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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
     
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  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
OR
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  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission file Number 0-24216
 
IMAX Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  98-0140269
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
2525 Speakman Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
  L5K 1B1
(Postal Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(905) 403-6500
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
Large accelerated filer  o
  Accelerated filer  þ   Non-accelerated filer  o   Smaller reporting Company  o
             
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate the number of shares of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
     
Class
 
Outstanding as of May 8, 2008
 
Common stock, no par value
  43,250,865
 


 

 
IMAX CORPORATION
 
Table of Contents
 
                 
        Page
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
    Financial Statements     4  
 
Item 2.
    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     35  
 
Item 3.
    Quantitative and Qualitative Factors about Market Risk     55  
 
Item 4.
    Controls and Procedures     56  
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
    Legal Proceedings     61  
 
Item 1A.
    Risk Factors     63  
 
Item 4.
    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     63  
 
Item 5.
    Other Information     63  
 
Item 6.
    Exhibits     63  
 
Signatures
          64  


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IMAX CORPORATION
 
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Certain statements included in this quarterly report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), business and technology strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of business, operations and technology, plans and references to the future success of IMAX Corporation together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) and expectations regarding the Company’s future operating results. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the expectations and predictions of the Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions; the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by the Company; competitive actions by other companies; U.S. or Canadian regulatory inquiries; conditions in the in-home and out-of-home entertainment industries; changes in laws or regulations; conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry; risks associated with the performance of the Company’s new technologies; risks associated with investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, including those related to economic, political and regulatory policies of local governments and laws and policies of the United States and Canada; the potential impact of increased competition in the markets the Company operates within; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and actual results or anticipated developments by the Company may not be realized, and even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
 
IMAX®, IMAX® Dome, IMAX® 3D, IMAX® 3D Dome, The IMAX Experience®, An IMAX Experience®, IMAX DMR®, DMR®, IMAX MPX®, IMAX think big® and think big® are trademarks and trade names of the
Company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected under laws of various jurisdictions.


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IMAX CORPORATION
 
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements
 
         
    Page
 
The following Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are filed as part of this Report:
       
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
    5  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
    6  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
    7  
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    8  


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IMAX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
    (unaudited)        
 
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 18,061     $ 16,901  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,354 (2007 — $3,045)
    20,632       25,505  
Financing receivables (note 3)
    58,050       59,092  
Inventories (note 4)
    21,640       22,050  
Prepaid expenses
    3,722       2,187  
Film assets
    2,177       2,042  
Property, plant and equipment
    23,949       23,708  
Other assets
    14,107       15,093  
Goodwill
    39,027       39,027  
Other intangible assets
    2,338       2,377  
                 
Total assets
  $ 203,703     $ 207,982  
                 
                 
Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 8,775     $ 12,300  
Accrued liabilities (notes 7(a), 7(c), 8, 13(a), 16(a), 16(c))
    63,088       61,967  
Deferred revenue
    67,054       59,085  
Senior Notes due 2010 (note 5)
    160,000       160,000  
                 
Total liabilities
    298,917       293,352  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (notes 7 and 8)
               
Shareholders’ deficiency
               
Capital stock (note 13) common shares — no par value. Authorized — unlimited number. Issued and outstanding — 40,510,407 (2007 — 40,423,074)
    122,721       122,455  
Other equity
    4,282       4,088  
Deficit
    (223,666 )     (213,407 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,449       1,494  
                 
Total shareholders’ deficiency
    (95,214 )     (85,370 )
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficiency
  $ 203,703     $ 207,982  
                 
 
(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)


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IMAX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
          (note 15(a))  
 
Revenues
               
Equipment and product sales
  $ 6,698     $ 7,074  
Services
    14,207       17,301  
Rentals
    1,544       1,286  
Finance income
    1,071       1,186  
                 
      23,520       26,847  
                 
Cost of goods sold, services and rentals
               
Equipment and product sales
    2,965       3,943  
Services
    9,689       10,803  
Rentals
    730       560  
                 
      13,384       15,306  
                 
Gross margin
    10,136       11,541  
Selling, general and administrative expenses (note 9)
    12,387       10,321  
Research and development
    2,488       1,495  
Amortization of intangibles
    133       136  
Receivable provisions net of (recoveries) (note 11)
    748       6  
                 
Loss from operations
    (5,620 )     (417 )
Interest income
    126       226  
Interest expense
    (4,496 )     (4,249 )
                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
    (9,990 )     (4,440 )
Provision for income taxes
    (269 )     (167 )
                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (10,259 )     (4,607 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
          (133 )
                 
Net loss
  $ (10,259 )   $ (4,740 )
                 
Loss per share
               
Loss per share — basic & diluted:
               
Net loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.25 )   $ (0.11 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
  $     $ (0.01 )
                 
Net loss
  $ (0.25 )   $ (0.12 )
                 
Other comprehensive income consists of:
               
Amortization of prior service credits (net of tax provision of $17 and $76 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively)
  $ 45     $ 161  
                 
    $ 45     $ 161  
                 
 
(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)


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IMAX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
In accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
          (note 15(a))  
 
Cash provided by (used in):
               
Operating Activities
               
Net loss
  $ (10,259 )   $ (4,740 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
          133  
Items not involving cash:
               
Depreciation and amortization (note 10)
    4,203       3,014  
Receivable provisions, net of recoveries (note 11)
    748       6  
Change in deferred income taxes
    17       (76 )
Stock and other non-cash compensation
    1,257       1,504  
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)
    191       (109 )
Accrued interest on short-term investments
          (17 )
Change in cash surrender value of life insurance
    (13 )     (8 )
Investment in film assets
    (2,445 )     (1,340 )
Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities (note 10)
    9,443       3,168  
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations (note 15)
          (908 )
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,142       627  
                 
Investing Activities
               
Purchases of short-term investments
          (2,124 )
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
          2,115  
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (1,766 )     (99 )
Acquisition of other assets
    (78 )     (245 )
Acquisition of other intangible assets
    (95 )     (148 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,939 )     (501 )
                 
Financing Activities
               
Common shares issued
    266        
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    266        
                 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash
    (309 )     3  
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents, during the period
    1,160       129  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    16,901       25,123  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 18,061     $ 25,252  
                 
 
(the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements)


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
1.   Basis of Presentation
 
IMAX Corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”), reports its results under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, except for subsidiaries which the Company has identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The nature of the Company’s business is such that the results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations.
 
The Company has evaluated its various variable interests to determine whether they are VIEs in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). The Company has five film production companies that are VIEs. As the Company is exposed to the majority of the expected losses for one of the film production companies, the Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of this entity. The Company continues to consolidate this entity, with no material impact on the operating results or financial condition of the Company, as this production company has total assets and total liabilities of $nil as at March 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007 — $nil). For the other four film production companies which are VIEs, the Company did not consolidate these film entities since it does not bear the majority of the expected losses or expected residual returns. The Company equity accounts for these entities. As at March 31, 2008, these five VIEs have total assets of $0.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.3 million) and total liabilities of $0.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.3 million). Earnings of the investees included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations amounted to $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The carrying value of these investments in VIEs that are not consolidated is $nil at March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $nil). A loss in value of an investment other than a temporary decline is recognized as a charge to the consolidated statement of operations.
 
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions, including all unrealized intercompany profits on transactions with equity-accounted investees, have been eliminated.
 
The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
 
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 10-K”) which should be consulted for a summary of the significant accounting policies utilized by the Company. These interim financial statements are prepared following accounting policies consistent with the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, except as noted below.
 
2.   Change in Accounting Policy
 
In June 2006, FIN 48 was issued. This interpretation prescribes a more likely than not recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of a tax position, classification of a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, accounting for interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and expanded income tax disclosures. FIN 48 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2007. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded in the first quarter of 2007 upon adoption of FIN 48 was an increase to the tax liability of $2.1 million and a charge to deficit.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP 157-2), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”. FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities included in its consolidated financial statements. For financial assets and financial liabilities, SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 on a prospective basis. The adoption of SFAS 157 to the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as of January 1, 2008.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”), with an effective date of January 1, 2008. Companies that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 did not have an effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as the Company did not elect this fair value option for any of its financial assets and financial liabilities.
 
3.   Financing Receivables
 
Financing receivables, consisting of net investment in sales-type leases and receivables from financed sales of its theater systems, are as follows:
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Gross minimum lease payments receivable
  $ 76,594     $ 79,878  
Unearned finance income
    (24,258 )     (26,387 )
                 
Minimum lease payments receivable
    52,336       53,491  
Accumulated allowance for uncollectible amounts
    (3,977 )     (4,152 )
                 
Net investment in leases
    48,359       49,339  
                 
                 
Gross receivables from financed sales
    14,844       14,949  
Unearned financed income
    (5,153 )     (5,196 )
                 
Net financed sale receivables
    9,691       9,753  
                 
Total financing receivables
  $ 58,050     $ 59,092  
                 
Net financed sale receivables due within one year
  $ 1,324     $ 1,528  
Net financed sale receivables due after one year
  $ 8,367     $ 8,225  
 
As at March 31, 2008, the financed sale receivables had a weighted average effective interest rate of 9.5% (December 31, 2007 — 9.4%).


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
4.   Inventories
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Raw materials
  $ 6,707     $ 7,067  
Work-in-process
    1,200       2,091  
Finished goods
    13,733       12,892  
                 
    $ 21,640     $ 22,050  
                 
 
At March 31, 2008, finished goods inventory for which title had passed to the customer and revenue was deferred amounted to $4.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $3.2 million).
 
Inventories at March 31, 2008 include provisions for excess and obsolete inventory based upon current estimates of net realizable value considering future events and conditions of $4.3 million (December 31, 2007 — $4.3 million).
 
5.   Senior Notes due 2010
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company had outstanding $159.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $159.0 million) aggregate principal of Registered Senior Notes and $1.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.0 million) aggregate principal of Unregistered Senior Notes. The Registered Senior Notes and the Unregistered Senior Notes are referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”.
 
The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes impose certain restrictions on its operating and financing activities, including certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain distributions or certain other restricted payments; grant liens; create certain dividend and other payment restrictions affecting the Company’s subsidiaries; sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
 
The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes require that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the Trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines. If these financial reporting covenants are breached then this is considered an event of default under the terms of the Senior Notes and the Company has 30 days to cure this default, after which the Senior Notes become due and payable.
 
In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the required public company filing deadline due to the discovery of certain accounting errors, broadened its accounting review to include certain other accounting matters based on comments received by the Company from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), and ultimately restated financial statements for certain periods. The filing delay resulted in the Company being in default of a financial reporting covenant under the indenture dated as at December 4, 2003, and as thereafter amended and supplemented, governing the Company’s Senior Notes due 2010 (the “Indenture”).
 
On April 16, 2007 the Company completed a consent solicitation, receiving consents from holders of approximately 60% aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes (the “Consenting Holders”) to execute a ninth supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture with the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association. The Supplemental Indenture waived any defaults existing at such time arising from a failure by the Company to comply with the Indenture’s reporting covenant requiring that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines, and extended until May 31, 2007, or at the Company’s election until June 30, 2007 (the “Covenant Reversion Date”), the date by which the Company’s failure to comply with the reporting covenant shall constitute a


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
default, or be the basis for an event of default under the Indenture. The Company paid consent fees of $1.0 million to the Consenting Holders. On May 30, 2007, the Company provided notice to the holders of the Senior Notes of its election to extend the Covenant Reversion Date to June 30, 2007. The Company paid additional consent fees of $0.5 million to the Consenting Holders. Because the Company did not file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 by June 30, 2007, it was in default of the reporting covenant under the Indenture on July 1, 2007, and received notice of such default on July 2, 2007. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007. See note 8(f) for more information.
 
6.   Credit Facility
 
Under the Indenture governing the Company’s Senior Notes, the Company is permitted to incur indebtedness on a secured basis pursuant to a credit agreement, or the refinancing or replacement of a credit facility, provided that the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness thereunder outstanding at any time does not exceed the greater of a) $30.0 million minus the amount of any such indebtedness retired with the proceeds of an Asset Sale (as defined in the Indenture) and (b) 15% of Total Assets (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company. Amongst other indebtedness, the Indenture also permits the Company to incur indebtedness solely in respect of performance, surety or appeal bonds, letters of credit and letters of guarantee as required in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary industry practices. On February 6, 2004, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement for a secured revolving credit facility as amended on June 30, 2005, May 16, 2006, November 7, 2007 and December 5, 2007 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is a revolving credit facility expiring on October 31, 2009 with an optional one year renewal thereafter contingent upon approval by the lender, permitting maximum aggregate borrowings equal to the lesser of (i) $40.0 million, (ii) a collateral calculation based on percentages of the book values for the Company’s net investment in sales-type leases, financing receivables, finished goods inventory allocated to backlog contracts and the appraised values of the expected future cash flows related to operating leases and of the Company’s owned real property, reduced by certain accruals and accounts payable, and (iii) a minimum level of trailing cash collections in the preceding twenty-six week period ($71.1 million as at March 31, 2008); reduced for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees and subject to maintaining a minimum Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) of $5.0 million. As at March 31, 2008, the Company’s current borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility was $20.3 million after deduction for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million and the minimum Excess Availability of $5.0 million. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company was successful in transferring $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees to the separate line available with the Bank of Montreal (see note 7b). The effect was to increase the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility by $4.1M. The Credit Facility bears interest at the applicable prime rate per annum or LIBOR plus a margin as specified therein per annum and is collateralized by a first priority security interest in all of the current and future assets of the Company. The Credit Facility contains typical affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain loans, investments or guarantees; pay dividends; make certain asset sales; incur certain liens or other encumbrances; conduct certain transactions with affiliates and enter into certain corporate transactions. In addition, the Credit Facility agreement contains customary events of default, including upon an acquisition or a change of control that may have a material adverse effect on the Company or a guarantor. The Credit Facility also requires the Company to maintain, over a period of time, a minimum level of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization including film asset amortization, stock and non-cash compensation, write downs (recoveries), asset impairment charges, and other non-cash uses of funds on a trailing four quarter basis calculated quarterly, of not less than $20.0 million (the “EBITDA Requirement”); provided, however, that the EBITDA Requirement shall be $12.5 million for the four quarters ending each of December 31, 2007, March 31,


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008. Furthermore, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Cash and Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) balance not less than $15.0 million.
 
On May 5, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility with effect from January 1, 2008, whereby the minimum Cash and Excess Availability balance is reduced to $7.5 million. Under the terms of this amendment, the Company shall not be subject to the EBITDA Requirement so long as the Company is in compliance with the Cash and Excess Availability requirements. This amendment also provides for a one-year extension of the expiration of the Credit Facility to October 31, 2010 and adjusts the collateral calculation for certain finished goods inventory items to be installed under joint revenue sharing arrangements, which could result in an increase to maximum aggregate borrowings of up to $3.0 million in the future. In the event that the Company’s Excess Availability falls below the $5.0 million requirement, the excess borrowings above the minimum availability requirement must be remedied immediately. Failure to remedy will result in a Cash Dominion Event and an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Facility). The failure to comply with the Cash and Excess Availability requirement of $7.5 million would continue to result in an immediate Cash Dominion Event and Event of Default. If the Credit Facility were to be terminated by either the Company or the lender, the Company would have the ability to pursue another source of secured financing pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
 
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had not drawn down any funds under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants under the agreement.
 
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company has to comply with several reporting requirements including the delivery of audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the filing deadline in order to restate financial statements for certain periods during the fiscal years 2002 — 2006. On March 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender waived the requirement for the Company to deliver audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, provided such statements and documents were delivered on or before June 30, 2007. On June 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender agreed that an event of default would not be deemed to have occurred unless the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filing did not occur by July 31, 2007 or upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Company’s Indenture governing its Senior Notes which had not been cured within the applicable grace period. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007, within the applicable grace period.
 
7.   Commitments
 
(a) The Company’s lease commitments consist of rent and equipment under operating leases. The Company accounts for any incentives provided over the term of the lease. Total minimum annual rental payments to be made by the Company under operating leases as at March 31, 2008 for each of the years ended December 31, are as follows:
 
         
2008 (nine months remaining)
  $ 4,005  
2009
    5,144  
2010
    5,536  
2011
    5,678  
2012
    5,706  
Thereafter
    5,082  
         
    $ 31,151  
         


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Rent expense was $1.4 million for three months ended March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $1.2 million) net of sublease rental of less than $0.1 million (March 31, 2007 — $0.2 million).
 
Recorded in the accrued liabilities balance as at March 31, 2008 is $6.5 million (December 31, 2007 — $6.6 million) related to lease inducements and accrued rent.
 
Purchase obligations under supplier arrangements as at March 31, 2008 were $1.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.4 million).
 
(b) As at March 31, 2008, the Company has letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million outstanding, of which the entire balance has been secured by the Credit Facility. The Company also has available a $5.0 million facility for performance guarantees and letters of credit through the Bank of Montreal for use solely in conjunction with guarantees fully insured by Export Development Canada. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had $nil (December 31, 2007 — $nil) outstanding under this facility. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company transferred $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees from the Credit Facility to this separate line available with the Bank of Montreal.
 
