 

(19,257

)

 

 

Total other expense (income)

 

(24,051

)

 

8,110

 

 

 

3,670

 

 

 

25,141

 

 

 

12,870

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

 

23,987

 

 

24,485

 

 

 

5,756

 

 

 

(25,141

)

 

 

29,087

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

1,900

 

 

5,200

 

 

 

(100

)

 

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

22,087

 

 

19,285

 

 

 

5,856

 

 

 

(25,141

)

 

 

22,087

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

22,087

 

 

$

19,285

 

 

 

$

5,856

 

 

 

$

(25,141

)

 

 

$

22,087

 

 

 

 

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Thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006:

(In thousands)

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

$

 

 

$

403,883

 

 

 

$

31,757

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

435,640

 

 

Concessions

 

 

 

162,053

 

 

 

18,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

181,044

 

 

Other revenue

 

 

 

24,289

 

 

 

4,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,150

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

590,225

 

 

 

55,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

645,834

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

 

 

213,704

 

 

 

14,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,951

 

 

Concession costs

 

 

 

17,753

 

 

 

4,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,015

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

141,169

 

 

 

14,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,181

 

 

Rent

 

 

 

104,022

 

 

 

8,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,319

 

 

General and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger and acquisition costs

 

 

 

3,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,751

 

 

Management fee

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Other

 

49

 

 

13,038

 

 

 

2,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,773

 

 

Preopening expense

 

 

 

565

 

 

 

477

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,042

 

 

Theatre and other closure expense

 

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,043

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

54,837

 

 

 

9,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,896

 

 

Disposition of assets and other
losses

 

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,436

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

49

 

 

553,333

 

 

 

53,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

606,657

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

 

(9,101

)

 

(2,033

)

 

 

 

 

 

11,134

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

(1,460

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,460

)

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

47,192

 

 

33,492

 

 

 

3,452

 

 

 

(34,125

)

 

 

50,011

 

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

 

 

938

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,328

 

 

Equity in (earnings) losses on non-consolidated entities

 

233

 

 

1,991

 

 

 

(67

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,157

 

 

Investment income

 

(30,372

)

 

(5,537

)

 

 

(695

)

 

 

34,125

 

 

 

(2,479

)

 

Total other expense (income)

 

7,952

 

 

27,391

 

 

 

3,080

 

 

 

11,134

 

 

 

49,557

 

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(8,001

)

 

9,501

 

 

 

(746

)

 

 

(11,134

)

 

 

(10,380

)

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

(100

)

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(8,001

)

 

9,101

 

 

 

(646

)

 

 

(11,134

)

 

 

(10,680

)

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,679

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

(8,001

)

 

$

9,101

 

 

 

$

2,033

 

 

 

$

(11,134

)

 

 

$

(8,001

)

 

 

18




As of June 28, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

 

$

53,579

 

 

$

34,230

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

87,809

 

 

 

Receivables, net

 

5,963

 

54,802

 

 

18,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,185

 

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

39,215

 

 

9,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,652

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

5,963

 

147,596

 

 

62,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,646

 

 

 

Investment in equity of subsidiaries

 

195,569

 

240,588

 

 

 

 

 

(436,157

)

 

 

 

 

 

Property, net

 

 

1,156,630

 

 

142,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,299,293

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

200,907

 

 

25,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

226,477

 

 

 

Intercompany advances

 

2,447,047

 

(2,452,406

)

 

5,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,847,540

 

 

200,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,048,158

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

33,388

 

36,859

 

 

27,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,467

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets held for sale

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,681,967

 

$

1,180,014

 

 

$

463,517

 

 

 

$

(436,157

)

 

 

$

3,889,341

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

162,961

 

 

$

14,394

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

177,355

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

32,214

 

109,308

 

 

11,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,004

 

 

 

Deferred revenues and income

 

 

112,518

 

 

10,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,362

 

 

 

Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations

 

6,500

 

5,521

 

 

4,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,685

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

38,714

 

390,308

 

 

41,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

470,406

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

1,509,183

 

 

 

104,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,614,122

 

 

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

 

57,455

 

 

13,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,618

 

 

 

Deferred revenues—for exhibitor services agreement

 

 

230,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230,472

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

306,210

 

 

63,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

369,653

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,547,897

 

984,445

 

 

222,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,755,271

 

 

 

Stockholder’s equity

 

1,134,070

 

195,569

 

 

240,588

 

 

 

(436,157

)

 

 

1,134,070

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

2,681,967

 

$

1,180,014

 

 

$

463,517

 

 

 

$

(436,157

)

 

 

$

3,889,341

 

 

 

 

19




March 29, 2007:

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

 

$

287,422

 

 

$

29,741

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

317,163

 

 

Receivables, net

 

3,289

 

36,526

 

 

25,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,532

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

23,310

 

 

7,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,402

 

 

Total current assets

 

3,289

 

347,258

 

 

62,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

413,097

 

 

Investment in equity of subsidiaries

 

199,721

 

227,960

 

 

 

 

 

(427,681

)

 

 

 

 

Property, net

 

 

1,154,258

 

 

144,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,298,823

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

208,326

 

 

25,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

234,176

 

 

Intercompany advances

 

2,685,922

 

(2,693,427

)

 

7,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,860,198

 

 

195,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,056,053

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

34,060

 

35,980

 

 

24,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,811

 

 

Non-current assets held for sale

 

 

7,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,300

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,922,992

 

$

1,147,853

 

 

$

461,096

 

 

 

$

(427,681

)

 

 

$

4,104,260

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

147,364

 

 

$

15,322

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

162,686

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

13,837

 

111,239

 

 

12,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

137,112

 

 

Deferred revenues and income

 

 

119,704

 

 

7,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,334

 

 

Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations

 

6,500

 

4,972

 

 

12,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,271

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

20,337

 

383,279

 

 

47,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

451,403

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

1,510,775

 

 

 

102,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,613,454

 

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

 

37,052

 

 

12,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,665

 

 

Deferred revenues for exhibitor services agreement

 

 

231,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

231,045

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

296,756

 

 

70,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

366,813

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,531,112

 

948,132

 

 

233,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,712,380

 

 

Stockholder’s equity

 

1,391,880

 

199,721

 

 

227,960

 

 

 

(427,681

)

 

 

1,391,880

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

 

$

2,922,992

 

$

1,147,853

 

 

$

461,096

 

 

 

$

(427,681

)

 

 

$

4,104,260

 

 

 

20




Thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

20,827

 

$

37,268

 

 

$

14,664

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

72,759

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(31,831

)

 

(2,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

(33,894

)

 

 

Construction project costs reimbursable

 

 

(2,507

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,507

)

 

 

Net change in reimbursable construction advances

 

 

(8,822

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,822

)

 

 

Partnership (investments) distributions, net

 

 

(1,625

)

 

(2,260

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,885

)

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of Fandango

 

 

17,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,744

 

 

 

Purchase of software and other
computer equipment

 

 

(3,904

)

 

(67

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,971

)

 

 

Other, net

 

 

(1,096

)

 

583

 

 

 

 

 

 

(513

)

 

 

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

 

(32,041

)

 

(3,807

)

 

 

 

 

 

(35,848

)

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction project costs reimbursed by landlord

 

 

9,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,308

 

 

 

Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

(7,640

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,640

)

 

 

Principal payments under Capital and Financing lease obligation

 

 

(858

)

 

(157

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,015

)

 

 

Principal payments under mortgage

 

 

(31

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

Principal payments on Term Loan B

 

(1,625

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,625

)

 

 

Change in construction payables

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,455

 

 

 

Dividends paid Marquee Holdings Inc.

