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AMC’s latest debt restructuring is good for the company, but bad for the stock

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Shares of the movie-theater chain and original meme stock dropped as nearly 80 million common shares are exchanged for debt maturing in 2030.

July 1, 2025
06:18 PM
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Advanced ➔ Results AMC’s debt restructuring is good for the company, but bad for the stocks of the movie-theater chain and original meme stock dropped as nearly 80 million common s are exchanged for debt maturing in 2030Published: July 1, 2025 at 2:18 p.

ETResizeListen(4 min)Movie-theater chain and original meme stock AMC has announced its debt-restructuring deal. Photo: Getty ImagesAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

S sank Tuesday, after the movie-theater chain and original meme stock announced its debt-restructuring deal. The Leawood, Kan.

-based company is converting some of its sizeable debt load to equity, with potentially a lot more to come, sending the stock tumbling.

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