UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 15, 2015 (April 9, 2015)

National CineMedia, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 200

Centennial, Colorado 80112-3405

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 792-3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

On April 9, 2015, Amy E. Miles resigned from the board of directors of National CineMedia, Inc. (the “Company”), effective April 14, 2015. On April 14, 2015, Peter B. Brandow was appointed to the board of directors of the Company to replace Ms. Miles. Mr. Brandow, the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regal Entertainment Group was designated to the board of directors by Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC and its affiliates (“Regal”) pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2007, between the Company and its founding members, Cinemark Media, Inc. and its affiliates, American Multi-Cinema Inc. and its affiliates and Regal (the “Director Designation Agreement”). The Director Designation Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Brandow’s appointment as a director on April 15, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Also on April 14, 2015, the Company entered into an Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Brandow, in substantially similar form to the indemnification agreements entered into by the Company with its other directors and officers. The Indemnification Agreement requires the Company to indemnify Mr. Brandow against liabilities that may arise by reason of his status or service as a director. It also requires the Company to advance any expenses incurred by Mr. Brandow as a result of any proceeding against him as to which he could be indemnified and to obtain directors’ and officers’ insurance, if available on reasonable terms.

A form of the Indemnification Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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

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