(c) The Company compensates its sales force with both fixed and variable compensation. Commissions on the sale or lease of the Company’s theater system components are due in graduated amounts from the time of collection of the customer’s first payment to the Company up to the collection of the customer’s last initial payment. At March 31, 2008, $0.2 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.2 million) of commissions will be payable in future periods if the Company collects its initial payments as anticipated.
 
8.   Contingencies and Guarantees
 
The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including those identified below, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, the Company will make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these provisions in conjunction with any related provisions on assets related to the claims at least quarterly and adjusts these provisions to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other pertinent information related to the case. Should developments in any of these matters outlined below cause a change in the Company’s determination as to an unfavorable outcome and result in the need to recognize a material provision, or, should any of these matters result in a final adverse judgment or be settled for significant amounts, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the period or periods in which such a change in determination, settlement or judgment occurs.
 
The Company expenses legal costs relating to its lawsuits, claims and proceedings as incurred.
 
(a) In March 2005, the Company, together with Three-Dimensional Media Group, Ltd. (“3DMG”), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, against In-Three, Inc. (“In-Three”) alleging patent infringement. On March 10, 2006, the Company and In-Three entered into a settlement agreement settling the dispute between the Company and In-Three. On June 12, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, entered a stay in the proceedings against In-Three pending the arbitration of disputes between the Company and 3DMG. Arbitration was initiated by the Company against 3DMG on May 15, 2006 before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in New York, alleging breaches of the license and consulting agreements between the Company and 3DMG. On June 15, 2006, 3DMG filed an answer denying any breaches and asserting counterclaims that the Company breached the parties’ license agreement. On June 21, 2007, the Arbitration Panel unanimously denied 3DMG’s Motion for Summary Judgment filed on April 11, 2007 concerning the Company’s claims and 3DMG’s counterclaims. On October 5, 2007, 3DMG amended its


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
counterclaims and added counterclaims from UNIPAT.ORG relating to fees allegedly owed to UNIPAT.ORG by the Company. An evidentiary hearing on liability issues originally scheduled for June 2008 has been postponed until a later date to be set by the Arbitration Panel. Further proceedings on damages issues will be scheduled if and when necessary. The Company will continue to pursue its claims vigorously and believes that all allegations made by 3DMG are without merit. The Company further believes that the amount of loss, if any, suffered in connection with the counterclaims would not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of the arbitration.
 
(b) In January 2004, the Company and IMAX Theatre Services Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, commenced an arbitration seeking damages of approximately $3.7 million before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chambers of Commerce (the “ICC”) with respect to the breach by Electronic Media Limited (“EML”) of its December 2000 agreement with the Company. In June 2004, the Company commenced a related arbitration before the ICC against EML’s affiliate, E-CITI Entertainment (I) PVT Limited (“E-Citi”), seeking $17.8 million in damages as a result of E-Citi’s breach of a September 2000 lease agreement. The damages sought against E-Citi included the original claim sought against EML. An arbitration hearing took place in November 2005 against E-Citi, which included all claims by the Company. On February 1, 2006, the ICC issued an award on liability finding unanimously in the Company’s favor on all claims. Further hearings took place in July 2006 and December 2006. On August 24, 2007, the ICC issued an award unanimously in favor of the Company in the amount of $9.4 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company under its lease agreements, plus interest and costs. In the award, the ICC upheld the validity and enforceability of the Company’s theater system contract. The Company thereafter submitted its application to the arbitration panel for interest and costs. On March 27, 2008, the Panel issued a final award in favor of the Company in the amount of $11,309,496, plus an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid, which the Company will seek to enforce and collect in full. As collectibility is not assured, the Company will not record the impact of the amount awarded until the amounts have been received.
 
(c) In June 2004, Robots of Mars, Inc. (“Robots”) initiated an arbitration proceeding against the Company in California with the American Arbitration Association pursuant to an arbitration provision in a 1994 film production agreement between Robots’ predecessor-in-interest and a subsidiary of the Company, asserting claims for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and intentional interference with the contract. Robots is seeking an accounting of the Company’s revenues and an award of all sums alleged to be due to Robots under the production agreement, as well as punitive damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend the arbitration proceeding and believes the amount of the loss, if any, that may be suffered in connection with this proceeding will not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such arbitration.
 
(d) The Company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in eight purported class action lawsuits filed between August 11, 2006 and September 18, 2006, alleging violations of U.S. federal securities laws. These eight actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On January 18, 2007, the Court consolidated all eight class action lawsuits and appointed Westchester Capital Management, Inc. as the lead plaintiff and Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP as lead plaintiff’s counsel. On October 2, 2007, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint. The amended complaint, brought on behalf of shareholders who purchased the Company’s common stock between February 27, 2003 and July 20, 2007, alleges primarily that the defendants engaged in securities fraud by disseminating materially false and misleading statements during the class period regarding the Company’s revenue recognition of theater system installations, and failing to disclose material information concerning the Company’s revenue recognition practices. The amended complaint also added PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s auditors, as a defendant. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages, costs, and expenses. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
December 10, 2007, which is still pending. Plaintiffs filed their opposition to this motion on January 22, 2008. Defendants submitted a reply to plaintiffs’ opposition on February 11, 2008. The lawsuit is at a very early stage and as a result the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(e) A class action lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2006 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the Company and certain of its officers and directors, alleging violations of Canadian securities laws. This lawsuit was brought on behalf of shareholders who acquired the Company’s securities between February 17, 2006 and August 9, 2006. A hearing regarding the combined leave to amend and certification motions has been scheduled for the week of June 2, 2008. The lawsuit is in a very early stage and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, as well as costs and expenses. As a result, the Company is unable to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company believes the allegations made against it in the statement of claim are meritless and will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(f) On September 7, 2007, Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership II (“Catalyst”), a holder of the Company’s Senior Notes, commenced an application against the Company in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for a declaration of oppression pursuant to sections 229 and 241 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) and for a declaration that the Company is in default of the Indenture governing its Senior Notes. The allegations of oppression are substantially the same as allegations Catalyst made in a May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and subsequently withdrawn on October 12, 2007, wherein Catalyst challenged the validity of the consent solicitation through which the Company requested and obtained a waiver of any and all defaults arising from a failure to comply with the reporting covenant under the Indenture and alleged common law fraud. Catalyst has also requested the appointment of an inspector and an order that an investigation be carried out pursuant to section 229 of the CBCA. In addition, between March 2007 and October 2007, Catalyst sent the Company eight purported notices of default or acceleration under the Indenture. It is the Company’s position that no event of default (as that term is defined in the Indenture) has occurred under the Indenture and, accordingly, that Catalyst’s purported acceleration notice is of no force or effect. The hearing date has not yet been finalized by the Court. At this stage of the litigation, the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure and therefore no amounts have been accrued. The Company believes this application is entirely without merit and plans to contest it vigorously and seek costs from Catalyst, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of the proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(g) In a related matter, on December 21, 2007, U.S. Bank National Association, trustee under the Indenture, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the Company and Catalyst, requesting a declaration that the theory of default asserted by Catalyst before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is without merit and further that Catalyst has failed to satisfy certain prerequisites to bondholder action, which are contained in the Indenture (the “U.S. Bank’s New York Action”). As a result of this action, on January 10, 2008, the Company filed a motion with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking a stay of all or part of the action Catalyst initiated before that court. On February 6, 2008, the Company served a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action. On February 22, 2008, Catalyst filed a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action and Cross-Claims against


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
the Company in the same proceeding. The Cross-Claims repeat the allegations and seek substantially the same relief as in Catalyst’s application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and as were raised in Catalyst’s May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Company continues to believe that Catalyst’s claims are entirely without merit. The litigation is at a preliminary stage and, as a result, the Company is unable to comment on the outcome of the proceedings or estimate the potential loss exposure, if any.
 
(h) In addition to the matters described above, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position or future operating results, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.
 
Financial Guarantees
 
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may contain features that meet the FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”) definition of a guarantee. FIN 45 defines a guarantee to be a contract (including an indemnity) that contingently requires the Company to make payments (either in cash, financial instruments, other assets, shares of its stock or provision of services) to a third party based on (a) changes in an underlying interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity or commodity instrument, index or other variable, that is related to an asset, a liability or an equity security of the counterparty, (b) failure of another party to perform under an obligating agreement or (c) failure of another third party to pay its indebtedness when due.
 
The Company has provided no significant financial guarantees to third parties.
 
Product Warranties
 
The following summarizes the accrual for product warranties that was recorded as part of accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
 
         
Balance as at December 31, 2007
  $ 26  
Payments
     
Warranties issued
     
Revisions
     
         
Balance as at March 31, 2008
  $ 26  
         
 
Director/Officer Indemnifications
 
The Company’s General By-law contains an indemnification of its directors/officers, former directors/officers and persons who have acted at its request to be a director/officer of an entity in which the Company is a shareholder or creditor, to indemnify them, to the extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act, against expenses (including legal fees), judgments, fines and any amount actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the directors and/or officers are sued as a result of their service, if they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. The nature of the indemnification prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. As contemplated under Section 124 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Company has acquired insurance coverage with a yearly limit of $70.0 million in respect of potential claims against its directors and officers and in respect of losses for which the Company may be required or permitted by law to indemnify such directors and officers. No amount has been accrued in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, with respect to this indemnity.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Other Indemnification Agreements
 
In the normal course of the Company’s operations, it provides indemnifications to counterparties in transactions such as: theater system lease and sale agreements and the supervision of installation or servicing of the theater systems; film production, exhibition and distribution agreements; real property lease agreements; and employment agreements. These indemnification agreements require the Company to compensate the counterparties for costs incurred as a result of litigation claims that may be suffered by the counterparty as a consequence of the transaction or the Company’s breach or non-performance under these agreements. While the terms of these indemnification agreements vary based upon the contract, they normally extend for the life of the agreements. A small number of agreements do not provide for any limit on the maximum potential amount of indemnification, however virtually all of the Company’s theater system lease and sale agreements limit such maximum potential liability to the purchase price of the system. The fact that the maximum potential amount of indemnification required by the Company is not specified in some cases prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to counterparties. Historically, the Company has not made any significant payments under such indemnifications and no amount has been accrued in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements with respect to the contingent aspect of these indemnities.
 
9.   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Supplemental Information
 
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 is a loss of $0.2 million (2007 — gain of $0.1 million), for net foreign exchange gains or losses related to the translation of foreign currency denominated monetary assets, liabilities and integrated subsidiaries.
 
10.   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Information
 
(a) Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Decrease (increase) in:
               
Accounts receivable
  $ 4,144     $ 7,285  
Financing receivables
    1,141       100  
Inventories
    534       249  
Prepaid expenses
    (1,534 )     880  
Commissions and other deferred selling expenses
    (332 )     (249 )
Insurance recoveries
    1,050        
Increase (decrease) in:
               
Accounts payable
    (3,526 )     (6,120 )
Accrued liabilities
    (2 )     63  
Deferred revenue
    7,968       960  
                 
    $ 9,443     $ 3,168  
                 


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
(b) Cash payments made on account of:
 
                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2008   2007
 
Income taxes
  $   138     $  288  
                 
Interest
  $ 97     $ 98  
                 
 
(c) Depreciation and amortization are comprised of the following:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Film assets(1)
  $ 2,311     $ 1,415  
Property, plant and equipment
    1,401       1,219  
Other intangible assets
    133       136  
Deferred financing costs
    358       244  
                 
    $ 4,203     $ 3,014  
                 
 
 
(1) Included in film asset amortization is a charge of $0.7 million (2007 — $nil) relating to changes in estimates based on the ultimate recoverability of future films.
 
11.   Receivable Provisions, Net of (Recoveries)
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Accounts receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
  $   730     $   (11 )
Financing receivables, net of (recoveries)
    18       17  
                 
Receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
  $ 748     $ 6  
                 
 
12.   Income Taxes
 
The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate and will vary from year to year primarily as a result of numerous permanent differences, investment and other tax credits, the provision for income taxes at different rates in foreign and other provincial jurisdictions, enacted Statutory tax rate increases or reductions in the year, changes in the Company’s valuation allowance based on the Company’s recoverability assessments of deferred tax assets, and favourable or unfavourable resolution of various tax examinations. There was no change in the Company’s estimates of projected future earnings and the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based on an analysis of both positive and negative evidence.
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company had net deferred income tax assets of $nil (December 31, 2007 — $nil). As at March 31, 2008, the Company had a gross deferred income tax asset of $52.9 million, against which the Company is carrying a $52.9 million valuation allowance.
 
As at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had total unrecognized tax benefits of $4.2 million and $4.0 million for international withholding taxes, respectively. All of the unrecognized tax benefits could impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. While the Company believes it has adequately provided for all tax


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
positions, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could differ from the Company’s accrued position. Accordingly, additional provisions on federal, state, provincial and foreign tax-related matters could be recorded in the future as revised estimates are made or the underlying matters are settled or otherwise resolved.
 
Consistent with its historical financial reporting, the Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities, when applicable, as part of the interest expense in its condensed consolidated statement of operations rather than income tax expense. In conjunction with FIN 48, the Company recognized approximately $0.1 million in potential interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
13.   Capital Stock
 
(a)   Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company has five stock-based compensation plans that are described below. The compensation costs recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for these plans were $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No income tax benefit is recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for these costs.
 
Stock Option Plan
 
The Company’s Stock Option Plan, which is shareholder approved, permits the grant of options to employees, directors and consultants.
 
The Company’s policy is to issue new shares from treasury to satisfy stock options which are exercised.
 
There were no common share options granted to employees for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The weighted average fair value of all common share options, excluding those in excess of cap limits discussed below, granted to employees for the three months ended March 31, 2007 at the date of grant was $1.54 per share. The Company utilizes a Binomial Model to determine the fair value of common share options at the grant date. The following assumptions were used:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Average risk-free interest rate
    N/A       4.72 %
Market risk premium
    N/A       5.73 %
Beta
    N/A       0.82  
Expected option life (in years)
    N/A       5.34  
Expected volatility
    N/A       61.00 %
Annual termination probability
    N/A       11.87 %
Dividend yield
    N/A       0.00 %
 
As the Company stratifies its employees into two groups in order to calculate fair value under the Binomial Model, ranges of assumptions used are presented for market risk premium, Beta, expected option life and annual termination probability. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model; various groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected volatility rate is estimated based on the Company’s historical share-price volatility. The market risk premium reflects the amount by which the return on the market portfolio exceeds the risk-free rate, where the return on the market portfolio is based on the Standard and Poors


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
500 index. The Company utilizes an expected term method to determine expected option life based on such data as vesting periods of awards, historical data that includes past exercise and post-vesting cancellations and stock price history.
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company has reserved a total of 6,749,824 (December 31, 2007— 6,837,157) common shares for future issuance under the Stock Option Plan, of which options in respect of 5,740,247 common shares are outstanding at March 31, 2008. All awards of stock options are made at fair market value of the Company’s Common Shares on the date of grant. “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share on a given date means the higher of the closing price of a Common Share on the grant date (or the most recent trading date if the grant date is not a trading date) on the NASDAQ/National Market System, The Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and such national exchange, as may be designated by the Company’s Board of Directors. The options generally vest between one and five years and expire 10 years or less from the date granted. The Stock Option Plan provides that vesting will be accelerated if there is a change of control, as defined in the plan. At March 31, 2008, options in respect of 4,472,010 common shares were vested and exercisable.
 
The following table summarizes certain information in respect of option activity under the Stock Option Plan for the periods ended March 31:
 
                                 
          Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
    Number of Shares     per Share  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
 
Options outstanding, beginning of year
    5,908,080       5,100,995     $ 6.71     $  7.12  
Granted
          16,390             4.40  
Exercised
    (87,333 )           3.04        
Forfeited
    (15,338 )     (16,350 )     7.20       8.12  
Expired
    (57,500 )           26.83        
Cancelled
    (7,662 )     (13,050 )     11.04       6.87  
                                 
Options outstanding, end of period
    5,740,247       5,087,985       6.56       7.11  
                                 
Options exercisable, end of period
    4,472,010       4,625,132       6.79       7.07  
                                 
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company cancelled 7,662 stock options from its Stock Option Plan (2007 — 13,050) surrendered by Company employees for $nil consideration. Compensation cost recognized up to the cancellation date was not reversed for options cancelled.
 
As at March 31, 2008, 5,394,782 options were fully vested or are expected to vest with a weighted average exercise price of $6.61, aggregate intrinsic value of $8.7 million and weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.9 years. As at March 31, 2008, options that are exercisable have an intrinsic value of $7.2 million and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.6 years. The intrinsic value of options exercised in the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $0.3 million (2007 — $nil).
 
