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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2006
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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)
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NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
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95-3885184
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
organization) |
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500 Citadel Drive, Suite 300
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90040 |
Commerce CA
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(Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants 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 o
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 o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date. As of May 8, 2006, there were 20,918,505 shares of Class A
Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share and 1,495,490 shares of Class B Voting Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share outstanding.
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
PART I Financial Information
Item 1 Financial Statements
Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
4,635 |
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$ |
8,548 |
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Receivables |
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3,317 |
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5,272 |
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Inventory |
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406 |
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468 |
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Investment in marketable securities |
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579 |
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401 |
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Prepaid and other current assets |
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2,595 |
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996 |
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Total current assets |
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11,532 |
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15,685 |
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Property held for development |
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6,723 |
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6,889 |
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Property under development |
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22,697 |
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23,069 |
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Property & equipment, net |
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162,729 |
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167,389 |
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Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures |
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13,375 |
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14,025 |
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Capitalized leasing costs |
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14 |
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15 |
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Goodwill |
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14,326 |
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14,653 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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8,544 |
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8,788 |
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Other assets |
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2,248 |
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2,544 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
242,188 |
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$ |
253,057 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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$ |
12,246 |
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$ |
13,538 |
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Film rent payable |
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3,477 |
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4,580 |
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Notes payable current portion |
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1,529 |
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1,776 |
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Income taxes payable |
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7,601 |
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7,504 |
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Deferred current revenue |
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2,014 |
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2,319 |
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Other current liabilities |
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188 |
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250 |
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Total current liabilities |
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27,055 |
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29,967 |
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Notes payable long-term portion |
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90,651 |
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93,544 |
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Notes payable to related parties |
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14,000 |
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14,000 |
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Deferred non-current revenue |
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594 |
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554 |
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Other liabilities |
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14,939 |
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12,509 |
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Total liabilities |
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147,239 |
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150,574 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Minority interest in consolidated affiliates |
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2,866 |
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3,079 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000
shares authorized, 35,495,729 issued and 20,918,505 outstanding at
March 31, 2006 and 35,468,733 issued and 20,990,458 outstanding at
December 31, 2005 |
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215 |
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215 |
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Class B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares
authorized and 1,495,490 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2006
and December 31, 2005 |
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15 |
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Nonvoting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares
authorized and no outstanding shares |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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128,135 |
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128,028 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(57,061 |
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(53,914 |
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Treasury shares |
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(4,307 |
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(3,515 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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25,086 |
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28,575 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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92,083 |
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99,404 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
242,188 |
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$ |
253,057 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
( U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Revenue |
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Cinema |
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22,509 |
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$ |
21,916 |
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Real estate |
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3,428 |
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3,608 |
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25,937 |
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25,524 |
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Operating expense |
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Cinema |
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17,876 |
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17,593 |
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Real estate |
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1,711 |
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1,608 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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3,240 |
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3,163 |
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General and administrative |
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3,367 |
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3,747 |
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26,194 |
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26,111 |
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Operating loss |
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(257 |
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(587 |
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Non-operating income (expense) |
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Interest income |
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61 |
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73 |
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Interest expense |
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(1,845 |
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(939 |
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Other expense |
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(1,156 |
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(271 |
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Loss before minority interest expense, discontinued
operations, income tax expense, and equity earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(3,197 |
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(1,724 |
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Minority interest expense |
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80 |
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137 |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(3,277 |
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(1,861 |
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Loss from discontinued operations |
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(713 |
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Loss before income tax expense and equity earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(3,277 |
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(2,574 |
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Income tax expense |
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337 |
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233 |
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Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(3,614 |
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(2,807 |
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Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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467 |
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404 |
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Net loss |
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(3,147 |
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(2,403 |
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Loss per common share basic: |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(0.14 |
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(0.08 |
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Loss from discontinued operations, net |
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(0.03 |
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Basic loss per share |
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(0.14 |
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(0.11 |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding basic |
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22,450,007 |
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22,006,839 |
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Loss per common share diluted: |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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(0.08 |
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Loss from discontinued operations, net |
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(0.03 |
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Diluted loss per share |
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(0.14 |
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(0.11 |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding diluted |
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22,450,007 |
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22,006,839 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Operating Activities |
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Net loss |
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(3,147 |
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(2,403 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Gain recognized on foreign currency transactions |
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(24 |
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Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(467 |
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(404 |
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Distributions of earnings from joint ventures |
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332 |
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218 |
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Gain on disposal of assets |
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(3 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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3,240 |
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3,414 |
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Stock based compensation expense |
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21 |
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Minority interest |
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80 |
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137 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Decrease in receivables |
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1,846 |
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1,058 |
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Increase in prepaid and other assets |
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(1,530 |
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(794 |
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Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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(961 |
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(2,970 |
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Decrease in film rent payable |
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(1,042 |
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(557 |
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Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues and other liabilities |
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1,120 |
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(1,007 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(535 |
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(3,308 |
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Investing activities |
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Acquisitions |
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(939 |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(2,695 |
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(6,116 |
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Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(963 |
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Change in restricted cash |
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191 |
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362 |
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Purchase of marketable securities |
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(184 |
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Deposits related to land acquisitions |
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(3,360 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(3,627 |
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(10,077 |
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Financing activities |
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Repayment of long-term borrowings |
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(604 |
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(104 |
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Proceeds from borrowings |
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2,273 |
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7,799 |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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87 |
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Repurchase
of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock |
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(792 |
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Minority interest distributions |
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(285 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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679 |
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7,695 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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(430 |
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383 |
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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(3,913 |
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(5,307 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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8,548 |
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12,292 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
4,635 |
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$ |
6,985 |
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Supplemental Disclosures |
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Interest paid |
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$ |
1,597 |
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$ |
1,604 |
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Income taxes paid |
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$ |
134 |
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$ |
103 |
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Non-cash transactions |
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Common stock issued for note receivable (Note 2) |
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$ |
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Increase in
cost basis of Cinemas 1, 2, & 3 related to the purchase price
adjustment of the call option liability to related party |
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$ |
1,087 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Reading International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
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:
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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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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. |
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, 2005 (2005 Annual Report). The financial information presented in this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006 (the March Report), including the
information under the heading, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, should be read in conjunction with our 2005 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 ended March 31, 2006 have been made. The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of
the results of operations to be expected for the entire year. Certain amounts in previously issued
financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.
In our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005, we
changed the classification of equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures to present such
returns as an operating activity. We previously presented such amounts as an investing activity.
We reclassified distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures to be consistent with our
presentation that resulted in a net decrease to investing cash flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 of approximately $218,000 and a corresponding net increase to operating cash flows,
from the amounts previously reported. In addition, our March 31, 2005 prior year statement of
operations amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the discontinued operations
presentation (see Note 17 Discontinued Operations and Assets
Held For Sale).
