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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

COTTER JAMES J 		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
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

500 CITADEL DRIVE, SUITE 300 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/21/2008
(Street)

COMMERCE, CA 90040
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   4/21/2008     J    16047   (1) A $7.79   32094   D    
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock   4/21/2008     J    15133   (2) A $8.26   47227   D    
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock                  2227276   I   James J. Cotter Living Trust  
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock                  10000   I   Cotter Enterprises, LLC  
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock                  1565782   I   Hecco Ventures   (3)
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock                  29730   I   Profit Sharing Plan  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: 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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COTTER JAMES J
500 CITADEL DRIVE
SUITE 300
COMMERCE, CA 90040 		X X Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ James J. Cotter 12/18/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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