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Instruction 1(b).
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
(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. Hollinger International Inc. (HLR) to Issuer
(See Schedule I for additional (Check all applicable)
reporting persons)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director X 10% Owner
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer --- Other (Specify
Person (Voluntary) ---- (give title below)
below)
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Hollinger International Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------
401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 740 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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(Street) (Month/Year)
---- Form filed by One
Reporting Person
X
---- Form filed by More than
Chicago Illinois 60611 One Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Secur- 6. Ownership 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) ities Benefi- Form: of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Direct direct
(Instr.8) End of Month (D) or Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) Indirect cial
Day/ ---------------------------------- (I) Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr.4) ship
(D) (Instr.4)
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Class A Common Stock (2) X 357,269 D (3) (4) (5) (5)
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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).
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 CONTROL NUMBER.
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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
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4)
Deriv- Day/ or Disposed of (Month/Day/
ative Year) (D) (Instr. 3, Year)
Security 4, and 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 (3) (2) X 776,675 (6) (7) (8)
Call Options
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1. Title of Derivative 8. Price 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security of Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Deriv- Securities Derivative Beneficial
ative Beneficially Security: Ownership
Secur- Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
ity of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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HI Series II (9) (10) (10) (10)
Call Options
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EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:
See Schedule I attached hereto.
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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).
HOLLINGER INC.
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan June 6, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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.
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
THE RAVELSTON CORPORATION LIMITED June 6, 2000
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By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan Date
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**Signature of Reporting Person
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Conrad M. Black June 6, 2000
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Hon. Conrad M. Black, P.C., O.C.
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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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Barbara Amiel Black June 6, 2000
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Barbara Amiel Black
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SCHEDULE I
Explanatory 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
June 2000
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 Executive Officer) and 10% Owner
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(iv) For Amiel: Director and Officer (Vice President)
and 10% owner via spouse CMB.
(2) The disposition of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock ("Class A
Common Shares") occurred on various dates throughout the month of May (with
respect to and aggregate of 357,269 Class A Common Shares during such
period) in connection with the retraction of Series II Preference Shares
("Series II Shares") issued by HI, the Issuer's parent corporation.
(3) The consideration given for the exchange of each Series II Share was 0.46
of a Class A Common Share.
(4) (i) For HI: 23,534,869 Class A Common Shares held directly
by HI, and indirectly via its wholly owned
subsidiary 504468 N.B. Inc.
(ii) For Ravelston: 23,534,869 Class A Common Shares indirectly via
its control over HI
(iii) For CMB: 23,534,869 Class A Common Shares via his
control over Ravelston, which controls HI, 600
Class A Common Shares directly, 9,600 Class A
Common Shares indirectly via Conrad Black
Capital Corporation, 50 Class A Common Shares
indirectly via son, and 500 Class A Common
Shares indirectly 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. 23,534,869 Class A Common Shares via spouse's
control over Ravelston, 500 Class A Common
Shares directly, 9,600 Class A Common Shares
indirectly via spouse's control over Conrad
Black capital corporation, 50 Class A Common
Shares indirectly via spouse's son, and 600
Class A Common Shares indirectly 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 he 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.
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(iii) For CMB: Directly and indirectly, via his control of
Ravelston, which controls HI.
(iv) For Amiel: Directly and indirectly via her spouse, CMB,
and his control of Ravelston, which controls
HI.
(6) Immediately.
(7) Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.
(8) 357,269
(9) The Series II Shares were originally issued in 1997 and 1998 in exchange
for Equity Units of Hollinger Inc. and for Series I Non-Voting Preference
Shares of Hollinger Inc., respectively, at a stated value of [Cdn.] $10.00
per share.
(10) (i) For HI: 11,237,639 Series II Shares remain outstanding,
resulting in a put equivalent position with
respect to 5,169,314 Class A Common Shares.
(ii) For Ravelston: 66,693 Series II Shares directly, resulting in
a call equivalent position with respect to
30,679 Class A Common Shares. Via its control
of HI, Ravelston indirectly beneficially owns
HI's position in the Series II Shares.
(iii) For CMB: 1,611,039 Series II Shares directly, resulting
in a call equivalent position with respect to
741,077 Class A Common Shares. Via his control
of Ravelston (and its control of HI), CMB
indirectly beneficially owns Ravelston's and
HI's positions in the Series II Shares.
(iv) For Amiel: 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 purposes of Section 16 or
for any other purpose.
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