 

(275,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(275,000

)

 

 

Change in intercompany advances

 

255,798

 

(257,944

)

 

2,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(20,827

)

(239,070

)

 

(5,651

)

 

 

 

 

 

(265,548

)

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

 

 

 

 

(717

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(717

)

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

 

(233,843

)

 

4,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

(229,354

)

 

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

287,422

 

 

29,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

317,163

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

 

$

53,579

 

 

$

34,230

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

87,809

 

 

 

 

21




Thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

 

Parent
Obligor

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

18,237

 

 

$

63,435

 

 

 

$

14,217

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

95,889

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

(25,551

)

 

 

(7,292

)

 

 

 

 

 

(32,843

)

 

Net change in reimbursable construction advances

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

 

Proceeds on disposition of long-term assets

 

 

 

30,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,667

 

 

Proceeds on disposal—discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,446

 

 

Purchase of software and other
computer equipment

 

 

 

(1,246

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,246

)

 

Other, net

 

87

 

 

(4,534

)

 

 

502

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,945

)

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

87

 

 

85

 

 

 

28,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,828

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

(602

)

 

 

 

 

 

(602

)

 

Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations

 

 

 

(749

)

 

 

(206

)

 

 

 

 

 

(955

)

 

Principal payments under mortgage

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27

)

 

Payment on Term Loan B

 

(1,625

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,625

)

 

Change in construction payables

 

 

 

(9,195

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,195

)

 

Change in intercompany advances

 

(14,922

)

 

60,807

 

 

 

(45,885

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs

 

(1,777

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,777

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(18,324

)

 

50,836

 

 

 

(46,693

)

 

 

 

 

 

(14,181

)

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,826

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

 

 

114,356

 

 

 

(994

)

 

 

 

 

 

113,362

 

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

 

196,445

 

 

 

33,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

230,115

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

 

 

$

310,801

 

 

 

$

32,676

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

343,477

 

 

 

22




NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company, in the normal course of business, is party to various legal actions. Except as described below, management believes that the potential exposure, if any, from such matters would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company.

United States of America v. AMC Entertainment Inc. and American Multi Cinema, Inc.   (No. 99 01034 FMC (SHx), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). On January 29, 1999, the Department of Justice (the “Department”) filed suit alleging that AMCE’s stadium style theatres violate the ADA and related regulations. The Department alleged that AMCE had failed to provide persons in wheelchairs seating arrangements with lines of sight comparable to the general public. The Department alleged various non-line of sight violations as well. The Department sought declaratory and injunctive relief regarding existing and future theatres with stadium style seating, compensatory damages in the approximate amount of $75,000 and a civil penalty of $110,000.

On November 20, 2002 the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Justice Department on the line of sight aspects of this case and on January 10, 2006, the trial court ruled in favor of the Department regarding the appropriate remedy. In its decision, the court issued a comprehensive order regarding line of sight and other related remedies. AMCE estimates that the cost of the betterments related to the remedies for line of sight violations of the ADA will be $21 million, which is expected to be incurred over a 4-5 year term. Through June 28, 2007 AMCE has not incurred any of these costs. Additionally, the order calls for payments of $300,000 to the United States and individual complainants. AMCE has appealed the court’s order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and anticipates a decision this calendar year.

As a result of the January 10, 2006 order AMCE, estimates the range of the loss to be between $349,000 and $444,000. Accordingly, AMCE has recorded the related liability of approximately $349,000.

On January 21, 2003, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Department on non-line of sight aspects of the case, which involve such matters as parking areas, signage, ramps, location of toilets, counter heights, ramp slopes, companion seating and the location and size of handrails. On December 5, 2003, the trial court entered a consent order and final existing judgment on non-line of sight issues under which AMCE agreed to remedy certain violations at its stadium-style theatres and at certain theatres it may open in the future. Currently AMCE estimates that these betterments will be required at approximately 140 stadium-style theatres. AMC estimates that the total cost of these betterments will be $47.5 million, which is expected to be incurred over the remaining term of the consent order of eighteen months or as extended by agreement between the parties. Through June 28, 2007 AMCE has incurred approximately $14.4 million of these costs. The estimate is based on actual costs incurred on remediation work completed to date. The actual costs of betterments may vary based on the results of surveys of the remaining theatres.

The Company is a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.

NOTE 16—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. The Company will be required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 159 and has not yet determined the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. It does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, or the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for the Company. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate this standard having a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (“FIN 48” or the “Interpretation”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies’ financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.  As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded a $5.3 million increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5.3 million reduction of goodwill, a $5.3 million current FIN 48 liability and a $5.3 million charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder’s accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007.  See Note 11—Income Taxes.

NOTE 17—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Governance Agreements

In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, as applicable, entered into various agreements defining the rights of Holdings’ stockholders with respect to voting, governance and ownership and transfer of the stock of Holdings, including a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings, a Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the former stockholders of LCE Holdings and an Amended and Restated Management Stockholders Agreement among Holdings and certain members of management of Holdings who are stockholders of Holdings. These agreements terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and were superseded by substantially identical agreements entered into by the Parent, the Sponsors and our other stockholders (collectively, the “Governance Agreements”).

The Governance Agreements provide that the Board of Directors for the Parent will consist of up to nine directors, two of whom are designated by JPMP, two of whom are designated by Apollo, one of whom is the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent, one of whom is designated by Carlyle, one of whom is designated by Bain, one of whom is designated by Spectrum and one of whom is designated by Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum, voting together, so long as such designee is consented to by each of Bain and Carlyle. Each of the directors respectively designated by JPMP, Apollo, Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum have three votes on all matters placed before the Board of Directors of the Parent, Holdings and AMCE and the Chief Executive

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Officer of the Parent and the director designated by Bain, Carlyle, and Spectrum voting together will have one vote each. The number of directors respectively designated by the Sponsors will be reduced upon a decrease in such Sponsors’ ownership in the Parent below certain thresholds.

The Voting Agreement among the Parent and the pre-existing stockholders of the Parent provides that, until the fifth anniversary of the Mergers (the “Blockout Period”), the former continuing stockholders of the Parent (other than Apollo and JPMP) will generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of the Parent in favor of any matter in proportion to the shares of capital stock of Apollo and JPMP voted in favor of such matter, except in certain specified instances. The Voting Agreement among the Parent and the former stockholders of LCE further provided that during the Blockout Period, the former LCE stockholders would generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of the Parent on any matter as directed by any two of Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum, except in certain specified instances. In addition, certain actions of the Parent, including, but not limited to, change in control transactions, acquisition or disposition transactions with a value in excess of $10.0 million, the settlement of claims or litigation in excess of $2.5 million, an initial public offering of the Parent, hiring or firing a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer, incurring or refinancing indebtedness in excess of $5.0 million or engaging in new lines of business, required the approval of either (i) any three of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle or Bain or (ii) Spectrum and (a) either JPMP or Apollo and (b) either Bain or Carlyle (the “Requisite Stockholder Majority”) if at such time the Sponsors collectively held at least a majority of the Parent’s voting shares.

Prior to the earlier of the end of the Blockout Period and the completion of an initial public offering of the capital stock of the Parent or AMCE, the Governance Agreements prohibit the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent from transferring any of their interests in the Parent, other than (i) certain permitted transfers to affiliates or to persons approved of by the Sponsors and (ii) transfers after the Blockout Period subject to the rights described below.

The Governance Agreements set forth additional transfer provisions for the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent with respect to the interests in the Parent, including the following:

Right of first offer.   After the Blockout Date and prior to an initial public offering, the Parent and, in the event the Parent does not exercise its right of first offer, each of the Sponsors and the other preexisting stockholders of the Parent, have a right of first offer to purchase (on a pro rata basis in the case of the stockholders) all or any portion of the shares of the Parent that a Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of the Parent is proposing to sell to a third party at the price and on the terms and conditions offered by such third party.

