0000716634-13-000050.txt : 20131021 0000716634-13-000050.hdr.sgml : 20131021 20131021161520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000716634-13-000050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131021 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20131021 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131021 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: READING INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000716634 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE THEATERS [7830] IRS NUMBER: 953885184 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08625 FILM NUMBER: 131161605 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 900 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90045 BUSINESS PHONE: 213 235 2240 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 900 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CITADEL HOLDING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941216 8-K 1 rdi-20131021x8k.htm 8-K 0a3752a6805c4f6

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,  DC 20549 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 15, 2013

 

Reading International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

 

Nevada 

1-8625

95-3885184

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

6100 Center Drive, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California

90045

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

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

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 

Item 8.01Other Events.

On October 21, 2013, Reading International, Inc. issued a press release announcing that on October 15, 2013, an Australian affiliate of Reading International, Inc. entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement for the sale of its properties located in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued on October 21, 2013.


 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

Date: October 21, 2013

By:

/s/ Andrzej Matyczynski

 

Name:

Andrzej Matyczynski

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-99.1 2 rdi-20131021ex991534c7f.htm EX-99.1 2013-10-21 Announcement of the Sale of Moonee Ponds_v2

Reading International Enters Into a Sale Agreement for its Moonee Ponds Properties

 

 

Los Angeles, California, - (BUSINESS WIRE) – October 21, 2013 –  Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI) announced that on October 15, 2013, an Australian affiliate of ours entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement for the sale of our properties located in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia. 

 

The purchaser of the properties, which span 40 Hall Street, 62 Aspen Street and 34 Margaret Street in Moonee Ponds, is Moonee Ponds Pty Ltd an affiliate of Leighton Properties Pty Ltd. More information about Leighton Properties is available at http://www.leightonproperties.com.au.

 

The purchase price of AUS$23.0 million is payable in full on April 16, 2015.  Leighton Properties Pty Ltd. has guaranteed purchaser’s performance.  Our attorney has received from the purchaser, bank guaranties and checks to the value of AUS$2.3 million,  comprising the agreed upon 10% deposit.  These amounts will be held by our attorney and released to us upon settlement on April 16, 2015. 

 

The contract is subject to approval by the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board.  While no assurances can be given, this approval process is currently not anticipated to take longer than thirty (30) business days to complete.  

 

Prior to settlement, Reading retains title to the properties, is responsible for their costs (including taxes and utilities), and is entitled to receive all of their revenues (the properties are currently used as a parking lot).   The properties comprise approximately 3.3 acres, and are presently carried on our books at AUS$12.4 million.

 

 

About Reading International, Inc.

 

Reading International (http://www.readingrdi.com) is in the business of owning and operating cinemas and developing, owning and operating real estate assets.  Our business consists primarily of:

 

·

the development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United States, Australia and New Zealand; and

·

the development, ownership, and operation of retail and commercial real estate in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, including entertainment-themed retail centers (“ETRC”) in Australia and New Zealand and live theater assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United States.

 

Reading manages its worldwide cinema business under various different brands:

 

·

in the United States, under the

o

Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemasus.com),

o

Angelika Film Centers brand (http://www.angelikafilmcenter.com),

o

Consolidated Theatres brand (http://www.consolidatedtheatres.com),

o

City Cinemas brand (http://www.citycinemas.com),

o

Beekman Theatre brand (http://www.beekmantheatre.com),


 

o

The Paris Theatre brand (http://www.theparistheatre.com), and

o

Liberty Theatres brand (http://libertytheatresusa.com/);

·

in Australia, under the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au); and

·

in New Zealand, under the

o

Reading (http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz) and

o

Rialto (http://www.rialto.co.nz) brands.

 

For more information, contact:

 

Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer

Reading International, Inc.  (213) 235-2240

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Our statements in this press release 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 views as to the risks and uncertainties involved, and may have different views as to future events or our operating performance.

 

 

For more information, contact:

 

Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer

Reading International, Inc.  (213) 235-2240

 

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