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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): JULY 31, 2000
HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-24004 95-3518892
(State or other Jurisdiction) (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
401 NORTH WABASH AVENUE, SUITE 740
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 321-2299
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On July 31, 2000, the Registrant and the Registrant's affiliaties,
Hollinger Inc., Southam Inc. and Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited
Partnership (together with the Registrant, the "Selling Group") announced that
they had entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") to sell to CanWest Global
Communications Corp. ("CanWest") for approximately CDN $3.5 billion, subject to
adjustments, the following assets of the Selling Group:
o a 50% interest in the National Post, while continuing as managing
partner;
o their metropolitan and a large number of their community newspapers in
Canada (including the Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, the Province, the
Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Montreal Gazette, The
Windsor Star, The Regina Leader Post, the Star Phoenix and The Victoria
Times-Colonist);
o the Southam Magazine and Information Group, and
o their operating Canadian Internet properties including canada.com.
The purchase price will be payable as to approximately CDN$700 million in shares
of CanWest and as to the balance, 75% in cash and 25% in subordinated debentures
of a senior company in the CanWest group. The sale is expected to be completed
at the end of September, 2000.
Further details of the transaction are contained in the press release dated
July 31, 2000 (see Exhibit 99 hereto), which press release is incorporated
herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date: August 14, 2000
By: /s/ Mark S. Kipnis
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Name: Mark S. Kipnis
Title: Vice President
