MARGARET COTTER - Corporate Board Profile

READING INTERNATIONAL INC

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2014-04-25	Margaret Cotter has been a Director of the Company since September 27, 2002. Ms. Cotter is the owner and President of OBI, LLC, a company that provides live theater management services to our live theaters. Pursuant to that management arrangement, Ms. Cotter also serves as the President of Liberty Theaters, the subsidiary through which we own our live theaters. Ms. Cotter manages the real estate which houses each of the four live theaters (without compensation). Ms. Cotter secures leases, manages tenancies, oversees maintenance and regulatory compliance of the properties as well as heads the day to day pre-development process and transition of our properties from live theatre operations to major realty developments. Ms. Cotter was first commissioned to handle these properties by Sutton Hill Associates which subsequently sold the business to Reading with other real estate and theaters in 2000. Ms. Cotter is also a theatrical producer who has produced shows in Chicago and New York and a Board member of the League of Off-Broadway Theaters and Producers. Ms. Cotter, a former Assistant District Attorney for King’s County in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Georgetown University Law Center.
2015-10-20	Margaret Cotter has been a Director of the Company since September 27, 2002, and on August 7, 2014 was appointed Vice Chairperson of our Board. Ms. Cotter is the owner and President of OBI, LLC (“OBI”), which has, since 2002, managed our live-theater operations. Pursuant to the OBI management arrangement, Ms. Cotter also serves as the President of Liberty Theaters, LLC, the subsidiary through which we own our live theaters. While she receives management fees through OBI, Ms. Cotter receives no compensation for her duties as President of Liberty Theaters, LLC, other than the right to participate in our Company’s medical insurance program. Ms. Cotter, through OBI and Liberty Theaters, LLC, manages the real estate which houses each of our four live theaters in Manhattan and Chicago. Based in New York, Ms. Cotter secures leases, manages tenancies, oversees maintenance and regulatory compliance of these properties and heads up the re-development process with respect to these properties and our Cinemas 1,2&3. Ms. Cotter is also a theatrical producer who has produced shows in Chicago and New York and a board member of the League of Off-Broadway Theaters and Producers. Ms. Cotter, a former Assistant District Attorney for King’s County in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center. She is the sister of Ellen M. Cotter and James J. Cotter, Jr. Ms. Margaret Cotter is a Co-Executor of her father’s estate, which is the record owner of 427,808 shares of our Class B Stock (representing 25.5% of such Class B Stock). Ms. Margaret Cotter is also a Co-Trustee of the James J. Cotter, Sr. Trust, which is the record owner of 696,080 shares of Class B Voting Common Stock (representing an additional 44.0% of such Class B Stock). Ms. Cotter brings to the Board her experience as a live theater producer, theater operator and an active member of the New York theatre community, which gives her insight into live theater business trends that affect our business in this sector. Operating and overseeing these properties for over 16 years, Ms. Cotter contributes to the strategic direction for our developments. In addition, with her direct ownership of 804,173 shares of Class A Stock and 35,100 shares of Class B Stock and her positions as Co-Executor of her father’s estate and Co-Trustee of the James J. Cotter, Sr. Trust, Ms. Cotter is a significant stake holder in our Company. During 2014, we paid our non-employee directors $35,000 per year. This amount was increased to $50,000 in 2015. We pay the Chairman of our Audit Committee an additional $7,000 per year, the Chairman of our Compensation Committee an additional $5,000 per year, the Chairman of our Tax Oversight Committee an additional $18,000 per year and the Lead Independent Director an additional $5,000 per year. The Executive Committee is currently comprised of Ms. Ellen M. Cotter, Ms. Margaret Cotter and Messrs. Adams and Kane. The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation to persons who served as our non-employee Directors during 2014 for their services as Directors. The following table shows the compensation paid or accrued during the last three fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 to (i) Mr. James J. Cotter, Sr., who served as our principal executive officer until August 7, 2014, (ii) Mr. James J. Cotter, Jr., who served as our principal executive officer from August 7, 2014 through December 31, 2014, (iii) Mr. Andrzej Matyczynski, who served as our Chief Financial Officer through December 31, 2014, and (iv) the other three most highly compensated persons who served as executive officers in 2014. The following executives are herein referred to as our “named executive officers.” The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation to persons who served as our non-employee Directors during 2014 for their services as Directors. The following table shows the compensation paid or accrued during the last three fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 to (i) Mr. James J. Cotter, Sr., who served as our principal executive officer until August 7, 2014, (ii) Mr. James J. Cotter, Jr., who served as our principal executive officer from August 7, 2014 through December 31, 2014, (iii) Mr. Andrzej Matyczynski, who served as our Chief Financial Officer through December 31, 2014, and (iv) the other three most highly compensated persons who served as executive officers in 2014.
2016-05-18	Margaret Cotter....................................... 48 Vice Chair of the Board and Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC (1) (1)Member of the Executive Committee. ... Director Compensation Table Margaret Cotter 35,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 7,656 Option Awards ($) 0 All Other Compensation($) 42,656 Total ($)
2017-10-13	Margaret Cotter. Margaret Cotter has been a Director of our Company since September 27, 2002, and on August 7, 2014 was appointed Vice Chairperson of our Board and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee.
2018-10-09	Margaret Cotter has been a Director of our Company since September 27, 2002, and on August 7, 2014 was appointed Vice Chairperson of our Board and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee. On March 10, 2016, our Board appointed Ms. Cotter as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC, and Ms. Cotter became a full-time employee of our Company.
2019-04-16	Margaret Cotter. Vice-Chairperson Margaret Cotter joined our Board on September 27, 2002, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee. She was appointed Vice-Chairperson of our Board on August 7, 2014.
2020-11-06	Margaret Cotter is our Vice-Chairperson and also serves as our Executive Vice President – Real Estate Management and Development - NYC. Margaret Cotter has been responsible for the operation of our live theaters in New York and Chicago for more than 20 years and has for more than the past eight years been leading the re-development of our New York properties.
2021-11-15	Margaret Cotter. Chair Margaret Cotter joined our Board on September 27, 2002, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee. She was elected Chair of our Board on December 8, 2020. Prior to this, Chair Cotter served as the Vice-Chair of our Board from August 7, 2014 to December 7, 2020. On March 10, 2016, our Board appointed Chair Cotter as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC, at which time Chair Cotter became a full-time employee of our Company.
2022-11-04	Margaret Cotter. Chair Margaret Cotter joined our Board on September 27, 2002, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee. She was elected Chair of our Board on December 8, 2021. On March 10, 2016, our Board appointed Chair Cotter as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC, at which time Chair Cotter became a full-time employee of our Company. In this position, Chair Cotter is responsible for the daily management of our live theatre properties and operations, including the oversight of the day-to-day development process of our 44 Union Square property and oversight of our other New York and Pennsylvania real estate holdings.
2023-10-27	Margaret Cotter. Chair Margaret Cotter joined our Board on September 27, 2002, and currently serves as a member of our Executive Committee. She was elected Chair of our Board on December 8, 2020. Prior to this, Chair Cotter served as the Vice-Chair of our Board from August 7, 2014, to December 7, 2020. On March 10, 2016, our Board appointed Chair Cotter as Executive Vice President-Real Estate Management and Development-NYC, at which time Chair Cotter became a full-time employee of our Company.
2024-10-25	Chair Cotter is a former Assistant District Attorney for King's County in Brooklyn, New York, who graduated from Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center.