UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 7)*

 

National CineMedia, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

635309107

(CUSIP Number)

 

Peter B. Brandow

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Regal Entertainment Group

7132 Regal Lane

Knoxville, Tennessee  37918

(865) 922-1123

 

Keith A. Trammell

Hogan Lovells US LLP

1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1500

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 899-7300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

March 17, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. x

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

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CUSIP No. 635309107

 

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons
Regal Entertainment Group

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 x

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7

Sole Voting Power
-0- shares

 

8

Shared Voting Power
27,072,701 shares(1)

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0- shares

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
27,072,701 shares(1)

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
27,072,701 shares(1)

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
31.3%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) Consists of 27,072,701 common membership units of National CineMedia, LLC, which are held by two of Regal Entertainment Group’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC and Regal Cinemas, Inc. (as more fully explained in Item 5 to this Amendment No. 7), and which are immediately redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of National CineMedia, Inc. Common Stock, or a cash payment equal to the market price of one share of National CineMedia, Inc.’s Common Stock.

 

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CUSIP No. 635309107

 

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons
The Anschutz Corporation

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 x

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7

Sole Voting Power
-0- shares

 

8

Shared Voting Power
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0- shares

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
31.3%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(2) The Anschutz Corporation (formerly known as Anschutz Company) beneficially owns 73,708,639 shares of Class A Common Stock (“Class A Common Stock”) of Regal Entertainment Group through its ownership of 23,708,639 shares of Class B Common Stock of Regal Entertainment Group, which are convertible into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.  Such ownership represents approximately 77.6% of the voting power of Regal Entertainment Group.  Therefore, The Anschutz Corporation may be deemed to control Regal Entertainment Group.  Philip F. Anschutz owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of The Anschutz Corporation.  Therefore, Mr. Anschutz may be deemed to control The Anschutz Corporation.  As a result, each of them may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock of National CineMedia, Inc. that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Regal Entertainment Group.  Each of The Anschutz Corporation and Mr. Anschutz expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

 

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CUSIP No. 635309107

 

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons
Philip F. Anschutz

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 x

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7

Sole Voting Power
-0- shares

 

8

Shared Voting Power
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

9

Sole Dispositive Power
-0- shares

 

10

Shared Dispositive Power
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

 

11

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
27,072,701 shares(1), (2)

 

 

12

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
31.3%

 

 

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE.

 

This Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2008 by Regal Entertainment Group (“Regal”), The Anschutz Corporation (formerly known as Anschutz Company, “Anschutz Co.”) and Philip F. Anschutz (“Mr. Anschutz,” and with each of Regal, Anschutz Co., and Mr. Anschutz being referred to herein as a “Reporting Person,” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) and amended on March 20, 2009, March 26, 2009, February 14, 2011, March 18, 2013, September 9, 2013 and December 11, 2013 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) of National CineMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“National CineMedia”) is being filed by the Reporting Persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the joint filing agreement filed as Exhibit C to the Schedule 13D filed on May 23, 2008, to reflect National CineMedia’s issuance of additional common units of National CineMedia, LLC (“NCM Units”) to Regal on March 17, 2016 pursuant to the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement described in Item 3, thereby increasing the Reporting Persons investment in National CineMedia.  This Amendment No. 7 reflects changes to Items 3, 4 and 5 of the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective meanings under the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement or the Schedule 13D, as applicable.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 is hereby amended to add the following:

 

On March 17, 2016, pursuant to the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement dated February 13, 2007, by and among National CineMedia, National CineMedia, LLC, Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC (“Regal CineMedia”), American Multi-Cinema, Inc., Cinemark Media, Inc., Regal Cinemas, Inc. and Cinemark USA, Inc., (the “Common Unit Adjustment Agreement”) as described in Item 3 of the Schedule 13D originally filed on May 23, 2008 and incorporated by reference to Exhibit A thereto, Regal received, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Regal CineMedia, from National CineMedia 662,917 newly issued NCM Units in accordance with the 2015 Annual Adjustment.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, no payments were made by or on behalf of any party in exchange for the NCM Units received by Regal CineMedia pursuant to the 2015 Annual Adjustment.

 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

 

Regal acquired its NCM Units for investment purposes. Apart from continuing to give effect to the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement, none of the Reporting Persons is currently aware of any plans or proposals that would relate to or result in any of the events enumerated in Item 4(a)-(j).

 

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 is hereby amended to replace Item 5(a) with the following:

 

(a)  As a result of the issuance of the 662,917 additional NCM Units, Regal currently may be deemed to beneficially own 27,072,701 shares of Common Stock through its ownership of Regal CineMedia and RCI.   NCM Units are immediately redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Common Stock, or a cash payment equal to the market price of one share of Common Stock.  Regal’s beneficial ownership of 27,072,701 shares of Common Stock equates to beneficial ownership of approximately 31.3% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

Regal CineMedia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regal CineMedia Corporation (“RCM”).  RCM is a wholly owned subsidiary of RCI.  RCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regal Cinemas Corporation (“RCC”).  RCC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“REH”).  REH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regal.  As a result, each of them may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the Shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Regal.

