UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________________________________________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2021

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission file number 1-8625

READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	95-3885184 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
5995 Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 300 Culver City, CA (Address of principal executive offices)	90230 (Zip Code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.01 par value	RDI	NASDAQ
Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value	RDIB	NASDAQ

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 ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated Filer þ Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨ Smaller Reporting Company  ¨ Emerging Growth Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨  No  þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of August 6, 2021, there were 20,128,815 shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share and 1,680,590 shares of Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share outstanding.
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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
PART I - Financial Information	3
Item 1 – Financial Statements	3
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)	4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)	5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	35
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk	62
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures	63
PART II – Other Information	64
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings	64
Item 1A – Risk Factors	64
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	65
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities	65
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosure	65
Item 5 – Other Information	65
Item 6 – Exhibits	66
SIGNATURES	67
Certifications

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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements

READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share information)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
ASSETS	(unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	111,752	$	26,826
Receivables		2,795		2,438
Inventory		1,097		1,059
Prepaid and other current assets		15,814		8,414
Land and property held for sale		—		17,730
Total current assets		131,458		56,467
Operating property, net		316,745		353,125
Operating lease right-of-use assets		228,156		220,503
Investment and development property, net		9,713		11,570
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		5,112		5,025
Goodwill		27,266		28,116
Intangible assets, net		3,738		3,971
Deferred tax asset, net		3,343		3,362
Other assets		6,895		8,030
Total assets	$	732,426	$	690,169
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	56,758	$	38,877
Film rent payable		2,920		2,473
Debt - current portion		2,604		41,459
Subordinated debt - current portion		693		840
Derivative financial instruments - current portion		219		218
Taxes payable - current		20,385		82
Deferred revenue		9,128		10,133
Operating lease liabilities - current portion		23,753		22,699
Other current liabilities		3,658		3,826
Total current liabilities		120,118		120,607
Debt - long-term portion		219,366		213,779
Derivative financial instruments - non-current portion		96		212
Subordinated debt, net		26,617		26,505
Noncurrent tax liabilities		7,443		13,070
Operating lease liabilities - non-current portion		220,426		212,806
Other liabilities		21,161		22,017
Total liabilities	$	615,227	$	608,996
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A non-voting common stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
33,060,557 issued and 20,128,815 outstanding at June 30, 2021 and 33,004,717 issued and 20,068,607 outstanding at December 31, 2020		232		231
Class B voting common stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized and
1,680,590 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020		17		17
Nonvoting preferred stock, par value $0.01, 12,000 shares authorized and no issued
or outstanding shares at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020		—		—
Additional paid-in capital		150,780		149,979
Retained earnings/(deficits)		(2,886)		(44,553)
Treasury shares		(40,407)		(40,407)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8,365		12,502
Total Reading International, Inc. stockholders’ equity		116,101		77,769
Noncontrolling interests		1,098		3,404
Total stockholders’ equity		117,199		81,173
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	732,426	$	690,169

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited; U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenue
Cinema	$	32,715	$	1,217	$	50,829	$	47,527
Real estate		3,318		2,205		6,510		5,123
Total revenue		36,033		3,422		57,339		52,650
Costs and expenses
Cinema		(31,366)		(13,660)		(53,248)		(55,952)
Real estate		(2,564)		(1,589)		(5,219)		(4,349)
Depreciation and amortization		(5,801)		(5,266)		(11,451)		(10,537)
General and administrative		(8,834)		(5,102)		(13,931)		(11,047)
Total costs and expenses		(48,565)		(25,617)		(83,849)		(81,885)
Operating income (loss)		(12,532)		(22,195)		(26,510)		(29,235)
Interest expense, net		(3,005)		(2,004)		(7,368)		(3,797)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		43,241		—		89,786		—
Other income (expense)		154		19		1,795		(196)
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		27,858		(24,180)		57,703		(33,228)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		283		(274)		233		(195)
Income (loss) before income taxes		28,141		(24,454)		57,936		(33,423)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(5,547)		1,567		(13,275)		4,580
Net income (loss)	$	22,594	$	(22,887)	$	44,661	$	(28,843)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(108)		(185)		2,994		(266)
Net income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc. common shareholders	$	22,702	$	(22,702)	$	41,667	$	(28,577)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$	1.04	$	(1.04)	$	1.91	$	(1.31)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Reading International, Inc. shareholders	$	1.01	$	(1.04)	$	1.86	$	(1.31)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding–basic		21,808,556		21,742,667		21,784,700		21,749,356
Weighted average number of shares outstanding–diluted		22,480,168		21,742,667		22,456,919		21,749,356

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited; U.S. dollars in thousands)

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net income (loss)	$	22,594	$	(22,887)	$	44,661	$	(28,843)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		(1,698)		10,655		(4,356)		(5,051)
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges		55		10		116		(205)
Other		51		51		103		84
Comprehensive income (loss)		21,002		(12,171)		40,524		(34,015)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(108)		(185)		2,994		(266)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		—		(9)		—		(9)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Reading International, Inc.	$	21,110		(11,977)	$	37,530	$	(33,740)

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited; U.S. dollars in thousands)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2021		2020
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$	44,661	$	(28,843)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		(233)		195
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures		—		229
Gain recognized on foreign currency transactions		(1,809)		—
(Gain) Loss on sale of assets		(89,786)		—
Amortization of operating leases		11,453		10,244
Amortization of finance leases		25		64
Change in operating lease liabilities		(10,931)		(9,894)
Interest on hedged derivatives		—		—
Change in net deferred tax assets		(79)		—
Depreciation and amortization		11,451		10,537
Other amortization		600		401
Stock based compensation expense		915		704
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(145)		3,724
Prepaid and other assets		(2,017)		(5,773)
Payments for accrued pension		(342)		(342)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		15,802		1,300
Film rent payable		502		(6,953)
Taxes payable		20,884		1,707
Deferred revenue and other liabilities		(6,929)		(426)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(5,978)		(23,126)
Investing Activities
Purchases of and additions to operating and investment properties		(4,460)		(13,948)
Change in restricted cash		(6,705)		—
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures		—		(63)
Proceeds from sale of assets		141,363		—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		130,198		(14,011)
Financing Activities
Repayment of borrowings		(75,257)		(22,311)
Repayment of finance lease principal		(25)		(62)
Proceeds from borrowings		45,337		87,206
Capitalized borrowing costs		(1,481)		(649)
Repurchase of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock		—		(989)
(Cash paid) proceeds from the settlement of employee share transactions		(113)		(40)
Noncontrolling interest distributions		(5,300)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(36,839)		63,155
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(2,455)		2,211
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		84,926		28,229
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		26,826		12,135
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	$	111,752	$	40,364
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest paid	$	5,181	$	4,837
Income taxes (refunded) paid		(3,526)		439
Non-Cash Transactions
Additions to operating and investing properties through accrued expenses		8,065		2,760

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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READING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Description of Business and Segment Reporting

Our Company

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 incorporated in 1999. Our businesses, owned and operated through our various subsidiaries, consist primarily of:

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

the development, ownership, operation and/or rental of retail, commercial and live venue real estate assets in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Business Segments

Reported below are the operating segments of our Company for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the Chief Executive Officer, the chief operating decision-maker of our Company. As part of our real estate activities, we have historically held undeveloped land in urban and suburban centers in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. However, in the first quarter of 2021, we monetized our undeveloped land in Coachella, California, and Manukau, New Zealand. In the second quarter of 2021, we monetized our retail center Auburn/Redyard, Australia, which included approximately 2.6 acres of undeveloped land. In the second quarter of 2021, we also monetized our Royal George theater in Chicago.

The table below summarizes the results of operations for each of our business segments for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Operating expense includes costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the cinemas and the management of rental properties, including our live theatre assets.

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenue:
Cinema exhibition	$	32,715	$	1,217	$	50,829	$	47,527
Real estate		3,448		2,303		6,771		6,905
Inter-segment elimination		(130)		(98)		(261)		(1,782)
	$	36,033	$	3,422	$	57,339	$	52,650
Segment operating income (loss):
Cinema exhibition	$	(7,345)	$	(17,254)	$	(15,621)	$	(19,908)
Real estate		(1,054)		(807)		(2,423)		(620)
	$	(8,399)	$	(18,061)	$	(18,044)	$	(20,528)

A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Segment operating income (loss)	$	(8,399)	$	(18,061)	$	(18,044)	$	(20,528)
Unallocated corporate expense
Depreciation and amortization expense		(387)		(227)		(618)		(419)
General and administrative expense		(3,746)		(3,907)		(7,848)		(8,288)
Interest expense, net		(3,005)		(2,004)		(7,368)		(3,797)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		283		(274)		233		(195)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		43,241		—		89,786		—
Other income (expense)		154		19		1,795		(196)
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	28,141	$	(24,454)	$	57,936	$	(33,423)

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Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as majority-owned subsidiaries that our Company controls, and should be read in conjunction with our Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. These consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As such, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. We believe that we have included all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period.

Operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Significant estimates include (i) projections we make regarding the recoverability and impairment of our assets (including goodwill and intangibles), (ii) valuations of our derivative instruments, (iii) recoverability of our deferred tax assets, (iv) estimation of breakage and redemption experience rates, which drive how we recognize breakage on our gift card and gift certificates, and revenue from our customer loyalty program, (v) allocation of insurance proceeds to various recoverable components, and (vi) estimation of our Incremental Borrowing Rate (“IBR”) as relates to the valuation of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Standards and Accounting Changes

1)In the fourth quarter of 2020, we adopted certain practical expedients provided by ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). This new guidance contains optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform. We have elected certain expedients which permit us to i) continue the method of assessing hedge effectiveness such that the reference rate on the hypothetical derivative matches the reference rate on the hedging instrument and ii) to continue to assert probability of the relevant hedged interest payments regardless of any expected modification in terms related to reference rate reform.

The guidance allows for different expedient elections to be made at different points in time, and to this end the Company intends to reassess its elections of such expedients as and when alternations become necessary.

2)On April 8, 2020, the FASB released FASB Staff Q&A Topic 842 and Topic 840: Accounting for Lease Concessions Related to the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This provides optional relief when accounting for modifications to leases obtained as a result of COVID-19 which otherwise would have required full modification assessment under ASC 842. Where we have obtained rent concessions from our landlords, or provided concessions to our tenants, we have elected not to perform the standard Topic 842 modification evaluation where the concession does not result in the total consideration required by the contract being substantially less than the total consideration originally required by the contract. Under the guidance, where we have received or provided deferrals of rent, we have recorded the deferrals as receivables or payables, and where we have received or provided abatements, we have recorded these as variable rents in the consolidated statements of income.

3)In the second quarter of 2020, in order to account for certain wage subsidies received from the Australian and New Zealand governments, we adopted International Accounting Standard 20 - Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance (“IAS 20”). The aim of these Australian and New Zealand government subsidies is to protect as many jobs as possible during the COVID-19 Pandemic by subsidizing the wages of employees, using the administrative capabilities of employers to forward such subsidies to their employees. The subsidies are not loans to employees or employers. U.S. GAAP has no codified accounting guidance concerning the measurement and presentation of such government grants, and in lieu of such guidance, common practice is to refer to IAS 20. IAS 20 permits entities to account for government grants on a gross basis, showing grants receivable as income and the associated expense as costs, or on a net basis, by deducting the grant from the related expense. The nature of the wage subsidies is such that, without them, our Company would likely have reduced its wages and salaries expense through the termination of certain employees. Our Company has therefore elected to present wages and salaries expense net of government grants. The impacted wages and salaries costs are contained within ‘other operating expenses’ and ‘general and administrative expenses’ in our cinema and real estate segments. For the quarter and six months to June 30, 2021, our Australian operations received subsidies totaling AU$701,000 and AU$3.5 million (U.S.$2.3 million) respectively. No subsidies were received by our New Zealand operations during this period. There were no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies relating to these subsidies at June 30, 2021.

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4)On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This new guidance removes the second step of the two-step impairment test for measuring goodwill and is to be applied on a prospective basis only. Adoption of this standard has no material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

5)On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). This new guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under prior GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. We have no history of significant bad debt losses and as such adoption of this standard has no material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Note 3 – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Liquidity

General

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a global pandemic. In March 2020 we temporarily closed all of our live theatres and cinema operations in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. Operating restrictions adopted in Australia and New Zealand also affected many of our tenants at our retail shopping centers.

While some jurisdictions have relaxed their COVID-19 restrictions, these same jurisdictions are, to varying degrees, reinstating their lockdowns due to the resurgence of COVID-19, including the emergence of new variants. Accordingly, the situation has been, and continues to be, uncertain and spikes in cases of COVID-19 continue to cause uncertainty in the market. Even where businesses have been allowed to reopen, operational limitations on density, hours of operation, and other operating factors, and varying degrees of public concern about interacting with third parties, are impacting the return to normal operations. Vaccination programs are now rolling out in the jurisdictions in which we operate, but periodic closures and limitations on operating activities are expected to continue until the COVID-19 spread is considered materially contained. No assurances can be given as to when material containment within each of the jurisdictions that affect our business will be achieved.

Cinema Segment Ongoing Impact

As of June 30, 2021, we had reopened 20 of our 24 cinemas in the U.S. Our Consolidated Theatre at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu, which was closed for a complete renovation prior to the start of the pandemic closures, remains closed as those renovations have been delayed due to COVID-19. We will open the remaining three cinemas when management determines it is operationally expedient to do so.

In New Zealand our circuit is open except for our Reading Cinemas at Courtenay Central (which continues to be closed due to seismic concerns which predated the pandemic). A return to operation of this center has been delayed by our efforts to respond to COVID-19.

During the first six months of 2021, we fully opened our Australian circuit, subject to occasional, short lockdowns. However, as of the date of this Report, 12 cinemas are closed as Australia experiences a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus.

The global performance of certain movies released in the first half of 2021 is encouraging. While not at 2019 pre-COVID levels, we see strong evidence that the general public wants to enjoy movies in a movie theatre environment. Despite this, COVID-19 continues to adversely impact our business by reducing our patronage numbers (due to limited seating capacities and public reticence to attend shared spaces) which in turn may cause film distributors to reschedule movie releases and increasing our costs of operation through enhanced cleaning protocols. The effect of rescheduling of movies can be to push the related revenues into later periods, as well as reduce the available patronage where a movie is also released to streaming on the same day. We have confidence in the movies anticipated for release in the remainder of 2021 and in 2022, but there can be no assurances regarding their performance or scheduling or which portion of revenues from such releases come to cinemas.

Real Estate Segment Ongoing Impact

Substantially all our tenants in our Australian and New Zealand real estate businesses (excluding Courtenay Central) are currently open for trading. In the U.S., much of our real estate income has traditionally been generated by rental revenue from our live theatres. As of the date of this report, our Orpheum theatre is open, but our Minetta theatre remains closed to the public due to COVID-19. Our Minetta Lane Theatre continues to generate income, however, as it is licensed on an exclusive basis to Audible, an Amazon company.

Liquidity Impact

The continued disruption of our global cinemas caused by COVID-19 led to a significant decrease in our Company’s revenues and earnings for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021, as compared to pre-COVID-19 operations. Such effects will likely continue, to varying degrees, until the virus is materially contained. As compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, our revenues and earnings have increased as we have been able to reopen many of our theatres. Even though we are encouraged by the return of patrons to our theatres and the movie releases expected in the coming months, we cannot provide any assurances as to the nature or pace of a return to prior operating levels. With regards to our real estate operations, while all our New Zealand and Australian real estate tenants are currently trading (other than certain tenants who have closed for reasons unrelated to COVID-19), our real estate revenue and earnings may continue to be affected by any rent relief that we may deem necessary to provide to certain tenants experiencing continuing impacts from COVID-19.

Going Concern

Management continues to evaluate the going concern assertion required by ASC 205-40 Going Concern as it relates to our Company. Management’s evaluation is informed by current liquidity positions, cash flow estimates, known capital and other expenditure requirements and commitments and management’s current business plan and strategies. Our Company’s business plan - two businesses (real estate and cinema) in three countries (Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.) - has served us well since the onset of COVID-19 and is key to management’s overall evaluation of ASC 205-40 Going Concern.

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The cumulative impact of COVID-19 on our cinema business led to the conclusion in the third quarter of 2020 that there was substantial doubt regarding our Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans to alleviate such substantial doubt included the intention to refinance our 44 Union Square property and the monetization of certain real estate assets.

As of June 2021, management has successfully executed these plans. As detailed at Note 11 – Borrowings, we have refinanced our 44 Union Square property resulting in a $43.0 million cash inflow before fees. As detailed at Note 6 – Real Estate Transactions, we monetized our non-income generating land in Manukau, New Zealand and Coachella, California, and monetized our ETC in Auburn, Australia and monetized our Royal George Theatre in Chicago. These sales produced net cash inflows of $136.1 million (net of transfers to our 50% partner with respect to the sale of the Coachella property). The execution of these plans generated cash inflows of $179.1 million. In addition, in the second quarter of 2021, we repaid $11.2 million (NZ$16.0 million) of our $22.4 million (NZ$32.0 million) Westpac facility, and we repaid $15.8 million (AU$20.5 million) of our $76.8 million NAB facility.

The Company’s financial position following the successful execution of these plans, and our forecasts and cash flow estimates based on our current expectations of industry performance and recovery, mean that our Company has sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the issuance of this report on Form 10-Q. Management’s forecasts and cash flow estimates are based on the current expectation that the global cinema industry will continue to recover in 2021 and into 2022. Forecasts are by their nature inherently uncertain, but the effects of COVID-19 continue to cause greater forecasting difficulties than would otherwise exist in more stable economic times. While we are seeing substantial evidence of recovery, and at various times during the first six months of 2021, 57 of our 62 cinemas worldwide have been open for business, our forecasts rely upon the ability and desire of moviegoers to return to the movie theatres. Many factors influencing this are outside of management’s control, but are, nevertheless, material, individually and in the aggregate, to the realization of management’s forecasts and expectations throughout the period of COVID-19.

Impairment Considerations

Our Company considers that the events and factors described above constitute impairment indicators under ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment. At December 31, 2020, our Company performed a quantitative recoverability test of the carrying values of all its asset groups. Our Company estimated the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of these asset groups and recorded an impairment charge of $217,000. As noted above, the financial performance of our cinemas has been improving at a rate better than that which was expected during the December 31, 2020, impairment analysis process. This improved performance at an asset group level, and the impacts of this performance on our impairment modelling, resulted in no impairment charges being recognized for the quarter and six months to June 30, 2021. Actual performance against our forecasts is dependent on several variables and conditions, many of which are subject to the uncertainties associated with COVID-19 and as a result, actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates.

Our Company also considers that the events and factors described above constitute impairment indicators under ASC 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. Our Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test and determined that its goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2020. The test was performed at a reporting unit level by comparing each reporting unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to its fair value. The fair value of each reporting unit was assessed using a discounted cash flow model based on the budgetary revisions performed by management in response to COVID-19 and the developing market conditions. Given the improvements in trading conditions in the first and second quarters of 2021, no impairment of goodwill has been recognized for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021. Actual performance against our forecasts is dependent on several variables and conditions, many of which are subject to the uncertainties associated with COVID-19 and as a result, actual results may materially differ from management’s estimates.

Note 4 – Operations in Foreign Currency

We have significant assets in Australia and New Zealand. Historically, we have conducted our Australian and New Zealand operations (collectively “foreign operations”) on a self-funding basis, where we use cash flows generated by our foreign operations to pay for the expenses of those foreign operations. Our Australian and New Zealand assets and liabilities are translated from their functional currencies of Australian dollar (“AU$”) and New Zealand dollar (“NZ$”), respectively, to the U.S. dollar based on the exchange rate as of June 30, 2021. The carrying value of the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations fluctuates as a result of changes in the exchange rates between the functional currencies of the foreign operations and the U.S. dollar. The translation adjustments are accumulated in the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Due to the natural-hedge nature of our funding policy, we have not historically used derivative financial instruments to hedge against the risk of foreign currency exposure. However, in certain circumstances, we move funds between jurisdictions where circumstances encouraged us to do so from an overall economic standpoint. We take a global view of our financial resources, and are flexible in making use of resources from one jurisdiction in other jurisdictions.

