Nevada
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1-8625
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95-3885184
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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500
Citadel Drive, Suite 300, Commerce, California
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90040
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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¨
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
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CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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99.1
|
Press
release issued by Reading International, Inc. pertaining to its results
of
operations and financial condition for the quarter ended June 30,
2006.
|
|
|
READING
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
|
||
Date:
August 9, 2006
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/
Andrzej Matyczynski
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
Andrzej
Matyczynski
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
· |
Revenue
from continuing operations was up
12.5%
over the 2005 quarter, to $28.0
million
|
· |
The
sale effective June 8, 2005 of our Puerto Rican cinema
operations;
|
· |
The
sale effective May 17, 2005 of our Glendale, California office building,
our only commercial domestic property with no entertainment
component;
|
· |
The
acquisition on June 1, 2005 and September 19, 2005 of the various
real
property interests underlying our leasehold interest in our Cinemas
1, 2
& 3 cinema;
|
· |
The
opening in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the occupancy of the majority
of
tenancies during first quarter of 2006 of our Newmarket Shopping
Center,
an approximately 100,000 square foot retail center in a suburb of
Brisbane, Australia;
|
· |
The
opening on October 20, 2005, and the acquisition effective February
23,
2006, of cinemas in a suburb of Adelaide, Australia and Queenstown,
New
Zealand, respectively;
|
· |
The
acquisition, effective April 01, 2006 of the remaining 50% share
that we
did not already own of the Palms cinema located in Christchurch,
New
Zealand;
|
· |
The
reduction in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars
vis-à-vis
the US dollar from $0.7618 and $0.6959, respectively, as of June
30, 2005
to $0.7423 and $0.6105, respectively, as of June 30,
2006;
|
· |
Revenue
from continuing operations, despite negative currency effects, grew
by
12.5% to $28.0 million compared to the 2005 quarter of $24.9 million;
|
· |
Net
loss was $234,000 for the three months ending June 30, 2006 compared
to a
net income of $10.5 million (including a one time gain on disposal
of
business operations of $13.6 million) for the same period in 2005;
and
|
· |
Reported
EBITDA (1)
at
$5.0 million for the 2006 quarter was down 65.5% from the $14.5 million
(including the aforementioned a one time gain on disposal of business
operations of $13.6 million) in the 2005
quarter.
|
|
· |
the
increase in net interest expense. Net interest expense increased
by
$803,000 primarily related to a higher outstanding loan balance
in
Australia and due to the effective completion of construction of
our
Newmarket Shopping Centre in December 2005 (at which point we ceased
to
capitalize interest expense on our $24.2 million construction loan),
offset by a decrease in interest expense adjustment in the 2006
quarter
related to the mark-to-market adjustment of our interest rate swaps
compared to the adjustment for the same period in 2005;
|
· |
the
increase in other income. Other income increased by $463,000 primarily
due
to the recognition of $918,000 of profit on the closing of the
sales of 11
out of 67 units of our Place 57 development in New York, in which
we have
a 25% interest ; offset by $275,000 of a mark-to-market charge
relating to
the Sutton Hill Capital LLC option (SHC Option) to acquire a 25%
non-managing membership interest in the limited liability company
in which
we hold our fee interest in our Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 property;
and
|
· |
the
effect of income from discontinued operations. In the 2005 quarter
we
recognized a gain on the sale of assets of $13.6 million, which
was not
repeated in the 2006 quarter.
|
· |
Revenue
from continuing operations increased by 7.0% or $3.5 million, to
$53.9
million in the first half 2006 compared to 2005, while the operating
expense percentage decreased to 75.2% in 2006 compared to 77.2% in
the
2005 half-year. The primary driver for this was the lackluster film
product in the 2005 quarter as described above in the quarter
discussion.
|
· |
The
top 5 grossing films in our circuit worldwide for the 2006 half-year
were:
“Ice
Age 2: The Meltdown”, “The Da Vinci Code”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, “X-Men: The Last Stand” and
“Cars”, which
between them accounted for approximately 20% of our cinema box office
revenue.
|
· |
Depreciation
and amortization increased by $411,000 to $6.6 million in 2006, driven
primarily by the Australian shopping center and cinema
additions.
|
· |
General
and administrative expense declined by $1.4 million to $6.5 million
in the
2006 period. This decrease was due to the decrease in rent and legal
expenses.
|
· |
Interest
expense increased by $1.7 million to $3.3 million in 2006, due to
the
cessation of interest capitalization on the Newmarket project partially
offset by interest rate swap mark-to-market
fluctuations.
|
· |
Other
income decreased by $359,000 to $520,000 in 2006, primarily due to
the
profit recognition on Place 57, offset by the mark-to-market of the
SHC
Option.
|
· |
Income
from discontinued operations at $12.2 million in 2005 was driven
by the
above discussed gain on sale of $13.6
million.
