UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

Commission file Number 0-24216

 

IMAX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(905) 403-6500

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 12 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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

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 of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

 

Table of Contents

 

IMAX CORPORATION

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

Certain statements included in this quarterly report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), business and technology strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of business, operations and technology, plans and references to the future success of IMAX Corporation together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) and expectations regarding the Company’s future operating results. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the expectations and predictions of the Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions; the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by the Company; competitive actions by other companies; U.S. or Canadian regulatory inquiries; conditions in the in-home and out-of-home entertainment industries; changes in laws or regulations; conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry; risks associated with the performance of the Company’s new technologies; risks associated with investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, including those related to economic, political and regulatory policies of local governments and laws and policies of the United States and Canada; the potential impact of increased competition in the markets the Company operates within; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and actual results or anticipated developments by the Company may not be realized, and even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

IMAX^®, IMAX^® Dome, IMAX^® 3D, IMAX^® 3D Dome, The IMAX Experience^®, An IMAX Experience^®, IMAX DMR^®, DMR^®, IMAX MPX^®, IMAX think big^® and think big^® are trademarks and trade names of the
Company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected under laws of various jurisdictions.

IMAX CORPORATION

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)

IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)

IMAX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

IMAX Corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”), reports its results under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, except for subsidiaries which the Company has identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The nature of the Company’s business is such that the results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations.

 

The Company has evaluated its various variable interests to determine whether they are VIEs in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). The Company has five film production companies that are VIEs. As the Company is exposed to the majority of the expected losses for one of the film production companies, the Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of this entity. The Company continues to consolidate this entity, with no material impact on the operating results or financial condition of the Company, as this production company has total assets and total liabilities of $nil as at March 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007 — $nil). For the other four film production companies which are VIEs, the Company did not consolidate these film entities since it does not bear the majority of the expected losses or expected residual returns. The Company equity accounts for these entities. As at March 31, 2008, these five VIEs have total assets of $0.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.3 million) and total liabilities of $0.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.3 million). Earnings of the investees included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations amounted to $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The carrying value of these investments in VIEs that are not consolidated is $nil at March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $nil). A loss in value of an investment other than a temporary decline is recognized as a charge to the consolidated statement of operations.

 

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions, including all unrealized intercompany profits on transactions with equity-accounted investees, have been eliminated.

 

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 10-K”) which should be consulted for a summary of the significant accounting policies utilized by the Company. These interim financial statements are prepared following accounting policies consistent with the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, except as noted below.

 

 

In June 2006, FIN 48 was issued. This interpretation prescribes a more likely than not recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of a tax position, classification of a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, accounting for interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and expanded income tax disclosures. FIN 48 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2007. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded in the first quarter of 2007 upon adoption of FIN 48 was an increase to the tax liability of $2.1 million and a charge to deficit.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP 157-2), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”. FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities included in its consolidated financial statements. For financial assets and financial liabilities, SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 on a prospective basis. The adoption of SFAS 157 to the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as of January 1, 2008.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”), with an effective date of January 1, 2008. Companies that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 did not have an effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as the Company did not elect this fair value option for any of its financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

 

Financing receivables, consisting of net investment in sales-type leases and receivables from financed sales of its theater systems, are as follows:

 

 

As at March 31, 2008, the financed sale receivables had a weighted average effective interest rate of 9.5% (December 31, 2007 — 9.4%).

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

At March 31, 2008, finished goods inventory for which title had passed to the customer and revenue was deferred amounted to $4.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $3.2 million).

 

Inventories at March 31, 2008 include provisions for excess and obsolete inventory based upon current estimates of net realizable value considering future events and conditions of $4.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $4.3 million).

 

 

As at March 31, 2008, the Company had outstanding $159.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $159.0 million) aggregate principal of Registered Senior Notes and $1.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.0 million) aggregate principal of Unregistered Senior Notes. The Registered Senior Notes and the Unregistered Senior Notes are referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”.

 

The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes impose certain restrictions on its operating and financing activities, including certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain distributions or certain other restricted payments; grant liens; create certain dividend and other payment restrictions affecting the Company’s subsidiaries; sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

 

The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes require that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the Trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines. If these financial reporting covenants are breached then this is considered an event of default under the terms of the Senior Notes and the Company has 30 days to cure this default, after which the Senior Notes become due and payable.

 

In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the required public company filing deadline due to the discovery of certain accounting errors, broadened its accounting review to include certain other accounting matters based on comments received by the Company from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), and ultimately restated financial statements for certain periods. The filing delay resulted in the Company being in default of a financial reporting covenant under the indenture dated as at December 4, 2003, and as thereafter amended and supplemented, governing the Company’s Senior Notes due 2010 (the “Indenture”).

