RDI Reading International, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reading International, Inc. (AMEX:RDIAMEX:andAMEX:RDIB) announced today the appointment of Jay S. Laifman, Esq. as its General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO ) Mr. Laifman comes to Reading from Countrywide Financial Corporation, where he was Deputy General Counsel, overseeing and handling legal services for corporate real estate, human resources, intellectual property, corporate contracts and charitable giving. Prior to that, Mr. Laifman was with Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, focusing primarily on real estate matters, including purchases, sales, leases, financings, joint ventures, construction, management, governmental relations and litigation. Mr. Laifman graduated in 1985 from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a B.A. degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Legal Studies and thereafter received his J.D. in 1988 from Hastings College of the Law. About Reading International, Inc. Reading International (http://www.readingrdi.com/) is in the business of owning and operating cinemas and developing, owning and operating real estate assets. Our business consists primarily of: -- the development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas in the United States, Australia and New Zealand; and -- the development, ownership and operation of retail and commercial real estate in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including entertainment-themed retail centers ("ETRC") in Australia and New Zealand and live theater assets in Manhattan and Chicago in the United States. Reading manages its worldwide cinema business under various different brands: -- in the United States, under the -- Reading brand, -- Angelika Film Center brand (http://angelikafilmcenter.com/), -- Consolidated Theatres brand (http://www.consolidatedtheatres.com/), and -- City Cinemas brand; -- in Australia, under the Reading brand (http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/); and -- in New Zealand, under the -- Reading (http://www.readingcinemas.co.nz/) and -- Rialto (http://www.rialto.co.nz/) brands. Contact Information: Reading International, Inc. Andrzej Matyczynski Telephone: (213) 235-2240 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Reading International, Inc. CONTACT: Andrzej Matyczynski of Reading International, Inc., +1-213-235-2240 Web site: http://www.readingrdi.com/

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