Nevada
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1-8625
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95-3885184
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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500 Citadel Drive, Suite 300, Commerce,
California
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90040
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.13e-4(c))
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Reading International, Inc. pertaining to its results of
operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31,
2009.
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READING
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Date:
May 19, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Andrzej Matyczynski
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Name:
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Andrzej
Matyczynski
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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·
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the
remaining retail condominium of our Place 57 joint venture was sold in
February 2009 for approximately $4.0 million of which $304,000 was
attributable to our equity earnings from investment which passed through
the income statement. In April, we received a cash disbursement
from this investment of $1.2 million of which $859,000 was a return of
investment;
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·
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we
completed the construction of our Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Australia
office development in April 2009 with an approximate total construction
cost of $9.0 million (AUS$13.0 million) which was primarily financed with
a construction loan of $5.0 million (AUS$7.2
million);
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·
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in
March 2009, we received the third of five payments, this one in the amount
of $265,000 (AUS$400,000) for the sale option on our Auburn
property. To date, we have received $1.5 million (AUS$2.0
million) of the $2.5 million (AUS$3.6 million) in option installments
required by the option agreement. Based on the conforming
nature of this agreement, we believe that buyers will exercise their
option to purchase the property for $28.5 million (AUS$36.0
million);
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·
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our
real estate segment revenue was slightly higher for the 2009 Quarter
compared to the 2008 Quarter. The increase in real estate
expense was primarily due to certain property holding costs that were
previously capitalized in the 2008 Quarter, but, due to our property
development efforts being curtailed, were expensed during the 2009
Quarter. Also, real estate expense increased relating to our
newly acquired Consolidated Entertainment cinemas that have ancillary real
estate activities. Please see attached supplemental segment
reporting schedule;
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·
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during
the quarter, we reacquired a portion of our Trust Preferred Securities for
$11.5 million for which we were able to extinguish $22.9 million of our
debt related to these securities on April 30, 2009. This
resulted in a decrease in our cash balance from $30.9 million in December
2008 to $14.5 million in March
2009;
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·
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we
secured on December 31, 2008, a waiver of covenants for our Trust
Preferred Securities for a period of nine
years;
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·
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we
have entered into settlement negotiations with the defendants of our
Malulani Investment Litigation which has resulted in an agreed upon cash
payment to us of $2.5 million and a promissory note to us for $6.75
million. Based on our shareholders’ agreement with Magoon
Investments, we are entitled to recover substantially all of our
litigation costs and investment before any distributions are made to them;
and
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·
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the
decrease in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars vis-à-vis
the US dollar from $0.9132 and $0.7860, respectively, as of March 31, 2008
to $0.6926 and $0.5715, respectively, as of March 31, 2009. The
devaluation of these currencies has resulted in lower operational earnings
for the 2009 Quarter compared to the 2008 Quarter even though our earnings
in the local currencies have increased. By way of example, our
Australian cinema revenues in local currency increased by 12.9% whereas
the same revenues translated to the U.S. dollar decreased by 14.5% due to
the aforementioned currency
fluctuations.
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·
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$746,000
related to an mark-to-market expense for our Becker available-for-sale
shares.
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·
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$830,000
of a one time gain on litigation settlement for our Burstone litigation;
and
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·
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$385,000
of a one time gain on settlement of our credit card dispute with
Radiant
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·
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the
development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United
States, Australia and New Zealand;
and
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·
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the
development, ownership and operation of retail and commercial real estate
in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including
entertainment-themed retail centers (“ETRC”) in Australia and New Zealand
and live theater assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United
States.
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·
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in
the United States, under the
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o
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Reading
brand,
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o
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Angelika
Film Center brand (http://angelikafilmcenter.com/),
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o
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Consolidated
Theatres brand (http://www.consolidatedtheatres.com/),
and
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o
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City
Cinemas brand (http://citycinemas.moviefone.com/);
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·
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in
Australia, under the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/);
and
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·
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in
New Zealand, under the
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o
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Reading
(http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz),
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o
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Rialto
(http://www.rialto.co.nz),
and
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o
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Berkeley
Cinemas (http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/)
brands.
