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:  June 30, 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 August 5, 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

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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)
 
   
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
ASSETS
     
Current Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 26,752     $ 20,782  
Receivables
    7,116       5,671  
Inventory
    816       654  
Investment in marketable securities
    4,939       4,533  
Restricted cash
    59       59  
Prepaid and other current assets
    2,230       3,800  
Total current assets
    41,912       35,499  
Land held for sale
    1,954       1,984  
Property held for development
    13,844       11,068  
Property under development
    77,725       66,787  
Property & equipment, net
    223,435       178,174  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    15,369       15,480  
Investment in Reading International Trust I
    1,547       1,547  
Goodwill
    25,697       19,100  
Intangible assets, net
    24,866       8,448  
Other assets
    10,494       7,984  
Total assets
  $ 436,843     $ 346,071  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 13,814     $ 12,331  
Film rent payable
    6,471       3,275  
Notes payable – current portion
    1,253       395  
Note payable to related party – current portion
    --       5,000  
Taxes payable
    5,137       4,770  
Deferred current revenue
    2,881       3,214  
Other current liabilities
    200       169  
Total current liabilities
    29,756       29,154  
Notes payable – long-term portion
    187,677       111,253  
Notes payable to related party – long-term portion
    14,000       9,000  
Subordinated debt
    51,547       51,547  
Noncurrent tax liabilities
    5,672       5,418  
Deferred non-current revenue
    619       566  
Other liabilities
    16,379       14,936  
Total liabilities
    305,650       221,874  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
               
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates
    2,344       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 June 30, 2008 and 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 June 30, 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
    132,446       131,930  
Accumulated deficit
    (52,614 )     (52,670 )
Treasury shares
    (4,306 )     (4,306 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    53,092       46,177  
Total stockholders’ equity
    128,849       121,362  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 436,843     $ 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
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenue
                       
Cinema
  $ 49,488     $ 26,034     $ 84,831     $ 50,540  
Real estate
    4,263       4,105       8,647       7,575  
      53,751       30,139       93,478       58,115  
Operating expense
                               
Cinema
    41,780       19,931       69,185       38,051  
Real estate
    2,296       1,864       4,410       3,865  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,528       3,047       9,411       6,016  
General and administrative
    4,909       3,879       9,597       7,555  
      54,513       28,721       92,603       55,487  
                                 
Operating income (loss)
    (762 )     1,418       875       2,628  
                                 
Non-operating income (expense)
                               
Interest income
    365       84       603       229  
Interest expense
    (3,404 )     (2,034 )     (6,479 )     (3,930 )
Net loss on sale of assets
    --       --       --       (185 )
Other income (expense)
    1,671       465       3,045       (271 )
Loss before minority interest expense, discontinued operations, income tax expense, and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (2,130 )     (67 )     (1,956 )     (1,529 )
Minority interest income (expense)
    182       (154 )     (161 )     (495 )
Loss before discontinued operations, income tax expense, and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (1,948 )     (221 )     (2,117 )     (2,024 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912       --       1,912  
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (1,948 )     1,691       (2,117 )     (112 )
Income tax expense
    (407 )     (443 )     (824 )     (942 )
Income (loss) before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (2,355 )     1,248       (2,941 )     (1,054 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    189       386       547       2,042  
Gain on sale of unconsolidated entity
    2,450       --       2,450       --  
Net income
  $ 284     $ 1,634     $ 56     $ 988  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share – basic and diluted:
                               
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00     $ (0.04 )
Earnings from discontinued operations
    0.00       0.08       0.00       0.08  
Basic and diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.00     $ 0.04  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic
    22,476,355       22,487,943       22,476,355       22,485,480  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – dilutive
    22,763,826       22,487,943       22,763,826       22,485,480  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 56     $ 988  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Gain recognized on foreign currency transactions
    (447 )     (132 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (547 )     (2,042 )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    507       4,318  
(Gain) loss on marketable securities
    1       (224 )
Gain on sale of an unconsolidated joint venture
    (2,450 )     --  
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       (1,912 )
Loss on disposal of assets
    --       185  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    --       97  
Gain on insurance settlement
    (910 )     --  
Depreciation and amortization
    9,411       6,016  
Amortization of prior service costs
    143       --  
Amortization of above and below market leases
    378       --  
Stock based compensation expense
    516       539  
Minority interest
    161       495  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) decrease in receivables
    (1,177 )     1,617  
Increase in prepaid and other assets
    479       (183 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,614       (2,645 )
Increase (decrease) in film rent payable
    3,032       (1,167 )
Increase in deferred revenues and other liabilities
    1,514       1,207  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    12,281       7,157  
Investing activities
               
Acquisitions
    (51,746 )     (11,768 )
Acquisition deposit returned
    2,000       --  
Purchases of and additions to property and equipment
    (12,067 )     (7,944 )
Change in restricted cash
    --       326  
Investment in Reading International Trust I
    --       (1,547 )
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    (460 )     --  
Distributions of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
    198       1,434  
Purchase of marketable securities
    --       (11,861 )
Net proceeds from the sale of an unconsolidated joint venture
    3,340       --  
Sale of marketable securities
    --       4,010  
 Proceeds from insurance settlement
    910       --  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (57,825 )     (27,350 )
Financing activities
               
Repayment of long-term borrowings
    (5,416 )     (43,539 )
Proceeds from borrowings
    59,659       78,204  
Capitalized borrowing costs
    (2,498 )     (2,254 )
Minority interest contributions
    75       --  
Minority interest distributions
    (761 )     (838 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    51,059       31,573  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    455       3  
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    5,970       11,383  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    20,782       11,008  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 26,752     $ 22,391  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures
               
Interest paid
  $ 8,008     $ 5,208  
Income taxes paid
  $ 161     $ 123  
Non-cash transactions
               
Note payable due to Seller issued for acquisition
  $ 14,750     $ --  
    Decrease in cost basis of Cinema 1, 2 & 3 related to the purchase price adjustment of the call option liability to related party
  $ --     $ (2,100 )
    Adjustment to accumulated deficit related to adoption of FIN 48 (Note 10)
  $ --     $ 509  
    Decrease in deposit payable and increase in minority interest liability related to the exercise of the Cinema 1, 2 & 3 call option by a related party
  $ --     $ (3,000 )
    Decrease in call option liability and increase in additional paid in capital related to the exercise of the Cinema 1, 2 & 3 call option by a related party
  $ --     $ (2,513 )
    Accrued construction-in-progress cost
  $ --     $ (2,440 )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 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 June 30, 2008 (the “June 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 months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 have been made.  The results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 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 $4.9 million at June 30, 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 June 30, 2008.  These investments have a cumulative unrealized gain of $22,000 included in accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2008.  For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 our net unrealized gain on marketable securities was $3,000 and $4,000, respectively, and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 our net unrealized gain on marketable securities was $385,000 and $738,000, respectively.  During the three months ended June 30, 2007, we sold $5.7 million of our marketable securities resulting in a realized gain on sale of $224,000.

