SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HOWARD JOHN (Last) (First) (Middle) 383 MADISON AVENUE 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC [ FRZ ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common	2,646,233	I	I(1)
Common	521,276	I	I(2)
Common	1,453,371	I	I(3)
Common	751,321	I	I(4)
Common	1,335,081	I	I(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares directly held by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.

2. Shares directly held by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Investors II, L.P.

3. Shares directly held by Bear Stearns MB-PSERS II, L.P.

4. Shares directly held by The BSC Employee Fund III, L.P.

5. Shares directly held by The BSC Employee Fund IV, L.P.

Remarks:

This report is filed by John D. Howard, a senior managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Through his ownership of JDH Management LLC ("JDH"), Mr. Howard exercises investment direction over the reported securities held by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P., Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Investors II, L.P., Bear Stearns MB-PSERS II, L.P., The BSC Employee Fund III, L.P. and The BSC Employee Fund IV, L.P., (collectively, the "Funds"). JDH is the manager of Bear, Stearns Merchant Manager II, LLC which is the Manager of each of the Funds, and the special limited partner of Bear, Stearns Merchant Capital II, L.P. which is the General Partner of all of the Funds. The reported securities are directly owned by the Funds. Each of the Funds disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Mark Steffek, Attorney-In-Fact	08/09/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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