Note 2 Stock-Based Compensation
We have a long-term incentive stock option plan that provides for the grant to eligible
employees and non-employee directors incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to
purchase shares of the Companys Class A Nonvoting Common Stock. During the first quarter of
2006, we issued for cash to an
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employee
of the corporation under this stock based compensation plan 12,000 shares and 15,000 shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock at exercise prices of
$3.80 and $2.76 per share, respectively.
Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based employee compensation under the
intrinsic value method as outlined in the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees, and related interpretations while disclosing pro-forma net income and
pro-forma net income per share as if the fair value method had been applied in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation. Under the intrinsic value method, we did not recognize any compensation expense
when the exercise price of the stock options equaled or exceeded the market price of the
underlying stock on the date of grant. We issued all stock option grants with exercise prices
equal to, or greater than, the market value of the common stock on the date of grant. No stock
compensation expense was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations through December
31, 2005.
Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R))
which replaces SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS 123(R) requires that all
stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the financial statements and that such
costs be measured at the fair value of the award. This statement was adopted using the modified
prospective method, which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense on a prospective
basis for all newly granted options and any modifications or cancellations of previously granted
awards. Therefore, prior period consolidated financial statements have not been restated. Under
this method, in addition to reflecting compensation expense for new share-based payment awards,
modifications to awards, and cancellations of awards, expense is also recognized to reflect the
remaining vesting period of awards that had been included in pro-forma disclosures in prior
periods. We estimate the valuation of stock based compensation using a Black-Scholes option
pricing formula.
When the Companys tax deduction from an option exercise exceeds the compensation cost
resulting from the option, a tax benefit is created. SFAS 123(R) requires that excess tax
benefits related to stock option exercises be reflected as financing cash inflows instead of
operating cash inflows. Had we previously adopted SFAS 123(R), there would have been no impact
on our presentation of the consolidated statement of cash flows because there were no recognized
tax benefits relating to the three months ended March 31, 2005. For the three months ended March
31, 2006, there was no impact to the consolidated statement of cash flows because there were also
no recognized tax benefits during this period.
SFAS No. 123(R) requires Companies to estimate forfeitures. Based on our historical
experience and the relative market price to strike price of the options, we do not currently
estimate any forfeitures of vested or unvested options that would result in a cumulative adjustment
from a change in accounting principle for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
In November 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election
Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. The Company has elected to
adopt the alternative transition method provided in this FASB Staff Position for calculating the
tax effects of share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R). The alternative transition
method includes a simplified method to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in
capital pool or APIC pool related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, which is
available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).
In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), we estimate the fair value of our options using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which takes into account assumptions such as the dividend
yield, the risk-free interest rate,
the expected stock price volatility and the expected life of the options. The dividend yield is
excluded from the calculation, as it is our present intention to retain all earnings. We expense
the estimated grant date fair values of options issued on a straight-line basis over the vesting
period.
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There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2006 or March 31, 2005.
However, for options granted during 2005, in accordance with SFAS No. 123, we used the intrinsic
value method and did not recognize any compensation expense when the exercise price of the stock
options equaled or exceeded the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. We
estimated the fair value of these options at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing
model with the following weighted average assumptions:
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2005 |
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Stock option exercise price |
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$ |
7.86 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
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4.39 |
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Expected dividend yield |
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Expected option life |
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9.90 yrs |
Expected volatility |
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35.40 |
% |
Weighted average fair value |
|
$ |
4.25 |
|
Using the above assumptions and in accordance with the SFAS No. 123(R) modified prospective
method, we recorded $21,000 in compensation expense for the total estimated grant date fair value
of stock options that vested for the three months ended March 31, 2006. At March 31, 2006, total
unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted was $83,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.23 years.
The total realized value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2006
was $131,000. We recorded cash received from stock options exercised of $87,000 during the three
months ended March 31, 2005. The intrinsic, unrealized value of all options outstanding at March
31, 2006 was $1.6 million (including $1.5 million of intrinsic value for those options that are
currently exercisable). The total fair value of the shares that are
vesting this year but have not yet reached their vesting date is
$367,000 as of March 31, 2006.
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 the our 1999 Stock Option Plan is 1,350,000. At the time that
options are exercised, at the discretion of management, we will either issue treasury shares or
make a new issuance of shares to the employee or board member. Dependent on the grant letter to
the employee or board member, the required service period for option vesting is between zero and
four years.
We had the following stock options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Price of |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Price of Options |
|
|
Exercisable |
|
|
Exercisable |
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Options |
|
|
Options |
|
|
|
Class A |
|
|
Class B |
|
|
Class A |
|
|
Class B |
|
|
Class A |
|
|
Class B |
|
|
Class A |
|
|
Class B |
|
|
Outstanding-December 31,
2004 |
|
|
1,488,200 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
4.19 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
|
1,377,700 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
4.80 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(974,600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3.78 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7.86 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding-December 31,
2005 |
|
|
521,100 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
5.00 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
|
474,600 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
5.04 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(27,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3.22 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding-March 31, 2006 |
|
|
494,100 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
5.09 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
|
441,350 |
|
|
|
185,100 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
$ |
9.90 |
|
|
The weighted average remaining contractual life of all options outstanding at March 31,
2006 and 2005 were approximately 4.19 and 2.46 years, respectively. The weighted average remaining
contractual life of the exercisable options outstanding at March 31, 2006 and 2005 were
approximately 3.93 and 2.16 years, respectively.
6
The following table illustrates the effect on net income per common share for the three
months ended March 31, 2005 as if we had consistently measured the compensation cost for stock
option programs under the fair value method adopted on January 1, 2006 (dollars in thousands):
|
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|
|
|
|
Three Months Ending |
|
|
March 31, 2005 |
|
|
Net loss, as reported |
|
$ |
(2,403 |
) |
Add: Stock-based employee/director compensation
expense included in reported net income |
|
|
|
|
Less: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method for all
awards |
|
|
20 |
|
|
Pro forma net loss |
|
$ |
(2,423 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share: |
|
|
|
|
Basic and dilutedas reported |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
Basic and dilutedpro forma |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
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 ETRCs in Australia
and New Zealand and live theaters 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 months ended March 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2005,
respectively. Operating expenses include costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the
cinemas and live theaters and the management of rental properties. All operating results from
discontinued operations are included in Loss from discontinued operations (dollars in thousands):
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |
|
Cinema |
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
22,509 |
|
|
$ |
3,428 |
|
|
$ |
25,937 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
17,876 |
|
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
|
19,587 |
|
Depreciation & amortization |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
977 |
|
|
Segment operating income |
|
$ |
1,571 |
|
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
$ |
2,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 |
|
Cinema |
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
21,916 |
|
|
$ |
3,608 |
|
|
$ |
25,524 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
17,593 |
|
|
|
1,608 |
|
|
|
19,201 |
|
Depreciation & amortization |
|
|
2,214 |
|
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
3,121 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
Segment operating income |
|
$ |
783 |
|
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
1,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to consolidated net income: |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Total segment operating income |
|
$ |
2,268 |
|
|
$ |
1,874 |
|
Non-segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
|
2,419 |
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
|
(587 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(1,784 |
) |
|
|
(866 |
) |
Other expense |
|
|
(1,156 |
) |
|
|
(271 |
) |
Minority interest |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(137 |
) |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(713 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
(337 |
) |
|
|
(233 |
) |
Equity earnings of unconsolidated investments |
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(3,147 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,403 |
) |
|
Note 4 Operation in Foreign Currency
We have cinema and real estate operations with 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.
8
Presented in the table below are the currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand as
of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Dollar |
|
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
|
Australian Dollar |
|
$ |
0.7165 |
|
|
$ |
0.7342 |
|
New Zealand Dollar |
|
$ |
0.6164 |
|
|
$ |
0.6845 |
|
|
Note 5
Loss Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss to common stockholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed
by dividing net 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ending |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
$ |
(3,147 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,690 |
) |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(713 |
) |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(3,147 |
) |
|
|
(2,403 |
) |
Weighted average shares of common stock |
|
|
22,450,007 |
|
|
|
22,006,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations basic and dilutive |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
Loss from
discontinued operations basic and dilutive |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
Loss per share basic and dilutive |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, we recorded net losses. As
such, the incremental shares of 203,787 and 686,197 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, from stock
options to purchase shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per
share because they were anti-dilutive in those periods.
Note 6 Property Under Development and Property and Equipment
As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we owned property under development summarized as
follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
Property Under Development |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Land |
|
$ |
18,011 |
|
|
$ |
18,585 |
|
Construction-in-progress (including capitalized interest) |
|
|
4,686 |
|
|
|
4,484 |
|
|
Property Under Development |
|
$ |
22,697 |
|
|
$ |
23,069 |
|
|
During the 2006 Quarter, we recorded $351,000 of capitalized interest related to our
properties under development.
9
As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we owned investments in property and equipment as
follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
|
$ |
54,568 |
|
|
$ |
54,476 |
|
Building |
|
|
89,424 |
|
|
|
92,188 |
|
Leasehold interest |
|
|
8,904 |
|
|
|
9,075 |
|
Construction-in-progress |
|
|
1,361 |
|
|
|
863 |
|
Fixtures and equipment |
|
|
50,193 |
|
|
|
51,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
204,450 |
|
|
|
207,823 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(41,721 |
) |
|
|
(40,434 |
) |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
162,729 |
|
|
$ |
167,389 |
|
|
Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.0 million and $2.9 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Note 7 Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting, and as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 include the following (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
Interest |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Rialto Distribution |
|
|
33.3 |
% |
|
$ |
661 |
|
|
$ |
734 |
|
Rialto Cinemas |
|
|
50.0 |
% |
|
|
4,224 |
|
|
|
4,691 |
|
205-209 East 57th
Street Associates, LLC |
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
3,139 |
|
|
|
3,139 |
|
Mt. Gravatt |
|
|
33.3 |
% |
|
|
4,140 |
|
|
|
4,052 |
|
Berkeley Cinemas |
|
|
50.0 |
% |
|
|
1,211 |
|
|
|
1,409 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,375 |
|
|
$ |
14,025 |
|
|
For the three months ending March 31, 2006, we recorded equity earnings from Mt. Gravatt of
$194,000 and from Berkeley Cinemas of $273,000. 205-209 East 57th Street Associates,
LLC did not record any earnings or losses for the 2006 Quarter; therefore, we recorded no earnings
or losses for the joint venture for the same period. We treat our ownership of Rialto Cinemas on a
cost basis. As such, for Rialto Cinemas, we did not receive any distributions from the joint
venture; therefore, we did not record any earnings for the 2006 Quarter.
Note 8 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
As of January 1, 2002, in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,
we do not amortize goodwill. Instead, we perform an annual impairment review of our goodwill and
other intangible assets in the fourth quarter unless changes in circumstances indicate that an
asset may be impaired. As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had goodwill consisting of
the following (dollars in thousands):
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Segments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cinema |
|
$ |
9,240 |
|
|
$ |
9,489 |
|
Real estate |
|
|
5,086 |
|
|
|
5,164 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
14,326 |
|
|
$ |
14,653 |
|
|
We have intangible assets other than goodwill which are subject to amortization and are being
amortized over various periods. We amortize our beneficial lease over 20 years and our option fee
and other intangible assets over 10 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the
amortization expense totaled $196,000 and $305,000, respectively.
Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible |
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2006 |
|
Leases |
|
|
Option Fee |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Gross carrying amount |
|
$ |
10,929 |
|
|
$ |
2,773 |
|
|
$ |
192 |
|
|
$ |
13,894 |
|
Less: Accumulated amortization |
|
|
2,981 |
|
|
|
2,355 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
5,350 |
|
|
Total, net |
|
$ |
7,948 |
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
|
$ |
178 |
|
|
$ |
8,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible |
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 |
|
Leases |
|
|
Option Fee |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Gross carrying amount |
|
$ |
10,957 |
|
|
$ |
2,773 |
|
|
$ |
212 |
|
|
$ |
13,942 |
|
Less: Accumulated amortization |
|
|
2,809 |
|
|
|
2,332 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
5,154 |
|
|
Total, net |
|
$ |
8,148 |
|
|
$ |
441 |
|
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
8,788 |
|
|
Note 9 Prepaid and Other Assets
Prepaid and other assets are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
$ |
1,985 |
|
|
$ |
246 |
|
Prepaid taxes |
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
Deposits |
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
Other |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
Total prepaid and other current assets |
|
$ |
2,595 |
|
|
$ |
996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-cinema and non-rental real estate assets |
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
Long-term restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
191 |
|
Deferred financing costs, net |
|
|
718 |
|
|
|
847 |
|
Deferred expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
Total non-current assets |
|
$ |
2,248 |
|
|
$ |
2,544 |
|
|
11
Note 10 Income Tax
The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was composed of
the following amounts (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Foreign income tax provision |
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
Foreign withholding tax |
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
Federal tax expense |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Other tax |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Net tax provision |
|
$ |
337 |
|
|
$ |
233 |
|
|
Note 11 Notes Payable
Notes payable are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rates as of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
Name of Note Payable |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Australian Corporate Credit Facility |
|
|
7.07 |
% |
|
|
6.96 |
% |
|
January 1, 2009 |
|
$ |
55,047 |
|
|
$ |
32,442 |
|
Australian Newmarket Construction Loan |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
7.34 |
% |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,701 |
|
Australian Shopping Center Loans |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
2007-2013 |
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
1,169 |
|
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility |
|
|
9.05 |
% |
|
|
9.15 |
% |
|
November 23, 2009 |
|
|
30,820 |
|
|
|
34,225 |
|
New Zealand Movieland Note Payable |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
5.50 |
% |
|
February 27, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
537 |
|
US Sutton Hill Capital Note 1
Related Party |
|
|
9.26 |
% |
|
|
9.26 |
% |
|
July 28, 2007 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
US Royal George Theatre Term Loan |
|
|
7.30 |
% |
|
|
6.97 |
% |
|
November 29, 2007 |
|
|
1,944 |
|
|
|
1,986 |
|
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 |
|
|
7.31 |
% |
|
|
7.31 |
% |
|
October 1, 2011 |
|
|
3,244 |
|
|
|
3,260 |
|
|
Total Notes Payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
106,180 |
|
|
$ |
109,320 |
|
|
During the first three months of 2006, we drew down $2.3 million (AUS$3.1 million) on our
Newmarket Construction Loan used to finance the completion of our Newmarket Shopping Centre
development in Brisbane, Australia. As prescribed by the credit agreement, our Newmarket
Construction Loan was combined with our Australian Corporate Credit Facility during the 2006
Quarter in conjunction with the completion of the Newmarket project. The combined total borrowing
limit of the new Australian Corporate Credit Facility is $71.7 million (AUS$100.0 million). As of
March 31, 2006, we had drawn a total of $55.0 million (AUS$76.8 million) against this facility and
issued guarantees of $2.9 million (AUS$4.0 million) leaving an available, undrawn balance of $13.8
million (AUS$19.2 million).
On February 27, 2006, we paid off the balance of our New Zealand Movieland Note Payable which
we had issued in August 2004 in connection with the purchase of our Movieland Circuit. The balance
of this purchase money promissory note was paid in full in the amount of $520,000 (NZ$784,000) plus
$14,000 (NZ$22,000) of accrued interest.
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Note 12 Other Liabilities
Other liabilities are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security deposit payable |
|
$ |
178 |
|
|
$ |
174 |
|
Other |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
|
$ |
188 |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign withholding taxes |
|
$ |
5,011 |
|
|
$ |
4,944 |
|
Straight-line rent liability |
|
|
3,568 |
|
|
|
3,541 |
|
Option liability |
|
|
3,230 |
|
|
|
1,055 |
|
Environmental reserve |
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
Interest rate swap |
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
Other |
|
|
947 |
|
|
|
678 |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
$ |
14,939 |
|
|
$ |
12,509 |
|
|
As part of the purchase of the real property underlying our lease hold interest in the Cinemas
1, 2, & 3 we have agreed to grant an option to Sutton Hill Capital, LLC, a limited liability company
beneficially owned in equal 50/50 shares by Messrs. James J. Cotter and Michael Forman to acquire, at cost, up to a 25% non-managing membership
interest in the limited liability company that we formed to acquire
these interests. In relation to this option, we had previously
recorded a $1.0 million call option liability in other liabilities
and a corresponding increase in purchase price for the land at
December 31, 2005. We have adjusted our purchase price allocation
relating to the completed valuation of the option as of September
19, 2005 and have recorded an additional $1,090,000 as land
acquisition costs and option liability. Any change in the option
value subsequent to the issuance date is recorded as other income or
expense in the statement of operations. As part of our quarterly
valuation procedures, management with the assistance of our real estate appraisers updated the valuation of these property interests in Cinemas 1, 2, & 3. The
appraised value of the option at March 31, 2006 increased to $3.2
million, resulting in a charge for the quarter ended March 31, 2006
of $1,120,000.
During the first quarter of 2006, the Motion Picture Projectionists, Video Technicians and
Allied Crafts Union asserted that due to the Companys reduced reliance on union labor in New York
City, there was a partial withdrawal by the Company in 2003 resulting in a funding liability on the
part of the Company of approximately $342,000. We believe that the estimated amount of our
obligation to the Union for the pension plan is in question and disputable. For this reason, we
intend to discuss further the matter with the Union. However, to
reflect the Unions asserted
assessment at this time, we have recorded the $342,000 liability in our other liabilities as of
March 31, 2006.
Note 13 Commitments and Contingencies
There have been no material changes to our litigation exposure since our Companys 2005 Annual
Report.
Note 14 Minority Interest
|
Minority interest is composed of the following enterprises: |
|
|
|
|
50% of membership interest in Angelika Film Center LLC (AFC LLC) by a subsidiary of
National Auto Credit, Inc.; |
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|
|
|
33% minority interest in the Elsternwick Joint Venture by Champion Pictures Pty
Ltd.; and |
|
|
|
|
25% minority interest in Australia Country Cinemas Pty Ltd
(ACC) by Panorama Cinemas for the
21st Century Pty Ltd. |
The components of minority interest are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
AFC LLC |
|
$ |
2,631 |
|
|
$ |
2,847 |
|
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
ACC |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Others |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates |
|
$ |
2,866 |
|
|
$ |
3,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expense (income) for the |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
AFC LLC |
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
158 |
|
Elsternwick Unincorporated Joint Venture |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
ACC |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Minority interest expense |
|
$ |
80 |
|
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
Note 15 Common Stock
During the first quarter of 2006, we issued for cash to an employee of the corporation under
our stock based compensation plan 12,000 shares and 15,000 shares of
Class A Nonvoting Common
Stock at exercise prices of $3.80 and $2.76 per share, respectively.
On February 27, 2006, we paid $792,000 (NZ$1.2 million) to the sellers of the Movieland
Circuit in exchange for 98,949 Class A Common Nonvoting shares. This transaction resulted from
the exercise of their option to put back to us at an exercise price of NZ$11.94 the shares they
received as part of the purchase price of the Movieland Circuit.
Note 16 Comprehensive Income
U.S. GAAP requires that the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized
gains and/or losses on securities that are available-for-sale (AFS) be classified as
comprehensive income. The following table sets forth our comprehensive income for the periods
indicated (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(3,147 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,403 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
(3,496 |
) |
|
|
506 |
|
Unrealized gain on AFS |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
(6,636 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,897 |
) |
|
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Note 17 Discontinued Operations and Assets Held For Sale
In accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,
we report as discontinued operations real estate assets that meet the definition of a component
of an entity and have been sold or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale under SFAS
144. We included all results of these discontinued operations, less applicable income taxes, in
a separate component of operations on the consolidated statements of operations under the heading
discontinued operations. This treatment resulted in reclassifications of the 2005 financial
statement amounts to conform to the 2006 presentation.
