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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) JANUARY 15, 1999
AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-8747 43-1304369
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
106 W. 14TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64105-1977
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (816) 221-4000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
(a) Attatched as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, is a press
release which was issued on January 15, 1999 by AMC Entertainment, Inc.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits:
99.1 January 15, 1999 Press Release
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.
AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Date: January 14, 1999 By: /s/Richard L. Obert
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Richard L. Obert
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting and
Information Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
[AMC LETTERHEAD]
Brenda Nolte January 15, 1999
Corporate Affairs Officer
AMC Entertainment Inc.
(816) 221-4000
AMC ENTERTAINMENT PLANS PRIVATE OFFERING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMEX: AEN) today announced that it
plans to make a private offering of $225 million of Senior Subordinated
Notes. The Notes will mature in 2011, will rank equally with the Company's
outstanding 9-1/2 percent Senior Subordinated Notes and will contain similar
covenants.
Net proceeds from the offering will be used to reduce the Company's
outstanding bank indebtedness. The Company expects to consummate the
transaction before the end of January, 1999.
The Notes offered have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration.
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