AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. I HAVE C,
said on Thursday that a group of investors, including units of private equity firm Silver Lake, have opted to convert all of the $ 600 million senior 2.95% convertible banknotes of the 2026 maturing chain in 2026 into ordinary class shares Ah, at a conversion price of $ 13.51 per share. The stock closed at $ 19.90 on Wednesday after being swept away in[l: short squeeze in shares of videogame retailer GameStop Inc.
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which has skyrocketed more than 1,600% in the past two-plus weeks amid support from investors on Reddit’s WallStreetBets message board. AMC said the conversion will result in the issuance of 44.4 million new shares. The conversion will reduce the company’s debt by $600 million. AMC shares rose 4.4% premarket and have gained a stunning 839% in the year to date, despite the many challenges facing the world’s biggest cinema operator caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500
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has fallen 0.4% in the year to date.