 

The Anschutz Corporation beneficially owns 73,708,639 shares of Class A Common Stock (“Class A Common Stock”) of Regal through its ownership of 23,708,639 shares of Class B Common Stock of Regal, which are convertible into a like number of

 

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shares of Class A Common Stock, and 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.  Such ownership represents approximately 77.6% of the voting power of Regal.  Therefore, The Anschutz Corporation may be deemed to control Regal.  Philip F. Anschutz owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of The Anschutz Corporation.  Therefore, Mr. Anschutz may be deemed to control The Anschutz Corporation.  As a result, each of them may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Regal.

 

By virtue of their relationship, Regal, The Anschutz Corporation or Mr. Anschutz may be deemed to beneficially own the Common Stock subject of this Amendment No. 7.  Neither the filing of this Amendment No. 7 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any Reporting Person (other than Regal), or any executive officer or director of Regal or The Anschutz Corporation, who are listed in Schedule A hereto is the beneficial owner of the Common Stock subject of this Amendment No. 7 for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

 

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Schedule A

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The name, principal occupation and business address of each director and executive officer of Regal Entertainment Group, its relevant wholly owned subsidiaries, and The Anschutz Corporation are set forth below.  All of the persons listed below are citizens of the United States of America, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Name

 

Business Address

 

Position(s) with Reporting Person(s) and
Present Principal Occupation

Amy E. Miles

 

7132 Regal Lane
Knoxville, TN 37918

 

·             Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Regal Entertainment Group

·             President and Director of Regal CineMedia Corporation

·             President of Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC

·             Chief Executive Officer and Director of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Regal Cinemas Corporation and Regal Cinemas, Inc.

Gregory W. Dunn

 

7132 Regal Lane
Knoxville, TN 37918

 

·             President and Chief Operating Officer of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Vice President and Director of Regal CineMedia Corporation

·             Vice President of Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC

·             President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Regal Cinemas Corporation and Regal Cinemas, Inc.

David H. Ownby

 

7132 Regal Lane
Knoxville, TN 37918

 

·             Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Vice President, Treasurer and Director of Regal CineMedia Corporation

·             Vice President and Treasurer of Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC

·             Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Regal Cinemas Corporation and Regal Cinemas, Inc.

Peter B. Brandow

 

7132 Regal Lane
Knoxville, TN 37918

 

·             Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Vice President and Secretary of Regal CineMedia Corporation and Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC

·             Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Regal Cinemas Corporation and Regal Cinemas, Inc.

Thomas D. Bell, Jr.

 

3399 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1010
Atlanta, GA 30326

 

·             Lead Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Chairman of Mesa Capital Partners

Charles E. Brymer

 

437 Madison Avenue
11
th Floor
New York, NY 10022

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             President and Chief Executive Officer of DDB Worldwide Communications Group, Inc.

Michael L. Campbell

 

3765 Jackson Bend Dr.
Louisville, TN 37777

 

·             Director and Chairman Emeritus of Regal Entertainment Group

Stephen A. Kaplan

 

333 Grand Avenue
28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Principal and director of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

David H. Keyte

 

600 17th Street
Suite 1600N
Denver ,CO 80202

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Caerus Oil and Gas, LLC

Lee M. Thomas

 

3918 Alhambra Dr. West
Jacksonville, FL 32207

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

 

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Jack Tyrrell

 

1201 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Managing Partner of Richland Ventures II, L.P. and Richland Ventures III, L.P.

Alex Yemenidjian

 

3790 Paradise Road
Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89169

 

·             Director of Regal Entertainment Group

·             Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Armenco Capital, LLC

Philip F. Anschutz

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of The Anschutz Corporation

Cannon Y. Harvey

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of The Anschutz Corporation

Craig D. Slater

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Vice President and Director of The Anschutz Corporation

Bruce F. Black

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Anschutz Corporation

Steven A. Cohen

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Executive Vice President of The Anschutz Corporation

Scott T. Carpenter

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Vice President of The Anschutz Corporation

Matthew J. Anctil

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Vice President of The Anschutz Corporation

Richard M. Jones

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Vice President, Senior General Counsel and Secretary of The Anschutz Corporation

Wayne A. Barnes

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Anschutz Corporation

Thomas G. Kundert

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·             Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of The Anschutz Corporation

William J. Miller

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·    Senior Vice President, Energy & Land Resources of The Anschutz Corporation

Wiley N. Jones

 

555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

 

·    Vice President, Government Relations of The Anschutz Corporation

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: March 28, 2016

REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter B. Brandow

 

Name:

Peter B. Brandow

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 2016

THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Philip F. Anschutz

 

Title:

Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert M. Swysgood

 

Name:

Robert M. Swysgood

 

Title:

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 2016

PHILIP F. ANSCHUTZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert M. Swysgood

 

Name:

Robert M. Swysgood

 

Title:

Attorney-in-Fact

 

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