In the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company determined it had exceeded, by approximately 1.6% (of which nil were granted in the first quarter of 2007), certain cap limits for grants set by its Stock Option Plan. The options issued in excess of the cap limits were treated as liability-based awards commencing in the third quarter of 2006 as the Company determined it intended to settle the options in cash. The fair value of the options were recalculated each period. For purposes of calculating the fair value of the liability awards in the first quarter of 2007, the Company accelerated the accounting vesting period to March 31, 2007 in order to align with the expected service period of the options. Immediately before the settlement date, the Company had accrued a liability of $0.7 million. The Company recorded an expense of $nil for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and $0.3 million for the quarter


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
ended March 31, 2007 related to these options. In June 2007, 195,286 options were voluntarily surrendered by the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers (the “Co-CEOs”) and members of the Board of Directors for no consideration, as a result $0.2 million in accrued liabilities was credited to Other Equity and the Company settled the remaining options for cash of $0.5 million.
 
Options to Non-Employees
 
There were no common share options granted to non-employees during the three months ended March 31, 2008. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, an aggregate of 8,890 options to purchase the Company’s common stock with an average exercise price of $4.31 were granted to certain advisors and strategic partners of the Company. These options have a maximum contractual life of seven years. Certain of these options vest immediately and the remainder upon the occurrence of certain events. These options were granted under the Stock Option Plan.
 
As at March 31, 2008, non-employee options outstanding amounted to 315,804 options (2007 — 125,549) with a weighted average exercise price of $6.53 (2007 — $8.24). 238,979 options (2007 — 115,549) were exercisable with an average weighted exercise price of $6.98 (2007 — $8.18) and the vested options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.2 million. The weighted average fair value of options granted to non-employees during the three months ended March 31, 2007 at the date of grant was $2.42 per share, utilizing a Binomial Model with the following underlying assumptions for periods ended March 31:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Average risk-free interest rate
    N/A       4.71 %
Contractual option life
    N/A       6 years  
Average expected volatility
    N/A       61.00 %
Dividend yield
    N/A       0.00 %
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded a charge of less than $0.1 million (2007 — less than $0.1 million) to film cost of sales related to the non-employee stock options.
 
Restricted Common Shares
 
Under the terms of certain employment agreements dated July 12, 2000, the Company is required to issue either 160,000 restricted common shares or pay their cash equivalent. The restricted shares are required to be issued, or payment of their cash equivalent, upon request by the employees at any time. The aggregate intrinsic value of the awards outstanding at March 31, 2008 is $1.1 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.1 million). The Company accounts for the obligation as a liability, which is classified within accrued liabilities. The Company has recorded an expense of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due to the changes in the Company’s stock price during the period.
 
Stock Appreciation Rights
 
In the first quarter of 2007, 600,000 stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) with a weighted average exercise price of $4.34 per right were granted to certain Company executives. In the fourth quarter of 2007, an additional 1,680,000 SARs with a weighted average exercise price of $6.86 were granted to certain Company executives. The SARs vesting ranges from immediately to five years. The SARs were measured at fair value at the date of grant and are remeasured each period until settled. At March 31, 2008, the SARs had an average fair value of $2.60 per right (December 31, 2007 — $2.62). The Company accounts for the obligation of these SARs as a liability, which is classified within accrued liabilities. The Company has recorded a $0.6 million charge for the quarter ended


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
March 31, 2008 (March 31, 2007 — $0.3 million) to selling, general and administrative expenses related to these SARs. The following assumptions were used for measuring the fair value of the SARs:
 
         
    As at
  As at
    March 31,
  December 31,
    2008   2007
 
Average risk-free interest rate
  2.69%   3.65%
Expected option life (in years)
  0 - 5.21   0 - 5.76
Expected volatility
  62%   62%
Annual termination probability
  0% - 11.20%   0% - 11.20%
Dividend yield
  0%   0%
 
Warrants to Non-Employees
 
There were no warrants issued during the three months ended or outstanding as at March 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
(b)   Loss per Share
 
Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted per-share computations are comprised of the following:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Net loss from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders
  $ (10,259 )   $ (4,607 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares (000’s):
               
Issued and outstanding, beginning of period
    40,423       40,286  
Weighted average number of shares issued during the period
    21        
                 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic loss per share
    40,444       40,286  
                 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted loss per share
    40,444       40,286  
                 
 
The calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 excludes all shares that are issuable upon exercise of options as the impact of these exercises would be antidilutive.
 
(c)   Shareholders’ Deficiency
 
The following summarizes the movement of Shareholders’ Deficiency for the three months ended March 31, 2008:
 
         
Balance as at December 31, 2007
  $ (85,370 )
Issuance of common shares
    266  
Net loss
    (10,259 )
Adjustment to other equity for employee stock options granted
    168  
Adjustment to other equity for non-employee stock options granted
    26  
Adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income to amortize the prior service credits related to pensions and record the prior service cost
    (45 )
         
Balance as at March 31, 2008
  $ (95,214 )
         


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
(d)   Subsequent Event
 
On May 5, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with The Douglas Group, the Company’s largest shareholder, for the sale of 2,726,447 of the Company’s common shares for a total purchase price of $18.0 million, or approximately $6.60 per share. The Douglas Group, which now owns 19.9% of the Company’s common shares, has agreed to a five-year standstill with the Company whereby it will refrain from certain activities, such as increasing its percentage ownership in the Company and entering into various arrangements with the Company, such as fundamental or change-of-control transactions. The Company has granted The Douglas Group registration rights in connection with the newly-acquired shares. The private placement closed on May 8, 2008.
 
14.   Segmented Information
 
The Company has six reportable segments identified by category of product sold or service provided: IMAX systems; film production and IMAX DMR; film distribution; film post-production; theater operations; and other. The IMAX systems segment designs, manufactures, sells or leases and maintains IMAX theater projection system equipment. The film production and IMAX DMR segment produces films and performs film re-mastering services. The film distribution segment distributes films for which the Company has distribution rights. The film post-production segment provides film post-production and film print services. The theater operations segment owns and operates certain IMAX theaters. The other segment includes camera rentals and other miscellaneous items. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
 
Transactions between the film production and IMAX DMR segment and the film post-production segment are valued at exchange value. Inter-segment profits are eliminated upon consolidation, as well as for the disclosures below.
 
Transactions between the other segments are not significant.
 
The Company’s Chief Operating Design Makers (“CODM”) as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise Related Information” (“SFAS 131”), assess segment performance based on segment revenues and gross margins. Selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development costs, amortization of intangibles, receivables provisions (recoveries), interest revenue, interest expense and tax provision (recovery) are not allocated to the segments.
 


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Revenue
               
IMAX systems
  $ 12,489     $ 13,118  
Films
               
Production and IMAX DMR
    2,916       4,592  
Distribution
    2,753       3,410  
Post-production
    1,724       1,074  
Theater operations
    2,831       4,131  
Other
    807       522  
                 
Total
  $ 23,520     $ 26,847  
                 
Gross margins
               
IMAX systems
  $ 7,187     $ 7,566  
Films
               
Production and IMAX DMR
    306       2,382  
Distribution
    1,374       1,356  
Post-production
    1,551       102  
Theater operations
    (302 )     327  
Other
    20       (192 )
                 
Total
  $ 10,136     $ 11,541  
                 
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Assets
               
IMAX systems
  $ 162,850     $ 164,588  
Films
               
Production and IMAX DMR
    22,077       26,073  
Distribution
    5,189       5,239  
Post-production
    7,523       5,094  
Theater operations
    2,725       3,733  
Other
    3,339       3,255  
                 
Total
  $ 203,703     $ 207,982  
                 
 
15.   Discontinued Operations
 
(a)   Rhode Island Providence Theater
 
On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement, which extinguished all of its obligations to its landlord with respect to the Company’s owned and operated Providence IMAX theater. As a result of the lease termination, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $1.5 million in December 2007, associated with the reversal of deferred lease credits recorded in prior periods. In a related transaction, the Company sold the theater

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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
projection system and inventory for the Providence IMAX theater to a third party theater exhibitor for $1.0 million (consisting of $0.6 million cash and $0.4 million of discounted future minimum payments) which was recorded as a gain from discontinued operations in December 2007. The above transactions are reflected as discontinued operations as the continuing cash flows are not generated from either a migration or a continuation of activities.
 
In addition, the prior years’ amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows have been adjusted to reflect the reclassification of the Providence owned and operated theater as a discontinued operation.
 
(b)   Miami Theater
 
On December 23, 2003, the Company closed its owned and operated Miami IMAX theater. The Company completed its abandonment of assets and removal of its projection system from the theater in the first quarter of 2004, with no financial impact. The Company was involved in an arbitration proceeding with the landlord of the theater with respect to the amount owing to the landlord by the Company for lease and guarantee obligations. The amount of loss to the Company had been estimated between $0.9 million and $2.3 million. Prior to 2006, the Company paid out $0.8 million with respect to amounts owing to the landlord. The Company paid out an additional $0.1 million and also accrued $0.8 million in net loss from discontinued operations related to the Miami IMAX theater in the third quarter of 2006. On January 5, 2007, as a result of a settlement negotiated between both parties, the Company paid out a final $0.8 million, extinguishing its obligations to the landlord. This final payment of $0.8 million was accrued by the Company in 2006.
 
16.   Employees Pension and Postretirement Benefits
 
(a)   Defined Benefit Plan
 
The Company has an unfunded U.S. defined benefit pension plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), covering its two Co-CEOs. The SERP provides for a lifetime retirement benefit from age 55 determined as 75% of the member’s best average 60 consecutive months of earnings over the member’s employment history.
 
Under the original terms of the SERP, once benefit payments begin, the benefit is indexed annually to the cost of living and further provides for 100% continuance for life to the surviving spouse. On March 8, 2006, the Company and the Co-CEOs negotiated an amendment to the SERP which reduced the related pension expense to the Company effective January 1, 2006. Under the terms of the SERP amendment, to reduce ongoing costs to the Company, the cost of living adjustment and surviving spouse benefits previously owed to the Co-CEOs are each reduced by 50%, subject to a recoupment of a percentage of such benefits upon a change of control of the Company, and the net present value of the reduced pension benefit payments is accelerated and paid out upon a change of control of the Company. The amendment resulted in reduction of the accrued pension liability by $6.2 million, a reduction in other assets of $3.4 million and a past services credit of $2.8 million. The benefits were 50% vested as at July 2000, the SERP initiation date. The vesting percentage increases on a straight-line basis from inception until age 55. The vesting percentage of a member whose employment terminates other than by voluntary retirement or upon a change in control shall be 100%.
 
On May 4, 2007, the Company amended the SERP to provide for the determination of benefits to be 75% of the member’s best average 60 consecutive months of earnings over the member’s employment history. The actuarial liability was remeasured to reflect this amendment. The amendment resulted in a $1.0 million increase to the pension liability and a corresponding $1.0 million charge to other comprehensive income. As at March 31, 2008, one of the Co-CEO’s benefits was 100% vested and the other Co-CEO’s benefits was approximately 88% vested.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Effective March 1, 2006, the Company changed the form of benefit payment. A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause prior to August 1, 2010 will receive SERP benefits in the form of monthly annuity payments until the earlier of a change of control or August 1, 2010 at which time the Co-CEO shall receive the remaining benefits in the form of a lump sum payment. A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause on or after August 1, 2010 shall receive benefits in the form of a lump sum payment.
 
The amounts accrued for the SERP are determined as follows:
 
         
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,
 
    2008  
 
Projected benefit obligation:
       
Obligation, beginning of period
  $ 27,136  
Service cost
    198  
Interest cost
    313  
Amendments
     
Actuarial (gain) loss
     
         
Obligation, end of period and unfunded status
  $ 27,647  
         
 
The following table provides disclosure of pension expense for the SERP:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Service cost
  $ 198     $ 172  
Interest cost
    313       339  
Amortization of prior service credits
    (62 )      
                 
Pension expense
  $ 449     $ 511  
                 
 
The accumulated benefit obligation for the SERP was $27.6 million at March 31, 2008 and $27.1 million at December 31, 2007.
 
The following amounts were included in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in future periods:
 
                 
    As at
    As at
 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Prior service credits
  $ (40 )   $ (102 )
Unrecognized actuarial gain
    (1,069 )     (1,069 )
                 
    $ (1,109 )   $ (1,171 )
                 
 
No contributions are expected to be made for the SERP during 2008.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
The following benefit payments are expected to be made as per the current SERP assumptions and the terms of the SERP in each of the next five years:
 
         
2008
  $  
2009
     
2010
    32,135 (1)
2011
     
2012
     
 
 
(1) Each of the Co-CEOs shall receive a lump sum payment in 2010 provided his employment terminates other than for cause on or after August 1, 2010. The SERP assumptions include the payment of a lump sum payment.
 
At the time the Company established the SERP, it also took out life insurance policies on its two Co-CEOs with coverage amounts of $21.5 million in aggregate to which the Company is the beneficiary. The Company may use the cash surrender value proceeds of the life insurance policies taken on its Co-CEOs towards the benefits due and payable under the SERP, although there can be no assurance that the Company will ultimately do so. At March 31, 2008, the cash surrender value of the insurance policies is $5.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $5.2 million) and has been included in other assets.
 
(b)   Defined Contribution Plan
 
The Company also maintains defined contribution pension plans for its employees, including its executive officers. The Company makes contributions to these plans on behalf of employees in an amount up to 5% of their base salary subject to certain prescribed maximums. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company contributed and expensed an aggregate of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, to its Canadian plan and an aggregate of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to its defined contribution employee pension plan under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
 
(c)   Postretirement Benefits
 
The Company has an unfunded postretirement plan covering its two Co-CEOs. The plan provides that the Company will maintain health benefits for the Co-CEOs until they become eligible for medicare and, thereafter, the Company will provide Medicare supplement coverage as selected by the Co-CEOs. The postretirement benefits obligation as at March 31, 2008 is $0.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.4 million). The Company has expensed less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and 2007, respectively.
 
17.   Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP 157-2), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157.” FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities included in the consolidated financial statements. For financial assets and financial liabilities, SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 as disclosed in Note 2.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its Consolidated Financial Statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements.
 
18.   Financial Instruments
 
The Company maintains cash with various major financial institutions. The Company’s cash is invested with highly rated financial institutions.
 
The Company’s accounts receivables and financing receivables are subject to credit risk. The Company’s accounts receivable and financing receivables are concentrated with the theater exhibition industry and film entertainment industry. To minimize the Company’s credit risk, the Company retains title to underlying theater systems leased, performs initial and ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and makes ongoing provisions for its estimate of potentially uncollectible amounts. The Company believes it has adequately provided for related exposures surrounding receivables and contractual commitments.
 
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency rates. A majority portion of the Company’s revenues is denominated in U.S. dollars while a substantial portion of its costs and expenses are denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the net U.S. dollar cash flows of the Company is periodically converted to Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In Japan, the Company has ongoing operating expenses related to its operations. Net Japanese yen cash flows are converted to U.S. dollars generally through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Japanese yen, Canadian dollar and Euros which are converted to U.S. dollars generally through the spot market. As at March 31, 2008, no foreign currency forward contracts were outstanding. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
 
19.   Supplemental Consolidating Financial Information
 
The Company’s Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally by specific wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The main Guarantor Subsidiaries are David Keighley Productions 70MM Inc., Sonics Associates Inc., and the subsidiaries that own and operate certain theaters. These guarantees are full and unconditional. The information under the column headed “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries” relates to the following subsidiaries of the Company: IMAX Japan Inc. and IMAX B.V. (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) which have not provided any guarantees of the Senior Notes.
 
Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the equity method for purposes of the supplemental consolidating financial data. Some subsidiaries may be unable to pay dividends due to negative working capital.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating balance sheets as at March 31, 2008:
 
                                         
                      Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
    and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
Assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,105     $ 4,458     $ 498     $     $ 18,061  
Accounts receivable
    16,806       3,671       155             20,632  
Financing receivables
    57,402       648                   58,050  
Inventories
    21,458       89       93             21,640  
Prepaid expenses
    3,367       332       23             3,722  
Intercompany receivables
    28,327       47,360       13,108       (88,795 )      
Film assets
    2,177                         2,177  
Property, plant and equipment
    23,158       791                   23,949  
Other assets
    14,107                         14,107  
Goodwill
    39,027                         39,027  
Other intangible assets
    2,338                         2,338  
Investments in subsidiaries
    34,725                   (34,725 )      
                                         
Total assets
  $ 255,997     $ 57,349     $ 13,877     $ (123,520 )   $ 203,703  
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Accounts payable
  $ 4,401     $ 4,373     $ 1     $     $ 8,775  
Accrued liabilities
    57,559       5,504       25             63,088  
Intercompany payables
    65,620       44,728       7,962       (118,310 )      
Deferred revenue
    64,051       2,953       50             67,054  
Senior Notes due 2010
    160,000                         160,000  
                                         
Total liabilities
    351,631       57,558       8,038       (118,310 )     298,917  
                                         
Shareholders’ deficit
                                       
Capital stock
    122,721             117       (117 )     122,721  
Other equity
    3,248       46,960             (45,926 )     4,282  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (223,666 )     (46,555 )     5,722       40,833       (223,666 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    2,063       (614 )                 1,449  
                                         
Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
    (95,634 )     (209 )     5,839       (5,210 )     (95,214 )
                                         
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
  $ 255,997     $ 57,349     $ 13,877     $ (123,520 )   $ 203,703  
                                         
 
In certain Guarantor Subsidiaries, accumulated losses have exceeded the original investment balance. As a result of applying equity accounting, the parent company has consequently reduced intercompany receivable balances with respect to these Guarantor Subsidiaries in the amounts of $34.7 million as at March 31, 2008.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating balance sheets as at December 31, 2007:
 
                                         
                      Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
    and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
Assets
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,182     $ 5,329     $ 390     $     $ 16,901  
Accounts receivable
    22,450       2,821       234             25,505  
Financing receivables
    58,428       664                   59,092  
Inventories
    21,874       90       86             22,050  
Prepaid expenses
    2,010       156       21             2,187  
Intercompany receivables
    29,538       45,455       11,962       (86,955 )      
Film assets
    2,042                         2,042  
Property, plant and equipment
    22,894       814                   23,708  
Other assets
    15,093                         15,093  
Goodwill
    39,027                         39,027  
Other intangible assets
    2,377                         2,377  
Investments in subsidiaries
    32,864                   (32,864 )      
                                         
Total assets
  $ 259,779     $ 55,329     $ 12,693     $ (119,819 )   $ 207,982  
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Accounts payable
  $ 6,989     $ 5,309     $ 2     $     $ 12,300  
Accrued liabilities
    55,797       6,132       38             61,967  
Intercompany payables
    66,770       42,478       7,061       (116,309 )      
Deferred revenue
    56,013       2,956       116             59,085  
Senior Notes due 2010
    160,000                         160,000  
                                         
Total liabilities
    345,569       56,875       7,217       (116,309 )     293,352  
                                         
Shareholders’ deficiency
                                       
Capital stock
    122,455             117       (117 )     122,455  
Other equity
    3,055       46,959             (45,926 )     4,088  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (213,407 )     (47,892 )     5,359       42,533       (213,407 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    2,107       (613 )                 1,494  
                                         
Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
  $ (85,790 )   $ (1,546 )   $ 5,476     $ (3,510 )   $ (85,370 )
                                         
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
  $ 259,779     $ 55,329     $ 12,693     $ (119,819 )   $ 207,982  
                                         
 
In certain Guarantor Subsidiaries, accumulated losses have exceeded the original investment balance. As a result of applying equity accounting, the parent company has consequently reduced intercompany receivable balances with respect to these Guarantor Subsidiaries in the amounts of $32.9 million.


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008:
 
                                         
                      Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
    and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
Revenues
                                       
Equipment and product sales
  $ 6,786     $ 146     $ 5     $ (239 )   $ 6,698  
Services
    9,520       4,688       171       (172 )     14,207  
Rentals
    1,462       70       12             1,544  
Finance income
    1,061       10                   1,071  
Other revenues
    (94 )     (207 )           301        
                                         
      18,735       4,707       188       (110 )     23,520  
                                         
Cost of goods sold, services and rentals
                                       
Equipment and product sales
    3,170       (42 )     2       (165 )     2,965  
Services
    6,258       3,478       105       (152 )     9,689  
Rentals
    730                         730  
Other
          (207 )           207        
                                         
      10,158       3,229       107       (110 )     13,384  
                                         
Gross margin
    8,577       1,478       81             10,136  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    12,535       134       (282 )           12,387  
Research and development
    2,488                         2,488  
Amortization of intangibles
    133                         133  
(Income) loss from equity-accounted investees
    (1,700 )                 1,700        
Receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
    748                         748  
                                         
(Loss) earnings from operations
    (5,627 )     1,344       363       (1,700 )     (5,620 )
Interest income
    126                         126  
Interest expense
    (4,496 )                       (4,496 )
                                         
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
    (9,997 )     1,344       363       (1,700 )     (9,990 )
Provision for income taxes
    (262 )     (7 )                 (269 )
                                         
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (10,259 )   $ 1,337     $ 363     $ (1,700 )   $ (10,259 )
                                         


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007:
 
                                       
                    Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
  and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries   Eliminations     Total  
 
Revenues
                                     
Equipment and product sales
  $ 7,050     $ 450     $ 2   $ (428 )   $ 7,074  
Services
    12,155       5,763       161     (778 )     17,301  
Rentals
    1,264       19       3           1,286  
Finance income
    1,134       52                 1,186  
                                       
      21,603       6,284       166     (1,206 )     26,847  
                                       
Cost of goods sold, services and rentals
                                     
Equipment and product sales
    3,874       428       1     (360 )     3,943  
Services
    5,988       5,586       75     (846 )     10,803  
Rentals
    560                       560  
                                       
      10,422       6,014       76     (1,206 )     15,306  
                                       
Gross margin
    11,181       270       90           11,541  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    10,081       204       36           10,321  
Research and development
    1,495                       1,495  
Amortization of intangibles
    136                       136  
(Income) loss from equity-accounted investees
    (39 )               39        
Receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
    10       (4 )               6  
                                       
(Loss) earnings from operations
    (502 )     70       54     (39 )     (417 )
Interest income
    178       48                 226  
Interest expense
    (4,249 )                     (4,249 )
                                       
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
    (4,573 )     118       54     (39 )     (4,440 )
Provision for income taxes
    (167 )                     (167 )
                                       
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations
    (4,740 )     118       54     (39 )     (4,607 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
          (133 )               (133 )
                                       
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (4,740 )   $ (15 )   $ 54   $ (39 )   $ (4,740 )
                                       


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008:
 
                                         
                      Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
    and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
Cash provided by (used in):
                                       
Operating Activities
                                       
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (10,259 )   $ 1,337     $ 363     $ (1,700 )   $ (10,259 )
Items not involving cash:
                                       
Depreciation and amortization
    4,128       75                   4,203  
Receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
    748                         748  
(Income) loss from equity-accounted investees
    (1,700 )                 1,700        
Change in deferred income tax valuation allowance
    17                         17  
Stock and other non-cash compensation
    1,257                         1,257  
Foreign currency exchange loss
    191                         191  
Change in cash surrender value of life insurance
    (13 )                       (13 )
Investment in film assets
    (2,445 )                       (2,445 )
Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities
    11,855       (2,182 )     (230 )           9,443  
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    3,779       (770 )     133             3,142  
                                         
Investing Activities
                                       
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (1,714 )     (52 )                 (1,766 )
Acquisition of other assets
    (78 )                       (78 )
Acquisition of other intangible assets
    (95 )                       (95 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,887 )     (52 )                 (1,939 )
                                         
Financing Activities
                                       
Common shares issued
    266                         266  
                                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    266                         266  
                                         
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash
    (235 )     (49 )     (25 )           (309 )
                                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, during the period
    1,923       (871 )     108             1,160  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    11,182       5,329       390             16,901  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 13,105     $ 4,458     $ 498     $     $ 18,061  
                                         


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IMAX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
 
Supplemental consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007:
 
                                         
                      Adjustments
       
    IMAX
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
    and
    Consolidated
 
    Corporation     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
Cash provided by (used in):
                                       
Operating Activities
                                       
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (4,740 )   $ (15 )   $ 54     $ (39 )   $ (4,740 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
          133                   133  
Items not involving cash:
                                       
Depreciation and amortization
    2,909       100       5             3,014  
Receivable provisions, net of (recoveries)
    10       (4 )                 6  
Income (loss) from equity-accounted investees
    (39 )                 39        
Change in deferred income tax valuation allowance
    (76 )                       (76 )
Stock and other non-cash compensation
    1,504                         1,504  
Foreign currency exchange gain
    (109 )                       (109 )
Interest on short-term investments
    (17 )                       (17 )
Change in cash surrender value of life insurance
    (8 )                       (8 )
Investment in film assets
    (1,340 )                       (1,340 )
Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities
    4,010       (785 )     (57 )           3,168  
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations
    (775 )     (133 )                 (908 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    1,329       (704 )     2             627  
                                         
Investing Activities
                                       
Purchases of short-term investments
    (2,124 )                       (2,124 )
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
    2,115                         2,115  
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (93 )     (5 )     (1 )           (99 )
Increase in other assets
    (245 )                       (245 )
Increase in other intangible assets
    (148 )                       (148 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (495 )     (5 )     (1 )           (501 )
                                         
Financing Activities
                                       
Net cash provided by financing activities
                             
                                         
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash
    10       (3 )     (4 )           3  
                                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, during the period
    844       (712 )     (3 )           129  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    16,402       8,556       165             25,123  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 17,246     $ 7,844     $ 162     $     $ 25,252  
                                         


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
OVERVIEW
 
The principal business of IMAX Corporation together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) is the design, manufacture, sale or lease of theater systems based on proprietary and patented technology for large-format 15 — perforation film frame, 70mm format (“15/70 format”) theaters, as well as large format digitally-based theaters including commercial theaters, museums and science centers, and destination entertainment sites. At March 31, 2008, there were 298 IMAX theaters operating in 40 countries.
 
The Company derives revenue principally from the sale or long-term lease of its theater systems and associated maintenance and extended warranty services, the provision of film production and digital re-mastering services, the distribution of certain films, and the provision of post-production services. The Company also derives revenue from the operation of its own theaters, camera rentals and the provision of aftermarket parts for its system components.
 
Important factors that the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers (“Co-CEOs”) use in assessing the Company’s business and prospects include the signing of new theater systems arrangements, revenue, gross margins from the Company’s operating segments, earnings from operations as adjusted for unusual items that the Company views as non-recurring and the success of strategic initiatives such as the securing of new film projects, particularly IMAX DMR films, the signing and financial performance of joint revenue sharing arrangements and the progress of the Company’s development of a production-ready, proprietary digital projector and related technologies.
 
Theater Systems
 
The Company provides its theater systems to customers on a sales or long-term lease basis, typically with initial terms of 10 to 20 years. These agreements typically provide for three major sources of cash flows: initial fees, ongoing fees (which include a fixed minimum amount per annum and contingent fees in excess of the minimum payments) and maintenance and extended warranty fees. The initial fees vary depending on the system configuration and location of the theater and generally are paid to the Company in installments commencing upon the signing of the agreement. Finance income is derived over the term of the sales or sales-type lease arrangement as the unearned income on financed sales or sales-type leases is earned. Ongoing fees are paid monthly over the term of the contract, commencing after the theater system has been installed and are generally equal to the greater of a fixed minimum amount per annum and a percentage of box-office receipts. An annual maintenance and extended warranty fee is generally payable commencing in the second year of theater operations. Both ongoing fees and maintenance and extended warranty fees are typically indexed to the local consumer price index.
 
The Company is increasingly offering certain commercial clients joint revenue sharing arrangements, where the Company receives a portion of a theater’s box-office and concession revenue in exchange for placing a theater system at the theater operator’s venue.
 
Revenue on theater system arrangements are recognized at a different time than when cash is collected. See “Critical Accounting Policies” below for further discussion on the Company’s revenue recognition policies.
 
Sales Backlog
 
The Company’s sales backlog will vary from quarter to quarter depending on the signing of new theater system arrangements, which adds to backlog, and the installation and acceptance of theater systems and the settlement of contracts, both of which reduce backlog. Sales backlog typically represents the fixed contracted revenue under signed theater system sale and lease agreements that the Company believes will be recognized as revenue as the associated theater systems are installed and accepted. Sales backlog includes initial fees along with the present value of contractual ongoing fees due over the lease term, but excludes amounts allocated to maintenance and extended warranty revenues as well as fees in excess of contractual ongoing fees that might be received in the future. Operating leases and joint revenue sharing arrangements are assigned no value in the sales backlog. The value of sales backlog does not include revenue from theaters in which the Company has an equity interest, letters of intent or


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long-term conditional theater commitments. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company signed contracts for 66 theater systems, including 35 theater systems under sales and sales-type lease arrangements valued at $45.9 million, all of which are included in backlog as at March 31, 2008, and 31 theater systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements. At March 31, 2008, the sales backlog included 245 theater systems consisting of arrangements for 110 sales and sales-type lease systems, valued at $157.3 million, and 135 theater systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements for which there is no assigned backlog value. In comparison, at March 31, 2007, the sales backlog included 83 theater systems consisting of arrangements for 80 sales and sales-type lease systems, valued at $128.4 million, and 3 theater systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements for which there was no assigned backlog value. The Company believes that the contractual obligations for theater system installations that are listed in sales backlog are valid and binding commitments.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The Company reports its results under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to fair values associated with the individual elements in multiple element arrangements; residual values of leased theater systems; economic lives of leased assets; allowances for potential uncollectibility of accounts receivable, financing receivables and net investment in leases; provisions for inventory obsolescence; ultimate revenues for film assets; estimates of fair values for film assets, long-lived assets and goodwill; depreciable lives of property, plant and equipment; useful lives of intangible assets; pension plan and post retirement assumptions; accruals for contingencies including tax contingencies; valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets; and, estimates of the fair value and expected exercise dates of stock-based payment awards. Management bases its estimates on historic experience, future expectations and other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates due to uncertainty involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, events which are continuous in nature, and the differences may be material. The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in note 2 to its audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 10-K”), and are summarized below.
 
The Company considers the following critical accounting policies to have the most significant effect on its estimates, assumptions and judgments:
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company generates revenue from various sources as follows:
 
  •  Design, manufacture, sale and lease of proprietary theater systems for IMAX theaters principally owned and operated by commercial and institutional customers located in 40 countries as at March 31, 2008;
 
  •  Placement of theater systems at venues in return for a portion of the theater’s box-office and concession revenue;
 
  •  Production, digital re-mastering, post-production and/or distribution of certain films shown throughout the IMAX theater network;
 
  •  Operation of certain IMAX theaters primarily in the United States and Canada;
 
  •  Provision of other services to the IMAX theater network, including ongoing maintenance and extended warranty services for IMAX theater systems; and
 
  •  Other activities, which includes short-term rental of cameras and aftermarket sales of projector system components.


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Multiple Element Arrangements
 
The Company’s revenue arrangements with certain customers may involve multiple elements consisting of a theater system (projector, sound system, screen system and, if applicable, 3D glasses cleaning machine); services associated with the theater system including theater design support, supervision of installation, and projectionist training; a license to use the IMAX brand; 3D glasses; maintenance and extended warranty services; and licensing of films. The Company evaluates all elements in an arrangement to determine what are considered typical deliverables for accounting purposes and which of the deliverables represent separate units of accounting based on the applicable accounting guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” (“SFAS 13”); Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Technical Bulletin No. 90-1, “Accounting for Separately Priced Extended Warranty and Product Maintenance Contracts” (“FTB 90-1”); Statement of Position 00-2, “Accounting by Producers or Distributors of Films” (“SOP 00-2”); and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 00-21”). If separate units of accounting are either required under the relevant accounting standards or determined to be applicable under EITF 00-21, the total consideration received or receivable in the arrangement is allocated based on the applicable guidance in the above noted standards.
 
Theater Systems
 
The Company has identified the projection system, sound system, screen system and, if applicable, 3D glasses cleaning machine, theater design support, supervision of installation, projectionist training and the use of the IMAX brand to be a single deliverable and a single unit of accounting (the “System Deliverable”). When an arrangement does not include all the elements of a System Deliverable, the elements of the System Deliverable included in the arrangement are considered by the Company to be a single deliverable and a single unit of accounting. The Company is not responsible for the physical installation of the equipment in the customer’s facility; however, the Company supervises the installation by the customer. The customer has the right to use the IMAX brand from the date the Company and the customer enter into an arrangement.
 
The Company’s System Deliverable arrangements involve either a lease or a sale of the theater system. The consideration in the Company’s arrangements consist of upfront or initial payments made before and after the final installation of the theater system equipment and ongoing payments throughout the term of the lease or over a period of time, as specified in the arrangement. The ongoing payments are the greater of an annual fixed minimum amount or a certain percentage of the theater box-office. Amounts received in excess of the annual fixed minimum amounts are considered contingent payments. The Company’s arrangements are non-cancellable, unless the Company fails to perform its obligations. In the absence of a material default by the Company, there is no right to any remedy for the customer under the Company’s arrangements. If a material default by the Company exists, the customer has the right to terminate the arrangement and seek a refund only if the customer provides notice to the Company of a material default and only if the Company does not cure the default within a specified period.
 
Sales Arrangements
 
For arrangements qualifying as sales, the revenue allocated to the System Deliverable is recognized in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” (“SAB 104”), when all of the following conditions have been met: (i) the projector, sound system and screen system have been installed and are in full working condition, (ii) the 3D glasses cleaning machine, if applicable, has been delivered, (iii) projectionist training has been completed and (iv) the earlier of (a) receipt of written customer acceptance certifying the completion of installation and run-in testing of the equipment and the completion of projectionist training or (b) public opening of the theater, provided there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
 
The initial revenue recognized consists of the initial payments received and the present value of any future initial payments and fixed minimum ongoing payments that have been attributed to this unit of accounting.