Drag-along rights.   If, prior to an initial public offering, Sponsors constituting a Requisite Stockholder Majority propose to transfer shares of the Parent to an independent third party in a bona fide arm’s-length transaction or series of transactions that results in a sale of all or substantially all of the Parent, such Sponsors may elect to require each of the other stockholders of the Parent to transfer to such third party all of its shares at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the sale.

Tag-along rights.   Subject to the right of first offer described above, if any Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of the Parent proposes to transfer shares of the Parent held by it, then such stockholder must give notice to each other stockholder, who will have the right to participate on a pro rata basis in the proposed transfer on the terms and conditions offered by the proposed purchaser.

Participant rights.   On or prior to an initial public offering, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent have the pro rata right to subscribe to any issuance by the Parent or any subsidiary of shares of its capital stock or any securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions.

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The Governance Agreements also provide for certain registration rights in the event of an initial public offering of the Parent, including the following:

Demand rights.   Subject to the consent of at least two of any of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle and Bain during the first two years following an initial public offering, each Sponsor has the right at any time following an initial public offering to make a written request to the Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders at the Parent expense, subject to certain limitations. Subject to the same consent requirement, the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent as a group have the right at any time following an initial public offering to make one written request to the Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders with an aggregate offering price to the public of at least $200 million.

Piggyback rights.   If the Parent at any time proposes to register under the Securities Act any equity interests on a form and in a manner which would permit registration of the registrable equity interests held by stockholders of the Parent for sale to the public under the Securities Act, the Parent must give written notice of the proposed registration to each stockholder, who will have the right to request that any part of its registrable equity interests be included in such registration, subject to certain limitations.

Holdback agreements.   Each stockholder has agreed that it will not offer for public sale any equity interests during a period not to exceed 90 days (180 days in the case of an initial public offering) after the effective date of any registration statement filed by the Parent in connection with an underwritten public offering (except as part of such underwritten registration or as otherwise permitted by such underwriters), subject to certain limitations.

Amended and Restated Fee Agreement

In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, AMCE and the Sponsors entered into an Amended and Restated Fee Agreement, which provided for an annual management fee of $5.0 million, payable quarterly and in advance to each Sponsor, on a pro rata basis, for the twelve year duration of the agreement, as well as reimbursements for each Sponsor’s respective out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the management services provided under the agreement. In addition, the fee agreement provided for reimbursements by AMCE to the Sponsors for their out-of-pocket expenses and to Holdings of up to $3.5 million for fees payable by Holdings in any single fiscal year in order to maintain AMCE’s and its corporate existence, corporate overhead expenses and salaries or other compensation of certain employees. The Amended and Restated Fee Agreement terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and was superseded by a substantially identical agreement entered into by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Holdings, AMC, the Sponsors and other stockholders.

Upon the consummation of a change in control transaction or an initial public offering, each of the Sponsors will receive, in lieu of quarterly payments of the annual management fee, a fee equal to the net present value of the aggregate annual management fee that would have been payable to the Sponsors during the remainder of the term of the fee agreement (assuming a twelve year term from the date of the original fee agreement), calculated using the treasury rate having a final maturity date that is closest to the twelfth anniversary of the date of the original fee agreement date.

The fee agreement also provides that AMCE will indemnify the Sponsors against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising in connection with the management services provided by the Sponsors under the fee agreement.

Holdings was owned indirectly by the Sponsors, other co-investors and by certain members of management through these interests in the Parent as follows: JPMP (20.784%); Apollo (20.784%); Bain Capital Partners (15.090%); The Carlyle Group (15.090%); Spectrum Equity Investors (9.764%); Weston Presidio Capital IV, L.P. and WPC Entrepreneur Fund II, L.P. (3.899%); Co-Investment Partners, L.P. (3.899%); Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (3.120%); AlpInvest Partners CS Investments 2003

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C.V., AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian II B.V. and AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian IIA B.V. (2.730%); SSB Capital Partners (Master Fund) I, L.P. (1.950%); CSFB Strategic Partners Holdings II, L.P., CSFB Strategic Partners Parallel Holdings II, L.P., CSFB Credit Opportunities Fund (Employee), L.P. and CSFB Credit Opportunities Fund (Helios), L.P. (1.560%); Credit Suisse Anlagestiftung, Pearl Holding Limited, Vega Invest (Guernsey) Limited and Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding Limited (0.780%); Screen Investors 2004, LLC (0.152%); and members of management (0.400%)(1).

Control Arrangement

The Sponsors have the ability to control the Company’s affairs and policies and the election of directors and appointment of management.

Continuing Service Agreement

In connection with the termination of an employment agreement with Loews, the Company is paying Mr. Travis Reid severance of $87,500 per month for 18 months following the closing of the Mergers, paid him a lump sum payment of $1,575,000, and provided outplacement assistance and automobile benefits through December 31, 2006. In addition, in order to facilitate integration following the Mergers, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Reid, whereby Mr. Reid provided certain transitional consulting services to the Company and reported to Mr. Peter C. Brown, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the continuing service agreement, the Company paid Mr. Reid a consulting fee for each month of service at the following rate: $50,000 for each of the first four months, $33,333 for each of the next four months and $16,667 for the final five months. The continuing services agreement terminated in February 2007.

Option Grant to Travis Reid

Pursuant to his Continuing Service Agreement, effective as of January 26, 2006, Holdings has granted Mr. Reid an option under the Holdings 2004 Stock Option Plan to acquire Class N Common Stock at an exercise price not less than the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Holdings) on the date of grant. The option is subject to other terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms of Holdings options currently held by employees and is also subject to the Management Stockholders Agreement. The option vests in three installments on December 23, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and vests in full upon a change of control of Holdings or AMCE.

Cinemex

Cinemex from time to time purchases services or enters into arrangements with parties related to its employees. For example, Miguel Angel Dávila, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cinemex and on the board of Cinemex, and Adolfo Fastlicht Kurián, a Director of Cinemex, are minority investors in the construction of the new shopping center where one of Cinemex’s new theatres opened in December 2004. Mr. Kurián’s father is the general manager of three construction companies that provide theatre construction services to Cinemex and Mr. Kurián is an investor in these companies. In addition, Cinemex signed a waiver to allow a McDonald’s restaurant owned by Mr. Kurián’s wife to open in a shopping center where, under the lease, the landlord was prohibited from leasing space to a business that would compete with the theatre’s concessions. A relative of Mr. Dávila is the manager of Consultores en Información Electrónica, S.A. de C.V., the company which renders web hosting, electronic marketing, e-mail and software services to one of Cinemex’s subsidiaries. This arrangement may be terminated by Cinemex upon 30-days notice.


(1)          All percentage ownerships are approximate and also reflect Parent ownership structure.

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Market Making Transactions

On August 18, 2004, Holdings sold $304,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its Senior Discount Notes due 2014. On the same date, Marquee sold $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 85¤8% Senior Notes due 2012 and $205,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Floating Notes due 2010 (Collectively, the “Senior Notes”). J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owned approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of both the Holdco Notes and the Senior Notes.

On January 26, 2006 AMCE sold $325,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016. JP Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owned approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of these notes. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, whose affiliates owned approximately 1.6% of Holdings, was also an initial purchaser of these notes.

NOTE 18—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On July 5, 2007 the Company disposed of its investment in Hoyts General Cinemas South America (“HGCSA”), a partnership that operated 17 theatres in South America, for sales proceeds of $28,682,000. The Company’s pre-tax recorded investment in HGCSA was $11,446,000 as of June 28, 2007. The Company expects to record a gain on this disposition of approximately $17,000,000.

Item 2.                        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The words “forecast,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Marquee Holdings Inc.,” which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

·       national, regional and local economic conditions that may affect the markets in which we operate;

·       the levels of expenditures on entertainment in general and movie theatres in particular;

·       increased competition within movie exhibition or other competitive entertainment mediums;

·       technological changes and innovations, including alternative methods for delivering movies to consumers;

·       the popularity of theatre attendance and major motion picture releases;

·       shifts in population and other demographics;

·       our ability to renew expiring contracts at favorable rates, or to replace them with new contracts that are comparably favorable to us;

·       our need for, and ability to obtain, additional funding for acquisitions and operations;

·       risks and uncertainties relating to our significant indebtedness;

·       fluctuations in operating costs;

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·       capital expenditure requirements;

·       changes in interest rates; and

·       changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.

This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but not exhaustive. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with an understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview

We are one of the world’s leading theatrical exhibition companies. During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we opened three new theatres with 46 screens in the U.S. and closed five theatres with 60 screens in the U.S. As of June 28, 2007, we owned, operated or had interests in 377 theatres and 5,300 screens with 87%, or 4,597 of our screens in the U.S. and Canada, and 13%, or 703 of our screens in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom.

Our principal direct and indirect owned subsidiaries are AMC Entertainment Inc., American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (“AMC”), Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. (“Cinemex”) and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (“AMCEI”). We conduct our U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business through AMC and its subsidiaries and AMCEI and its subsidiaries. We are operating theatres outside the United States primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI and its subsidiaries.

On March 29, 2005, AMC Entertainment, along with Regal Entertainment Group (“Regal”), combined our respective cinema screen advertising businesses into a new joint venture company called National CineMedia, LLC (“NCM”). The new company engages in the marketing and sale of cinema advertising and promotions products; business communications and training services; and the distribution of digital alternative content. We record our share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM in other theatre revenues. We contributed fixed assets and exhibitor agreements of our cinema screen advertising subsidiary National Cinema Network, Inc. (“NCN”) to NCM. We also included goodwill (recorded in connection with the merger with Marquee) in the cost assigned to our investment in NCM. Additionally, we paid termination benefits related to the displacement of certain NCN associates. In consideration of the NCN contributions described above, NCM issued a 37% interest in its Class A units to NCN. Since that date, our interest in NCM has declined to 18.6% due to the entry of new investors. On February 13, 2007, NCM, Inc., a newly-formed entity that serves as the sole manager of NCM, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 42,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $21.00 per share. Subsequent to the NCM, Inc. IPO, we hold a 18.6% interest in NCM. AMCE received net proceeds upon completion of the NCM initial public offering of $517.1 million. We used the net proceeds from the NCM initial public offering, along with cash on hand, to redeem certain of our notes; on March 19, 2007 we redeemed $212.8 million aggregate principal amount of our 91¤2% senior subordinated notes due 2011 at 100% of principal value, on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $205.0 million aggregate principal amount of our senior floating rate notes due 2010 at 103% of principal value and on March 23, 2007 we redeemed

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$175.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 97¤8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 at 104.938% of principal value. Our loss on redemption of these notes including call premiums and the write off of unamortized deferred charges and premiums, was $3.5 million.

In connection with the completion of NCM, Inc.’s IPO, we also entered into an Exhibitor Services Agreement (“ESA”) with NCM whereby in exchange for approximately $231.3 million, we agreed to modify NCM’s payment obligations under the prior Exhibitor Services Agreement. We have recorded the payment received for modification of the ESA as deferred revenues in our consolidated financial statements. The ESA provides a term of 30 years for advertising and approximately five year terms (with automatic renewal provisions) for meeting event and digital programming services, and provides NCM with a five year right of first refusal for the services beginning one year prior to the end of the term. The ESA also changed the basis upon which we are paid by NCM from a percentage of revenues associated with advertising contracts entered into by NCM to a monthly theatre access fee. The theatre access fee is now composed of a fixed payment per patron and a fixed payment per digital screen, which increases by 8% every five years starting at the end of fiscal 2011 for payments per patron and by 5% annually starting at the end of fiscal 2007 for payments per digital screen. The theatre access fee paid in the aggregate to us, Regal and Cinemark will not be less than 12% of NCM’s aggregate advertising revenue, or it will be adjusted upward to meet this minimum payment.

In May 2006, AMCEI and its subsidiary AMC Entertainment International Limited sold their interests in AMC Entertainment España S.A., which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain, and Actividades Multi-Cinemas E Espectáculos, LDA, which owned and operated 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal. These operations have been classified as discontinued operations as a result of our disposition of Yelmo Cineplex, S.L., or Yelmo, in December 2006 as we no longer have continuing involvement in the region.

In December 2006 we disposed of our equity method investment in Yelmo, which owned and operated 27 theaters with 310 screens in Spain on the date of sale.

On November 7, 2006, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to freeze our Defined Benefit Retirement Income Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Retirement Enhancement Plan (the “Plans”) as of December 31, 2006. On December 20, 2006 we amended and restated the Plans to implement the freeze as of December 31, 2006. As a result of the freeze there will be no further benefits accrued after December 31, 2006, but continued vesting for associates with less than five years of vesting service. We will continue to fund existing benefit obligations and there will be no new participants in the future. As a result of amending and restating the Plans to implement the freeze, we recognized a curtailment gain of $11.0 million in our consolidated financial statements which reduced our pension expense for fiscal 2007.

In May 2007 we disposed of our investment in Fandango for total expected proceeds of approximately $20 million, of which $17.7 million was received in May 2007, and have recorded a gain on the sale, included in investment income, of approximately $15.7 million.

For financial reporting purposes we have three segments, (1) U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition, (2) International theatrical exhibition and (3) Other, with the most significant activity in “Other” related to on-screen advertising.

Our U.S. and Canada and International theatrical exhibition revenues are generated primarily from box office admissions and theatre concession sales. The balance of our revenues are generated from ancillary sources, including on-screen advertising, rental of theatre auditoriums, fees and other revenues generated from the sale of gift certificates and theatre tickets and arcade games located in theatre lobbies.

Box office admissions are our largest source of revenue. We predominantly license “first-run” motion pictures from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors.

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We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Film exhibition costs are accrued based on the applicable admissions revenues and estimates of the final settlement pursuant to our film licenses. Licenses that we enter into typically state that rental fees are based on either aggregate terms established prior to the opening of the picture or on a mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the picture run. Under an aggregate terms formula, we pay the distributor a specified percentage of box office receipts. The settlement process allows for negotiation based upon how a film actually performs.

Concessions sales are our second largest source of revenue after box office admissions. Concessions items include popcorn, soft drinks, candy, hot dogs and other products. We negotiate prices for our concessions products and supplies directly with concessions vendors on a national or regional basis to obtain high volume discounts or bulk rates and marketing incentives.

Our revenues are dependent upon the timing and popularity of motion picture releases by distributors. The most marketable motion pictures are usually released during the summer and the year-end holiday seasons. Therefore, our business can be seasonal, with higher attendance and revenues generally occurring during the summer months and holiday seasons. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

During fiscal 2007, films licensed from our eleven largest distributors based on revenues accounted for approximately 95% of our U.S. and Canada admissions revenues. Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor’s motion pictures in any given year.

During the period from 1990 to 2006, the annual number of first-run motion pictures released by distributors in the United States ranged from a low of 370 in 1995 to a high of 599 in 2006, according to Motion Picture Association 2006 MPA Market Statistics.

We continually upgrade the quality of our theatre circuit by adding new screens through new builds (including expansions) and acquisitions and by disposing of older screens through closures and sales. We are an industry leader in the development and operation of megaplex theatres, typically defined as a theatre having 14 or more screens and offering amenities to enhance the movie-going experience, such as stadium seating providing unobstructed viewing, digital sound and enhanced seat design. We believe our introduction of the megaplex concept to North America in 1995 has led to the current industry replacement cycle, which has accelerated the obsolescence of older, smaller theatres by setting new standards for moviegoers. From 1995 through June 28, 2007, AMC Entertainment and Loews added 202 theatres with 3,643 new screens, acquired 431 theatres with 3,007 screens and disposed of 684 theatres with 4,159 screens. As of June 28, 2007, approximately 73% of our screens in the U.S. and Canada were located in megaplex theatres.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Shared-Based Payment (Revised)”and Staff Accounting Bulletin No 107 “Share Based Payments”. Under SFAS 123(R), compensation cost is calculated on the date of the grant and then amortized over the vesting period. The fair value of each stock option was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions: common stock value on the grant date, risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected volatility, and dividend yield. Option awards which require classification as a liability under FAS 123R are revalued at each subsequent reporting date using the Black-Scholes model.

We granted 38,876.72873 options on December 23, 2004 and 600 options on January 26, 2006 to employees to acquire our common stock. The fair value of these options on their respective grant dates was $22,373,000 and $138,000. All of these options are equity classified for AMCE. One of the holders of stock

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options has put rights associated with his options deemed to be within his control whereby he can require Holdings to repurchase his options and as a result, the expense for these options is remeasured each reporting period as liability based options at the Holdings level and the related compensation expense is included in AMCE’s financial statements. However, since the put option that causes liability classification is a put to AMCE’s parent Holdings rather than AMCE, AMCE’s financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation.

One holder of options which are classified as a liability by Holdings exercised options on 500 shares during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

The common stock value used to estimate the fair value of each option on the December 23, 2004 grant date was based upon a contemporaneous third party arms-length transaction on December 23, 2004 in which we sold 769,350 shares of our common stock for $1,000 per share to unrelated parties. Accordingly, because we had contemporaneous objective evidence of the fair value of our common stock on December 23, 2004, we did not obtain a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated valuation specialist.

For the 7,684.57447 option awards classified as liabilities by Holdings, the Company revalued the options at each period end following the grant date using the Black-Scholes model. In valuing this liability, Holdings used a fair value of common stock of $1,300 per share, which was based on a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated valuation specialist as of June 28, 2007.

Our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement if an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2007. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2007, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant, based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his current employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his prior employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. We expect that we would incur annual stock-based compensation expense of $856,000 related to these awards for three years from the date of grant in the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2007.

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Operating Results

Set forth in the table below is a summary of revenues, costs and expenses attributable to the Company’s U.S. and Canada and International theatrical exhibition operations and Other businesses. Reference is made to Note 13 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our operations by operating segment.

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

 

   June 28,   
2007

 

   June 29   
2006

 

% Change

 

 

 

(thousands of dollars, except operating data)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

 

$

388,685

 

 

 

$

408,839

 

 

 

(4.9

)%

 

Concessions

 

 

165,348

 

 

 

164,309

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

Other theatre

 

 

16,540

 

 

 

24,543

 

 

 

(32.6

)%

 

 

 

 

570,573

 

 

 

597,691

 

 

 

(4.5

)%

 

International theatrical exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions

 

 

28,189

 

 

 

26,801

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

Concessions

 

 

18,879

 

 

 

16,735

 

 

 

12.8

%

 

Other theatre

 

 

4,851

 

 

 

4,593

 

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

 

 

51,919

 

 

 

48,129

 

 

 

7.9

%

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

*

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

$

622,492

 

 

 

$

645,834

 

 

 

(3.6

)%

 

Cost of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

 

$

209,479

 

 

 

$

216,116

 

 

 

(3.1

)%

 

Concession costs

 

 

17,725

 

 

 

18,074

 

 

 

(1.9

)%

 

Theatre operating expense

 

 

144,228

 

 

 

143,147

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

Rent

 

 

105,407

 

 

 

105,567

 

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

Preopening expense

 

 

1,965

 

 

 

565

 

 

 

*

 

 

Theatre and other closure (income) expense

 

 

(14,838

)

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

463,966

 

 

 

485,479

 

 

 

(4.4

)%

 

International theatrical exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film exhibition costs

 

 

12,368

 

 

 

11,835

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

Concession costs

 

 

4,462

 

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

Theatre operating expense

 

 

12,141

 

 

 

11,609

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

Rent

 

 

7,301

 

 

 

6,752

 

 

 

8.1

%

 

Preopening expense

 

 

120

 

 

 

477

 

 

 

(74.8

)%

 

Theatre closure

 

 

10

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

(69.7

)%

 

 

 

 

36,402

 

 

 

34,647

 

 

 

5.1

%

 

Other

 

 

156

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

(63.3

)%

 

General and administrative expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

 

 

1,984

 

 

 

3,751

 

 

 

(47.1

)%

 

Management Fee

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

Other

 

 

13,088

 

 

 

15,773

 

 

 

(17.0

)%

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

63,689

 

 

 

63,896

 

 

 

(0.3

)%

 

Disposition of assets and other losses

 

 

 

 

 

1,436

 

 

 

*

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

$

580,535

 

 

 

$

606,657

 

 

 

(4.3

)%

 

 

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Thirteen Weeks
Ended
June 28,
2007

 

Thirteen Weeks
Ended
June 29,
2006

 

Operating Data (at period end):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen additions

 

 

46

 

 

 

30

 

 

Screen dispositions

 

 

60

 

 

 

180

 

 

Average screens—
continuing operations(1)

 

 

5,075

 

 

 

5,139

 

 

Number of screens operated(2)

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

5,601

 

 

Number of theatres operated(2)

 

 

377

 

 

 

411

 

 

Screens per theatre

 

 

14.1

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

Attendance—
continuing operations(1)
(in thousands)

 

 

59,970

 

 

 

64,969

 

 

 


(1)          Includes consolidated theatres only.

(2)          Excludes 6 theatres with 78 screens held for disposal in connection with approval of the Mergers at June 29, 2006.

*                    Percentage change in excess of 100%

Thirteen weeks Ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006

Revenues.   Total revenues decreased 3.6%, or $23,342,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006.

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition revenues decreased 4.5%, or $27,118,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Admissions revenues decreased 4.9%, or $20,154,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006, due to a 9% decrease in attendance, partially offset by a 4.5% increase in average ticket prices. We believe there were several contributing factors: (1) Admissions revenues at comparable theatres (theatres opened on or before the first quarter of fiscal 2007) decreased 4.8%, or $18,922,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 from the comparable period last year. Based upon available industry sources, box office revenues of industry comparable theatres in the markets where we operate decreased 3.5% over the same period. This difference is due to several factors, including the strong prior year performance of our comparable theatres (which increased 5.6%) versus industry comparable theatres (which increased 3.6%) during the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 compared to the thirteen week period ended June 30, 2005. Fluctuations such as this result from changes in distribution and performance of films released between periods. In certain circumstances, high-grossing films expand the overall market size due to the increase in number of prints released. Even though our box office performance on such films increases due to the film’s popularity, the market expansion from these high grossing films can dilute our overall performance against the industry. This occurred during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 with the release of three very popular, mainstream movies that were each distributed to over 4,000 theatres and produced box office admissions revenues in the United States and Canada of approximately $915 million. 2) Based upon available industry sources, the admissions revenues of our net new builds (admissions revenues from new theatres—$13,522,000—less admissions revenues of closed theatres—$7,454,000—and less admissions revenues of dispositions mandated by the Department of Justice in the Loews merger—$7,300,000—, was less than the contribution of net new builds for the overall industry. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to our practice of periodically reviewing

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ticket prices and the discounts we offer and making selective adjustments based upon such factors as general inflationary trends and conditions in local markets. Concessions revenues increased 0.6%, or $1,039,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to a 10.6% increase in average concessions per patron related to price increases and an increase in units sold per patron, offset by the decrease in attendance. Other theatre revenues decreased 33.2%, or $8,147,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Included in other theatre revenues are our share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM. The decrease in other theatre revenues was primarily due to decreases in on-screen advertising revenues as a result of the new Exhibitor Services Agreement with NCM.

