SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April, 1999
HOLLINGER INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
10 Toronto Street
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2B7
CANADA
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F
or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F Form 40-F x
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this form is also
thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.)
Yes No x
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EXHIBIT LIST
Sequential
Exhibit Description Page Number
99.1 Press Release dated April 23, 1999 5
of Hollinger Inc.
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SIGNATURES
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,
thereunto duly authorized.
HOLLINGER INC.
Date: April 27, 1999 by /s/ Charles G. Cowan, Q.C.
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Name: Charles G. Cowan, Q.C.
Title: Vice President and
Secretary
HOLLINGER INC.
SERIES II PREFERENCE SHARES TENDERED TO CONVERSION OFFER
Toronto, Canada, April 23, 1999 -- Hollinger Inc. ("Hollinger")
(TSE, ME, VSE: HLG.C; NASDAQ: HLGCF) announces that at the expiry of its
offer to convert up to 25,000,000 Series II Preference Shares (TSE, ME,
VSE: HLG.PR.B) into Series III Preference Shares approximately 10,500,000
Series II Preference Shares had been deposited under the offer and not
withdrawn. Hollinger will convert these Series II Preference Shares into
approximately 10,500,000 Series III Preference Shares and certificates
representing those shares will be mailed to holders shortly thereafter.
After giving effect to the conversions pursuant to the offer,
there will remain outstanding approximately 38,000,000 Series II Preference
Shares.
Hollinger Inc. is a Canadian-based international newspaper
company that through its subsidiaries is engaged primarily in the
publishing, printing and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the
United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Israel.
For further information please call:
J.A. Boultbee Peter Y. Atkinson
Executive Vice-President and CFO Vice-President and General Counsel
Hollinger Inc. Hollinger Inc.
(416) 363-8721 (416) 363-8721