Other Income

           Included in our six months ended June 30, 2008 other income is $910,000 of insurance settlement proceeds related to damage caused by Hurricane George in 1998 to one of our previously owned cinemas in


Puerto Rico, as well as legal settlement proceeds received on our Burstone litigation of $1.1 million and credit card dispute proceeds of $385,000 (See Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies).
 
Deferred Leasing Costs

                Direct costs incurred in connection with obtaining tenants are amortized over the respective term of the lease on a straight-line basis.

Deferred Financing Costs

Direct costs incurred in connection with financing are amortized over the respective term of the loan utilizing the effective interest method, or straight-line method if the result is not materially different. In addition, interest on loans with increasing interest rates and scheduled principal pre-payments is also recognized on the effective interest method.
 
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted January 1, 2008

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS 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 SFAS 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, in our case, 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 SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
 
 
·
Asset retirement obligations initially measured under SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS 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 Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”).  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 SFAS 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 SFAS 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.  These stock grants have vesting periods of two years and stock grant prices of $9.70 and $8.63, respectively.  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.  During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded compensation expense of $100,000 and $196,000, respectively, and during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded compensation expense of $59,000 and $119,000, respectively, for the vesting of all our restricted stock grants.  The following table details the grants and vesting 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  
Vested
    (5,794 )   $ (50 )
Outstanding – June 30, 2008
    66,271     $ 574  

In 2006, we formed two new 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.  We have an agreement with the president of LPP, Mr. Doug 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.  Mr. Osborne’s interest of $331,000 is included in the minority interest of LPP at June 30, 2008 (see Note 14 – Minority Interest).  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we expensed $30,000 and $91,000, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, we expensed $86,000 and $96,000, respectively associated with Mr. Osborne’s interests.  At June 30, 2008, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the LPP equity awards was $181,000, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average period of approximately 96 months.  These amounts will not, however, be payable unless the properties held by LPP, on a consolidated basis, provide returns on capital in excess of 11%, compounded annually.

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 No. 123(R), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123(R)”, requires that excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises be reflected as financing cash inflows instead of operating cash inflows.  For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, there was no impact to the consolidated statement of cash flows because there were no recognized tax benefits from stock option exercises during these periods.

SFAS 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 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 231,250 and 301,250 of options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.  Of these options, 70,000 were granted to our directors as fully vested options during the six months


ended June 30, 2007.  There were no options granted to our employees during the three or six months ended June 30, 2008.  We estimated the fair value of the 2007 option grants 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 - $10.30
Risk-free interest rate
4.636 - 4.824%
Expected dividend yield
--
Expected option life
9.60 - 9.96 yrs
Expected volatility
33.64 - 33.74%
Weighted average fair value
$4.42 - $ 4.82

Using the above assumptions and in accordance with the SFAS 123(R) modified prospective method, we recorded $160,000 and $320,000 in compensation expense for the total estimated grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.  We also recorded $92,000 and $418,000 in compensation expense for the total estimated grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.  At June 30, 2008, the total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted was $556,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 0.93 years.  No options were exercised during the three or six months ended June 30, 2008 or during the three or six months ended June 30, 2007; therefore, no cash was received and no value was realized from the exercise of options during those periods.  There were 120,625 options vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 having a current intrinsic value of $0 for the period as all the options were “out-of-the-money” at June 30, 2008.  Except for the 70,000 fully vested options granted to our directors during the first quarter, only 5,000 options vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007; therefore, the grant date fair value of options vesting during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $41,000.  The intrinsic, unrealized value of all options outstanding, vested and expected to vest, at June 30, 2008 was $1.5 million of which 100.0% 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 June 30, 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-June 30, 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 June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately 5.72 and 6.22 years, respectively.  The weighted average remaining contractual life of the exercisable options outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately 5.11 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”) and six (“2008 Six Months”) months ended June 30, 2008 and the three (“2007 Quarter”) and six (“2007 Six Months”) months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.  Operating expense includes costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the cinemas and live theatres and the management of rental properties.  All operating results from discontinued operations are included in “Gain on sale of a discontinued operation” (dollars in thousands):

Three months ended June 30, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 49,488     $ 5,813     $ (1,550 )   $ 53,751  
Operating expense
    43,330       2,296       (1,550 )     44,076  
Depreciation & amortization
    4,060       1,287       --       5,347  
General & administrative expense
    1,129       432       --       1,561  
Segment operating income
  $ 969     $ 1,798     $ --     $ 2,767  
 
Three months ended June 30, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 26,034     $ 5,564     $ (1,459 )   $ 30,139  
Operating expense
    21,390       1,864       (1,459 )     21,795  
Depreciation & amortization
    1,798       1,108       --       2,906  
General & administrative expense
    761       271       --       1,032  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,085     $ 2,321     $ --     $ 4,406  
 

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Quarter
   
2007 Quarter
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 2,767     $ 4,406  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    181       141  
General and administrative expense
    3,348       2,847  
Operating income (loss)
    (762 )     1,418  
Interest expense, net
    (3,039 )     (1,950 )
Other income
    1,671       465  
Minority interest
    182       (154 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912  
Income tax expense
    (407 )     (443 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    189       386  
Gain on sale of unconsolidated entity
    2,450       --  
Net income
  $ 284     $ 1,634  

Six months ended June 30, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 84,831     $ 11,763     $ (3,116 )   $ 93,478  
Operating expense
    72,301       4,410       (3,116 )     73,595  
Depreciation & amortization
    6,669       2,382       --       9,051  
General & administrative expense
    1,898       598       --       2,496  
Segment operating income
  $ 3,963     $ 4,373     $ --     $ 8,336  

 
Six months ended June 30, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 50,540     $ 10,405     $ (2,830 )   $ 58,115  
Operating expense
    40,881       3,865       (2,830 )     41,916  
Depreciation & amortization
    3,592       2,146       --       5,738  
General & administrative expense
    1,525       457       --       1,982  
Segment operating income
  $ 4,542     $ 3,937     $ --     $ 8,479  

