form10q.htm



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:  March 31, 2008

OR

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________ to ___________

Commission file number 1-8625
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
95-3885184
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
500 Citadel Drive, Suite 300
Commerce  CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
90040
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 235-2240

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 twelve 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  þ  No  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):  Large accelerated filer ¨  Accelerated filer þ  Non-accelerated filer ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ¨  No  þ
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  As of May 16, 2008, there were 20,987,115 shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share and 1,495,490 shares of Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share outstanding.
 



 
 

 

READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.  AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I – Financial Information
 
Item 1 – Financial Statements
 
Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
 
   
March 31,
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
ASSETS
     
Current Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 30,441     $ 20,782  
Receivables
    5,259       5,671  
Inventory
    769       654  
Investment in marketable securities
    4,717       4,533  
Restricted cash
    59       59  
Prepaid and other current assets
    2,312       3,800  
Total current assets
    43,557       35,499  
Land held for sale
    2,018       1,984  
Property held for development
    13,996       11,068  
Property under development
    73,879       66,787  
Property & equipment, net
    219,433       178,174  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    16,266       15,480  
Investment in Reading International Trust I
    1,547       1,547  
Goodwill
    32,044       19,100  
Intangible assets, net
    25,694       8,448  
Other assets
    11,230       7,984  
Total assets
  $ 439,664     $ 346,071  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 14,136     $ 12,331  
Film rent payable
    5,955       3,275  
Notes payable – current portion
    92,133       395  
Note payable to related party – current portion
    5,000       5,000  
Taxes payable
    4,924       4,770  
Deferred current revenue
    3,005       3,214  
Other current liabilities
    183       169  
Total current liabilities
    125,336       29,154  
Notes payable – long-term portion
    102,274       111,253  
Notes payable to related party – long-term portion
    9,000       9,000  
Subordinated debt
    51,547       51,547  
Noncurrent tax liabilities
    5,545       5,418  
Deferred non-current revenue
    550       566  
Other liabilities
    15,395       14,936  
Total liabilities
    309,647       221,874  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
               
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates
    3,042       2,835  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 35,564,339 issued and 20,987,115 outstanding at March 31, 2008 and 35,564,339 issued and 20,987,115 outstanding at December 31, 2007
    216       216  
Class B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized and 1,495,490 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2008 and at December 31, 2007
    15       15  
Nonvoting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares authorized and no outstanding shares
    --       --  
Additional paid-in capital
    132,186       131,930  
Accumulated deficit
    (52,896 )     (52,670 )
Treasury shares
    (4,306 )     (4,306 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    51,760       46,177  
Total stockholders’ equity
    126,975       121,362  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 439,664     $ 346,071  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenue
           
 Cinema
  $ 35,343     $ 24,506  
 Real estate
    4,383       3,469  
      39,726       27,975  
Operating expense
               
Cinema
    27,406       18,120  
Real estate
    2,114       2,002  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,882       2,968  
General and administrative
    4,688       3,675  
      38,090       26,765  
                 
Operating income
    1,636       1,210  
                 
Other income (expense)
               
Interest income
    237       145  
Interest expense
    (3,075 )     (1,895 )
Net loss on sale of assets
    --       (185 )
Other income (expense)
    1,377       (736 )
Income (loss) before minority interest expense, income tax expense, and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    175       (1,461 )
Minority interest expense
    (343 )     (342 )
Loss before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (168 )     (1,803 )
Income tax expense
    (417 )     (499 )
Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (585 )     (2,302 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    359       1,656  
Net loss
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )
                 
Basic and diluted loss per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.03 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and dilutive
    22,476,355       22,482,804  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Operating Activities
           
Net loss
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Gain recognized on foreign currency transactions
    --       (22 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (359 )     (1,656 )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    290       4,034  
Loss on disposal of assets
    --       185  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    --       94  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,882       2,968  
Amortization of prior service costs
    71       --  
Amortization of above and below market leases
    116       --  
Stock based compensation expense
    256       387  
Minority interest
    343       342  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in receivables
    550       1,548  
(Increase) decrease in prepaid and other assets
    (475 )     641  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,737       (881 )
Increase (decrease) in film rent payable
    2,599       (2,172 )
Increase in deferred revenues and other liabilities
    309       1,075  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    9,093       5,897  
Investing activities
               
Acquisitions
    (51,746 )     (5,471 )
Acquisition deposit returned
    2,000       --  
Purchase of and additions to property and equipment
    (5,241 )     (2,774 )
Change in restricted cash
    --       199  
Investment in Reading International Trust I
    --       (1,547 )
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (333 )     --  
Distributions of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
    5       926  
Purchase of marketable securities
    --       (11,258 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (55,315 )     (19,925 )
Financing activities
               
Repayment of long-term borrowings
    (219 )     (40,311 )
Proceeds from borrowings
    58,225       54,628  
Capitalized borrowing costs
    (2,449 )     (1,633 )
Minority interest distributions
    (159 )     (579 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    55,398       12,105  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    483       (62 )
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    9,659       (1,985 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    20,782       11,008  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 30,441     $ 9,023  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures
               
Interest paid
  $ 3,657     $ 2,244  
Income taxes paid
  $ 56     $ 44  
Non-cash transactions
               
Adjustment to accumulated deficit related to adoption of FIN 48 (Note 10)
  $ --     $ 509  
Accrued obligation related to lease acquisition
  $ --     $ 250  
Note payable due to Seller issued for acquisition
  $ 21,000     $ --  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008


Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
 
Reading International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“RDI” and collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries and corporate predecessors, the “Company,” “Reading” and “we,” “us,” or “our”), was founded in 1983 as a Delaware corporation and reincorporated in 1999 in Nevada.  Our businesses consist primarily of:
 
 
·
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 theatre assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United States.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim reporting and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting.  As such, certain information and footnote disclosures typically required by US GAAP for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted.  There have been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (“2007 Annual Report”).  The financial information presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “March Report”), including the information under the heading, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, should be read in conjunction with our 2007 Annual Report which contains the latest audited financial statements and related footnotes.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary to present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of our operations and cash flows as of and for the three ended March 31, 2008 have been made.  The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire year.

Marketable Securities

We have investments in marketable securities of $4.7 million at March 31, 2008.  These investments are accounted for as available for sale investments in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.”  In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments,” assessments of potential impairment for these investments are performed for each applicable reporting period.  We have determined that there was no impairment for these investments at March 31, 2008.  These investments have a cumulative unrealized loss of $19,000 included in accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2008.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, our net unrealized loss on marketable securities was $1,000 and $352,000, respectively.


Accounting Pronouncements Adopted January 1, 2008

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) as amended by FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13” (“FSP FAS 157-1”) and FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and provides for expanded disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies prospectively to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude from the scope of SFAS 157 certain leasing transactions accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.” FSP FAS 157-2 amends SFAS 157 to defer the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.

The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are evaluating the impact that SFAS 157 will have on our non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, since the application of SFAS 157 for such items was deferred to January 1, 2009. We believe that the impact of these items will not be material to our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities, typically recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis, to which we have not yet applied SFAS 157 due to the deferral of SFAS 157 for such items include:
 
 
·
Non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in an acquisition or business combination
 
 
·
Long-lived assets measured at fair value due to an impairment assessment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”
 
 
·
Asset retirement obligations initially measured under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of the guidance is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements since we did not elect to apply the fair value option for any of our eligible financial instruments or other items on the January 1, 2008 effective date.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51.  SFAS 160 requires (i) that noncontrolling (minority) interests be


reported as a component of shareholders’ equity, (ii) that net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be separately identified in the consolidated statement of operations, (iii) that changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest be accounted for as equity transactions, (iv) that any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, and (v) that sufficient disclosures are provided that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008, which is the year ending December 31, 2009 for the Company, and should be applied prospectively.  However, the presentation and disclosure requirements of the statement shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented.  The adoption of the provisions of SFAS 160 is not anticipated to materially impact the company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”).  This new standard enhances disclosure requirements for derivative instruments in order to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and its related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is to be applied prospectively for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after November 15, 2008.  We believe that the adoption of SFAS 161 will not have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures since we solely have interest rate swaps as derivative instruments.


