Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DOLAN CHARLES F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMC Networks Inc. [AMCX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman / Member of 13D Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2019
(Street)

WOODBURY, NY 11797
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 03/09/2019   M   3,441 A $ 0 (1) 10,518 D (2) (3)  
Class A Common Stock 03/09/2019   F(4)   1,168 D $ 62.39 9,350 D (2) (3)  
Class A Common Stock 03/09/2019   M   3,828 A $ 0 (1) 13,178 D (2) (3)  
Class A Common Stock 03/09/2019   F(4)   1,602 D $ 62.39 11,576 D (2) (3)  
Class A Common Stock               109,274 I (3) (5) By CFD Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) 03/08/2019   A   9,485     (6) 03/09/2022 Class A Common Stock 9,485 $ 0 9,485 D (2) (3)  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 03/09/2019   M     3,441   (7) 03/09/2020 Class A Common Stock 3,441 (1) 3,441 D (2) (3)  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 03/09/2019   M     3,828   (8) 03/09/2021 Class A Common Stock 3,828 (1) 7,656 D (2) (3)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DOLAN CHARLES F
C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE
340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
WOODBURY, NY 11797
  X   X   Executive Chairman Member of 13D Group
DOLAN HELEN A
C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE
340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
WOODBURY, NY 11797
    X   Member of 13D Group

Signatures

 /s/ Dennis H. Javer, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles F. Dolan   03/12/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Dennis H. Javer, Attorney-in-Fact for Helen A. Dolan   03/12/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit is granted under the AMC Networks Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Plan and represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof.
(2) Securities held directly by Mr. Charles F. Dolan and indirectly by his spouse, Mrs. Helen A. Dolan.
(3) 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.
(4) Securities withheld to pay withholding taxes on vested RSUs exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(5) Charles F. Dolan is a co-trustee and beneficiary of the Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust.
(6) The RSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on March 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, and March 9, 2022, subject to the achievement of certain performance measures.
(7) Two-thirds of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2018 and March 9, 2019. The remaining one-third of the RSUs vests on March 9, 2020 subject to the achievement of certain performance measures.
(8) One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on March 9, 2019. The remaining two-thirds of the RSUs vest on March 9, 2020 and March 9, 2021 subject to the achievement of certain performance measures.

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