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NATO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Tuesday, 24 September 2019 Beverly Hills, California DRAFT MINUTES PRESIDING: Ellis Jacob, Chairman Call to Order – 8:00 am Approval of Minutes A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the General Membership Meeting held 9 October 2018. The motion passed. Antitrust Guide NATO General Counsel Jackie Brenneman reviewed the antitrust guidelines distributed to members. Membership Report Secretary Jeff Logan, on behalf of the Membership Committee, presented the names of the individuals who have met the requirements for Advisory Board membership. All proposed individuals were approved, after the proper motion was made and seconded. The approved names follow: Nominations for NATO Advisory Board, September 2019 (new Advisory Board members in italics) Name Company Mark T. Adam Zyacorp Entertainment, LLC Zachary Adam Zyacorp Entertainment, LLC Russell Allen Allen Theatres, Inc. Adam M. Aron AMC Entertainment Inc. Javier Ashby Boffo Cinemas LLC Guy Austin CMX Cinemas Brock Bagby B & B Theatres Robert E. Bagby B & B Theatres Jamie A. Benson Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc. Jeffrey P. Benson Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc. Byron Berkley Foothills Entertainment Co. Joost Bert Kinepolis Group N.V. Martin Betz Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc. 1 Chelsea M. Black Paradise Cinemas, Inc. Michael L. Bowers Harkins Theatres Robert J. Bruchman AMC Entertainment Inc. Bill Campbell Orpheum Theatre, Inc. Neil H. Campbell Landmark Cinemas of Canada Inc. Robert Carrady Caribbean Cinemas Bo Chambliss Georgia Theatre Company Scott R. Cohen R/C Theatres Management Corp. Stephen Colanero AMC Entertainment Inc. David Corwin Metropolitan Theatres Corp. John A. Curry Regal Cinemas Nora E. Dashwood Pacific Theatres/ArcLight Cinemas Rich Daughtridge Warehouse Cinemas, LLC Dale Davison Metropolitan Theatres Corp. Gina Troutman DiSanto Sky Vu Drive-In (TFLP) Gary Dupuis Polson Theatres, Inc. Eddy Duquenne Kinepolis Group N.V. Matthew Eyre Regal Cinemas Munir Falah Cine Colombia S.A. Valmir Fernandes Cinemark INTL Donald Fox Fox Theatres Elizabeth Frank AMC Entertainment Inc. Julie Gabriel Fox Theatres Heather A. Gandy Allen Theatres, Inc. Bruce Gardiner Pacific NW Theatre Owners Jon Goldstein Highline Investments Mark A. Gramz Marcus Theatres Corp. Moshe J. Greidinger Cineworld Group PLC Dwight Gunderson Cinema Entertainment Corp. J. Syd Hall Rio Entertainment, Inc. Todd R. Halstead Theatre Owners of Mid America (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX) Daniel E. Harkins Harkins Theatres Don M. Harton Cinemark USA, Inc. Fred Heise Melody Drive-In Theatre Randy Hester Hometown Cinemas LLC Stephanie Hill Premiere Theaters, LLC Judith P. Huard Zyacorp Entertainment, LLC Ellis Jacob Cineplex Entertainment Limited Partnership Jenny Jacobi Alamo Drafthouse Thaddeus Jankowski National Amusements, Inc. Chris Johnson Classic Cinemas (Tivoli Enterprises, Inc.) Belinda Judson Heartland NATO (KY, OH, TN, WV) Dean L. Kerasotes Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, LLC 2 Deepak Keshani Bartlett Cinema LLC (dba Hollywood 20 Cinema) Jawed Khan Regal Cinemas Dan Klusmann Village Centre Cinemas LLC James R. Kopp Family Drive-In Theatre Ronald P. Krueger, II Southern Theatres, LLC Eric Kuiper Celebration Cinema By Studio C Michael LaMarca Sierra Cinemas, Inc. Robert J. Lenihan AMC Entertainment Inc. J.D. Loeks Celebration Cinema By Studio C John D. Loeks Celebration Cinema By Studio C Jeff Logan Logan Luxury Theatres Corp. Scott E. Lotter Paradise Cinemas, Inc. Tracy Lotter Paradise Cinemas, Inc. Larry Mann Park Plaza Cinema Lucie Mann Park Plaza Cinema José Leonardo Martí CMX Cinemas Joseph Masher Bow Tie Cinemas John D. McDonald AMC Entertainment Inc. Robert W. McHone Rosecrest Entertainment LLC (dba Lexington Cinema) Phil Meredith Regal Cinemas Robin Miller Village Theatres, Inc. Greg Mills Warehouse Cinemas, LLC Joe Miraglia Pacific Theatres/ArcLight Cinemas Beth Miska Showbiz Cinemas Kevin Mitchell Showbiz Cinemas Milt Moritz NATO of California/Nevada