 

On April 16, 2007 the Company completed a consent solicitation, receiving consents from holders of approximately 60% aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes (the “Consenting Holders”) to execute a ninth supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture with the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association. The Supplemental Indenture waived any defaults existing at such time arising from a failure by the Company to comply with the Indenture’s reporting covenant requiring that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines, and extended until May 31, 2007, or at the Company’s election until June 30, 2007 (the “Covenant Reversion Date”), the date by which the Company’s failure to comply with the reporting covenant shall constitute a

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

default, or be the basis for an event of default under the Indenture. The Company paid consent fees of $1.0 million to the Consenting Holders. On May 30, 2007, the Company provided notice to the holders of the Senior Notes of its election to extend the Covenant Reversion Date to June 30, 2007. The Company paid additional consent fees of $0.5 million to the Consenting Holders. Because the Company did not file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 by June 30, 2007, it was in default of the reporting covenant under the Indenture on July 1, 2007, and received notice of such default on July 2, 2007. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007. See note 8(f) for more information.

 

 

Under the Indenture governing the Company’s Senior Notes, the Company is permitted to incur indebtedness on a secured basis pursuant to a credit agreement, or the refinancing or replacement of a credit facility, provided that the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness thereunder outstanding at any time does not exceed the greater of a) $30.0 million minus the amount of any such indebtedness retired with the proceeds of an Asset Sale (as defined in the Indenture) and (b) 15% of Total Assets (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company. Amongst other indebtedness, the Indenture also permits the Company to incur indebtedness solely in respect of performance, surety or appeal bonds, letters of credit and letters of guarantee as required in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary industry practices. On February 6, 2004, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement for a secured revolving credit facility as amended on June 30, 2005, May 16, 2006, November 7, 2007 and December 5, 2007 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is a revolving credit facility expiring on October 31, 2009 with an optional one year renewal thereafter contingent upon approval by the lender, permitting maximum aggregate borrowings equal to the lesser of (i) $40.0 million, (ii) a collateral calculation based on percentages of the book values for the Company’s net investment in sales-type leases, financing receivables, finished goods inventory allocated to backlog contracts and the appraised values of the expected future cash flows related to operating leases and of the Company’s owned real property, reduced by certain accruals and accounts payable, and (iii) a minimum level of trailing cash collections in the preceding twenty-six week period ($71.1 million as at March 31, 2008); reduced for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees and subject to maintaining a minimum Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) of $5.0 million. As at March 31, 2008, the Company’s current borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility was $20.3 million after deduction for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million and the minimum Excess Availability of $5.0 million. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company was successful in transferring $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees to the separate line available with the Bank of Montreal (see note 7b). The effect was to increase the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility by $4.1M. The Credit Facility bears interest at the applicable prime rate per annum or LIBOR plus a margin as specified therein per annum and is collateralized by a first priority security interest in all of the current and future assets of the Company. The Credit Facility contains typical affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain loans, investments or guarantees; pay dividends; make certain asset sales; incur certain liens or other encumbrances; conduct certain transactions with affiliates and enter into certain corporate transactions. In addition, the Credit Facility agreement contains customary events of default, including upon an acquisition or a change of control that may have a material adverse effect on the Company or a guarantor. The Credit Facility also requires the Company to maintain, over a period of time, a minimum level of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization including film asset amortization, stock and non-cash compensation, write downs (recoveries), asset impairment charges, and other non-cash uses of funds on a trailing four quarter basis calculated quarterly, of not less than $20.0 million (the “EBITDA Requirement”); provided, however, that the EBITDA Requirement shall be $12.5 million for the four quarters ending each of December 31, 2007, March 31,

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008. Furthermore, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Cash and Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) balance not less than $15.0 million.

 

On May 5, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility with effect from January 1, 2008, whereby the minimum Cash and Excess Availability balance is reduced to $7.5 million. Under the terms of this amendment, the Company shall not be subject to the EBITDA Requirement so long as the Company is in compliance with the Cash and Excess Availability requirements. This amendment also provides for a one-year extension of the expiration of the Credit Facility to October 31, 2010 and adjusts the collateral calculation for certain finished goods inventory items to be installed under joint revenue sharing arrangements, which could result in an increase to maximum aggregate borrowings of up to $3.0 million in the future. In the event that the Company’s Excess Availability falls below the $5.0 million requirement, the excess borrowings above the minimum availability requirement must be remedied immediately. Failure to remedy will result in a Cash Dominion Event and an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Facility). The failure to comply with the Cash and Excess Availability requirement of $7.5 million would continue to result in an immediate Cash Dominion Event and Event of Default. If the Credit Facility were to be terminated by either the Company or the lender, the Company would have the ability to pursue another source of secured financing pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

 

As of March 31, 2008, the Company had not drawn down any funds under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants under the agreement.