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Contingent payments in excess of the fixed minimum ongoing payments are recognized when reported by theater operators, provided collection is reasonably assured.
 
The Company has also agreed, on occasion, to sell equipment under lease or at the end of a lease term. Consideration agreed to for these lease buyouts is included in revenues from equipment and product sales, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
 
In certain sales arrangements for MPX theater systems, the Company provides customers with an option to acquire, for a specified period of time, digital upgrades (each upgrade consisting of a projector, certain sound system components and screen enhancements) at a fixed or variable discount towards a future price of such digital upgrades. The Company also provides customers, in certain cases, with sales arrangements for multiple systems consisting of a combination of MPX theater systems and complete digital theater systems for a specified price. At the current period-end, the Company has not yet established the future price for such digital upgrades or theater systems. Accordingly, the Company defers all consideration received and receivable under such arrangements, except for the amount allocated to maintenance and extended warranty services being provided to the customers for the installed system, until the maximum amount of the discount, if any, and the fair value of digital upgrades or theater systems are determinable or the option expires, if applicable. When the maximum amount of the discount, if any, and the fair value of the digital upgrades or theater systems are determinable, the Company allocates the actual or implied discount between the delivered MPX theater system and the option to acquire the digital upgrade or the digital theater system ordered on a relative fair value basis and recognizes the discounted amount as revenue for the delivered MPX system, provided all of the other conditions for recognition of a theater system are met. The remaining consideration allocated to the digital upgrade or theater system is deferred until all of the conditions required for the recognition of revenue for the sale of a theater system have been met or the option expires, if applicable. Costs related to the installed MPX system for which revenue has not been recognized are included in inventories until the conditions for revenue recognition are met.
 
Lease Arrangements
 
The Company uses the guidance in EITF Issue No. 01-8, “Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease” (“EITF 01-8”), to evaluate whether an arrangement is a lease within the scope of SFAS 13. Arrangements not within the scope of SFAS 13 are accounted for either as a sales or services arrangement, as applicable.
 
For lease arrangements, the Company determines the classification of the lease in accordance with SFAS 13. A lease arrangement that transfers substantially all of the benefits and risks incident to ownership of the equipment is classified as a sales-type lease based on the criteria established by SFAS 13; otherwise the lease is classified as an operating lease. Prior to commencement of the lease term for the equipment, the Company may modify certain payment terms or make concessions. If these circumstances occur, the Company reassesses the classification of the lease based on the modified terms and conditions.
 
For sales-type leases, the revenue allocated to the System Deliverable is recognized when the lease term commences, which the Company deems to be when all of the following conditions have been met; (i) the projector, sound system and screen system have been installed and are in full working condition, (ii) the 3D glasses cleaning machine, if applicable, has been delivered, (iii) projectionist training has been completed and (iv) the earlier of (a) receipt of the written customer acceptance certifying the completion of installation and run-in testing of the equipment and the completion of projectionist training or (b) public opening of the theater, provided collectibility is reasonably assured.
 
The initial revenue recognized for sales-type leases consists of the initial payments received and the present value of future initial payments and fixed minimum ongoing payments computed at the interest rate implicit in the lease. Contingent payments in excess of the fixed minimum payments are recognized when reported by theater operators, provided collection is reasonably assured.


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For operating leases, initial payments and fixed minimum ongoing payments are recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For operating leases, the lease term is considered to commence when all of the following conditions have been met (i) the projector, sound system and screen system have been installed and are in full working condition, (ii) the 3D glasses cleaning machine, if applicable, has been delivered, (iii) projectionist training has been completed and (iv) the earlier of (a) receipt of the written customer acceptance certifying the completion of installation and run-in testing of the equipment and the completion of projectionist training or (b) public opening of the theater. Contingent payments in excess of fixed minimum ongoing payments are recognized as revenue when reported by theater operators, provided that collection is reasonably assured.
 
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements
 
For joint revenue sharing arrangements, where the Company receives a portion of a theater’s box-office and concession revenue in exchange for placing a theater system at the theater operator’s venue, revenue is recognized when reported by the theater operator, provided that collection is reasonably assured. Revenue recognized related to these arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 included in rental revenue was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. On December 7, 2007, the Company and AMC Entertainment Inc. (“AMC”) announced they had signed a joint revenue sharing arrangement to install 100 digital projection systems, the largest theater deal in the Company’s history. Furthermore, in March 2008 the Company signed a joint revenue sharing arrangement with Regal Cinemas, Inc. (“Regal”), a subsidiary of Regal Entertainment Group, for 31 digital projection systems.
 
Finance Income
 
Finance income is recognized over the term of the lease or financed sales receivable, provided that collection is reasonably assured. Finance income recognition ceases when the Company determines that the associated receivable is not recoverable.
 
Terminations, Consensual Buyouts and Concessions
 
The Company enters into theater system arrangements with customers that contain customer payment obligations prior to the scheduled installation of the theater system. During the period of time between signing and the installation of the theater system, which may extend several years, certain customers may be unable to, or elect not to, proceed with the theater system installation for a number of reasons including business considerations, or the inability to obtain certain consents, approvals or financing. Once the determination is made that the customer will not proceed with installation, the arrangement may be terminated under the default provisions of the arrangement or by mutual agreement between the Company and the customer (a “consensual buyout”). Terminations by default are situations when a customer does not meet the payment obligations under an arrangement and the Company retains the amounts paid by the customer. Under a consensual buyout, the Company and the customer agree, in writing, to a settlement and to release each other of any further obligations under the arrangement or an arbitrated settlement is reached. Any initial payments retained or additional payments received by the Company are recognized as revenue when the settlement arrangements are executed and the cash is received, respectively. These termination and consensual buyout amounts are recognized in Other revenues.
 
In addition, since the introduction of the IMAX MPX theater system in 2003, the Company has agreed with several customers to convert their obligations for other theater system configurations that have not yet been installed to arrangements to acquire or lease the IMAX MPX theater system. The Company considers these situations to be a termination of the previous arrangement and origination of a new arrangement for the IMAX MPX theater system. The Company continues to defer an amount of any initial fees received from the customer such that the aggregate of the fees deferred and the net present value of the future fixed initial and ongoing payments to be received from the customer equals the fair value of the IMAX MPX theater system to be leased or acquired by the customer. Any residual portion of the initial fees received from the customer for the terminated theater system is recorded in Other revenues at the time when the obligation for the original theater system is terminated and the IMAX MPX theater system arrangement is signed.


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The Company may offer certain incentives to customers to complete theater system transactions including payment concessions or free services and products such as film licenses or 3D glasses. Reductions in, and deferral of, payments are taken into account in determining the sales price either by a direct reduction in the sales price or a reduction of payments to be discounted in accordance with SFAS 13 or Accounting Principle Board Opinion No. 21, “Interest on Receivables and Payables” (“APB 21”). Free products and services are accounted for as separate units of accounting.
 
Maintenance and Extended Warranty Services
 
Maintenance and extended warranty services may be provided under a multiple element arrangement or as a separately priced contract. Revenues related to these services are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period and are recognized in Services revenues. Maintenance and extended warranty services includes maintenance of the customer’s equipment and replacement parts. Under certain maintenance arrangements, maintenance services may include additional training services to the customer’s technicians. All costs associated with this maintenance and extended warranty program are expensed as incurred. A loss on maintenance and extended warranty services is recognized if the expected cost of providing the services under the contracts exceeds the related deferred revenue.
 
Film Production and IMAX DMR Services
 
In certain film arrangements, the Company produces a film financed by third parties, whereby the third party retains the copyright and the Company obtains exclusive distribution rights. Under these arrangements, the Company is entitled to receive a fixed fee or to retain as a fee the excess of funding over cost of production (the “production fee”). The third parties receive a portion of the revenues received by the Company on distributing the film, which is charged to Costs of revenue. The production fees are deferred and recognized as a rebate of the cost of the film-based on the ratio of the Company’s distribution revenues recognized in the current period to the ultimate distribution revenues expected from the film.
 
Revenue from film production services where the Company does not hold the associated distribution rights are recognized in Services revenue when performance of the contractual service is complete provided there is persuasive evidence of an agreement, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.
 
Revenues from digitally re-mastering (IMAX DMR) films where third parties own or hold the copyrights and the rights to distribute the film are derived in the form of processing fees and recoupments calculated as a percentage of box-office receipts generated from the re-mastered films. Processing fees are recognized as Services revenue when the performance of the related re-mastering service is completed provided there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Recoupments calculated as a percentage of box-office receipts are recognized as Services revenues when reported by the third party that owns or holds the related film right, provided that collection is reasonably assured.
 
Losses on film production and IMAX DMR services are recognized as Costs of services in the period when it is determined that the Company’s estimate of total revenues to be realized by the Company will not exceed estimated total production costs to be expended on the film production and the cost of IMAX DMR services.
 
Film Distribution
 
Revenue from the licensing of films is recognized in Services revenues when persuasive evidence of a licensing arrangement exists, the film has been completed and delivered, the license period has begun, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. When license fees are based on a percentage of box-office receipts, revenue is recognized when reported by exhibitors, provided that collection is reasonably assured.


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Film Post-Production Services
 
Revenues from post-production film services are recognized in Services revenue when performance of the contracted services is complete provided there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.
 
Theater Operations Revenue
 
The Company recognizes revenue in Services revenue from its owned and operated theaters resulting from box-office ticket and concession sales as tickets are sold, films are shown and upon the sale of various concessions. The sales are cash or credit card transactions with theatergoers based on fixed prices per seat or per concession item.
 
In addition, the Company enters into commercial arrangements with third party theater owners resulting in the sharing of profits and losses which are recognized in Services revenue when reported by such theaters. The Company also provides management services to certain theaters and recognizes revenue over the term of such services.
 
Other
 
Revenues on camera rentals are recognized in Rental revenue over the rental period.
 
Revenue from the sale of 3D glasses is recognized in Equipment and product sales revenue when the 3D glasses have been delivered to the customer.
 
Other service revenues are recognized in Services revenues when the performance of contracted services is complete.
 
Allowances for Accounts Receivable and Financing Receivables
 
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivable are based on the Company’s assessment of the collectibility of specific customer balances, which is based upon a review of the customer’s credit worthiness, past collection history and the underlying asset value of the equipment, where applicable. Interest on overdue accounts receivable is recognized as income as the amounts are collected.
 
The Company monitors the performance of the theaters to which it has leased or sold theater systems which are subject to ongoing payments. When facts and circumstances indicate that there is a potential impairment in the net investment in lease or a financing receivable, the Company will evaluate the potential outcome of either renegotiations involving changes in the terms of the receivable or defaults on the existing lease or financed sale agreements. The Company will record a provision if it is considered probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms of the arrangement or a renegotiated lease amount will cause a reclassification of the sales-type lease to an operating lease.
 
When the net investment in lease or the financing receivable is impaired, the Company will recognize a provision for the difference between the carrying value in the investment and the present value of expected future cash flows discounted using the effective interest rate for the net investment in the lease or the financing receivable. If the Company expects to recover the theater system, the provision is equal to the excess of the carrying value of the investment over the fair value of the equipment.
 
When the minimum lease payments are renegotiated and the lease continues to be classified as a sales-type lease, the reduction in payments is applied to reduce unearned finance income.
 
These provisions are adjusted when there is a significant change in the amount or timing of the expected future cash flows or actual cash flows differ from cash flow previously expected.
 
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received are applied against outstanding gross minimum lease amounts receivable or gross receivables from financed sales.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories are carried at the lower of cost, determined on an average cost basis, and net realizable value except for raw materials, which are carried out at the lower of cost and replacement cost. Finished goods and work-in-process include the cost of raw materials, direct labor, theater design costs, and an applicable share of manufacturing overhead costs.
 
The costs related to theater systems under sales and sales-type lease arrangement are relieved from inventory to costs of goods sold, equipment and product sales when revenue recognition criteria are met. The costs related to theater systems under operating lease arrangements are relieved from inventory to property, plant and equipment when revenue recognition criteria are met.
 
The Company records provisions for excess and obsolete inventory based upon current estimates of future events and conditions, including the anticipated installation dates for the current backlog of theater system contracts, technological developments, signings in negotiation, growth prospects within the customers’ ultimate marketplace and anticipated market acceptance of the Company’s current and pending theater systems.
 
Finished goods inventories can contain theater systems for which title has passed to the Company’s customer (as the theater system has been delivered to the customer) but the revenue recognition criteria as discussed above have not been met.
 
Asset Impairments
 
The Company performs an impairment test on its goodwill on an annual basis, coincident with the year-end, as well as in quarters where events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
 
Goodwill impairment is assessed at the reporting unit level by comparing the unit’s carrying value, including goodwill, to the fair value of the unit. Significant estimates are involved in the impairment test. The carrying values of each unit are subject to allocations of certain assets and liabilities that the Company has applied in a systematic and rationale manner. The fair value of the Company’s units is assessed using a discounted cash flow model. The model is constructed using the Company’s budget and long-range plan as a base.
 
Long-lived asset impairment is performed at the lowest level of asset group at which identifiable cash flows are largely independent. For a significant portion of long-lived assets, this is the reporting segment unit level used for goodwill testing. In performing its review for recoverability, the Company estimates the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset or asset group and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset or asset group, an impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset or asset group over the fair value calculated using discounted expected future cash flows.
 
The Company’s estimates of future cash flows involve anticipating future revenue streams, which contain many assumptions that are subject to variability, as well as estimates for future cash outlays, the amounts of which, and the timing of which are both uncertain. Actual results that differ from the Company’s budget and long-range plan could result in a significantly different result to an impairment test, which could impact earnings.
 
Pension Plan and Postretirement Benefit Obligations Assumptions
 
The Company’s pension plan and postretirement benefit obligations and related costs are calculated using actuarial concepts, within the framework of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”. A critical assumption to this accounting is the discount rate. The Company evaluates this critical assumption annually or when otherwise required to by


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accounting standards. Other assumptions include factors such as expected retirement date, mortality rate, rate of compensation increase, and estimates of inflation.
 
The discount rate enables the Company to state expected future cash payments for benefits as a present value on the measurement date. The guideline for setting this rate is a high-quality long-term corporate bond rate. A lower discount rate increases the present value of benefit obligations and increases pension expense. The Company’s discount rate was determined by considering the average of pension yield curves constructed from a large population of high-quality corporate bonds. The resulting discount rate reflects the matching of plan liability cash flows to the yield curves.
 
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company had net deferred income tax assets of $52.9 million. The Company’s management assesses realization of its deferred tax assets based on all available evidence in order to conclude whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Available evidence considered by the Company includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s historic operation results, projected future operating earnings results, reversing temporary differences, contracted sales backlog at March 31, 2008, changing business circumstances, and the ability to realize certain deferred tax assets through loss and tax credit carry-back strategies. At March 31, 2008, the Company has determined that based on the weight of the available evidence, both positive and negative, a full valuation allowance for the net deferred tax assets was required.
 
When there is a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the deferred tax assets, the Company would adjust all or a portion of the applicable valuation allowance in the period when such change occurs.
 
Tax Exposures
 
The Company is subject to ongoing tax examinations and assessments in various jurisdictions. Accordingly, the Company may incur additional tax expense based upon the outcomes of such matters. In addition, when applicable, the Company adjusts tax expense to reflect both favorable and unfavorable examination results. The Company’s ongoing assessments of the outcomes of examinations and related tax positions require judgment and can materially increase or decrease its effective rate as well as impact operating results. The Company compiles these assessments using the guidance of the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109), (“FIN 48”).
 
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP 157-2), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157.” FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities included in the consolidated financial statements. For financial assets and financial liabilities, SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 as disclosed in note 2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”), with an effective date of January 1, 2008. Companies that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar


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assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 did not have an effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations as the Company did not elect this fair value option for any of its financial assets and financial liabilities.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its Consolidated Financial Statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the condensed consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements.
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 
On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement, which extinguished all of its obligations to its landlord with respect to the Company’s owned and operated Providence IMAX theater. As a result of the lease termination, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $1.5 million in December 2007, associated with the reversal of deferred lease credits recorded in prior periods. In a related transaction, the Company sold the theater projection system and inventory for the Providence IMAX theater to a third party theater exhibitor for $1.0 million (consisting of $0.6 million cash and $0.4 million of discounted future minimum payments) which was recorded as a gain from discontinued operations in December 2007. The above transactions were reflected as discontinued operations as the continuing cash flows are not generated from either a migration or a continuation of activities.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
As identified in note 14 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1, the Company has six reportable segments identified by category of product sold or service provided: IMAX systems; film production and IMAX DMR; film distribution; film post-production; theater operations; and other. The IMAX systems segment designs, manufactures, sells or leases and maintains IMAX theater projection system equipment. The film production and IMAX DMR segment produces films and performs film re-mastering services. The film distribution segment distributes films for which the Company has distribution rights. The film post-production segment provides film post-production and film print services. The theater operations segment owns and operates certain IMAX theaters. The other segment includes camera rentals and other miscellaneous items. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
 
The Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations has been organized and discussed with respect to the above stated segments. Management feels that a discussion and analysis based on its segments is significantly more relevant as the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations caption combines results from several segments.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 Versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
 
The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations before income taxes of $10.0 million or $0.25 per share on a diluted basis and a net loss from continuing operations after taxes of $10.3 million or $0.25 per share on a diluted basis for the first quarter of 2008. For the first quarter of 2007, the Company reported a net loss from continuing operations before income taxes of $4.4 million or $0.11 per share on a diluted basis and net loss from continuing operations after taxes of $4.6 million or $0.11 per share on diluted basis.
 