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Six Months
   
2007 Six Months
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 8,336     $ 8,479  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    360       278  
General and administrative expense
    7,101       5,573  
Operating income
    875       2,628  
Interest expense, net
    (5,876 )     (3,701 )
Other income (expense)
    3,045       (456 )
Minority interest
    (161 )     (495 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912  
Income tax expense
    (824 )     (942 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    547       2,042  
Gain on sale of unconsolidated entity
    2,450       --  
Net income
  $ 56     $ 988  
 

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 June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

   
US Dollar
 
   
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Australian Dollar
  $ 0.9562     $ 0.8776  
New Zealand Dollar
  $ 0.7609     $ 0.7678  

Note 5 – Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) 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 loss per share calculation under the treasury stock method.  The following is a calculation of earnings (loss) per share (dollars in thousands, except share data):

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 284     $ (278 )   $ 56     $ (924 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912       --       1,912  
Net income
  $ 284     $ 1,634     $ 56     $ 988  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share – basic and diluted:
                               
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00     $ (0.04 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    0.00       0.08       0.00       0.08  
Basic and diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.00     $ 0.04  
Weighted average common stock – basic
    22,476,355       22,487,943       22,476,355       22,485,480  
Weighted average common stock – dilutive
    22,763,826       22,487,943       22,763,826       22,485,480  

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded losses from continuing operations.  As such, the incremental shares of 262,428 in 2007 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 Under Development and Property and Equipment

As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we owned property under development summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Property Under Development
 
June 30,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Land
  $ 39,778     $ 36,994  
Construction-in-progress (including capitalized interest)
    37,947       29,793  
Property Under Development
  $ 77,725     $ 66,787  
 
We recorded capitalized interest related to our properties under development for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 of $1.7 million and $900,000, respectively, and $3.1 million and $2.0 million for six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we owned investments in property and equipment as follows (dollars in thousands):

Property and equipment
 
June 30,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Land
  $ 60,261     $ 58,757  
Building
    118,476       112,818  
Leasehold interest
    46,324       12,430  
Construction-in-progress
    741       1,318  
Fixtures and equipment
    81,895       64,648  
      307,697       249,971  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (84,262 )     (71,797 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 223,435     $ 178,174  

Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $4.7 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $8.2 million and $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

In April 2008, we opened a new, leased 9-screen cinema in Rouse Hill, Australia.  We fitted out the cinema with leasehold assets costing $1.4 million (AUS$1.4 million) and fixture and equipment costs of $3.9 million (AUS$4.1 million).

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 June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, include the following (dollars in thousands):


   
Interest
   
June 30,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Malulani Investments Limited
   
18.4%
    $ 1,800     $ 1,800  
Rialto Distribution
   
33.3%
      1,293       1,029  
Rialto Cinemas
   
50.0%
      5,653       5,717  
205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC
   
25.0%
      1,059       1,059  
Mt. Gravatt Cinema
   
33.3%
      5,418       5,159  
Berkeley Cinemas – Botany
   
50.0%
      -       716  
Other investments
            146       --  
Total investment
          $ 15,369     $ 15,480  

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, we recorded our share of equity earnings (loss) from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Malulani Investments, Ltd.
  $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --  
Rialto Distribution
    115       63       172       88  
Rialto Cinemas
    (47 )     3       (14 )     (20 )
205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC
    --       39       --       1,349  
Mt. Gravatt Cinema
    192       211       457       427  
Berkeley Cinema – Botany
    1       70       88       198  
Other investments
    (72 )     --       (156 )     --  
Total equity earnings
  $ 189     $ 386     $ 547     $ 2,042  

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 and directors 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.

Berkeley Cinemas

On June 6, 2008, we sold the Botany Downs Cinema to our joint venture partner for $3.3 million (NZ$4.3 million).  We continue to have certain outstanding claims related to interest and working capital, which may or may not increase the total sales price of the cinema.

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 June 30, 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
    6,307       --       6,307  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    297       (7 )     290  
Balance at June 30, 2008
  $ 20,431     $ 5,266     $ 25,697  

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, our trade name using a declining balance over 50 years, and our option fee and other intangible assets over 10 years.  For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, amortization expense totaled $804,000 and $248,000, respectively; and for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, amortization expense totaled $1.2 million and $475,000, respectively.

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

 
As of June 30, 2008
 
Beneficial Leases
   
Trade name
   
Option Fee
   
Other Intangible Assets
   
Total
 
Gross carrying amount
  $ 22,316     $ 7,220     $ 2,773     $ 638     $ 32,947  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    5,174       281       2,568       58       8,081  
   Total, net
  $ 17,142     $ 6,939     $ 205     $ 580     $ 24,866  

 
As of December 31, 2007
 
Beneficial Leases
   
Trade name
   
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):

   
June 30,
2008
   
December 31,
2007
 
Prepaid and other current assets
           
   Prepaid expenses
  $ 673     $ 569  
   Prepaid taxes
    521       602  
   Deposits
    302       2,097  
   Other
    734       532  
Total prepaid and other current assets
  $ 2,230     $ 3,800  
                 
Other non-current assets
               
   Other non-cinema and non-rental real estate assets
  $ 1,254     $ 1,270  
   Deferred financing costs, net
    5,352       2,805  
   Interest rate swaps
    1,342       526  
   Other receivables
    1,694       1,648  
   Pre-acquisition costs
    162       948  
   Other
    690       787  
Total non-current assets
  $ 10,494     $ 7,984  

Note 10 – Income Tax

The income tax provision for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was composed of the following amounts (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Foreign income tax provision
  $ 46     $ 73     $ 115     $ 160  
Foreign withholding tax
    191       172       379       312  
Federal tax provision
    127       128       254       255  
Other income tax
    43       70       76       215  
Net tax provision
  $ 407     $ 443     $ 824     $ 942  

We adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“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 six months ended June 30, 2008 the Company’s FIN 48 liability increased by $254,000 reflecting the accrual of 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
 
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
   
Maturity Date
   
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Australian Corporate Credit Facility
   
8.48%
     
7.75%
   
June 30, 2011
    $ 96,098     $ 85,772  
Australian Shopping Center Loans
   
--
     
--
   
2007-2013
      1,066       1,066  
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility
   
9.80%
     
10.10%
   
November 23, 2010
      2,465       2,488  
Trust Preferred Securities
   
9.22%
     
9.22%
   
April 30, 2027
      51,547       51,547  
US Euro-Hypo Loan
   
6.73%
     
6.73%
   
June 30, 2012
      15,000       15,000  
US GE Capital Term Loan
   
6.90%
     
--
   
February 21, 2013
      44,750       --  
US Liberty Theatres Term Loan
   
6.20%
     
--
   
April 1, 2013
      7,050       --  
US Nationwide Loan
   
6.50% – 7.50%
     
--
 
 
February 21, 2013
      15,279       --  
US Sutton Hill Capital Note 1 – Related Party
   
