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FORM 4 OMB Approval
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------
[ ] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0287
subject to Section 16. Form Expires: September 30, 1998
4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden
continue. See Instruction 1(b). hours per response....... 0.5
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person*| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
HOLLINGER INC. (SEE SCHEDULE I FOR | HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. (HLR) | to Issuer (Check all applicable)
ADDITIONAL REPORTING PERSONS) | | Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | Officer (give title below)
| Security Number | Month/Year | -----
C/O HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. | of Reporting | August 1999 | Other (specify below)
401 NORTH WABASH, SUITE 740 | Person (Voluntary) | | -----
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
| | Date of Original | Applicable Line
| | (Month/Year) | Form filed by One Reporting Person
CHICAGO IL 60611 | | | --
| | | Form filed by More than One
| | | X Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) | Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction| 3. Transaction| 4. Securities Acquired(A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | -ship | of
| | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
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| | | | | (A) | | (Instr. 3 | Indirect| Owner-
|(Month/Day/ | | | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship
| Year) | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4)
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Class A Common Stock | (2) | X | V | 691,692| D | (3) | (4) | (5) | (5)
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*By self as custodian for minor child.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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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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1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price
Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of
(Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities Ac- | Expiration | Securities | Deriv-
| Price of | (Month/| (Instr. 8)| quired (A) or | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative
| Deriv- | Day/ | | Disposed of (D)| (Month/Day/ | | Secur-
| ative | Year) | | (Instr. 3, 4, | Year) | | ity
| Security | | | and 5) | | | (Instr. 5)
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| | | | |Date |Expira- | | Amount or |
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| | | Code |V | (A) |(D) |cisable|Date | | Shares |
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HI Series II Call | (3) | (2) | X | | | D | (6) | (8) | (7) | (8) | (2)
Options | | | | | | | | | | |
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9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of
Derivative | Form of | Indirect
Securities | Derivative | Beneficial
Beneficially | Security: | Ownership
Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4)
of Month | or Indirect (I) |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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(9) | (9) | (9)
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Explanation of Responses:
See attached Schedule I for explanatory notes.
* 40% vest after two years, additional 30% vest after three years, remaining
vest after four years.
Hollinger Inc.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan 9/6/99
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Charles G. Cowan
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Vice-President and Secretary
The Ravelston Corporation Limited
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan 9/6/99
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
/s/ Barbara Amiel Black 9/6/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Barbara Amiel Black
/s/ Conrad M. Black 9/6/99
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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 Form 4
Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Hollinger Inc. ("HI")
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
August 1999
Additional Reporting Persons:
The Ravelston Corporation Limited ("Ravelston")
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 740
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: 10% Owner
Conrad M. Black ("CMB")
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: Director, Officer and 10% Owner
Barbara Amiel Black ("Amiel")
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
401 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Relationship to Issuer: Director, Officer and 10% Owner via spouse CMB
Explanations:
(1) (i) For HI: 10% Owner
(ii) For Ravelston: 10% Owner
(iii) For CMB: Director, Officer (Chairman, President and Chief
Operating Officer) and 10% Owner
(iv) For Amiel: Director and Officer (Vice President)
(2) The disposition of Class A Common Stock occurred on various dates
throughout the month of August in connection with the redemption of Series
II Preference Shares ("Series II") issued by HI, the Company's parent
corporation.
(3) The consideration given was the exchange of each HI Series II share for
0.46 of a Company Class A Common share.
(4) (i) For HI: 16,036,813 shares directly and 10,708,218 shares via
its subsidiary 504468 NB Inc.
(ii) For Ravelston: 26,745,031 indirectly via its control over HI
(iii) For CMB: 26,745,031 shares via control over Ravelston, which
controls HI; 600 shares directly; 9,600 shares
indirectly via Conrad Black Capital Corporation; 50
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shares via son; and 500 shares via spouse. CMB
disclaims beneficial ownership of his son's and
spouse's securities and this report shall not be
deemed an admission that he is a beneficial owner of
such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any
other purpose.
(iv) For Amiel: 26,745,031 shares via spouse's control over Ravelston,
which controls HI; 500 shares directly; 9,600 shares
indirectly via spouse's control over Conrad Black
Capital Corporation; 50 shares via spouse's son; and
600 shares via spouse. Amiel disclaims beneficial
ownership of her spouse's and her spouse's son's
securities and this report shall not be deemed an
admission that she is a beneficial owner of such
securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other
purpose.
(5) (i) For HI: Directly.
(ii) For Ravelston: Indirectly, via its control of HI.
(iii) For CMB: Indirectly, via his control of Ravelston, which
controls HI.
(iv) For Amiel: Indirectly, via her spouse, CMB, and his control of
Ravelston, which controls HI.
(6) Immediately.
(7) Class A Common Stock of the Company.
(8) 691,692.
(9) (i) For HI: 18,272,009 directly
(ii) For Ravelston: 18,272,009 indirectly via its control of HI
(iii) For CMB: 18,272,009 indirectly via his control of Ravelston,
which controls HI; 66,963 via his control of
Ravelston; and 1,611,039 directly
(iv) For Amiel: 18,272,009 indirectly via CMB's control of Ravelston,
which controls HI; 66,963 via CMB's control of
Ravelston; and 611,039 via CMB's direct holdings.
Amiel disclaims beneficial ownership of CMB's
securities and this report shall not be deemed an
admission that she is a beneficial owner of such
securities for purpose of Section 16 or for any
other purpose.
