U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
1 State Farm Plaza
Bloomington, IL 61710
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Canwest Global Communications Corporation CWG
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
37-0533100
4. Statement for Month/Year
04/30/99
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (x) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Voting Common Stock |4/1/99|S | |24500 |D |$13.0957 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/5/99|S | |10000 |D |$13.0000 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/6/99|S | |21200 |D |$12.7497 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/7/99|S | |19000 |D |$12.6678 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/8/99|S | |52400 |D |$12.4430 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/12/9|S | |28600 |D |$12.2915 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/13/9|S | |33300 |D |$12.3998 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/14/9|S | |41300 |D |$12.3907 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/15/9|S | |175000 |D |$12.4178 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/16/9|S | |4900 |D |$13.0000 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/16/9|S | |4900 |D |$13.0000 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Voting Common Stock |4/23/9|S | |4700 |D |$12.7354 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/27/9|S | |15200 |D |$12.5625 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/28/9|S | |800 |D | $12.5625 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/29/9|S | |13600 |D |$12.9908 |1121400 |D | |
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Non-Voting Common Stock |4/30/9|S | |16200 |D |$12.9452 |1121400 |D | |
|9 | | | | |per sh | | | |
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