9.91%
     
9.91%
   
December 31, 2010
      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
      7,222       7,322  
Total
                          $ 254,477     $ 177,195  

Australian Corporate Credit Facility

During June 2008, we extended the term of our $105.2 million (AUS$110.0 million) Australian facility to June 30, 2011.  This facility will continue to roll to a 3-year term, following an annual bank review.  Besides the extended term, the only other changes to the original agreement was that the loan requires interest only payments and our interest margin increased from 1.00% to 1.25%.  The drawn balance of this loan was $96.1 million (AUS$100.5 million) at June 30, 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, Inc. (“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 in Note 17 - Acquisitions.  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.  In accordance with the prepayment provisions of the credit agreement, in June 2008, we paid down on the facility by $5.0 million.  This includes a prepayment of the annual cash flow draw of $2.0 million and a pay down of the overall facility by an additional $3.0 million.
 
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, through an affiliate, 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 (referred to in the report as the “Nationwide 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 $21.0 million loan under the Nationwide Note is recourse only to RCHI and its assets, which include the acquired assets and our Manville Theater, Dallas Angelika Theater and all of the cinema assets that we acquired in the transaction, other than two cinemas located in Southern California.
 
In connection with the completion of the acquisition, the Sellers also agreed to provide us up to three additional loans: one of $3.0 million to be drawn at our specific request, one of $1.5 million to be drawn on or before July 31, 2008, and a third of $1.5 million to be drawn on or before July 31, 2009.  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 $6.0 million of additional loans, if extended by the Sellers at our request, will be general obligations of Reading.  See Note 20 – Subsequent Events for such borrowings made subsequent to June 30, 2008.

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 the full amount of the Nationwide Note, if all contingencies were met.

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.  Pursuant to these reduction provisions, during the second quarter of 2008, the $8.0 million portion of the promissory note was reduced by $6.3 million to $1.7 million (see Note 17 – Acquisitions).

Additional adjustments may be made, depending upon competitive developments with respect to certain of the acquired cinemas.

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 $527,000 related to our borrowings of this loan.  The loan agreement requires only monthly principal and interest payments along with self-reported annual financial statements.

Indooroopilly Construction Line of Credit

We have negotiated with an Australia bank a construction line of credit on our Indooroopilly property of $8.4 million (AUS$8.7 million) which, upon completion of the development project, converts to a term loan of up to $10.0 million (AUS$10.5 million).  As of June 30, 2008, we have not drawn on this credit facility.

Note 12 – Other Liabilities

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

   
June 30,
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Current liabilities
           
Security deposit payable
  $ 198     $ 168  
Other
    2       1  
Other current liabilities
  $ 200     $ 169  
Other liabilities
               
Foreign withholding taxes
  $ 5,614     $ 5,480  
Straight-line rent liability
    4,855       3,783  
Environmental reserve
    1,656       1,656  
Accrued pension
    2,852       2,626  
Other
    1,402       1,391  
Other liabilities
  $ 16,379     $ 14,936  
 

Included in our other liabilities are accrued pension costs of $2.9 million.  Associated with our pension plans, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized $63,000 and $226,000, respectively, of interest cost and $71,000 and $143,000, respectively, of amortized prior service cost.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, we recognized $39,000 and $52,000, respectively, of interest cost and $76,000 and $101,000, respectively, of amortized prior service cost.

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

Unconsolidated Debt

Total debt of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities was $2.6 million and $4.2 million as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  Our share of unconsolidated debt, based on our ownership percentage, was $872,000 and $2.0 million as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  This debt is without recourse to Reading as of June 30, 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.  Appeal rights have been exhausted and the net result of that judgment has been the payment to us by the defendants during the first quarter of $830,000 (AUS$901,000) and $314,000 (AUS$333,000) during the second quarter which are each included in other income.

Botany Downs Cinema Litigation

This litigation was resolved by our sale, on June 6, 2008, of the Botany Downs Cinema to our joint venture partner for $3.3 million (NZ$4.3 million) (see Note 7 - Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures and Entities).

Condrens Litigation

On May 13, 2008, the High Court of Wellington rendered a decision against the liquidators of Condrens Parking Limited and in favor of Aeneas Edward O’Sullivan, Mark Gerard McKinley, and Clifford Joseph Condren in the matter titled Palmer and Petterson v. O’Sullivan et al. Because of this determination, the defendants are claiming costs of approximately $290,000 (NZ$381,000).  We have appealed this decision, and are contesting the defendants’ cost claims.

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;
 
 
·
25% minority interest in the Sutton Hill Properties, LLC owned by Sutton Hill Capital, LLC; and
 
 
·
20% minority interest in Big 4 Farming LLC by Cecelia Packing Corporation.
 

The components of minority interest are as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
AFC
  $ 1,758     $ 2,256  
Australian Country Cinemas
    146       232  
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture
    178       145  
Landplan Property Partners Property Trusts
    331       237  
Sutton Hill Properties
    (70 )     (36 )
Other (Big 4 Farming)
    1       1  
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates
  $ 2,344     $ 2,835  
 
   
Expense for the
   
Expense for the
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
AFC LLC
  $ (118 )   $ 61     $ 102     $ 329  
Australian Country Cinemas
    21       26       58       52  
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture
    15       (19 )     19       18  
Landplan Property Partners Property Trusts
    30       86       91       96  
Sutton Hill Properties
    (130 )     --       (110 )     --  
Other (Big 4 Farming)
    --       --       1       --  
Minority interest
  $ (182 )   $ 154     $ 161     $ 495  
 
Note 15 – Common Stock

Employee Stock Grants

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.  These 5,794 vested shares have 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
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net income
  $ 284     $ 1,634     $ 56     $ 988  
Foreign currency translation gain
    1,258       8,582       6,768       12,417  
Accrued pension
    71       76       143       (2,600 )
Unrealized gain on AFS securities
    3       385       4       738  
Comprehensive income
  $ 1,616     $ 10,677     $ 6,971     $ 11,543  
 

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 purchase price was subsequently adjusted to $63.9 million as described below under post closing adjustments, which were applied to reduce the principal amount owed under financing provided by an affiliate of the Sellers (the “Nationwide Note”).  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 loan of $21.0 million as evidenced by the Nationwide Note, and $800,000 of cash from Reading (see Note 11 – Notes Payable for a more complete explanation of the new debt).
 
