Reading International Changes Ticker Symbol to 'RDI'
LOS ANGELES, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reading International, Inc. ("Reading") has changed the ticker symbol of its Class A non-voting stock to
"RDI" effective today.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO ) Reading has two classes of stock that publicly trade on the American Stock
Exchange: Class A non-voting stock ("RDI") and Class B voting stock ("RDI.B").
Before today, RDI traded under the ticker "RDI.A." RDI.B has not changed and
will continue trading under the same ticker symbol. The change of the Class A
non-voting stock ticker to RDI was made primarily to enable investors and
analysts to more easily locate data relating to Reading when researching the
company.
About Reading International, Inc.
Reading International is in the business of owning and operating cinemas and
live theaters and developing, owning and operating real estate assets. Our
business consists primarily of (1) the development, ownership and operation of
cinemas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Puerto Rico; (2) the
ownership and operation of "Off Broadway" style live theaters in Manhattan and
Chicago; and (3) the development, ownership and operation of commercial real
estate in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including
entertainment-themed retail centers ("ETRC") in Australia and New Zealand.
Reading manages its worldwide cinema business under various different brands, in
the United States, under the Reading, Angelika Film Center
(http://angelikafilmcenter.com/) and City Cinemas brands, in Australia, under
the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/), in New Zealand, under the
Reading (http://www.courtenaycentral.co.nz/) and Berkeley Cinemas
(http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/) brands, and in Puerto Rico, under the
CineVista brand.
On July 1, 2003 Reading International, Inc. joined the Russell 3000(R) Index.
Annual reconstitution of the Russell indexes captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization to
create the Russell 3000(R). The largest 1,000 companies in the ranking comprise
the Russell 1000(R) Index while the remaining 2,000 companies become the widely
used Russell 2000(R) Index. Based on these criteria, Reading International now
forms part of the Russell 2000(R) Index.
For more information, contact: Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer
Reading International, Inc. (213) 235-2240
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Reading International, Inc.
CONTACT: Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer of Reading International, Inc., +1-213-235-2240 Web site: http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/ Web site: http://www.courtenaycentral.co.nz/ Web site: http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/ Web site: http://angelikafilmcenter.com/
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