Note 2 – Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Based Compensation

As part of his compensation package, Mr. John Hunter, our Chief Operating Officer, was granted $100,000 of restricted Class A Non-Voting Common Stock on February 12, 2008 and 2007.  This stock grant has a vesting period of two years and a stock grant exercise price of $9.70 and $8.63, respectively.  During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we recorded compensation expense of $96,000 and $59,000, respectively, for the vesting of all restricted stock grants.  On February 11, 2008, $50,000 of restricted Class A Non-Voting Common Stock vested related to Mr. Hunter’s 2007 grant.  The 5,794 shares related to this vesting have yet to be issued to him.  The following table details the grants of restricted stock to our employees (dollars in thousands):

   
Non-Vested Restricted Stock
   
Fair Value at Grant Date
 
Outstanding – December 31, 2007
    61,756     $ 524  
Granted
    10,309     $ 100  
Outstanding – March 31, 2008
    72,065     $ 624  

We formed two wholly owned subsidiaries, Landplan Property Partners, Pty Ltd and Landplan Property Partners New Zealand, Ltd collectively referred to as Landplan Property Partners (“LPP”), to engage in the real estate development business under the leadership of Mr. Doug Osborne.  We have an agreement with Mr. Osborne pursuant to which he has a contingent interest in certain property trusts, owned by LPP, ranging between 27.5% and 15%, depending on a number of factors including the amount and duration of the


investments of LPP.  Mr. Osborne’s interest is subordinated to (i) the repayment of all third party indebtedness, (ii) the repayment of all funds invested or advanced by Reading, and (iii) the realization by Reading of an 11% annual compounded preferred return on its capital.  During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we expensed $34,000 and $11,000, respectively, associated with Mr. Osborne’s interests.  At March 31, 2008, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the LPP equity awards was $198,000, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of approximately 98 months.

Employee/Director Stock Option Plan

We have a long-term incentive stock option plan that provides for the grant to eligible employees and non-employee directors of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Nonvoting Common Stock.

When the Company’s tax deduction from an option exercise exceeds the compensation cost resulting from the option, a tax benefit is created.  SFAS 123(R) requires that excess tax benefits related to the exercise of stock options be reflected as financing cash inflows instead of operating cash inflows.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, there was no impact to the consolidated statement of cash flows because there were no recognized tax benefits from the exercise of stock options during these periods.

SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to estimate forfeitures.  Based on our historical experience and the relative market price to strike price of the options, we do not currently estimate any forfeitures of vested or unvested options.

In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), we estimate the fair value of our options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which takes into account assumptions such as the dividend yield, the risk-free interest rate, the expected stock price volatility, and the expected life of the options.  The dividend yield is excluded from the calculation, as it is our present intention to retain all earnings.  We expense the estimated grant date fair values of options issued on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

We granted 70,000 options to our directors as fully vested options during the three months ended March 31, 2007.  No options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  We estimated the fair value of these options at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 
2007
Stock option exercise price
$ 8.35
Risk-free interest rate
4.824%
Expected dividend yield
--
Expected option life
9.96 yrs
Expected volatility
33.74%
Weighted average fair value
$4.82

Using the above assumptions and in accordance with the SFAS No. 123(R) modified prospective method, we recorded $160,000 and $327,000 in compensation expense for the total estimated grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  At March 31, 2008, the total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted was $876,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.27 years.  No options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007; therefore, no cash was received from the exercising of stock options and no value was realized from the exercise of options during that period.  Except for the 70,000 fully vested options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007 whose grant date fair value was $319,000, no other options vested during either of the three months ended March 31, 2008 or 2007; therefore, there was no grant


date fair value of options vesting during either period.  The intrinsic, unrealized value of all options outstanding, vested and expected to vest, at March 31, 2008 was $2.4 million of which 98.9% are currently exercisable.

All stock options granted have a contractual life of 10 years at the grant date.  The aggregate total number of shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock and Class B Voting Common Stock authorized for issuance under our 1999 Stock Option Plan is 1,287,150.  At the time that options are exercised, at the discretion of management, we will either issue treasury shares or make a new issuance of shares to the employee or board member.  Dependent on the grant letter to the employee or board member, the required service period for option vesting is between zero and four years.

We had the following stock options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
 
   
Common Stock Options Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Options Outstanding
   
Common Stock Exercisable Options
   
Weighted Average Price of Exercisable
Options
 
   
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class A
   
Class B
 
Outstanding- January 1, 2007
    514,100       185,100     $ 5.21     $ 9.90       488,475       185,100     $ 5.06     $ 9.90  
Granted
    151,250       150,000     $ 9.37     $ 10.24                                  
Exercised
    (6,250 )     --     $ 4.01     $ --                                  
Expired
    (81,250 )     (150,000 )   $ 10.25     $ 10.24                                  
Outstanding- December 31, 2007
    577,850       185,100     $ 5.60     $ 9.90       477,850       35,100     $ 4.72     $ 8.47  
No activity during the period
    --       --     $ --     $ --                                  
Outstanding-March 31, 2008
    577,850       185,100     $ 5.60     $ 9.90       477,850       35,100     $ 4.72     $ 8.47  
 
The weighted average remaining contractual life of all options outstanding, vested and expected to vest, at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately 5.97 and 6.22 years, respectively.  The weighted average remaining contractual life of the exercisable options outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately 4.49 and 4.74 years, respectively.


Note 3 – Business Segments

Our operations are organized into two reportable business segments within the meaning of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  Our reportable segments are (1) cinema exhibition and (2) real estate.  The cinema segment is engaged in the development, ownership, and operation of multiplex cinemas.  The real estate segment is engaged in the development, ownership, and operation of commercial properties, including ETRC’s in Australia and New Zealand and live theatres in the United States.  Historically, our development projects have included a cinema component.  Incident to our real estate operations we have acquired, and continue to hold, raw land in urban and suburban centers in Australia and New Zealand.

The tables below summarize the results of operations for each of our principal business segments for the three (“2008 Quarter”) months ended March 31, 2008 and the three (“2007 Quarter”) months ended March 31, 2007, respectively.  For the 2008 Quarter, our cinema segment includes results for 39 days of our newly acquired 15 cinemas with 181 screens, all located within the U.S.  Operating expenses include costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the cinemas and live theatres and the management of rental properties (dollars in thousands):



Three months ended March 31, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 35,343     $ 5,949     $ (1,566 )   $ 39,726  
Operating expense
    28,972       2,114       (1,566 )     29,520  
Depreciation & amortization
    2,609       1,095       --       3,704  
General & administrative expense
    769       167       --       936  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,993     $ 2,573     $ --     $ 5,566  
 
Three months ended March 31, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 24,506     $ 4,841     $ (1,372 )   $ 27,975  
Operating expense
    19,492       2,002       (1,372 )     20,122  
Depreciation & amortization
    1,794       1,037       --       2,831  
General & administrative expense
    763       187       --       950  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,457     $ 1,615     $ --     $ 4,072  

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Quarter
   
2007 Quarter
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 5,566     $ 4,072  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    178       137  
General and administrative expense
    3,752       2,725  
Operating income
    1,636       1,210  
Interest expense, net
    (2,838 )     (1,750 )
Other income (expense)
    1,377       (921 )
Minority interest expense
    (343 )     (342 )
Income tax expense
    (417 )     (499 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    359       1,656  
Net loss
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )


Note 4 – Operations in Foreign Currency

We have significant assets in Australia and New Zealand.  To the extent possible, we conduct our Australian and New Zealand operations on a self-funding basis.  The carrying value of our Australian and New Zealand assets fluctuate due to changes in the exchange rates between the US dollar and the functional currency of Australia (Australian dollar) and New Zealand (New Zealand dollar).  We have no derivative financial instruments to hedge foreign currency exposure.

Presented in the table below are the currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

   
US Dollar
 
   
March 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Australian Dollar
  $ 0.9132     $ 0.8776  
New Zealand Dollar
  $ 0.7860     $ 0.7678  
 

Note 5 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period after giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive common shares had been issued.  Stock options give rise to potentially dilutive common shares.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” these shares are included in the dilutive earnings per share calculation under the treasury stock method.  The following is a calculation of earnings per share (dollars in thousands, except share data):

   
Three Months Ending
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net loss
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )
Loss per share – basic and diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.03 )
Weighted average shares of common stock – basic and dilutive
    22,476,355       22,482,804  

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we recorded net losses from continuing operations.  As such, the incremental shares of 291,504 and 228,048, respectively, from stock options to purchase shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because they were anti-dilutive in those periods.


Note 6 – Property Held for Development, Property Under Development and Property and Equipment

As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we owned property under development summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Property Under Development
 
March 31,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Land
  $ 38,387     $ 36,994  
Construction-in-progress (including capitalized interest)
    35,492       29,793  
Property Under Development
  $ 73,879     $ 66,787  
 
We recorded capitalized interest related to our properties under development for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 of $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
 

As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we owned investments in property and equipment as follows (dollars in thousands):

Property and equipment
 
March 31,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Land
  $ 59,682     $ 58,757  
Building
    116,457       112,818  
Leasehold interest
    44,992       12,430  
Construction-in-progress
    489       1,318  
Fixtures and equipment
    75,440       64,648  
      297,060       249,971  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (77,627 )     (71,797 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 219,433     $ 178,174  

Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.5 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.


