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AMC Entertainment Holdings stock fell 35% in premarket trading following its dividend of preferred shares. However, an even bigger drop might have been ...

You've got to give meme stock traders credit for one thing, at least. They certainly keep the markets interesting. Shares of AMC plunged in early trading ...

NYSE: AMC closed out the week with yet another decline as the movie theater chain amassed a 25% loss for the week. On Friday, shares of AMC dropped lo.

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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.'s preferred stock made its debut Monday amid a selloff in other meme stocks and the broader market, making for a volatile ...

The “meme-stock” reprise of 2022 took another beating on Monday as shares in the movie theatre chain AMC, one of the companies driven to dizzying heights by ...

Since 2015, stock in Bed, Bath & Beyond has dropped from $77 a share to around $10. The The performance of the two cinema companies is strikingly different.

The AMC Preferred Equity units were announced earlier this month as a special dividend to class A common stockholders.

(ticker: AMC) announced in early August. “APE” special preferred share dividends began trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange. ](https://www.barrons.com/market-data/stocks/amc)

Believe it or not, investors in AMC have made money today. AMC Entertainment (AMC -70.98%) issued shares of AMC Preferred Equity, or APE, on Monday ...

22, 2022. This video gets into what investors need to know. [AMC](/quote/nyse/amc/) -70.98%) issued shares of AMC Preferred Equity, or APE, on Monday morning and sent shares down over 40%.

A clutch of stocks favored by retail traders tumbled on Monday in volatile trading as news that UK-based Cineworld warned of a possible bankruptcy sent AMC ...

[(BBBY.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BBBY.O), was down 3%, continuing Friday's 40.5% slump after billionaire Ryan Cohen abruptly dumped his stake in the struggling retailer. "The AMC distribution of “APE” is somewhere between a stock split and a stock dividend," Rick Meckler at Cherry Lane Investments. The COVID-19 lockdowns severely impacted the business of cinema operators. This seems designed to effectively allow for the issuance of more equity by AMC without technically breaking the company’s promise to not issue more common shares further potentially diluting their value." "So you had similar investors in Bed Bath and Beyond and Gamestop and AMC.” AMC and APE shares were together trading at $17.14, which was below than AMC's last closing price of $18.02, according to Reuters calculations. AMC common shares were nearly 40% lower at $10.93. movie chain's preferred shares started trading. [(GME.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/GME.N). Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com [(CINE.L)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/CINE.L) warned of a possible bankruptcy sent AMC Entertainment Holdings' shares [(AMC.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/AMC.N)diving almost 40% on the day that the U.S. [(BBBY.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BBBY.O) and GameStop Corp [(GME.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/GME.N) also slid as AMC's preferred stock, trading under the ticker "APE", opened at $6.21 on the New York Stock Exchange.

AMC Entertainment Holdings' shares tumbled nearly 30% on Monday after UK-based Cineworld's warning of a possible bankruptcy spooked investors on the same ...

The COVID-19 lockdowns severely impacted the business of cinema operators. AMC's preferred stock, trading under the ticker "APE", opened at $6.95 on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The battle for a rise of a planet of the APEs has taken a turn for the worse for retail investors. Investors in AMC Entertainment (AMC) were sitting on ...

APE begin trading Monday, and at least early on, a slide in AMC shares was mitigated by the APE unit trading higher. that $18.02 Friday close for AMC alone. [OTCPK:CNWGY](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CNWGY)) ( [OTCPK:CNNWF](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CNNWF)) was [preparing to file for bankruptcy](https://seekingalpha.com/news/3875288-amc-plunges-as-rival-cineworld-confirms-potential-bankruptcy-filing?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3AAll%7Csection_asset%3ANews%7Cfirst_level_url%3Asymbol%7Cbutton%3ATitle%7Clock_status%3ANo%7Cline%3A1) (though many analysts agree the chance of contagion with AMC is low), and AMC continues to be buffeted daily by general favor or disfavor of the [meme-stock trade](https://seekingalpha.com/news/3875076-risk-off-trading-sends-gamestop-meme-favorites-highly-shorted-stocks-lower?source=content_type%3Aall%7Csection%3Asearch_bar%7Csection_asset%3Asearch-advanced%7Ctopic%3Aheadlines%7Crow_num%3A3%7Csearch_item%3ARisk%26%2345%3Boff%26%2332%3Btrading%26%2332%3Bsends%26%2332%3BGameStop%26%2344%3B%26%2332%3Bstrongmeme%2Fstrong%26%2332%3Bfavorites%26%2344%3B%26%2332%3Bhighly%26%2345%3Bshorted%26%2332%3Bstrongstocks%2Fstrong%26%2332%3Blower%7CURL_first_level%3Asearch). [AMC](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMC)) were sitting on something of a paper profit early Monday, as the weekend's dividend of one AMC Preferred Equity ( [APE](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/APE)) unit per AMC share arrived in holders' accounts. [AMC](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMC)) was down 41.7% to $10.50, while [APE](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/APE) was moving for $5.50 each - down 20% from premarket quotes, and combined with AMC, adding up to just $16 vs. (AMC)](/symbol/AMC?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Csection_asset%3Ameta%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews%7Csymbol%3AAMC), [APE](/symbol/APE?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Csection_asset%3Ameta%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews%7Csymbol%3AAPE) [CNWGY](/symbol/CNWGY?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Csection_asset%3Ameta%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews%7Csymbol%3ACNWGY), [CNNWF](/symbol/CNNWF?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Csection_asset%3Ameta%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews%7Csymbol%3ACNNWF)By: [Jason Aycock](/user/427396/profile?source=content_type%3Areact%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Csection_asset%3Ameta%7Cbutton%3Aauthor_name%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews), SA News Editor [33 Comments](#comments)

