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*
SMERLING ROBERT F

(Last) (First) (Middle)
189 SECOND AVENUE
SUITE 2S

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10003

(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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President - U.S. Cinemas
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2024
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 Non-Voting Common Stock 04/18/2024 M 8,768 A (1) 73,129 D
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
Restricted Stock Units (1) 04/18/2024 M 8,768 (2)(3)(4) (2)(3)(4) Class A Non-Voting Common Stock 8,768 $0 17,536 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Non-Voting Common Stock upon vesting of the unit.
2. As previously reported, a total of 46,763 restricted stock units were granted on April 18, 2022 pursuant to the Company's 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. Of that amount, (i) 35,072 restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments commencing on April 18, 2023, April 18, 2024, April 18, 2025 and April 18, 2026; and (ii) 11,691 performance-based restricted stock units (PRSU) vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, April 18, 2025; provided that (a) the reporting person has not undergone a termination of his service at the vesting date (or earlier accelerating event), and (b)(1) one-third of the performance criteria (PRSU Criteria) has been met and certified by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee (Committee) for the year ended December 31, 2022, such determination to be made before March 10, 2023;
3. and (2) two-thirds of the PRSU Criteria shall be based upon performance for the two remaining calendar years (2023 and 2024) under objective performance criteria to be established by the Committee, and shall be subject to the certification by the Committee that such PRSU Criteria, or portion thereof (stated as a percentage), has been met. The Committee must certify on or before March 10, 2024 the percentage of the PRSU Criteria which has been met for the calendar years 2023 and 2024. On March 9, 2023, the Committee determined and certified that the reporting person met 15% of PRSU criteria for the year ended December 31, 2022. On April 5, 2024, the Committee determined and certified that the reporting person met 89% of PRSU criteria for the year ended December 31, 2023.
4. 8,768 restricted stock units are fully vested on April 18, 2024 and the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock in Reading International, Inc. will be delivered to the reporting person in accordance with their irrevocable deferral election.
/s/ Robert F. Smerling 04/22/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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