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Presented in the table below are the currency exchange rates for Australia and New Zealand:

	Foreign Currency / USD
	As of and ‎for the ‎quarter ‎ended	As of and ‎for the ‎six months ended	As of and ‎for the ‎twelve months ‎ended	As of and ‎for the ‎quarter ‎ended	As of and ‎for the ‎six months ended
	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020	June 30, 2020
Spot Rate
Australian Dollar	0.7496		0.7709	0.6893
New Zealand Dollar	0.6978		0.7194	0.6446
Average Rate
Australian Dollar	0.7702	0.7716	0.6904	0.6576	0.6577
New Zealand Dollar	0.7153	0.7173	0.6504	0.6183	0.6266

Note 5 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to our Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to our Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period and is calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS and a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to RDI common stockholders	$	22,702		(22,702)	$	41,667	$	(28,577)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common stock – basic		21,808,556		21,742,667		21,784,700		21,749,356
Weighted average dilutive impact of awards		671,612		—		672,219		—
Weighted average number of common stock – diluted		22,480,168		21,742,667		22,456,919		21,749,356
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to RDI common stockholders	$	1.04		(1.04)	$	1.91	$	(1.31)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to RDI common stockholders	$	1.01		(1.04)	$	1.86	$	(1.31)
Awards excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per share		492,344		678,377		492,344		703,377

Our weighted average number of common stock - basic increased, primarily as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units. During the first six months of 2021, we did not repurchase any shares of Class A Common Stock.

Certain shares issuable under stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share in periods when their effect was anti-dilutive; either because our Company incurred a net loss for the period, or the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period, or the effect was anti-dilutive as a result of applying the treasury stock method.

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Note 6 – Property and Equipment

Operating Property, net

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, property associated with our operating activities is summarized as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Land	$	70,603	$	82,286
Building and improvements		225,600		253,419
Leasehold improvements		58,800		59,054
Fixtures and equipment		196,757		201,518
Construction-in-progress		8,025		9,285
Total cost		559,785		605,562
Less: accumulated depreciation		(243,040)		(252,437)
Operating property, net	$	316,745	$	353,125

Depreciation expense for operating property was $5.9 million and $11.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $5.0 million and $10.2 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

Investment and Development Property, net

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, our investment and development property is summarized below:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Land	$	4,244	$	5,936
Construction-in-progress (including capitalized interest)		5,469		5,634
Investment and development property	$	9,713	$	11,570

Construction-in-Progress – Operating and Investing Properties

Construction-in-Progress balances are included in both our operating and development properties. The balances of our major projects along with the movements for the six months ended June 30, 2021, are shown below:

(Dollars in thousands)	Balance, ‎December 31, ‎2020		Additions during the period		Completed ‎during the ‎period		Transferred to Held for Sale		Foreign ‎currency ‎translation		Balance, June 30, 2021
Courtenay Central development		7,255		4		—		—		(218)		7,041
Cinema developments and improvements		6,357		3,157		(3,886)		—		(10)		5,618
Other real estate projects		1,307		653		(990)		(121)		(14)		835
Total	$	14,919	$	3,814	$	(4,876)	$	(121)	$	(242)	$	13,494

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Real Estate Transactions - Sales

Beginning in 2020, we reviewed our various real estate holdings in light of the fact that our cash flow from cinema operations had been materially adversely affected by the governmentally mandated cinema closings ordered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and that, for the foreseeable future, other sources of cash would be needed to support our operations and that only very limited funds would be available for capital investment in our properties. Between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2021, we classified as assets held for sale disposal groups and thereafter monetized the following real estate assets: the Auburn/Redyard Entertainment Themed Center (“ETC”), the Royal George Theatre, Coachella (land), and Manukau (land). A ‘disposal group’ represents assets to be disposed of in a single transaction. A disposal group may represent a single asset, or multiple assets. Each of these transactions is discussed separately below.

Auburn/Redyard, New South Wales

In January 2021, we classified our Auburn / Redyard ETC as held for sale, reflecting the fact that approximately 2.6 acres of this property was non-income producing land. This disposal group, which consists of land, the ETC building and related property, plant and equipment, was transferred to Land and Property Held for Sale at its book value of $30.2 million (AU$39.1 million), being the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. No adjustments to the book value of the assets contained within this disposal group were required.

The sale of Auburn/Redyard was completed on June 9, 2021, for $69.6 million (AU$90.0 million). As part of the transaction, we entered into a lease with the purchaser for the cinema portion of the Auburn/Redyard site.

The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:

	June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021
Sales price	$	69,579
Net book value		(30,231)
Gain on sale, gross of direct costs		39,348
Direct sale costs incurred		(622)
Gain on sale, net of direct costs	$	38,726

Royal George Theatre, Chicago

In February 2021, we classified our Royal George Theatre as held for sale as part of our strategy to monetize certain real estate assets. This disposal group, which consists of the Royal George Theatre building and the associated property, plant and equipment, was transferred to Land and Property Held for Sale at its book value of $1.8 million, being the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. No adjustments to the book value of the assets contained within this disposal group were required. On May 14, 2021, we entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with a qualified buyer. On June 30, 2021, we received net sale proceeds of $6.8 million (net of closing costs).

The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:

	June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021
Sales price	$	7,075
Net book value		(1,824)
Gain on sale, gross of direct costs		5,251
Direct sale costs incurred		(295)
Gain on sale, net of direct costs	$	4,956

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Coachella, California

In December 2020, we classified the non-income producing land at Coachella (held through Shadow View Land and Farming LLC) as held for sale. This disposal group, which consists of land and certain improvements to that land, was transferred to Land and Property Held for Sale at its book value of $4.4 million, being the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. No adjustments to the book value of this asset were required. The sale of this land was completed on March 5, 2021 for $11.0 million. As a 50% member in Shadow View Land and Farming LLC, our Company received the benefit of 50% of the sale, being $5.3 million, These actions were approved by our Audit and Conflicts Committee.

The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:

	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021
Sales price	$	11,000
Net book value		(4,351)
Gain on sale, gross of direct costs		6,649
Direct sale costs incurred		(301)
Gain on sale, net of direct costs	$	6,348

Manukau, New Zealand

In December 2020, we classified our non-income producing land at Manukau, New Zealand, as held for sale . This disposal group, which consists of land and certain improvements to that land, was transferred to Land Held for Sale at its book value of $13.6 million, being the lower of cost and fair value less costs to sell. No adjustments to the book value of this asset were required. The sale of this land was completed on March 4, 2021, for $56.1 million (NZ$77.2 million), of which NZ$1.0 million was received on February 23, 2021, and the balance of funds was received on March 4, 2021.

The gain on sale of this property is calculated as follows:

	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021
Sales price	$	56,058
Net book value		(13,618)
Gain on sale, gross of direct costs		42,440
Direct sale costs incurred		(1,514)
Gain on sale, net of direct costs	$	40,926

Real Estate Transactions - Acquisitions

Exercise of Option to Acquire Ground Lessee’s Interest in Ground Lease and Improvements Constituting the Village East Cinema

On August 28, 2019, we exercised our option to acquire the ground lessee’s interest in the 13-year ground lease underlying and the real property assets constituting our Village East Cinema in Manhattan. The purchase price under the option was $5.9 million. It was initially agreed that the transaction would close on or about May 31, 2021. On March 29, 2021, we extended the closing date to January 1, 2023.

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Note 7 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

The table below summarizes our active investment holdings in two (2) unconsolidated joint ventures as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

		June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	Interest	2021		2020
Rialto Cinemas	50.0%	$	1,083	$	1,065
Mt. Gravatt	33.3%		4,029		3,960
Total investments		$	5,112	$	5,025

For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the recognized share of equity earnings from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Rialto Cinemas	$	102	$	(95)	$	52	$	(109)
Mt. Gravatt		181		(179)		181		(86)
Total equity earnings	$	283	$	(274)	$	233	$	(195)

Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The table below summarizes goodwill by business segment as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)	Cinema		Real Estate		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	22,892	$	5,224	$	28,116
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(850)		—		(850)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	22,042	$	5,224	$	27,266

Our Company is required to test goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis and, if current events or circumstances require, on an interim basis. Our next annual evaluation of goodwill and other intangible assets is scheduled during the fourth quarter of 2021. To test the impairment of goodwill, our Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, including the goodwill, to determine if there is potential goodwill impairment. A reporting unit is generally one level below the operating segment. As of June 30, 2021, we were not aware that any events indicating potential impairment of goodwill had occurred outside of those described at Note 3 – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Liquidity.

The tables below summarize intangible assets other than goodwill, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

	As of June 30, 2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Beneficial ‎Leases		Trade ‎Name		Other ‎Intangible ‎Assets		Total
Gross carrying amount	$	12,396	$	9,058	$	5,009	$	26,463
Less: Accumulated amortization		(10,471)		(7,518)		(4,719)		(22,708)
Less: Impairments		—		—		(17)		(17)
Net intangible assets other than goodwill	$	1,925	$	1,540	$	273	$	3,738

	As of December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	Beneficial ‎Leases		Trade ‎Name		Other ‎Intangible ‎Assets		Total
Gross carrying amount	$	12,451	$	9,058	$	4,764	$	26,273
Less: Accumulated amortization		(10,375)		(7,377)		(4,533)		(22,285)
Less: Impairments		—		—		(17)		(17)
Net intangible assets other than goodwill	$	2,076	$	1,681	$	214	$	3,971

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Beneficial leases obtained in business combinations where we are the landlord are amortized over the life of the relevant leases. Trade names are amortized based on the accelerated amortization method over their estimated useful life of 30 years, and other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of up to 30 years (except for transferrable liquor licenses, which are indefinite-lived assets). The table below summarizes the amortization expense of intangible assets for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Beneficial lease amortization	$	29	$	25	$	59	$	50
Other amortization		105		229		270		306
Total intangible assets amortization	$	134	$	254	$	329	$	356

Note 9 – Prepaid and Other Assets

Prepaid and other assets are summarized as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Prepaid and other current assets
Prepaid expenses	$	2,092	$	1,946
Prepaid rent		1,024		162
Prepaid taxes		3,723		455
Income taxes receivable		1,992		5,572
Deposits		245		245
Investment in marketable securities		25		26
Restricted cash		6,713		8
Total prepaid and other current assets	$	15,814	$	8,414
Other non-current assets
Straight-line rent asset		4,913		6,050
Other non-cinema and non-rental real estate assets		1,134		1,134
Investment in Reading International Trust I		838		838
Long-term deposits		10		8
Total other non-current assets	$	6,895	$	8,030

Note 10 – Income Taxes

The U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“The CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020 to provide, among other things, tax relief to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act includes, among other items, provisions for net operating loss carryback, modifications to the business interest expense deduction, a technical correction to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property, and alternative minimum tax credit refunds. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we recorded a tax benefit arising from the carryback of the net operating loss generated in the taxable year ended December 31, 2019.

The interim provision for income taxes is different from the amount determined by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to consolidated income or loss before taxes. The differences are attributable to foreign tax rate differential, unrecognized tax benefits, and foreign tax credit. Our effective tax rate was 22.9% and 13.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020, respectively. During the second quarter of 2021, we recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $5.5 million due to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits, which reduced the effective tax rate by 9.7%. The forecasted effective tax rate is updated each quarter as new information becomes available.

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Note 11 – Borrowings

Our Company’s borrowings at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, net of deferred financing costs and including the impact of interest rate derivatives on effective interest rates, are summarized below:

	As of June 30, 2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Maturity Date	Contractual ‎Facility		Balance, ‎Gross		Balance, ‎Net(1)		Stated ‎Interest Rate	Effective ‎Interest ‎Rate
Denominated in USD
Trust Preferred Securities (USA)	April 30, 2027	$	27,913	$	27,913	$	26,617	4.19%	4.19%
Bank of America Credit Facility (USA)	March 6, 2023		55,000		45,000		44,818	4.00%	4.00%
Bank of America Line of Credit (USA)	March 6, 2023		5,000		5,000		5,000	3.07%	3.07%
Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan (USA)	April 1, 2022		24,334		24,334		23,967	4.25%	4.25%
Minetta & Orpheum Theatres Loan (USA)(2)	November 1, 2023		8,000		8,000		7,928	2.14%	5.15%
U.S. Corporate Office Term Loan (USA)	January 1, 2027		9,063		9,063		8,979	4.64% / 4.44%	4.61%
Purchase Money Promissory Note (USA)	September 18, 2024		2,386		2,386		2,386	5.00%	5.00%
Union Square Financing (USA)	May 6, 2024		55,000		43,000		41,750	7.00%	7.00%
Denominated in foreign currency ("FC") (3)
NAB Corporate Term Loan (AU)	December 31, 2023		76,835		76,835		76,670	1.81%	1.81%
Westpac Bank Corporate (NZ)	December 31, 2023		11,165		11,165		11,165	2.95%	2.95%
		$	274,696	$	252,696	$	249,280

(1)Net of deferred financing costs amounting to $3.4 million.

(2)The interest rate derivative associated with the Minetta & Orpheum loan provides for an effective fixed rate of 5.15%.

(3)The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the foreign currency denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates as of June 30, 2021.

	As of December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	Maturity Date	Contractual ‎Facility		Balance, ‎Gross		Balance, Net(1)		Stated ‎Interest ‎Rate	Effective Interest Rate
Denominated in USD
Trust Preferred Securities (USA)	April 30, 2027	$	27,913	$	27,913	$	26,505	4.27%	4.27%
Bank of America Credit Facility (USA)	March 6, 2023		55,000		51,200		50,990	4.00%	4.00%
Bank of America Line of Credit (USA)	March 6, 2023		5,000		5,000		5,000	3.15%	3.15%
Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan (USA)	April 1, 2022		24,625		24,625		24,248	4.25%	4.25%
Minetta & Orpheum Theatres Loan (USA)(2)	November 1, 2023		8,000		8,000		7,914	2.20%	5.15%
U.S. Corporate Office Term Loan (USA)	January 1, 2027		9,186		9,186		9,095	4.64% / 4.44%	4.64%
Union Square Financing (USA)	March 31, 2021		50,000		40,623		40,620	17.50%	17.50%
Purchase Money Promissory Note	September 18, 2024		2,883		2,883		2,883	5.00%	5.00%
Denominated in foreign currency ("FC")(3)
NAB Corporate Term Loan (AU)	December 31, 2023		94,821		92,508		92,307	1.81%	1.81%
Westpac Bank Corporate (NZ)	December 31, 2023		23,021		23,021		23,021	2.95%	2.95%
Total		$	300,449	$	284,959	$	282,583

(1)Net of deferred financing costs amounting to $2.4 million.

(2)The interest rate derivative associated with the Minetta & Orpheum loan provides for an effective fixed rate of 5.15%.

(3)The contractual facilities and outstanding balances of the foreign currency denominated borrowings were translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates as of December 31, 2020.

Our loan arrangements are presented, net of the deferred financing costs, on the face of our consolidated balance sheet as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
Balance Sheet Caption	2021		2020
Debt - current portion	$	2,604	$	41,459
Debt - long-term portion		219,366		213,779
Subordinated debt - current portion		693		840
Subordinated debt - long-term portion		26,617		26,505
Total borrowings	$	249,280	$	282,583

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Impact of COVID-19

To address the impact of COVID-19 on our business, we sought and obtained certain modifications to our loan agreements with the Bank of America, National Australia Bank, and Westpac. These loan modifications included changes to some of the covenant compliance terms and waivers of certain covenant testing periods. We are currently in compliance with our loan covenants as so modified. To date it has not been necessary for us to seek modifications or waivers with respect to our other loan agreements, as we continue to be in compliance with the terms of such loan agreements without the need for any such modifications or waivers.

Bank of America Credit Facility

On March 6, 2020, we amended our $55.0 million credit facility with Bank of America extending the maturity date to March 6, 2023. The refinanced facility carries an interest rate of 2.5% - 3.0%, depending on certain financial ratios plus a variable rate based on the loan defined “Eurodollar” interest rate.

On August 7, 2020, we modified certain financial covenants within this credit facility and temporarily suspended the testing of certain other covenant tests through the measurement period ending September 30, 2021. The testing of the financial covenant resumes for the measurement period ending December 31, 2021. In addition to the covenant modifications, the interest rate on borrowings under this facility was fixed at 3.0% above the “Eurodollar” rate, which itself now has a floor of 1.0%. Such a modification was not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

Bank of America Line of Credit

On March 6, 2020, the term of our $5.0 million line of credit was extended to March 6, 2023. On August 7, 2020, we modified the interest rate on this line of credit, wherein the LIBOR portion of the rate now has a floor of 1.0%.

Minetta and Orpheum Theatres Loan

On October 12, 2018, we refinanced our $7.5 million loan with Santander Bank, which is secured by our Minetta and Orpheum Theatres, with a loan for a five year term of $8.0 million. Such modification was not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Corporate Office Term Loan

On December 13, 2016, we obtained a ten year $8.4 million mortgage loan on our Culver City Corporate Headquarters at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.64%. This loan provided for a second loan upon completion of certain improvements. On June 26, 2017, we obtained a further $1.5 million under this provision at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.44%.

Cinemas 1,2,3 Term Loan

On March 13, 2020, Sutton Hill Properties LLC (“SHP”), a 75% subsidiary of RDI, refinanced its $20.0 million term loan with Valley National Bank with a new term loan of $25.0 million, an interest rate of 4.25%, and maturity date of April 1, 2022, with two six month options to extend. With the availability of these loan extensions, we continue to keep the loan long-term.

Union Square Financing

On December 29, 2016, we closed construction finance facilities totaling $57.5 million to fund the non-equity portion of the anticipated construction costs of the redevelopment of our property at 44 Union Square in New York City. The facilities consisted of a first mortgage component of $50.0 million and a mezzanine component of $7.5 million. On August 8, 2019, we repaid the $7.5 million mezzanine loan. On January 24, 2020, we exercised the first of our two one year extension options on the first mortgage loan, taking the maturity to December 29, 2020. On December 29, 2020, we further extended the maturity of this loan to March 31, 2021, at an interest rate of 17.5%. On March 26, 2021, we acquired this first mortgage loan through a subsidiary using internally generated funds. On May 7, 2021, we closed on a new three year $55.0 million loan facility with Emerald Creek Capital which currently encumbers our 44 Union Square property. The facility bears a variable interest rate of one month LIBOR plus 6.9% with a floor of 7.0% and includes provisions for a prepaid interest and property tax reserve fund. The loan contains a reserve for existing Mechanic’s Liens at the time of the loan closing. The loan has two 12-month options to extend, but may be repaid at any time, subject to notice and a minimum interest payment equal to the positive difference between interest paid on the loan through the pre-payment date and one year’s interest. In effect, the loan may be repaid after May 7, 2022 without the payment of any premium.

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Purchase Money Promissory Note

On September 18, 2019, we purchased for $5.5 million 407,000 Company Class A Common Stock in a privately negotiated transaction under our Share Repurchase Program. Of this amount, $3.5 million was paid by the issuance of a Purchase Money Promissory Note, which bears an interest rate of 5.0% per annum, payable in equal quarterly payments of principal plus accrued interest. The Purchase Money Promissory Note matures on September 18, 2024.

Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility (NZ)

On December 20, 2018, we restructured our Westpac Corporate Credit Facilities. The maturity of the 1^st tranche (general/non-construction credit line) was extended to December 31, 2023, with the available facility being reduced from NZ$35.0 million to NZ$32.0 million. The facility bears an interest rate of 1.75% above the Bank Bill Bid Rate on the drawn down balance and a 1.1% line of credit charge on the entire facility. The 2^nd tranche (construction line) with a facility of NZ$18.0 million was removed.

On June 29, 2020, Westpac pushed out the June 30, 2020 covenant testing date to July 31, 2020. On July 27, 2020, Westpac waived the requirement to test certain covenants as of July 31, 2020. This agreement also increased the interest rate and line of credit charge to 2.40% above the Bank Bill Bid Rate and 1.65% respectively. The maturity date was extended to January 1, 2024. Such modifications of this facility were not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP. On September 15, 2020, Westpac waived the requirement to test certain covenants as of September 30, 2020. On December 8, 2020, Westpac waived the requirement to test certain covenants as of December 31, 2020. On April 29, 2021, Westpac waived the requirement to test certain covenants as of March 31, 2021. On May 7, 2021, we repaid NZ$16.0 million of this debt, in a permanent reduction of this facility to NZ$16.0 million. On June 8, 2021, Westpac waived the requirement to test certain covenants as of June 30, 2021.

Australian NAB Corporate Term Loan (AU)

On March 15, 2019, we amended our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with National Australia Bank (“NAB”) from a facility comprised of (i) an AU$66.5 million loan facility with an interest rate of 0.95% above the Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate (“BBSY”) and a maturity date of June 30, 2019 and (ii) a bank guarantee of AU$5.0 million at a rate of 1.90% per annum into a (i) AU$120.0 million Corporate Loan facility at rates of 0.85%-1.30% above BBSY depending on certain ratios with a due date of December 31, 2023, of which AU$80.0 million is revolving and AU$40.0 million is core and (ii) a Bank Guarantee Facility of AU$5.0 million at a rate of 1.85% per annum. Such modifications of this particular term loan were not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

On August 6, 2020, we modified certain covenants within this Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility. These modifications applied until the quarter ended June 30, 2021. In addition, for the period in which these covenant modifications applied, the interest rate on amounts borrowed under the facility was 1.75%. Such a modification was not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

On December 29, 2020, we modified the core portion of our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility, increasing it to AU$43.0 million. The AU$3.0 million increase was provided to fund the completion of our recently opened cinema at Jindalee, Queensland, and is repayable in semi-annual installments of AU$500,000, the first installment being April 30, 2021, until fully repaid on October 31, 2023. This amendment increases the Facility Limit to AU$123.0 million, which will be reduced back to AU$120.0 million as the Jindalee funding is repaid. We further modified certain covenants within this Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB. The Fixed Charge Cover Ratio testing periods were further modified through the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The Leverage Ratio was also modified through the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

On June 9, 2021, we repaid AU$20.0 million of the revolving portion of this debt, in a permanent reduction of this facility.

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Note 12 – Other Liabilities

Other liabilities are summarized as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Current liabilities
Liability for demolition costs		2,840		2,928
Accrued pension		684		684
Security deposit payable		52		132
Finance lease liabilities		49		49
Other		33		33
Other current liabilities	$	3,658	$	3,826
Other liabilities
Lease make-good provision		7,670		7,408
Accrued pension		3,829		4,048
Deferred rent liability		2,035		2,897
Environmental reserve		1,656		1,656
Lease liability		5,900		5,900
Acquired leases		26		31
Finance lease liabilities		44		69
Other		1		8
Other non-current liabilities	$	21,161	$	22,017

Pension Liability – Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

On August 29, 2014, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) that has been effective since March 1, 2007, was ended and replaced in accordance with the terms of a pension annuity. As a result of the termination of the SERP program, the accrued pension liability of $7.6 million was reversed and replaced with this pension annuity liability of $7.5 million. The valuation of the liability is based on the present value of $10.2 million discounted at a rate of 4.25% over a 15-year term, resulting in a monthly payment of $57,000. The discounted value of $2.7 million (which is the difference between the estimated payout of $10.2 million and the present value of $7.5 million) as of August 29, 2014 will be amortized and expensed based on the 15-year term. In addition, the accumulated actuarial loss of $3.1 million recorded, as part of other comprehensive income will also be amortized based on the 15-year term.

In February 2018, we made a payment of $2.4 million relating to the annuity representing payments for the 42 months outstanding at the time. Monthly ongoing payments of $57,000 are now being made.

As a result of the above, included in our current and non-current liabilities are accrued pension costs of $4.5 million at June 30, 2021. The benefits of our pension plan are fully vested and therefore no service costs were recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Our pension plan is unfunded.

During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest cost was $61,000 and $123,000, and the actuarial loss was $51,000 and $104,000. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020, the interest cost was $66,000 and $134,000 and the actuarial loss was $51,000 and $103,000

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Note 13 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to RDI:

(Dollars in thousands)	Foreign ‎Currency ‎Items		Unrealized ‎Gain (Losses) ‎on Available- ‎for-Sale ‎Investments		Accrued ‎Pension ‎Service Costs		Hedge ‎Accounting ‎Reserve		Total
Balance at January 1, 2021	$	14,966	$	(12)	$	(2,135)	$	(317)	$	12,502
Change related to derivatives
Total change in hedge fair value recorded in Other Comprehensive Income		—		—		—		1		1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—		—		—		115		115
Net change related to derivatives		—		—		—		116		116
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,356)		(1)		104		116		(4,137)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	10,610	$	(13)	$	(2,031)	$	(201)	$	8,365

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation General

Insofar as our Company is aware, there are no claims, arbitration proceedings, or litigation proceedings that constitute material contingent liabilities of our Company. Such matters require significant judgments based on the facts known to us. These judgments are inherently uncertain and can change significantly when additional facts become known. We provide accruals for matters that have probable likelihood of occurrence and can be properly estimated as to their expected negative outcome. We do not record expected gains until the proceeds are received by us. However, we typically make no accruals for potential costs of defense, as such amounts are inherently uncertain and dependent upon the scope, extent and aggressiveness of the activities of the applicable plaintiff.

Discussed below are certain litigation matters which, however, have been or may be significant to our Company.

Litigation Matters

We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, have accrued estimates of probable and estimable losses for the resolution of these claims, including legal costs.

Where we are the plaintiffs, we accrue legal fees as incurred on an on-going basis and make no provision for any potential settlement amounts until received. In Australia, the prevailing party is usually entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, which recoveries typically work out to be approximately 60% of the amounts actually spent where first-class legal counsel is engaged at customary rates. Where we are a plaintiff, we have likewise made no provision for the liability for the defendant’s attorneys’ fees in the event we are determined not to be the prevailing party.

Where we are the defendants, we accrue for probable damages that insurance may not cover as they become known and can be reasonably estimated, as permitted under ASC 450-20 Loss Contingencies. 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. It is possible, however, that future results of the operations for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by the ultimate outcome of the legal proceedings. From time to time, we are involved with claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of our business that may include contractual obligations, insurance claims, tax claims, employment matters, and anti-trust issues, among other matters.

Environmental and Asbestos Claims on Reading Legacy Operations

Certain of our subsidiaries were historically involved in railroad operations, coal mining, and manufacturing. Also, certain of these subsidiaries appear in the chain-of-title of properties that may suffer from pollution. Accordingly, certain of these subsidiaries have, from time to time, been named in and may in the future be named in various actions brought under applicable environmental laws. Also, we are in the real estate development business and may encounter from time-to-time environmental conditions at properties that we have acquired for development and which will need to be addressed in the future as part of the development process. These environmental conditions can increase the cost of such projects and adversely affect the value and potential for profit of such projects. We do not currently believe that our exposure under applicable environmental laws is material in amount.

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From time to time, there are claims brought against us relating to the exposure of former employees to asbestos and/or coal dust. These are generally covered by an insurance settlement reached in September 1990 with our insurance providers. However, this insurance settlement does not cover litigation by people who were not employees of our historic railroad operations and who may claim direct or second-hand exposure to asbestos, coal dust and/or other chemicals or elements now recognized as potentially causing cancer in humans. Our known exposure to these types of claims, asserted or probable of being asserted, is not material.

Cotter Jr. Derivative Litigation

This action was originally brought by James J. Cotter, Jr. (“Cotter Jr.”) in June 2015 in the Nevada District Court against all of the Directors of our Company and against our Company as a nominal defendant: James J. Cotter, Jr., individually and derivatively on behalf of Reading International, Inc. vs. Margaret Cotter, et al.” Case No: A-15-719860-V. On October 1, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court determined that the District Court had erred when it denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss the case for lack of standing on the part of Cotter, Jr., to bring such an action, vacated the District Court’s orders denying the motions to dismiss and remanded for entry of judgment. The Supreme Court sustained the District Court’s award to our Company of costs in the amount of $809,000. Final judgment was entered on October 1, 2020 and the costs award has been paid. This matter is now at an end.

California Employment Litigation

Our Company is currently a defendant in certain California employment matters which include substantially overlapping wage and hour claims relating to our California cinema operations as described below. Taylor Brown, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated vs. Reading Cinemas et al. Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Kern, Case No. BCV-19-1000390 (“Brown v. RC,” and the “Brown Class Action Complaint”) was initially filed in December 2018, as an individual action and refiled as a putative class action in February 2019, but not served until June 24, 2019. Peter M. Wagner, Jr., an individual, vs. Consolidated Entertainment, Inc. et al., Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego, Case NO. 37-2019-00030695-CU-WT-CTL (“Wagner v. CEI,” and the “Wagner Individual Complaint”) was filed as a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in June 2019. The following month, in July 2019, a notice was served on us by separate counsel for Mr. Wagner under the California Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (Cal. Labor Code Section 2698, et seq) (the “Wagner PAGA Claim”) purportedly asserting in a representational capacity claims under the PAGA statute, overlapping, in substantial part, the allegations set forth in the Brown Class Action Complaint. On March 6, 2020, Wagner filed a purported class action in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, again covering basically the same allegations as set forth in the Brown Class Action Complaint, and titled Peter M. Wagner, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated vs. Reading International, Inc., Consolidated Entertainment, Inc. and Does 1 through 25, Case No. 37-2020-000127-CU-OE-CTL (the “Wagner Class Action” and the “Wagner Class Action Complaint”). Following mediation, the Wagner Individual Complaint was settled, and final judgment entered on February 10, 2021, at what we believe to have been its nuisance value. The remaining lawsuits seek damages, and attorneys’ fees, relating to alleged violations of California labor laws relating to meal periods, rest periods, reporting time pay, unpaid wages, timely pay upon termination and wage statements violations.

On July 13, 2021, following a mediation, the parties agreed to settle the claims set forth in the remaining lawsuits (specifically, the Brown Class Action Complaint, the Wagner PAGA Claim and the Wagner Class Action Complaint) for the Company’s payment of $4.0 million (the “Settlement Amount”).   The settlement is contingent upon the execution and delivery of a final settlement agreement and final court approval.   The Settlement Amount is to be paid in two installments, one-half within 30 days of final court approval and the balance nine-months thereafter.   A court hearing on the settlement is not expected prior to the fourth quarter of 2021.   We have accrued the Settlement Amount as a second quarter cinema segment administrative expense.

General Diversified Limited v. Reading Wellington Properties Arbitration

On June 18, 2021, General Diversified Limited (“GDL”), an owner and operator of supermarkets in New Zealand, filed an arbitration statement of claim (the “Statement of Claim”) in Auckland, New Zealand, against our wholly owned subsidiary, Reading Wellington Properties, Limited (“RWPL”), relating to the enforceability of an Agreement to Lease (the “ATL”) entered into between the parties in February 2013, contemplating the construction by RWPL and the lease by GDL of a supermarket in Wellington, New Zealand on property owned by RWPL. The ATL contemplated that GDL would also obtain certain rights to use parking spaces in an adjacent 9 story parking structure owned by another of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Courtenay Carpark Limited (the “Parking Garage”).   However, as a result of the Kaikōura earthquake on November 14, 2016, it was necessary to demolish the Parking Garage. It has not been rebuilt and there is currently no plan to rebuild it and neither RWPL nor Courtenay Carpark Limited have any legal right to rebuild it under presently existing laws controlling land use in Wellington.  Accordingly, we believe that it became impossible to deliver the specific parking rights contemplated by the ATL and, given the materiality of these parking rights to the transaction contemplated by the ATL, that the ATL has been frustrated and is of no ongoing force and effect.  GDL asserts a different view and is seeking a declaration that the ATL remains binding upon the parties and for specific performance by RWPL of the ATL. 

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RWPL plans to file a response contesting GDL’s claims, and raising various affirmative defenses, including frustration and a failure of the parties to reach any specifically enforceable agreement as to certain fundament construction and construction cost issues.   No damages are being sought by GDL, other than costs, and no reserves for this matter have been established. RWPL is a limited liability company, its only asset being the parcel of unimproved land on which the supermarket was to be built.

In the interim, the parties have been having, and are continuing to have, “without prejudice” discussions as to possible alternatives pursuant to which a grocery store of the type contemplated by the parties could be developed and leased to GDL.

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Note 15 – Non-controlling Interests

These are composed of the following enterprises:

Australia Country Cinemas Pty Ltd. - 25% noncontrolling interest owned by Panorama Group International Pty Ltd.:

Shadow View Land and Farming, LLC - 50% noncontrolling membership interest owned by the estate of Mr. James J. Cotter, Sr. (the “Cotter Estate”); and,

Sutton Hill Properties, LLC - 25% noncontrolling interest owned by Sutton Hill Capital, LLC (which in turn is 50% owned by the Cotter Estate).

The components of noncontrolling interests are as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Australian Country Cinemas, Pty Ltd	$	(9)	$	(51)
Shadow View Land and Farming, LLC		(3)		2,131
Sutton Hill Properties, LLC		1,110		1,324
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	$	1,098	$	3,404

The components of income attributable to noncontrolling interests are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Australian Country Cinemas, Pty Ltd	$	(17)	$	(45)	$	41	$	(46)
Shadow View Land and Farming, LLC		14		(22)		3,166		(43)
Sutton Hill Properties, LLC		(105)		(118)		(213)		(177)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	(108)	$	(185)	$	2,994	$	(266)

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Summary of Controlling and Noncontrolling Stockholders’ Equity

A summary of the changes in controlling and noncontrolling stockholders’ equity is as follows:

	Common Shares								Retained				Accumulated		Reading
	Class A	Class A		Class B	Class B		Additional		Earnings				Other		International Inc.				Total
	Non-Voting	Par		Voting	Par		Paid-In		(Accumulated		Treasury		Comprehensive		Stockholders’		Noncontrolling		Stockholders’
(Dollars in thousands, except shares)	Shares	Value		Shares	Value		Capital		Deficit)		Shares		Income (Loss)		Equity		Interests		Equity
At January 1, 2021	20,069	$	231	1,680	$	17	$	149,979	$	(44,553)	$	(40,407)	$	12,502	$	77,769	$	3,404	$	81,173
Net income (loss)	—		—	—		—		—		18,965		—		—		18,965		3,102		22,067
Other comprehensive income, net	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(2,545)		(2,545)		—		(2,545)
Share-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		464		—		—		—		464		—		464
Restricted Stock Units	52		1	—		—		(111)		—		—		—		(110)		—		(110)
Distributions to noncontrolling stockholders	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5,300)		(5,300)
At March 31, 2021	20,121	$	232	1,680	$	17	$	150,332	$	(25,588)	$	(40,407)	$	9,957	$	94,543	$	1,206	$	95,749
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		22,702		—		—		22,702		(108)		22,594
Other comprehensive income, net	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(1,592)		(1,592)		—		(1,592)
Share-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		450		—		—		—		450		—		450
Restricted Stock Units	4		—	—		—		(2)		—		—		—		(2)		—		(2)
At June 30, 2021	20,125	$	232	1,680	$	17	$	150,780	$	(2,886)	$	(40,407)	$	8,365	$	116,101	$	1,098	$	117,199

	Common Shares								Retained				Accumulated		Reading
	Class A	Class A		Class B	Class B		Additional		Earnings				Other		International Inc.				Total
	Non-Voting	Par		Voting	Par		Paid-In		(Accumulated		Treasury		Comprehensive		Stockholders’		Noncontrolling		Stockholders’
(Dollars in thousands, except shares)	Shares	Value		Shares	Value		Capital		Deficit)		Shares		Income (Loss)		Equity		Interests		Equity
At January 1, 2020	20,103	$	231	1,680	$	17	$	148,602	$	20,647	$	(39,737)	$	5,589	$	135,349	$	4,267	$	139,616
Net income (loss)	—		—	—		—		—		(5,875)		—		—		(5,875)		(80)		(5,955)
Other comprehensive income, net	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(15,879)		(15,879)		(18)		(15,897)
Share-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		336		—		—		—		336		—		336
Share repurchase plan	(75)		—	—		—		—		—		(670)		—		(671)		—		(671)
Restricted Stock Units	19		—	—		—		(30)		—		—		—		(30)		—		(30)
At March 31, 2020	20,047	$	231	1,680	$	17	$	148,908	$	14,772	$	(40,407)	$	(10,290)	$	113,231	$	4,169	$	117,400
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		(22,702)		—		—		(22,702)		(185)		(22,887)
Other comprehensive income, net	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		10,707		10,707		9		10,716
Share-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		369		—		—		—		369		—		369
Restricted Stock Units	21			—		—		(11)		—		—		—		(11)		—		(11)
At June 30, 2020	20,068		231	1,680		17		149,266		(7,930)		(40,407)		417		101,594		3,993		105,587

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Note 16 – Stock-Based Compensation and Stock Repurchases

Employee and Director Stock Incentive Plan

2010 Stock Incentive Plan

Our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2010 Plan”) under which our Company has granted stock options and other share-based payment awards of our Common Stock to eligible employees, directors, and consultants has expired. In total, 1,505,598 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the previously granted options or restricted stock units under that plan.

2020 Stock Incentive Plan

On November 4, 2020, the Company enacted the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, which was also approved by the Company’s stockholders on December 8, 2020 (the “2020 Plan”). Under the 2020 Plan, the Company may grant stock options and other share-based payment awards of our Class A Common Stock to eligible employees, directors and consultants. The aggregate total number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan at June 30, 2021 was 1,250,000, of which 1,096,938 remain available for future issuance. In addition, if any awards that were outstanding under the 2010 Plan are subsequently forfeited or if the related shares are repurchased, a corresponding number of shares will automatically become available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, thus resulting in a potential increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. At June 30, 2021, this potential increase in the number of shares eligible for issuance under the 2020 Plan was 176,086 Class A Common Stock.

Stock options are granted at exercise prices equal to the grant-date market prices and typically expire no later than five years from the grant date. In contrast to a stock option where the grantee buys our Company’s share at an exercise price determined on the grant date, a restricted stock unit (“RSU”) entitles the grantee to receive one share for every RSU based on a vesting plan, typically between one year and four years from grant. Beginning in 2020, a performance component has been added to certain of the RSUs granted to management, which vests on the third anniversary of their grant date based on the achievement of certain performance metrics. At the time the options are exercised or RSUs vest and are settled, at the discretion of management, we will issue treasury shares or make a new issuance of shares to the option or RSU holder.

Stock Options

We have estimated the grant-date fair value of our stock options using the Black-Scholes option-valuation 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. We expensed the estimated grant-date fair values of options over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. Based on our historical experience, the “deemed exercise” of expiring in-the-money options and the relative market price to strike price of the options, we have not estimated any forfeitures of vested or unvested options.

No stock options were issued in the six months ended June 30, 2021.

For the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded compensation expense of $101,000 and $120,000, respectively, with respect to our prior stock option grants. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, we recorded compensation expense of $201,000 and $200,000, respectively. At June 30, 2021, the total unrecognized estimated compensation expense related to non-vested stock options was $0.4 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average vesting period of 1.13 years. The intrinsic, unrealized value of all options outstanding vested and expected to vest, at June 30, 2021 was $24,000, as the closing price of our Common Stock on that date was $6.97.