 

Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company has to comply with several reporting requirements including the delivery of audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the filing deadline in order to restate financial statements for certain periods during the fiscal years 2002 — 2006. On March 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender waived the requirement for the Company to deliver audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, provided such statements and documents were delivered on or before June 30, 2007. On June 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender agreed that an event of default would not be deemed to have occurred unless the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filing did not occur by July 31, 2007 or upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Company’s Indenture governing its Senior Notes which had not been cured within the applicable grace period. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007, within the applicable grace period.

 

 

(a) The Company’s lease commitments consist of rent and equipment under operating leases. The Company accounts for any incentives provided over the term of the lease. Total minimum annual rental payments to be made by the Company under operating leases as at March 31, 2008 for each of the years ended December 31, are as follows:

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Rent expense was $1.4 million for three months ended March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $1.2 million) net of sublease rental of less than $0.1 million (March 31, 2007 — $0.2 million).

 

Recorded in the accrued liabilities balance as at March 31, 2008 is $6.5 million (December 31, 2007 — $6.6 million) related to lease inducements and accrued rent.

 

Purchase obligations under supplier arrangements as at March 31, 2008 were $1.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.4 million).

 

(b) As at March 31, 2008, the Company has letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million outstanding, of which the entire balance has been secured by the Credit Facility. The Company also has available a $5.0 million facility for performance guarantees and letters of credit through the Bank of Montreal for use solely in conjunction with guarantees fully insured by Export Development Canada. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had $nil (December 31, 2007 — $nil) outstanding under this facility. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company transferred $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees from the Credit Facility to this separate line available with the Bank of Montreal.

 

(c) The Company compensates its sales force with both fixed and variable compensation. Commissions on the sale or lease of the Company’s theater system components are due in graduated amounts from the time of collection of the customer’s first payment to the Company up to the collection of the customer’s last initial payment. At March 31, 2008, $0.2 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.2 million) of commissions will be payable in future periods if the Company collects its initial payments as anticipated.

 

 

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including those identified below, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, the Company will make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these provisions in conjunction with any related provisions on assets related to the claims at least quarterly and adjusts these provisions to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other pertinent information related to the case. Should developments in any of these matters outlined below cause a change in the Company’s determination as to an unfavorable outcome and result in the need to recognize a material provision, or, should any of these matters result in a final adverse judgment or be settled for significant amounts, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the period or periods in which such a change in determination, settlement or judgment occurs.

 

The Company expenses legal costs relating to its lawsuits, claims and proceedings as incurred.

 

(a) In March 2005, the Company, together with Three-Dimensional Media Group, Ltd. (“3DMG”), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, against In-Three, Inc. (“In-Three”) alleging patent infringement. On March 10, 2006, the Company and In-Three entered into a settlement agreement settling the dispute between the Company and In-Three. On June 12, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, entered a stay in the proceedings against In-Three pending the arbitration of disputes between the Company and 3DMG. Arbitration was initiated by the Company against 3DMG on May 15, 2006 before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in New York, alleging breaches of the license and consulting agreements between the Company and 3DMG. On June 15, 2006, 3DMG filed an answer denying any breaches and asserting counterclaims that the Company breached the parties’ license agreement. On June 21, 2007, the Arbitration Panel unanimously denied 3DMG’s Motion for Summary Judgment filed on April 11, 2007 concerning the Company’s claims and 3DMG’s counterclaims. On October 5, 2007, 3DMG amended its

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

counterclaims and added counterclaims from UNIPAT.ORG relating to fees allegedly owed to UNIPAT.ORG by the Company. An evidentiary hearing on liability issues originally scheduled for June 2008 has been postponed until a later date to be set by the Arbitration Panel. Further proceedings on damages issues will be scheduled if and when necessary. The Company will continue to pursue its claims vigorously and believes that all allegations made by 3DMG are without merit. The Company further believes that the amount of loss, if any, suffered in connection with the counterclaims would not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of the arbitration.

 

(b) In January 2004, the Company and IMAX Theatre Services Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, commenced an arbitration seeking damages of approximately $3.7 million before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chambers of Commerce (the “ICC”) with respect to the breach by Electronic Media Limited (“EML”) of its December 2000 agreement with the Company. In June 2004, the Company commenced a related arbitration before the ICC against EML’s affiliate, E-CITI Entertainment (I) PVT Limited (“E-Citi”), seeking $17.8 million in damages as a result of E-Citi’s breach of a September 2000 lease agreement. The damages sought against E-Citi included the original claim sought against EML. An arbitration hearing took place in November 2005 against E-Citi, which included all claims by the Company. On February 1, 2006, the ICC issued an award on liability finding unanimously in the Company’s favor on all claims. Further hearings took place in July 2006 and December 2006. On August 24, 2007, the ICC issued an award unanimously in favor of the Company in the amount of $9.4 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company under its lease agreements, plus interest and costs. In the award, the ICC upheld the validity and enforceability of the Company’s theater system contract. The Company thereafter submitted its application to the arbitration panel for interest and costs. On March 27, 2008, the Panel issued a final award in favor of the Company in the amount of $11,309,496, plus an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid, which the Company will seek to enforce and collect in full. As collectibility is not assured, the Company will not record the impact of the amount awarded until the amounts have been received.