Investors in AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) did not have a fun trading session on August 22, as the stock plummeted by 41.59%.

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There's been speculation among AMC investors that short sellers are using synthetic shares to afford their positions. Here's what you need to know.

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Wedbush lowered its AMC price target to reflect more shares after it issued APE, its preferred equity stock.

"We note that at the August 22 closing price of $6, AMC would have to issue over 900 million shares of APE to repay its entire debt balance," Reese wrote. Reese also noted that the Cineworld bankruptcy should not impact AMC as it doesn't relate to negative industry dynamics. "While it makes little sense for APE to trade below AMC, we think that it reflects concerns over impending dilution," Alicia Reese wrote in a Tuesday note. On the first day of APE trading, combined shares lost $800 million in enterprise value from Friday's closing price of $18.01, according to the note. AMC closed at $10.46 while APE ended the day at $6. "AMC is pre-authorized to issue up to 4.5 billion additional preferred shares of APE to raise cash."

The company billed the arrangement as a new way to raise money. Corporate governance experts and finance pros are keen to see if it catches on.

The APE units have the same voting rights as common stock, but are trading at a discount. “It’s all legal and by the book.” Corporate governance experts and finance pros are keen to see if it catches on more broadly for other companies struggling to raise cash, But earlier this year, shareholders rejected management’s request to issue yet more common stock, worried about further diluting their holdings. AMC Entertainment aimed to cash in on its buzzy popularity on Monday with a special dividend that’s being closely watched by meme-stock traders and market watchers. Corporate governance experts and finance pros are keen to see if it catches on.

AMC shares fell 33% in pre-market trading ahead of its new class of shares debuting on the NYSE. Here's what could be driving the fall…

2 theater chain in the world—but AMC is No. It’s likely the debut of APE today isn’t the main thing dragging down AMC stock. - Why is AMC issuing APE shares? - If APE is good for AMC, why is AMC stock down 33%? [explainer on AMC’s APE shares here](https://www.fastcompany.com/90776281/amc-stock-price-shares-crash-as-company-announces-new-preferred-ape-stock), but in short, they are a new class of stock created by AMC. However, in pre-market trading this morning, AMC shares are down a staggering 33% as of the time of this writing.

NYSE:AMC had its worst trading day in years as the meme stock began trading its preferred APE shares on the NYSE. On Monday, shares of AMC tumbled by.

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Shares of AMC (AMC) fell 42% yesterday as its new APE preferred shares began trading, while major cinema operator Cineworld warned of potential bankruptcy.

AMC CEO Adam Aron told investors that the value of their investment in AMC is the combination of AMC shares and the new APE units. AMC shareholders have resisted new share offerings in the past due to The company's CEO also said the cash could be used for Cineworld shares fell over 33%. Rival Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas, said yesterday it was considering filing for bankruptcy, adding to industry worries. AMC’s APE units debuted yesterday after being distributed to investors as a special dividend.

The new preferred shares give it the ability to raise cash through equity. After a loss of more than $100 million in free cash flow in the second quarter, it ...

There's a good argument for APE shares to be worth more than AMC common stock. AMC survived the pandemic, but its balance sheet is still a wreck. Effectively, the company gave a stock dividend, but in the form of preferred stock, creating a new dual-class structure rather than just issuing more common stock. Shareholders had previously blocked its ability to sell more common stock. At APE's current price, that would raise roughly $3.5 billion. In its second day of trading, AMC Preferred Stock (NYSE:APE) popped as investors embraced the new dual class structure and seemed to migrate from the common stock to the preferred alternative.