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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). 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 to
Hollinger Inc. Hollinger International Inc. (HLR) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Hollinger International Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 740 Person (Voluntary) March 2000 ---- title --- below)
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5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Original Reporting (Check applicable box)
(Month/Year) Form filed by One
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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 Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Class A Common Stock (2) X 50,600 D (3) (4) (5) (5)
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3/99)
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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 (3) (2) X 110,000 (6) (7) (8) (9)
Call Options
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) 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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HI Series II (10) (10) (10)
Call Options
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Explanation of Responses:
See Schedule I attached hereto.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute HOLLINGER INC.
Federal Criminal Violations. By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan March 29, 2000
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- --------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles G Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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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 March 29, 2000
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan ----------------
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**Signature of Reporting Person
Charles G. Cowan
Vice-President and Secretary
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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 March 29, 2000
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Hon. Conrad M. Black, P.C.,O.C.
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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 March 29, 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
March 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 March
(with respect to and aggregate of 50,600 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: 24,588,943 Class A Common Shares held directly
by HI, and indirectly via its wholly owned
subsidiary 504468 N.B. Inc.
(ii) For Ravelston: 24,588,943 Class A Common Shares indirectly via
its control over HI
(iii) For CMB: 24,588,943 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: 24,588,943 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) 50,600
(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: 13,515,511 Series II Shares remain outstanding,
resulting in a put equivalent position with
respect to 6,217,135 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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