UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



Form 10‑K/A

Amendment No. 2

(Mark One)





For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

or





For the transaction period from __________ to __________



Commission file number:  1-8625

Reading International, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)





(213) 235-2240

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:





Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes ◻  No ☒



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes ◻  No ☒



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒  No ◻



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒  No ◻



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.





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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☒



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ◻ No ☒



As of June 28, 2019 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates based on the closing price on that date as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market was $226,660,714.



Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  As of June 15, 2020, there were 20,067,635 shares of class A non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share and 1,680,590 shares of class B voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.



Documents Incorporated by Reference



None.



EXPLANATORY NOTE



This Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A (this "Amendment No. 2") amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 16, 2020 (the "Original Form 10-K"), as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2020 ("Amendment No. 1" and together with the Original Form 10-K, the "2019 Form 10-K"). This Amendment No. 2 is being filed solely to amend and restate (a) Item 10 of Part III of the 2019 Form 10-K to include all late filings made by the Company on behalf of its executive officers under the heading “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports”; and (b) Item 12 of Part III of the 2019 Form 10-K to include the disclosure for GAMCO Investors, Inc. under the "Beneficial Ownership of Securities" table. In addition, the Exhibit Index in Item 15 of Part IV of the 2019 Form 10-K is being amended to include new certifications as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act") in accordance with Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 2 and this Amendment No. 2 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Item 307 or Item 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been omitted.



Except as otherwise expressly noted above, this Amendment No. 2 does not amend any other information set forth in the 2019 Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 2 continues to speak as of the date of the Original Form 10-K and, except where expressly noted, we have not updated disclosures contained herein or therein to reflect any events that occurred at a date subsequent to the date of the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 2 should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC.



Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Company,” “Reading,” “we,” “our,” or “us” means Reading International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.



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PART III



Item 10 – Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance



Directors



We have seven Directors.  The names of our Directors, together with certain information regarding them, are as follows:





(1)Member of the Executive Committee.

(2)Member of the Audit and Conflicts Committee.

(3)Member of the Compensation and Stock Options Committee.

(4)Lead Independent Director.

(5)Lead Technology and Cyber Risk Director.

(6)Chair of the Executive Committee.

(7)Chair of the Audit and Conflicts Committee.

(8)Chair of Compensation and Stock Options Committee.



We currently have an Audit and Conflicts Committee (the “Audit Committee”) and a Compensation and Stock Options Committee (the “Compensation Committee”), each composed entirely of Independent Directors.  Edward L. Kane is our Lead Independent Director.  Historically, our Lead Independent Director chairs meetings of the Independent Directors (typically held as a separate part of each board meeting) and acts as liaison between our Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President and our Independent Directors.  We also currently have a four-member Executive Committee composed of our Chair, Vice-Chair, our Lead Independent Director and our Lead Technology and Cyber Risk Director (Guy W. Adams). As a consequence of this structure, the concurrence of at least one non-management member of the Executive Committee is required in order for the Executive Committee to take action.



Ellen M. Cotter.  Chair Ellen M. Cotter joined our Board on March 13, 2013, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee.  Chair Cotter was appointed Chair of our Board on August 7, 2014 and served as our interim Chief Executive Officer and President from June 12, 2015 until January 8, 2016, when she was appointed our permanent Chief Executive Officer and President.  She joined the Company in March 1998.  Chair Cotter is also a director of Cecelia Packing Corporation (a Cotter family-owned citrus grower, packer and marketer).  In her capacity as the Co-Executor of the Estate of James J. Cotter, Chair Cotter (together with her sister and Co-Executor, Margaret Cotter) holds various positions in various real estate entities that are part of her father’s estate, which, include, without limitation, acting as the 50% Cotter general partner of Sutton Hill Associates, which is the parent company of Sutton Hill Capital, L.L.C.    Chair Cotter is a graduate of Smith College and holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.  Prior to joining the Company, Chair Cotter spent four years in private practice as a corporate attorney with the law firm of White & Case in New York City.  Chair Cotter is the sister of Vice-Chair Margaret Cotter.  Prior to being appointed as our Chief Executive Officer and President, Chair Cotter served for more than ten years as the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of our domestic cinema operations, in which capacity she had, among other things, responsibility for the acquisition and development, marketing and operation of our cinemas in the United States.  Prior to her appointment as COO of Domestic Cinemas, she spent a year in Australia and New Zealand, working to develop our cinema and real estate assets in those countries.  In recognition of her contributions to the independent film industry, Chair Cotter was awarded the first Gotham Appreciation Award at the 2015 Gotham Independent Film Awards. She was also inducted that same year into the Show East Hall of Fame.