 

(c) In June 2004, Robots of Mars, Inc. (“Robots”) initiated an arbitration proceeding against the Company in California with the American Arbitration Association pursuant to an arbitration provision in a 1994 film production agreement between Robots’ predecessor-in-interest and a subsidiary of the Company, asserting claims for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and intentional interference with the contract. Robots is seeking an accounting of the Company’s revenues and an award of all sums alleged to be due to Robots under the production agreement, as well as punitive damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend the arbitration proceeding and believes the amount of the loss, if any, that may be suffered in connection with this proceeding will not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such arbitration.

 

(d) The Company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in eight purported class action lawsuits filed between August 11, 2006 and September 18, 2006, alleging violations of U.S. federal securities laws. These eight actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On January 18, 2007, the Court consolidated all eight class action lawsuits and appointed Westchester Capital Management, Inc. as the lead plaintiff and Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP as lead plaintiff’s counsel. On October 2, 2007, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint. The amended complaint, brought on behalf of shareholders who purchased the Company’s common stock between February 27, 2003 and July 20, 2007, alleges primarily that the defendants engaged in securities fraud by disseminating materially false and misleading statements during the class period regarding the Company’s revenue recognition of theater system installations, and failing to disclose material information concerning the Company’s revenue recognition practices. The amended complaint also added PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s auditors, as a defendant. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages, costs, and expenses. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

December 10, 2007, which is still pending. Plaintiffs filed their opposition to this motion on January 22, 2008. Defendants submitted a reply to plaintiffs’ opposition on February 11, 2008. The lawsuit is at a very early stage and as a result the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.

 

(e) A class action lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2006 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the Company and certain of its officers and directors, alleging violations of Canadian securities laws. This lawsuit was brought on behalf of shareholders who acquired the Company’s securities between February 17, 2006 and August 9, 2006. A hearing regarding the combined leave to amend and certification motions has been scheduled for the week of June 2, 2008. The lawsuit is in a very early stage and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, as well as costs and expenses. As a result, the Company is unable to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company believes the allegations made against it in the statement of claim are meritless and will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.

 

(f) On September 7, 2007, Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership II (“Catalyst”), a holder of the Company’s Senior Notes, commenced an application against the Company in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for a declaration of oppression pursuant to sections 229 and 241 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) and for a declaration that the Company is in default of the Indenture governing its Senior Notes. The allegations of oppression are substantially the same as allegations Catalyst made in a May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and subsequently withdrawn on October 12, 2007, wherein Catalyst challenged the validity of the consent solicitation through which the Company requested and obtained a waiver of any and all defaults arising from a failure to comply with the reporting covenant under the Indenture and alleged common law fraud. Catalyst has also requested the appointment of an inspector and an order that an investigation be carried out pursuant to section 229 of the CBCA. In addition, between March 2007 and October 2007, Catalyst sent the Company eight purported notices of default or acceleration under the Indenture. It is the Company’s position that no event of default (as that term is defined in the Indenture) has occurred under the Indenture and, accordingly, that Catalyst’s purported acceleration notice is of no force or effect. The hearing date has not yet been finalized by the Court. At this stage of the litigation, the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company believes this application is entirely without merit and plans to contest it vigorously and seek costs from Catalyst, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of the proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.

 

(g) In a related matter, on December 21, 2007, U.S. Bank National Association, trustee under the Indenture, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the Company and Catalyst, requesting a declaration that the theory of default asserted by Catalyst before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is without merit and further that Catalyst has failed to satisfy certain prerequisites to bondholder action, which are contained in the Indenture (the “U.S. Bank’s New York Action”). As a result of this action, on January 10, 2008, the Company filed a motion with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking a stay of all or part of the action Catalyst initiated before that court. On February 6, 2008, the Company served a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action. On February 22, 2008, Catalyst filed a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action and Cross-Claims against

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

the Company in the same proceeding. The Cross-Claims repeat the allegations and seek substantially the same relief as in Catalyst’s application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and as were raised in Catalyst’s May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Company continues to believe that Catalyst’s claims are entirely without merit. The litigation is at a preliminary stage and, as a result, the Company is unable to comment on the outcome of the proceedings or estimate the potential loss exposure, if any.

 

(h) In addition to the matters described above, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position or future operating results, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.

 

Financial Guarantees

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may contain features that meet the FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”) definition of a guarantee. FIN 45 defines a guarantee to be a contract (including an indemnity) that contingently requires the Company to make payments (either in cash, financial instruments, other assets, shares of its stock or provision of services) to a third party based on (a) changes in an underlying interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity or commodity instrument, index or other variable, that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the counterparty, (b) failure of another party to perform under an obligating agreement or (c) failure of another third party to pay its indebtedness when due.

