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* Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 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) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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 Stock	2,646,233	D(1)
Common Stock	521,272	D(2)
Common Stock	1,453,371	D(3)
Common Stock	751,321	D(4)
Common Stock	1,335,081	D(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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 383 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Investors II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 383 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bear Stearns MB-PSERS II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 383 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BSC Employee Fund III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 383 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BSC Employee Fund IV, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING 383 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10179 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

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 jointly 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., as members of a Section 13(d) "group." The reported securities are directly owned 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"). The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. has a pecuniary interest in certain of the reported securities through its holdings in the Funds. The Reporting Persons on this Form 3 disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney Exhibit 99 - Joint Filer Information

	/s/ Mark Steffek, Attorney-In-Fact for BEAR STEARNS MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II, L.P.	08/09/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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