Chair Cotter is the Co-Executor of her father’s estate, which is the record owner of 326,800 shares of Class A Stock and 427,808 shares of Class B Stock (representing 25.5% of such Class B Stock).  Chair Cotter is a Co-Trustee of the James J. Cotter Foundation (the “Cotter Foundation”), which is the record holder of 102,751 shares of Class A Stock and Co-Trustee of the Cotter Living Trust, which is the record owner of 1,692,649 shares of Class A Stock and 696,080 shares of Class B Stock (representing an additional 41.4% of such Class B Stock).



Chair Cotter brings to our Board her more than twenty-two (22) years of experience working in our Company’s cinema operations, both in the United States and Australia.  She has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiary that operates substantially all of our cinemas in Hawaii and California.  In addition, with her direct ownership of 775,233 shares of Class A Stock and

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50,000 shares of Class B Stock and her positions as Co-Executor of her father’s estate and Co-Trustee of the Cotter Trust and the Cotter Foundation, Chair Cotter is a significant stakeholder in our Company. Chair Cotter is well recognized in, and a valuable liaison to, the film industry.



Guy W. Adams. Director Guy W. Adams joined our Board on January 14, 2014, and currently serves as the Chair of our Executive Committee and as our Lead Technology and Cyber Risk Director. For more than the past fourteen (14) years, he has been a Managing Member of GWA Capital Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser managing GWA Investments, LLC, a fund investing in various publicly traded securities. Over the past nineteen (19) years, Director Adams has served as an independent director on the boards of directors of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Mercer International, Exar Corporation and Vitesse Semiconductor.  At these companies, he has held a variety of board positions, including lead director, audit committee Chair and compensation committee Chair. He has spoken on corporate governance topics before such groups as the Council of Institutional Investors, the USC Corporate Governance Summit and the University of Delaware Distinguished Speakers Program. Director Adams provides investment advice to private clients and currently invests his own capital in public and private equity transactions.  He served as an advisor to Mr. James J. Cotter, Sr. and continues to provide professional advisory services to various enterprises now owned by either the Cotter Estate or the Cotter Trust. Director Adams also provided services to captive insurance companies, owned in equal shares by Chair Cotter, Vice-Chair Cotter, and Mr. James J. Cotter, Jr., that provided insurance for the Cotter family agricultural activities.  Director Adams received his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.



Mr. Adams brings many years of experience serving as an independent director on public company boards, and in investing and providing financial advice with respect to investments in public companies.  In December 2017, Mr. Adams was recognized as a Governance Fellow for the National Association of Corporate Directors, The Gold Standard Director Credential®.  In 2018, Director Adams completed the Cyber-Risk Oversight course presented by the National Association of Corporate Directors.



Dr. Judy Codding. Director Judy Codding joined our Board on October 5, 2015, and currently serves as a member of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.  Director Codding is a globally respected education leader.  From October 2010 until October 2015, she served as the Managing Director of “The System of Courses,” a division of Pearson, PLC (NYSE: PSO), the largest education company in the world that provides education products and services to institutions, governments and to individual learners.  Prior to that time, Director Codding served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of America’s Choice, Inc., which she founded in 1998, and which was acquired by Pearson in 2010.  America’s Choice, Inc. was a leading education company offering comprehensive, proven solutions to the complex problems educators face in the era of accountability.  Director Codding has a Doctorate in Education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and completed postdoctoral work and served as a teaching associate in Education at Harvard University, where she taught graduate level courses focused on moral leadership. Director Codding has served on various boards, including the Board of Trustees of Curtis School, Los Angeles, CA (since 2011) and the Board of Trustees of Educational Development Center, Inc. (since 2012).  Through family entities, Director Codding has been and continues to be involved in the real estate business in Florida and the exploration of mineral, oil and gas rights in Maryland and Kentucky.



Director Codding brings to our Board her experience as an entrepreneur, as a chief executive officer, as an author, advisor and researcher in the areas of leadership training and decision-making as well as her experience in the real estate business.



