UK-based Cineworldfiled for Chapter 11 in Septemberin bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas.

It announced early this month that it had started a marketing process to find a strategic or financial buyer.

This will not happen or be tolerated.

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This process will not be subverted.

It said the Ad Hoc Group and Committee are fully on board with this.

It also saidit would not sell off any of its assets individually.

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AMC is facing some financial stresses of its own.

The shares, which closed down 3%, were up slightly in after-hours trading.