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The following table summarizes the number of options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	Outstanding Stock Options - Class A Shares
	Number ‎of Options	Weighted ‎Average ‎Exercise Price		Weighted ‎Average ‎Remaining ‎Years of ‎Contractual ‎Life	Aggregate ‎Intrinsic ‎Value
	Class A	Class A		Class A	Class A
Balance - December 31, 2019	711,377	$	14.74	2.79	$	136,350
Granted	38,803		4.66	—		—
Exercised	—		—	—		—
Forfeited	(36,701)		14.74	—		—
Balance - December 31, 2020	713,479	$	14.64	2.18	$	13,969
Granted	—		—	—		—
Exercised	(38,803)		—	—		—
Forfeited	(157,332)		11.87	—		—
Balance - June 30, 2021	517,344	$	15.20	1.87	$	23,750

Restricted Stock Units

We estimate the grant-date fair values of our RSUs using our Company’s stock price at grant-date and record such fair values as compensation expense over the vesting period on a straight-line basis.  The following table summarizes the status of the RSUs granted to date as of June 30, 2021:

	Outstanding Restricted Stock Units
	RSU Grants (in units)			Vested,	Unvested,	Forfeited,
Grant Date	Directors	Management	Total ‎Grants	June 30, ‎2021	June 30, ‎2021	June 30, ‎2021
March 10, 2016	35,147	27,381	62,528	62,264	—	264
April 11, 2016	—	5,625	5,625	5,108	—	517
March 23, 2017	30,681	32,463	63,144	62,612	—	532
August 29, 2017	—	7,394	7,394	7,394	—	—
January 2, 2018	29,393	—	29,393	29,393	—	—
April 12, 2018	—	29,596	29,596	21,085	6,540	1,971
April 13, 2018	—	14,669	14,669	11,003	3,666	—
July 6, 2018	—	932	932	—	—	932
November 7, 2018	23,010	—	23,010	23,010	—	—
March 13, 2019	—	24,366	24,366	10,632	10,630	3,104
March 14, 2019	—	23,327	23,327	11,664	11,663	—
May 7, 2019	11,565	—	11,565	11,565	—	—
March 10, 2020	—	287,163	287,163	48,416	237,929	818
December 14, 2020	—	43,260	43,260	—	42,716	544
December 16, 2020	60,084	11,459	71,543	—	71,543	—
April 5, 2021	—	262,830	262,830	—	262,830	—
April 19, 2021	—	22,888	22,888	—	22,888	—
Total	189,880	793,353	983,233	304,146	670,405	8,682

RSU awards to management vest 25% on the anniversary of the grant date over a period of four years. Beginning in 2020, a performance component has been added to certain of the RSUs granted to management, which vest on the third anniversary of their grant date based on the achievement of certain performance metrics. On March 10, 2020, RSUs covering 287,163 shares were issued to members of executive management and other employees of our Company. Between December 14, 2020 and December 16, 2020, RSUs covering 114,803 shares were issued to members of executive management and other employees of our Company, all of which vest 100% on the anniversary of the grant date over a period of one year. Of these, we granted non-employee directors 60,084 RSUs (as well as 38,803 options) on December 16, 2020. In April 2021, RSUs covering 262,830 shares were issued to members of executive management. 50% of these RSUs vest evenly over a period of four years. The remaining 50% vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date contingent upon the achievement of certain performance metrics. RSUs covering 22,888 shares were also issued to other employees of our Company. These awards vest 25% on the anniversary of the grant date over a period of four years.

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We estimate the grant-date fair values of our RSUs using the Company’s stock price at grant-date and record such fair values as compensation expense over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. Prior to November 7, 2018, RSU awards to non-employee directors vested 100% in January of the following year in which such RSUs were granted.  At the November 7, 2018 Board meeting, it was determined that it would be more appropriate for the vesting of RSUs to align with the director’s term of office. Accordingly, the RSUs granted on November 7, 2018, vested on the first to occur of (i) 5:00 pm, Los Angeles, CA time on the last business day prior to the one year anniversary of the grant date, or (ii) the date on which the recipient’s term as a director ended and the recipient or, as the case may be, the recipient’s successor was elected to the board of directors. Accordingly, the RSUs granted to directors on November 7, 2018 vested on May 7, 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. Due to the fact that our Company held our annual meeting of stockholders in May 2019, the vesting period for the RSUs issued on November 7, 2018 was shorter than anticipated. In order to adjust for this factor, the award of RSUs to directors made immediately following the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was determined using a value of $35,000 or one half of the dollar amount of the prior year’s annual grant. The RSUs issued to non-employee directors on May 7, 2019 vested on May 6, 2020.

For the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded compensation expense of $419,000 and $255,000, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded compensation expense of $782,000 and $470,000 respectively. The total unrecognized compensation expense related to the non-vested RSUs was $3.6 million as of June 30, 2021, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average vesting period of 1.90 years.

Stock Repurchase Program

On March 2, 2017, our Company's Board of Directors authorized management, at its discretion, to spend up to an aggregate of $25.0 million to acquire shares of Reading’s Class A Common Stock.  On March 14, 2019, the Board of Directors extended this stock buy-back program for two years, through March 2, 2021. On March 10, 2020, the Board increased the authorized amount by $25.0 million and extended it to March 2, 2022. At the present time, the amount available under the repurchase program authorization is $26.0 million.

The repurchase program allows Reading to repurchase its shares in accordance with the requirements of the SEC on the open market, in block trades and in privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions and other factors.  All purchases are subject to the availability of shares at prices that are acceptable to Reading, and accordingly, no assurances can be given as to the timing or number of shares that may ultimately be acquired pursuant to this authorization.

Under the stock repurchase program, as of June 30, 2021, our Company had reacquired a total of 1,792,819 shares of Class A Common Stock for $24.0 million at an average price of $13.39 per share (excluding transaction costs). No shares of Class A Common Stock were purchased in the six months to June 30, 2021. The last share repurchase made by our Company was made on March 5, 2020, at which time 25,000 shares were purchased at an average cost per share of $7.30. This leaves $26.0 million available under the March 2, 2017 program, as extended, to March 2, 2022.

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Note 17 - Leases

In all leases, whether we are the lessor or lessee, we define lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease plus any renewals covered by renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise based on our assessment of economic factors relevant to the lessee. The non-cancellable term of the lease commences on the date the lessor makes the underlying property in the lease available to the lessee, irrespective of when lease payments begin under the contract.

As Lessee

We have operating leases for certain cinemas, and finance leases for certain equipment assets. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 to 20 years, with certain leases having options to extend to up to a further 20 years.

Contracts are analyzed in accordance with the criteria set out in ASC 842 to determine if there is a lease present. For contracts that contain an operating lease, we account for the lease component and the non-lease component together as a single component. For contracts that contain a finance lease we account for the lease component and the non-lease component separately in accordance with ASC 842.

In leases where we are the lessee, we recognize a right of use asset and lease liability at lease commencement, which is measured by discounting lease payments using an incremental borrowing rate applicable to the relevant country and lease term of the lease as the discount rate. Subsequent amortization of the right of use asset and accretion of the lease liability for an operating lease is recognized as a single lease cost, on a straight-line basis, over the term of the lease. A finance lease right-of-use asset is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the useful life of the leased asset or the lease term. Interest on each finance lease liability is determined as the amount that results in a constant periodic discount rate on the remaining balance of the liability. Property taxes and other non-lease costs are accounted for on an accrual basis.

Lease payments for our cinema operating leases consist of fixed base rent, and for certain leases, variable lease payments consisting of contracted percentages of revenue, changes in the relevant CPI, and/or other contracted financial metrics.

As a result of the impacts of COVID-19, we have obtained certain concessions from our landlords. We have elected to account for these concessions as if there have been no changes to the underlying contracts, thereby recognizing abatements secured as variable lease expenses, and increasing payables for lease payment deferrals.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Lease cost
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	12		24	$	25	$	64
Interest on lease liabilities		1		2		3		5
Operating lease cost		8,516		8,079		16,780		16,099
Variable lease cost		(1,593)		(833)		(2,744)		(652)
Total lease cost	$	6,937	$	7,272	$	14,064	$	15,516

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Cash flows relating to lease cost
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for finance leases	$	27	$	68
Operating cash flows for operating leases		7,621		8,436
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities		22,178		179

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	228,156	$	220,503
Operating lease liabilities - current portion		23,753		22,699
Operating lease liabilities - non-current portion		220,426		212,806
Total operating lease liabilities	$	244,179	$	235,505
Finance leases
Property plant and equipment, gross		378		383
Accumulated depreciation		(291)		(271)
Property plant and equipment, net	$	87	$	112
Other current liabilities		49		49
Other long-term liabilities		44		69
Total finance lease liabilities	$	93	$	118
Other information
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases		2		3
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases		11		11
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		5.26%		5.27%
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.62%		4.71%

The maturities of our leases were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Operating ‎leases		Finance ‎leases
2021	$	17,233	$	27
2022		34,669		43
2023		34,017		28
2024		32,157		—
2025		29,949		—
Thereafter		169,450		—
Total lease payments	$	317,475	$	98
Less imputed interest		(73,296)		(5)
Total	$	244,179	$	93

As of June 30, 2021, we have additional operating leases, primarily for cinemas, that have not yet commenced operations of approximately $12.5 million. It is anticipated that these operating leases will commence early 2022 with lease terms of 15 to 20 years.

As Lessor

We have entered into various leases as a lessor for our owned real estate properties. These leases vary in length between 1 and 20 years, with certain leases containing options to extend at the behest of the applicable tenants. Lease components consist of fixed base rent, and for certain leases, variable lease payments consisting of contracted percentages of revenue, changes in the relevant CPI, and/or other contracted financial metrics. None of our leases grant any right to the tenant to purchase the underlying asset.

We recognize lease payments for operating leases as property revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentive payments we make to lessees are amortized as a reduction in property revenue over the lease term.

As a result of the impacts of COVID-19, we have provided certain concessions to specific tenants. We have elected to account for these concessions as if there have been no changes to the underlying contracts, thereby recognizing abatements granted as variable lease payments through revenue and increasing receivables for lease payment deferrals.

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Lease income relating to operating lease payments was as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Components of lease income
Lease payments	$	2,681		2,245	$	5,382	$	4,566
Variable lease payments		197		(364)		366		(201)
Total lease income	$	2,878	$	1,881	$	5,748	$	4,365

The book value of underlying assets under operating leases from owned assets was as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Building and improvements
Gross balance	$	138,704	$	153,643
Accumulated depreciation		(22,441)		(26,107)
Net Book Value	$	116,263	$	127,536

The Maturity of our leases were as follows:

		jj
(Dollars in thousands)	Operating ‎leases
2021	$	3,777
2022		6,965
2023		6,540
2024		5,647
2025		4,609
Thereafter		4,824
Total	$	32,362

Note 18 – Hedge Accounting

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, our Company held interest rate derivatives in the total notional amount of $8.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively.

The derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and are included in the following line items:

	Liability Derivatives
	June 30,			December 31,
	2021			2020
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate contracts	Derivative financial instruments - current portion	$	219	Derivative financial instruments - current portion	$	218
	Derivative financial instruments - non-current portion		96	Derivative financial instruments - non-current portion		212
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	315		$	430
Total derivatives		$	315		$	430

We have no derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are in asset positions.

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The changes in fair value are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income and released into interest expense in the same period(s) in which the hedged transactions affect earnings. In the quarter and six months ended to June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively, the derivative instruments affected Comprehensive Income as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Location of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives					Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Quarter Ended June 30, 2021				Six Months Ended June 30
			2021		2020		2021		2020
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	55		52	$	115	$	80
Total		$	55	$	52	$	115	$	80

					Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount				Amount
	Quarter Ended June 30				Six Months Ended June 30
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Interest rate contracts	$	61	$	52	$	(1)	$	285
Total	$	61	$	52	$	(1)	$	285
					Loss Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Line Item	Amount				Amount
	Quarter Ended June 30				Six Months Ended June 30
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Interest expense	$	61	$	52	$	115	$	80
Total	$	61	$	52	$	115	$	80

 The derivative has no ineffective portion, and consequently no losses have been recognized directly in income.

Note 19 – Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and,

Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020 we had derivative financial liabilities carried and measured at fair value on a recurring basis of $315,000 and $430,000 respectively.

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The following tables summarize our financial liabilities that are carried at cost and measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, by level within the fair value hierarchy.

			Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying ‎Value(1)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Notes payable	$	222,397	$	—	$	—	$	227,520	$	227,520
Subordinated debt		30,299		—		—		20,319		20,319
	$	252,696	$	—	$	—	$	247,839	$	247,839

			Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying ‎Value(1)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Notes payable	$	254,163	$	—	$	—	$	258,525	$	258,525
Subordinated debt		30,796		—		—		20,423		20,423
	$	284,959	$	—	$	—	$	278,948	$	278,948

(1)These balances are presented before any deduction for deferred financing costs.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used to estimate the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Level 1 investments in marketable securities primarily consist of investments associated with the ownership of marketable securities in U.S. and New Zealand. These investments are valued based on observable market quotes on the last trading date of the reporting period.

Level 2 derivative financial instruments are valued based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves from the derivative counterparties. The credit valuation adjustments associated with our non-performance risk and counterparty credit risk are incorporated in the fair value estimates of our derivatives. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, we concluded that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives.

Level 3 borrowings include our secured and unsecured notes payable, trust preferred securities and other debt instruments. The borrowings are valued based on discounted cash flow models that incorporate appropriate market discount rates. We calculated the market discount rate by obtaining period-end treasury rates for fixed-rate debt, or LIBOR for variable-rate debt, for maturities that correspond to the maturities of our debt, adding appropriate credit spreads derived from information obtained from third-party financial institutions. These credit spreads take into account factors such as our credit rate, debt maturity, types of borrowings, and the loan-to-value ratios of the debt.

Our Company’s financial instruments also include cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate the fair values due to their short maturities. Additionally, there were no transfers of assets and liabilities between levels 1, 2, or 3 during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020.

Note 20 – Subsequent Events

No material subsequent events were identified as of the issue date of these Financial Statements.

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This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 (Financial Statements). The foregoing discussions and analyses contain certain forward-looking statements. Please refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” included at the conclusion of this section and our “Risk Factors” set forth in our 2020 Form 10-K, Part 1, Item 1A and the Risk Factors set out below.

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General COVID-19 Pandemic Update & Overview

Cinema industry box office results have been negatively impacted in a material way by governmentally ordered closures designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic has abated, cinemas have in large part reopened in the markets where we do business. However, cinema attendances are still below pre-pandemic levels due to a variety of factors, including social distancing requirements, until relatively recently, the lack of strong film product, public reticence to participate in group activities, and, to some extent, competition from streaming services. Patrons who have returned are responding well to our expanded food and beverage offerings, as per caps continue to strengthen. The industry has, in recent months, experienced a positive shift in box office results with the releases of more traditional blockbuster movies to theaters, such as Godzilla vs. Kong and F9: The Fast Saga. The performance of these films has provided optimism for the cinema industry. However, the surge in COVID-19, including the emergence of the Delta variant, has increased industry uncertainty and uncertainty for our own cinemas.

Our real estate business has been less impacted, and virtually all of our tenants are currently paying full rents. STOMP reopened at our Orpheum Theater in New York on July 20, 2021, and Audible, an Amazon company, continues to license our Minetta Lane Theater in New York.

In response to lower cash inflows from our cinema businesses, our Company reviewed our real estate portfolio to identify assets that had not been adversely impacted by the pandemic and which would require material capital investment to generate any meaningful increase in value. We have partially used the proceeds from the sale of these properties to pay down debt, to cover operating expenses, and to fund limited capital improvements.

We have been able to maintain most of our assets and keep our key personnel in place as we reopen our cinemas. Generally speaking, our lenders and landlords continue to work with us, and we have not lost any of our cinemas or other assets to default. We continue to be in discussions with various of our landlords about rent abatements and/or deferrals. We have a variety of landlords, and these discussions are being progressed on a location-by-location basis. At the present time, we have two landlords who have made court filings seeking eviction. These cinemas are currently open to the public under our operation. Notwithstanding these filings, while these discussions with these landlords are ongoing, and while no assurances can be given, we anticipate that these discussions will result in a mutually acceptable path forward at these two locations. Further, our relationships with our film suppliers continue to be strong.

With the development and distribution of a variety of vaccines, and a government focus on reopening the social aspects of our lives, we anticipate that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operation will be a passing event in the long-term, and we believe that we will ultimately return to results that resemble those of the pre-pandemic era in the future. However, no assurance can be given that we will achieve these results and, unfortunately, there is still a risk of future global outbreaks of COVID-19 and its associated variants, such as the Delta variant, which we are currently witnessing. Where vaccine roll outs have been limited in distribution, such as in Australia and New Zealand, these variant outbreaks could impact those countries, and our business in those countries, to a higher degree.

COVID-19 Impact on our Cinema Business

In March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our cinemas in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand were forced to temporarily close by government mandate, ultimately causing an immediate halt to our cinema income. On May 27, 2020, approximately three months after the initial closure, our first two cinemas, which were located in New Zealand, reopened. As of the date of this Report, 45 of our 62 global cinema circuit are open: 20 of our 24 cinemas in the United States, 14 of our 26 cinemas in Australia, and 11 of our 12 cinemas in New Zealand. Of the theaters that remained closed, two cinemas have been closed since before the onset of the pandemic: one (in Honolulu at the Kahala Mall) for a major renovation and the other (in Courtenay Central, Wellington) to address seismic issues. While at one point all of our Australian cinemas were able to reopen, as of the date of this Report, 12 cinemas in Australia have temporarily closed again due to the government mandated response to the presence of the COVID-19 Delta variant combined with a limited supply of vaccines. Until vaccines become widely available in Australia and New Zealand, it is possible that more cinemas in Australia and/or New Zealand may close temporarily from time to time by government order.

Since reopening our cinemas, we have expanded our cinema portfolio. On December 22, 2020, we opened a six-screen Reading Cinemas at Jindalee in Queensland, Australia, and on June 16, 2021, we opened a state-of-the-art cinema at the expanded Millers Junction Village in Victoria, Australia.

Despite reduced admissions and box office results as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased with the Food & Beverage (“F&B”) per caps currently being achieved as of the date of this Report. Also, at the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we were already

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taking steps in our circuit to manage competition from streaming services by improving the quality of our cinema offering (luxury recliner seating, presentation screens, and premium sound) and improving the quality and range of our F&B programs.

COVID-19 Impact on our Real Estate Business

As of the date of this Report, 96% of our tenants in our Australian and New Zealand real estate businesses are currently open for trading (some with trading restrictions in place).

Historically in the U.S., the majority of our real estate income has been generated by licensing revenue from our live theatres, which are licensed to third-party producers. While these venues have been closed to public performances for the first half of 2021, we have continued to receive some income from these assets. On July 20, 2021, STOMP began performances at our Orpheum Theatre in New York City. Our Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City continues to be licensed to Audible, an Amazon company, which uses the theatre to produce content and for periodic limited term productions open to the public. We have been advised by Audible that it anticipates reopening its productions to the public in the third quarter of this year. In addition, we began receiving rental income from our Culver City tenant in October 2020, income which did not exist prior to October 2020.

As mentioned previously, we monetized certain real estate assets that had maintained their value despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and which would have required capital investment to have achieved any meaningful increases in value.

