SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DOLAN JAMES LAWRENCE (Last) (First) (Middle) 1111 STEWART AVENUE (Street) BETHPAGE NY 11714 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMC Networks Inc. [ AMCX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of 13(d) Group
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	12/20/2012		M		32,819	A	$8.95	125,069(1)(2)	D(3)
Class A Common Stock	12/20/2012		S		32,819	D	$49.5494(11)	92,250(1)(2)	D(3)
Class A Common Stock								7,490(1)	I(4)	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock								4,225	I(5)(7)	By Minor Children
Class A Common Stock								1,150	I(6)(7)	By Son
Class A Common Stock								405	I(4)	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options (Right to Buy)	$8.95	12/20/2012		M			32,819(8)	03/05/2010(10)	09/05/2014	Class A Common Stock	32,819	$0	5,600	D(9)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DOLAN JAMES LAWRENCE (Last) (First) (Middle) 1111 STEWART AVENUE (Street) BETHPAGE NY 11714 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Dolan Kristin A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KNICKERBOCKER GROUP LLC PO BOX 420 (Street) OYSTER BAY NY 11771 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes restricted shares.

2. Includes shares held jointly with spouse.

3. Securities held directly by Mr. James L. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Ms. Kristin A. Dolan. Ms. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that she is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.

4. Securities held directly, or indirectly through a 401(k) plan, by Mr. Dolan's spouse, Ms. Kristin A. Dolan. Mr. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that he is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.

5. Securities held by James L. Dolan as custodian for the Reporting Persons' minor children.

6. Securities held by the Reporting Persons' son.

7. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that either is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.

8. Exercise of options under the Company's Employee Stock Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.

9. Ms. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of all options beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by her spouse and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that she is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.

10. Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.

11. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $49.20 to $50.11 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. Mr. Dolan hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

	/s/ Kerrie Juras, Attorney-in-Fact for James L. Dolan	12/21/2012
	/s/ Kerrie Juras, Attorney-in-Fact for Kristin A. Dolan	12/21/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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