- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). [ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported [ X ] Form 4 Transactions Reported	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 1.0
	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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2008
(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)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock	12/31/2008		A4	15133	A	$0	2346180   (1)	I	James J. Cotter Living Trust
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock	12/31/2008		A4	17518	A	$0	2346180   (1)	I	James J. Cotter Living Trust
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock	12/31/2008		A4	66050	A	$0	2346180   (1)	I	James J. Cotter Living Trust
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock							768076   (2)	I	Hecco Ventures I
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock							29730	I	Profit Sharing Plan
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock							10000	I	Cotter Enterprises, LLC
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock	6/24/2008		J4   (3)	16272	D	$9.60	0	I	Hecco Ventures II
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock	6/24/2008		J4   (3)	781434	D	$0	0	I	Hecco Ventures II

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Reflects gift of 3,024 shares on January 6, 2009.
( 2)	Mr. Cotter holds a 40% interest in James J. Cotter Ltd, which holds a 20% interest in Hecco Ventures I ("Hecco I"). Hecco I owns 768,076 shares of Reading International, Inc. class A nonvoting common stock.
( 3)	On June 24, 2008, Hecco Ventures II ("Hecco II") liquidated. In connection with that liquidation, (i) 797,706 shares of Reading International, Inc. class A common stock were transferred to the partners of Hecco II, and in one case, to an affiliate of two of the partners (Cinerama, Inc. and Michael Forman) and (ii) the capital account of James J. Cotter Ltd ("JJC Ltd") (a partnership in which Mr. Cotter holds a 40% interest) received a book profits allocation of $110,234 to partially restore its negative capital account. The remaining partnership interests in JJC Ltd are held by Mr. Cotter's adult children, Ellen Cotter, Margaret Cotter, and James J. Cotter, Jr.

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		2/17/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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