Note 7 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures and Entities

Except as noted below regarding our investment in Malulani Investments, Limited, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, and, as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, include the following (dollars in thousands):

   
Interest
   
March 31,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Malulani Investments Limited
   
18.4%
    $ 1,800     $ 1,800  
Rialto Distribution
   
33.3%
      1,166       1,029  
Rialto Cinemas
   
50.0%
      5,887       5,717  
205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC
   
25.0%
      1,059       1,059  
Mt. Gravatt Cinema
   
33.3%
      5,364       5,159  
Berkeley Cinemas – Botany
   
50.0%
      821       716  
Other investments
            169       --  
Total
          $ 16,266     $ 15,480  

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we recorded our share of equity earnings (loss) from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Malulani Investments Limited
  $ --     $ --  
Rialto Distribution
    57       25  
Rialto Cinemas
    33       (23 )
205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC
    --       1,309  
Mt. Gravatt Cinema
    264       216  
Berkeley Cinema – Botany
    87       129  
Other investments
    (82 )     --  
Total
  $ 359     $ 1,656  
 

Malulani Investments Limited

We continue to treat this investment on a cost basis by recognizing earnings as they are distributed to us.  We are currently in litigation with certain controlling shareholders of Malulani Investments Limited.  We have contractually agreed to share these litigation costs with another minority shareholder.  The outstanding balance for their obligation is included in our other assets as a receivable.

Other Investments

From time to time, we will make investments in various activities that require equity method accounting including but not limited to investments in productions in our live theatres.  These investments are immaterial to our financials from the perspective of our investment and their potential earnings.


Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Subsequent to January 1, 2002, in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, we do not amortize goodwill.  Instead, we perform an annual impairment review of our goodwill and other intangible assets in the fourth quarter unless changes in circumstances indicate that an asset may be impaired.  As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had goodwill consisting of the following (dollars in thousands):

   
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Total
 
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  $ 13,827     $ 5,273     $ 19,100  
Goodwill acquired during 2008
    12,557       --       12,557  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    368       19       387  
Balance at March 31, 2008
  $ 26,752     $ 5,292     $ 32,044  

We have intangible assets other than goodwill that are subject to amortization and are being amortized over various periods.  We amortize our beneficial leases over the lease period, the longest of which is 20 years, and our option fee and other intangible assets over 10 years.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, amortization expense totaled $419,000 and $227,000, respectively.

Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
As of March 31, 2008
 
Beneficial Leases
   
Tradename
   
Option Fee
   
Other Intangible Assets
   
Total
 
Gross carrying amount
  $ 22,332     $ 7,220     $ 2,773     $ 645     $ 32,970  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    4,612       83       2,545       36       7,276  
   Total, net
  $ 17,720     $ 7,137     $ 228     $ 609     $ 25,694  

 
As of December 31, 2007
 
Beneficial Leases
   
Tradename
   
Option Fee
   
Other Intangible Assets
   
Total
 
Gross carrying amount
  $ 12,295     $ --     $ 2,773     $ 238     $ 15,306  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    4,311       --       2,521       26       6,858  
   Total, net
  $ 7,984     $ --     $ 252     $ 212     $ 8,448  
 

Note 9 – Prepaid and Other Assets

Prepaid and other assets are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Prepaid and other current assets
           
   Prepaid expenses
  $ 984     $ 569  
   Prepaid taxes
    573       602  
   Deposits
    142       2,097  
   Other
    613       532  
Total prepaid and other current assets
  $ 2,312     $ 3,800  
                 
Other non-current assets
               
   Other non-cinema and non-rental real estate assets
  $ 1,250     $ 1,270  
   Deferred financing costs, net
    6,099       2,805  
   Interest rate swaps
    587       526  
   Other receivables
    2,880       1,648  
   Pre-acquisition costs
    --       948  
   Other
    414       787  
Total non-current assets
  $ 11,230     $ 7,984  


Note 10 – Income Tax

The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was composed of the following amounts (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Foreign income tax provision
  $ 69     $ 87  
Foreign withholding tax
    188       140  
Federal income tax provision
    127       127  
Other income tax
    33       145  
Net tax provision
  $ 417     $ 499  

We adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.  As a result, we recognized a $509,000 cumulative increase to reserves for uncertain tax positions, which was accounted for as an adjustment to the beginning balance of accumulated deficit in 2007.  As of that date, we also reclassified approximately $4.0 million in reserves from current taxes liabilities to noncurrent tax liabilities.  During the three months ended March 31 2008 the company’s FIN 48 liability increased by $127,000 reflecting interest for IRS matters under litigation.
 

Note 11 – Notes Payable

Notes payable are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Interest Rates as of
         
Balance as of
 
Name of Note Payable or Security
 
March 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
   
Maturity Date
   
March 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Australian Corporate Credit Facility
   
7.76%
     
7.75%
   
January 1, 2009
    $ 90,407     $ 85,772  
Australian Shopping Center Loans
   
--
     
--
   
2007-2013
      1,064       1,066  
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility
   
10.10%
     
10.10%
   
November 23, 2010
      2,547       2,488  
Trust Preferred Securities
   
9.22%
     
9.22%
   
April 30, 2027
      51,547       51,547  
US Euro-Hypo Loan
   
6.73%
     
6.73%
   
July 1, 2012
      15,000       15,000  
US GE Capital Term Loan
   
7.01%
     
--
   
February 21, 2013
      49,875       --  
US Liberty Theatres Term Loan
   
6.20%
     
--
   
April 1, 2013
      7,070       --  
US Nationwide Loan
   
6.50% – 7.50%
     
--
   
February 21, 2013
      21,172       --  
US Sutton Hill Capital Note 1 – Related Party
   
9.91%
     
9.91%
   
July 28, 2008
      5,000       5,000  
US Sutton Hill Capital Note 2 – Related Party
   
8.25%
     
8.25%
   
December 31, 2010
      9,000       9,000  
US Union Square Theatre Term Loan
 
 
6.26%
     
6.26%
   
January 1, 2010
      7,272       7,322  
Total
                          $ 259,954     $ 177,195  

Australian Corporate Credit Facility

Our $100.5 million (AUS$110.0 million) Australian facility terminates on January 01, 2009, but we have reached oral agreement with our Australian bank to extend and increase this facility.  This oral agreement is currently being memorialized.  The drawn balance of this loan was $90.4 million (AUS$99.0 million) at March 31, 2008.

GE Capital Term Loan
 
In connection with the acquisition described in Note 17 - Acquisitions, on February 21, 2008, Consolidated Amusement Theatres, Inc., (now renamed Consolidated Entertainment Inc.) as borrower (“Borrower”), and Consolidated Amusement Holdings (“Holdings”) entered into a Credit Agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE”) as lender and administrative agent, and GE Capital Markets, Inc. as lead arranger, which provides Borrower with a senior secured credit facility of up to $55.0 million in the aggregate, including a revolving credit facility of up to $5.0 million and a $1.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit  (the “Credit Facility”).  The initial borrowings under the Credit Facility were used to finance, in part, our acquisition of the theaters and other assets described above.  We may borrow additional amounts under the Credit Facility for other acquisitions as permitted under the Credit Facility (and to pay any related transaction expenses), and for ordinary working capital and general corporate needs of Borrower, subject to the terms of the Credit Facility.  We incurred deferred financing costs of $2.6 million related to our borrowings under this Credit Facility.  The Credit Facility expires on February 21, 2013 and is secured by substantially all the assets of Borrower and Holdings.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to either (i) the Index Rate (defined as the higher of the Wall Street Journal prime rate and the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points), or (ii) LIBOR (as defined in the Credit Facility), at the election of Borrower, plus, in each case, a margin determined by reference to Borrower's Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) that ranges between prime rate plus 2.00% and prime rate plus 2.75%, and between LIBOR plus 3.25% and LIBOR plus 4.00%, respectively.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Facility may be prepaid at any time without penalty, subject to certain minimums and payment of any LIBOR funding breakage costs.  Borrower will be required to pay an unused
 

commitment fee equal to 0.50% per annum on the actual daily-unused portion of the revolving loan facility, payable quarterly in arrears.  Outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Facility are subject to a fee of the applicable LIBOR rate in effect per annum on the face amount of such letters of credit, payable quarterly in arrears.  Borrower will be required to pay standard fees with respect to the issuance, negotiation, and amendment of letters of credit issued under the letter of credit facility.
 
The Credit Facility contains other customary terms and conditions, including representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, events of default and indemnity provisions.  Such covenants, among other things, limit Borrower's ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens or other encumbrances, make capital expenditures, enter into mergers, consolidations and asset sales, engage in transactions with affiliates, pay dividends or other distributions and change the nature of the business conducted by Borrower.
 
The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants requiring the Borrower to maintain minimum fixed charge and interest coverage ratios and not to exceed specified maximum leverage ratios.  The compliance levels for the maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage covenants become stricter over the term of the Credit Facility.
 
The Credit Facility provides for customary events of default, including payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, certain bankruptcy events, judgment defaults, invalidity of any loan documents or liens created under the Credit Agreement, change of control of Borrower, termination of certain theater leases and material inaccuracies in representations and warranties.