 

The Company has provided no significant financial guarantees to third parties.

 

Product Warranties

 

The following summarizes the accrual for product warranties that was recorded as part of accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

Director/Officer Indemnifications

 

The Company’s General By-law contains an indemnification of its directors/officers, former directors/officers and persons who have acted at its request to be a director/officer of an entity in which the Company is a shareholder or creditor, to indemnify them, to the extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act, against expenses (including legal fees), judgments, fines and any amount actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the directors and/or officers are sued as a result of their service, if they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. The nature of the indemnification prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. As contemplated under Section 124 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Company has acquired insurance coverage with a yearly limit of $70.0 million in respect of potential claims against its directors and officers and in respect of losses for which the Company may be required or permitted by law to indemnify such directors and officers. No amount has been accrued in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, with respect to this indemnity.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Other Indemnification Agreements

 

In the normal course of the Company’s operations, it provides indemnifications to counterparties in transactions such as: theater system lease and sale agreements and the supervision of installation or servicing of the theater systems; film production, exhibition and distribution agreements; real property lease agreements; and employment agreements. These indemnification agreements require the Company to compensate the counterparties for costs incurred as a result of litigation claims that may be suffered by the counterparty as a consequence of the transaction or the Company’s breach or non-performance under these agreements. While the terms of these indemnification agreements vary based upon the contract, they normally extend for the life of the agreements. A small number of agreements do not provide for any limit on the maximum potential amount of indemnification, however virtually all of the Company’s theater system lease and sale agreements limit such maximum potential liability to the purchase price of the system. The fact that the maximum potential amount of indemnification required by the Company is not specified in some cases prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. Historically, the Company has not made any significant payments under such indemnifications and no amount has been accrued in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements with respect to the contingent aspect of these indemnities.

 

 

Included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 is a loss of $0.2 million (2007 — gain of $0.1 million), for net foreign exchange gains or losses related to the translation of foreign currency denominated monetary assets, liabilities and integrated subsidiaries.

 

 

(a) Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

(b) Cash payments made on account of:

 

 

(c) Depreciation and amortization are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate and will vary from year to year primarily as a result of numerous permanent differences, investment and other tax credits, the provision for income taxes at different rates in foreign and other provincial jurisdictions, enacted Statutory tax rate increases or reductions in the year, changes in the Company’s valuation allowance based on the Company’s recoverability assessments of deferred tax assets, and favourable or unfavourable resolution of various tax examinations. There was no change in the Company’s estimates of projected future earnings and the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based on an analysis of both positive and negative evidence.

 

As at March 31, 2008, the Company had net deferred income tax assets of $nil (December 31, 2007 — $nil). As at March 31, 2008, the Company had a gross deferred income tax asset of $52.9 million, against which the Company is carrying a $52.9 million valuation allowance.

 

As at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had total unrecognized tax benefits of $4.2 million and $4.0 million for international withholding taxes, respectively. All of the unrecognized tax benefits could impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. While the Company believes it has adequately provided for all tax

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

positions, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could differ from the Company’s accrued position. Accordingly, additional provisions on federal, state, provincial and foreign tax-related matters could be recorded in the future as revised estimates are made or the underlying matters are settled or otherwise resolved.

 

Consistent with its historical financial reporting, the Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities, when applicable, as part of the interest expense in its condensed consolidated statement of operations rather than income tax expense. In conjunction with FIN 48, the Company recognized approximately $0.1 million in potential interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

 

 

The Company has five stock-based compensation plans that are described below. The compensation costs recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for these plans were $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No income tax benefit is recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for these costs.

 

Stock Option Plan

 

The Company’s Stock Option Plan, which is shareholder approved, permits the grant of options to employees, directors and consultants.

 

The Company’s policy is to issue new shares from treasury to satisfy stock options which are exercised.

 

There were no common share options granted to employees for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The weighted average fair value of all common share options, excluding those in excess of cap limits discussed below, granted to employees for the three months ended March 31, 2007 at the date of grant was $1.54 per share. The Company utilizes a Binomial Model to determine the fair value of common share options at the grant date. The following assumptions were used:

 

 

As the Company stratifies its employees into two groups in order to calculate fair value under the Binomial Model, ranges of assumptions used are presented for market risk premium, Beta, expected option life and annual termination probability. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model; various groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected volatility rate is estimated based on the Company’s historical share-price volatility. The market risk premium reflects the amount by which the return on the market portfolio exceeds the risk-free rate, where the return on the market portfolio is based on the Standard and Poors

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

500 index. The Company utilizes an expected term method to determine expected option life based on such data as vesting periods of awards, historical data that includes past exercise and post-vesting cancellations and stock price history.

