New York, March 04, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service affirmed the B1 Corporate Family Rating (CFR), stable outlook, and B1-PD Probability of Default Rating of AMC Entertainment, Inc. (AMC or the company). The actions follow AMC's announcement on Thursday, March 3, that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire its smaller peer, Carmike Cinemas Inc. (Carmike B2, rating on review for upgrade) for $1.1 billion, including the assumption of debt. The all-cash transaction, expected to close in the last quarter of 2016, creates a combined company that will be the largest theatre company in the U.S and the world.

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