Margaret Cotter. Vice-Chair Margaret Cotter joined our Board on September 27, 2002, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee.  She was appointed Vice-Chair of our Board on August 7, 2014.  On March 10, 2016, our Board appointed Vice-Chair Cotter as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC, at which time Vice-Chair Cotter became a full-time employee of our Company.  In this position, Vice-Chair Cotter is responsible for the daily management of our live theatre properties and operations, including the oversight of the day-to-day development process of our Union Square property and oversight of our other New York, Chicago and Pennsylvania real estate holdings.  Vice-Chair Cotter was the owner and President of OBI, LLC (“OBI”), which, from 2002 until her appointment as Executive Vice President – Real Estate Management and Development- NYC, managed our live theatre operations under a management agreement and provided management and various services regarding the development of our New York theater and cinema properties.  Pursuant to the OBI management agreement, Vice-Chair Cotter also served as the President of Liberty Theaters, LLC, our live-theatre subsidiary. The OBI management agreement was terminated with Vice-Chair Cotter’s appointment as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC.  Vice-Chair Cotter is also a theatrical producer who has produced shows in Chicago and New York and in May 2017, due to other commitments, stepped down as a long-time board member of the League of Off-Broadway Theaters and Producers. 



Vice-Chair Cotter is a former Assistant District Attorney for King’s County in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center.  She is the sister of Chair Cotter.  Vice-Chair Cotter is a Co-Executor of her father’s estate, which is the record owner of 326,800 shares of Class A Stock and 427,808 shares of our Class B Stock (representing 25.5% of such Class B Stock).  Chair Cotter is also a Co-Trustee of the Cotter Living Trust, which is the record owner of 1,692,649 shares of Class A Stock and 696,080 shares of Class B Voting Common Stock (representing an additional 41.4% of such Class B Stock), the Co-Trustee of the Cotter Foundation, which is the record owner of 102,751 shares of Class A Stock, and the Sole-

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Trustee of the James J. Cotter Education Trust #1, which is the record holder of 84,956 shares of Class A Stock and of which her children are the sole beneficiaries.  Vice-Chair Cotter also holds various positions in her family’s agricultural enterprises.  She is a director of Cecelia Packing Corporation.  In her capacity as the Co-Executor of the Estate of James J. Cotter, Vice-Chair Cotter (together with her sister and Co-Executor, Ellen Cotter) holds various positions in various real estate entities that are part of her father’s estate, which, include, without limitation, acting as the 50% Cotter general partner of Sutton Hill Associates, which is the parent company of Sutton Hill Capital, L.L.C.    



Vice-Chair Cotter brings to the Board her experience as a live theatre producer, theater operator and an active member of the New York theatre community, which gives her insight into live theatre business trends that affect our business in this sector, and in New York and Chicago real estate matters. Operating the daily oversight of our theater properties for over twenty (20) years, Vice- Chair Cotter contributes to the strategic direction for our developments.  In addition, with her direct ownership of 753,879 shares of Class A Stock and 35,100 shares of Class B Stock and her positions as Co-Executor of her father’s estate and Co-Trustee of the Cotter Trust and the Cotter Foundation, and the Sole-Trustee of the James J. Education Trust #1, Vice-Chair Cotter is a significant stakeholder in our Company.



Edward L. Kane. Director Edward L. Kane joined our Board on October 15, 2004 and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee and as the Lead Independent Director.  Director Kane served as the Chair of our Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee until January 22, 2019, and until his functions were moved to the Audit Committee in May 2016, as Chair of our Tax Oversight Committee.  Director Kane was also a Director of our Company from 1985 to 1998, and served as President from 1987 to 1988.



Director Kane practiced as a tax attorney for many years in New York and in California.  During the 1990s, Director Kane also served as the Chair and CEO of ASMG Outpatient Surgical Centers in Southern California, and he served as a director of BDI Investment Corp., which was a regulated investment company, based in San Diego.  For over a decade, he was the Chair of Kane Miller Books, an award-winning publisher of children’s books.  At various times during the past three decades, Director Kane has been Adjunct Professor of Law at two of San Diego’s law schools, most recently in 2008 and 2009 at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and prior thereto at California Western School of Law.