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With
respect to our cinema operations:
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o
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The
number and attractiveness to movie goers of the films released in future
periods;
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o
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The
amount of money spent by film distributors to promote their motion
pictures;
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o
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The
licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion picture
exhibitors in order to exhibit their
films;
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o
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The
comparative attractiveness of motion pictures as a source of entertainment
and willingness and/or ability of consumers (i) to spend their dollars on
entertainment and (ii) to spend their entertainment dollars on movies in
an outside the home environment;
and
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o
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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;”
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With
respect to our real estate development and operation
activities:
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o
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The
rental rates and capitalization rates applicable to the markets in which
we operate and the quality of properties that we
own;
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o
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The extent to which we can
obtain on a timely basis the various land use approvals and entitlements
needed to develop our
properties;
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o
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the
risks and uncertainties associated with real estate
development;
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o
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The
availability and cost of labor and
materials;
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o
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Competition
for development sites and tenants;
and
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o
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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;
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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:
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o
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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;
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o
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The
relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we
operate;
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o
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Changes
in government regulation, including by way of example, the costs resulting
from the implementation of the requirements of
Sarbanes-Oxley;
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o
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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);
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o
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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;
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o
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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
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o
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Changes
in applicable accounting policies and
practices.
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Statements of Operations
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Three
Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Revenue
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$46,120
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$38,482
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Operating
expense
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Cinema/real
estate
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36,186
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28,575
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Depreciation
and amortization
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3,837
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3,657
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General
and administrative
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4,435
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4,688
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Operating income
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1,662
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1,562
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Interest
expense, net
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(4,390
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) |
(2,838
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) |
Other
income (expense)
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(300
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) |
1,736
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Income
from discontinued operations
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224
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74
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Income
tax expense
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(351
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) |
(417
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) |
Minority
interest expense
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(238
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) |
(343
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) |
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Net loss
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$(3,393
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) |
$
(226
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) |
Basic
and diluted loss per share
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$
(0.15
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) |
$
(0.01
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) |
EBITDA*
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$
5,185
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$
6,911
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EBITDA*
change
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$(1,726)
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*
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EBITDA
presented above is net loss adjusted for interest expense (net of interest
income), income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and an
adjustment for discontinued operations (this includes interest expense and
depreciation and amortization for the discontinued
operations).
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Three
Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net
loss
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$ | (3,393 | ) | $ | (226 | ) | ||
Add: Interest
expense, net
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4,390 | 2,838 | ||||||
Add: Income
tax provision
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351 | 417 | ||||||
Add: Depreciation
and amortization
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3,837 | 3,657 | ||||||
Add: EBITDA
adjustment for discontinued operations
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-- | 225 | ||||||
EBITDA
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$ | 5,185 | $ | 6,911 |
Three
months ended March 31, 2009
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Cinema
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Real
Estate
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Intersegment
Eliminations
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Total
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Revenue
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$ | 42,773 | $ | 5,663 | $ | (2,316 | ) | $ | 46,120 | |||||||
Operating
expense
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35,738 | 2,764 | (2,316 | ) | 36,186 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
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2,902 | 681 | -- | 3,583 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
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802 | 181 | -- | 983 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
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$ | 3,331 | $ | 2,037 | $ | -- | $ | 5,368 | ||||||||
Three
months ended March 31, 2008
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Cinema
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Real
Estate
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Intersegment
Eliminations
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Total
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Revenue
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$ | 34,347 | $ | 5,524 | $ | (1,389 | ) | $ | 38,482 | |||||||
Operating
expense
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28,116 | 1,848 | (1,389 | ) | 28,575 | |||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
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2,594 | 885 | -- | 3,479 | ||||||||||||
General
& administrative expense
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770 | 247 | -- | 1,017 | ||||||||||||
Segment
operating income
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$ | 2,867 | $ | 2,544 | $ | -- | $ | 5,411 |
Reconciliation
to net loss attributable to Reading International, Inc.
