SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
COTTER JAMES J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
500 CITADEL DRIVE
SUITE 300

(Street)
COMMERCE CA 90040

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
READING INTERNATIONAL INC [ RDI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2008
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 04/21/2008 J 16,047(1) A $7.79 32,094 D
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 04/21/2008 J 15,133(2) A $8.26 47,227 D
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 2,227,276 I James J. Cotter Living Trust
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 10,000 I Cotter Enterprises, LLC
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 1,565,782 I Hecco Ventures(3)
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock 29,730 I Profit Sharing Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Mr. Cotter received 16,047 shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock pursuant to a stock-based bonus approved by the Company's Compensation Committee on July 18, 2005. Details of the bonus are described in the Compensation Committee reports in the Company's proxy statements.
2. Mr. Cotter received 15,133 shares of Class A Nonvoting Common Stock pursuant to a stock-based bonus approved by the Company's Compensation Committee on February 21, 2007. Details of the bonus are described in the Compensation Committee reports in the Company's proxy statements
3. Mr. Cotter is the general partner of a limited partnership which is, in turn, the general partner of Hecco Ventures, a California partnership. Mr. Cotter has voting power over the shares owned by Hecco Ventures. His interest varies from time to time depending upon the extent of his capital account in the limited partnership and of the limited partnership's capital account in Hecco Ventures.
Remarks:
/s/ James J. Cotter 12/18/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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