On March 4, 2021, we sold our two industrial properties adjacent to the Auckland Airport in Manukau/Wiri in New Zealand, representing 70.4 acres, for $56.1 million (NZ $77.2 million). We recognized a gain on sale after costs to sell of $41.0 million (NZ$56.3 million) over our $13.6 million (NZ$18.7 million) net book value. As raw land, this asset produced no operating income while continuing to generate carrying costs, such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

On March 5, 2021, we sold our approximately 202-acre raw land holdings in Coachella, California for $11.0 million (recognizing a gain on sale after costs to sell of $6.3 million over our $4.4 million net book value). As a 50% member of Shadow View Land and Farming LLC, the entity that owned the property, our Company received 50% of the sale, being $5.3 million. As raw land, this asset produced no operating income while continuing to generate carrying costs, such as taxes, insurance and maintenance.

On June 9, 2021, we sold our Auburn/Redyard Center (including the 114,000 square feet of undeveloped land) located in Auburn, New South Wales for $69.6 million (AU$90.0 million). We recognized a gain on sale after costs to sell of $38.7 million (AU$50.1 million) over our $30.2 million (AU$39.1 million) net book value. As part of the transaction, we entered into a lease with the purchaser to continue to operate the cinema at that location.

On June 30, 2021, we sold our Royal George Theatre property in Chicago for $7.1 million. We realized a gain on sale after costs to sell of $5.0 million over our $1.8 million net book value.

In regard to our 44 Union Square property, we substantially completed construction of our redevelopment project in Manhattan and obtained, and have subsequently maintained, a core and shell temporary certificate of occupancy. While COVID-19 has severely constrained leasing activity in Manhattan, the property is now ready for tenant improvements and occupancy once a lease is signed. We have been in discussions with national retail tenants about leasing space at 44 Union Square. However, no assurance can be given that we will be able to lease the space on acceptable terms in the near term.

As for our other real estate holdings, subject to capital availability and assuming a return to normalcy, we will once again put emphasis on developing and enhancing our Courtenay Central, Cannon Park, and Newmarket ETCs, and our Cinemas 1,2,3, and our Philadelphia Viaduct properties.

In Conclusion

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken a number of significant steps to preserve our liquidity, and we will continue to evaluate our operations as the pandemic continues. We modified our business strategy in order to ensure our long-term viability in a way that would not have a dilutive impact on our stockholders, overleverage our Company, or require that we fire sale assets. In arriving at the determination to rely upon the monetization of certain real estate assets to bridge this gap in cinema cashflow and to reduce our need to make capital expenditures, we considered a variety of alternatives, including the issuance of additional common stock and the issuance of high interest rate “junk” debt. We determined that it would be in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders to not dilute equity by issuing stock in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic and to not mortgage our future with high interest rate debt.

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We are an internationally diversified company principally focused on the development, ownership, and operation of entertainment and real estate assets in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Currently, we operate in two business segments:

Cinema exhibition, through our 62 cinemas.

Real estate, including real estate development and the rental of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets.

We have consistently stated our belief that these two business segments complement one another, as we have used the comparatively consistent pre-COVID-19 cash flows generated by our cinema operations to fund the front-end cash demands of our real estate development business. Now, we are relying upon income from our real estate assets, and the imbedded value in those assets, to support our Company through the COVID-19 crisis. As we continue to navigate the uncertainty and challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence of new variants, we are steadfast in our belief that this two-pronged, diversified international business strategy has supported the strength and long-term viability of our Company.

Key Performance Indicators

A key performance indicator utilized by management is F&B Spend Per Patron (“SPP”). Upgrading our F&B menus at a number of our global cinemas is one of our strategic priorities. We use SPP as a measure of our performance as compared to the performance of our competitors, as well as a measure of the performance of our F&B operations. While ultimately, the profitability of our F&B operations depends on a variety of factors, including labor cost and cost of goods sold, we think that this calculation is important to show how well we are doing on a top line basis. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary closure of our cinema and live theatre operations in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand for a substantial portion of the year ended December 31, 2020 and partially through the six months ended June 30, 2021, and due to the lower attendances resulting from social distancing requirements, the lack of new and compelling film product, and the reticence of customers to participate in social gatherings with third parties, management does not currently believe that a discussion of Reading’s key performance indicators will serve as a useful metric for stockholders. Management intends to resume providing a discussion of our key performance indicators in the future.

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Cinema Exhibition Overview

We operate our worldwide cinema exhibition businesses through various subsidiaries under various brands:

in the U.S., under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Centers, and Consolidated Theatres brands.

in Australia, under the Reading Cinemas, the State Cinema, and the unconsolidated joint venture, Event Cinemas brands.

in New Zealand, under the Reading Cinemas and the unconsolidated joint ventures, Rialto Cinemas brands.

Shown in the following table are the number of locations and screens in our theater circuit in each country, by state/territory/region, our cinema brands, and our interest in the underlying assets as of June 30, 2021.

	State / Territory /	Location	Screen	Interest in Asset ‎Underlying the Cinema
Country	Region	Count	Count	Leased	Owned	Operating Brands
United States	Hawaii	9	98	9		Consolidated Theatres
	California	7	88	7		Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Center
	New York	3	16	2	1	Angelika Film Center
	Texas	2	13	2		Angelika Film Center
	New Jersey	1	12	1		Reading Cinemas
	Virginia	1	8	1		Angelika Film Center
	Washington, D.C.	1	3	1		Angelika Film Center
	U.S. Total	24	238	23	1
Australia	Victoria	8	57	8		Reading Cinemas
	New South Wales	6	44	5	1	Reading Cinemas
	Queensland	6	56	3	3	Reading Cinemas, Event Cinemas(1)
	Western Australia	2	16	1	1	Reading Cinemas
	South Australia	2	15	2		Reading Cinemas
	Tasmania	2	14	2		Reading Cinemas, State Cinema
	Australia Total	26	202	21	5
New Zealand	Wellington	3	18	2	1	Reading Cinemas
	Otago	3	15	2	1	Reading Cinemas, Rialto Cinemas(2)
	Auckland	2	15	2		Reading Cinemas, Rialto Cinemas(2)
	Canterbury	1	8	1		Reading Cinemas
	Southland	1	5		1	Reading Cinemas
	Bay of Plenty	1	5		1	Reading Cinemas
	Hawke's Bay	1	4		1	Reading Cinemas
	New Zealand Total	12	70	7	5
GRAND TOTAL		62	510	51	11

(1)Our Company has a 33.3% unincorporated joint venture interest in a 16-screen cinema located in Mt. Gravatt, Queensland managed by Event Cinemas.

(2)Our Company is a 50% joint venture partner in two New Zealand Rialto Cinemas, with a total of 13-screens. We are responsible for the booking of these cinemas and our joint venture partner, Event Cinemas, manages their day-to-day operations.

Real Estate Overview

Through our various subsidiaries, we engage in the real estate business through the development and ownership and rental or licensing to third parties of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets. We own the fee interests in both of our live theatres and in 11 of our cinemas (as presented in the preceding table). Our real estate business creates long-term value for our stockholders through the continuous improvement and development of our investment and operating properties, including our ETCs.

Our real estate activities have historically consisted principally of:

the ownership of fee or long-term leasehold interests in properties used in our cinema exhibition activities or which were acquired for the development of cinemas or cinema-based real estate development projects;

the acquisition of fee interests in land for general real estate development;

the licensing to production companies of our live theatres; and,

the redevelopment of our existing fee-owned cinema or live theatre sites to their highest and best use.

In light of the geographic reach of our business, and the highly localized nature of the real estate business, we have historically made use of third-party contractors to provide on-site management and leasing administration functions for our Australia and New Zealand real estate portfolio. We have now built upon our internal resources in this regard, allowing us to terminate all third-party contracts.

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Cinema Exhibition

Our cinema revenues consist primarily of admissions, F&B, advertising, gift card purchases, theater rentals, and online convenience fee revenue generated by the sale of our cinema tickets through our websites and mobile apps. Cinema operating expenses consist of the costs directly attributable to the operation of the cinemas, including film rent expense, operating costs, and occupancy costs. Cinema revenues and expenses fluctuate with the availability of quality first run films and the numbers of weeks such first run films stay in the market. For a breakdown of our current cinema assets that we own and/or manage, please see Part I, Item 1 – Our Business of our 2020 Form 10-K.

While our capital projects in recent years have been focused on growing our real estate segment, we have also focused on improving and enhancing our cinema exhibition portfolio. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, management reprioritized most of our capital expenditures based on assessments of market and lease conditions and liquidity requirements.

Cinema Additions and Enhancements

The latest additions and enhancements to our cinema portfolio as of June 30, 2021, are as follows:

Opened a new state-of-the-art six-screen Cinema in Victoria, Australia: On June 16, 2021, we opened a Reading Cinemas at the expanded Millers Junction Village featuring two TITAN LUXE auditoriums with DOLBY ATMOS immersive sound, luxury recliner seating in all auditoriums, and an enhanced F&B offering.

Opened a new state-of-the-art six-screen Cinema in Queensland, Australia: On December 22, 2020, we opened a Reading Cinemas at Jindalee featuring a TITAN LUXE auditorium with DOLBY ATMOS immersive sound, luxury recliner seating in all auditoriums, and an enhanced F&B offering.

U.S. Renovations: In late 2019, we commenced the renovation of our Consolidated Theatre at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu. The renovation work was suspended at the end of the first quarter in 2020 as a result of the initial COVID-19 shutdown. When reopened, the theatre will feature recliner seating throughout along with a state-of-the-art kitchen and an elevated F&B menu. As of the date of this Report, we have reactivated our renovation plans with a targeted relaunch of this theater during the fourth quarter of 2021.

As of the date of this Report, we have converted 94 of our 238 U.S. auditoriums to luxury recliner seating. When the above- mentioned renovations in Hawaii are completed, we anticipate this will account for at least an additional 16 auditoriums converted to luxury recliner seating.

Cinema Pipeline

By the end of 2022, we anticipate adding two new Reading Cinemas, totaling 13-screens, to our Australian cinema circuit pursuant to ATL: (i) Traralgon outside of Melbourne, VIC and (ii) South City Square in Brisbane, QLD. With respect to our Traralgon cinema, the landlord has been delayed in turning over the space for the cinema fit out, and discussions about the tenancy and scheduling are ongoing. We expect to receive a hand-over from the landlords of both Traralgon and South City Square early in 2022, with tentative openings by mid-year.

Our focus with respect to new cinemas includes state-of-the-art projection and sound, luxury recliner seating, enhanced F&B (typically including alcohol service), and typically at least one major TITAN-type presentation screen. Our focus is on providing best-in-class services and amenities that will differentiate us from in-home and mobile viewing options. We believe that a night at the movies should be a special and premium experience and, indeed, that it must be in order to compete with the variety of options being offered to consumers through other platforms.

During the remainder of 2021, we will continue to focus on the enhancement of our proprietary online ticketing and F&B capabilities and social media interfaces. These are intended to enhance the convenience of our offerings and to promote guest affinity with the experiences and products that we are offering. We will also be focusing on post-COVID-19 technology improvements to facilitate improved contactless experiences.

As of the end of 2020, we offered online ordering of our full F&B menu for all of our brands in the U.S. through their respective mobile apps. We anticipate expanding this capability to our Australia and New Zealand brands by the end of 2021. In December 2020, we launched our own streaming service, Angelika Anywhere, in the U.S., which is curated for film lovers of independent and foreign film, documentaries, and the more specialized movies from the major studios. We expect to expand our streaming services to Australia and New Zealand in 2021.

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Cinema Closures

As mentioned in prior filings, as of the end of the first quarter of 2020, all of our cinemas in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand were temporarily closed in accordance with the directions and recommendations of the relevant local, state, and federal authorities relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of our Australian theaters have reopened since the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. However, due to recent lockdowns in Australia, 14 of our 26 theaters are currently operating. As for our theaters in New Zealand, all of our theaters have reopened with the exception of our Reading Cinemas at Courtenay Central, which remains temporarily closed due to seismic concerns. In the U.S., mass roll outs of the COVID-19 vaccination have allowed more of our cinemas to reopen, and, as of the date of this Report, we have reopened 20 of our 24 cinemas. In late 2019, we commenced the renovation of our Consolidated Theatre at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu. The renovation work was suspended at the end of the first quarter in 2020 as a result of the initial COVID-19 shutdown. As of the date of this Report, we have reactivated our renovation plans with a targeted relaunch of this theater during the fourth quarter of 2021. We also anticipate reopening the Consolidated Theatre in Kapolei during the fourth quarter of 2021. We do not have anticipated reopening dates for the other two Consolidated Theatres in Hawaii.

In January 2019, we temporarily closed our Courtenay Central cinema in Wellington, New Zealand. This temporary closure is related to seismic concerns and is currently ongoing. While we continue to advance our planning for the center and have continued conversations with consultants, tenants, potential tenants, and city representatives, given the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have no fixed time frame for the commencement of the redevelopment of this property.

Prior to COVID-19, some of our cinemas have encountered new competition, and we believe that others will benefit from planned refurbishment and upgrading. The scope, extent, and timing of such refurbishment and upgrading will be necessarily impacted by our need to preserve capital and liquidity while we work through the various challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Upgrades to our Film Exhibition Technology and Theater Amenities

Prior to COVID-19, we focused on areas of the well-established cinema business where we believe we have growth potential and ultimately, provide long-term value to our stockholders. We invested in both the upgrading of our existing cinemas and the development of new cinemas to provide our customers with premium offerings, including state-of-the-art presentation (including sound, lounges, and bar service) and luxury recliner seating. As of June 30, 2021, all of the upgrades to our theater circuits’ film exhibition technology and amenities over the years are as summarized in the following table:

	Location ‎Count	Screen ‎Count
Screen Format
Digital (all cinemas in our theater circuit)	62	510
IMAX	1	1
TITAN XC and LUXE	26	32
Dine-in Service
Gold Lounge (AU/NZ)(1)	9	24
Premium (AU/NZ)(2)	16	42
Spotlight (U.S.)(3)	1	6
Upgraded Food & Beverage menu (U.S.)(4)	16	n/a
Premium Seating (features recliner seating)	28	173
Liquor Licenses (5)	35	n/a

(1)Gold Lounge: This is our "First Class Full Dine-in Service" in our Australian and New Zealand cinemas, which includes an upgraded F&B menu (with alcoholic beverages), luxury recliner seating features (intimate 25-50 seat cinemas) and waiter service.

(2)Premium Service: This is our "Business Class Dine-in Service" in our Australian and New Zealand cinemas, which typically includes upgraded F&B menu (some with alcoholic beverages) and may include luxury recliner seating features (less intimate 80-seat cinemas), but no waiter service.

(3)Spotlight Service: Our first dine-in cinema concept in the U.S. at Reading Cinemas in Murrieta, California. Six of our 17 auditoriums at this theater feature waiter service before the movie begins with a full F&B menu, luxury recliner seating, and laser focus on customer service. Our Spotlight service has been temporarily suspended since the initial COVID-19 shutdown.

(4)Upgraded Food & Beverage Menu: Features an elevated F&B menu including a menu of locally inspired and freshly prepared items that go beyond traditional concessions, which we have worked with former Food Network executives to create. The elevated menu also includes beer, wine and/or spirits at most of our locations.

(5)Liquor Licenses: Licenses are applicable at each cinema location, rather than each theater auditorium. For accounting purposes, we capitalize the cost of successfully purchasing or applying for liquor licenses meeting certain thresholds as an intangible asset due to long-term economic benefits derived on future sales of alcoholic beverages. As of June 30, 2021, we have pending applications for additional liquor licenses for ten theaters in the U.S. and two in New Zealand.

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Real Estate

As of June 30, 2021, our operating properties consisted of the following:

Newmarket Village (Brisbane area, QLD), Cannon Park (Townsville, QLD), The Belmont Common (Perth area, WA), and Courtenay Central (Wellington, NZ). On June 9, 2021, we sold our Auburn/Redyard shopping center (Auburn, NSW);

two single-auditorium live theatres in Manhattan (Minetta Lane and Orpheum). On June 30, 2021, we sold the Royal George Theatre, our four-auditorium live theatre complex in Chicago;

our corporate office buildings in Culver City, California and Melbourne, Australia; and

the ancillary retail and commercial tenants at some of our non-ETC cinema properties.

At the start of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, varied trading restrictions, some enforced by the government, affected many of our tenants at our ETCs in Australia and New Zealand. As of the date of this Report, 96% of our tenants in our Australian and New Zealand real estate businesses are currently open for trading (some with trading restrictions in place).

In addition, as of June 30, 2021, we had unimproved real estate held for development in connection with Courtenay Central in New Zealand and properties (located principally in Pennsylvania) used in our legacy activities.

Our key real estate transactions in recent years are as follows:

Strategic Acquisitions

Exercise of Option to Acquire Ground Lessee’s interest in Ground Lease and Improvements Constituting the Village East Cinema – On August 28, 2019, we exercised our option to acquire the ground lessee’s interest in the ground lease underlying the real property assets constituting our Village East Cinema in Manhattan. The purchase price under the option is $5.9 million. It was initially agreed that the transaction would close on or about May 31, 2021. On March 29, 2021, we extended this closing date to January 1, 2023. As the transaction is a related party transaction, it was reviewed and approved by our Board’s Audit and Conflicts Committee and supported by a third-party valuation, which showed substantial value in the option and, upon closing, will result in an annual rent savings of $590,000.

Strategic Asset Monetizations

United States:

Landholding in Coachella, California – This non-income producing land was sold on March 5, 2021, for $11.0 million. As a 50% member of Shadow View Land and Farming LLC, the entity that owned that property, our Company received 50% of the sale, being $5.3 million.

Royal George in Chicago, Illinois – On June 30, 2021, we sold our property for $7.1 million.

Australia:

ETC in New South Wales, Australia – On June 9, 2021, we sold our Auburn/Redyard shopping center for $69.6 million (AU$90.0 million).

New Zealand:

Landholding in Manukau/Wiri, New Zealand – This non-income producing land was sold on March 4, 2021, for $56.1 million (NZ$77.2 million).

Value-creating Opportunities

The implementation of most of our Company’s real estate development plans have been delayed due to COVID-19 and the need to conserve capital. However, we continue to believe that our Company’s strong real estate asset base has and will provide (i) increased financial security through the potential monetization of certain real estate assets or (ii) provide collateral for strategic re-financing, in each case to meet liquidity demands. We intend to continue to emphasize the prudent development of our real estate assets.

United States:

Sepulveda Office Building (Culver City, U.S.) – On May 27, 2020, we leased on a multi-year basis the entire second floor of our headquarters building in Culver City, California (approximately 12,000 usable square feet) to WWP Beauty (wwpinc.com), a global company with over 35 years of experience providing the cosmetics and personal care industries with a range of packaging needs. On the date of the lease, possession of the space was turned over to WWP Beauty, which was responsible for building out its space. Straight line rent commenced in May 2020 and cash rent payment began in October 2020.

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44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York City, U.S.) – Historically known as Tammany Hall, this building with approximately 73,000 square feet of net rentable area overlooks Manhattan’s Union Square. During the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City shut down non-essential construction and business, including construction work at our site. However, the construction of the improvements necessary to obtain a core and shell temporary certificate of occupancy were substantially completed prior to the shutdown. On July 1, 2020, the site reopened for construction activities, and on August 31, 2020, we received a temporary certificate of occupancy for the core and shell of the building, which has been continuously renewed pending construction of tenant improvements.

Our leasing team continues to pursue potential tenants. This building, hailed as a dramatic pièce de résistance with its first in the city, over 800-piece glass dome, brings the future to New York’s fabled past and was awarded in 2020 the ENR New York’s Best Projects awards for Renovation/Restoration and for Safety. In July 2021, 44 Union Square/Tammany Hall was a jury and popular choice winner in the Architecture and Collaboration concept category of the Architizer A+ Awards, the world’s largest awards program for architecture and building products. We believe 44 Union Square is attractive to potential tenants interested in both (i) operating in New York City and (ii) seeking to have greater control over the size and design of their spaces in a post-COVID-19 environment. It is one of a very limited number of “brandable” sites available for lease in New York City and can be delivered immediately upon the execution of leases.

We have been in discussions with national retail tenants about leasing space at 44 Union Square. However, no assurance can be given that we will be able to lease the space on acceptable terms in the near term.

Minetta Lane Theatre (New York City, U.S.) – Prior to COVID-19, our theatre was used by Audible, an Amazon company, to present plays featuring a limited cast of one or two characters and special live performance engagements, which it recorded and made available to the public through the Audible streaming service. Due to COVID-19, no shows have been presented since March 2020 and the theatre remains closed to the public. It is currently anticipated that New York City theatre venues will reopen on or about September 2021. In late 2019, we completed an initial feasibility study for the potential redevelopment of this asset. We will refocus our efforts on this project at a later date as New York City continues to show signs of recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the interim, we renewed our license arrangement with Audible which extends through March 15, 2023, with a one-year option to extend.

Cinemas 1,2,3 Redevelopment (New York City, U.S.) – Given the expiration of two of our Upper East Side (New York City) cinema leases, we have determined to continue to operate this location as a cinema for at least the near term. We intend to seek a rezoning of this property to allow us to continue our cinema use as a part of any such redevelopment. However, all other redevelopment activity related to this location has been suspended until we are able to develop a better understanding of the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on our assets and the market.

New Zealand:

Courtenay Central Redevelopment (Wellington, New Zealand) – Located in the heart of Wellington – New Zealand’s capital city – our Courtenay Central property covers, on a consolidated basis through various subsidiaries, 161,000 square feet of land situated proximate to (i) the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (attracting over 1.5 million visitors annually, pre-COVID), and (ii) across the street from the site of the future Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre (wcec.co.nz), the capital’s first premium conference and exhibition space, which is due to be completed in 2023. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction for this major public project has resumed and plans include the creation of a public concourse linking through to Wakefield Street, which is across the street from our Courtenay Central project.

As previously reported, damage from the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake necessitated demolition of our nine-story parking garage at the site, and unrelated seismic issues caused us to close major portions of the existing cinema and retail structure in early 2019. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the real estate team had developed a comprehensive plan featuring a variety of uses to complement and build upon the “destination quality” of the Courtenay Central location. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, our real estate team is continuing to work with our consultants, tenants, potential tenants, and city representatives to advance our redevelopment plans for this property.

Corporate Matters

Stock Repurchase Program – On March 10, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a $25.0 million increase to our 2017 stock repurchase program, extending the program to March 2, 2022, and bringing our total authorized repurchase amount remaining to $26.0 million. Through June 30, 2021, we have repurchased 1,792,819 shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $13.39 per share (excluding transaction costs). No shares were purchased during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our overall liquidity, our stock repurchase program has and will likely continue to take a lower capital allocation priority for the foreseeable future.

Board Compensation and Stock Options Committee – Our Compensation and Stock Options Committee, in early 2021, determined to pay out no cash bonuses, with respect to 2020, to any Company senior executives, including our CEO. Following the expiration of the Reading International Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the "2010 Plan"), our Board of Directors adopted the Reading International, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), which was approved by our stockholders on December 8, 2020. The aggregate total number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan was 1,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 200,000 shares of Class B Stock. In addition, if any awards outstanding under the 2010 Plan are subsequently forfeited or if the related shares are repurchased, a corresponding number of shares will automatically become available for issuance under the 2020 Plan, resulting in an increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan (up to an additional 1,096,938 shares of Class A Common Stock). In April 2021 the Company issued 285,718 RSUs to senior management and other key employees.

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Our Financing Strategy

Prior to the interruption to our revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have used cash generated from operations and other excess cash to the extent not needed to fund capital investments contemplated by our business plan, to pay down our loans and credit facilities. This has provided us with availability under our loan facilities for future use and thereby, reduced interest charges. On a periodic basis, we have reviewed the maturities of our borrowing arrangements and negotiated renewals and extensions where necessary. In 2020, we completed amending and extending various financing arrangements less than two weeks prior to the COVID-19 government mandated shutdowns, which we believe has helped provide the necessary liquidity to see us through the COVID-19 crisis.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the temporary closure of our theaters, and the trading restrictions placed on many of our real estate tenants, we had fully drawn-down on all our available operating lines-of-credit by the end of the first quarter of 2020, to provide additional liquidity. In 2021, the monetization of certain real estate assets funded our ability to pay down debt thereby increasing our future availability and, in some places, permanently reducing our loan funding amounts.

For more information about our liquidity and financing strategy, please refer to Note 3 – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Liquidity to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

Bank of America Loan

On March 6, 2020, we (i) entered into an amendment for our $55.0 million credit facility with Bank of America, which supports our U.S. Cinema operations, extending the maturity date to March 6, 2023, and (ii) also extending the term of our $5.0 million line of credit with Bank of America to March 6, 2023.

On August 7, 2020, we entered into a Waiver and Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amendment”) modifying certain financial covenants within this credit facility and temporarily suspended the testing of certain other covenant tests through measurement period ending September 30, 2021. The modifications also include a new covenant related to maintenance of certain liquidity levels. Under the Amendment, cash balances in excess of $3.0 million, at the end of each Friday, will be used to paydown the facility debt. However, this is not a permanent reduction in that credit facility and, subject to the satisfaction of draw down requirements, will be available for re-borrowing. The testing of the financial covenant resumes for the measurement period ending December 31, 2021. In addition to the covenant modifications, the interest rate on borrowings under this facility was fixed at 3.0% above the “Eurodollar” rate, which itself now has a floor of 1.0%. As of June 30, 2021, we had $10.0 million available under this credit facility. In regard to the line of credit, we also modified the interest rate, wherein the LIBOR portion of the rate now has a floor of 1.0%. Such modifications were not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

Cinemas 1,2,3 Term Loan

On March 13, 2020, Sutton Hill Properties LLC, our 75% subsidiary, increased its term loan with Valley National Bank to $25.0 million from $20.0 million, with an interest rate based on the greater of (i) the two-year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 2.5% or (ii) 4.25%. The current interest rate used for the Valley National loan is 4.25%. This loan matures on April 1, 2022, with two six-month options to extend through April 1, 2023. With the availability of these loan extensions, we continue to keep the loan long-term.

NAB Corporate Term Loan (AU)

Prior to COVID-19, in March 2019, we amended our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB from a facility comprised of (i) an AU$66.5 million loan facility and (ii) a bank guarantee of AU$5.0 million into (i) an AU$120.0 million Corporate Loan facility, with a due date of December 31, 2023, of which AU$80.0 million is revolving and AU$40.0 million is core and (ii) a Bank Guarantee Facility of AU$5.0 million at a rate of 1.85% per annum. Such debt modifications of this particular term loan were not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

On August 6, 2020, we modified certain covenants within this Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB (the “NAB Amendment”). These modifications applied until the quarter ended June 30, 2021. In addition, for the period in which these covenant modifications applied, the interest rate on amounts borrowed under the facility was 1.75%. The NAB Amendment modifies the Fixed Charge Cover Ratio testing for the quarters through June 30, 2021, so that ratio testing is calculated on each respective quarter’s trading performance, as opposed to on a trailing twelve-month basis and waives the leverage ratio testing through the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Such a modification was not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP.

On December 29, 2020, to fund the completion of our recently opened cinema in Jindalee, Queensland, we amended our loan facility to increase the core portion of our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility by AU$3.0 million and is repayable in

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semi-annual installments of AU$500,000, the first installment being April 30, 2021, until fully repaid on October 31, 2023. This amendment increases the Facility Limit to AU$123.0 million, which will be reduced back to AU$120.0 million as the Reading Cinemas Jindalee funding is repaid. We further modified certain covenants within this Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB. The Fixed Charge Cover Ratio testing periods were further modified through the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The Leverage Ratio was also modified through the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

On June 9, 2021, AU$20.0 million of the net sale proceeds of our Auburn/Redyard shopping center was used to pay down the facility, permanently reducing by that amount the availability under the line. The total fully drawn NAB facility at June 30, 2021, was AU$102.5 million.

Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility (NZ)

On December 20, 2018, we restructured our Westpac Corporate Credit Facilities. The maturity of the 1st tranche (general/non-construction credit line) was extended to December 31, 2023, with the available facility being reduced from NZ$35.0 million to NZ$32.0 million. The facility bears an interest rate of 1.75% above the Bank Bill Bid Rate on the drawn down balance and a 1.1% line of credit charge on the entire facility.

On July 27, 2020, we modified the agreement with Westpac and increased the interest rate and line of credit charge to 2.40% above the Bank Bill Bid Rate and 1.65%, respectively. The maturity date was extended to January 1, 2024. Such modifications of this facility were not considered to be substantial under U.S. GAAP. On May 7, 2021, we repaid NZ$16.0 million of this debt, which also represented a permanent reduction in this facility to NZ$16.0 million. We have obtained waivers from Westpac suspending our covenant testing for the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2020, and the first quarter of 2021. On June 8, 2021, we received a Waiver from Westpac, which temporarily suspended the testing of certain covenant tests through June 30, 2021.

44 Union Square Financing

Construction of our 73,000 rentable square foot retail and office building at 44 Union Square in Manhattan is substantially complete and a core & shell temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued to permit the construction of tenant improvements. The property is now in its lease-up phase.

On May 7, 2021, we closed on a new three-year $55.0 million loan facility with Emerald Creek Capital secured by the 44 Union Square property. Of the $55.0 million, $43.0 million was immediately drawn, which includes cash reserves for interest, real estate taxes and existing mechanic’s liens. The facility bears a variable interest rate of one month LIBOR plus 6.9% with a floor of 7.0% and has two 12-month options to extend, but may be repaid at any time, subject to notice.

Refer to Note 11 – Borrowings for additional information.
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Please refer to our 2020 Form 10-K for more details on our cinema and real estate segments.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The table below summarizes the results of operations for each of our principal business segments along with the non-segment information for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, respectively:

		Quarter Ended				% Change		Six Months Ended				% Change
(Dollars in thousands)		June 30, ‎2021		June 30, ‎2020		Fav/ ‎(Unfav)		June 30, ‎2021		June 30, ‎2020		Fav/ ‎(Unfav)
SEGMENT RESULTS
	Revenue
	Cinema exhibition	$	32,715		1,217	>100	%	$	50,829	$	47,527	7	%
	Real estate		3,448		2,303	50	%		6,771		6,905	(2)	%
	Inter-segment elimination		(130)		(98)	(33)	%		(261)		(1,782)	85	%
	Total revenue		36,033		3,422	>100	%		57,339		52,650	9	%
	Operating expense
	Cinema exhibition		(31,496)		(13,758)	(>100)	%		(53,509)		(57,734)	7	%
	Real estate		(2,564)		(1,589)	(61)	%		(5,219)		(4,349)	(20)	%
	Inter-segment elimination		130		98	33	%		261		1,782	85	%
	Total operating expense		(33,930)		(15,249)	(>100)	%		(58,467)		(60,301)	3	%
	Depreciation and amortization
	Cinema exhibition		(3,667)		(3,764)	3	%		(7,245)		(7,543)	4	%
	Real estate		(1,747)		(1,275)	(37)	%		(3,588)		(2,575)	(39)	%
	Total depreciation and amortization		(5,414)		(5,039)	(7)	%		(10,833)		(10,118)	(7)	%
	General and administrative expense
	Cinema exhibition		(4,897)		(949)	(>100)	%		(5,696)		(2,158)	(>100)	%
	Real estate		(191)		(246)	22	%		(387)		(601)	36	%
	Total general and administrative expense		(5,088)		(1,195)	(>100)	%		(6,083)		(2,759)	(>100)	%
	Segment operating income
	Cinema exhibition		(7,345)		(17,254)	57	%		(15,621)		(19,908)	22	%
	Real estate		(1,054)		(807)	(31)	%		(2,423)		(620)	(>100)	%
	Total segment operating income (loss)	$	(8,399)	$	(18,061)	53	%	$	(18,044)	$	(20,528)	12	%
NON-SEGMENT RESULTS
	Depreciation and amortization expense		(387)		(227)	(70)	%		(618)		(419)	(47)	%
	General and administrative expense		(3,746)		(3,907)	4	%		(7,848)		(8,288)	5	%
	Interest expense, net		(3,005)		(2,004)	(50)	%		(7,368)		(3,797)	(94)	%
	Equity earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		283		(274)	>100	%		233		(195)	>100	%
	Gain (loss) on sale of assets		43,241		—	—	%		89,786		—	—	%
	Other income (expense)		154		19	>100	%		1,795		(196)	>100	%
	Income before income taxes		28,141		(24,454)	>100	%		57,936		(33,423)	>100	%
	Income tax benefit (expense)		(5,547)		1,567	(>100)	%		(13,275)		4,580	(>100)	%
Net income (loss)			22,594		(22,887)	>100	%		44,661		(28,843)	>100	%
	Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(108)		(185)	42	%		2,994		(266)	>100	%
Net income (loss) attributable to RDI common stockholders		$	22,702	$	(22,702)	>100	%	$	41,667	$	(28,577)	>100	%
Basic earnings (loss) per share		$	1.04	$	(1.04)	>100	%	$	1.91	$	(1.31)	>100	%

Consolidated and Non-Segment Results:

Second Quarter and Six Months Net Results

Net income attributable to RDI common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $45.4 million, to $22.7 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year, and basic EPS increased by $2.08, to $1.04 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020. These increases came primarily from the gain on sale of assets related to our Auburn/Redyard and Royal George properties in June of 2021. Also, due in part to the large scale COVID-19 vaccine roll outs in the U.S., a majority of our cinemas have now reopened, and major studios have once again released tentpole films. This in turn caused our Cinema Exhibition segment operating loss to decrease from a loss of $17.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (when most of our cinemas remained closed due to local government mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic), to a loss of $7.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net income attributable to RDI common stockholders increased by $70.2 million, to $41.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. Basic EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $3.22, to $1.91 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020. These increases are largely due to the gain on sale of assets related to our Manukau, Coachella, Auburn/Redyard, and Royal George properties.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $32.6 million, to $36.0 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was attributable to the majority of our theaters operating during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, when most of our global cinemas remained closed due to the initial COVID-19 shutdowns. These positive results were further impacted by the release of several major films in the second quarter of 2021, which collectively led to an increase in attendance compared to the second quarter of 2020.

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $4.7 million, to $57.3 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was attributable to the majority of our theaters operating during the first half of 2021, with occupancy restrictions in place, compared to the same period in 2020, when most of our global cinemas closed in late March, and remained closed, through the second quarter of 2020 due to the initial COVID-19 shutdowns.

Non-Segment General & Administrative Expenses

Non-segment general and administrative expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, decreased by 4%, or $0.2 million, to $3.7 million compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2020, due to reduced legal fees and professional and outside services related costs. This decrease was partially offset by the strengthening of the average Australian and New Zealand dollars against the U.S. dollar.

Non-segment general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased 5%, or $0.4 million, to $7.8 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020, due to reduced legal fees, professional and outside services related costs, and corporate airfare and travel as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $7.1 million compared to the equivalent prior-year period. The change between 2021 and 2020 is primarily related to the increase in pretax income in 2021.

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $17.9 million compared to the equivalent prior-year period. The change between 2021 and 2020 is primarily related to the increase in pretax income in 2021.

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Business Segment Results

As of June 30, 2021, we leased or owned and operated 62 cinemas with 510 screens, which includes our interests in certain unconsolidated joint ventures that total three cinemas with 29 screens. In addition, we:

owned and operated four ETCs known as Newmarket Village (in a suburb of Brisbane), The Belmont Common (in a suburb of Perth), and Cannon Park (in Townsville) in Australia, and Courtenay Central (in Wellington) in New Zealand. As mentioned previously, we sold our Auburn/Redyard ETC (a suburb of Sydney) on June 9, 2021;

owned and operated our headquarters office building in Culver City and, during the second quarter 2020, entered a multi-year lease with a corporate tenant for the entire second floor;

owned and operated our headquarters office building in Melbourne, Australia;

owned and operated the fee interests in two developed commercial properties in Manhattan improved with live theatres comprising of two stages. As mentioned previously, we sold our Royal George Theatre property in Chicago on June 30, 2021;

owned a 75% managing member interest in a limited liability company which in turn owns the fee interest in Cinemas 1,2,3;

owned our 44 Union Square property with approximately 73,000 square feet of net leasable area comprised of retail and office space. 44 Union Square is currently in the leasing phase, and we received a temporary certificate of occupancy with respect to the core and shell work on August 31, 2020; and

owned 197-acres principally in Pennsylvania from our legacy railroad business, including the Reading Viaduct in downtown Philadelphia.

Our Company transacts business in Australia and New Zealand and are subject to risks associated with fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. During the second quarter of 2021, the average Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar by 17.1% and 15.7%, respectively, compared to the same period prior year.

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Cinema Exhibition

The following table details our cinema exhibition segment operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, respectively:

															% Change
			Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended						Fav/(Unfav)
(Dollars in thousands)			June 30, ‎2021		% of Revenue	June 30, ‎2020		% of Revenue	June 30, ‎2021		% of Revenue	June 30, ‎2020		% of Revenue	Quarter ‎Ended		Six Months Ended
REVENUE
	United States	Admissions revenue	$	7,163	22%	$	1	0%	$	9,048	18%	$	13,915	29%	>100	%	(35)	%
		Food & beverage revenue		4,632	14%		94	8%		5,872	12%		7,058	15%	>100	%	(17)	%
		Advertising and other revenue		1,310	4%		374	31%		1,974	3%		2,802	6%	>100	%	(30)	%
			$	13,105	40%	$	469	39%	$	16,894	33%	$	23,775	50%	>100	%	(29)	%
	Australia	Admissions revenue	$	9,898	30%	$	238	20%	$	17,360	34%	$	12,748	27%	>100	%	36	%
		Food & beverage revenue		5,163	16%		144	12%		8,884	17%		5,755	12%	>100	%	54	%
		Advertising and other revenue		1,086	3%		118	9%		2,019	5%		1,584	3%	>100	%	27	%
			$	16,147	49%	$	500	41%	$	28,263	56%	$	20,087	42%	>100	%	41	%
	New Zealand	Admissions revenue	$	2,203	7%	$	138	11%	$	3,619	7%	$	2,403	5%	>100	%	51	%
		Food & beverage revenue		1,089	3%		67	5%		1,746	3%		1,051	2%	>100	%	66	%
		Advertising and other revenue		171	1%		43	4%		307	1%		211	1%	>100	%	45	%
			$	3,463	11%	$	248	20%	$	5,672	11%	$	3,665	8%	>100	%	55	%
	Total revenue		$	32,715	100%	$	1,217	100%	$	50,829	100%	$	47,527	100%	>100	%	7	%
OPERATING EXPENSE
	United States	Film rent and advertising cost	$	(3,418)	10%	$	(11)	1%	$	(4,228)	8%	$	(7,268)	15%	(>100)	%	42	%
		Food & beverage cost		(1,096)	4%		(188)	15%		(1,410)	3%		(2,008)	4%	(>100)	%	30	%
		Occupancy expense		(5,897)	18%		(6,791)	558%		(12,150)	24%		(13,377)	28%	13	%	9	%
		Other operating expense		(5,605)	17%		(2,888)	237%		(8,637)	17%		(12,129)	26%	(94)	%	29	%
			$	(16,016)	49%	$	(9,878)	811%	$	(26,425)	52%	$	(34,782)	73%	(62)	%	24	%
	Australia	Film rent and advertising cost	$	(4,154)	13%	$	(142)	12%	$	(7,181)	14%	$	(5,607)	11%	(>100)	%	(28)	%
		Food & beverage cost		(1,108)	3%		(107)	9%		(1,944)	4%		(1,262)	3%	(>100)	%	(54)	%
		Occupancy expense		(2,652)	8%		(1,799)	147%		(4,839)	10%		(5,687)	12%	(47)	%	15	%
		Other operating expense		(4,990)	15%		(1,139)	94%		(8,528)	16%		(6,526)	14%	(>100)	%	(31)	%
			$	(12,904)	39%	$	(3,187)	262%	$	(22,492)	44%	$	(19,082)	40%	(>100)	%	(18)	%
	New Zealand	Film rent and advertising cost	$	(975)	3%	$	(45)	4%	$	(1,540)	3%	$	(1,101)	2%	(>100)	%	(40)	%
		Food & beverage cost		(224)	1%		(25)	2%		(349)	1%		(220)	1%	(>100)	%	(59)	%
		Occupancy expense		(320)	1%		(255)	21%		(775)	2%		(1,074)	2%	(25)	%	28	%
		Other operating expense		(1,057)	3%		(368)	30%		(1,927)	3%		(1,475)	3%	(>100)	%	(31)	%
			$	(2,576)	8%	$	(693)	57%	$	(4,591)	9%	$	(3,870)	8%	(>100)	%	(19)	%
	Total operating expense		$	(31,496)	96%	$	(13,758)	1130%	$	(53,508)	105%	$	(57,734)	121%	(>100)	%	7	%
DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
	United States	Depreciation and amortization	$	(1,820)	6%	$	(1,988)	162%	$	(3,648)	7%	$	(4,007)	8%	8	%	9	%
		General and administrative expense		(4,616)	13%		(700)	58%		(5,129)	10%		(1,567)	4%	(>100)	%	(>100)	%
			$	(6,436)	19%	$	(2,688)	220%	$	(8,777)	17%	$	(5,574)	12%	(>100)	%	(57)	%
	Australia	Depreciation and amortization	$	(1,528)	5%	$	(1,421)	117%	$	(2,955)	6%	$	(2,814)	6%	(8)	%	(5)	%
		General and administrative expense		(281)	1%		(229)	19%		(568)	1%		(600)	1%	(23)	%	5	%
			$	(1,809)	6%	$	(1,650)	136%	$	(3,523)	7%	$	(3,414)	7%	(10)	%	(3)	%
	New Zealand	Depreciation and amortization	$	(319)	1%	$	(355)	29%	$	(642)	1%	$	(721)	1%	10	%	11	%
		General and administrative expense		—	0%		(20)	2%		—	0%		9	(0)%	100	%	100	%
			$	(319)	1%	$	(375)	31%	$	(642)	1%	$	(712)	1%	15	%	10	%
	Total depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense		$	(8,564)	26%	$	(4,713)	387%	$	(12,942)	25%	$	(9,700)	20%	(82)	%	(33)	%
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) – CINEMA
	United States		$	(9,347)	(28)%	$	(12,097)	(994)%	$	(18,308)	(35)%	$	(16,582)	(35)%	23	%	(10)	%
	Australia			1,434	4%		(4,337)	(356)%		2,248	4%		(2,409)	(5)%	>100	%	>100	%
	New Zealand			568	2%		(820)	(67)%		439	1%		(917)	(1)%	>100	%	>100	%
	Total Cinema operating income (loss)		$	(7,345)	(22)%	$	(17,254)	(1417)%	$	(15,621)	(30)%	$	(19,908)	(41)%	57	%	22	%

Second Quarter and Six Months Results

Cinema Segment Operating Income/(Loss)

Cinema segment operating loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $9.9 million, to a loss of $7.3 million when compared to the same period in 2020. This decrease was primarily driven by the majority of our theaters operating during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, when most of our global cinemas remained closed due to the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Furthermore, a reduction in operating restrictions and the mass vaccination campaigns and roll outs in the U.S. gave major studios the opportunity to release new major films in theaters, such as A Quiet Place Part II and F9: The Last Saga, leading to a substantial increase in our admissions revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

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Cinema segment operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $4.3 million, to a loss of $15.6 million when compared to the same period in 2020. This decrease is primarily driven by the reopening of the majority of our cinemas worldwide that operated during the first half of 2021 as a result of vaccination roll outs in the U.S. and release of major blockbuster films.

Revenue

Cinema revenue increased by $31.5 million, to $32.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was due to a majority of our theaters being open during the current year period, as well as (i) the vaccination roll outs in the U.S., (ii) the releases of several tentpole films by major studios, and (iii) the easing of local government restrictions in the first half of 2021.

The financial results in each of our jurisdictions experienced increases in revenues due primarily to the majority of our global cinemas operating during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, when most of our global cinemas remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the changes in our cinema revenue by market for the quarter ended June 30, 2021:

U.S. Cinemas

Cinema revenue increased by $12.6 million, to $13.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, due to an over 100% increase in attendance.

Australia Cinemas

Cinema revenue increased by $15.6 million, to $16.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, due to an over 100% increase in attendance.

New Zealand Cinemas

Cinema revenue increased by $3.2 million, to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, due to an over 100% increase in attendance.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cinema revenue increased by $3.3 million, to $50.8 million compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was due to (i) cinema reopenings in the U.S., (ii) the releases of several tentpole films by major studios, and (iii) the easing of local government restrictions in the first half of 2021, resulting in a majority of our theaters being open.

Operating expense

Operating expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $17.7 million, to $31.5 million. This was due to the majority of our global cinemas reopening and operating during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, when most of our global cinemas were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operating expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $4.2 million, to $53.5 million. This was due to a decline in film rent and other operating expenses in the U.S.

Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense

Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $3.9 million, to $8.6 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is attributable to the California employment litigation in the U.S.

Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $3.2 million, to $12.9 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is attributable to the California employment litigation in the U.S., offset by savings in payroll costs as a result of the wage subsidy programs and a reduction in corporate staff costs.

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Real Estate

The following table details our real estate segment operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively:

															% Change
			Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended						Fav/(Unfav)
(Dollars in thousands)			June 30, ‎2021		% of ‎Revenue	June 30, ‎2020		% of ‎Revenue	June 30, ‎2021		% of ‎Revenue	June 30, ‎2020		% of ‎Revenue	Quarter Ended		Six Months Ended
REVENUE
	United States	Live theatre rental and ancillary income	$	322	9%	$	206	9%	$	403	5%	$	780	11%	56	%	(48)	%
		Property rental income		132	4%		100	4%		270	5%		152	3%	32	%	78	%
				454	13%		306	13%		673	10%		932	14%	48	%	(28)	%
	Australia	Property rental income		2,735	79%		1,911	83%		5,609	83%		5,489	79%	43	%	2	%
	New Zealand	Property rental income		259	8%		86	4%		489	7%		484	7%	>100	%	1	%
	Total revenue		$	3,448	100%	$	2,303	100%	$	6,771	100%	$	6,905	100%	50	%	(2)	%
OPERATING EXPENSE
	United States	Live theatre cost	$	(81)	2%	$	(132)	6%	$	(176)	3%	$	(474)	7%	39	%	63	%
		Property cost		(304)	9%		(195)	8%		(645)	10%		(817)	12%	(56)	%	21	%
		Occupancy expense		(474)	14%		(162)	7%		(871)	12%		(321)	4%	(>100)	%	(>100)	%
				(859)	25%		(489)	21%		(1,692)	25%		(1,612)	23%	(76)	%	(5)	%
	Australia	Property cost		(682)	20%		(429)	19%		(1,446)	21%		(1,080)	16%	(59)	%	(34)	%
		Occupancy expense		(576)	16%		(368)	16%		(1,176)	18%		(952)	13%	(57)	%	(24)	%
				(1,258)	36%		(797)	35%		(2,622)	39%		(2,032)	29%	(58)	%	(29)	%
	New Zealand	Property cost		(340)	10%		(200)	9%		(682)	10%		(499)	7%	(70)	%	(37)	%
		Occupancy expense		(107)	3%		(103)	4%		(223)	3%		(206)	4%	(4)	%	(8)	%
				(447)	13%		(303)	13%		(905)	13%		(705)	11%	(48)	%	(28)	%
	Total operating expense		$	(2,564)	74%	$	(1,589)	69%	$	(5,219)	77%	$	(4,349)	63%	(61)	%	(20)	%
DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
	United States	Depreciation and amortization	$	(750)	22%	$	(203)	9%	$	(1,498)	22%	$	(405)	6%	(>100)	%	(>100)	%
		General and administrative expense		(120)	3%		(199)	8%		(304)	5%		(390)	6%	40	%	22	%
				(870)	25%		(402)	17%		(1,802)	27%		(795)	12%	(>100)	%	(>100)	%
	Australia	Depreciation and amortization	$	(744)	22%	$	(845)	37%	$	(1,585)	23%	$	(1,708)	24%	12	%	7	%
		General and administrative expense		(73)	2%		(74)	3%		(82)	2%		(242)	4%	1	%	66	%
				(817)	24%		(919)	40%		(1,667)	25%		(1,950)	28%	11	%	15	%
	New Zealand	Depreciation and amortization		(252)	7%		(227)	10%		(505)	7%		(462)	6%	(11)	%	(9)	%
		General and administrative expense		1	(0)%		27	(1)%		(1)	0%		31	(0)%	(96)	%	(>100)	%
				(251)	7%		(200)	9%		(506)	7%		(431)	6%	(26)	%	(17)	%
	Total depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense		$	(1,938)	56%	$	(1,521)	66%	$	(3,975)	59%	$	(3,176)	46%	(27)	%	(25)	%
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) - REAL ESTATE
	United States		$	(1,275)	(36)%	$	(585)	(25)%	$	(2,821)	(42)%	$	(1,475)	(21)%	(>100)	%	(91)	%
	Australia			660	19%		195	8%		1,320	19%		1,507	22%	>100	%	(12)	%
	New Zealand			(439)	(13)%		(417)	(18)%		(922)	(13)%		(652)	(10)%	(5)	%	(41)	%
	Total real estate operating income (loss)		$	(1,054)	(30)%	$	(807)	(35)%	$	(2,423)	(36)%	$	(620)	(9)%	(31)	%	(>100)	%

Second Quarter and Six Months Results

Real Estate Segment Income/(Loss)

Real estate segment operating loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by $0.2 million, to a loss of $1.1 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is attributable to (i) the temporary closures, which continued through the second quarter of 2021, of our U.S. Live Theatres, (ii) the decision to abate internal rent revenue from some of our fee-interest cinemas, and (iii) increased costs related to the commencement of depreciation of our 44 Union Square property. These results were partially offset by an increase in property rental income in Australia due to less abatements provided to third-party tenants in the second quarter of 2021 along with rental income received from our Culver City tenant which did not exist in 2020: straight line rent commenced in May 2020.

Real estate segment operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $1.8 million, to a loss of $2.4 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is attributable to (i) the temporary closures, which continued through the second quarter of 2021, of our U.S. Live Theatres, (ii) the decision to abate internal rent revenue from some of our fee-interest cinemas, and rent abatements provided to certain third-party tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results were partially offset by (iii) rental income received from our Culver City tenant which did not exist in 2020: straight line rent commenced in May 2020.

Revenue

Real estate revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by 50% or $1.1 million, to $3.4 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is attributable to an increase in property rental income in Australia due to less abatements provided to third-party tenants in the second quarter of 2021 along with rental income received from our Culver City tenant which did not exist in 2020: straight line rent commenced in May 2020.

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Real estate revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by 2%, or $0.1 million, to $6.8 million, compared to the same period in 2020. This decrease is attributable to the temporary closures of our U.S. Live Theatres, which continued through the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was further impacted by the decision to abate intercompany rent payable by Reading Cinemas as anchor tenants at some of our ETCs in response to the closures and revenue reductions caused by COVID-19. These results were partially offset by rental income received from our Culver City tenant which did not exist in 2020: straight line rent commenced in May 2020.

Operating Expense

Operating expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by 61%, or $1.0 million, to $2.6 million, due to the increased costs related to our 44 Union Square property being included in operating costs and our inability to lower fixed expenses despite declining revenues due to the pandemic conditions, offset by the ongoing temporary closures, which continued through the second quarter of 2021, of our U.S. Live Theatre business unit, which continued through the second quarter of 2021.

Operating expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by 20%, or $0.9 million, to $5.2 million, due to the increased costs related to our 44 Union Square property being included in operating costs and our inability to lower fixed expenses despite declining revenues due to the pandemic conditions, offset by the temporary closures of our U.S. Live Theatre business unit.

Depreciation, Amortization, General and Administrative Expense

Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, increased by 27%, or $0.4 million, to $1.9 million, which is attributable to the commencement of depreciation of our 44 Union Square property, offset by savings in depreciation related to the sale of our Auburn/Redyard shopping center.

Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by 25%, or $0.8 million, to $4.0 million, which is attributable to the commencement of depreciation of our 44 Union Square property, offset by savings in depreciation related to the sale of our Auburn/Redyard shopping center.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As mentioned previously, outbreaks of COVID-19 caused cinemas to close and major studios to delay the releases of major motion pictures. Despite some major film product returning to the big screen, operating revenues have and may continue to be materially impacted by ongoing governmental restrictions, social distancing requirements, and future outbreaks of COVID-19 and its related variants.

In response to uncertainties associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our Company’s business, management drew down the available operating borrowing capacity in the first quarter of 2020 and implemented an immediate program to reduce costs and cash outlays. In addition, management undertook a program to monetize select real estate assets. In the first quarter of 2021, we monetized our non-income producing undeveloped land at Manukau in New Zealand and Coachella in the United States. In the second quarter of 2021, we monetized our Auburn/Redyard shopping center in New South Wales, Australia and our Royal George Theatre property in Chicago.

As our cinemas have reopened and as certain real estate assets have been monetized, a portion of those monies have been used to pay down debt:

On December 29, 2020, to fund the completion of our recently opened cinema in Jindalee, Queensland, we worked with NAB to increase the core portion of our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility by AU$3.0 million, and is repayable in semi-annual installments of AU$500,000, the first installment being April 30, 2021, until fully repaid on October 31, 2023.

In the first half of 2021, we paid down $6.2 million on the Bank of America revolving credit facility balance to $45.0 million bringing the total availability to $10.0 million, which can be redrawn under this facility.

On March 26, 2021, we used a portion of the proceeds from the monetization of our Manukau property to retire the $40.6 million construction loan which, at the time, secured our 44 Union Square property.

On May 7, 2021, we repaid $11.2 million (NZ$16.0 million) to Westpac, which represented a permanent reduction in this facility.

On June 9, 2021, as part of our amended Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB, $15.7 million (AU$20.0 million) of the net sale proceeds of our Auburn/Redyard shopping center was used to pay down the facility and permanently reduced the availability under the line. The total fully drawn NAB facility at June 30, 2021, was AU$102.5 million.

On May 7, 2021, we closed on a new three-year $55.0 million loan facility with Emerald Creek Capital for the funding of our 44 Union Square property in Manhattan. Of the $55.0 million, $43.0 million was immediately drawn, which includes cash reserves for interest, real estate taxes and the existing mechanic’s liens. The facility bears a variable interest rate of one month LIBOR plus 6.9% with a floor of 7.0% and has two 12-month options to extend, but may be repaid at any time, subject to notice.

Our bank loans with Bank of America, NAB, and Westpac require that our Company comply with certain covenants. We believe that our lenders understand that the current situation, relating to COVID-19, is not of our making, that we are doing everything that can reasonably be done, and that, generally speaking, our relationship with our lenders is good. On June 8, 2021, we obtained a Waiver from Westpac which temporarily suspended the testing of certain covenant tests through June 30, 2021.

At June 30, 2021, our total outstanding borrowings were $252.7 million compared to $285.0 million at December 31, 2020. As of June 30, 2021, we had $111.8 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $26.8 million at December 31, 2020. Our Company’s use of these loan funds is limited due to limitations on the expatriation of funds from Australia and New Zealand to the United States.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business has greatly reduced our cashflow from our operations, and management, consequently, has postponed, or reprioritized most of our capital expenditures based on assessments of conditions and liquidity requirements. The projects requiring capital expenditures in 2021 will include: (i) with respect to our cinema business, the renovation of existing global cinemas and the construction of new cinemas in Australia and (ii) with respect to our real estate business, capital for the build out/fit out of third-party tenant spaces. Our Company believes that 2021 capital expenditures will be paid for principally by funds raised by the monetization and refinancing of our assets, cash flow from operations and/or funds available under global credit facilities.

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Our Company remains focused on the various economic factors affecting us as the markets in which we operate emerge from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, financial, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. If our Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow in the upcoming months or if its cash needs exceed our Company’s borrowing capacity under its available facilities, we could be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as reducing, delaying or eliminating such planned capital expenditures, selling additional assets, or restructuring debt. Also, as it may be that the worst of the pandemic is behind us in the U.S, Australia and New Zealand, we recognize the ongoing risk of the spread of the Delta variant, and the emergence of new variants.

For more information about our liquidity, please refer to Note 3 – Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Liquidity and Note 11 – Borrowings in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein in Part I, Item 1 (Financial Statements) on this report.

The changes in cash and cash equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, respectively, are discussed as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2020		% Change
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(5,978)	$	(23,126)	74	%
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		130,198		(14,011)	>100	%
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(36,839)		63,155	(>100)	%
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(2,455)		2,211	(>100)	%
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	84,926	$	28,229	>100	%

Operating activities

Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $17.1 million, to $6.0 million driven by a $34.5 million increase in net changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily resulting from rent deferrals, offset by a decrease in cash inflows from operating activities of $17.4 million.

Investing activities

Cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $144.2 million, to $130.2 million when compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is primarily attributable to $141.4 million proceeds mainly from the sale of Manukau, Coachella, Auburn/Redyard, and Royal George and a $9.5 million decrease in capital expenditures.

Financing activities

The $36.8 million net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021, is primarily due to the repayments of $40.6 million for our construction loan secured by our 44 Union Square property, $15.7 million (AU$20.0 million) for our Revolving Corporate Markets Loan Facility with NAB, $374,800 (AU$500,000) related to the scheduled paydown on the $2.2 million (AU$3.0 million) drawdown allowed for the completion of Reading Cinemas Jindalee, $11.2 million (NZ$16.0 million) for our loan with Westpac, and $6.2 million for our revolving credit facility with Bank of America, offset by the new loan facility with Emerald Creek Capital for the funding of our 44 Union Square property in Manhattan of which $43.0 million was immediately drawn.

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The table below presents the changes in our total available resources (cash and borrowings), debt-to-equity ratio, working capital, and other relevant information addressing our liquidity for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, and preceding four years:

	As of and for the 6-Months Ended		Year Ended December 31
($ in thousands)	June 30, 2021		2020(1)		2019(1)		2018(1)(3)		2017(1)(2)(3)
Total Resources (cash and borrowings)
Cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted)	$	111,752	$	26,826	$	12,135	$	13,127	$	13,668
Unused borrowing facility		22,000		15,490		73,920		85,886		137,231
Restricted for capital projects		12,000		9,377		13,952		30,318		62,280
Unrestricted capacity		10,000		6,113		59,968		55,568		74,951
Total resources at period end		133,752		42,316		86,055		99,013		150,899
Total unrestricted resources at period end		121,752		32,939		72,103		68,695		88,619
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Total contractual facility	$	274,696	$	300,449	$	283,138	$	252,929	$	271,732
Total debt (gross of deferred financing costs)		252,696		284,959		209,218		167,043		134,501
Current		3,297		42,299		37,380		30,393		8,109
Non-current		249,399		242,660		171,838		136,650		126,392
Finance lease liabilities		93		118		—		—		—
Total book equity		117,199		81,173		139,616		179,979		181,382
Debt-to-equity ratio		2.16		3.51		1.50		0.93		0.74
Changes in Working Capital
Working capital (deficit)(4)	$	11,340	$	(64,140)	$	(84,138)	$	(56,047)	$	(47,294)
Current ratio		1.09		0.47		0.24		0.35		0.41
Capital Expenditures (including acquisitions)	$	4,460	$	16,759	$	47,722	$	56,827	$	76,708

(1)This relates to the construction facilities specifically negotiated for: 44 Union Square redevelopment project.