Nationwide Loan
 
On February 22, 2008, we completed the acquisition of fifteen motion picture exhibition theaters and theater-related assets from Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp. and its affiliates, Consolidated Amusement Theatres, Inc. and Kenmore Rohnert, LLC (collectively, the “Sellers”) for $70.2 million.  As part of the purchase, the Sellers provided $21.0 million of acquisition financing evidenced by a five-year promissory note of Reading Consolidated Holdings, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary (“RCHI”), maturing on February 21, 2013.  The promissory note bears interest (i) as to $8.0 million of principal at the annual rates of 7.50% for the first three years of the term of the note and 8.50% thereafter and (ii) as to $13.0 million of principal at the annual rates of 6.50% through July 31, 2009 and 8.50% thereafter.  Accrued interest on the promissory note will be due and payable on February 21, 2011 and thereafter on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing on June 30, 2011.  The entire principal amount of the promissory note will be due and payable upon maturity, subject to our right to prepay the promissory note at any time without penalty and to the requirement that we make mandatory prepayments equal to a portion of free cash flow generated by the acquired theaters.  The outstanding balance of the promissory note will be subject to reduction, retroactive to the closing date of acquisition, as the means of effecting any reduction in the purchase price of the acquired assets as referred to above.
 
The $21.0 million loan under the RCHI promissory note is recourse only to RCHI and its assets, which include the acquired assets and our Manville Theater, Dallas Angelika Theater and related assets that we contributed to RCHI in connection with the acquisition and financing.
 
In connection with the completion of the acquisition, the Sellers also agreed to provide us, at our request, up to two additional loans of $1.5 million each on or before July 31, 2008 and July 31, 2009, respectively.  If extended, such loans will bear interest at the annual rate of 8.50%, compounded annually, and will be due and payable, in full, on February 21, 2011, subject to our right to prepay the loans without premium or penalty.  The $3.0 million of additional loans, if extended by the Sellers at our request, will be general obligations of Reading.


The aggregate purchase price of the acquired assets is subject to reduction based upon a final determination of theater-level cash flows of the acquired theaters for the twelve months ended December 27, 2007, possible capital improvements by us to the acquired theaters, and post-closing matters relating to the possible opening of competing theater projects in the vicinity of certain acquired theaters.  These acquisition price reductions can range from $0 to as much as $21.0 million, the full amount of the seller’s note, if all contingencies were met.  The first of these reductions was determined in April 2008 (See Note 20 – Subsequent Events).
 
Liberty Theatres Term Loan

On March 17, 2008, we entered into a $7.1 million loan agreement with a financial institution, secured by our Royal George Theatre in Chicago, Illinois and our Minetta and Orpheum Theatres in New York.  The loan has a 5-year term loan that accrues a 6.20% interest rate payable monthly in arrears.  We incurred deferred financing costs of $478,000 related to our borrowings of this loan.  The loan agreement requires only monthly principal and interest payments along with self-reported annual financial statements.


Note 12 – Other Liabilities

Other liabilities are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Current liabilities
           
Security deposit payable
  $ 180     $ 168  
Other
    3       1  
Other current liabilities
  $ 183     $ 169  
Other liabilities
               
Foreign withholding taxes
  $ 5,547     $ 5,480  
Straight-line rent liability
    4,007       3,783  
Environmental reserve
    1,656       1,656  
Accrued pension
    2,789       2,626  
Other
    1,396       1,391  
Other liabilities
  $ 15,395     $ 14,936  


Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

Unconsolidated Debt

Total debt of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities was $4.2 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  Our share of unconsolidated debt, based on our ownership percentage, was $2.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  This debt is without recourse to Reading as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Litigation
 
Whitehorse Center Litigation

On May 10, 2005, a mixed judgment was entered by the trial court in Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd vs. Burstone Victoria Pty Ltd.  The net result of that judgment has been the payment to us by the defendants during the first quarter of $816,000 (AUS$901,000) which is included in other income.  We believe that we are owed more.  However,
 

our appeal to the Court of Appeals was unsuccessful and we have appealed the matter to the High Court of Australia.  A hearing on that petition is scheduled for May 23, 2008.

Berkeley Cinemas – Botany Cinema Litigation

On May 7, 2008, the High Court of New Zealand, Auckland Registry ruled entered its judgment that our 50% joint venture partner in our Botany Downs Cinema was entitled to specific performance of its claimed right to acquire our 50% interest in that cinema.  See Note 20 – Subsequent Events.

 
Note 14 – Minority Interest
 
Minority interest is composed of the following enterprises:
 
 
·
50% of membership interest in Angelika Film Center LLC (“AFC LLC”) owned by a subsidiary of National Auto Credit, Inc.;
 
 
·
25% minority interest in Australia Country Cinemas Pty Ltd (“ACC”) owned by Panorama Cinemas for the 21st Century Pty Ltd.;
 
 
·
33% minority interest in the Elsternwick Joint Venture owned by Champion Pictures Pty Ltd.;
 
 
·
Up to 27.5% minority interest in certain property holding trusts established by Landplan Property Partners to hold, manage and develop properties identified by Doug Osborne; and
 
 
·
25% minority interest in the Sutton Hill Properties, LLC owned by Sutton Hill Capital, LLC.
 
The components of minority interest are as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
AFC
  $ 2,476     $ 2,256  
Australian Country Cinemas
    120       232  
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture
    140       109  
Landplan Property Partners Property Trusts (see below)
    305       237  
Other
    1       1  
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates
  $ 3,042     $ 2,835  

   
Expense for the
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
AFC LLC
  $ 220     $ 268  
Australian Country Cinemas
    38       26  
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture
    5       37  
Landplan Property Partners Property Trusts
    61       11  
Sutton Hill Properties
    18       --  
Other
    1       --  
Minority interest expense
  $ 343     $ 342  
 

Note 15 – Common Stock

As part of his compensation package, Mr. John Hunter, our Chief Operating Officer, was granted $100,000 of restricted Class A Non-Voting Common Stock on February 12, 2008.  This stock grant has a vesting period of two years and a stock grant price of $9.70.  On February 11, 2008, $50,000 of restricted Class A Non-Voting Common Stock vested related to Mr. Hunter’s 2007 grant.  The 5,794 related to these vested shares has yet to be issued to him.
 

Note 16 - Comprehensive Income

U.S. GAAP requires that the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and/or losses on securities that are available-for-sale (“AFS”) be classified as comprehensive income.  The following table sets forth our comprehensive income for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net income
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )
Foreign currency translation gain
    5,511       3,836  
Accrued pension
    71       (2,676 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities
    1       352  
Comprehensive income
  $ 5,357     $ 866  


Note 17 – Acquisitions

Consolidated Entertainment Cinemas Acquisitions

In keeping with our business plan of being opportunistic in adding to our existing cinema portfolio, on February 22, 2008, we acquired 14 cinemas with 173 screens in Hawaii and California and entered into an agreement to manage one cinema with 8 screens (the “Consolidated Entertainment” acquisition) from Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp. and its affiliates, Consolidated Amusement Theatres, Inc. and Kenmore Rohnert, LLC (collectively, the “Sellers”) for $70.2 million.  The financing of the transaction included $48.4 million of new debt from GE Capital net of deferred financing costs of $1.6 million, a sellers’ note of $21.0 million, and $800,000 of cash from Reading (see Note 11 – Notes Payable for a more complete explanation of the new debt).  In connection with the completion of the acquisition, the Sellers returned to us our $2.0 million deposit, plus interest, as called for in the asset purchase agreements relating to the acquisition.
 
The theaters and assets are located in California and Hawaii.  We acquired the theaters and other assets through Consolidated Amusement Theatres, Inc. (now renamed Consolidated Entertainment, Inc.) and its direct parent corporation, Consolidated Amusements Holdings, which are indirect wholly, owned subsidiaries formed by us for this purpose.  The acquired assets consist primarily of the buildings and leasehold interests in fourteen of the theaters; a management agreement with the Sellers under which we will manage one other theater; and furniture, fixtures, equipment and miscellaneous inventory at the theaters.  The theaters contain a total of 181 screens, which compares to 286 total screens owned or operated by us immediately prior to the acquisition. The leasehold interests have current terms ranging from approximately 2 to 12 years, subject in some cases to renewal options in our favor.  The management agreement relating to the managed theater is for a term of approximately 4 years and entitles us to a management fee equal to the cash flow of the theater.  These cinemas produced approximately an unaudited $78.0 million of gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
The aggregate purchase price of the acquired assets was approximately $70.2 million, which is subject to certain closing adjustments.  The purchase price also is subject to reduction based upon post-closing matters relating to the possible opening of competing theater projects in the vicinity of certain acquired theaters, possible capital improvements by us to the acquired theaters, and a final determination of theater-level cash flows of the acquired theaters for the twelve months ended December 27, 2007.  These acquisition price reductions can range from $0 to as much as $21.0 million, the full amount of the seller’s note, if all contingencies were met.
 