In addition to his varied business experience, Director Kane brings to our Board his many years as a tax attorney and law professor.  Director Kane also brings his experience as a past President of Craig Corporation and of Reading Company, two of our corporate predecessors, as well as his experience as a former member of the boards of directors of several publicly held corporations.



Douglas J. McEachern. Director Douglas J. McEachern joined our Board on May 17, 2012, and currently serves as the Chair of our Audit Committee, a position he has held since August 1, 2012, and as a member of our Compensation Committee.  He has served as a member of the board and of the audit and compensation committees for Willdan Group, a Nasdaq listed engineering company, since 2009. From June 2011 until October 2015, Director McEachern was a director of Community Bank in Pasadena, California and a member of its audit committee.  Mr. McEachern served as the Chair of the board of Community Bank from October 2013 until October 2015, and was a member of the finance committee of the Methodist Hospital of Arcadia.  From September 2009 to December 2015, Director McEachern served as an instructor of auditing and accountancy at Claremont McKenna College.  Mr. McEachern was an audit partner from July 1985 to May 2009 with the audit firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, with client concentrations in financial institutions and real estate. Director McEachern was also a Professional Accounting Fellow with the Federal Home Loan Bank board in Washington DC, from June 1983 to July 1985.  From June 1976 to June 1983, Mr. McEachern was a staff member and subsequently a manager with the audit firm of Touche Ross & Co. (predecessor to Deloitte & Touche, LLP).  Director McEachern received a B.S. in Business Administration in 1974 from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. in 1976 from the University of Southern California.



Director McEachern brings to our Board his more than forty-two (42) years’ experience meeting the accounting and auditing needs of financial institutions and real estate clients, including our Company. Director McEachern also brings his experience reporting as an independent auditor to the boards of directors of a variety of public reporting companies and as a board member himself for various companies and not-for-profit organizations.



Michael Wrotniak. Director Michael Wrotniak joined our Board on October 12, 2015, and currently serves as the Chair of our Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee.  Since 2009, Director Wrotniak has been the Chief Executive Officer of Aminco Resources, LLC (“Aminco”), a privately held international commodities trading firm.  Director Wrotniak joined Aminco in 1991 and is credited with expanding Aminco’s activities in Europe and Asia.  By establishing a joint venture with a Swiss engineering company, as well as creating partnerships with Asia-based businesses, Director Wrotniak successfully diversified Aminco’s product portfolio.  Director Wrotniak became a partner of Aminco in 2002.  Director Wrotniak is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Little Sisters of the Poor at their nursing home in the Bronx, New York since approximately 2004.  Director Wrotniak graduated from Georgetown University in 1989 with a B.S. in Business Administration (cum laude).



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Director Wrotniak is a specialist in foreign trade, and brings to our Board his considerable experience in international business, including foreign exchange risk mitigation.



Meeting Attendance



Our Board of Directors held ten (10) meetings in 2019.  The Audit Committee held six (6) meetings, the Compensation Committee held five (5) meetings and the Executive Committee did not hold any meetings in 2019.  Each director attended at least 75% of these Board meetings and at least 75% of the meetings of all of the above referenced committees on which he or she served.  We encourage, but do not require, our Board members to attend our Annual Meeting.  All of our incumbent Directors attended the 2019 Annual Meeting.



Executive Officers



The following table sets forth information regarding our current executive officers other than Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter, whose information is set forth above under “Directors.”





Gilbert Avanes.  Mr. Avanes was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on November 5, 2019.  Mr. Avanes has been an employee of and consultant to our Company since August 2007, most recently serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of our Company, from January 24, 2019 through November 4, 2019.  Prior thereto, Mr. Avanes served as our Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis (January 2016 to January 2019), Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (January 2012 to December 2015), and as a consultant and then Senior Finance Manager (August 2007 to December 2011).  Prior to joining Reading, Mr. Avanes served in various finance and accounting roles over the course of a decade at Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group located in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Avanes is a Certified Public Accountant (U.S.) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) (Canada) and has a Master of Business Administration from Laurentian University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Accounting and Minor in Finance) from Ryerson University.