 

As at March 31, 2008, the Company has reserved a total of 6,749,824 (December 31, 2007— 6,837,157) common shares for future issuance under the Stock Option Plan, of which options in respect of 5,740,247 common shares are outstanding at March 31, 2008. All awards of stock options are made at fair market value of the Company’s Common Shares on the date of grant. “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share on a given date means the higher of the closing price of a Common Share on the grant date (or the most recent trading date if the grant date is not a trading date) on the NASDAQ/National Market System, The Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and such national exchange, as may be designated by the Company’s Board of Directors. The options generally vest between one and five years and expire 10 years or less from the date granted. The Stock Option Plan provides that vesting will be accelerated if there is a change of control, as defined in the plan. At March 31, 2008, options in respect of 4,472,010 common shares were vested and exercisable.

 

The following table summarizes certain information in respect of option activity under the Stock Option Plan for the periods ended March 31:

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company cancelled 7,662 stock options from its Stock Option Plan (2007 — 13,050) surrendered by Company employees for $nil consideration. Compensation cost recognized up to the cancellation date was not reversed for options cancelled.

 

As at March 31, 2008, 5,394,782 options were fully vested or are expected to vest with a weighted average exercise price of $6.61, aggregate intrinsic value of $8.7 million and weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.9 years. As at March 31, 2008, options that are exercisable have an intrinsic value of $7.2 million and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.6 years. The intrinsic value of options exercised in the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $0.3 million (2007 — $nil).

 

In the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company determined it had exceeded, by approximately 1.6% (of which nil were granted in the first quarter of 2007), certain cap limits for grants set by its Stock Option Plan. The options issued in excess of the cap limits were treated as liability-based awards commencing in the third quarter of 2006 as the Company determined it intended to settle the options in cash. The fair value of the options were recalculated each period. For purposes of calculating the fair value of the liability awards in the first quarter of 2007, the Company accelerated the accounting vesting period to March 31, 2007 in order to align with the expected service period of the options. Immediately before the settlement date, the Company had accrued a liability of $0.7 million. The Company recorded an expense of $nil for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and $0.3 million for the quarter

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

ended March 31, 2007 related to these options. In June 2007, 195,286 options were voluntarily surrendered by the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers (the “Co-CEOs”) and members of the Board of Directors for no consideration, as a result $0.2 million in accrued liabilities was credited to Other Equity and the Company settled the remaining options for cash of $0.5 million.

 

Options to Non-Employees

 

There were no common share options granted to non-employees during the three months ended March 31, 2008. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, an aggregate of 8,890 options to purchase the Company’s common stock with an average exercise price of $4.31 were granted to certain advisors and strategic partners of the Company. These options have a maximum contractual life of seven years. Certain of these options vest immediately and the remainder upon the occurrence of certain events. These options were granted under the Stock Option Plan.

 

As at March 31, 2008, non-employee options outstanding amounted to 315,804 options (2007 — 125,549) with a weighted average exercise price of $6.53 (2007 — $8.24). 238,979 options (2007 — 115,549) were exercisable with an average weighted exercise price of $6.98 (2007 — $8.18) and the vested options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.2 million. The weighted average fair value of options granted to non-employees during the three months ended March 31, 2007 at the date of grant was $2.42 per share, utilizing a Binomial Model with the following underlying assumptions for periods ended March 31:

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded a charge of less than $0.1 million (2007 — less than $0.1 million) to film cost of sales related to the non-employee stock options.

 

Restricted Common Shares

 

Under the terms of certain employment agreements dated July 12, 2000, the Company is required to issue either 160,000 restricted common shares or pay their cash equivalent. The restricted shares are required to be issued, or payment of their cash equivalent, upon request by the employees at any time. The aggregate intrinsic value of the awards outstanding at March 31, 2008 is $1.1 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.1 million). The Company accounts for the obligation as a liability, which is classified within accrued liabilities. The Company has recorded an expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due to the changes in the Company’s stock price during the period.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights

 

In the first quarter of 2007, 600,000 stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) with a weighted average exercise price of $4.34 per right were granted to certain Company executives. In the fourth quarter of 2007, an additional 1,680,000 SARs with a weighted average exercise price of $6.86 were granted to certain Company executives. The SARs vesting ranges from immediately to five years. The SARs were measured at fair value at the date of grant and are remeasured each period until settled. At March 31, 2008, the SARs had an average fair value of $2.60 per right (December 31, 2007 — $2.62). The Company accounts for the obligation of these SARs as a liability, which is classified within accrued liabilities. The Company has recorded a $0.6 million charge for the quarter ended

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $0.3 million) to selling, general and administrative expenses related to these SARs. The following assumptions were used for measuring the fair value of the SARs:

 

 

Warrants to Non-Employees

 

There were no warrants issued during the three months ended or outstanding as at March 31, 2008 and 2007.

