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Pension And Other Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Pension And Other Liabilities [Abstract]  
Pension And Other Liabilities NOTE 14 – PENSION AND OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities including pension are summarized as follows:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2023

Current liabilities

Lease liability(2)

5,900

5,900

Accrued pension(1)

500

684

Security deposit payable

117

74

Finance lease liabilities

43

40

Other

33

33

Other current liabilities

$

6,593

$

6,731

Other liabilities

Accrued pension(1)

2,312

2,646

Lease make-good provision

5,908

6,050

Deferred rent liability

3,786

1,314

Environmental reserve

1,656

1,656

Acquired leases

2

Finance lease liabilities

43

Other non-current liabilities

$

13,662

$

11,711

(1)Represents the pension liability associated with the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan explained below.

(2)Represents the lease liability of the option associated with the ground lease purchase of the Village East Cinema. See Note 21 – Related Parties for more information.

Pension Liability – Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

On August 29, 2014, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) that was effective since March 1, 2007, was ended and replaced with a new pension annuity. As a result of the termination of the SERP program, the accrued pension liability of $7.6 million was reversed and replaced with a new pension annuity liability of $7.5 million. The valuation of the liability is based on the present value of $10.2 million discounted at 4.25% over a 15-year term, resulting in a monthly payment of $57,000 payable to the estate of Mr. James J. Cotter, Sr. The discounted value of $2.7 million (which is the difference between the estimated payout of $10.2 million and the present value of $7.5 million) will be amortized and expensed based on the 15-year term. In addition, the accumulated actuarial loss of $3.1 million recorded, as part of other comprehensive income, will also be amortized based on the 15-year term.

As a result of the above, included in our other current and non-current liabilities are accrued pension costs of $2.8 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The benefits of our pension plans are fully vested and therefore no service costs were recognized in 2024 and 2023. Our pension plans are unfunded.

The change in the SERP pension benefit obligation and the funded status are as follows:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2023

Benefit obligation at January 1

$

3,330

$

3,822

Service cost

Interest cost

165

191

Payments made

(683)

(683)

Benefit obligation at December 31

$

2,812

$

3,330

Unfunded status at December 31

$

(2,812)

$

(3,330)

Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consists of:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2023

Current liabilities

$

547

$

519

Other liabilities - Non current

2,265

2,811

Total pension liability

$

2,812

$

3,330

The components of the net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2023

Net periodic benefit cost

Interest cost

$

165

$

191

Amortization of prior service costs

Amortization of net actuarial gain

172

153

Net periodic benefit cost

$

337

$

344

Items recognized in other comprehensive income

Net loss

$

$

Amortization of net loss

(172)

(153)

Total recognized in other comprehensive income

$

(172)

$

(153)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

165

$

191

Items not yet recognized as a component of net periodic pension cost consist of the following:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2023

Unamortized actuarial loss

$

1,497

$

1,669

Accumulated other comprehensive income

$

1,497

$

1,669

The estimated unamortized actuarial loss for the defined benefit pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year will be $207,000 (gross of any tax effects).

The following table presents estimated future benefit payments for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2024:

(Dollars in thousands)

Estimated
Future
Pension
Payments

2025

$

547

2026

576

2027

607

2028

638

2029

444

Thereafter

Total pension payments

$

2,812

Lease Make-Good Provision

We recognize obligations for future leasehold restoration costs relating to properties that we use mostly on our cinema operations under operating lease arrangements. Each lease is unique to the negotiated conditions with the lessor, but in general most leases require for the removal of cinema-related assets and improvements. There are no assets specifically restricted to settle this obligation.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of the lease make-good provision is presented in the following table:

(Dollars in thousands)

As of and for

the year ended

December 31,

2024

As of and for

the year ended

December 31,

2023

Lease make-good provision, at January 1

$

6,050

$

6,131

Liabilities incurred during the year

59

45

Liabilities settled during the year

(71)

(408)

Liabilities remeasured during the year

(24)

Accretion expense

266

292

Effect of changes in foreign currency

(396)

14

Lease make-good provision, at December 31

$

5,908

$

6,050