Robert F. Smerling.   Mr. Smerling has served as President of our US cinema operations since 1994. He has been involved in the acquisition and/or development of all of our existing domestic cinemas.  Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Smerling was the President of Loews Theaters, at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony.  While at Loews, Mr. Smerling oversaw operations at some 600 cinemas employing some 6,000 individuals and the development of more than 25 new multiplex cinemas.  Among Mr. Smerling’s accomplishments at Loews was the development of the Lincoln Square Cinema Complex with IMAX in New York City, which continues today to be one of the top five grossing cinemas in the United States.  Prior to Mr. Smerling’s employment at Loews, he was Vice Chair of USA Cinemas in Boston, and President of Cinemanational Theatres.  Mr. Smerling, a recognized leader in our industry, has been a director of the National Association of Theater Owners, the principal trade group representing the cinema exhibition industry.



S. Craig Tompkins.   Mr. Tompkins has worked in various capacities for our Company and its predecessors for more than the past twenty-six (26) years. He has served as Vice Chair of our Company and as the President of two of its predecessors public companies, as a consultant and outside counsel and, since 2017, as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.  Prior to his employment at our Company, Mr. Tompkins was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Mr. Tompkins is a principal equity holder in and, between 2007 to 2017, served as the Executive Chair and, since 2017, as the Chair of Marshall & Stevens, Incorporated, a privately held valuation and consulting firm specializing in the valuation of real estate, business enterprises and alternative energy assets.  From 1993 to 2006 (when the company went private), Mr. Tompkins served as a director and as the Chair of the Audit Committee of G&L Realty (an NYSE REIT specializing in medical properties), and from 1998 to 2001 (when the bank was sold) as a member of the Board of Directors, of the Compensation Committee, and of the Special Independent Committee of Fidelity Federal Bank, FSB.  Mr. Tompkins is also the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Kirtland Farms, Inc. (a Tompkins family owned agricultural operation in Southern Oregon).  Mr. Tompkins holds a Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) from Claremont McKenna College, and a Juris Doctorate (Magna Cum Laude) from the Harvard Law School, where he was on the Board of Student Advisors and served as research assistance to Professor James Casner (then serving as the Reporter to the Restatement of Property 2nd).  Following Harvard Law School, Mr. Tompkins served as law clerk to the Honorable Justice Dean Bryson on the Oregon Supreme Court, before joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.



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Andrzej J. Matyczynski.  Mr. Matyczynski was appointed as our Executive Vice President—Global Operations on March 10, 2016.  From May 11, 2015 until March 10, 2016, Mr. Matyczynski acted as the Strategic Corporate Advisor to the Company, and served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from November 1999 until May 11, 2015 and as Corporate Secretary from May 10, 2011 to October 20, 2014.  Prior to joining our Company, he spent 20 years in various senior roles throughout the world at Beckman Coulter Inc., a U.S. based multi-national corporation.  Mr. Matyczynski holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.



Steven J. Lucas.   Mr. Lucas was appointed as our Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 2015.  From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Lucas worked in our accounting group holding the role of Asia Pacific Controller.  Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Lucas worked for Arthur Andersen and EY for more than fifteen (15) years.  He is a Chartered Accountant, and has been a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for over twenty (20) years.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature and History from Victoria University of Wellington, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the Graduate School of Business and Government Administration of Victoria University of Wellington.



Mark D. Douglas.  Mr. Douglas is currently our Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, overseeing our international cinema and real estate operations.   Mr. Douglas first joined our Company in 1999, and was appointed as Managing Director, Reading Cinemas Australia and New Zealand on July 1, 2018. From 2005 to 2018, Mr. Douglas worked in our Real Estate division holding numerous roles including Director Property Development, Development Manager and General Manager Property. Prior thereto, Mr. Douglas worked in our finance team, moving into the role of National Operations Manager for our cinema division in 2001. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Douglas worked for Myer Stores, a retail department store chain, in various business management and administration roles. Mr. Douglas earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Deakin University, Geelong Victoria and is a registered Certified Practicing Accountant with CPA Australia.



Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports



Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and Directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the SEC and to provide us with copies of those filings.  Based solely on our review of the reports that have been filed by or on behalf of such persons and on the written representations of certain reporting persons, we believe that all of our executive officers and Directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners, complied with the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) as of December 31, 2019, except as follows:







Insofar as we are aware, all required filings have now been made.



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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics



We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code of Conduct") designed to help our Directors and employees resolve ethical issues.  Our Code of Conduct applies to all Directors and employees, including the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller and persons performing similar functions.  Our Code of Conduct is posted on our website at http://www.readingrdi.com/about/#policies-and-guidelines.