The theaters and assets are located in California and Hawaii.  We acquired the theaters and other assets through certain special purpose entities 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 initial aggregate purchase price of the acquired assets was approximately $70.2 million, which has now been adjusted down to $63.9 million, and which is subject to further additional post-closing adjustments based upon post-closing matters relating to the possible opening of competing theater projects in the vicinity of certain acquired theaters.  These additional acquisition price reductions can range from $0 to as much as the full amount of the Nationwide Note as adjusted to date, if all contingencies were met.  Pursuant to the reduction in principal requirements of the seller’s note, during the second quarter of 2008, the purchase price was reduced by $6.3 million resulting in a decrease to the $8.0 million portion of the promissory note to $1.7 million and the above mentioned reduction of the purchase price from approximately $70.2 million to $63.9 million.  The reduction in purchase price results in a permanent reduction in the original $21.0 million debt obligation to $14.7 million at June 30, 2008.
 
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
    6,306  
Trade payables
    (123 )
Total Purchase Price
  $ 63,949  

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
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenue
  $ 53,752     $ 49,901     $ 97,823     $ 96,359  
Operating income (loss)
    (761 )     1,742       (1,132 )     878  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    282       (1,422 )     (2,790 )     (5,609 )
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations
    0.01       (0.06 )     (0.12 )     (0.25 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic
    22,476,355       22,487,943       22,476,355       22,485,480  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – dilutive
    22,763,826       22,487,943       22,476,355       22,485,480  
 
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 June 30, 2008:

Type of Instrument
 
Notional Amount
   
Pay Fixed Rate
   
Receive Variable Rate
 
Maturity Date
Interest rate swap
  $ 26,296,000      
6.4400%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 15,610,000      
6.6800%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 11,642,000      
5.8800%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 3,347,000      
6.3600%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 3,347,000      
6.9600%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 2,677,000    
 
7.0000%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 1,329,000      
7.1900%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 2,687,000      
7.5900%
     
7.9133%
 
December 31, 2008
Interest rate swap
  $ 49,000,000      
6.8540%
     
6.6975%
 
April 1, 2009
Interest rate swap
  $ 1,434,000      
8.2500%
     
n/a
 
December 31, 2008

In accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 133”), we marked our interest rate swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet resulting in a $754,000 and $815,000 decrease to interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and a $74,000 and $111,000 increase to interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.  At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps of $1.3 million and $526,000, respectively, as an other noncurrent asset.  The last swap listed above with a notional amount of $1.4 million does not have a “Receive Variable Rate” because the instrument will not be effective until July 1, 2008.  In accordance with SFAS 133, we have not designated any of our current interest rate swap positions as financial reporting hedges.

As part of our newly adopted GE Capital loan, we are required to swap 50% our variable rate loan for fixed rate loans for a minimum period of two years.  During April 2008, we entered into a $49.0 million swap contract to comply with this requirement.  This swap balance is scheduled to decline to $42.0 million on April 1, 2009 and to $33.0 million on April 1, 2010.

Note 19 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
     
Book Value
   
Fair Value
 
Financial Instrument
 
Level
   
June 30, 2008
   
June 30, 2008
 
Investment in marketable securities
   
1
    $ 4,939     $ 4,939  
Interest rate swaps asset
   
2
    $ 1,342     $ 1,342  
 
SFAS 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 MeasurementsInterest 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.

Level 3 Fair Value Measurements – we do not have any assets or liabilities that fall into this category.
 
Note 20– Subsequent Events

Nationwide Loan Draw

As indicated in Note 11 – Notes Payable, the Sellers of the Pacific Theaters assets, agreed to provide us up to three additional loans.  We drew down on the first and second of these loans on July 21, 2008 of $3.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively.


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.  Also, in April 2008, we opened a leased cinema in Rouse Hill, Australia with 9 screens.  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 June 30, 2008, our investments in the securities of other public companies aggregated $4.9 million, based on the closing price of such securities on that date.  We may also, in addition to our investment in various private cinema joint ventures, take positions in private companies.

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 and Rialto brands.

At June 30, 2008, we owned and operated 50 cinemas with 413 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 June 30, 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Results of Operations

As previously stated, with the purchase of the Consolidated Entertainment cinemas in February 2008 and the addition of our newly opened Rouse Hill cinema in Australia, at June 30, 2008, we owned and operated 50 cinemas with 413 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 expense includes 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 dollar vis-à-vis the US dollar from $0.8491, as of June 30, 2007, to $0.9562, as of June 30, 2008.  The New Zealand dollar to US dollar relationship was basically flat between these dates.

The tables below summarize the results of operations for each of our principal business segments for the three (“2008 Quarter”) and six (“2008 Six Months”) months ended June 30, 2008 and the three (“2007 Quarter”) and six (“2007 Six Months”) months ended June 30, 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):


Three months ended June 30, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 49,488     $ 5,813     $ (1,550 )   $ 53,751  
Operating expense
    43,330       2,296       (1,550 )     44,076  
Depreciation & amortization
    4,060       1,287       --       5,347  
General & administrative expense
    1,129       432       --       1,561  
Segment operating income
  $ 969     $ 1,798     $ --     $ 2,767  
 
Three months ended June 30, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 26,034     $ 5,564     $ (1,459 )   $ 30,139  
Operating expense
    21,390       1,864       (1,459 )     21,795  
Depreciation & amortization
    1,798       1,108       --       2,906  
General & administrative expense
    761       271       --       1,032  
Segment operating income
  $ 2,085     $ 2,321     $ --     $ 4,406  

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Quarter
   
2007 Quarter
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 2,767     $ 4,406  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    181       141  
General and administrative expense
    3,348       2,847  
Operating income (loss)
    (762 )     1,418  
Interest expense, net
    (3,039 )     (1,950 )
Other income
    1,671       465  
Minority interest
    182       (154 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912  
Income tax expense
    (407 )     (443 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    189       386  
Gain on sale of unconsolidated entity
    2,450       --  
Net income
  $ 284     $ 1,634  

Six months ended June 30, 2008
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 84,831     $ 11,763     $ (3,116 )   $ 93,478  
Operating expense
    72,301       4,410       (3,116 )     73,595  
Depreciation & amortization
    6,669       2,382       --       9,051  
General & administrative expense
    1,898       598       --       2,496  
Segment operating income
  $ 3,963     $ 4,373     $ --     $ 8,336  
 