 

 

Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted per-share computations are comprised of the following:

 

 

The calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 excludes all shares that are issuable upon exercise of options as the impact of these exercises would be antidilutive.

 

 

The following summarizes the movement of Shareholders’ Deficiency for the three months ended March 31, 2008:

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

On May 5, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with The Douglas Group, the Company’s largest shareholder, for the sale of 2,726,447 of the Company’s common shares for a total purchase price of $18.0 million, or approximately $6.60 per share. The Douglas Group, which now owns 19.9% of the Company’s common shares, has agreed to a five-year standstill with the Company whereby it will refrain from certain activities, such as increasing its percentage ownership in the Company and entering into various arrangements with the Company, such as fundamental or change-of-control transactions. The Company has granted The Douglas Group registration rights in connection with the newly-acquired shares. The private placement closed on May 8, 2008.

 

 

The Company has six reportable segments identified by category of product sold or service provided: IMAX systems; film production and IMAX DMR; film distribution; film post-production; theater operations; and other. The IMAX systems segment designs, manufactures, sells or leases and maintains IMAX theater projection system equipment. The film production and IMAX DMR segment produces films and performs film re-mastering services. The film distribution segment distributes films for which the Company has distribution rights. The film post-production segment provides film post-production and film print services. The theater operations segment owns and operates certain IMAX theaters. The other segment includes camera rentals and other miscellaneous items. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.

 

Transactions between the film production and IMAX DMR segment and the film post-production segment are valued at exchange value. Inter-segment profits are eliminated upon consolidation, as well as for the disclosures below.

 

Transactions between the other segments are not significant.

 

The Company’s Chief Operating Design Makers (“CODM”) as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise Related Information” (“SFAS 131”), assess segment performance based on segment revenues and gross margins. Selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development costs, amortization of intangibles, receivables provisions (recoveries), interest revenue, interest expense and tax provision (recovery) are not allocated to the segments.

 

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement, which extinguished all of its obligations to its landlord with respect to the Company’s owned and operated Providence IMAX theater. As a result of the lease termination, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $1.5 million in December 2007, associated with the reversal of deferred lease credits recorded in prior periods. In a related transaction, the Company sold the theater

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

projection system and inventory for the Providence IMAX theater to a third party theater exhibitor for $1.0 million (consisting of $0.6 million cash and $0.4 million of discounted future minimum payments) which was recorded as a gain from discontinued operations in December 2007. The above transactions are reflected as discontinued operations as the continuing cash flows are not generated from either a migration or a continuation of activities.

 

In addition, the prior years’ amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows have been adjusted to reflect the reclassification of the Providence owned and operated theater as a discontinued operation.

 

 

On December 23, 2003, the Company closed its owned and operated Miami IMAX theater. The Company completed its abandonment of assets and removal of its projection system from the theater in the first quarter of 2004, with no financial impact. The Company was involved in an arbitration proceeding with the landlord of the theater with respect to the amount owing to the landlord by the Company for lease and guarantee obligations. The amount of loss to the Company had been estimated between $0.9 million and $2.3 million. Prior to 2006, the Company paid out $0.8 million with respect to amounts owing to the landlord. The Company paid out an additional $0.1 million and also accrued $0.8 million in net loss from discontinued operations related to the Miami IMAX theater in the third quarter of 2006. On January 5, 2007, as a result of a settlement negotiated between both parties, the Company paid out a final $0.8 million, extinguishing its obligations to the landlord. This final payment of $0.8 million was accrued by the Company in 2006.

 

 

 

The Company has an unfunded U.S. defined benefit pension plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), covering its two Co-CEOs. The SERP provides for a lifetime retirement benefit from age 55 determined as 75% of the member’s best average 60 consecutive months of earnings over the member’s employment history.

 

Under the original terms of the SERP, once benefit payments begin, the benefit is indexed annually to the cost of living and further provides for 100% continuance for life to the surviving spouse. On March 8, 2006, the Company and the Co-CEOs negotiated an amendment to the SERP which reduced the related pension expense to the Company effective January 1, 2006. Under the terms of the SERP amendment, to reduce ongoing costs to the Company, the cost of living adjustment and surviving spouse benefits previously owed to the Co-CEOs are each reduced by 50%, subject to a recoupment of a percentage of such benefits upon a change of control of the Company, and the net present value of the reduced pension benefit payments is accelerated and paid out upon a change of control of the Company. The amendment resulted in reduction of the accrued pension liability by $6.2 million, a reduction in other assets of $3.4 million and a past services credit of $2.8 million. The benefits were 50% vested as at July 2000, the SERP initiation date. The vesting percentage increases on a straight-line basis from inception until age 55. The vesting percentage of a member whose employment terminates other than by voluntary retirement or upon a change in control shall be 100%.