(2)Certain 2017 balances included the restatement impact as a result of a prior period financial statement correction of immaterial errors (see Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Prior Period Financial Statement Correction of Immaterial Errors).

(3)See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Prior Period Financial Statements Correction of Immaterial Errors of the 2020 Form 10-K for the prior period adjustments for accounting for accrued sales tax deemed not material.

(4)Typically, our working capital is reported as a deficit, as we receive revenue from our cinema business ahead of the time that we have to pay our associated liabilities. We use the money we receive to pay down our borrowings in the first instance.

We manage our cash, investments, and capital structure to meet the short-term and long-term obligations of our business, while maintaining financial flexibility and liquidity. We forecast, analyze, and monitor our cash flows to enable investment and financing within the overall constraints of our financial strategy. In the past, we used cash generated from operations and other excess cash to the extent not needed for any capital expenditures, to pay down our loans and credit facilities providing us some flexibility on our available loan facilities for future use and thereby, reducing interest charges. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we chose to fully draw down on most of our lines of credit in order to provide liquidity for our Company during a time of minimal revenues.

Refer to Note 11 – Borrowings for further details on our various borrowing arrangements.

At June 30, 2021, our consolidated cash and cash equivalents totaled $111.8 million, which included approximately $15.5 million in our U.S. operations, $65.0 million in our Australian operations, and $31.3 million in our New Zealand operations.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The following table provides information with respect to the maturities and scheduled principal repayments of our recorded contractual obligations and certain of our commitments and contingencies, either recorded or off-balance sheet, as of June 30, 2021:

(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Debt(1)	$	800	$	25,058	$	145,157	$	43,296	$	287	$	7,799	$	222,397
Operating leases, including imputed interest		17,233		34,669		34,017		32,157		29,949		169,450		317,475
Finance leases, including imputed interest		27		43		28		—		—		—		98
Subordinated debt(1)		342		711		747		586		—		27,913		30,299
Pension liability		342		684		684		684		684		1,435		4,513
Estimated interest on debt (2)		5,338		9,902		7,870		2,585		1,479		2,115		29,289
Village East purchase option(3)		—		—		5,900		—		—		—		5,900
Total	$	24,082	$	71,067	$	194,403	$	79,307	$	32,399	$	208,712	$	609,970

(1)Information is presented gross of deferred financing costs.

(2)Estimated interest on debt is based on the anticipated loan balances for future periods and current applicable interest rates.

(3)Represents the lease liability of the option associated with the ground lease purchase of the Village East Cinema.

Refer to Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

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Litigation

We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, have accrued estimates of probable and estimable losses for the resolution of these claims.

Where we are the plaintiffs, we expense all legal fees on an ongoing basis and make no provision for any potential settlement amounts until received. In Australia, the prevailing party is usually entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees, which recoveries typically work out to be approximately 60% of the amounts actually spent where first-class legal counsel is engaged at customary rates. Where we are a plaintiff, we have likewise made no provision for the liability for the defendant’s attorneys' fees in the event we are determined not to be the prevailing party.

Where we are the defendants, we accrue for probable damages that insurance may not cover 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. It is possible, however, that future results of the operations for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by the ultimate outcome of the legal proceedings.

Please refer to Item 3 – Legal Proceedings in our 2020 Form 10-K for more information. There have been no material changes to our litigation since our 2020 Form 10-K, except as set forth in Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There are no off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations (including contingent obligations) that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenue or expense, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We believe that the application of the following accounting policies requires significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements and hence, are critical to our business operations and the understanding of our financial results:

(i) Impairment of Long-lived Assets (other than Goodwill and Intangible Assets with indefinite lives) – we evaluate our long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets using historical and projected data of cash flows as our primary indicator of potential impairment and we take into consideration the seasonality of our business. If the sum of the estimated, undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, then an impairment is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value based on an appraisal or a discounted cash flow calculation. For certain non-income producing properties or for those assets with no consistent historical or projected cash flows, we obtain appraisals or other evidence to evaluate whether there are impairment indicators for these assets.

No impairment losses were recorded for long-lived and finite-lived intangible assets for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021.

(ii) Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets with indefinite lives – goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but instead, tested for impairment at least annually on a reporting unit basis. The impairment evaluation is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit plus the expected terminal value. There are significant assumptions and estimates used in determining the future cash flows and terminal value. The most significant assumptions include our cost of debt and cost of equity assumptions that comprise the weighted average cost of capital for each reporting unit. Accordingly, actual results could vary materially from such estimates.

No impairment losses were recorded for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021.

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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

International Business Risks

Our international operations are subject to a variety of risks, including the following:

Currency Risk: while we report our earnings and net assets in U.S. dollars, substantial portions of our revenue and of our obligations are denominated in either Australian or New Zealand dollars. The value of these currencies can vary significantly compared to the U.S. dollar and compared to each other. We do not hedge the currency risk, but rather have relied upon the natural hedges that exist as a result of the fact that our film costs are typically fixed as a percentage of the box office, and our local operating costs and obligations are likewise typically denominated in local currencies. However, we do have intercompany debt and our ability to service this debt could be adversely impacted by declines in the relative value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars compared to the U.S. dollar. Also, our use of local borrowings to mitigate the business risk of currency fluctuations has reduced our flexibility to move cash between jurisdictions. Set forth below is a chart of the exchange ratios between these three currencies since 1996:

In recent periods, we have repaid intercompany debt and used the proceeds to fund capital investment in the United States. Accordingly, our debt levels in Australia are higher than they would have been if funds had not been returned for such purposes. On a company wide basis, this means that a reduction in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar versus the Australian dollar and/or the New Zealand dollar would effectively raise the overall cost of our borrowing and capital and make it more expensive to return funds from the United States to Australia and New Zealand.

Risk of adverse government regulation: currently, we believe that relations between the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are good. However, no assurances can be given that these relationships will continue, and that Australia and New Zealand will not in the future seek to regulate more highly the business done by U.S. companies in their countries.

Risk of adverse labor relations: deterioration in labor relations could lead to an increased cost of labor (including future government requirements with respect to pension liabilities, disability insurance and health coverage, and vacations and leave).

Our exposure to interest rate risk arises out of our long-term floating-rate borrowings. To manage the risk, we utilize interest rate derivative contracts to convert certain floating-rate borrowings into fixed-rate borrowings. It is our Company’s policy to enter into interest rate derivative transactions only to the extent considered necessary to meet its objectives as stated above. Our Company does not enter into these transactions or any other hedging transactions for speculative purposes.

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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 recover fully the higher costs of acquired goods and services through price increases. We attempt to mitigate the impact of inflation by implementing continuous process improvement solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency and, as a result, lower costs and operating expenses. The effects of inflation have not had a material impact on our operations and the resulting financial position or liquidity. However, we are monitoring recent macro-economic factors suggesting the possibility of increased inflation as the economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "intend," "future," and "anticipate" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding the expected timing of the reopening of our cinemas and theatres, including Audible’s reopening of the Minetta Lane Theatre; our expected operating results, including the impact of our diverse business structure on those results; our expectations regarding the implementation and success of our new initiatives; our expectations regarding the future of the cinema exhibition industry, including the strength of movies anticipated for release in the future; our expectations regarding people continuing to use discretionary funds on entertainment outside of the home; our expectations regarding the impact of streaming and mobile video services on the cinema exhibition industry; our belief regarding the attractiveness of 44 Union Square to potential tenants; our expectations regarding the timing of the completions our construction projects, including the Consolidated Theatre at the Kahala Mall and the fit-out or refurbishment of certain cinemas; our expectations regarding credit facility covenant compliance and our ability to continue to obtain necessary covenant waivers; and our expectations of our liquidity and capital requirements and the allocation of funds.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

with respect to our cinema and live theatre operations:

the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the temporary shutdown of our global theaters in March 2020, and the adverse effects on our anticipated cinema operations should there be further closings or restrictions mandated should the COVID-19 pandemic conditions become more severe, including with our live theatres in New York City;

the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on our Company’s results from operations, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition, and access to credit markets;

the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on short-term and/or long-term entertainment, leisure and discretionary spending habits and practices of our patrons;

the decrease in attendance at our cinemas and theatres after they have reopened due to (i) continued health and safety concerns, (ii) a change in consumer behavior in favor of alternative forms of entertainment, or (iii) additional regulatory requirements limiting our seating capacity;

reduction in operating margins (or negative operating margins) due to the implementation of social distancing and other health and safety protocols;

potentially uninsurable liability exposure to customers and staff should they become (or allege that they have become) infected with COVID-19 while at one of our facilities;

unwillingness of employees to report to work due to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or to otherwise conduct work under any revised work environment protocols;

the adverse impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have on the national and global macroeconomic environment;

competition from cinema operators who have successfully used debtor laws to reduce their debt and/or rent exposure;

the uncertainty as to the scope and extent of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic;

the disruptions or reductions in the utilization of entertainment, shopping, and hospitality venues, as well as in our operations, due to pandemics, epidemics, widespread health emergencies, or outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, or to changing consumer tastes and habits;

the number and attractiveness to moviegoers of the films released in future periods, and potential changes in release dates for motion pictures;

the lack of availability of films in the short- or long-term as a result of (i) major film distributors releasing scheduled films on alternative channels or (ii) disruptions of film production;

the amount of money spent by film distributors to promote their motion pictures;

the licensing fees and terms required by film distributors from motion picture exhibitors in order to exhibit their films;

the comparative attractiveness of motion pictures as a source of entertainment and willingness and/or ability of consumers (i) to spend their dollars on entertainment and (ii) to spend their entertainment dollars on movies in an outside-the-home environment;

the extent to which we encounter competition from other cinema exhibitors, from other sources of outside-the-home entertainment, and from inside-the-home entertainment options, such as “home theaters” and competitive film product distribution technology, such as, streaming, cable, satellite broadcast, video on demand platforms, and Blu-ray/DVD rentals and sales;

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our ability to continue to obtain, to the extent needed, waivers or other financial accommodations from our lenders and landlords;

the impact of major movies being released directly to one of the multitudes of streaming services available;

the impact of certain competitors’ subscription or advance pay programs;

the failure of our new initiatives to gain significant customer acceptance and use or to generate meaningful profits;

the cost and impact of improvements to our cinemas, such as improved seating, enhanced F&B offerings, and other improvements;

the ability to negotiate favorable rent payment terms with our landlords;

disruptions during theater improvements;

the extent to, and the efficiency with, which we are able to integrate acquisitions of cinema circuits with our existing operations;

the risk that California will adopt a split property tax regime resulting in material increases in our liability for pass through property taxes;

in the U.S., the impact of any termination of the so called “Paramount Decree;”

the risk of damage and/or disruption of cinema businesses from earthquakes as certain of our operations are in geologically active areas;

the impact of protests, demonstrations, and civil unrest on, among other things, government policy, consumer willingness to go to the movies, and the spread of COVID-19; and

additional delays by our landlords in the State of Victoria in the hand-over of cinema space to us which will result in further delays of our planned opening dates.

with respect to our real estate development and operation activities:

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants may continue to affect many of our tenants at our real estate operations in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, their ability to pay rent, and to stay in business;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on our construction projects and on our ability to open construction sites and to secure needed labor and materials;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on real estate valuations in major urban centers, such as New York;

uncertainty as to governmental responses to COVID-19;

the rental rates and capitalization rates applicable to the markets in which we operate and the quality of properties that we own;

the ability to negotiate and execute lease agreements with material tenants;

the extent to which we can obtain on a timely basis the various land use approvals and entitlements needed to develop our properties;

the risks and uncertainties associated with real estate development;

the availability and cost of labor and materials;

the ability to obtain all permits to construct improvements;

the ability to finance improvements;

the disruptions to our business from construction and/or renovations;

the possibility of construction delays, work stoppage, and material shortage;

competition for development sites and tenants;

environmental remediation issues;

the extent to which our cinemas can continue to serve as an anchor tenant that will, in turn, be influenced by the same factors as will influence generally the results of our cinema operations;

the increased depreciation and amortization expense as construction projects transition to leased real property;

the ability to negotiate and execute joint venture opportunities and relationships;

the risk of damage and/or disruption of real estate businesses from earthquakes as certain of our operations are in geologically active areas;

the disruptions or reductions in the utilization of entertainment, shopping and hospitality venues, as well as in our operations, due to pandemics, epidemics, widespread health emergencies, or outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, or to changing consumer tastes and habits; and

the impact of protests, demonstrations, and civil unrest on government policy, consumer willingness to visit shopping centers, and the spread of COVID-19, among other things.

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:

our ability to renew, extend, renegotiate or replace our loans that mature in 2022 and beyond;

our ability to grow our Company and provide value to our stockholders; 

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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, and our ability to borrow funds to help cover the cessation of cash flows we are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic;

our ability to reallocate funds among jurisdictions to meet short-term liquidity needs;

Management and Board distraction, expenses and other effects of the litigation efforts that were mounted by James J. Cotter, Jr. against our Company, which may continue after his death, including efforts to cause a sale of voting control of our Company;

the relative values of the currency used in the countries in which we operate;

the impact that any discontinuance, modification or other reform of London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), or the establishment of alternative reference rates, may have on our LIBOR-based debt instruments;

changes in government regulation, including by way of example, the costs resulting from the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley;

our labor relations and costs of labor (including future government requirements with respect to minimum wages, shift scheduling, the use of consultants, pension liabilities, disability insurance and health coverage, and vacations and leave);

our exposure from time to time to legal claims and to uninsurable risks, such as those related to our historic railroad operations, including potential environmental claims and health-related claims relating to alleged exposure to asbestos or other substances now or in the future recognized as being possible causes of cancer or other health related problems, and class actions and private attorney general wage and hour and/or safe workplace-based claims;

our exposure to cybersecurity risks, including misappropriation of customer information or other breaches of information security;

the impact of major outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as COVID-19;

the availability of employees and/or their ability or willingness to conduct work under any revised work environment protocols;

the increased risks related to employee matters, including increased employment litigation and claims relating to terminations or furloughs caused by theater and ETC closures;

our ability to generate significant cash flow from operations if our theaters and/or ETCs continue to experience demand at levels significantly lower than historical levels, which could lead to a substantial increase in indebtedness and negatively impact our ability to comply with the financial covenants, if applicable, in our debt agreements;

our ability to comply with credit facility covenants and our ability to obtain necessary covenant waivers and necessary credit facility amendments;

changes in future effective tax rates and the results of currently ongoing and future potential audits by taxing authorities having jurisdiction over our various companies;

potential inflationary pressures; and

changes in applicable accounting policies and practices.

The above list is not necessarily exhaustive, as business is by definition unpredictable and risky, and subject to influence by numerous factors outside of our control, such as changes in government regulation or policy, competition, interest rates, supply, technological innovation, changes in consumer taste and fancy, weather, earthquakes, pandemics, such as COVID-19, and the extent to which consumers in our markets have the economic wherewithal to spend money on beyond-the-home entertainment. Refer to Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7 – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as well as the risk factors set forth in any other filings made under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, including any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for more information.

Forward-looking statements made by us in this quarterly report are based only on information currently available to us and are current only as of the date of this report. 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.

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Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The SEC 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. We base the following discussion on a sensitivity analysis that models the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates. This analysis is constrained by several factors, including the following:

It is based on a single point in time; and

It does not include the effects of other complex market reactions that would arise from the changes modeled.

Although the results of such an analysis may be useful as a benchmark, they should not be viewed as forecasts.

At June 30, 2021, approximately 41% and 7% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), respectively, including approximately $96.3 million in cash and cash equivalents. At December 31, 2020, approximately 39% and 12% of our assets were invested in assets denominated in Australian dollars (Reading Australia) and New Zealand dollars (Reading New Zealand), including approximately $19.1 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, we have procured a majority of our expenses in Australia and New Zealand in local currencies. Despite this natural hedge, recent movements in foreign currencies have had an effect on our current earnings. The effect of the translation adjustment on our assets and liabilities noted in our other comprehensive income was a decrease of $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. As we continue to progress our acquisition and development activities in Australia and New Zealand, no assurances can be given that the foreign currency effect on our earnings will not be material in the future.

Historically, our policy has been to borrow in local currencies to finance the development and construction of our long-term assets in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, the borrowings in local currencies have provided somewhat of a natural hedge against the foreign currency exchange exposure. We have also historically paid management fees to the U.S. to cover a portion of our domestic overhead. The fluctuations of the Australian and New Zealand currencies, however, may impact our ability to rely on such funding for ongoing support of our domestic overhead.

In 2007, we issued subordinated Trust Preferred Securities denominated in U.S Dollars, and substantially deployed those funds in our New Zealand subsidiaries, thus exposing approximately 59% of New Zealand assets to currency risk. Those funds were returned to the U.S. parent company permanently and in full during 2019, and the New Zealand subsidiaries were released from liability under the Securities. Presently, we have no plans to make new borrowings in currencies other than the local currency.

We record unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses that could materially affect our financial position. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the balance of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments were approximately $10.6 million loss and $15.0 million gain, respectively.

Historically, we maintain most of our cash and cash equivalent balances in short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less. Due to the short-term nature of such investments, a change of 1% in short-term interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial condition. The negative spread between our borrowing costs and earned interest will exacerbate as we hold cash to provide a safety net to meet our expenses while our cinema operations are closed, and our tenant income curtailed.

We have a combination of fixed and variable interest rate loans. In connection with our variable interest rate loans, a change of approximately 1% in short-term interest rates would have resulted in approximately $390,000 increase or decrease in our quarterly interest expense.

For further discussion on market risks, please refer to International Business Risks included in Item 2, Part 1 of this Form 10-Q.

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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 our Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such, term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, we concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – Other Information

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

The information required under Part II, Item 1 (Legal Proceedings) is incorporated by reference to the information contained in Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein in Part I, Item 1 (Financial Statements) on this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

For further details on our legal proceedings, please refer to Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings, contained in our 2020 Form 10-K.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

In addition to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, the following risk factor was identified:

Spikes in COVID-19. Recent spikes in COVID-19 apparently driven by the Delta variant and newly enacted governmental restrictions in the jurisdictions we operate pose a material risk to our business. Such potential risks may include inflationary pressures and supply chain interruptions which will have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility and reputation. Many factors influence our reputation and the value of our brands including the perception held by our customers, business partners, other key stakeholders, and the communities in which we do business. Any harm to our reputation could impact employee engagement and retention and the willingness of customers and our partners to do business with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows.
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Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3 – Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 5 – Other Information

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

We incorporate by reference the information contained in Note 11 - Borrowings of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report relating to the respective amendment to our credit agreement with Westpac New Zealand Limited. Such description is only a summary of the material provisions of the respective amendment and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions in such amendment, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibits 10.1.
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Item 6 – Exhibits

10.1*†	Loan Agreement dated as of May 7, 2021, by and between Reading Tammany Owner LLC and US Development, LLC, collectively as borrower, and Emerald Creek Capital 3, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lender.
10.2*	Amendment Deed dated June 8, 2021, by and between Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd, as borrower, and National Australia Bank Limited, as bank.
10.3*	Corporate Markets Loan & Bank Guarantee Facility Agreement dated June 8, 2021, by and between Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd, as borrower, and National Australia Bank Limited, as bank.
31.1*	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32**	Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following material from our Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith

† Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Information in this exhibit that has been omitted has been noted in this document with a placeholder identified by the mark “[***]”. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the SEC upon request.

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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.

Date: August 9, 2021

By: /s/ Ellen M. Cotter

Ellen M. Cotter

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 9, 2021

By: /s/ Gilbert Avanes

Gilbert Avanes

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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