We have made preliminary estimates of the value of the assets acquired from this acquisition.  These fair value estimates of the cinema assets acquired have been allocated to the acquired tangible assets, identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above and below-market leases, if any, based in each case on their respective fair values.  Goodwill was recorded to the extent the purchase price including certain acquisition and close costs exceeded the preliminary fair value estimates of the net acquired assets.  Once we have completed our estimates of fair value, which includes the pending completion of an appraisal of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition, we will have completed the purchase accounting for the assets and liabilities in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.”  Our preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
 
Inventory
  $ 271  
Prepaid assets
    543  
Property & Equipment:
       
Leasehold improvements
    32,303  
Machinery and equipment
    4,329  
Furniture and fixtures
    2,701  
Intangibles:
       
Trade name
    7,220  
Non-compete agreement
    400  
Below market leases
    9,999  
Goodwill
    12,556  
Trade payables
    (123 )
Total Purchase Price
  $ 70,199  

The unaudited pro forma results, assuming the above noted acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2007 for purposes of the 2008 and 2007 pro forma disclosures, are presented below.  These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments, such as increased depreciation and amortization expenses as a result of tangible and intangible assets acquired in the acquisition, as well as higher interest expense as a result of the debt incurred to finance the acquisition.  These unaudited pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2007 and may not be indicative of future operating results (dollars in thousands, except share data):

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenue
  $ 44,071     $ 46,458  
Operating loss
    (371 )     (864 )
Net loss from continuing operations
    (3,072 )     (4,187 )
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations
    (0.14 )     (0.19 )
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for Basic and Diluted Loss from Continuing Operations Per Share
    22,476,355       22,482,804  

Australia Properties

During the first quarter of 2008, we have acquired or entered into agreements to acquire a property in Australia, comprising four contiguous properties of approximately 50,000 square feet, which we intend to develop.  The aggregate purchase price of these properties is $12.5 million (AUS$13.7 million), of which $2.5 million (AUS$2.8 million) relates to the three properties that have been acquired and $10.0 million (AUS$10.9 million) relates to the one property that is still under contract to be acquired and which is subject to certain rezoning conditions.
 

Note 18 – Derivative Instruments

The following table sets forth the terms of our interest rate swap derivative instruments at March 31, 2008:

Type of Instrument
 
Notional Amount
   
Pay Fixed Rate
   
Receive Variable Rate
 
Maturity Date
Interest rate swap
  $ 25,113,000      
6.4400%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 14,908,000      
6.6800%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 11,118,000      
5.8800%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 3,196,000      
6.3600%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 3,196,000      
6.9600%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 2,557,000      
7.0000%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 1,269,000      
7.1900%
     
7.2900%
 
January 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 2,566,000      
7.5900%
     
7.2783%
 
January 1, 2009

In accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, we marked our Australian interest rate swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet resulting in a $61,000 (AUS$43,000) decrease to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and a $37,000 (AUS$39,000) decrease to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2007.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps of $587,000 (AUS$643,000) and $526,000 (AUS$600,000), respectively, as an other noncurrent asset.  In accordance with SFAS No. 133, we have not designated any of our current interest rate swap positions as financial reporting hedges.


Note 19 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
     
Book Value
   
Fair Value
 
Financial Instrument
 
Level
   
March 31, 2008
   
March 31, 2008
 
Investment in marketable securities
   1     $ 4,717     $ 4,717  
Notes payable
   2     $ 194,407     $ 196,382  
Notes payable to related party
   2     $ 14,000     $ 13,886  
Subordinated debt
   2     $ 51,547     $ 43,991  
Interest rate swaps asset
   2     $ 587     $ 587  
 
Statement No. 157 (see Note 1 – Basis of Presentation) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  As presented in the table above, the statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

We use appropriate valuation techniques based on the available inputs to measure the fair values of our assets and liabilities.  When available, we measure fair value using Level 1 inputs because they generally provide the most reliable evidence of fair value.

We used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair values of the assets and liabilities in the table above.


Level 1 Fair Value Measurements - are based on market quotes of our marketable securities.
 
Level 2 Fair Value Measurements -

Interest Rate Swaps – The fair value of interest rate swaps are estimated using internal discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward interest rate curves and quotes obtained from counterparties to the agreements.

Subordinated debt and notes payable – Although we have not elected to carry any of our subordinated debt or notes payable at fair value on our consolidated balance sheet, the fair values of our subordinated debt and notes payable for purposes of this disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments are estimated by discounting the principal and interest payments at rates available for debt with similar terms and maturity.  The fair values of floating-rate debt are estimated to approximate the carrying amounts because the interest rates paid on such debt are generally set for periods of three months or less.


Note 20 – Subsequent Events

Consolidated Entertainment Acquisition - Nationwide Loan

In accordance with the terms of the note agreement between Nationwide Theatres Corp. and us, during April 2008, we notified Nationwide that the theater level cash flow of the acquired Consolidated Entertainment circuit was less than $11.2 million for the 12-month period ending December 27, 2007.  Therefore, we indicated to them that our loan amount that we owed to them of $21.0 million should be reduced by $6.3 million to $14.7 million pursuant to the terms of the note agreement.
 
Berkeley Cinemas – Botany Litigation

On May 7, 2008, the High Court of New Zealand, Auckland Registry ruled entered its judgment that our 50% joint venture partner in our Botany Downs Cinema was entitled to specific performance of its claimed right to acquire our 50% interest in that cinema for $3.3 million (NZ$4.3 million), plus assumption of the debt owed to the bank with respect to that cinema, and a complete release of Reading from any obligation to the landlord with respect to that property.  We have been advised by counsel that we have good cause for appeal, but are currently reviewing our options, given that the offered price may be attractive.  No assurances can be given, however, that Everard Entertainment would in fact exercise its right of specific performance.
 

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

As Reading International, Inc. (RDI and collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries, “Reading” and “we,” “us” or “our”), our businesses consist primarily of:
 
 
·
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’s”) in Australia and New Zealand and live theatre assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United States.

We believe cinema exhibition to be a business that will likely continue to generate fairly consistent cash flows in the years ahead.  This is based on our belief that people will continue to spend some reasonable portion of their entertainment dollar on entertainment outside of the home and that, when compared to other forms of outside the home entertainment, movies continue to be a popular and competitively priced option.  In keeping with our business plan of being opportunistic in adding to our existing cinema portfolio, on February 22, 2008, we acquired 14 cinemas with 173 screens in Hawaii and California and entered into an agreement to manage one cinema with 8 screens (the “Consolidated Entertainment” acquisition) and we continue to consider the acquisition of cinema assets currently being offered for sale in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.  Nevertheless, we believe it is likely that, over the long term, we will be reinvesting the majority our free cash flow into our general real estate development activities.  We anticipate that our cinema operations will continue as our main source of cash flow and will support our real estate oriented activities.

In short, while we do have operating company attributes, we see ourselves principally as a hard asset company and intend to add to shareholder value by building the value of our portfolio of tangible assets.

In addition, we may from time to time identify opportunities to expand our existing businesses and asset base, or to otherwise profit, through the acquisition of interests in other publicly traded companies, both in the United States and in the overseas jurisdictions in which we do business.  At March 31, 2008, our investments in the securities of other public companies aggregated $4.7 million, based on the closing price of such securities on that date.

We manage our worldwide cinema business under various different brands:
 
 
·
in the US, under the Reading, Angelika Film Center, Consolidated Theatres and City Cinemas brands;
 
 
·
in Australia, under the Reading brand; and
 
 
·
in New Zealand, under the Reading, Berkeley Cinemas and Rialto brands.

At March 31, 2008, we owned and operated 49 cinemas with 404 screens, had interests in certain unconsolidated joint ventures and entities that own an additional 7 cinemas with 46 screens and managed 3 cinemas with 17 screens.

While remaining opportunistic in our acquisitions of cinema assets, our business plan going forward is to build-out our existing development properties and to seek out additional real estate development opportunities while continuing to use and judiciously expand our presence in the cinema exhibition and live theatre business, by identifying, developing, and acquiring cinema and live theatre properties when and where appropriate.

A significant portion of our business is conducted in Australia and New Zealand, and as such, we are subject to a certain degree of currency risk.  We do not engage in currency hedging activities.  Rather, to the extent


possible, we operate our Australian and New Zealand operations on a self-funding basis.  Our policy in Australia and New Zealand is to match revenues and expenses, whenever possible, in local currencies.  As a result, the majority of our expenses in Australia and New Zealand have been procured in local currencies.  Due to the developing nature of our operations in Australia and New Zealand, our revenues are not yet significantly greater than our operating expenses.  The resulting natural operating hedge has led to a negligible foreign currency effect on our net earnings.  However, with the recent reduction in our New Zealand and Australia debt as a result of the application of the proceeds of the US subordinated debt placement in the first quarter of 2007, foreign currency can have a significant effect on the value of assets and liabilities with fluctuations noted in other comprehensive income.  As we continue to progress with our acquisition and development activities in Australia and New Zealand, we cannot assure you that the foreign currency effect on our earnings will be insignificant in the future.

We continue to acquire, to dispose of, or to reposition assets in accordance with our business plan.  For a description of our acquisitions so far in 2008, see Note 17 – Acquisitions to our March 31, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements.


Results of Operations

With the purchase of the Consolidated Entertainment cinemas in February 2008, at March 31, 2008, we owned and operated 49 cinemas with 404 screens, had interests in certain unconsolidated joint ventures and entities that own an additional 7 cinemas with 46 screens and managed 3 cinemas with 17 screens.  Regarding real estate, we owned and operated during the period four ETRC’s that we have developed in Australia and New Zealand; owned the fee interests in four developed commercial properties in Manhattan and Chicago, all of which are improved with live theatres, which together comprise seven stages and, in two cases, ancillary retail and commercial space; owned the fee interests underlying one of our Manhattan cinemas and hold for development an additional seven parcels (aggregating approximately 123 acres) located principally in urbanized areas of Australia and New Zealand.  Two of these parcels, Burwood and Moonee Ponds, comprise approximately 54 acres, and are in areas designated by the provincial government of Victoria, Australia as “major or principal activity centres,” and we are currently in the planning phases of their development.

Operating expenses include costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the cinemas and live theatres and the management of rental properties.  Our year-to-year results of operation were principally impacted by the following:
 
 
·
the above mentioned acquisition on February 22, 2008 of 15 cinemas with 181 screens in Hawaii and California as part of the Consolidated Entertainment acquisition;
 
 
·
the acquisition in February 2007, of the long-term ground lease interest underlying our Tower Theater in Sacramento, California (the principal art cinema in Sacramento); and
 
 
·
the increase in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars vis-à-vis the US dollar from $0.8104 and $0.7158, respectively, as of March 31, 2007 to $0.9132 and $0.7860, respectively, as of March 31, 2008.

The tables below summarize the results of operations for each of our principal business segments for the three (“2008 Quarter”) months ended March 31, 2008 and the three (“2007 Quarter”) months ended March 31, 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):


Three months ended March 31, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 35,343     $ 5,949     $ (1,566 )   $ 39,726  
Operating expense
    28,972       2,114       (1,566 )     29,520  
Depreciation & amortization
    2,609       1,095       --       3,704  
General & administrative expense
    769       167       --       936  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,993     $ 2,573     $ --     $ 5,566  
 
Three months ended March 31, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 24,506     $ 4,841     $ (1,372 )   $ 27,975  
Operating expense
    19,492       2,002       (1,372 )     20,122  
Depreciation & amortization
    1,794       1,037       --       2,831  
General & administrative expense
    763       187       --       950  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,457     $ 1,615     $ --     $ 4,072  

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Quarter
   
2007 Quarter
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 5,566     $ 4,072  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    178       137  
General and administrative expense
    3,752       2,725  
Operating income
    1,636       1,210  
Interest expense, net
    (2,838 )     (1,750 )
Other income (expense)
    1,377       (921 )
Minority interest expense
    (343 )     (342 )
Income tax expense
    (417 )     (499 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    359       1,656  
Net loss
  $ (226 )   $ (646 )

Cinema

Included in the cinema segment above is revenue and expense from the operations of 49 cinema complexes with 404 screens during the 2008 Quarter and 35 cinema complexes with 231 screens during the 2007 Quarter.  These numbers include the results of the Consolidated Entertainment acquisition for 39 days during the 2008 Quarter.  The following tables detail our cinema segment operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):


Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 9,382     $ 12,357     $ 3,977     $ 25,716  
Concessions revenue
    3,201       3,956       1,144       8,301  
Advertising and other revenues
    578       534       214       1,326  
Total revenues
    13,161       16,847       5,335       35,343  
                                 
Cinema costs
    10,415       12,606       4,172       27,193  
Concession costs
    643       854       282       1,779  
Total operating expense
    11,058       13,460       4,454       28,972  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    1,443       702       464       2,609  
General & administrative expense
    537       226       6       769  
Segment operating income
  $ 123     $ 2,459     $ 411     $ 2,993  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 5,191     $ 9,630     $ 3,284     $ 18,105  
Concessions revenue
    1,373       2,864       992       5,229  
Advertising and other revenues
    456       486       230       1,172  
Total revenues
    7,020       12,980       4,506       24,506  
                                 
Cinema costs
    4,726       10,170       3,452       18,348  
Concession costs
    258       629       257       1,144  
Total operating expense
    4,984       10,799       3,709       19,492  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    487       901       406       1,794  
General & administrative expense
    539       223       1       763  
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 1,010     $ 1,057     $ 390     $ 2,457  
 
 
·
Cinema revenue increased for the 2008 Quarter by $10.8 million or 44.2% compared to the same period in 2007.  The 2008 Quarter increase was primarily a result of $6.5 million of revenue from our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas and improved results from our Australia and New Zealand operations including $3.4 million from admissions and $1.3 million from concessions and other revenues.
 
 
·
Operating expense increased for the 2008 Quarter by $9.5 million or 48.6% compared to the same period in 2007.  This increase followed the aforementioned increase in revenues.  Overall, our operating expenses as a ratio to gross revenue increased from 80% to 82% for the 2007 and 2008 Quarters, respectively.  The increase was primarily related to higher film rent expense for the 2008 film product.
 
 
·
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the 2008 Quarter by $815,000 or 45.4% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas’ assets being added during the 2008 Quarter.  This increase was offset by a decrease in the depreciation of certain Australia cinema assets reaching their useful depreciable life as of December 31, 2007.
 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have changed by 15.2% and 13.6%, respectively, since 2007, which had an impact on the individual components of the income statement.  However, the overall effect of the foreign currency change on operating income was minimal.

 
 
·
Because of the above, cinema segment income increased for the 2008 Quarter by $536,000 compared to the same period in 2007.

Real Estate

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, our rental income generating real estate holdings consisted of:
 
 
·
ETRC’s at Belmont in Perth; at Auburn in Sydney; and at Courtenay Central in Wellington, New Zealand; and our Newmarket shopping center in Brisbane, Australia;
 
 
·
three single auditorium live theatres in Manhattan (Minetta Lane, Orpheum, and Union Square) and a four auditorium live theatre complex in Chicago (The Royal George) and, in the case of the Union Square and the Royal George their accompanying ancillary retail and commercial tenants;
 
 
·
the ancillary retail and commercial tenants at some of our non-ETRC cinema locations; and
 
 
·
certain raw land, used in our historic activities, which continue to generate minimal rent.

The following tables detail our real estate segment operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 923     $ --     $ --     $ 923  
Property rental income
    513       2,505       2,008       5,026  
Total revenues
    1,436       2,505       2,008       5,949  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    534       --       --       534  
Property rental cost
    229       866       485       1,580  
Total operating expense
    763       866       485       2,114  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    89       621       385       1,095  
General & administrative expense
    13       131       23       167  
Segment operating income
  $ 571     $ 887     $ 1,115     $ 2,573  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 732     $ --     $ --     $ 732  
Property rental income
    538       2,038       1,533       4,109  
Total revenues
    1,270       2,038       1,533       4,841  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    484       --       --       484  
Property rental cost
    351       725       442       1,518  
Total operating expense
    835       725       442       2,002  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    95       558       384       1,037  
General & administrative expense
    12       145       30       187  
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 328     $ 610     $ 677     $ 1,615  
 
 
 
·
Revenue increased for the 2008 Quarter by $1.1 million or 22.9% compared to the same period in 2007.  The increase was primarily related to higher rental revenues from our foreign real estate holdings including our Australia Newmarket shopping center and our Courtenay Central property; newly acquired Landplan properties; and other properties in New Zealand.  Revenue from our domestic live theatre operations was higher than the same period in 2007.
 
 
·
Operating expense for the real estate segment increased for the 2008 Quarter by $112,000 or 5.6% compared to the same period in 2007.  This increase in expense was primarily related to the Courtenay Central property and newly acquired properties in New Zealand.
 
 
·
Depreciation expense for the real estate segment increased by $58,000 or 5.6% for the 2008 Quarter compared to the same period in 2007.
 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have changed by 15.2% and 13.6%, respectively, since 2007, which had an impact on the individual components of the income statement.  However, the overall effect of the foreign currency change on operating income was minimal.
 
 
·
As a result of the above, real estate segment income increased for the 2008 Quarter by $958,000 compared to the same period in 2007.
 
Corporate

General and administrative expense includes expenses that are not directly attributable to other operating segments.  General and administrative expense increased by $1.0 million in the 2008 Quarter compared to the 2007 Quarter primarily related to legal fees associated principally with our real estate acquisition and investment activities and audit fees primarily related to our acquisition of the Consolidated Entertainment cinemas.

Net interest expense increased by $1.1 million for the 2008 Quarter compared to the 2007 Quarter primarily related to higher outstanding loan balances during 2008 compared to 2007.

