Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 23, 2021
National CineMedia, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33296
20-5665602
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6300 S. Syracuse Way
Suite 300
Centennial
Colorado
80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(303) 792-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
NCMI
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 23, 2021, Lee Roy Mitchell notified National CineMedia, Inc. (“NCM, Inc.” or “the Company”) of his resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 25, 2021. The Company is extremely grateful for Mr. Mitchell’s dedication to the Company and his service since the time of the Company’s initial public offering as a director on the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Mitchell’s resignation did not result from any disagreement with NCM, Inc.
Mr. Mitchell was designated to the Board of Directors by Cinemark Media, Inc. (“Cinemark”) pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2007, between NCM, Inc. and its founding members, American Multi-Cinema, Inc., Cinemark, and Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC (the “Director Designation Agreement”). To fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Mitchell’s resignation, Cinemark has designated Mark Zoradi pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement. On March 24, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Zoradi as a director, effective immediately following Mr. Mitchell’s resignation on March 25, 2021. Mr. Zoradi serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Cinemark Holding, Inc. Mr. Zoradi has not been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board of Directors at this time.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Zoradi and any director or executive officer of the Company.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Zoradi to the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, INC.
Dated: March 26, 2021
By:
/s/ Thomas F. Lesinski
Thomas F. Lesinski
Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer
