<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-14-012086.txt : 20140311
<SEC-HEADER>0001181431-14-012086.hdr.sgml : 20140311
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140311160809
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-14-012086
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140307
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140311

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMC Networks Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001514991
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841]
		IRS NUMBER:				275403694
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 324-8500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10001

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLAN HELEN A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000902298

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35106
		FILM NUMBER:		14684321

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WILLIAM A FREWIN JR
		STREET 2:		ONE MEDIA CROSSWAYS
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLAN CHARLES F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935761

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35106
		FILM NUMBER:		14684322

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MEDIA CROSSWAYS
		CITY:			WOODBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11797
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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                    <value>By Revocable Trust</value>
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            <expirationDate>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares withheld to pay withholding taxes on vested restricted shares exempt under Rule 16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Securities held directly by Mr. Charles F. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Ms. Helen A. Dolan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Charles F. Dolan is the sole trustee and beneficiary of the Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Helen A. 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each restricted stock unit is granted under the AMC Networks Inc. 2011 Amended and Restated Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Restricted stock units held directly by Mr. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Mrs. Helen A. Dolan. Mrs. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities of AMC Networks Inc. beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Dolan (other than securities in which she has a direct pecuniary interest) and this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Ms. Dolan is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Renzo Mori, Attorney-in-fact for Charles F. Dolan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-03-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Renzo Mori, Attorney-in-Fact for Helen A. Dolan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-03-11</signatureDate>
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