Glendale Building. On May 17, 2005, we sold our Glendale office building in Glendale,
California for $10.3 million cash and $10.1 million of assumed debt resulting in a $12.0 million
gain.
The 2006 and 2005 quarterly results for the Glendale Property are as follows (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
661 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 |
|
Depreciation & amortization expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
Gain on sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
78 |
|
|
Puerto Rico Cinema Operations. On June 8, 2005, we sold our assets and certain liabilities
associated with our Puerto Rico cinema operations for $2.3 million resulting in a $1.6 million
gain.
The 2006 and 2005 quarterly results for the Puerto Rico discontinued operations are as follows
(dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,477 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,954 |
|
Depreciation & amortization expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations before gain on sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(791 |
) |
Gain on sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(791 |
) |
|
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Note 18 Acquisitions
Queenstown Cinema
Effective February 23, 2006, we purchased a 3-screen leasehold cinema in Queenstown, New
Zealand for $939,000 (NZ$1.4 million). We funded this acquisition through internal sources.
Note 19 Derivative Instruments
The following table sets forth the terms of our interest rate swap derivative instruments at
March 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receive Variable |
|
|
Type of Instrument |
|
Notional Amount |
|
Pay Fixed Rate |
|
Rate |
|
Maturity Date |
Interest rate swap |
|
$ |
8,598,000 |
|
|
|
5.7000 |
% |
|
|
5.6983 |
% |
|
December 31, 2007 |
Interest rate swap |
|
$ |
11,106,000 |
|
|
|
6.4400 |
% |
|
|
5.6983 |
% |
|
December 31, 2008 |
Interest rate swap |
|
$ |
12,697,000 |
|
|
|
6.6800 |
% |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
Interest rate swap |
|
$ |
8,723,000 |
|
|
|
5.8800 |
% |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
In accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
we marked our Australian interest swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet
resulting in an $111,000 (AUS$134,000) decrease and $472,000 (AUS$613,000) decrease to interest
expense during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005, respectively. At March
31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps
of $527,000 (AUS$736,000) and $638,000 (AUS$870,000), respectively, as an other long-term
liability. The swaps with notional amounts of $12,697,000 and $8,723,000 do not have a Receive
Variable Rate because the instruments will not be effective until after March 31, 2006. In
accordance with SFAS No. 133, we have not designated any of our current interest rate swap
positions as financial reporting hedges.
Note 20 Subsequent Event
Effective
April 1, 2006, we purchased the 50% share that we did not already own of the Palms Cinema located in
Christchurch, New Zealand for cash of
$2.5 million (NZ$4.1 million) and
the proportionate share of assumed debt which amounted to $949,000 (NZ$1.5 million). This
8-screen, leasehold cinema had previously been included in our Berkeley Cinemas Joint Venture
investment and was not previously consolidated for accounting purposes.
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Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
As Reading International, Inc. (Reading and we, us or our), we have historically
considered ourselves to be essentially a cinema exhibition and live theater operating company with
a strong focus on the development, operation and holding of commercial real estate assets. We
believe that this strategic mix coupled with our management expertise allows us to bring value to
developable land by providing our own anchor tenant and to realize the value in older cinema
sites by developing them, on an opportunistic basis, to their highest and best use. This strategy
has allowed us to use our available free cash flow to build assets, while freeing us, to some
extent, from the volatility that can result from a focus on simply operating cinema assets in
leased facilities.
On February 20, 2006, our efforts to rezone our 50.6 acre parcel in suburban Melbourne,
Australia, were rewarded, as our Burwood property was rezoned clearing the way for us to redevelop
that historically industrial use property into a mixture of retail, commercial, entertainment and
residential uses. Our cost basis in our Burwood property is $19.3 million (AUS$26.9 million).
It is anticipated that the complete build out of our Burwood site will be done in stages over
an approximately 10 year period, and require an investment of approximately $500 million (AUS$698
million). Given the size and scope of this project, and our other ongoing projects at Moonee Ponds
(also in Melbourne), Redyard (in suburban Sydney) and Courtenay Central (in Wellington, New
Zealand), it is likely that an increasing proportion of our capital and human resources will be
focused on the real estate segment of our business.
Our business operations currently include:
|
|
|
the development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United States,
Australia, and New Zealand; |
|
|
|
|
the development and operation of cinema-based entertainment-themed retail centers
(ETRC) in Australia and New Zealand; |
|
|
|
|
the ownership and operation, typically as a landlord, of Off Broadway style live
theaters in Manhattan and Chicago; and |
|
|
|
|
the development, ownership and operation of commercial real estate in Australia, New
Zealand and the United States typically as a business ancillary to the development and
operation of cinemas, cinema-based ETRCs and live theaters. |
We manage our worldwide cinema business under various different brands:
|
|
|
in the US, under the Reading, Angelika Film Center and City Cinemas brands; |
|
|
|
|
in Australia, under the Reading brand; and |
|
|
|
|
in New Zealand, under the Reading, Berkeley Cinemas and Rialto brands. |
We currently own and operate 34 cinemas with 223 screens, have interests in certain
unconsolidated joint ventures that own an additional 11 cinemas with 67 screens and manage three
cinemas with 14 screens.
Our business plan going forward is to continue to identify, develop and acquire cinema and
live theater properties, focusing on those opportunities where we can acquire either the fee
interest underlying the operating assets, or long term leases, which we believe provide flexibility
with respect to the usage of such leasehold assets and to focus on the development of our existing
real estate. In the near term, we are focusing principally on the operation of our existing cinema
assets and in the development of five parcels of undeveloped real estate in
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Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney in Australia and Wellington in New Zealand while taking advantage
of those opportunities that may present themselves from time to time to strategically expand our
existing cinema circuits.
During the first quarter, our efforts on the real estate side of our business were focused in
large part on:
|
|
|
the rezoning approval by the Victoria State Government of our 50.6 acre Burwood
property (located in suburban Melbourne) from an essentially industrial to a priority use
zone allowing a mixture of retail, entertainment, commercial and residential uses; and |
|
|
|
|
the completion and lease-up of our 4.1 acre Newmarket Shopping Centre in Brisbane,
Australia (94,000 square feet of leased retail space). That property is now approximately
95% leased, including anchor tenancies provided by a major grocery chain and a major pub
operator. |
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 earnings. 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 example, effective February 23, 2006, we purchased a 3-screen leasehold cinema in
Queenstown, New Zealand for $939,000 (NZ$1.4 million), representing the only screens in this
market, an effective 5.25 multiple of cinema cash flow.
Results of Operations
During the first quarter of 2006, we directly operated 34 cinemas with 223 screens, have
interests in certain unconsolidated joint ventures in which we have varying interests, which own an
additional 11 cinemas with 67 screens and managed three cinemas with 14 screens. Regarding real
estate, we own and operated during the quarter four ETRCs that we developed in Australia and New
Zealand; own the fee interests in four developed commercial properties in Manhattan and Chicago,
all of which are improved with live theaters comprising seven stages and, in two cases, ancillary
retail and commercial space; own the fee interests underlying one of our Manhattan cinemas and hold
for development an additional five parcels (aggregating approximately 58 acres) 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 activity centres, and we are currently in the planning phases of their
development.
The tables below summarize the results of operations for each of our principal business
segments for the three (2006 Quarter) months ended March 31, 2006 and the three (2005 Quarter)
months ended March 31, 2005, respectively. Operating expenses include costs associated with the
day-to-day operations of the cinemas and live theaters and the management of rental properties.
Our quarter-to-quarter results of operation were principally impacted by the following:
|
|
|
The sale effective June 8, 2005 of our Puerto Rican cinema operations; |
|
|
|
|
The sale effective May 17, 2005 of our Glendale, California office building, our only
commercial domestic property with no entertainment component; |
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|
|
|
The acquisition on June 1, 2005 and September 19, 2005 of the various real property
interests underlying our leasehold interest in our Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 cinema; |
|
|
|
|
The opening in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the occupancy of the majority of tenancies
during first quarter of 2006 of our Newmarket Shopping Center, a 95,000 square foot retail
center in a suburb of Brisbane, Australia; |
|
|
|
|
The opening on October 20, 2005, and the acquisition effective February 23, 2006, of
cinemas in a suburb of Adelaide, Australia and Queenstown, New Zealand; and |
|
|
|
|
The reduction in the value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars vis-à-vis the US
dollar from $0.7729 and $0.7126, respectively, as of March 31, 2005 to $0.7165 and $0.6164,
respectively, as of March 31, 2006. |
All operating results from discontinued operations are included in Loss from discontinued
operations (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |
|
Cinema |
|
Real Estate |
|
Total |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
22,509 |
|
|
$ |
3,428 |
|
|
$ |
25,937 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
17,876 |
|
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
|
19,587 |
|
Depreciation & amortization |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
977 |
|
|
Segment operating income |
|
$ |
1,571 |
|
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
$ |
2,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 |
|
Cinema |
|
Real Estate |
|
Total |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
21,916 |
|
|
$ |
3,608 |
|
|
$ |
25,524 |
|
Operating expense |
|
|
17,593 |
|
|
|
1,608 |
|
|
|
19,201 |
|
Depreciation & amortization |
|
|
2,214 |
|
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
3,121 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
Segment operating income |
|
$ |
783 |
|
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
1,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to consolidated net income: |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
Total segment operating income |
|
$ |
2,268 |
|
|
$ |
1,874 |
|
Non-segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
|
2,419 |
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
|
(587 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(1,784 |
) |
|
|
(866 |
) |
Other expense |
|
|
(1,156 |
) |
|
|
(271 |
) |
Minority interest |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(137 |
) |
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(713 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
(337 |
) |
|
|
(233 |
) |
Equity earnings of unconsolidated investments |
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(3,147 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,403 |
) |
|
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Cinema
Included in the cinema segment above is revenue and expense from the operations of 34 cinema
complexes with a total of 223 screens. The following tables detail our cinema segment operating
results for the three months ending March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, adjusted to exclude our
discontinued Puerto Rico cinema operations, (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United |
|
|
|
|
|
New |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |
|
States |
|
Australia |
|
Zealand |
|
Total |
|
Admissions revenue |
|
$ |
4,286 |
|
|
$ |
9,383 |
|
|
$ |
2,818 |
|
|
$ |
16,487 |
|
Concessions revenue |
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
2,918 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
|
|
5,097 |
|
Advertising and other revenues |
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
5,888 |
|
|
|
12,768 |
|
|
|
3,853 |
|
|
|
22,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cinema costs |
|
|
4,652 |
|
|
|
9,813 |
|
|
|
2,240 |
|
|
|
16,705 |
|
Concession costs |
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
1,171 |
|
|
Total operating expense |
|
|
4,911 |
|
|
|
10,469 |
|
|
|
2,496 |
|
|
|
17,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
2,085 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
977 |
|
|
Segment operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
(404 |
) |
|
$ |
926 |
|
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
|
$ |
1,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United |
|
|
|
|
|
New |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 |
|
States |
|
Australia |
|
Zealand |
|
Total |
|
Admissions revenue |
|
$ |
4,645 |
|
|
$ |
8,651 |
|
|
$ |
2,876 |
|
|
$ |
16,172 |
|
Concessions revenue |
|
|
1,264 |
|
|
|
2,544 |
|
|
|
851 |
|
|
|
4,659 |
|
Advertising and other revenues |
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
573 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
1,085 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
6,267 |
|
|
|
11,768 |
|
|
|
3,881 |
|
|
|
21,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cinema costs |
|
|
4,601 |
|
|
|
9,557 |
|
|
|
2,264 |
|
|
|
16,422 |
|
Concession costs |
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
1,171 |
|
|
Total operating expense |
|
|
4,872 |
|
|
|
10,177 |
|
|
|
2,544 |
|
|
|
17,593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
1,426 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
2,214 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
Segment operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
(446 |
) |
|
$ |
161 |
|
|
$ |
1,068 |
|
|
$ |
783 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cinema revenue increased for the 2006 Quarter by $593,000 or 2.7% compared to the same
period in 2005. Approximately $1.0 million of the 2006 Quarter increase was from improved
results in our Australian operations including $732,000 from admissions and $268,000 from
the net of concessions and other revenues. This increase in revenues was offset by a
$407,000 decrease in revenues primarily from our U.S. cinemas related to lower admissions. |
|
|
|
|
Operating expense increased for the 2006 Quarter by $283,000 or 1.6% compared to the
same period in 2005. This increase followed the overall trend in revenues with most of the
increase coming from our Australian operations. Overall our operating expenses for three
months year-to-year were consistent at approximately 80% of gross revenue for both 2006 and
2005. |
|
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|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased for the 2006 Quarter by $129,000 or 5.8%
