UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2024

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a new bonus plan, the Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “STIP”), to provide the terms of annual bonus opportunities to be granted to certain of the Company’s executive officers and other key employees. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the STIP, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Under the STIP, each of the Company’s executive officers and other key employees selected to participate in the STIP for a particular plan year (a “Participant”) will be eligible to receive a cash bonus if the Company achieves certain performance goals established by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). A Participant’s performance bonus, other than the Chief Executive Officer’s performance bonus, may be modified by the Chief Executive Officer or, with respect to any named executive officer, the Compensation Committee to increase or decrease the Participant’s performance bonus up to a maximum of +/- 15% based upon such Participant’s individual performance against such Participant’s annual business objectives and goals.

The STIP provides that, except as otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee or as set forth in an offer letter or employment agreement, a Participant generally must remain employed with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company through the last day of the plan year to be eligible for a bonus for that year.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.