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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cotter James J JR   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) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER, ET. AL., 12275 EL CAMINO REAL, #200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2018 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92130 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 01/02/2018   M   4,383 A (1) 377,987 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

01/02/2018

M

4,383

(2)

(2)

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

4,383

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

01/02/2018

A

4,199

(3)

(3)

Class A Non-Voting Common Stock

4,199

$ 0

4,199

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cotter James J JR C/O SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER, ET. AL. 12275 EL CAMINO REAL, #200 SAN DIEGO, CA 92130	X	X	See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ James J. Cotter, Jr.		01/04/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's Class A Non-Voting Common Stock upon vesting of unit. The restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)	The restricted stock units vest on January 2, 2018 (the first business day of 2018).
(3)	The restricted stock units vest on January 2, 2019 (the first business day of 2019).
Remarks: On June 18, 2015, the issuer disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that, on June 12, 2015, the board of directors of the issuer terminated the employment of the reporting person as the issuer's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The reporting person disputes the legal efficacy of such termination and reserves all rights with respect thereto.

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