shareholders:
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2009
Quarter
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2008
Quarter
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Total
segment operating income
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$ | 5,368 | $ | 5,411 | ||||
Non-segment:
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Depreciation and amortization
expense
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254 | 178 | ||||||
General and administrative
expense
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3,452 | 3,671 | ||||||
Operating
income
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1,662 | 1,562 | ||||||
Interest expense,
net
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(4,390 | ) | (2,838 | ) | ||||
Other income
(expense)
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(795 | ) | 1,377 | |||||
Income from discontinued
operation
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224 | 74 | ||||||
Income tax
expense
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(351 | ) | (417 | ) | ||||
Equity earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
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495 | 359 | ||||||
Net
income (loss)
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(3,155 | ) | 117 | |||||
Net
loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
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(238 | ) | (343 | ) | ||||
Net
loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
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$ | (3,393 | ) | $ | (226 | ) |
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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2009
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2008
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Revenue
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Cinema
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$ | 42,773 | $ | 34,347 | ||||
Real
estate
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3,347 | 4,135 | ||||||
46,120 | 38,482 | |||||||
Operating
expense
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||||||||
Cinema
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33,422 | 26,727 | ||||||
Real
estate
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2,764 | 1,848 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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3,837 | 3,657 | ||||||
General
and administrative
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4,435 | 4,688 | ||||||
44,458 | 36,920 | |||||||
Operating
income
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1,662 | 1,562 | ||||||
Interest
income
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517 | 237 | ||||||
Interest
expense
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(4,907 | ) | (3,075 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense)
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(795 | ) | 1,377 | |||||
Income
(loss) before discontinued operations, income tax expense, and equity
earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
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(3,523 | ) | 101 | |||||
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax
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224 | 74 | ||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated
joint ventures and entities
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(3,299 | ) | 175 | |||||
Income
tax expense
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(351 | ) | (417 | ) | ||||
Loss
before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and
entities
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(3,650 | ) | (242 | ) | ||||
Equity
earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
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495 | 359 | ||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | (3,155 | ) | $ | 117 | |||
Net
loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
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(238 | ) | (343 | ) | ||||
Net
loss attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
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$ | (3,393 | ) | $ | (226 | ) | ||
Earnings
(loss) per common share of Reading International, Inc. – basic and
diluted:
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Loss
from continued operations
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$ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Earnings
from discontinued operations
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0.01 | 0.00 | ||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share attributable to Reading International, Inc.
common shareholders
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$ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding – basic
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22,573,737 | 22,476,355 | ||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding – dilutive
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22,573,737 | 22,476,355 | ||||||
Amounts
attributable to Reading International, Inc. common
shareholders
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Income
from continuing operations, net of tax
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(3,617 | ) | (300 | ) | ||||
Discontinued
operations, net of tax
|
224 | 74 | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (3,393 | ) | $ | (226 | ) |
March
31,
2009
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December
31,
2008
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 14,511 | $ | 30,874 | ||||
Receivables
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7,319 | 7,868 | ||||||
Inventory
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645 | 797 | ||||||
Investment
in marketable securities
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2,326 | 3,100 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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1,223 | 1,656 | ||||||
Assets
held for sale
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19,948 | 20,119 | ||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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3,091 | 2,324 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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49,063 | 66,738 | ||||||
Property
held for and under development
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68,169 | 67,600 | ||||||
Property
& equipment, net
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151,084 | 154,959 | ||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures and entities
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11,861 | 11,643 | ||||||
Investment
in Reading International Trust I
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1,547 | 1,547 | ||||||
Investment
in Reading International Trust Preferred Securities (net of $11,363
discount)
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11,463 | -- | ||||||
Goodwill
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34,590 | 34,964 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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24,452 | 25,118 | ||||||
Other
assets
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9,116 | 9,301 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 361,345 | $ | 371,870 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$ | 12,042 | $ | 13,170 | ||||
Film
rent payable
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5,399 | 7,315 | ||||||
Notes
payable – current portion
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7,967 | 1,347 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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6,335 | 6,425 | ||||||
Deferred
current revenue
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4,646 | 5,645 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
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206 | 201 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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36,595 | 34,103 | ||||||
Notes
payable – long-term portion
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163,206 | 172,268 | ||||||
Notes
payable to related party – long-term portion
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14,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Subordinated
debt
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51,547 | 51,547 | ||||||
Noncurrent
tax liabilities
|
6,475 | 6,347 | ||||||
Deferred
non-current revenue
|
573 | 554 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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24,758 | 23,604 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
297,154 | 302,423 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Class
A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
35,564,339 issued and 21,084,582 outstanding at March 31, 2009 and
35,564,339 issued and 20,987,115 outstanding at December 31,
2008
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216 | 216 | ||||||
Class
B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized and
1,495,490 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and at December 31,
2008
|
15 | 15 | ||||||
Nonvoting
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares authorized and no
outstanding shares
|
-- | -- | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
134,123 | 133,906 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(72,870 | ) | (69,477 | ) | ||||
Treasury
shares
|
(4,306 | ) | (4,306 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
4,995 | 7,276 | ||||||
Total
Reading International, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
62,173 | 67,630 | ||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
2,018 | 1,817 | ||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
64,191 | 69,447 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$ | 361,345 | $ | 371,870 |