International theatrical exhibition revenues increased 7.9%, or $3,790,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Admissions revenues increased by 5.2%, or $1,388,000, due to a 4.7% increase in average ticket price and a 0.5% increase in attendance. We opened 2 theatres with 21 screens in Mexico since June 29, 2006. Concessions revenues increased 12.8%, or $2,144,000, due to a 12.3% increase in concessions per patron and the increase in attendance. Concessions per patron increased in Mexico due primarily to price increases and increased promotions which helped to increase transaction size and incidence of purchase. International revenues were positively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated earnings from continuing operations.

Costs and expenses.   Total costs and expenses decreased 4.3%, or $26,122,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006.

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition costs and expenses decreased 2.4%, or $11,677,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Film exhibition costs decreased 3.1%, or $6,637,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to the decrease in admissions revenues, offset by an increase in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 53.9% in the current period as compared with 52.9% in the prior period due to the release of three very popular, mainstream movies during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 whose popularity and audience appeal drove higher percentage film rent terms than experienced during the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Higher grossing movies generally carry higher film terms as a percentage of admissions revenues than lower grossing movies. Concession costs decreased 1.9%, or $349,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to the decrease in concession costs as a percentage of concessions revenues, partially offset by the increase in concession revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 10.7% in the current period compared with 11.0% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 25.3% in the current period as compared to 24.0% in the prior period. Preopening expense increased $1,400,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due primarily to the increase in screen additions during the period. Rent expense decreased 0.2%, or $160,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, we recognized $14,838,000 of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms for two of our theatres that were closed during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. During the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006, we recognized $2,010,000 of theatre and other closure expense related primarily to the closure of one theatre with 8 screens and to accretion of the closure liability related to theatres closed during prior periods.

International theatrical exhibition costs and expenses increased 5.1%, or $1,755,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Film exhibition costs increased 4.5%, or $533,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to the increase in admissions revenues, partially offset by a decrease in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors. Concession costs increased $521,000 during the thirteen

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weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to the increase in concession revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 23.6% in the current period compared with 23.5% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 23.4% in the current period compared to 24.1% in the prior period. Rent expense increased 8.1%, or $549,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 primarily due to the opening of 2 theatres with 21 screens in Mexico since June 29, 2006. International costs and expenses were negatively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated earnings from continuing operations. We continually monitor the performance of our international theatres, and factors such as changing consumer preferences for filmed entertainment in international markets and our inability to sublease vacant retail space could negatively impact operating results and result in future closures, sales, dispositions and theatre closure charges prior to expiration of underlying lease agreements.

General and Administrative Expense:

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.   Merger, acquisition and transaction costs decreased $1,767,000 from $3,751,000 to $1,984,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. Current period costs are primarily comprised of preacquisition expenses for casualty insurance losses related to the Merger with Loews.

Management fees.   Management fees were unchanged during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Management fees of $1,250,000 are paid quarterly, in advance, to our Sponsors in exchange for consulting and other services.

Other.   Other general and administrative expense decreased 17.0%, or $2,685,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. The decrease in other general and administrative expenses is primarily due to a decrease in pension expense of $1,229,000 related to an amendment to freeze our Plans as of December 31, 2006 and a decrease in incentive compensation of $718,000 related to declines in operating performance. Additionally, stock compensation expense decreased $520,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due to the accelerated vesting of certain options as a result of entry into a separation and general release agreement with the holder of these options during the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2007. As a result of the accelerated vesting during the prior year, there is no expense related to these options during the current year.

Depreciation and Amortization.   Depreciation and amortization decreased 0.3%, or $207,000, compared to the prior period.

Disposition of Assets and Other Losses.   Disposition of assets and other losses were $0 in the current period compared to $1,436,000 in the prior period. The prior period includes $1,350,000, of settlements received related to fireproofing litigation recoveries at various theatres and a loss on the dispositions of theatres in the United States as required by and in connection with the Mergers of $2,570,000.

Other Income.   Other income includes $1,754,000 and $1,460,000 of income related to the derecognition of stored value card liabilities as to which we believe future redemption to be remote, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively. Other income includes insurance recoveries related to Hurricane Katrina of $1,246,000 for property losses in excess of property carrying cost and $397,000 for business interruption during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense decreased 26.4%, or $13,562,000, primarily due to decreased borrowings.

AMC received net proceeds upon completion of the NCM initial public offering and debt financing of $517,122,000. We used the net proceeds from the NCM initial public offering, along with cash on hand, to

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redeem our 91¤2% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (the “Notes due 2011”), our senior floating rate notes due 2010 (the “Floating Notes due 2010”) and 97¤8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the “Notes due 2012”). On March 19, 2007 we redeemed $212,811,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2011 at 100% of principal value, on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $205,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Floating Notes due 2010 at 103% of principal value and on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2012 at 104.938% of principal value.

Equity in (Earnings) Losses of Non-Consolidated Entities.   Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were ($2,253,000) in the current period compared to losses of $2,157,000 in the prior period. Equity in (earnings) losses related to our investment in National CineMedia, LLC were ($1,810,000) and $1,308,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively. Equity in losses related to Yelmo were $1,093,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006.

Investment Income.   Investment income was $19,257,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 compared to $2,479,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006. The thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 includes a gain on the sale of our investment in Fandango of $15,744,000. Interest income increased $892,000 from the prior period due primarily to higher rates of interest earned on cash and equivalents available for investment.

Income Tax Provision.   The provision for income taxes from continuing operations was $7,000,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and $300,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006 due primarily to the increase in earnings from continuing operations before income taxes. See Note 11—Income Taxes.

Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Net.   On May 11, 2006, we sold our operations in Iberia, including 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain and 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal. At the date of the sale these operations did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations because of continuing involvement in the region through an equity method investment in Yelmo. In December 2006, we disposed of our investment in Yelmo, including 27 theatres with 310 screens in Spain, and the results of the operations in Iberia have now been classified as discontinued operations. See Note 3—Discontinued Operations for the components of the earnings from discontinued operations.

Net Earnings (Loss)   Net earnings (loss) was $22,087,000 and ($8,001,000) for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our consolidated revenues are primarily collected in cash, principally through box office admissions and theatre concessions sales. We have an operating “float” which partially finances our operations and which generally permits us to maintain a smaller amount of working capital capacity. This float exists because admissions revenues are received in cash, while exhibition costs (primarily film rentals) are ordinarily paid to distributors from 20 to 45 days following receipt of box office admissions revenues. Film distributors generally release the films which they anticipate will be the most successful during the summer and holiday seasons. Consequently, we typically generate higher revenues during such periods.

Cash flows provided by operating activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $72,759,000 and $95,889,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 is primarily due to declines in accounts payable related primarily to the timing of certain payments. We had working capital deficits as of June 28, 2007 and March 29, 2007 of $254,760,000 and $38,306,000, respectively. We have the ability to borrow against our credit facility to meet obligations as they come due (subject to limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness in our various debt instruments) and had approximately $177,631,000 and $177,500,000 available on our credit facility to meet these obligations for the periods ended June 28, 2007 and March 29, 2007, respectively.

