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(Bloomberg) — AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the world’s largest cinema chain, agreed to sell as many as 15 million shares of its stock while warning investors that it may need to file for bankruptcy, leaving its equity worthless.AMC, contending with a liquidity crisis that threatens its ability to remain a going concern, said the equity distribution plan might not be enough. With $417.9 million in cash on hand, the company still needs a material amount of new funding by the end of the year to stay in business, it said in a filing Tuesday.If AMC is unable to raise enough cash to meet its obligations, the company said it would file for bankruptcy or seek an out-of-court restructuring of its debts.The company’s shares fell as much as 12% in New York trading and were down 8.1% to $3.25 at 9:48 a.m. The stock was down 51% this year through Monday’s close.A Chapter 11 bankruptcy gives a company the ability to stay in business while it reworks its borrowings, negotiates rent reductions and closes underperforming locations. In the event of a liquidation or bankruptcy, AMC’s shareholders would likely suffer a total loss of their investment, the company said.Bloomberg News reported last week, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that AMC was considering a range of options that include a potential bankruptcy to ease its debt load. Lenders to the Leawood, Kansas-based cinema chain held preliminary talks among themselves about providing it with financing if it decides to file for Chapter 11 court protection.The company “remains in a precarious cash position with a burn rate of about $100 million per month,” Eric Handler, an analyst at MKM Partners, wrote in a note Tuesday.AMC and other movie-theater owners have been trapped in a tough situation since the coronavirus pandemic forced auditoriums to close in the spring. While many locations have reopened, capacity restrictions and audience skittishness have deeply hurt revenue.What Bloomberg Intelligence Says“AMC’s sale of new shares may not be enough to save it from dwindling cash reserves, as we believe the box-office recovery will be slower than the company expects. Reorganizing debt may be AMC’s best bet to survive the pandemic’s effects.”–Amine Bensaid, media analystClick here to read the research.Even where cinemas are open, there are few major draws to put on their screens. Film studios have moved most of their big releases to 2021 and beyond, not wanting to dump high-cost movies into a constrained market.The industry got a boost Monday when New York state set the reopening of theaters outside New York City. The continued absence of cinemas in that city and Los Angeles has been a particular burden on movie chains, and the step raised hopes that the New York City market would follow soon.Besides the equity distribution plan, AMC reported preliminary third-quarter revenue of $119.5 million, below analysts’ consensus estimate of $163 million as compiled by Bloomberg.(Updates with shares in fourth paragraph.)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.,

AMC Entertainment to Sell Stock Amid Bankruptcy Warning(Bloomberg) — AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the world’s largest cinema chain, agreed to sell as many as 15 million shares of its stock while warning investors that it may need to file for bankruptcy, leaving its equity worthless.AMC, contending with a liquidity crisis that threatens its ability to remain a going concern, said the equity distribution plan might not be enough. With $417.9 million in cash on hand, the company still needs a material amount of new funding by the end of the year to stay in business, it said in a filing Tuesday.If AMC is unable to raise enough cash to meet its obligations, the company said it would file for bankruptcy or seek an out-of-court restructuring of its debts.The company’s shares fell as much as 12% in New York trading and were down 8.1% to $3.25 at 9:48 a.m. The stock was down 51% this year through Monday’s close.A Chapter 11 bankruptcy gives a company the ability to stay in business while it reworks its borrowings, negotiates rent reductions and closes underperforming locations. In the event of a liquidation or bankruptcy, AMC’s shareholders would likely suffer a total loss of their investment, the company said.Bloomberg News reported last week, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that AMC was considering a range of options that include a potential bankruptcy to ease its debt load. Lenders to the Leawood, Kansas-based cinema chain held preliminary talks among themselves about providing it with financing if it decides to file for Chapter 11 court protection.The company “remains in a precarious cash position with a burn rate of about $100 million per month,” Eric Handler, an analyst at MKM Partners, wrote in a note Tuesday.AMC and other movie-theater owners have been trapped in a tough situation since the coronavirus pandemic forced auditoriums to close in the spring. While many locations have reopened, capacity restrictions and audience skittishness have deeply hurt revenue.What Bloomberg Intelligence Says“AMC’s sale of new shares may not be enough to save it from dwindling cash reserves, as we believe the box-office recovery will be slower than the company expects. Reorganizing debt may be AMC’s best bet to survive the pandemic’s effects.”–Amine Bensaid, media analystClick here to read the research.Even where cinemas are open, there are few major draws to put on their screens. Film studios have moved most of their big releases to 2021 and beyond, not wanting to dump high-cost movies into a constrained market.The industry got a boost Monday when New York state set the reopening of theaters outside New York City. The continued absence of cinemas in that city and Los Angeles has been a particular burden on movie chains, and the step raised hopes that the New York City market would follow soon.Besides the equity distribution plan, AMC reported preliminary third-quarter revenue of $119.5 million, below analysts’ consensus estimate of $163 million as compiled by Bloomberg.(Updates with shares in fourth paragraph.)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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