The Board has established a means for employees to report a violation or suspected violation of the Code of Conduct anonymously.  In addition, we have adopted the "Amended and Restated Whistleblower Policy and Procedures," which are posted on our website, at http://www.readingrdi.com/about/#policies-and-guidelines, that establishes a process by which employees may anonymously disclose alleged fraud or violations of accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.



Nomination Procedures



There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board, since we last disclosed this information.



Audit and Conflicts Committee



The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a Charter adopted by our Board that is available on our website at http://www.readingrdi.com/about/#committee-charters.  The Audit Committee reviews, considers, negotiates and approves or disapproves related party transactions (see the discussion in the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" below).  In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, (i) reviewing and discussing with management the Company's financial statements, earnings press releases and all internal controls reports, (ii) appointing, compensating and overseeing the work performed by the Company's independent auditors, and (iii) reviewing with the independent auditors the findings of their audits.



Our Board has determined that the Audit Committee is composed entirely of Independent Directors (as defined in section 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act), and that Mr. Douglas McEachern, the Chair of our Audit Committee, is qualified as an Audit Committee Financial Expert.  Our Audit Committee is currently composed of Mr. Douglas McEachern, who serves as Chair, Dr. Judy Codding and Mr. Michael Wrotniak.  The Audit Committee held six (6) meetings during 2019.  All members attended at least 75% of such meetings.



Compensation and Stock Options Committee



The Compensation Committee operates pursuant to a Charter adopted by our Board that is available on our website at http://www.readingrdi.com/about/#committee-charters.  As a “controlled company,” we are exempt from the Nasdaq Listing Rules regarding the determination of executive compensation solely by independent directors.  Notwithstanding such exemption, our Board has established a standing Compensation Committee consisting of three of our Independent Directors (as defined in section 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules and Rule 10C-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act), and is currently composed of Mr. Michael Wrotniak, who serves as Chair, Dr. Judy Codding and Mr. Douglas McEachern.  For more information on our Compensation Committee, see  Item 11 – Executive Compensation –  Compensation Discussion and Analysis below.  Our Compensation Committee held five (5) meetings during 2019.  All members attended at least 75% of such meetings.

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Item 12 – Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters



Equity Compensation Plan Information



The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2019, a summary of certain information related to our equity incentive plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance:



(1)Our 2010 Incentive Plan.

(2)Represents outstanding stock awards only.





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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES



Except as described below, the following table sets forth the shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock beneficially owned on May 31, 2020 by:





Except as noted, and except pursuant to applicable community property laws, we believe that each beneficial owner has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to the shares shown.  An asterisk (*) denotes beneficial ownership of less than 1%.





(1)    Percentage ownership is determined based on 20,067,635 shares of Class A Stock and 1,680,590 shares of Class B stock outstanding as of June 15, 2020.  Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with SEC rules.  Shares subject to options that are currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days following the date as of which this information is provided, and not subject to repurchase as of that date, which are indicated by footnote, are deemed to be beneficial owned by the person holding the options and are deemed to be outstanding in computing the percentage ownership of that person, but not in computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(2)    The Class A Stock shown includes 144,893 shares subject to stock options as well as 775,233 shares held directly.  The Class A stock shown also includes 102,751 shares held by the Cotter Foundation.  Ellen M. Cotter is a Co-trustee of the Cotter Foundation and, as such, is deemed to beneficially own such shares.  Ms. Cotter disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.  The Class A Stock shown also includes 326,800 shares that are part of the Cotter Estate that is being administered in the State of Nevada.  On December 22, 2014, the District Court of Clark County, Nevada, appointed Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter as co-executors of the Cotter Estate.  As such, Ellen M. Cotter would be deemed to beneficially own such shares.  The shares of Class A Stock shown also include 1,692,649 shares held by the Cotter Living Trust.  See footnote 11 to this table for information regarding beneficial

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ownership of the shares held by the Cotter Living Trust.  As Co-Trustees of the Cotter Living Trust, Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter would be deemed to beneficially own such shares depending upon the outcome of the matters described in footnote 11.  The Class B Stock shown includes 50,000 shares held directly. Together Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter beneficially own 1,208,988 shares of Class B Stock, or 71.9% of the outstanding Class B Stock.