 
Six months ended June 30, 2007
 
Cinema
   
Real Estate
   
Intersegment Eliminations
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 50,540     $ 10,405     $ (2,830 )   $ 58,115  
Operating expense
    40,881       3,865       (2,830 )     41,916  
Depreciation & amortization
    3,592       2,146       --       5,738  
General & administrative expense
    1,525       457       --       1,982  
Segment operating income
  $ 4,542     $ 3,937     $ --     $ 8,479  
 

Reconciliation to consolidated net income:
 
2008 Six Months
   
2007 Six Months
 
Total segment operating income
  $ 8,336     $ 8,479  
Non-segment:
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    360       278  
General and administrative expense
    7,101       5,573  
Operating income
    875       2,628  
Interest expense, net
    (5,876 )     (3,701 )
Other income (expense)
    3,045       (456 )
Minority interest
    (161 )     (495 )
Gain on sale of a discontinued operation
    --       1,912  
Income tax expense
    (824 )     (942 )
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
    547       2,042  
Gain on sale of unconsolidated entity
    2,450       --  
Net income
  $ 56     $ 988  
 
Cinema

Included in the cinema segment above is revenue and expense from the operations of 51 cinema complexes with 421 screens during the 2008 Quarter and 35 cinema complexes with 231 screens during the 2007 Quarter.  The following tables detail our cinema segment operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 18,862     $ 12,145     $ 3,627     $ 34,634  
Concessions revenue
    7,732       4,225       1,089       13,046  
Advertising and other revenues
    868       715       225       1,808  
Total revenues
    27,462       17,085       4,941       49,488  
                                 
Cinema costs
    22,882       13,609       3,976       40,467  
Concession costs
    1,598       975       290       2,863  
Total operating expense
    24,480       14,584       4,266       43,330  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    2,762       833       465       4,060  
General & administrative expense
    758       362       9       1,129  
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ (538 )   $ 1,306     $ 201     $ 969  
 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 3,911     $ 10,915     $ 4,113     $ 18,939  
Concessions revenue
    1,151       3,615       1,134       5,900  
Advertising and other revenues
    377       615       203       1,195  
Total revenues
    5,439       15,145       5,450       26,034  
                                 
Cinema costs
    4,178       11,567       4,278       20,023  
Concession costs
    242       835       290       1,367  
Total operating expense
    4,420       12,402       4,568       21,390  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    491       873       434       1,798  
General & administrative expense
    532       227       2       761  
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ (4 )   $ 1,643     $ 446     $ 2,085  
 
 
·
Cinema revenue increased for the 2008 Quarter by $23.5 million or 90.1% compared to the same period in 2007.  The 2008 Quarter increase was primarily a result of $21.3 million of revenue from our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas and improved results from our Australia operations including $1.2 million from admissions and $710,000 from concessions and other revenues, offset by lower cinema revenues from our New Zealand operations of $509,000.
 
 
·
Operating expense increased for the 2008 Quarter by $21.9 million or 102.1% 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 82.2% to 87.6% for the 2007 and 2008 Quarters, respectively.  This increase in cinema costs was driven by the US and primarily related to higher film rent expense associated with our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas whose film product is primarily wide release films resulting in higher film rent cost compared to our predominately pre-acquisition art cinemas, which generally have lower film rent costs.
 
 
·
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the 2008 Quarter by $2.3 million or 125.8% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas’ assets.
 
 
·
General and administrative costs increased for the 2008 Quarter by $368,000 or 48.4% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to the purchase and operations of our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas and legal matters associated with our cinema assets.
 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have increased by 13.5% and 4.7%, 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 decreased for the 2008 Quarter by $1.1 million compared to the same period in 2007.
 

The following tables detail our cinema segment operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 28,244     $ 24,501     $ 7,605     $ 60,350  
Concessions revenue
    10,933       8,182       2,232       21,347  
Advertising and other revenues
    1,446       1,249       439       3,134  
Total revenues
    40,623       33,932       10,276       84,831  
                                 
Cinema costs
    33,295       26,214       8,149       67,658  
Concession costs
    2,242       1,829       572       4,643  
Total operating expense
    35,537       28,043       8,721       72,301  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    4,205       1,535       929       6,669  
General & administrative expense
    1,296       588       14       1,898  
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ (415 )   $ 3,766     $ 612     $ 3,963  
                                 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Admissions revenue
  $ 9,102     $ 20,545     $ 7,397     $ 37,044  
Concessions revenue
    2,524       6,480       2,125       11,129  
Advertising and other revenues
    833       1,100       434       2,367  
Total revenues
    12,459       28,125       9,956       50,540  
                                 
Cinema costs
    8,904       21,737       7,729       38,370  
Concession costs
    500       1,464       547       2,511  
Total operating expense
    9,404       23,201       8,276       40,881  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    978       1,774       840       3,592  
General & administrative expense
    1,071       450       4       1,525  
Segment operating income
  $ 1,006     $ 2,700     $ 836     $ 4,542  
 
 
·
Cinema revenue increased for the 2008 Six Months by $34.3 million or 67.8% compared to the same period in 2007.  The 2008 Six Months increase was primarily a result of $27.8 million of revenue from our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas and improved results from our Australia and New Zealand operations including $4.1 million from admissions and $2.0 million from concessions and other revenues.
 
 
·
Operating expense increased for the 2008 Six Months by $31.4 million or 76.3% 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 80.9% to 85.2% for the 2007 and 2008 Six Months, respectively.  The increase was primarily driven by the same factor that drove the 2008 Quarter, above.
 
 
·
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the 2008 Six Months by $3.1 million or 85.7% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas’ assets being added during the 2008 Six Months.
 
 
·
General and administrative costs increased for the 2008 Six Months by $373,000 or 24.5% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas.    The increase was primarily driven by the same factor that drove the 2008 Quarter, above.

 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have increased by 14.3% and 9.0%, 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 decreased for the 2008 Six Months by $579,000 compared to the same period in 2007.

Real Estate

For the three months ended June 30, 2008, our third party, rental 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 generates minimal rent.

The following tables detail our real estate segment operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 1,131     $ --     $ --     $ 1,131  
Property rental income
    411       2,517       1,754       4,682  
Total revenues
    1,542       2,517       1,754       5,813  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    540       --       --       540  
Property rental cost
    495       828       433       1,756  
Total operating expense
    1,035       828       433       2,296  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    91       651       545       1,287  
General & administrative expense
    2       392       38       432  
Segment operating income
  $ 414     $ 646     $ 738     $ 1,798  
                                 
 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 997     $ --     $ --     $ 997  
Property rental income
    370       2,445       1,752       4,567  
Total revenues
    1,367       2,445       1,752       5,564  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    526       --       --       526  
Property rental cost
    211       717       410       1,338  
Total operating expense
    737       717       410       1,864  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    95       590       423       1,108  
General & administrative expense
    2       164       105       271  
Segment operating income
  $ 533     $ 974     $ 814     $ 2,321  

 
·
Real estate revenue increased for the 2008 Quarter by $249,000 or 4.5% compared to the same period in 2007.  The increase was primarily related to rental revenues from our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas that have ancillary real estate and an increase in revenues from our U.S. live theatres.
 