Revenue
 
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The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenue by category:
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)   2008     2007  
 
IMAX Systems Revenue
               
Sales and sales-type leases(1)
  $ 5,816     $ 6,412  
Ongoing rent and finance income(2)
    2,690       2,612  
Maintenance
    3,983       4,094  
                 
      12,489       13,118  
                 
Films Revenue
               
Production and IMAX DMR
    2,916       4,592  
Distribution
    2,753       3,410  
Post-production
    1,724       1,074  
                 
      7,393       9,076  
                 
Theater Operations
    2,831       4,131  
                 
Other Revenue
    807       522  
                 
    $ 23,520     $ 26,847  
                 
 
 
(1) Includes initial rents and fees and the present value of fixed minimum rents and fees from equipment, sales and sales-type lease transactions.
 
(2) Includes rental income from operating leases, revenues from joint revenue sharing arrangements, contingent rents from sales-type leases and contingent fees from sales arrangements.
 
IMAX systems revenue decreased to $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $13.1 million in the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of 4.8%. Revenue from sales and sales-type leases decreased to $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of 9.3%.
 
The Company recognized revenue on four theater systems which qualified as either sales or sales-type leases in the first quarter of 2008 versus five in the first quarter of 2007. There were four new theater systems with a value of $5.5 million recognized into revenue in the first quarter of 2008, as compared to four new theater systems with a total value of $5.8 million recognized in the first quarter of 2007. None of the theater systems recognized in the first quarter of 2008 were used theater systems while one of the theater systems in the first quarter of 2007 was a used system with an aggregate sales value of $0.5 million.
 
Average revenue per sales and sales-type lease systems was $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.


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The table below illustrates the mix of theater systems recognized in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
 
                 
    Three Months
 
    Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Sales and Sales-type lease systems recognized
               
IMAX 2D GT
          1  
IMAX 3D GT
           
IMAX 2D SR
          1  
IMAX 3D MPX
    4       3  
                 
      4       5  
                 
 
Not included in the table above is one theater system under a sales arrangement that was installed in the first three months of 2008 which is subject to provisions providing the customer with an upgrade to a digital system at a discounted price when available. Had the transaction not contained this digital upgrade clause, the Company would have recognized $1.3 million in revenue and $0.6 million in gross margin related to this sale. The Company expects that once the digital upgrade is provided or the fair value for the upgrade is established, the Company will allocate total contract consideration, including any upgrade revenues, between the delivered and undelivered elements on a fair value basis and recognize the revenue allocated to the delivered elements with their associated costs.
 
Ongoing rent revenue and finance income increased to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 3.0%. Revenues from joint revenue sharing arrangements, included in ongoing rent, decreased from $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2007 to $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2008. The Company participated in eleven joint revenue sharing arrangements during the first quarter of 2008 as compared to five in 2007. The decline in revenues from joint revenue sharing arrangements was primarily due to the lower performance of IMAX DMR films exhibited during the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007, in particular, the strong performances of Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience and 300: The IMAX Experience in the first quarter of 2007 in comparison to the films exhibited in the first quarter of 2008. Maintenance revenue was $4.0 million during the first quarter of 2008 which was relatively consistent with the prior year. The Company expects to see an increase in 2008 as compared to 2007 in ongoing rent, fees and maintenance revenue as the Company’s theater network continues to grow in 2008. The Company signed deals for 144 new theater systems in 2007, compared to 34 signings in 2006. In addition, the Company signed deals for 173 new theater systems in the last two quarters (first quarter of 2008 and last quarter of 2007).
 
Film segment revenues decreased to $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2007. Film production and IMAX DMR revenues decreased to $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in film production and IMAX DMR revenues was due primarily to the successful exhibition of Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience and 300: The IMAX Experience in the first quarter of 2007 in comparison to The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience and I am Legend: The IMAX Experience exhibited in the first quarter of 2008. Film distribution revenues decreased to $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of 19.3%, due to stronger performance of Deep Sea 3D in the first quarter of 2007 compared to 2008. The Company did not distribute any new titles in the first quarter of 2008. Film post-production revenues increased to $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to an increase in third party business.
 
Theater operations revenue decreased to $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to a 29% decrease in attendance largely due to lower DMR film performance.
 
Other revenue increased to $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $0.5 million in the same period in 2007. Other revenue primarily includes revenue generated from the Company’s camera and rental business and after market sales of projection system parts and 3D glasses.


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Outlook
 
Theater system installations slip from period to period in the course of the Company’s business, and the Company has seen a significant number of theater system installations originally anticipated for the third and fourth quarters of 2007 move to installations anticipated for 2008 and beyond. The Company currently estimates that approximately 53 theaters (38 joint revenue sharing arrangements and 15 others) of the 245 theater systems arrangements in its backlog as at March 31, 2008 will be installed and accepted in 2008, however it cautions that slippages remain a recurring and unpredictable part of its business, and such slippages and delays, as well as specific terms of each individual arrangement could impact the timing of revenue recognition thereon.
 
In February 2008, the Company, in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, released The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience. In addition, the Company in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International has released an IMAX DMR version of the Rolling Stones concert film, directed by Academy Award-winning film maker Martin Scorsese, Shine A Light: The IMAX Experience simultaneously with the film’s wide release in April 2008. In May 2008, the Company in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures (“WB”) released Speed Racer: An IMAX Experience. The Company and DreamWorks Pictures plan to release Kung Fu Panda: An IMAX Experience in June 2008. The Company has announced that it will release an IMAX DMR version of The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience, the next installment of WB’s highly-popular Batman franchise, in July 2008. The Company, in conjunction with DreamWorks Animation, will release Madagascar 2: The IMAX Experience for a two-week run beginning November 7, 2008. In November 2008, the Company, in conjunction with WB, will release Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The IMAX Experience. This is WB’s sixth film release based on the popular Harry Potter book series and the Company expects that certain sections of the film such as the finale will be presented in IMAX 3D. Furthermore, in conjunction with WB, the Company has commenced production on a third original IMAX 3D co-production for the release of Under the Sea 3D: An IMAX 3D Experience to IMAX theaters in 2009, a sequel to the successful Deep Sea 3D. The Company, in conjunction with WB and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), also announced the next IMAX 3D space film which will chronicle the Hubble Space Telescope, set for the release to IMAX theaters in early 2010.
 
The Company is increasingly offering certain commercial clients joint revenue sharing arrangements, whereby the Company contributes its theater systems, accounted for at its manufactured cost for manufactured components and at the Company’s cost for purchased components. Under some arrangements, the client contributes its retrofitted auditorium and there is a negotiated split of box-office revenues and concession revenues. The Company believes that, by offering such arrangements where exhibitors do not need to pay the initial capital required in a lease or a sale, the Company’s theater network can be expanded more rapidly and provide the Company with a significant portion of the IMAX box-office from its theaters, as well as greater revenue from the studios releasing IMAX DMR films, for which the Company typically receives a percentage of the studio’s box-office receipts. On December 7, 2007 the Company and AMC, one of the world’s largest theatrical exhibition companies, announced a joint revenue sharing arrangement to install 100 IMAX digital projection systems at AMC locations in 33 major U.S. markets. In 2007, the Company signed agreements for an additional ten joint revenue sharing arrangements with other exhibitors including seven with Regal, the world’s largest theater circuit. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company signed agreements for an additional 31 joint revenue sharing arrangements with Regal. There were eleven joint revenue sharing arrangements in operation at the end of the first quarter of 2008.
 
The Company believes that digital technology has evolved sufficiently that it can develop an IMAX production-ready, proprietary digital projection system that delivers high quality imagery consistent with the Company’s brand to deliver to theaters by the middle of 2008. The Company believes that the dramatic print cost savings that would result from an IMAX digital system could lead to more profitability for the Company by increasing the number of films released to the IMAX network, which in turn could result in more theaters in the Company’s network, more profits per theater and more profits for studios releasing their films to the network. In October 2007, the Company announced that it was accelerating the anticipated launch of its digital projector to mid-2008 (originally expected to launch in 2009). There are a number of risks inherent in the Company’s digital strategy including technology risks, such as the risk that the digital projector developed by the Company may have technical


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flaws or bugs that require repair or modification and, if not repaired or modified fully, could damage the Company’s market position. A small number of the Company’s film-based system contracts include provisions providing for upgrades to digital systems at discounted prices when available. The accounting impact of such provisions may include the deferral of some or all of the revenue (though not the cash) associated with such systems. Since the Company has not yet established the fair value for a digital upgrade, all consideration related to delivery of the initial system will be deferred until the time the fair value of such digital upgrade is known or the upgrade has been installed. The Company expects that once the digital upgrade is provided or the fair value for the upgrade is established, the Company will allocate total contract consideration, including any upgrade revenues, between the delivered and undelivered elements on a relative fair value basis and recognize the revenue allocated to the delivered elements with their associated costs. Such deferral could result in a significant increase in the Company’s deferred revenue accounts and a significant decrease in the Company’s reported profits prior to establishing the fair value of a digital upgrade or delivery of the digital upgrade. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company installed one theater system under a sales arrangement that is subject to such provisions. Had the transaction not contained this digital clause, the Company would have recognized $1.3 million in revenue and $0.6 million in gross margin related to this sale. The Company expects to deliver and install a significant number of digital systems beginning in the second half of 2008.
 
The Company anticipates that its digital product will provide a differentiated experience to moviegoers that is consistent with what they have come to expect from the IMAX brand. The Company believes that transitioning from a film-based platform to a digital platform for a large portion of its customer base is compelling for a number of reasons. The savings to the studios as a result of eliminating film prints are considerable, as the typical cost of an IMAX film print ranges from $22,500 per 2D print to $45,000 per 3D print. Removing those costs will significantly increase the profit of an IMAX release for a studio which, the Company believes, provides more incentive for studios to release their films to IMAX theaters. The Company similarly believes that economics change favorably for its exhibition clients as a result of a digital transition, since lower print costs and the increased programming flexibility that digital delivery provides should allow theaters to program three to four additional IMAX DMR films per year, thereby increasing both customer choice and total box-office revenue. Moreover, the Company anticipates that installation of its digital systems will cost exhibitors less than the installation of a film-based system, further improving exhibitor returns. Finally, digital transmission eventually allows for the opportunity to show attractive alternative programming, such as live sporting events and concerts, in the immersive environment of an IMAX theater.
 
The Company has a prototype digital system operating near its corporate headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario, and believes that the feedback it has received from third parties regarding the quality of the presentation produced by the prototype system has been extremely positive. On December 7, 2007, the Company and AMC announced a joint revenue sharing arrangement to install 100 IMAX digital projection systems at AMC locations in 33 major U.S. markets, the largest theater deal in the Company’s history. The obligation of AMC to take delivery of the second 50 digital systems is subject to certain performance thresholds. Although the Company believes these thresholds will be exceeded, there is no guarantee that it will. In 2007, the Company signed agreements for an additional 20 IMAX digital theater systems, including four under joint revenue sharing arrangements with other exhibitors. These agreements are dependent on the successful development and launch of the Company’s digital projection system. In addition, on March 10, 2008, the Company announced an agreement for the sale of 35 digital theater systems to RACIMEC International Group to be installed in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, the Company and Regal announced on March 24, 2008 a joint revenue sharing agreement to install 31 IMAX digital projection systems at Regal locations in 20 major U.S. markets. These are the second and third largest theater deals in the Company’s history, following AMC’s 100 theater North American deal.
 
Gross Margin
 
The gross margin across all segments in the first quarter of 2008 was $10.1 million, or 43.1% of total revenue, compared to $11.5 million, or 43.0% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2007.


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IMAX theater systems margin was 57.5% in the first quarter of 2008, as compared to 57.7% in the first quarter of 2007. Gross margins on sales of new systems were 58.1% in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to 53.7% in the prior year quarter due mainly to the product mix sold. There were no used system sales in the first quarter of 2008. Gross margin on the sale of one used system recognized in the prior year quarter was 100.0%.
 
The Company’s gross margin from its film segment decreased in the first quarter of 2008 by $0.6 million over the first quarter of 2007. Film production and IMAX DMR gross margin decreased by $2.1 million due primarily to the margins realized from the successful exhibition of Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience and 300: The IMAX Experience in 2007 in comparison to the films exhibited in the first quarter of 2008. The film distribution margin of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 was consistent with the first quarter of 2007. Film post-production gross margin increased by $1.5 million primarily due to an increase in third party business.
 
Theater operations margin decreased $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to first quarter of 2007 primarily due to the impact of lower attendance.
 
The gross margin on other revenue increased by $0.2 million in 2008 as compared to 2007.
 
The Company anticipates higher gross margins in 2008 in comparison to 2007, due to an increase in theater system installations commensurate with the introduction of the Company’s digital system in mid 2008, and an improving film slate for the remainder of 2008.
 
Other
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $12.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to $10.3 million in 2007. This $2.1 million increase in expenses includes an increase in professional fees of $0.7 million as compared to the first quarter of 2007, a stronger Canadian dollar compared to the first quarter of 2007 and an increase in staff costs and compensation expenses of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2008 due primarily due higher salary costs driven by merit increases. In addition, the Company recorded a foreign exchange translation loss of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company records foreign exchange translation gains and losses primarily on a portion of its financing receivable balances which are denominated in Canadian dollars, Euros and Japanese Yen.
 
Receivable provisions net of recoveries for accounts receivable and financing receivables amounted to a net provision of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to less than $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2007.
 
Interest income decreased to $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2007.
 
Interest expense increased to $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2007. Included in interest expense is the amortization of deferred finance costs in the amount of $0.3 million and $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2008 and 2007, respectively, relating to the Company’s 9.625% Senior Notes due 2010 (the “Senior Notes”). The Company’s policy is to defer and amortize all the costs relating to a debt financing, paid directly to the debt provider, over the life of the debt instrument.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate and will vary from year to year primarily as a result of numerous permanent differences, investments and other tax credits, the provision for income taxes at different rates in foreign and other provincial jurisdictions, enacted statutory tax rate increases or reductions in the year, changes in the Company’s valuation allowance based on the Company’s recoverability assessments of deferred tax assets, and favorable or unfavorable resolution of various tax examinations. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had a gross deferred income tax asset of $52.9 million, against which the Company is carrying a $52.9 million valuation allowance. The Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, of which $0.2 million is related to an increase in unrecognized tax benefits. For the three months ended March 31, 2007 the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million, of which less than $0.1 million was related to an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.


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Research and Development
 
Research and development expenses amounted to $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2007. The expenses primarily reflect research and development activities pertaining to development of the Company’s new proprietary digitally-based theater projector. Through research and development, the Company continues to design and develop cinema-based equipment, software and other technologies to enhance its product offering. The Company believes that the motion picture industry will be affected by the development of digital technologies, particularly in the areas of content creation (image capture), post-production (editing and special effects), distribution and display. Consequently, the Company has made significant investments in digital technologies, including the development of proprietary, patent-pending technology related to a digital projector, as well as technologies to digitally enhance image resolution and quality of motion picture films, and convert monoscopic (2D) to stereoscopic (3D) images. The Company also holds a number of patents, patents pending and intellectual property rights in these areas. In addition, the Company holds numerous digital patents and long-term relationships with key manufacturers and suppliers in digital technology. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be awarded patents covering its technology or that competitors will not develop similar technologies.
 
In recent years, a number of companies have introduced digital 3D projection technology and a small number of Hollywood features have been exhibited in 3D using these technologies. The Company believes that there are approximately 1,000 conventional-sized screens in the U.S. multiplexes equipped with such digital 3D systems. The Company believes that its many competitive strengths, including the IMAX brand name, the quality and immersiveness of The IMAX Experience, its IMAX DMR technology and its patented theater geometry significantly differentiate the Company’s 3D presentations from any other 3D presentations. Consistent with this view, for the small number of films released to both IMAX 3D theaters and conventional 3D theaters, the IMAX theaters have significantly outperformed the conventional theaters on a per-screen revenue basis.
 