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During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we closed 5 theatres with 60 screens in the U.S. and opened 3 new theatres with 46 screens in the U.S., resulting in a circuit total of 377 theatres and 5,300 screens.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were ($35,848,000) and $28,828,000, during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively. As of June 28, 2007, we had construction in progress of $21,725,000. We had 5 U.S. theatres with a total of 66 screens under construction on June 28, 2007 that we expect to open in fiscal 2008. Cash outflows from investing activities include capital expenditures of $33,894,000 and $32,843,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively. We expect that our gross capital expenditures in fiscal 2008 will be approximately $155,000,000.

In March 2007, the board of directors of Fandango, Inc. (“Fandango”), an online movie ticketing company in which we owned approximately 8.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis as of March 29, 2007, approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Fandango Merger Agreement”), which was adopted and approved by its stockholders. Pursuant to the Fandango Merger Agreement, we and the other existing stockholders sold our interests in Fandango to Comcast Corporation. The transaction closed in May of 2007. In connection with the transaction, we received an equity earn up which raised our interest in Fandango to approximately 10.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis immediately prior to the sale of our shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Fandango Merger Agreement and subject to certain closing adjustments, we estimate that we will receive a total of approximately $20,000,000 in cash consideration in connection with the sale of our interest in Fandango of which $17,744,000 was received during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

In May 2006, AMCEI and its subsidiary AMC Entertainment International Limited sold its interests in AMC Entertainment España S.A., which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain, and Actividades Multi-Cinemas E Espectáculos, LDA, which owned and operated 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal for a net sales price of approximately $35,446,000.

During the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2006, we sold four theatres with 42 screens in the U.S. as required by and in connection with the approval of the Mergers for an aggregate sales price of $30,667,000.

We fund the costs of constructing new theatres using existing cash balances, cash generated from operations or borrowed funds, as necessary. We generally lease our theatres pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases which may require the developer, who owns the property, to reimburse us for a portion of the construction costs. However, we may decide to own the real estate assets of new theatres and, following construction, sell and leaseback the real estate assets pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases. We may also decide to sell certain real estate assets that we currently own where the value of the real estate may be greater than the value generated by our theatre operations.

Historically, we have either paid for or leased the equipment used in a theatre.

On July 5, 2007 we disposed of our investment in HGCSA, a partnership that operated 17 theatres in South America, for sales proceeds of $28,282,000.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash flows used in financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, were ($265,548,000) and $(14,181,000) during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 and June 29, 2006, respectively.

During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 we paid a dividend of $275,000,000 to our stockholder AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

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Reference is made to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007 for certain information about our New Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, our 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Notes due 2014”), 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the “Notes due 2016”), 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Fixed Notes due 2012”) and Discount Notes due 2014.

The New Credit Facility is with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions and provides financing of up to $850,000,000, consisting of a $650,000,000 term loan facility with a maturity of seven years and a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility with a maturity of six years. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity available for Mexican peso-denominated revolving loans, for letters of credit and for swingline borrowings on same-day notice. As of June 28, 2007, we had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $641,875,000 was outstanding under the term loan facility at an interest rate of 7.07%.

Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. On March 13, 2007, we amended the Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things, lower the interest rates related to our term loan, reduce our unused commitment fee and amend the change of control definition so that an initial public offering and related transactions would not constitute a change of control. The current applicable margin for borrowings under the revolving credit facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings, and the current applicable margin for borrowings under the term loan facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin for such borrowings may be reduced, subject to AMC Entertainment attaining certain leverage ratios. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, AMC Entertainment is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder at a rate equal to 0.25%. It will also pay customary letter of credit fees. AMC Entertainment may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the New Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans. AMC Entertainment is required to repay $1,625,000 of the term loan quarterly, beginning March 30, 2006 through September 30, 2012, with any remaining balance due on January 26, 2013.

The indentures relating to our outstanding notes allow us to incur all permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction, which includes all amounts borrowed under our credit facility. The indentures also allow us to incur any amount of additional debt as long as we can satisfy the coverage ratio of each indenture, after giving effect to the event on a pro forma basis (under the indentures for the Fixed Notes due 2012, Notes due 2014, Notes due 2016 and Discount Notes due 2014). Under the indenture relating to the Fixed Notes due 2012 and Notes due 2016, the most restrictive of the indentures, we could borrow approximately $1,612.5 million as of June 28, 2007 in addition to permitted indebtedness (assuming an interest rate of 10% on the additional borrowings). If we cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally we can incur, in addition to amounts borrowed under the credit facility, no more than $100,000,000 of new “permitted indebtedness” under the terms of the indentures relating to the Fixed Notes due 2012, Notes due 2014, Notes due 2016 and Discount Notes due 2014.

The indentures relating to the above-described notes also contain covenants limiting dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates, and mergers and sales of assets, and require us to make an offer to purchase the notes upon the occurrence of a change in control, as defined in the indentures. Upon a change of control (as defined in the indentures), we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014, Fixed Notes due 2012, and the Discount Notes due 2014, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

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As of June 28, 2007, we were in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the New Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014, the Fixed Notes due 2012, and the Discount Notes due 2014.

We believe that cash generated from operations and existing cash and equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and planned capital expenditures and potential acquisitions for at least the next twelve months and enable us to maintain compliance with covenants related to the new Credit Facility and the notes.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has commitments and contingencies for capital and financing leases, corporate borrowings, operating leases, capital related betterments and pension funding that were summarized in a table in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended March 29, 2007. Since March 29, 2007 there have been no material changes to the commitments and contingencies of the Company outside the ordinary course of business, except as discussed in the following paragraph.

As discussed in Note 11—Income Taxes, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB No. 109”. At March 30, 2007, the Company had a liability for unrecognized benefits for $39.8 million, of which approximately $5.3 million is expected to be offset from the Company’s pool of net operating loss carryforwards within the next 12 months. For the remaining liability, the Company is unable to reasonably determine when settlement with taxing authorities will occur.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. We will be required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 159 and has not yet determined the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. It does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, or the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for AMCE. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate this standard having a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (“FIN 48” or the “Interpretation”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies’ financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than

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not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.  As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, we recorded a $5.3 million increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5.3 million reduction of goodwill, a $5.3 million current FIN 48 liability and a $5.3 million charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder’s accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007. See Note 11—Income Taxes.

Item 3.                        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to various market risks including interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. We do not hold any significant derivative financial interests.

Derivatives

On July 28, 2003, Grupo Cinemex entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a maturity of December 26, 2007 to manage its exposure to interest rate movements by effectively converting its previous long-term senior secured credit facility from a variable to a fixed rate. The notional amount of the interest rate swap reduces in accordance with the repayment provisions of Grupo Cinemex’s previous long-term senior secured credit facility. Although this senior secured facility was repaid on August 13, 2004, the swap agreement remains outstanding and was redesignated as a hedge of the Grupo Cinemex Term Loan.

The face amount of the interest rate swap on June 28, 2007 was 225 million Mexican pesos ($20.8 million). The swap agreement provides for the exchange of variable rate payments for fixed rate payments without the effect of leverage and without the exchange of the underlying face amount. The variable rate is based on the 28-day TIIE rate and the fixed rate is 8.5%. The fair market value of the interest rate swap was a liability of $67,000 as of June 28, 2007.

