SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McDermott Dan (Last) (First) (Middle) 2425 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD (Street) SANTA MONICA CA 90404 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMC Networks Inc. [ AMCX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President - Ent. & AMC Studios	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	7,635	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	03/09/2024	AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	1,779	(1)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	03/09/2025	AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	8,154	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	03/09/2026	AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	29,639	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") was granted on March 12, 2021 under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2022 and one-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2023. The remaining one-third of the RSUs will vest on March 9, 2024.

2. Each RSU was granted on March 10, 2022 under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2023. The remaining RSUs vest as follows: one-third on March 9, 2024 and one-third on March 9, 2025.

3. Each RSU was granted on April 13, 2023 under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. The RSUs will vest as follows: one-third of the RSUs will vest on March 9, 2024, one-third on March 9, 2025 and one-third on March 9, 2026.

	Anne G. Kelly, attorney-in-fact for Dan McDermott	06/22/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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