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 July, 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
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Exhibit Description Page Number
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99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 1999 5
of Hollinger Canadian Publishing
Holdings Inc., Hollinger
International Inc. and 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: July 28, 1999 by
/s/ Charles G. Cowan, Q.C.
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Name: Charles G. Cowan, Q.C.
Title: Vice President and
Secretary
Exhibit 99.1
HOLLINGER CANADIAN PUBLISHING HOLDINGS INC. (Canada)
HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC. (U.S.)
HOLLINGER INC. (Canada)
HOLLINGER CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Toronto, Canada, July 28, 1999 - Hollinger Canadian Publishing
Holdings Inc. ("Hollinger Canadian") (TSE, ASE: HCP.U) and its affiliates,
Hollinger Inc. ("Hollinger") (TSE, ME, VSE: HLG.C; Nasdaq: HLGCF) and
Hollinger International Inc. ("Hollinger International") (NYSE: HLR),
announce that Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership") (TSE: HCN.UN) has completed its initial public offering of
C$40 million (4 million units at C$10 per unit). All units of the
Partnership, including the 20 million units issued pursuant to a prospectus
which qualified units purchased through its private placement which was
completed on April 30, 1999, are now listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange.
The offering was underwritten by a syndicate led by CIBC World Markets Inc.
and Salman Partners Inc. The underwriters have an over allotment option for
up to an additional C$6,000,000 (or 600,000 units) which is exercisable in
whole or in part on or before September 27, 1999.
The Partnership is a leading Canadian publisher of daily and weekly
newspapers, magazines and specialty publications. The Partnership's
publications include 47 daily community newspapers, 180 non-daily
newspapers and shopping guides (comprised of 25 paid and 154 unpaid
publications), and 106 magazines and specialty publications. These
publications are generally strategically clustered and are primarily
distributed in communities in smaller urban, suburban and rural markets
across Canada.
Hollinger International, through its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies, is a leading publisher of English-language newspapers in the
United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Israel. Included among the
company's 163 paid daily newspapers are the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily
Telegraph (London) and The Ottawa Citizen. These 163 newspapers have a
world-wide daily combined circulation of approximately 4,451,000. In
addition, the company publishes 441 non-daily newspapers as well as
magazines and other publications.
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Hollinger is a Canadian-based international newspaper company that,
through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the publishing, printing and
distribution of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom, the United
States, Canada and Israel. Web sites are operated at all of its major
newspapers. It owns the Canada.com national portal site and a variety of
other specialized sites. Through its Hollinger Digital subsidiary, it has
taken investment positions in various Internet-based companies.
For 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