(3)    The Class A Stock shown includes 2,000 shares subject to stock options.

(4)    The Class A Stock shown includes 2,000 shares subject to stock options.

(5)    The Class A Stock shown includes 45,295 shares subject to stock options as well as 753,879 shares held directly.  The Class A Stock shown also includes 84,956 shares held by the James J. Cotter Education Trust #1.  Margaret Cotter is sole Trustee of the James J. Cotter Education Trust #1 and, as such, is deemed to beneficially own such shares.  Ms. Cotter disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.  The Class A Stock shown includes 326,800 shares of Class A Stock that are part of the Cotter Estate.  As Co-Executor of the Cotter Estate, Ms. Cotter would be deemed to beneficially own such shares.  The shares of Class A Stock shown includes 1,692,649 shares held by the Cotter Living Trust.  See footnote 11 for information regarding beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Living Trust.  As Co-Trustees of the Living Trust, Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter would be deemed to beneficially own such shares depending upon the outcome of the matters described in footnote 11.  The Class B Stock shown includes 35,100 shares held directly. Together, Margaret Cotter and Ellen M. Cotter beneficially own 1,208,988 shares of Class B Stock, or 71.9% of the outstanding Class B Stock.  The Class A Stock showing also includes 102,751 shares held by the Cotter Foundation, of which Ellen M. Cotter, Margaret Cotter and James J. Cotter, Jr., are Co-Trustees.

(6)    The Class A Stock shown includes 2,000 shares subject to stock options.

(7)    The Class A Stock shown includes 2,000 shares subject to stock options.

(8)    The Class A Stock shown includes 12,425 shares subject to stock options.

(9)    The Class A Stock shown includes 45,266 shares subject to stock options.

(10)  The Class A Stock shown includes 40,286 shares subject to stock options.

(11)  On June 5, 2013, the Declaration of Trust establishing the Cotter Living Trust was amended and restated (the"2013 Restatement") to provide that, upon the death of James J. Cotter, Sr., the Trust's share of Class B Stock were to be held in a separate trust, to be known as the "Cotter Voting Trust," for the benefit of the grandchildren of Mr. Cotter, Sr.  Mr. Cotter, Sr. passed away on September 13, 2014.  The 2013 Restatement also names Margaret Cotter the sole trustee of the Cotter Voting Trust and names James J. Cotter, Jr. as the first alternate trustee in the event that Ms. Cotter is unable or unwilling to act as trustee.  The trustees of the Cotter Living Trust, as of the 2013 Restatement, were Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter.  The information in the table reflects direct ownership of the 696,080 shares of Class B Stock by the Cotter Living Trust in accordance with the Company's stock register and beneficial ownership of such shares as being held by each of the two Co-Trustees, Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter, who, are deemed to share voting and investment power of the shares held by the Cotter Living Trust.  In its ruling on March 23, 2018, the California Superior Court established that Ellen M. Cotter and Margaret Cotter are the Co-Trustees of the Cotter Living Trust, and that Margaret Cotter is the sole Trustee of the Cotter Living Trust, and that Mr. Cotter, Jr., is not a trustee of either trust.

(12)  Based on Mr. Cuban's Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on April 9, 2020.

(13)  Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2020.

(14)  Based on Wittenberg Investment Management Inc.'s Schedule 13F-HR filed with the SEC on May 14, 2020.

(15)  Based on GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 22, 2017, on behalf of Mario J. Gabelli (“Mario Gabelli”) and various entities which Mario Gabelli directly or indirectly controls or for which he acts as Chief Investment Officer.

(16)  The Class A Stock shown includes 366,100 shares subject to stock options currently exercisable.

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PART IV



Item 15 – Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules



The information required by this Item is set forth in the Exhibit Index that precedes the signature page to this Form 10-K/A.



Exhibit Index





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* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

+ Filed herewith.

1  Included is the amended and restated version of this exhibit, redlined to show the amendment adopted on November 7, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



READING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

(Registrant)











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EXHIBIT 31.5 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Ellen M. Cotter, certify that:









/s/ Ellen M. Cotter                              

Ellen M. Cotter

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer) 

June 24, 2020

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EXHIBIT 31.6 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gilbert Avanes, certify that:









/s/ Gilbert Avanes                  

Gilbert Avanes

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

June 24, 2020

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