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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7 )*
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Hollinger Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Retractable Common Shares
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(Title of Class of Securities)
43556C 30 9
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(CUSIP Number)
Annual Reporting Requirement
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Sec 1745 (3-98)
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CUSIP NO. 43556C 30 9 13G PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
The Ravelston Corporation Limited
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ontario, Canada
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 14,140,357
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER
10,821,210
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,140,357
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,821,210
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
24,961,567
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |X|
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
68.62%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
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CUSIP NO. 43556C 30 9 13G PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Conrad M. Black
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 14,140,357
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER
10,821,210
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,140,357
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,821,210
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
24,961,567
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |X|
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
68.62%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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This Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G/A ("Amendment No. 7") relates to
the retractable common shares (Cusip No.: 43556C 30 9; the "Retractable Common
Shares") of Hollinger, Inc., a Canadian corporation (the "Issuer"). This
Amendment No. 7 amends and restates in their entirety Items 2, 4, 6 and 7 of the
filing persons' Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1994 (the "Initial Schedule
13G"), as previously amended. No other items are being amended at this time.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Initial Schedule 13G, as previously amended.
Item 2. The persons filing this Schedule are the Ravelston Corporation
Limited ("Ravelston") and the Hon. Conrad M. Black. Set forth below is
certain information relating to Ravelston and Mr. Black:
Ravelston
(a) Name: The Ravelston Corporation Limited
(b) Address: 10 Toronto Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 2B7
(c) Citizenship: Ravelston is a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada
Mr. Black
(a) Name: The Hon. Conrad M. Black
(b) Address: 10 Toronto Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 2B7
(c) Citizenship: Mr. Black is a citizen of Canada
This Schedule relates to the Issuer's Retractable Common Shares. As of
December 31, 2000, there were 36,374,487 Retractable Common Shares outstanding.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Ravelston
(i) Amount Beneficially Owned: As of December 31, 2000,
Ravelston beneficially owned, for purposes of Rule 13d-3
under the Act, 24,961,567 Retractable Common Shares.
(ii) Percent of Class: 68.62% (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3
under the Act)
The amount and percentage of the Retractable Common Shares
beneficially owned by Ravelston, as listed in Item 4(a)(i) and (ii) above,
include the following:
(A) 5,260,646 Retractable Common Shares held directly by
Ravelston.
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(B) 19,700,921 Retractable Common Shares held by the following
direct and indirect subsidiaries of Ravelston:
509645 N.B. Inc. (8,438,569)(1)
509647 N.B. Inc. (441,142)(2)
509646 N.B. Inc. (10,821,210)(3)
The amount and percentage of the Retractable Common Shares
beneficially owned by Ravelston, as listed in Item 4(a)(i) and (ii) above,
exclude 1,600 Retractable Common Shares held by Barbara Amiel Black, the wife of
Mr. Black. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Ravelston hereby expressly disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares.
(iii) Voting Power; Dispositive Power: Through its direct and
indirect holdings, Ravelston may be deemed to have:
(A) Sole power to vote or direct the vote of 14,140,357
Retractable Common Shares.
(B) Shared power to vote or direct the vote of 10,821,210
Retractable Common Shares held by 509646 N.B. Inc.(3)
(C) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of
14,140,357 Retractable Common Shares
(D) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of
10,821,210 Retractable Common Shares held by 509646 N.B.
Inc.(3)
(b) Mr. Black
(i) Amount Beneficially Owned: As of December 31, 2000, Mr.
Black beneficially owned, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under
the Act, 24,961,567 Retractable Common Shares.
(ii) Percent of Class: 68.62% (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3
under the Act)
The amount and percentage of the Retractable Common Shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Black, as listed in Item 4(a)(i) and (ii) above,
include the following:
(A) 24,961,567 Retractable Common Shares beneficially owned by
Ravelston, as described in Item 4(a). Conrad Black Capital
Corporation holds 64.4% of the common shares of Ravelston.
Mr. Black is the sole shareholder and Chairman of Conrad
Black Capital Corporation and through his control of Conrad
Black Capital Corporation effectively exercises control of
Ravelston.
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The amount and percentage of the Retractable Common Shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Black, as listed in Item 4(a)(i) and (ii) above,
exclude 1,600 Retractable Common Shares held by Mr. Black's wife, Barbara Amiel
Black. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Mr. Black, individually and on behalf of Conrad
Black Capital Corporation, hereby expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of
such shares.
(iii) Voting Power; Dispositive Power: Through his relationship
with Ravelston, as described in Item 4(b)(A), and through
his other holdings, Mr. Black may be deemed to have:
(A) Sole power to vote or direct the vote of 14,140,357
Retractable Common Shares.
(B) Shared power to vote or direct the vote of 10,821,210
Retractable Common Shares held by 509646 N.B. Inc.(3)
(C) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of
14,140,357 Retractable Common Shares
(D) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of
10,821,210 Retractable Common Shares held by 509646 N.B.
Inc.(3)
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Ravelston is a parent holding company. The direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Ravelston that hold Retractable Common Shares of the Issuer or
that control other indirect subsidiaries of Ravelston that hold Retractable
Common Shares of the Issuer have the right to receive the dividends from or the
proceeds from the sale of such Retractable Common Shares (See Item 7.) The
Ravelston Subsidiaries of Ravelston which individually have such rights with
respect to more than 5% of the Retractable Common Shares are 509645 N.B. Inc.
and 509646 N.B. Inc.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
Ravelston is a parent holding company. Of the Retractable Common
Shares beneficially owned by Ravelston as reported in Item 4, all are held by
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Ravelston listed on Exhibit 2 to this
Schedule.
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ENDNOTES
1. 509645 N.B. Inc. is controlled by Argus Corporation Limited, a direct
subsidiary of Ravelston ("Argus").
2. 509647 N.B. Inc. is controlled by 509644 N.B. Inc.; 509644 N.B. Inc. is
controlled by 509643 N.B. Inc.; 509643 N.B. Inc. is controlled by Argus.
3. 70.9 percent of the non-voting common stock of 509646 N.B. Inc. is owned by
509643 N.B. Inc. 509643 N.B. Inc. is controlled by Argus. 29.1 percent of
the non-voting common stock of 509646 N.B. Inc. is owned by Ravelston. One
hundred percent of the voting common stock of 509646 N.B. Inc. is owned by
Argus.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
January 19, 2001 THE RAVELSTON CORPORATION LIMITED
By: /s/ Charles G. Cowan
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Name: Charles G. Cowan, Q.C.
Title: Vice President and Secretary
By: /s/ Conrad M. Black
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Name: The Hon. Conrad M. Black,
P.C., O.C., individually and
on behalf of Conrad Black
Capital Corporation
Title: Chairman of Conrad
Black Capital Corporation
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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1 Joint Filing Agreement (previously filed) --
2 Subsidiaries Holding the Securities Being 10
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
3 Group Membership (previously filed) --
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