Other income increased to $1.4 million for the 2008 Quarter compared to an other expense of $921,000 for the 2007 Quarter.  The change resulted from one time settlements on our Burstone litigation and credit card dispute in 2008 and coupled with a $950,000 mark-to-market expense in 2007 not repeated in 2008 related to our option liability for the option held by Sutton Hill Capital, LLC to acquire a 25% non-managing membership interest in our Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 property.

Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities decreased by approximately $1.3 million for the 2008 Quarter compared to the same period last year.  The decrease is primarily related to the changing sales activity in our investment related to the 205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC, that has now completed the development of a residential condominium complex in midtown Manhattan called Place 57.  During 2007 and 2006, all of the residential condominiums were sold and only the retail condominium is still available for sale.  The partnership closed on the sale of six condominiums during the three months ended March 31, 2007, resulting in gross sales of $20.3 million and equity earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures and entities to us of $1.3 million.

Consolidated Net Loss

During 2008, we recorded net loss of $226,000 for the 2008 Quarter compared to a net loss of $646,000 for the 2007 Quarter.  As noted above, the increase in earnings is primarily related to improved operating results from both our cinema and our real estate segments and other income offset by increases in interest expense, litigation expense and a decrease in equity earnings.


Acquisitions

Consolidated Entertainment Cinemas

On February 22, 2008, we completed the acquisition of fifteen motion picture exhibition theaters and theater-related assets from Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp. and its affiliates, Consolidated Amusement Theatres, Inc. and Kenmore Rohnert, LLC (collectively, the “Sellers”) for $70.2 million.  The cinemas, which are located in the United States, contain 181 screens with annual revenue of approximately $78.0 million.  The acquisition was made through a wholly owned subsidiary of RDI and was financed principally by a combination of debt financing from GE Capital Corporation and seller financing.  For a more detailed description of this acquisition, see Note 17 – Acquisitions.

Australia Properties

Since the close of 2007, we have acquired or entered into agreements to acquire approximately 50,000 square foot of property in Australia, comprising four contiguous properties, which we intend to develop.  The aggregate purchase price of these properties is $12.5 million (AUS$13.7 million), of which $2.5 million (AUS$2.8 million) relates to the three properties that have been acquired and $10.0 million (AUS$10.9 million) relates to the one property that is still under contract which is subject to certain rezoning conditions.


Business Plan, Capital Resources, and Liquidity

Business Plan

Our cinema exhibition business plan is to continue to identify, develop, and acquire cinema properties, where reasonably available, that allow us to leverage our cinema expertise and technology over a larger operating base.  Our real estate business plan is to continue to develop our existing land assets, focusing principally on uses that incorporate entertainment elements such as cinemas, and to continue to be sensitive to opportunities to convert our entertainment assets to higher and better uses.  In addition, we will actively seek out potential real estate sites in Australia and New Zealand that show profitable redevelopment opportunities.

Contractual Obligations
 
The following table provides information with respect to the maturities and scheduled principal repayments of our secured debt and lease obligations at March 31, 2008 (in thousands):
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
   
Thereafter
 
Long-term debt
  $ 808     $ 94,041     $ 8,149     $ 1,069     $ 16,030     $ 74,310  
Notes payable to related parties
    5,000       --       9,000       --       --       --  
Subordinated notes
    --       --       --       --       --       51,547  
Pension liability
    4       10       15       20       25       2,370  
Lease obligations
    21,348       25,614       25,216       24,768       23,298       102,411  
Estimated interest on long-term debt
    13,710       10,803       10,217       15,783       9,709       51,461  
Total
  $ 40,870     $ 130,468     $ 52,597     $ 41,640     $ 49,062     $ 282,099  
 
Estimated interest on long-term debt is based on the anticipated loan balances for future periods calculated against current fixed and variable interest rates.
 

Unconsolidated Debt

Total debt of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities was $4.2 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  Our share of unconsolidated debt, based on our ownership percentage, was $2.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  This debt is without recourse to Reading as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements or obligations (including contingent obligations) that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities in order to meet our obligations and commitments drives our liquidity position.  This is further affected by our ability to obtain adequate, reasonable financing and/or to convert non-performing or non-strategic assets into cash.  We cannot separate liquidity from capital resources in achieving our long-term goals in order to meet our debt servicing requirements.

Currently, our liquidity needs arise mainly from:
 
 
·
acquisition activities;
 
 
·
working capital requirements;
 
 
·
debt servicing requirements; and
 
 
·
capital expenditures, centered on obtaining the right financing for the development of our Burwood property.

Australian Corporate Credit Facility

Our $100.5 million (AUS$110.0 million) Australian facility terminates on January 01, 2009, but we have reached oral agreement with our Australian bank to extend and increase this facility.  This oral agreement is currently being memorialized.  The drawn balance of this loan was $90.4 million (AUS$99.0 million) at March 31, 2008.
 
Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations was $9.2 million in the 2008 Quarter compared to $5.9 million for the 2007 Quarter.  The increase in cash provided by operations of $3.3 million is due primarily to:
 
 
·
increased cinema operational cash flow primarily from our Australia and domestic operations;
 
 
·
increased real estate operational cash flow predominately from our Australia and New Zealand operations.  This increase can be particularly attributed to our Newmarket shopping center in Brisbane, Australia;
 
 
·
one time cash receipts related to litigation and other claims of $1.2 million;
 
offset by

 
·           a decrease in distributions from predominately our Place 57 joint venture of $3.7 million.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the 2008 Quarter increased by $39.4 million to $55.3 million from $19.9 million compared to the same period in 2007.  The $55.3 million cash used for the 2008 Quarter was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$49.2 million to purchase the assets of the Consolidated Cinemas circuit;
 
 
·
$2.5 million to purchase real estate assets associated with our Australia properties investments with Landplan Property Parties Pty Ltd; and
 
 
·
$5.2 million in property enhancements to our existing properties;
 
offset by
 
 
·
$2.0 million of deposit returned upon acquisition of the Consolidated Cinema circuit.

The $19.9 million cash used for the 2007 Quarter was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$11.3 million to purchase marketable securities;
 
 
·
$5.5 million to purchase real estate assets;
 
 
·
$2.8 million in property enhancements to our Australia, New Zealand, and U.S. properties; and
 
 
·
$1.5 million in our investment in the Reading International Trust I securities;
 
offset by
 
 
·
$926,000 in distributions from our investment in Place 57.
 
Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the 2008 Quarter increased by $43.3 million to $55.4 million from $12.1 million compared to the same period in 2007.  The $55.4 million in cash provided in the 2008 Quarter was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$48.0 million of net proceeds from our new GE Capital loan used to finance the purchase of Consolidated Cinemas;
 
 
·
$6.6 million of net proceeds from our new Liberty Theatres loan; and
 
 
·
$1.1 million of borrowing on our Australia credit facility;
 
offset by
 
 
·
$159,000 in distributions to minority interests.
 
The $12.1 million in cash provided in the 2007 Quarter was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$49.9 million of net proceeds from our new Trust Preferred Securities and
 
 
·
$3.1 million of net proceeds from our broker margin account used to purchase marketable securities;
 
offset by

 
 
·
$40.3 million of cash used to retire our New Zealand bank indebtedness of $34.4 million (NZ$50.0 million) and to retire a portion of our bank indebtedness in Australia of $5.8 million (AUS$7.4 million); and
 
 
·
$579,000 in distributions to minority interests.

Summary

As a result of the above, our cash position at March 31, 2008 was $30.4 million compared to $20.8 million at December 31, 2007.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, most important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of operations and the most demanding in their calls on judgment.  Although accounting for our core business of cinema and live theatre exhibition with a real estate focus is relatively straightforward, we believe our most critical accounting policies relate to:
 
 
·
impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangible assets;
 
 
·
tax valuation allowance and obligations; and
 
 
·
legal and environmental obligations.

These critical accounting policies are fully discussed in our 2007 Annual Report and you are advised to refer to that discussion.

Financial Risk Management

Our internally developed risk management procedure, seeks to minimize the potentially negative effects of changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates on the results of operations.  Our primary exposure to fluctuations in the financial markets is currently due to changes in foreign exchange rates between U.S and Australia and New Zealand, and interest rates.

As our operational focus continues to shift to Australia and New Zealand, unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses could materially affect our financial position.  We currently manage our currency exposure by creating, whenever possible, natural hedges in Australia and New Zealand.  This involves local country sourcing of goods and services as well as borrowing in local currencies.

Our exposure to interest rate risk arises out of our long-term debt obligations.  Consistent with our internally developed guidelines, we seek to reduce the negative effects of changes in interest rates by changing the character of the interest rate on our long-term debt, converting a variable rate into a fixed rate.  Our internal procedures allow us to enter into derivative contracts on certain borrowing transactions to achieve this goal.  Our Australian credit facilities provide for floating interest rates but require that not less than a certain percentage of the loans be swapped into fixed rate obligations using the derivative contracts.

In accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, we marked our Australian interest rate swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet resulting in a $61,000 (AUS$43,000) decrease to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and a $37,000 (AUS$39,000) decrease to interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2007.  At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps of $587,000 (AUS$643,000) and $526,000 (AUS$600,000), respectively, as an other noncurrent asset.  In accordance with


SFAS No. 133, we have not designated any of our current interest rate swap positions as financial reporting hedges.

Inflation

We continually monitor inflation and the effects of changing prices.  Inflation increases the cost of goods and services used.  Competitive conditions in many of our markets restrict our ability to recover fully the higher costs of acquired goods and services through price increases.  We attempt to mitigate the impact of inflation by implementing continuous process improvement solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency and, as a result, lower costs and operating expenses.  In our opinion, the effects of inflation have been managed appropriately and as a result, have not had a material impact on our operations and the resulting financial position or liquidity.

Litigation

We are currently, and are from time to time, involved with claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of our business.  Some examples of the types of claims are:
 
 
·
contractual obligations;
 
 
·
insurance claims;
 
 
·
IRS claims;
 
 
·
employment matters; and
 
 
·
environmental matters.

Where we are the plaintiffs, we expense all legal fees on an on-going basis and make no provision for any potential settlement amounts until received.  In Australia, the prevailing party is entitled to recover a portion of its attorneys fees, which typically works out to be approximately 60% of the amounts actually spent where first class legal counsel is engaged at customary rates.  Where we are a plaintiff, we have made no provision for the liability for the defendant’s attorneys' fees in the event we were determined not to be the prevailing party.

Where we are the defendants, we accrue for probable damages, which may not be covered by insurance, as they become known and can be reasonably estimated.  In our opinion, any claims and litigation in which we are currently involved are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.  However, we do not give any assurance as to the ultimate outcome of such claims and litigation.  The resolution of such claims and litigation could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending on the level of income for such period.  There have been no material changes to our litigation exposure since our Company’s 2007 Annual Report.

There have not been any material changes to our litigation exposure since our Company’s 2007 Annual Report.


Forward-Looking Statements

Our statements in this interim quarterly report contain a variety of forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements reflect only our expectations regarding future events and operating performance and necessarily speak only as of the date the information was prepared.  No guarantees can be given that our expectation will in fact be realized, in whole or in part.  You can recognize these statements by our use of words such as, by way of example, “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” and “anticipate” or other similar terminology.



These forward-looking statements reflect our expectation after having considered a variety of risks and uncertainties.  However, they are necessarily the product of internal discussion and do not necessarily completely reflect the views of individual members of our Board of Directors or of our management team.  Individual Board members and individual members of our management team may have different view as to the risks and uncertainties involved, and may have different views as to future events or our operating performance.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or underlying our forward-looking statements are the following:
 
 
·
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;
 
 
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;” and
 
 
o
The extent to and the efficiency with which, we are able to integrate any acquisitions of cinema circuits with our existing operations.
 
 
·
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 risks and uncertainties associated with real estate development;
 
 
o
The availability and cost of labor and materials;
 
 
o
Competition for development sites and tenants;
 
 
o
Environmental remediation issues; 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; and
 
 
·
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.

The above list is not necessarily exhaustive, as business is by definition unpredictable and risky, and subject to influence by numerous factors outside of our control such as changes in government regulation or policy, competition, interest rates, supply, technological innovation, changes in consumer taste and fancy, weather, and the extent to which consumers in our markets have the economic wherewithal to spend money on beyond-the-home entertainment.

Given the variety and unpredictability of the factors that will ultimately influence our businesses and our results of operation, it naturally follows that no guarantees can be given that any of our forward-looking statements will ultimately prove to be correct.  Actual results will undoubtedly vary and there is no guarantee as to how our securities will perform either when considered in isolation or when compared to other securities or investment opportunities.

Finally, please understand that we undertake no obligation to update publicly or to revise any of our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.  Accordingly, you should always note the date to which our forward-looking statements speak.

Additionally, certain of the presentations included in this interim quarterly report may contain “non-GAAP financial measures.”  In such case, a reconciliation of this information to our GAAP financial statements will be made available in connection with such statements.
 

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that registrants include information about potential effects of changes in currency exchange and interest rates in their filings.  Several alternatives, all with some limitations, have been offered.  The following discussion is based on a sensitivity analysis, which models the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates.  This analysis is constrained by several factors, including the following:
 
 
·
It is based on a single point in time.
 
 
·
It does not include the effects of other complex market reactions that would arise from the changes modeled.

Although the results of such an analysis may be useful as a benchmark, they should not be viewed as forecasts.

At March 31, 2008, approximately 43% and 21% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), respectively, including approximately $11.5 million in cash and cash equivalents.  At December 31, 2007, approximately 51% and 25% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand) including approximately $10.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Our policy in Australia and New Zealand is to match revenues and expenses, whenever possible, in local currencies.  As a result, a majority of our expenses in Australia and New Zealand have been procured in local currencies.  Due to the developing nature of our operations in Australia and New Zealand, our revenue is not yet significantly greater than our operating expense.  The resulting natural operating hedge has led to a somewhat negligible foreign currency effect on our current earnings.  Although foreign currency has had a nominal effect on our current earnings, the effect of the translation adjustment on our assets and liabilities noted in our other comprehensive income was $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  As we continue to progress our acquisition and development activities in Australia and New Zealand, we cannot assure you that the foreign currency effect on our earnings will be insignificant in the future.

Historically, our policy has been to borrow in local currencies to finance the development and construction of our ETRC’s in Australia and New Zealand whenever possible.  As a result, the borrowings in local currencies have provided somewhat of a natural hedge against the foreign currency exchange exposure.  Even so, and as a result of our issuance of fully subordinated notes described below, approximately 47% and 81% of our Australian and New Zealand assets, respectively, remain subject to such exposure unless we elect to hedge our foreign currency exchange between the US and Australian and New Zealand dollars.  If the foreign currency rates were to fluctuate by 10% the resulting change in Australian and New Zealand assets would be $8.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively, and the change in our quarterly net income would be $205,000 and $8,000, respectively.  At the present time, we have no plan to hedge such exposure.

We record unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses that could materially affect our financial position.  As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded a cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation gain of approximately $53.7 million and $48.2 million, respectively.
 

Historically, we maintained most of our cash and cash equivalent balances in short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less.  Some of our money market investments may decline in value if interest rates increase.  Due to the short-term nature of such investments, a change of 1% in short-term interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial condition.


Item 3A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Interest Risk

The majority of our U.S. loans have fixed interest rates; however, one of our domestic loans has a variable interest rate and a change of approximately 1% in short-term interest rates would have resulted in an approximately $13,000 increase or decrease in our 2008 Quarter interest expense.

While we have typically used fixed rate financing (secured by first mortgages) in the U.S., fixed rate financing is typically not available to corporate borrowers in Australia and New Zealand.  The majority of our Australian and New Zealand bank loans have variable rates.  The Australian facilities provide for floating interest rates, but require that not less than a certain percentage of the loans be swapped into fixed rate obligations (see Financial Risk Management above).  If we consider the interest rate swaps, a 1% increase in short-term interest rates would have resulted in an approximately $94,000 increase in our 2008 Quarter Australian and New Zealand interest expense while a 1% decrease in short-term interest rates would have resulted in an approximately $97,000 decrease in the 2008 Quarter of Australian and New Zealand interest expense.
 

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Except as noted below, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

PART II – Other Information

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

For a description of legal proceedings, please refer to Item 3 entitled Legal Proceedings contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Item 2 - Change in Securities

Not applicable.

Item 3 - Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

None

Item 5 - Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6 - Exhibits

31.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32
Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.
 
Date:
May 16, 2008
By:
/s/ James J. Cotter
     
James J. Cotter
     
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date:
May 16, 2008
By:
/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski
     
Andrzej Matyczynski
     
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
-40-

 
 
exhibit31_1.htm
EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, James J. Cotter, certify that:

 
1)
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reading International, Inc.;

 
2)
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 
3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 
4)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with general accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 
5)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 
a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

 
6)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

By:
/s/ James J.  Cotter
 
James J.  Cotter
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
May 16, 2008
exhibit31_2.htm
EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Andrzej Matyczynski, certify that:

 
1)
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Reading International, Inc.;

 
2)
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 
3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 
4)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with general accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 
5)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 
a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

 
6)
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

By:
/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski
 
Andrzej Matyczynski
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
May 16, 2008
exhibit32.htm
EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C.  SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as an officer of Reading International, Inc.  (the “Company”), for purposes of 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:
 
 
·
The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
·
The information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Dated:  May 16, 2008
 
/s/ James J. Cotter                                                                
Name: James J. Cotter
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski                                                                
Name: Andrzej Matyczynski
Title: Chief Financial Officer