compared to the same period in 2005 primarily related to the decrease in the Sutton Hill
Capital Option Fee amortization expense directly related to the purchase of the Cinemas 1,
2, & 3 in September 2005. |
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expense decreased for the 2006 Quarter by $349,000 or 26.3%
compared to the same period in 2005. The decrease was primarily due to the purchase of the
Cinemas 1, 2, & 3 which decreased the amount of rent paid to related parties. |
|
|
|
|
As a result of the above, net income for the cinema segment increased for the 2006
Quarter by $788,000 compared to the same period in 2005. |
Real Estate
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, our rental generating real estate holdings
consisted of:
|
|
|
ETRCs in Belmont, Perth; Auburn, Sydney; and Newmarket, Brisbane in Australia; and
Wellington, New Zealand; |
|
|
|
|
three single auditorium live theaters in Manhattan (Minetta Lane, Orpheum, and Union
Square) and a four auditorium live theater 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. |
The following tables detail our real estate segment operating results for the three months
ending March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, adjusted to reflect the sale of our Glendale property
which was sold during the second quarter of 2005 (dollars in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United |
|
|
|
|
|
New |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |
|
States |
|
Australia |
|
Zealand |
|
Total |
|
Live theater rental and ancillary income |
|
$ |
1,036 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,036 |
|
Property rental income |
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
|
793 |
|
|
|
2,392 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,469 |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
|
793 |
|
|
|
3,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live theater costs |
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
656 |
|
Property rental cost |
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
531 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
1,055 |
|
|
Total operating expense |
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
531 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
Segment operating income |
|
$ |
517 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United |
|
|
|
|
|
New |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 |
|
States |
|
Australia |
|
Zealand |
|
Total |
|
Live theater rental and ancillary income |
|
$ |
1,302 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,302 |
|
Property rental income |
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
823 |
|
|
|
2,306 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,648 |
|
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
823 |
|
|
|
3,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live theater costs |
|
|
689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
689 |
|
Property rental cost |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
|
Total operating expense |
|
|
811 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
1,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
907 |
|
General & administrative expense |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Segment operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
778 |
|
|
$ |
315 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue decreased for the 2006 Quarter by $180,000 or 5.0% compared to the same period
in 2005. Of the 2006 Quarter decrease, approximately $266,000 was attributable to a
decrease in rent from our domestic live theaters offset by $86,000 of higher property
rental income primarily from our Australia and U.S. properties. |
|
|
|
|
Operating expense for the real estate segment increased for the 2006 Quarter by $103,000
or 6.4% compared to the same period in 2005. This increase in expense was primarily
related to $136,000 in expenses from property rentals in our Australia and U.S. properties
offset by a $33,000 decrease on our live theater costs. |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense for the real estate segment increased by $113,000 or 12.5% for the
2006 Quarter compared to the same period in 2005. The majority of this increase was
attributed to the Newmarket shopping center assets in Australia being put into service
during the first quarter. |
|
|
|
|
As a result of the above, real estate net income decreased for the 2006 Quarter by
$394,000 compared to the same period in 2005. |
Corporate
General and administrative expense includes expenses that are not directly attributable to
other operating segments. The decrease in general and administrative expense of $29,000 in the
2006 Quarter when compared to the 2005 Quarter was primarily due an overall decrease in legal fees.
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Net interest expense increased by $918,000 primarily related to a higher outstanding loan
balance in Australia and due to the effective completion of construction of our Newmarket Shopping
Centre in 2005, as well as a decrease in interest expense adjustment in the 2006 Quarter related to the mark-to-market
adjustment of our interest rate swaps compared to the adjustment for the same period in 2005.
Other expense increased by $885,000 primarily due to a $1.1 million mark-to-market charge
relating to an option liability to the Sutton Hill Capital LLC to acquire a 25% non-managing
membership interest in our Cinemas 1, 2 & 3 property.
Consolidated
Net Losses
Our consolidated net losses have increased from $2.4 million in the 2005 Quarter to $3.1
million in the 2006 Quarter. This is primarily due to the aforementioned improved operating
results of our cinema operations and the increase in other expense coupled with the sale of our
Puerto Rico operations during 2005 which no longer provide negative results to our bottom line
income.
Acquisitions
Queenstown Cinema Purchase. Effective February 23, 2006, we purchased a 3-screen
leasehold cinema in Queenstown, New Zealand for $939,000 (NZ$1.4 million). We funded this
acquisition through internal sources.
Dispositions
We did not have any dispositions of properties or businesses during the 2006 Quarter.
Business Plan, Capital Resources and Liquidity
Business Plan
Our cinema exhibition business plan is to continue to identify, develop and acquire cinema
properties, focusing, where reasonably available, on those opportunities where we can acquire
either the fee interest underlying such operating assets, or long-term leases, which provide
flexibility with respect to the usage of such leasehold estates. 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 such as the ongoing redevelopment of our
Sutton Cinema property into residential and retail condominium units.
We are currently concentrating our acquisitions and development activities primarily in
Australia and New Zealand, as we believe that there are currently better opportunities in these
markets than domestically and have now disposed of our cinema assets in Puerto Rico. We continue
to close under-performing cinema assets, or to sell or put to other purposes those cinema assets
which have value as real estate significantly in excess of their value as cinemas.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table provides information with respect to the maturities and scheduled
principal repayments of our secured debt and lease obligations at March 31, 2006 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Long-term debt |
|
$ |
842 |
|
|
$ |
4,501 |
|
|
$ |
2,577 |
|
|
$ |
80,879 |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
3,145 |
|
Long-term debt to related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lease obligations |
|
|
7,431 |
|
|
|
10,260 |
|
|
|
9,604 |
|
|
|
9,506 |
|
|
|
9,356 |
|
|
|
70,674 |
|
Estimated interest on long-term
debt |
|
|
6,234 |
|
|
|
7,833 |
|
|
|
7,216 |
|
|
|
3,100 |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
14,507 |
|
|
$ |
27,594 |
|
|
$ |
19,397 |
|
|
$ |
93,485 |
|
|
$ |
19,547 |
|
|
$ |
73,991 |
|
|
Estimated interest on long-term debt is based on the anticipated loan balances for future
periods calculated against current fixed and variable interest rates.
