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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Black Barbara A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash, Suite 740
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(Street)
Chicago IL 60611
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hollinger International Inc. (HLR)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
June 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
June 1999
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[X] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A Common Stock Various dates
in June
1999(7) X 937,541 D (2) (1) I (3)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Series II
Preference
Shares,
containing
imbeded Call Various
Options dates Class A
(obligations in June Common 22,810,937
to sell) (5) 1999(7) X D Immed. Stock 937,541 (5) (6) I (3)
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Explanation of Responses: See attached Schedule I for explanatory notes.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
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currently valid OMB Number.
Hollinger Inc.
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan August 6, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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The Ravelston Corporation Limited
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan August 6, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB Number.
/s/ Barbara Amiel Black August 6, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Barbara Amiel Black
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB Number.
/s/ Conrad M. Black August 6, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Hon. Conrad M. Black, P.C., O.C.
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SCHEDULE I
Notes to Amended Form 4
Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Conrad M. Black
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 740
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
Hollinger International Inc./HLR
Statement for Month/Year
June 1999
Additional Reporting Persons:
Barbara Amiel Black
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: Director, Officer and 10% Owner
The Ravelston Corporation Limited
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 740
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: 10% Owner
Hollinger Inc.
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: 10% Owner
Explanations:
(1) Following the disposition of Class A Common Stock
described on the Form 4 to which this Schedule is
attached, Hollinger Inc. will beneficially own
28,519,863 shares of Class A Common Stock comprised
of the following: (i) 17,811,645 held directly by
Hollinger Inc.; and (ii) 10,708,218 shares of Class
A Common Stock held by 504468 N.B. Inc. ("NBCo."),
a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollinger Inc.
The Ravelston Corporation Limited ("Ravelston") may
be deemed to beneficially own 28,519,863 shares of
Class A Common Stock comprised of, through its
relationship
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with Hollinger Inc. (described in Note 3), the
shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned
by Hollinger Inc.
Conrad Black will beneficially own 28,529,363
shares of Class A Common Stock comprised of the
following: (i) through his relationship with
Ravelston (described in Note 3), 28,519,863 shares
of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by
Ravelston; (ii) 9,600 shares of Class A Common
Stock held by Conrad Black Capital Corporation;
(iii) 100 shares of Class A Common Stock held by
Conrad Black; and (iv) 50 shares held by Conrad
Black's son.
Barbara Amiel Black disclaims beneficial ownership
of all her spouse's securities.
(2) The disposition of 937,541 shares of Class A Common
Stock was pursuant to the exercise by holders of
their exchange rights under 2,038,153 Series II
Exchangeable Non-Voting Preference Shares (the
"Series II Preference Shares") of Hollinger Inc.
(3) Beneficially owned by Hollinger Inc., which is
effectively controlled by The Ravelston Corporation
Limited, which is indirectly controlled by Conrad
M. Black.
(4) Barbara Amiel Black disclaims beneficial ownership
of securities held directly or indirectly by her
spouse, Conrad M. Black, and this report shall not
be deemed an admission that Barbara Amiel Black is
a beneficial owner of such securities for purposes
of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5) The Series II Preference Shares are exchangeable at
a conversion rate of .46 shares of Class A Common
Stock for each Series II Preference Share.
(6) 22,810,937 obligations to sell pursuant to the
22,810,937 Series II Preference Shares that were
outstanding as of June 30, 1999. As of that date,
Conrad Black held 1,611,039 shares of Series II
Preference Shares and Ravelston owned 66,963 shares
of Series II Preference Shares.
(7) The disposition of Class A Common Stock disclosed
in this amended Form 4 occurred on various dates
throughout the month of June 1999.
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