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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 Conrad M.
(See Schedule I for additional reporting persons)
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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)
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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)
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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(6) X 937,541 D (2) 17,811,645(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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Series II Prefer-
ence Shares, con-
taining imbedded Various
Call Options dates in Class A
(obligations to June Common
sell) (5) 1999(6) X D Immed. Stock 937,541 (5) 22,810,937 I (3)
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Explanation of Responses:
Hollinger Inc.
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan July 14, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
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The Ravelston Corporation Limited
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan July 14, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
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
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/s/ Barbara Amiel Black July 14, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Barbara Amiel Black
** 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.
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/s/ Conrad M. Black July 14, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Hon. Conrad M. Black, P.C., O.C.
** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
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SCHEDULE I
Notes to 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 17,811,645 shares of Class A Common Stock. Of these
shares, 10,708,218 shares of Class A Common Stock are owned by 504468
N.B. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollinger Inc.
(2) The disposition of 937,541 shares of Class A Common Stock was pursuant
to the exercise by holders of their
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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) The disposition of Class A Common Stock disclosed in this Form 4
occurred on various dates throughout the month of June 1999.