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 used in operations was $535,000 in the 2006 Quarter compared to $3.3 million for the 2005
Quarter. The change in cash used in operations of $2.8 million is due primarily to:
|
|
|
an increase in cash provided by our operations of approximately $1.3 million in the 2006
Quarter compared to the 2005 Quarter primarily from increased admissions in our Australia
cinema operations and from the elimination of costs related to our discontinued Puerto Rico
operations; and |
|
|
|
|
a decrease in cash used of $2.2 million related to a reduction in accounts payable
balances in Australia during the 2005 Quarter not repeated in the 2006 Quarter; |
offset by
|
|
|
an increase in cash used of $486,000 to reduce film rent payable in the 2006 Quarter
compared to the 2005 Quarter. |
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Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities for the 2006 Quarter decreased by $6.5 million compared to
the same period in 2005. The $3.6 million cash used for the 2006 Quarter was primarily related to:
|
|
|
$939,000 in cash used to purchase the Queenstown Cinema in New Zealand and |
|
|
|
|
$2.7 million in cash used to complete the Newmarket property and for property
enhancements to our U.S. properties. |
|
The $10.1 million cash used for the 2005 Quarter was primarily related to: |
|
|
|
|
$6.1 million in purchases of property and equipment for the most part related to the
on-going construction work on our Newmarket development in Brisbane, Australia; |
|
|
|
|
a $963,000 increase in our investment in the 205-209 East 57th Street Associates, LLC; and |
|
|
|
|
a $3.4 million deposit made to acquire the Cinemas 1, 2,
& 3 property in New York City; offset by |
|
|
|
|
a $362,000 cash inflow from a reduction in restricted cash. |
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities for the 2006 Quarter decreased by $7.0 million compared
to the same period in 2005. The $679,000 in cash provided in the 2006 Quarter was primarily
related to:
|
|
|
$2.3 million of new borrowings on our Newmarket credit facility; |
offset by
|
|
|
$604,000 of cash used to pay down long-term debt which was primarily related the final
payoff of the Movieland purchase note payable of approximately $512,000; |
|
|
|
|
$792,000 of cash used to repurchase Class A
Nonvoting Common Stock (these shares were
previously issued to the Movieland sellers who exercised their put option during the 2006
Quarter to sell back to us the shares they had received in partial consideration for the
sale of the Movieland cinemas); and |
|
|
|
|
$285,000 in distributions to minority interests. |
Cash provided by financing activities of $7.7 million for the first three months of 2005 was
primarily attributable to our increase in borrowings of $7.8 million used to finance the on-going
construction work on our Newmarket development in suburban Brisbane, Australia.
Summary
Our cash position at March 31, 2006 was $4.6 million compared to $8.5 million at December 31,
2005. The majority of the $3.9 million change related to the following transactions:
|
|
|
$535,000 net cash used in operating activities; |
|
|
|
|
$939,000 in cash used to purchase the Queenstown Cinema in New Zealand; |
|
|
|
|
$2.7 million in cash used to complete the Newmarket property and for property
enhancements in our U.S. properties provided by a decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
$604,000 of cash used to pay down long-term debt which was primarily related the final
payoff of the Movieland purchase note payable of approximately $520,000; |
|
|
|
|
$792,000 of cash used to repurchase Class A Nonvoting
Common Stock; |
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|
|
|
$285,000 in distributions to minority share holders; and |
|
|
|
|
$430,000 in foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents. |
offset by
|
|
|
$2.3 million of new borrowings on our Newmarket credit facility. |
Critical Accounting Policies
The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting policies as those that are,
in managements view, most important to the portrayal of the companys 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 theater 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 2005 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.
Beginning in 2002, we began recognizing unrealized foreign currency translation gains and
losses. 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 natural hedges in Australia and New Zealand.
This involves local country sourcing of goods and services as well as borrowing in local
currencies.
Our exposure to interest rate risk arises out of our long-term debt obligations. Consistent
with our internally developed guidelines, we seek to reduce the negative effects of changes in
interest rates by changing the character of the interest rate on our long-term debt, converting a
variable rate into a fixed rate. Our internal procedures allow us to enter into derivative
contracts on certain borrowing transactions to achieve this goal. Our Australian credit facilities
provide for floating interest rates but require that not less than a certain percentage of the
loans be swapped into fixed rate obligations using the derivative contracts.
In accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
we marked our Australian interest swap instruments to market on the consolidated balance sheet
resulting in an $111,000 (AUS$134,000) decrease and $472,000 (AUS$613,000) decrease to interest
expense during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005, respectively. At March
31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we have recorded the fair market value of our interest rate swaps
of $527,000 (AUS$736,000) and $638,000 (AUS$870,000), respectively, as an other long-term
liability. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, we have not designated any of our current interest
rate swap positions as financial reporting hedges.
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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 fully recover 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:
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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 defendants 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 Companys 2005 Annual Report.
Forward-Looking Statements
Our statements in this interim quarterly report contain a variety of forward-looking
statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
reflect only our expectations regarding future events and operating performance and necessarily
speak only as of the date the information was prepared. No guarantees can be given that our
expectation will in fact be realized, in whole or in part. You can recognize these statements by
our use of words such as, by way of example, may, will, expect, believe, and anticipate
or other similar terminology.
These forward-looking statements reflect our expectation after having considered a variety of
risks and uncertainties. However, they are necessarily the product of internal discussion and do
not necessarily completely reflect the views of individual members of our Board of Directors or of
our management team. Individual Board members and individual members of our management team may
have different view as to the risks and uncertainties involved, and may have different views as to
future events or our operating performance.
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Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
or underlying our forward-looking statements are the following:
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The number and attractiveness to movie goers of the films released in future periods; |
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The licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion
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The comparative attractiveness of motion pictures as a source of
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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
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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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The extent to which we can obtain on a timely basis the various land
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Competition for development sites and tenants; and |
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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; and |
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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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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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The relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we
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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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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
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ongoing and future potential audits by taxing authorities having jurisdiction over
our various companies; and
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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 publicly update 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 pro forma information or 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.
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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:
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Although the results of such an analysis may be useful as a benchmark, they should not be
viewed as forecasts.
At March 31, 2006, approximately 51% 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 $2.7 million in cash and cash equivalents. At December 31,
2005, approximately 50% and 23% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian
dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand) including approximately
$6.4 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
earnings. 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.
Our policy is to borrow in local currencies to finance the development and construction of our
ETRCs 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, approximately 49% and 25% 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 $6.0 million
and $1.2 million, respectively, and the change in our quarterly net income would be $126,000 and
$21,000, respectively. At the present time, we have no plan to hedge such exposure.
We record unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses which could materially
affect our financial position. As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we have recorded a
cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation gain of approximately $25.1 million and $28.6
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.
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Item 3A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Interest Risk
The majority of our U.S. bank 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 $5,000 increase or decrease in our 2006 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 $73,000 increase in our 2006 Quarter Australian and New Zealand
interest expense while a 1% decrease in short-term interest rates would have resulted in
approximately $76,000 decrease the 2006 Quarter of Australian and New Zealand interest expense.
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Item 4 Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the Companys Exchange Act reports, as amended, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commissions 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.
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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 Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Item 2 Change in Securities
Not applicable.
Item 3 Defaults upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
None
Item 5 Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 6 Exhibits
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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.
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Date: May 8, 2006
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James J. Cotter |
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Date: May 8, 2006
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Andrzej Matyczynski |
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