AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. reported that stockholders approved an amendment to the company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (2024 EIP) during the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 24, 2026. The amendment increased the total number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the plan from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares.
The proposal to amend the 2024 EIP received approval from 93.5% of votes cast, with 347,165,059 shares voting in favor and 24,066,671 shares voting against. The amendment required a majority of the votes cast for approval. Following the approval, the company plans to file a registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock for potential future compensatory grants to employees, directors, and consultants.
The filing also details the voting results for other matters submitted to stockholders. Stockholders failed to approve several amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation, including proposals to declassify the board of directors, eliminate the prohibition against written consent, and remove limitations on calling special meetings. Additionally, stockholders failed to approve a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, with 54.7% of votes cast opposing the compensation paid to named executive officers. Conversely, stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026, and selected one year as the frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation.