Shane Morrison Morrison Theaters/Celebrity Theatres Doug Murdoch Mid-Atlantic NATO (DC, MD, VA) Richard Novak Royal Cinemas Brian Nuffer Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc. Mark O'Meara University Mall Theatres, Inc. & Cinema Arts Theatre Joseph Paletta, III Spotlight Theatres, Inc. Robert Piechota Montgomery Cinemas (Stage Ten Cinemas) Gregory Quinn Caribbean Cinemas Michael J. Rembusch Canary Creek Cinemas LLC (Syndicate Theatres) Miguel A. Rivera Cinépolis Rolando B. Rodriguez Marcus Theatres Corp. George Rouman Rouman Amusement Company, Inc. Damon Rubio D'Place Entertainment A. Bruce Sanborn Sanborn Theatres, Inc. (dba The Movie Experience) Jack Schick NATO of Michigan Stephen R. Schoaps Strothers Twin Cinema (Seminole Theatres LLC) Glenn Solomon Coyote Theaters, Inc. 3 Michael Spaeth Spotlight Theatres, Inc. Ann Stadler Marcus Theatres Corp. William J. Stembler Georgia Theatre Company Robert Sunshine NATO of New York State Bruce Taffet Sky Vu Drive-In (TFLP) Renana Teperberg Cineworld Group PLC Steven Tubb Boffo Cinemas LLC Daniel Vieira Theatre Owners of New England (ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) John G. Vincent, Jr. Wellfleet Cinemas (Spring Brook Center Inc.) D. Edward Vogel Bengies Drive-In Theatre (Blue Ink Ltd.) Jack Wagner, Jr. Southern Theatres, LLC Bill Walker Landmark Cinemas of Canada Inc. Rob Warnes Showbiz Cinemas Racheal Wilson Harkins Theatres A.J. Witherspoon Galaxy Theatres, LLC David O. Wright Linway Plaza Cinemas (MCIC, Inc.) Linda Wright Linway Plaza Cinemas (MCIC, Inc.) Phil Zacheretti Phoenix Theatres Entertainment, LLC Mark Zoradi Cinemark USA, Inc. Steven D. Zuehlke Cinemark USA, Inc. David Zylstra Emagine Entertainment, Inc. David Binet reported that the current NATO membership is 604 companies with 33,683 screens in the U.S.; 22 companies with 2,396 screens in Canada; three companies with 343 screens in U.S. Territories; and 62 companies with 32,583 screens in other parts of the world. Mr. Binet listed the new members that had joined over the past year, and recognized first-time meeting attendees. Young Members Committee Report Phil Contrino and Erin Von Hoetzendorff described the results of a recent survey of its members that revealed opportunities including diversity, AI/automation, reserved seating and alcohol sales, and dangers including piracy, and directors/actors making content for streaming. Finance Report NATO Treasurer Joe Masher highlighted the financial statements as of June 30, 2019 (including assets, revenues and expenses for NATO and CinemaCon), and reviewed the programs that were funded by reserves in FYE 2019 including an industry PR campaign, the purchase of an office property in Los Angeles, and the State Legislative Grants program. Mr. Masher told members that they are welcome to request a copy of the full audited statements by contacting the NATO office. New NATO Office in Los Angeles Patrick Corcoran described the office property that NATO purchased and moved into earlier in the year and welcomed members to stop in. 4 Strategic Planning Report Vice Chairman Rolando Rodriguez provided an update on the implementation of NATO’s Strategic Plan, highlighting efforts: windows/studio relations, government relations, industry promotion, technology and innovation, security, movie theft and film ratings compliance. Moment of Remembrance John Fithian described the important leadership contributed to NATO by two members who passed away during the year – Richard A. Fox and Salah M. Hassanein. Don Fox and Sheryl Myerson shared memories and proposed a memorial resolution in honor of Richard A. Fox. Nesa E. Hassanein, Richard Hassanein and Salah Hassanein, Jr. shared memories and proposed a resolution in honor of Salah M. Hassanein. The General Membership approved the resolutions, the full texts of which will be kept in the official records of NATO. Adjournment Mr. Jacob asked if there were any new business or old business that members wanted to discuss. Hearing none, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 8:30 am. The members present then moved directly into the meeting of NATO’s Advisory Board of Directors. 5 .