Edgar Filing: DOLAN LAWRENCE

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

DOLAN LAWRENCE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMC Networks Inc. [AMCX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2011

(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
AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock	06/30/2011		J⁽¹⁾	V	1,600 ⁽¹⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	1,600 ⁽²⁾	D ⁽³⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2011

J⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽⁵⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2011

J⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽⁷⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2011

J⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽⁸⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2011

J⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

150,265 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁶⁾

150,265 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽⁹⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2011

J⁽⁶⁾

34,060 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

34,060 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁶⁾

34,060 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽¹⁰⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOLAN LAWRENCE C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				See Remarks
CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF KATHLEEN M. DOLAN C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13(d) Group
CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF DEBORAH A. DOLAN-SWEENEY C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13(d) Group
CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF MARIANNE E. DOLAN WEBER C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13(d) Group
CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF PATRICK F. DOLAN C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13(d) Group
CFD 2010 GRANDCHILDREN TRUST FBO DESCENDANTS OF JAMES L. DOLAN C/O KNICKERBOCKER GROUP LLC PO BOX 420 OYSTER BAY, NY 11771				Member of 13(d) Group

Signatures

By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-fact for Lawrence J. Dolan		07/18/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Kathleen M. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact		07/18/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact		07/18/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Marianne E. Dolan Weber By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact		07/18/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Patrick F. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact		07/18/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Lawrence J. Dolan, as Trustee of the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of James L. Dolan By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-Fact		07/18/2011
^**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)	Class A Common Stock received in connection with the legal and structural separation of AMC Networks Inc. ("AMC") from Cablevision Systems Corporation ("Cablevision") (the "Spin-off") in a transaction exempt under Rule 16a-9.
(2)	Reflects transfer of shares previously owned directly by Cablevision and its subsidiaries exempt under Rule 16a-13.
(3)	These securities are owned by Mr. Dolan. Includes Class A Common Stock held jointly by Mr. Dolan and his spouse. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	Class B Common Stock of the Issuer is convertible at the option of the holder one for one into Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.
(5)	These securities are owned solely by the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Kathleen M. Dolan, which is a member of a "group" with the other reporting persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6)	Class B Common Stock received in connection with the Spin-off in a transaction exempt under Rule 16a-9.
(7)	These securities are owned solely by the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney, which is a member of a "group" with the other reporting persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(8)	These securities are owned solely by the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Marianne E. Dolan Weber, which is a member of a "group" with the other reporting persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(9)	These securities are owned solely by the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of Patrick F. Dolan, which is a member of a "group" with the other reporting persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(10)	These securities are owned solely by the CFD 2010 Grandchildren Trust FBO Descendants of James L. Dolan, which is a member of a "group" with the other reporting persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each of the other reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
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