* Co expects to list under 'AMC' symbol
* JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs among underwriters
July 14 (Reuters) - Theatre operator AMC Entertainment Inc filed with U.S. regulators Wednesday to raise up to $450 million in an initial public offering of common stock.
The Kansas City, Missouri-based company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary prospectus that J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs were among the underwriters for the offering.
The filing did not reveal how many shares the company plans to sell or their expected price.
AMC Entertainment, formerly called AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, plans to use the proceeds form the offering to repay debt.
The company intends to list its common stock under the symbol 'AMC' but did not specify the name of the exchange.
(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bangalore; Editing by Don Sebastian) Keywords: AMCENTERTAINMENT/IPO (sweta.singh@thomsonreuters.com ; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: sweta.singh.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs among underwriters
July 14 (Reuters) - Theatre operator AMC Entertainment Inc filed with U.S. regulators Wednesday to raise up to $450 million in an initial public offering of common stock.
The Kansas City, Missouri-based company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary prospectus that J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs were among the underwriters for the offering.
The filing did not reveal how many shares the company plans to sell or their expected price.
AMC Entertainment, formerly called AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, plans to use the proceeds form the offering to repay debt.
The company intends to list its common stock under the symbol 'AMC' but did not specify the name of the exchange.
(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bangalore; Editing by Don Sebastian) Keywords: AMCENTERTAINMENT/IPO (sweta.singh@thomsonreuters.com ; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: sweta.singh.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.