Discontinued Operations
 
On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement, which extinguished all of its obligations to its landlord with respect to the Company’s owned and operated Providence IMAX theater. As a result of the lease termination, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $1.5 million in December 2007, associated with the reversal of deferred lease credits recorded in prior periods. In a related transaction, the Company sold the theater projection system and inventory for the Providence IMAX theater to a third party theater exhibitor for $1.0 million (consisting of $0.6 million cash and $0.4 million of discounted future minimum payments) which was recorded as a gain from discontinued operations in December 2007. The above transactions were reflected as discontinued operations as the continuing cash flows are not generated from either a migration or a continuation of activities.
 
Pension and Postretirement Obligations
 
The Company has an unfunded U.S. defined benefit pension plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), covering its two Co-CEOs. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had an unfunded and accrued projected benefit obligation of approximately $27.6 million (December 31, 2007 — $27.1 million) in respect of the SERP. At the time the Company established the SERP, it also took out life insurance policies on its two Co-CEOs with coverage amounts of $21.5 million in aggregate. The Company may use the proceeds of the life insurance policies taken on its Co-CEOs towards the benefits due and payable under the SERP, although there can be no assurance that the Company will ultimately do so. As at March 31, 2008, the cash surrender value of the insurance policies is $5.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $5.2 million).
 
On March 8, 2006, the Company and the Co-CEOs negotiated an amendment effective January 1, 2006 to the SERP covering its two Co-CEOs which reduced the related pension expense to the Company. Under the original terms of the SERP, once benefit payments begin, the benefit is indexed annually to the cost of living and further provides for 100% continuance for life to the surviving spouse. The Company, represented by the Independent Directors, who retained Mercer Human Resources Consulting and outside legal counsel to advise them on certain


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analyses regarding the SERP. Under the terms of the SERP amendment, to reduce the ongoing costs to the Company, the cost of living adjustment and surviving spouse benefits previously owed to the Co-CEOs are each reduced by 50%, subject to a recoupment of a percentage of such benefits upon a change of control of the Company, and the net present value of the reduced benefit payments is accelerated and paid out upon a change of control of the Company. The amendment resulted in a credit to accumulated other comprehensive income of $2.8 million, a reduction of other assets of $3.4 million, and a reduction in accrued pension liability of $6.2 million. The benefits were 50% vested as at July 2000, the SERP initiation date. The vesting percentage increases on a straight-line basis from inception until age 55. The vesting percentage of a member whose employment terminates other than by voluntary retirement or upon change of control shall be 100%.
 
On May 4, 2007, the Company amended the SERP to provide for the determination of benefits to be 75% of the member’s best average 60 consecutive months of earnings over the member’s employment history. The actuarial liability was remeasured to reflect this amendment. The amendment resulted in a $1.0 million increase to the pension liability and a corresponding $1.0 million change to other comprehensive income. As at March 31, 2008, one of the Co-CEO’s benefits was 100% vested and the other Co-CEO’s benefits were approximately 88% vested.
 
A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause prior to August 1, 2010 will receive SERP benefits in the form of monthly annuity payments until the earlier of a change of control or August 1, 2010 at which time the Co-CEO shall receive remaining benefits in the form of a lump sum payment. A Co-CEO whose employment terminates other than for cause on or after August 1, 2010 shall receive SERP benefits in the form of a lump sum payment.
 
In July 2000, the Company agreed to maintain health benefits for its two Co-CEOs upon retirement. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had an unfunded benefit obligation of $0.4 million (December 31, 2007 — $0.4 million).
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Credit Facility
 
Under the Indenture governing the Company’s Senior Notes, the Company is permitted to incur indebtedness on a secured basis pursuant to a credit agreement, or the refinancing or replacement of a credit facility, provided that the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness thereunder outstanding at any time does not exceed the greater of a) $30.0 million minus the amount of any such indebtedness retired with the proceeds of an Asset Sale (as defined in the Indenture) and (b) 15% of Total Assets (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company. Amongst other indebtedness, the Indenture also permits the Company to incur indebtedness solely in respect of performance, surety or appeal bonds, letters of credit and letters of guarantee as required in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary industry practices. On February 6, 2004, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement for a secured revolving credit facility as amended on June 30, 2005, May 16, 2006, November 7, 2007 and December 5, 2007 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is a revolving credit facility expiring on October 31, 2009 with an optional one year renewal thereafter contingent upon approval by the lender, permitting maximum aggregate borrowings equal to the lesser of (i) $40.0 million, (ii) a collateral calculation based on percentages of the book values for the Company’s net investment in sales-type leases, financing receivables, finished goods inventory allocated to backlog contracts and the appraised values of the expected future cash flows related to operating leases and of the Company’s owned real property, reduced by certain accruals and accounts payable, and (iii) a minimum level of trailing cash collections in the preceding twenty-six week period ($71.1 million as at March 31, 2008); reduced for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees and subject to maintaining a minimum Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) of $5.0 million. As at March 31, 2008, the Company’s current borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility was $20.3 million after deduction for outstanding letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million and the minimum Excess Availability of $5.0 million. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company was successful in transferring $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees to the separate line available with the Bank of Montreal. The effect was to increase the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility by $4.1M. The Credit Facility bears interest at the applicable prime rate per annum or


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LIBOR plus a margin as specified therein per annum and is collateralized by a first priority security interest in all of the current and future assets of the Company. The Credit Facility contains typical affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain loans, investments or guarantees; pay dividends; make certain asset sales; incur certain liens or other encumbrances; conduct certain transactions with affiliates and enter into certain corporate transactions. In addition, the Credit Facility agreement contains customary events of default, including upon an acquisition or a change of control that may have a material adverse effect on the Company or a guarantor. The Credit Facility also requires the Company to maintain, over a period of time, a minimum level of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization including film asset amortization, stock and non-cash compensation, write downs (recoveries), asset impairment charges, and other non-cash uses of funds on a trailing four quarter basis calculated quarterly, of not less than $20.0 million (the “EBITDA Requirement”); provided, however, that the EBITDA Requirement shall be $12.5 million for the four quarters ending each of December 31, 2007, March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008. Furthermore, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Cash and Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Facility) balance not less than $15.0 million.
 
On May 5, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility with effect from January 1, 2008, whereby the minimum Cash and Excess Availability balance is reduced to $7.5 million. Under the terms of this amendment, the Company shall not be subject to the EBITDA Requirement so long as the Company is in compliance with the Cash and Excess Availability requirements. This amendment also provides for a one-year extension of the expiration of the Credit Facility to October 31, 2010 and adjusts the collateral calculation for certain finished goods inventory items to be installed under joint revenue sharing arrangements, which could result in an increase to maximum aggregate borrowings of up to $3.0 million in the future. In the event that the Company’s Excess Availability falls below the $5.0 million requirement, the excess borrowings above the minimum availability requirement must be remedied immediately. Failure to remedy will result in a Cash Dominion Event and an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Facility). The failure to comply with the Cash and Excess Availability requirement of $7.5 million would continue to result in an immediate Cash Dominion Event and Event of Default. If the Credit Facility were to be terminated by either the Company or the lender, the Company would have the ability to pursue another source of secured financing pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
 
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had not drawn down any funds under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants under the agreement.
 
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company has to comply with several reporting requirements including the delivery of audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the filing deadline in order to restate financial statements for periods during the fiscal years 2002 — 2006. On March 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender waived the requirement for the Company to deliver audited consolidated financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, provided such statements and documents are delivered on or before June 30, 2007. On June 27, 2007, the Credit Facility lender agreed that an event of default would not be deemed to have occurred unless the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filing did not occur by July 31, 2007 or upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Company’s Indenture governing its Senior Notes which goes uncured within the applicable grace period. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007, within the applicable grace period.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity included cash and cash equivalents of $18.1 million, the Credit Facility, trade accounts receivable of $20.6 million and anticipated collection from financing receivables due in the next 12 months of $10.2 million. As at March 31, 2008, the Company has not drawn down on the Credit Facility, and has letters of credit and outstanding advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million secured by the Credit Facility arrangement. In addition, on May 8, 2008, the Company sold The Douglas Group,


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the Company’s largest shareholder, 2,726,447, of the Company’s common shares for a total purchase price of $18.0 million.
 
The Company currently believes that cash flow from operations together with existing cash and borrowing available under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to fund the Company’s business operations, including its strategic initiatives relating to joint revenue sharing arrangements, and to fund the development of its proprietary digitally-based projection system. The Company similarly believes it will be able to continue to meet customer commitments for at least the 12 month period commencing April 1, 2008. However, the Company’s operating cash flow will be adversely impacted if management’s projections of future signings and installations are not realized. The Company forecasts its short-term liquidity requirements on a quarterly and annual basis. Since the Company’s future cash flows are based on estimates and there may be factors that are outside of the Company’s control (see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K), there is no guarantee the Company will continue to be able to fund its operations through cash flows from operations. Under the terms of the Company’s typical sale and sales-type lease agreement, the Company receives substantial cash payments before the Company completes the performance of its obligations. Similarly, the Company receives cash payments for some of its film productions in advance of related cash expenditures.
 
The Company’s net cash provided by (used in) operating activities is impacted by a number of factors, including the proceeds associated with new signings of theater system lease and sale agreements in the year, costs associated with contributing systems under joint revenue sharing arrangements, the box-office performance of films distributed by the Company and/or exhibited in the Company’s theaters, increases or decreases in the Company’s operating expenses, including research and development, and the level of cash collections received from its customers.
 
Cash provided by operating activities amounted to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Changes in other non-cash operating assets as compared to December 31, 2007 include: a $0.3 million increase in commissions and other deferred selling expenses, a decrease of $0.5 million in inventories, a decrease of $1.1 million in financing receivables, a $4.1 million decrease in accounts receivable, a decrease in insurance recoveries of $1.0 million and a $1.5 million increase in prepaid expenses, which primarily relates to prepaid insurance. Changes in other non-cash operating liabilities as compared to December 31, 2007 include an increase in deferred revenue of $8.0 million and a decrease in accounts payable of $3.5 million. Included in accrued liabilities at March 31, 2008, was $27.6 million in respect of accrued pension obligations which are mainly long-term in nature. Investment in film assets was $2.4 million at March 31, 2008.
 
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008, which includes purchases of $1.8 million in property, plant and equipment net of sales proceeds, an increase in other assets of $0.1 million and an increase in other intangible assets of $0.1 million.
 
Cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $0.3 million due primarily to the issuance of common shares in the period.
 
Capital expenditures, including the purchase of property, plant and equipment and investments in film assets were $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Changes in other non-cash operating assets and liabilities include an decrease in accounts payable of $6.1 million, an increase in accrued liabilities of $0.1 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $1.0 million, a decrease of $0.2 million in inventories and a decrease in trade accounts receivable and financing receivables of $7.4 million. Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $0.5 million, primarily consisting of $2.1 million invested in short-term investments, $2.1 million received from proceeds of short-term investments, purchase of $0.1 million in property, plant and equipment, an increase of $0.2 million in other assets and an increase in other intangible assets of $0.1 million. No cash was used in or provided by financing activities in the first quarter of 2007. Capital expenditures including the purchase of property, plant and equipment net of sales proceeds and investment in film assets were $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.


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Letters of Credit and Other Commitments
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company had letters of credit and advance payment guarantees of $9.4 million outstanding, of which the entire balance had been secured by the Credit Facility. The Company also had available a $5.0 million facility for performance guarantees and letters of credit through the Bank of Montreal for use solely in conjunction with guarantees fully insured by Export Development Canada. As at March 31, 2008, the Company had $nil (December 31, 2007 — $nil) outstanding under this facility. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company transferred $4.1M of these advance payment guarantees from the Credit Facility to this separate line available with the Bank of Montreal.
 
Senior Notes due 2010
 
As at March 31, 2008, the Company had outstanding $159.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $159.0 million) aggregate principal of Registered Senior Notes and $1.0 million (December 31, 2007 — $1.0 million) aggregate principal of Unregistered Senior Notes. The Registered Senior Notes and the Unregistered Senior Notes are referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”.
 
The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes impose certain restrictions on its operating and financing activities, including certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to: incur certain additional indebtedness; make certain distributions or certain other restricted payments; grant liens; create certain dividend and other payment restrictions affecting the Company’s subsidiaries; sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
 
The terms of the Company’s Senior Notes require that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the Trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines. If these financial reporting covenants are breached then this is considered an event of default under the terms of the Senior Notes and the Company has 30 days to cure this default, after which the Senior Notes become due and payable.
 
In March 2007, the Company delayed the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 beyond the required public company filing deadline due to the discovery of certain accounting errors, broadened its accounting review to include certain other accounting matters based on comments received by the Company from the SEC and the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), and ultimately restated financial statements for certain periods. The filing delay resulted in the Company being in default of a financial reporting covenant under the indenture dated as at December 4, 2003, and as thereafter amended and supplemented, governing the Company’s Senior Notes due 2010 (the “Indenture”).
 
On April 16, 2007 the Company completed a consent solicitation, receiving consents from holders of approximately 60% aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes (the “Consenting Holders”) to execute a ninth supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture with the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association. The Supplemental Indenture waived any defaults existing at such time arising from a failure by the Company to comply with the Indenture’s reporting covenant requiring that annual and quarterly financial statements are filed with the trustee within 15 days of the required public company filing deadlines, and extended until May 31, 2007, or at the Company’s election until June 30, 2007 (the “Covenant Reversion Date”), the date by which the Company’s failure to comply with the reporting covenant shall constitute a default, or be the basis for an event of default under the Indenture. The Company paid consent fees of $1.0 million to the Consenting Holders. On May 30, 2007, the Company provided notice to the holders of the Senior Notes of its election to extend the Covenant Reversion Date to June 30, 2007. The Company paid additional consent fees of $0.5 million to the Consenting Holders. Because the Company did not file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 by June 30, 2007, it was in default of the reporting covenant under the Indenture on July 1, 2007, and received notice of such default on July 2, 2007. The Company cured such default under the Indenture by filing its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on July 20, 2007.


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Digital Projection System
 
On December 7, 2007, the Company announced a significant joint revenue sharing arrangement with AMC for the installation of 100 digital projection systems to be installed between the latter half of 2008 through 2010. The Company has projected that the deal will ultimately double the size of the commercial IMAX theater network in North America and triple the number of IMAX theaters in North American multiplexes, which are the primary targets of the Company’s business efforts. In December 2007, the Company announced that it estimates that the AMC agreement will generate $35.0 million in incremental EBITDA and $229.0 million in cumulated cash flow over 10 years, under certain assumptions. The system roll-out is to be implemented in two phases of 50 systems each; with the rollout of the second phase subject to certain performance thresholds that the Company believes will be met.
 
Furthermore, the Company and Regal announced on March 24, 2008 a joint revenue sharing agreement to install 31 digital projection systems at Regal locations in 20 major U.S. markets. This is the third-largest deal in the Company’s history.
 
The Company anticipates meeting the cash requirements needed to manufacture the digital projection systems scheduled for installation in 2008 in its joint venture arrangements through a combination of cash inflows from operations and draws on its Credit Facility.
 
In addition, on March 10, 2008, the Company announced an agreement for 35 digital theater systems (under its traditional sales/sales-type-lease structure) with RACIMEC to be installed in Central and South America and the Caribbean. This is the second-largest theater deal in the Company’s history, following on the heels of AMC’s 100 theater North American deal. Under the terms of the agreement, RACIMEC has provided an initial down-payment for the purchase of these theater systems.
 
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 
There are currently no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition.
 
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
 
Payments to be made by the Company under contractual obligations are as follows:
 
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
                2-3
    4-5
    More Than
 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)   Total     1 Year     Years     Years     5 Years  
 
Long-term debt obligations
                                       
Principal
  $ 160,000     $     $ 160,000     $     $  
Interest
    41,067       15,400       25,667              
Capital lease obligations
    244       155       89              
Operating lease obligations
    31,151       4,005       10,680       11,384       5,082  
Pension obligations
    32,135             32,135              
Purchase obligations
    1,391       287       1,104              
                                         
    $ 265,988     $ 19,847     $ 229,675     $ 11,384     $ 5,082  
                                         
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Factors about Market Risk
 
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency rates. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
 
A majority of the Company’s revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars while a significant portion of its costs and expenses is denominated in Canadian dollars. A portion of the Company’s net U.S. dollar cash flows is converted to


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Canadian dollars to fund Canadian dollar expenses through the spot market. In Japan, the Company has ongoing operating expenses related to its operations. Net Japanese yen cash flows are converted to U.S. dollars through the spot market. The Company also has cash receipts under leases denominated in Japanese yen, Euros and Canadian dollars. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded a translation loss of $0.2 million (2007 — gain of $0.1 million) primarily from the receivables associated with leases denominated in Canadian dollars, as the value of the U.S. dollar declined in relation to the Canadian dollar. The decline in the value of the U.S. dollar also had an impact on working capital given the appreciation in value of the Canadian dollar, Euro and Japanese yen.
 
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the specified time periods and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Co-CEOs and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosures. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
 
The Company’s management, with the participation of its Co-CEOs and its CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as at March 31, 2008. Based on that evaluation and because of the identification of certain material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as discussed in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting below, the Co-CEOs and the CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as at March 31, 2008.
 