 
·
Operating expense for the real estate segment increased for the 2008 Quarter by $432,000 or 23.2% compared to the same period in 2007.  This increase in expense was primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas that have ancillary real estate coupled with increasing utility and other operating costs primarily in our US properties.
 
 
·
Depreciation expense for the real estate segment increased by $179,000 or 16.2% for the 2008 Six Months compared to the same period in 2007.
 
 
·
General and administrative costs increased for the 2008 Quarter by $161,000 or 59.4% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to an increase in administrative activities associated with our properties in Australia.
 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have increased by 13.5% and 4.7%, 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 decreased for the 2008 Quarter by $523,000 compared to the same period in 2007.
 

The following tables detail our real estate segment operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively (dollars in thousands):

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 2,054     $ --     $ --     $ 2,054  
Property rental income
    924       5,022       3,763       9,709  
Total revenues
    2,978       5,022       3,763       11,763  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    1,075       --       --       1,075  
Property rental cost
    723       1,694       918       3,335  
Total operating expense
    1,798       1,694       918       4,410  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    181       1,271       930       2,382  
General & administrative expense
    14       523       61       598  
Segment operating income
  $ 985     $ 1,534     $ 1,854     $ 4,373  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
United States
   
Australia
   
New Zealand
   
Total
 
Live theatre rental and ancillary income
  $ 1,729     $ --     $ --     $ 1,729  
Property rental income
    907       4,483       3,286       8,676  
Total revenues
    2,636       4,483       3,286       10,405  
                                 
Live theatre costs
    1,010       --       --       1,010  
Property rental cost
    562       1,441       852       2,855  
Total operating expense
    1,572       1,441       852       3,865  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    191       1,147       808       2,146  
General & administrative expense
    14       309       134       457  
Segment operating income
  $ 859     $ 1,586     $ 1,492     $ 3,937  

 
·
Real estate revenue increased for the 2008 Six Months by $1.4 million or 13.1% compared to the same period in 2007.  The increase was primarily related to real estate associated with our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas, higher rental revenues from the majority of our Australia tenancies, and our newly acquired properties in New Zealand.  Also, 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 Six Months by $545,000 or 14.1% compared to the same period in 2007.  This increase in expense was primarily related to our newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas that have ancillary real estate coupled with increasing utility and other operating costs primarily in our US properties.
 
 
·
Depreciation expense for the real estate segment increased by $236,000 or 11.0% for the 2008 Six Months compared to the same period in 2007.
 
 
·
General and administrative costs increased for the 2008 Six Months by $141,000 or 30.9% compared to the same period in 2007 primarily related to an increase in administrative activities associated with our properties in Australia.
 
 
·
The Australia and New Zealand quarterly average exchange rates have increased by 14.3% and 9.0%, 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 Six Months by $436,000 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 $501,000 in the 2008 Quarter compared to the 2007 Quarter and by $1.5 million in the 2008 Six Months compared to the 2007 Six Months.  These increases primarily related to additional pension costs in 2008 for our Chief Operating Officer; cost related to the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; and legal and professional fees associated principally with our real estate investment activities.

Net interest expense increased by $1.1 million and by $2.2 million for the 2008 Quarter and the 2008 Six Months, respectively, compared to last year primarily related to higher outstanding loan balances during the 2008 compared to the 2007 associated with our current year’s acquisitions.

Other income increased by approximately $1.2 million and by $3.5 million for the 2008 Quarter and the 2008 Six Months, respectively, compared to the same periods last year.  The quarterly increase related to a $314,000 receipt related to our Burstone litigation and $910,000 of insurance proceeds related to damage caused by Hurricane George in 1998 to one of our previously owned cinemas in Puerto Rico.  The six month increase related to the aforementioned insurance proceeds and litigation payment coupled with settlements on our Burstone litigation of $836,000 and credit card dispute of $385,000 in 2008 and 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.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, upon the fulfillment of our commitment, we recorded the release of a deferred gain on the sale of a discontinued operation of $1.9 million associated with a previously sold property.

Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities decreased by approximately $197,000 and $1.5 million for the 2008 Quarter and the 2008 Six Months, respectively compared to the same periods 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.  During 2007, the partnership closed on the sale of one and seven condominiums during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, resulting in gross sales of $2.3 million and $22.6 million, respectively, and equity earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures and entities to us of $39,000 and $1.3 million, respectively.

In addition to the aforementioned equity earnings, we recorded a gain on sale of unconsolidated entities of $2.5 million (NZ$3.2 million), from the sale of our interest in the cinema at Botany Downs, New Zealand.

Consolidated Net Income/Losses

During 2008, we recorded net income of $284,000 and $56,000 for the 2008 Quarter and 2008 Six Months, respectively.  During 2007, we recorded a net income of $1.6 million and $988,000 for the 2007 Quarter and 2007 Six Months, respectively.  As noted above, the increase in earnings is primarily related to improved operating results from both our cinema (driven primarily by our US acquisition) and our real estate segments 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 purchase price has been subsequently reduced to $63.9 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 due to the settlement of a contingency in the purchase and sales agreement.  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 certain wholly owned subsidiaries of RDI and was financed principally by a combination of debt financing from GE Capital Corporation and financing provided by an affiliate of the Sellers.  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 June 30, 2008 (in thousands):
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
   
Thereafter
 
Long-term debt
  $ 525     $ 1,267     $ 10,410     $ 97,151     $ 16,060     $ 63,517  
Notes payable to related parties
    --       --       14,000       --       --       --  
Subordinated notes
    --       --       --       --       --       51,547  
Pension liability
    3       10       15       20       25       2,370  
Lease obligations
    12,349       24,949       24,559       24,115       22,674       96,808  
Estimated interest on long-term debt
    9,584       19,043       14,390       13,094       8,271       50,700  
Total
  $ 22,461     $ 45,269     $ 63,374     $ 134,380     $ 47,030     $ 264,942  

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 $2.6 million and $4.2 million as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  Our share of unconsolidated debt, based on our ownership percentage, was $872,000 and $2.0 million as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  This debt is without recourse to Reading as of June 30, 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:
 
 
·
working capital requirements;
 
 
·
debt servicing requirements; and
 
 
·
capital expenditures, centered on obtaining the right financing for the development of our Burwood property.

