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"AMC Entertainment Holdings \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tamc\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t will acquire Carmike Cinemas Inc. \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tckec\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion, including debt, making the combined company the largest U.S. theater chain.\nAMC will pay $30 per share in cash to buy all of Carmike&amp;#8217;s outstanding shares, which represents a premium of about 19.5 percent to Carmike&amp;#8217;s Thursday&amp;#8217;s close.\nChinese property and investment firm Dalian Wanda Group had acquired AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion in 2012.\nThe transaction will be funded through a combination of existing liquidity, including cash on hand, and incremental debt. The debt financing commitment is being provided by Citigroup Global Markets Inc.\nDalian Wanda Group also agreed to acquire a majority stake in Legendary Entertainment earlier this year, valuing the U.S. movie studio company at between $3 billion and $4 billion.\nAMC, the second-largest movie theater chain in North America, currently has 387 locations and 5,426 screens while Carmike has 276 theaters with 2,954 screens in 41 states."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://fortune.com/2016/03/03/amc-entertainment-to-buy-carmike-cinemas-for-1-1b/>