In making this evaluation, management, including the Co-CEOs and the CFO, considered, among other matters:
 
  •  the identification of certain material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as discussed in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K (and as described below);
 
  •  and the conclusion of the Co-CEOs and the CFO that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as at December 31, 2007 were not effective, as discussed in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
 
At March 31, 2008, the Company has made significant progress in implementing its remediation plan to address material weaknesses identified at December 31, 2007, however the remediation plan remains in progress and therefore all previously reported material weaknesses continue to exist at March 31, 2008.
 
MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company.
 
Management has used the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Based on this assessment, management has concluded that such internal control over financial reporting was not effective as at March 31, 2008 due to the material weaknesses identified and discussed below.
 
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controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim condensed consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
 
As previously disclosed in Item 9A of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K, the Company’s Co-CEOs and CFO assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and concluded that the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting existed as at December 31, 2007, all of which had not yet been remediated as at March 31, 2008.
 
Application of U.S. GAAP
 
Six of the Company’s material weaknesses relate to controls over the analysis and review of certain transactions to be able to correctly apply U.S. GAAP to record those transactions. The financial impact of these material weaknesses on the Company’s financial results was principally related to the analysis and review of transactions which were complex or nonstandard. These material weaknesses are:
 
1. The Company did not maintain adequate controls, including period-end controls, over the analysis and review of revenue recognition for sales and lease transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained to correctly assess the identification of deliverables and their aggregation into units of accounting and in certain cases the point when certain units of accounting were substantially complete to allow for revenue recognition on a theater system.
 
In addition, the Company did not maintain effective controls over other aspects of such transactions including identifying the fair values of certain future deliverables, identifying certain clauses in arrangements that impact revenue recognition, accounting for warranty costs, the appropriate accounting for certain settlement agreements and the recognition of finance income on impaired receivables. This could impact the amount and timing of recorded revenue.
 
2. The Company did not maintain effective controls, including period-end controls, over accounting for film transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained related to (i) the classification and accurate recording of marketing and advertising costs of co-produced film productions which could result in higher film assets, (ii) production fees on co-produced films and the application of the individual-film forecast computation method to film assets, participation liabilities and deferred production fees which could impact the timing of film costs and revenues and (iii) record changes in estimates of ultimate film revenues in accordance with SOP 00-2 on a prospective basis which could impact the timing of recognizing film-related costs.
 
3. The Company did not maintain effective controls, including period-end controls, over accounting for inventories in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, the Company did not maintain effective controls related to the classification of certain fees paid to a professional services firm, which resulted in an overstatement of inventory and an understatement of selling expenses in the periods affected. In 2007, the Company did not maintain effective controls related to the methodology initially used by the Company to determine its net realizable value for film-based projection systems and related raw materials inventories. In addition, the methodology used to initially cost raw materials were not operating effectively, which could result in a misstatement of inventory carrying value.
 
4. The Company did not maintain adequate controls, including period-end controls, over the complete and accurate recording of postretirement benefits other than pensions in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained over the complete identification of all relevant contractual provisions within its executive employment contracts. This could impact the timing of costs being recorded in relation to post-retirement benefits.


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5. The Company did not maintain adequate controls, including period-end controls, over the complete and accurate recording of transactions related to real estate lease arrangements for owned and operated theaters and corporate offices in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained over the complete identification of all relevant contractual provisions including lease inducements, construction allowances, rent holidays, escalation clauses and lease commencement dates. In addition, adequate controls were not maintained over the accurate recording of rent abatements received in subsequent periods. This could impact the amount and timing of recording rent expense.
 
6. The Company did not maintain effective controls, including period-end controls, over the intraperiod allocation of the provision for income taxes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, effective controls were not in place such that the tax provisions were appropriately allocated to continuing operations, discontinued operations, and accumulated other comprehensive income. This could impact the proper classification of the provision for income taxes between continuing operations, discontinued operations and accumulated other comprehensive income.
 
Cross-departmental Communication
 
Two of the Company’s material weaknesses relate to controls over the lines of communication between different departments. These material weaknesses are:
 
7. The Company did not maintain adequate controls over the lines of communication between operational departments and the Finance Department related to revenue recognition for sales and lease transactions. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained to raise on a timely basis certain issues relating to observations of the installation process, any remaining installation or operating obligations, and concessions on contractual terms that may impact the accuracy and timing of revenue recognition. This could impact the appropriate recording of revenue.
 
8. The Company did not maintain adequate controls over the timely communication between departments of information relating to developing issues that may impact the Company’s financial reporting. Specifically, effective controls were not maintained over the status of a review of cap limits under the Company’s Stock Option Plan that affected the recording and related disclosure of stock-based compensation benefits. This could impact the recorded amount and timing of stock-based compensation.
 
Each of the control deficiencies above could result in a misstatement of the aforementioned account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Management determined that each of these control deficiencies discussed above constitutes a material weakness at March 31, 2008.
 
REMEDIATION PLAN
 
The Company’s management, including the Co-CEOs and CFO, are committed to remediating its material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting by enhancing existing controls and introducing new controls in all necessary areas. The smooth functioning of the Company’s finance area is of the highest priority for the Company’s management. Remediation activities have included, and continue to include the following:
 
The Company will strengthen U.S. GAAP awareness throughout all levels of the Finance Department to help prevent material misstatements. The objective of strengthening U.S. GAAP awareness is to enable personnel throughout all levels of the Finance Department to recognize complex or atypical situations in the day-to-day operations which may require further analysis.
 
The Company will enhance cross-functional communications to assist in preventing material misstatements. The objective of enhancing cross-functional communications is to provide an effective forum through which all relevant information pertaining to transactions could be sought by, and communicated to, the Finance Department for consideration of accounting implications.


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The following specific remediation steps have been introduced by the Company in 2007:
 
Enhancing controls for accounting for sales and lease transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP as follows:
 
  •  Revising the revenue recognition policy to provide for guidance on the conditions that must be met in order for revenue to be recognized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and to address circumstances found within IMAX arrangements including allocating fair value for certain additional deliverables found in an arrangement.
 
  •  Documenting a detailed analysis for all sales and lease transactions, with appropriate review, to help ensure that the timing of revenue recognition is appropriate and that all contractual provisions have been sufficiently considered in determining the timing and amounts of revenue to be recognized.
 
Enhancing controls for accounting for film transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP as follows:
 
  •  Maintaining a screening process whereby management reviews the film agreements to identify complexities and considerations that need to be made when accounting for films.
 
  •  Regularly scheduling meetings between the Film Group and Finance to discuss developments related to the Company’s film slate.
 
  •  Providing training with respect to Accounting by Producers or Distributors of Films (SOP 00-2) to key personnel, as required.
 
Enhancing controls for accounting for costs related to inventory in accordance with U.S. GAAP as follows:
 
  •  Developing and distributing to appropriate personnel a detailed inventory policy providing for guidance on evaluating matters such as the nature of costs that can be capitalized to inventory and inventory obsolescence.
 
  •  Holding supplemental meetings, as-needed, between key operational and finance personnel, to identify any non-standard costs and determine if special accounting treatment is required.
 
Enhancing controls to capture all postretirement benefits other than pensions included with executive employment contracts as follows:
 
  •  Holding monthly management meetings of senior executives in Human Resources, Legal and Finance to discuss issues, developments, and changes relating to benefits, other than pensions.
 
Enhancing controls over the complete and accurate recording of transactions related to real estate lease arrangements for owned and operated theaters or corporate offices in accordance with U.S. GAAP as follows:
 
  •  Documenting a detailed analysis highlighting key terms of all agreements. Reviewing agreements and related analysis by key finance personnel to help ensure the complete and accurate recording of real estate lease arrangements.
 
Enhancing controls for accounting for the intraperiod allocation of the provision for income taxes as follows:
 
  •  Establishing a formal calculation/reconciliation of the intraperiod allocation of income taxes for review by key finance personnel.
 
Enhancing controls over the lines of communication between operations departments and the Finance department related to revenue recognition for sales and lease transactions as follows:
 
  •  Holding formalized meetings twice a month involving key individuals within Theater Development, Corporate Development, Legal and Business Affairs, and Senior Finance management, with a standard agenda to ensure key discussion items are addressed at these meetings.


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The following specific remediation step was introduced enhancing controls over the issuance of stock options:
 
  •  Reviewing the stock-option issuance cap calculation on a periodic basis in conjunction with the granting of stock options.
 
At March 31, 2008, the Company has made significant progress in implementing this remediation plan, but it remains in progress and therefore all previously reported material weaknesses continue to exist at March 31, 2008. The Company’s management, including the Co-CEOs and the CFO believe that the plan should be fully implemented, and all material weaknesses remediated in 2008. They will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these actions and will make any changes and take such other actions deemed appropriate given the circumstances.
 
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
Aside from the remediation efforts described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
 
(a) In March 2005, the Company, together with Three-Dimensional Media Group, Ltd. (“3DMG”), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, against In-Three, Inc. (“In-Three”) alleging patent infringement. On March 10, 2006, the Company and In-Three entered into a settlement agreement settling the dispute between the Company and In-Three. On June 12, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, entered a stay in the proceedings against In-Three pending the arbitration of disputes between the Company and 3DMG. Arbitration was initiated by the Company against 3DMG on May 15, 2006 before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in New York, alleging breaches of the license and consulting agreements between the Company and 3DMG. On June 15, 2006, 3DMG filed an answer denying any breaches and asserting counterclaims that the Company breached the parties’ license agreement. On June 21, 2007, the Arbitration Panel unanimously denied 3DMG’s Motion for Summary Judgment filed on April 11, 2007 concerning the Company’s claims and 3DMG’s counterclaims. On October 5, 2007, 3DMG amended its counterclaims and added counterclaims from UNIPAT.ORG relating to fees allegedly owed to UNIPAT.ORG by the Company. An evidentiary hearing on liability issues originally scheduled for June 2008 has been postponed until a later date to be set by the Arbitration Panel. Further proceedings on damages issues will be scheduled if and when necessary. The Company will continue to pursue its claims vigorously and believes that all allegations made by 3DMG are without merit. The Company further believes that the amount of loss, if any, suffered in connection with the counterclaims would not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of the arbitration.
 
(b) In January 2004, the Company and IMAX Theatre Services Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, commenced an arbitration seeking damages of approximately $3.7 million before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chambers of Commerce (the “ICC”) with respect to the breach by Electronic Media Limited (“EML”) of its December 2000 agreement with the Company. In June 2004, the Company commenced a related arbitration before the ICC against EML’s affiliate, E-CITI Entertainment (I) PVT Limited (“E-Citi”), seeking $17.8 million in damages as a result of E-Citi’s breach of a September 2000 lease agreement. The damages sought against E-Citi included the original claim sought against EML. An arbitration hearing took place in November 2005 against E-Citi, which included all claims by the Company. On February 1, 2006, the ICC issued an award on liability finding unanimously in the Company’s favor on all claims. Further hearings took place in July 2006 and December 2006. On August 24, 2007, the ICC issued an award unanimously in favor of the Company in the amount of $9.4 million, consisting of past and future rents owed to the Company under its lease agreements, plus interest and costs. In the award, the ICC upheld the validity and enforceability of the Company’s theater system contract. The Company thereafter submitted its application to the arbitration panel for interest and costs. On March 27, 2008, the Panel issued a final award in favor of the Company in the amount of $11,309,496, plus an additional $2,512 each day in interest from October 1, 2007 until the date the award is paid, which the Company will seek to enforce and collect in full.
 
(c) In June 2004, Robots of Mars, Inc. (“Robots”) initiated an arbitration proceeding against the Company in California with the American Arbitration Association pursuant to an arbitration provision in a 1994 film production agreement between Robots’ predecessor-in-interest and a subsidiary of the Company, asserting claims for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and intentional interference with the contract. Robots is seeking an accounting of the Company’s revenues and an award of all sums alleged to be due to Robots under the production agreement, as well as punitive damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend the arbitration proceeding and believes the amount of the loss, if any, that may be suffered in connection with this proceeding will not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such arbitration.
 
(d) The Company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in eight purported class action lawsuits filed between August 11, 2006 and September 18, 2006, alleging violations of U.S. federal securities laws. These eight actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On January 18, 2007, the Court consolidated all eight class action lawsuits and appointed Westchester Capital Management, Inc. as


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the lead plaintiff and Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP as lead plaintiff’s counsel. On October 2, 2007, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint. The amended complaint, brought on behalf of shareholders who purchased the Company’s common stock between February 27, 2003 and July 20, 2007, alleges primarily that the defendants engaged in securities fraud by disseminating materially false and misleading statements during the class period regarding the Company’s revenue recognition of theater system installations, and failing to disclose material information concerning the Company’s revenue recognition practices. The amended complaint also added PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s auditors, as a defendant. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages, costs, and expenses. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on December 10, 2007, which is still pending. Plaintiffs filed their opposition to this motion on January 22, 2008. Defendants submitted a reply to plaintiffs’ opposition on February 11, 2008. The lawsuit is at a very early stage and as a result the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure. The Company will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(e) A class action lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2006 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the Company and certain of its officers and directors, alleging violations of Canadian securities laws. This lawsuit was brought on behalf of shareholders who acquired the Company’s securities between February 17, 2006 and August 9, 2006. A hearing regarding the combined leave to amend and certification motions has been scheduled for the week of June 2, 2008. The lawsuit is in a very early stage and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, as well as costs and expenses. As a result, the Company is unable to estimate a potential loss exposure. The Company believes the allegations made against it in the statement of claim are meritless and will vigorously defend the matter, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of such proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(f) On September 7, 2007, Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership II (“Catalyst”), a holder of the Company’s Senior Notes, commenced an application against the Company in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for a declaration of oppression pursuant to sections 229 and 241 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) and for a declaration that the Company is in default of the Indenture governing its Senior Notes. The allegations of oppression are substantially the same as allegations Catalyst made in a May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and subsequently withdrawn on October 12, 2007, wherein Catalyst challenged the validity of the consent solicitation through which the Company requested and obtained a waiver of any and all defaults arising from a failure to comply with the reporting covenant under the Indenture and alleged common law fraud. Catalyst has also requested the appointment of an inspector and an order that an investigation be carried out pursuant to section 229 of the CBCA. In addition, between March 2007 and October 2007, Catalyst sent the Company eight purported notices of default or acceleration under the Indenture. It is the Company’s position that no event of default (as that term is defined in the Indenture) has occurred under the Indenture and, accordingly, that Catalyst’s purported acceleration notice is of no force or effect. The hearing date has not yet been finalized by the Court. At this stage of the litigation, the Company is not able to estimate a potential loss exposure. The Company believes this application is entirely without merit and plans to contest it vigorously and seek costs from Catalyst, although no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of the proceedings. The Company’s directors and officers insurance policy provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred in connection with this lawsuit as well as potential damages awarded, if any, subject to certain policy limits and deductibles.
 
(g) In a related matter, on December 21, 2007, U.S. Bank National Association, trustee under the Indenture, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the Company and Catalyst, requesting a declaration that the theory of default asserted by Catalyst before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is without merit and further that Catalyst has failed to satisfy certain prerequisites to bondholder action, which are contained in the Indenture (the “U.S. Bank’s New York Action”). As a result of this action, on January 10, 2008, the Company filed a motion with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking a stay of all or part of the action Catalyst initiated


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before that court. On February 6, 2008, the Company served a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action. On February 22, 2008, Catalyst filed a Verified Answer to U.S. Bank’s New York Action and Cross-Claims against the Company in the same proceeding. The Cross-Claims repeat the allegations and seek substantially the same relief as in Catalyst’s application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and as were raised in Catalyst’s May 10, 2007 complaint filed against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Company continues to believe that Catalyst’s claims are entirely without merit. The litigation is at a preliminary stage and, as a result, the Company is unable to comment on the outcome of the proceedings or estimate the potential loss exposure, if any.
 
(h) In addition to the matters described above, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position or future operating results, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
There were no matters submitted to a vote of the security holders during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
 
Item 5.   Other Information
 
None.
 
Item 6.   Exhibits
 
         
Exhibit
   
No.
 
Description
 
  10.31     Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreement, as of May 5, 2008, between IMAX Corporation and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Canada) (formerly, Congress Financial Corporation (Canada)).
  10.32     Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2008, by and between IMAX Corporation, Douglas Family Trust, James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust, James E. Douglas, III, and K&M Douglas Trust.
  31.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Bradley J. Wechsler.
  31.2     Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Richard L. Gelfond.
  31.3     Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Joseph Sparacio.
  32.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Bradley J. Wechsler.
  32.2     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Richard L. Gelfond.
  32.3     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 12, 2008, by Joseph Sparacio.


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IMAX CORPORATION
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
IMAX CORPORATION
 
     
Date: May 12, 2008
 
By: 
/s/  JOSEPH SPARACIO

Joseph Sparacio
Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
     
Date: May 12, 2008
 
By: 
/s/  JEFFREY VANCE

Jeffrey Vance
Vice-President, Finance & Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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