 

On May 4, 2007, the Company amended the SERP to provide for the determination of benefits to be 75% of the member’s best average 60 consecutive months of earnings over the member’s employment history. The actuarial liability was remeasured to reflect this amendment. The amendment resulted in a $1.0 million increase to the pension liability and a corresponding $1.0 million charge to other comprehensive income. As at March 31, 2008, one of the Co-CEO’s benefits was 100% vested and the other Co-CEO’s benefits was approximately 88% vested.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Effective March 1, 2006, the Company changed the form of benefit payment. A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause prior to August 1, 2010 will receive SERP benefits in the form of monthly annuity payments until the earlier of a change of control or August 1, 2010 at which time the Co-CEO shall receive the remaining benefits in the form of a lump sum payment. A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause on or after August 1, 2010 shall receive benefits in the form of a lump sum payment.

 

The amounts accrued for the SERP are determined as follows:

 

 

The following table provides disclosure of pension expense for the SERP:

 

 

The accumulated benefit obligation for the SERP was $27.6 million at March 31, 2008 and $27.1 million at December 31, 2007.

 

The following amounts were included in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in future periods:

 

 

No contributions are expected to be made for the SERP during 2008.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

The following benefit payments are expected to be made as per the current SERP assumptions and the terms of the SERP in each of the next five years:

 

 

 

 

At the time the Company established the SERP, it also took out life insurance policies on its two Co-CEOs with coverage amounts of $21.5 million in aggregate to which the Company is the beneficiary. The Company may use the cash surrender value proceeds of the life insurance policies taken on its Co-CEOs towards the benefits due and payable under the SERP, although there can be no assurance that the Company will ultimately do so. At March 31, 2008, the cash surrender value of the insurance policies is $5.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $5.2 million) and has been included in other assets.

 

 

The Company also maintains defined contribution pension plans for its employees, including its executive officers. The Company makes contributions to these plans on behalf of employees in an amount up to 5% of their base salary subject to certain prescribed maximums. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company contributed and expensed an aggregate of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, to its Canadian plan and an aggregate of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to its defined contribution employee pension plan under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan covering its two Co-CEOs. The plan provides that the Company will maintain health benefits for the Co-CEOs until they become eligible for medicare and, thereafter, the Company will provide Medicare supplement coverage as selected by the Co-CEOs. The postretirement benefits obligation as at March 31, 2008 is $0.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.4 million). The Company has expensed less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

 

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP 157-2), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157.” FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities included in the consolidated financial statements. For financial assets and financial liabilities, SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 as disclosed in Note 2.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its Consolidated Financial Statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

The Company maintains cash with various major financial institutions. The Company’s cash is invested with highly rated financial institutions.

 

The Company’s accounts receivables and financing receivables are subject to credit risk. The Company’s accounts receivable and financing receivables are concentrated with the theater exhibition industry and film entertainment industry. To minimize the Company’s credit risk, the Company retains title to underlying theater systems leased, performs initial and ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and makes ongoing provisions for its estimate of potentially uncollectible amounts. The Company believes it has adequately provided for related exposures surrounding receivables and contractual commitments.

 

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency rates. A majority portion of the Company’s revenues is denominated in U.S. dollars while a substantial portion of its costs and expenses are denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the net U.S. dollar cash flows of the Company is periodically converted to Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In Japan, the Company has ongoing operating expenses related to its operations. Net Japanese yen cash flows are converted to U.S. dollars generally through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Japanese yen, Canadian dollar and Euros which are converted to U.S. dollars generally through the spot market. As at March 31, 2008, no foreign currency forward contracts were outstanding. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

 

 

The Company’s Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally by specific wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The main Guarantor Subsidiaries are David Keighley Productions 70MM Inc., Sonics Associates Inc., and the subsidiaries that own and operate certain theaters. These guarantees are full and unconditional. The information under the column headed “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries” relates to the following subsidiaries of the Company: IMAX Japan Inc. and IMAX B.V. (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) which have not provided any guarantees of the Senior Notes.

 

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the equity method for purposes of the supplemental consolidating financial data. Some subsidiaries may be unable to pay dividends due to negative working capital.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental consolidating balance sheets as at March 31, 2008:

 

 

In certain Guarantor Subsidiaries, accumulated losses have exceeded the original investment balance. As a result of applying equity accounting, the parent company has consequently reduced intercompany receivable balances with respect to these Guarantor Subsidiaries in the amounts of $34.7 million as at March 31, 2008.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental consolidating balance sheets as at December 31, 2007:

 

 

In certain Guarantor Subsidiaries, accumulated losses have exceeded the original investment balance. As a result of applying equity accounting, the parent company has consequently reduced intercompany receivable balances with respect to these Guarantor Subsidiaries in the amounts of $32.9 million.

 

IMAX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

(Unaudited)

 

Supplemental consolidating statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008: