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FORM 5
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[ ] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
subject to Section 16. Form
4 or Form 5 obligations may ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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)
| | to Issuer
| | (Check all applicable)
BLACK CONRAD M. | HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. - HLR | __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | _____ Other (specify below)
C/O HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Security Number | Month/Year | CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
401 NORTH WABASH, SUITE 740 | of Reporting | FISCAL YEAR END 1998 |----------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------| Person (Voluntary) |-------------------------|7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Street) | | | (Check Applicable Line)
| | 5. If Amendment, | _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
| | Date of Original | ___ Form filed by More than One
CHICAGO IL 60611 | | (Month/Year) 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
| (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
| Year) | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene-
| |---------------|--------------------------| of Issuer's | (D) or | ficial
| | | | | (A) | | Fiscal Year | Indirect| Owner-
| | | | | or | | (Instr. 3 | (I) | ship
| | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | and 4) |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4)
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK | 5/25/98 | P | 4 | 100 | A | $14.94 | 100 | D |
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK | 5/10/96 | P | 4 | 50 | A | $11.63 | 50 | I | (1)
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK | - | - | | - | - | - | 10,708,218 | I | (2)
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK | - | - | | - | - | - | 18,749,186 | I | (3)
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK | - | - | | - | - | - | 9,600 | I | (4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-97)
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FORM 5 (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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9. Number of | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of |
Derivative | of Derivative | Indirect |
Securities | Security: | Beneficial |
Beneficially | Direct (D) | Ownership |
Owned at End | or Indirect (I) | (Instr. 4) |
of Fiscal Year | (Instr. 4) | |
(Instr. 4) | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Stock was purchased by my son. I disclaim beneficial ownership of my son's shares.
(2) Owned by Hollinger Inc., which is indirectly controlled by Conrad M. Black through
his holdings in The Ravelston Corporation Limited.
(3) Owned by 504468 N.B. Inc., a subsidiary of Hollinger Inc., which is indirectly
controlled by Conrad M. Black through his holdings in The Ravelston Corporation
Limited.
(4) Owned by Conrad Black Capital Corporation.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Conrad M. Black 2/23/99
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------- ------------------
**Signature of Date
Reporting Person
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 Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 2270 (7/96)
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