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations was $12.3 million in the 2008 Six Months compared to $7.2 million for the 2007 Six Months.  The increase in cash provided by operations of $5.1 million is due primarily to:
 
 
·
increased cinema operational cash flow primarily from our Australia and domestic acquisition operations;
 
 
·
increased real estate operational cash flow predominately from our Australia and New Zealand operations; and
 
 
·
one time cash receipts related to litigation and other claims of $2.4 million;
 
offset by
 
 
·
a decrease in distributions from predominately our Place 57 joint venture of $3.6 million.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the 2008 Six Months increased by $30.5 million to $57.8 million from $27.4 million compared to the same period in 2007.  The $57.8 million cash used for the 2008 Six Months 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
 
 
·
$12.1 million in property enhancements to our existing properties;
 
offset by
 
 
·
$2.0 million of deposit returned upon acquisition of the Consolidated Cinema circuit;
 
 
·
$910,000 of proceeds from insurance settlement; and
 
 
·
$3.3 million of cash received from the sale of our interest in the Botany Downs cinema in New Zealand.

The $27.4 million cash used for the 2007 Six Months was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$11.9 million to purchase marketable securities;
 
 
·
$11.8 million to purchase real estate assets including $11.2 million for real estate purchases made in New Zealand, $100,000 for the purchase of the Cinemas 1, 2, & 3 building, and $493,000 for the purchase of the ground lease of our Tower Cinema in Sacramento, California;
 
 
·
$7.9 million in property enhancements to our properties; and
 
 
·
$1.5 million in our investment in Reading International Trust I securities (the issuer of our Trust Preferred Securities);
 
offset by
 
 
·
$4.0 million in cash provided by the sale of marketable securities; and
 
 
·
$1.4 million in distributions from our investment in Place 57.
 
Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the 2008 Six Months increased by $19.5 million to $51.1 million from $31.6 million compared to the same period in 2007.  The $51.1 million in cash provided in the 2008 Six Months 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
 
 
·
$2.6 million of borrowing on our Australia credit facility;
 
offset by
 
 
·
$5.4 million of loan repayments including $5.3 million to paydown on our GE Capital loan; and
 
 
·
$761,000 in distributions to minority interests.
 

The $31.6 million in cash provided in the 2007 Six Months was primarily related to:
 
 
·
$49.9 million of net proceeds from our new Trust Preferred Securities;
 
 
·
$14.4 million of net proceeds from our new Euro-Hypo loan;
 
 
·
$3.1 million of proceeds from our margin account on marketable securities; and
 
 
·
$8.6 million of borrowing on our Australia and New Zealand credit facilities;

 
 
offset by
 
 
·
$43.5 million of cash used to retire bank indebtedness including $34.4 million (NZ$50.0 million) to pay off our New Zealand term debt, $5.8 million (AUS$7.4 million) to retire a portion of our bank indebtedness in Australia, and $3.1 million to pay off our margin account on marketable securities; and
 
 
·
$838,000 in distributions to minority interests.

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 interest rate swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet resulting in a $754,000 and $815,000 decrease to interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and a $74,000 and $111,000 increase to interest expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.  At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps of $1.3 million and $526,000, respectively, as an other noncurrent asset.  The last swap listed above with a notional amount of $1.4 million does not have a “Receive Variable Rate” because the instrument will not


be effective until July 1, 2008.  In accordance with SFAS 133, we have not designated any of our current interest rate swap positions as financial reporting hedges.

As part of our newly adopted GE Capital loan, we are required to swap 50% our variable rate loan for fixed rate loans for minimum period of two years.  During April 2008, we entered into a $49.0 million swap contract to comply with this requirement.

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;
 
 
·
environmental matters; and
 
 
·
anti-trust issues.

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 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 likewise 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.

During the quarter, two litigation matters were resolved.  The Botany Downs Litigation, (Tobrooke Holdings Ltd. Everard Entertainment Ltd) was resolved by the sale of our 50% joint venture interest in the Botany Downs cinema to our joint venture partner.  The Whitehorse Litigation, Reading Entertainment Australia Pty, Ltd vs. Burstone Victoria Pty, Ltd, was resolved (after the exhaustion of all appeals) by the net payment by the defendants to us of $830,000 (AUS$901,000) in the first quarter of 2008 and $314,000 (AUS$333,000) in the second quarter of 2008.


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 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 June 30, 2008, approximately 46% and 20% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), respectively, including approximately $9.6 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 $1.3 million and $6.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 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 46% and 85% 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 $9.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively, and the change in our quarterly net income would be $206,000 and $153,000, 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 June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recorded a cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation gain of approximately $55.0 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.


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 approximately $98,000 increase in our 2008 Quarter Australian and New Zealand interest expense while a 1% decrease in short-term interest rates would have resulted in approximately $101,000 decrease 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 June 30, 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 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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

10.76*
Employment Agreement dated June 5, 2008 between Reading International, Inc. and Jay Laifman, filed herewith
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.

*This exhibit constitutes an executive compensation plan or arrangement of the Company.


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:
August 6, 2008
By:
/s/ James J. Cotter
     
James J. Cotter
     
Chief Executive Officer
       
       
Date:
August 6, 2008
By:
/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski
     
Andrzej Matyczynski
     
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
-46-

 
exhibit10_76.htm
EXHIBIT 10.76
 
 
Dated as of June 3, 2008
 
Reading International, Inc. hereby offers to Jay S. Laifman the full time position of General Counsel reporting to James Cotter under the following terms:
 
 
Salary:
$265,000.00 per annum

 
Stock Grant:
$100,000, at the stock price on the day of acceptance, vesting 50% on the one year anniversary of acceptance, 50% on the second year
 
 
Travel Allowance:
$18,000 per year reimbursement

 
Change in Control:
If company is sold and Jay does not continue with the company after the sale, at his option or the company’s, he will be paid one year’s salary as severance

 
Start Date:
To be determined upon acceptance of offer

 
Benefits:
Health and others as provided

This offer is irrevocable for a period of two weeks.

Reading International, Inc.

By:           /s/ James J. Cotter


Accepted:             /s/ Jay S. Laifman
Date:                      June 5, 2008
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
 
August 6, 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
 
August 6, 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 June 30, 2007 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:  August 6, 2008



/s/ James J. Cotter                                                                
Name: James J. Cotter
Title: Chief Executive Officer




/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski                                                                
Name: Andrzej Matyczynski
Title: Chief Financial Officer