On August 5, 2005, Grupo Cinemex entered into a new interest rate swap with a face amount of 382.8 million Mexican pesos ($35.1 million) as a complement to the July 28, 2003 interest rate swap noted above. This interest rate swap is complementary to the interest rate swap entered into on July 28, 2003 and increases in the same amount of the decrease in the interest rate swap entered into on July 28, 2003 to hedge the complete credit. The face amount of the interest rate swap on June 28, 2007 was 795.5 million Mexican pesos ($73.7 million). The new interest rate swap was entered into in order to hedge the outstanding debt balance not covered by the July 28, 2003 interest rate swap. This new interest rate swap provides for the exchange of variable rate payment for fixed rate payments. The variable rate is based on the 28-day TIIE rate and the fixed rate is 9.89%. The fair market value of this interest rate swap was a liability of $2,242,000 as of June 28, 2007.

We are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the interest rate swap agreements. However, we do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

Market risk on variable-rate financial instruments.   We maintain a $850,000,000 senior secured credit facility, comprised of a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $650,000,000 term loan facility, which permits borrowings at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. Increases in market interest rates would cause interest expense to increase and earnings before income taxes to decrease. The change in interest expense and earnings before income taxes would be dependent upon the weighted average outstanding borrowings during the reporting period following an increase in market interest rates. We had no borrowings on our new revolving credit facility as of June 28, 2007 and had $641,875,000 outstanding under the term loan facility on June 28, 2007. Therefore, a 100 ba

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sis point increase in market interest rates would have increased or decreased interest expense on the new credit facility by $1,605,000 during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

Market risk on fixed-rate financial instruments.   Included in long-term debt are $325,000,000 of our Notes due 2016, $300,000,000 of our Notes due 2014 and $250,000,000 of our Fixed Notes due 2012. Increases in market interest rates would generally cause a decrease in the fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012 and a decrease in market interest rates would generally cause an increase in fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012.

Foreign currency exchange rates.   We currently operate theatres in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, France and the United Kingdom. As a result of these operations, we have assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes a decrease in the carrying values of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in such foreign currencies and the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes an increase in the carrying values of these items. The increases and decreases in assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also impact the comparability of earnings in these countries on a year-to-year basis. As the U.S. dollar strengthens, comparative translated earnings decrease, and as the U.S. dollar weakens comparative translated earnings from foreign operations increase. Although we do not currently hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk, we do not intend to repatriate funds from the operations of our international theatres but instead intend to use them to fund current and future operations. A 10% fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against all foreign currencies of countries where we currently operate theatres would either increase or decrease earnings before income taxes and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by approximately $2,000 and $41,291,000, respectively, as of June 28, 2007.

Item 4T.                Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated these disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b)   Changes in internal controls.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                        Legal Proceedings

Reference is made to Part I. Item 3. Legal Proceedings in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007 for information on certain litigation to which we are a party.

One of the cases referred to in our Annual report on Form 10-K is American Multi Cinema, Inc. v. Midwest Drywall Company, Inc. (No. CV07-00171). We received settlements of $562,500 related to this matter during July of fiscal 2008.

We are a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.

Item 4.                        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

In June 2007 the Requisite Stockholder majority of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved the merger agreement and other related ancillary agreements in connection with the holdco merger whereby Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

In June 2007 the Requisite Stockholder majority of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved the supplemental indenture by and between Holdings and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee, amending that certain indenture, dated as of August 18, 2004, pursuant to which Holdings’ 12% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 were issued.

In June 2007 the Requisite Stockholder majority of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved an amended and restated employment agreement among Parent, Holdings, AMCE and Peter C. Brown, who has served as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of each of Holdings and AMCE since December 2004.

In June 2007 the Requisite Stockholder majority of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved an employment separation and general release agreement among Holdings, AMCE, AMC and Philip M. Singleton, as amended by the first amendment to the employment separation and general release agreement, whereby Mr. Singleton resigned from his positions with Holdings and its affiliates.

Item 6.                        Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 20, 2005, by and among Marquee Holdings Inc. and LCE Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2005).

2.2

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2004 by and among Marquee Holdings Inc., Marquee Inc. and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed June 23, 2004).

3.1

 

Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation of AMC Entertainment Inc. (as amended on December 2, 1997 and September 18, 2001 and December 23, 2004) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed December 27, 2004).

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3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by Reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q (File No. 1-8747) filed December 27, 2004. Certificates of Incorporation or corresponding instrument, with amendments, of the follow additional registrants:

3.3.1

 

Loews Citywalk Theatre Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.1 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.2

 

S&J Theatres, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.2 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.3

 

LCE Mexican Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.9 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.4

 

Loeks Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.11 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.5

 

Loews Cineplex International Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.15 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.6

 

Loews Cineplex U.S. Callco, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.17 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.7

 

Loews Theatre Management Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.22 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.8

 

Loews Theatres Clearing Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.23 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.9

 

Loews USA Cinemas Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.24 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.10

 

LTM Turkish Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.27 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.11

 

RKO Century Warner Theatres, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.33 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.12

 

Star Theatres of Michigan, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.35 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.13

 

Star Theatres, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.36 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006)

3.3.14

 

Loews Chicago Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.41 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.15

 

Loews Meadowland Cinemas 8, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.60 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.16

 

Loews Meadowland Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.61 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.17

 

Loews New Jersey Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.63 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.18

 

Loews Ridgefield Park Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.65 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.19

 

New Brunswick Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.70 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

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3.3.20

 

Lance Theatre Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.77 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.21

 

Fountain Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.85 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.22

 

Loews Arlington West Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.86 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.23

 

Loews Deauville North Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.87 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.24

 

Loews Fort Worth Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.88 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.25

 

Loews Houston Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.89 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.26

 

Loews Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.90 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.27

 

AMC Card Processing Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.93 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.28

 

AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.94 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.29

 

American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.95 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006)

3.3.30

 

Centertainment, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.96 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.31

 

Club Cinema of Mazza, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.97 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.3.32

 

Premium Theater of Framingham, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.100 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.4

 

By-laws of the following Additional Registrants: (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006:

 

 

Fountain Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Lance Theatre Corporation

 

 

Loeks Acquisition Corp.

 

 

Loews Arlington West Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Chicago Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Cineplex International Holdings, Inc.

 

 

Loews Citywalk Theatre Corporation

 

 

Loews Deauville North Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Fort Worth Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Houston Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Meadowland Cinemas 8, Inc.

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Loews Meadowland Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews New Jersey Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Ridgefield park Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

Loews Theatre Management Corp.

 

 

Loews Theatres Clearing Corp.

 

 

Loews USA Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

LTM Turkish Holdings, Inc.

 

 

New Brunswick Cinemas, Inc.

 

 

RKO Century Warner Theatres, Inc.

 

 

S&J Theatres Inc.

 

 

Star Theatres of Michigan, Inc.

 

 

Star Theatres, Inc.

3.5

 

By-laws of LCE Mexican Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.6

 

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Loews Cineplex U.S. Callco, LLC. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.7

 

Partnership Agreement of Loeks-Star Partners. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.19 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.8

 

By-laws of AMC Card Processing Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.20 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.9

 

By-laws of AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.21 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.10

 

By-laws of American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.22 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.11

 

By-laws of Centertainment, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.23 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.12

 

By-laws of Club Cinema of Mazza, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.24 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

3.13

 

By-laws of Premium Theater of Framingham, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.26 to the Company’s Form S-4 (File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

*31.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Marquee Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2007.

*31.2

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Marquee Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2007.

*32.1

 

Section 906 Certifications of Peter C. Brown (Chief Executive Officer) and Craig R. Ramsey (Chief Financial Officer) furnished in accordance with Securities Act Release 33-8212.


*                    Filed herewith

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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 ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Date: August 7, 2007

/s/ PETER C. BROWN

 

Peter C. Brown

 

Chairman of the Board,

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: August 7, 2007

/s/ CRAIG R. RAMSEY

 

Craig R. Ramsey

 

Executive Vice President and

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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