GAMCO Investors Updates Stake in Reading International Class B Stock

TL;DR

**GAMCO is still a big player in Reading International, holding Class B voting shares.**

AI Summary

GAMCO Investors, Inc. and its affiliates, including Gabelli Funds, LLC, have filed an amended Schedule 13D, indicating their continued significant ownership in Reading International, Inc. as of February 1, 2024. This filing updates their previous disclosure regarding their holdings of Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, in Reading International. This matters to investors because GAMCO is a major institutional investor, and their continued stake suggests a long-term interest in the company, potentially influencing corporate governance or strategic decisions.

Why It Matters

This filing confirms a major institutional investor's ongoing significant position, which can signal confidence or potential for future activism in Reading International.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is an amendment to an existing filing, indicating a stable or slightly adjusted position rather than a new, volatile event.

Analyst Insight

Investors should note GAMCO's continued presence as a significant shareholder, which could imply stability or potential for future engagement with Reading International's management. Monitoring future filings for changes in their stake or stated intentions would be prudent.

Key Players & Entities

• GAMCO Investors, Inc. (company) — reporting person and institutional investor
• Reading International, Inc. (company) — subject company, issuer of the securities
• Gabelli Funds, LLC (company) — reporting person, affiliate of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
• David Goldman (person) — contact person for GAMCO Investors, Inc.
• $0.01 (dollar_amount) — par value per share of Class B Voting Common Stock

Forward-Looking Statements

• GAMCO Investors will maintain a significant stake in Reading International for the foreseeable future. (GAMCO Investors, Inc.) — high confidence, target: 2025-02-01

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.01 — f Issuer) Class B Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Title of Class of
• $235,033 — sons used an aggregate of approximately $235,033 to purchase the additional securities
• $216,176 — CO and Gabelli Funds used approximately $216,176 and $18,857, respectively, of funds tha
• $18,857 — i Funds used approximately $216,176 and $18,857, respectively, of funds that were provi

Filing Documents

• rdib_01.htm (SC 13D/A) — 155KB
• 0000807249-24-000022.txt ( ) — 157KB

Security and Issuer

Item 1. Security and Issuer This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D on the Class B Voting Common Stock of Reading International, Inc. (the "Issuer") is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on December 26, 2017. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Identity and Background

Item 2. Identity and Background

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 2 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: This statement is being filed by various entities which except for LICT Corporation ("LICT) and CIBL, Inc. ("CIBL"), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of various private investment partnerships or private funds and as a registered broker-dealer. Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts. Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario Gabelli") is deemed to directly or indirectly control these entities through his ownership interest. The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary. (a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc. ("GGCP"), GGCP Holdings LLC ("GGCP Holdings"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GBL"), Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC"), Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. ("GAMCO"),

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: The Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximately $235,033 to purchase the additional securities reported as beneficially owned in Item 5 since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D. GAMCO and Gabelli Funds used approximately $216,176 and $18,857, respectively, of funds that were provided through the accounts of certain of their investment advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin accounts) in order to purchase the additional Securities for such clients.

Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: (a) The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 101,600 shares, representing 6.05% of the 1,680,590 shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows: Name Shares of Common Stock % of Class of Common GAMCO Gabelli Funds Teton 15,000 12,200 74,400 0.89% 0.73% 4.43% Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons. AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the Foundation. (b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and, in that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each Fund shall respectively vote that Fund's shares, (ii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and (iii) the power of Mario Gabelli, AC, GBL, and GGCP is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting Persons. (c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or since the most

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