|
· |
the
development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the
United
States, Australia and New Zealand and
|
· |
the
development, ownership and operation of retail and commercial real
estate
in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including
entertainment-themed retail centers (“ETRC”) in Australia and New Zealand
and live theater assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United
States.
|
· |
in
the United States, under the
|
o |
Reading
brand,
|
o |
Angelika
Film Center brand (http://angelikafilmcenter.com/),
and
|
o |
City
Cinemas brand (http://citycinemas.moviefone.com/);
|
· |
in
Australia, under the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/);
and
|
· |
in
New Zealand, under the
|
o |
Reading
(http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz),
|
o |
Rialto
(http://www.rialto.co.nz),
and
|
o |
Berkeley
Cinemas (http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/)
brands.
|
· |
With
respect to our cinema operations:
|
o |
The
number and attractiveness to movie goers of the films released in
future
periods;
|
o |
The
amount of money spent by film distributors to promote their motion
pictures;
|
o |
The
licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion
picture
exhibitors in order to exhibit their
films;
|
o |
The
comparative attractiveness of motion pictures as a source of entertainment
and willingness and/or ability of consumers (i) to spend their dollars
on
entertainment and (ii) to spend their entertainment dollars on movies
in
an outside the home environment; and
|
o |
The
extent to which we encounter competition from other cinema exhibitors,
from other sources of outside of the home entertainment, and from
inside
the home entertainment options, such as “home theaters” and competitive
film product distribution technology such as, by way of example,
cable,
satellite broadcast, DVD and VHS rentals and sales, and so called
“movies
on demand;”
|
· |
With
respect to our real estate development and operation
activities:
|
o |
The
rental rates and capitalization rates applicable to the markets in
which
we operate and the quality of properties that we
own;
|
o |
The
extent to which we can obtain on a timely basis the various land
use
approvals and entitlements needed to develop our
properties;
|
o |
The
availability and cost of labor and materials;
|
o |
Competition
for development sites and tenants;
and
|
o |
The
extent to which our cinemas can continue to serve as an anchor tenant
which will, in turn, be influenced by the same factors as will influence
generally the results of our cinema
operations;
|
· |
With
respect to our operations generally as an international company involved
in both the development and operation of cinemas and the development
and
operation of real estate; and previously engaged for many years in
the
railroad business in the United
States:
|
o |
Our
ongoing access to borrowed funds and capital and the interest that
must be
paid on that debt and the returns that must be paid on such capital;
|
o |
The
relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we
operate;
|
o |
Changes
in government regulation, including by way of example, the costs
resulting
from the implementation of the requirements of
Sarbanes-Oxley;
|
o |
Our
labor relations and costs of labor (including future government
requirements with respect to pension liabilities, disability insurance
and
health coverage, and vacations and
leave);
|
o |
Our
exposure from time to time to legal claims and to uninsurable risks
such
as those related to our historic railroad operations, including potential
environmental claims and health related claims relating to alleged
exposure to asbestos or other substances now or in the future recognized
as being possible causes of cancer or other health related
problems;
|
o |
Changes
in future effective tax rates and the results of currently ongoing
and
future potential audits by taxing authorities having jurisdiction
over our
various companies; and
|
o |
Changes
in applicable accounting policies and
practices.
|
Statements
of Operations
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
27,961
|
$
|
24,853
|
$
|
53,898
|
$
|
50,377
|
|||||
Operating
expense
|
|||||||||||||
Cinema/real
estate
|
20,943
|
19,697
|
40,532
|
38,899
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,337
|
3,003
|
6,577
|
6,166
|
|||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,076
|
4,132
|
6,441
|
7,879
|
|||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
605
|
(1,979
|
)
|
348
|
(2,567
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
(1,511
|
)
|
(708
|
)
|
(3,295
|
)
|
(1,574
|
)
|
|||||
Other
income
|
1,208
|
745
|
520
|
879
|
|||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
--
|
12,943
|
--
|
12,231
|
|||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
(344
|
)
|
(220
|
)
|
(681
|
)
|
(453
|
)
|
|||||
Minority
interest expense
|
(192
|
)
|
(281
|
)
|
(272
|
)
|
(419
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(234
|
)
|
$
|
10,500
|
$
|
(3,380
|
)
|
$
|
8,097
|
|||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||
EBITDA*
|
4,958
|
14,520
|
7,173
|
16,858
|
|||||||||
EBITDA*
change
|
(9,562)
|
(9,685)
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(234
|
)
|
$
|
10,500
|
$
|
(3,380
|
)
|
$
|
8,097
|
|||
Add: Interest
expense, net
|
1,511
|
708
|
3,295
|
1,574
|
|||||||||
Add: Income
tax provision (benefit)
|
344
|
220
|
681
|
453
|
|||||||||
Add: Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,337
|
3,003
|
6,577
|
6,166
|
|||||||||
Add:
EBITDA adjustment for discontinued operations
|
--
|
89
|
--
|
568
|
|||||||||
EBITDA
|
$
|
4,958
|
$
|
14,520
|
$
|
7,173
|
$
|
16,858
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
|||||||||||||
Cinema
|
$
|
23,954
|
$
|
20,983
|
$
|
46,463
|
$
|
42,899
|
|||||
Real
estate
|
4,007
|
3,870
|
7,435
|
7,478
|
|||||||||
27,961
|
24,853
|
53,898
|
50,377
|
||||||||||
Operating
expense
|
|||||||||||||
Cinema
|
19,187
|
17,642
|
37,064
|
35,235
|
|||||||||
Real
estate
|
1,756
|
2,055
|
3,468
|
3,664
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,337
|
3,003
|
6,577
|
6,166
|
|||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,076
|
4,132
|
6,441
|
7,879
|
|||||||||
27,356
|
26,832
|
53,550
|
52,944
|
||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
605
|
(1,979
|
)
|
348
|
(2,567
|
)
|
|||||||
Non-operating
income (expense)
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
26
|
36
|
87
|
109
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,537
|
)
|
(744
|
)
|
(3,382
|
)
|
(1,683
|
)
|
|||||
Other
income (loss)
|
1
|
559
|
(1,154
|
)
|
289
|
||||||||
Loss
before minority interest expense, discontinued operations, income
tax
expense, and equity earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
(905
|
)
|
(2,128
|
)
|
(4,101
|
)
|
(3,852
|
)
|
|||||
Minority
interest expense
|
192
|
281
|
272
|
419
|
|||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
(1,097
|
)
|
(2,409
|
)
|
(4,373
|
)
|
(4,271
|
)
|
|||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
|||||||||||||
Gain
on disposal of business operations
|
--
|
13,610
|
--
|
13,610
|
|||||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
--
|
(667
|
)
|
--
|
(1,379
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated
entities
|
(1,097
|
)
|
10,534
|
(4,373
|
)
|
7,960
|
|||||||
Income
tax expense
|
344
|
220
|
681
|
453
|
|||||||||
Income
(loss) before equity earnings of unconsolidated
entities
|
(1,441
|
)
|
10,314
|
(5,054
|
)
|
7,507
|
|||||||
Equity
earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
1,207
|
186
|
1,674
|
590
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(234
|
)
|
$
|
10,500
|
$
|
(3,380
|
)
|
$
|
8,097
|
|||
Earnings
(loss) per common share - basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net
|
0.00
|
0.59
|
0.00
|
0.56
|
|||||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding - basic
|
22,413,995
|
21,988,031
|
22,431,834
|
21,988,031
|
|||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per common share - diluted:
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net
|
0.00
|
0.59
|
0.00
|
0.56
|
|||||||||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.37
|
|||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding - diluted
|
22,413,995
|
21,988,031
|
22,431,834
|
21,988,031
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
6,115
|
$
|
8,548
|
|||
Receivables
|
4,682
|
5,272
|
|||||
Inventory
|
422
|
468
|
|||||
Investment
in marketable securities
|
628
|
401
|
|||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
2,119
|
996
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
13,966
|
15,685
|
|||||
Property
held for development
|
6,965
|
6,889
|
|||||
Property
under development
|
24,347
|
23,069
|
|||||
Property
& equipment, net
|
164,709
|
167,389
|
|||||
Investment
in unconsolidated entities
|
16,406
|
14,025
|
|||||
Capitalized
leasing costs
|
12
|
15
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
17,216
|
14,653
|
|||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
8,333
|
8,788
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
2,085
|
2,544
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
254,039
|
$
|
253,057
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
12,031
|
$
|
13,538
|
|||
Film
rent payable
|
4,307
|
4,580
|
|||||
Notes
payable - current portion
|
2,302
|
1,776
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
7,941
|
7,504
|
|||||
Deferred
current revenue
|
1,679
|
2,319
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
193
|
250
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
28,453
|
29,967
|
|||||
Notes
payable - long-term portion
|
96,955
|
93,544
|
|||||
Notes
payable to related parties
|
14,000
|
14,000
|
|||||
Deferred
non-current revenue
|
542
|
554
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
17,847
|
12,509
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
157,797
|
150,574
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
--
|
--
|
|||||
Minority
interest in consolidated affiliates
|
1,860
|
3,079
|
|||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|||||||
Class
A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
35,495,729 issued and 20,918,505 outstanding at June 30, 2006 and
35,468,733 issued and 20,990,458 outstanding at December 31,
2005
|
215
|
215
|
|||||
Class
B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized
and
1,495,490 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005
|
15
|
15
|
|||||
Nonvoting
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares authorized and no
outstanding shares
|
--
|
--
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
128,160
|
128,028
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(57,294
|
)
|
(53,914
|
)
|
|||
Treasury
shares
|
(4,307
|
)
|
(3,515
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
27,593
|
28,575
|
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Total
stockholders’ equity
|
94,382
|
99,404
|
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
254,039
|
$
|
253,057
|