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  Complaint: Hollinger International, Inc.
Hollinger International has made use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce in connection with the acts, practices and courses of business alleged herein in the Northern District of Illinois and elsewhere.
Hollinger International common stock is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol HLR.
Hollinger International failed to disclose the existence of the non-competition payment to Hollinger, Inc. made in connection with the PMG transaction in any of its subsequent filings, from in or about March 30, 2001, the filing date of its 2000 10-K, until the information was first discussed in filings with the Commission in November 2003.
edgar.sec.gov /litigation/complaints/comp18550.htm   (2448 words)

  
 CNN.com - Hollinger seeks to block Black - Jan. 27, 2004
Hollinger International also adopted a "poison pill" measure, a defensive tactic used in corporate takeover battles that would allow minority shareholders to take a greater stake in the company in an attempt to stop a sale.
John Warden, one of Black's attorneys, denounced Hollinger's move to adopt the poison pill as "a descent into the lawless conduct of corporate affairs" and a "futile attempt" to block the deal with the Barclays.
On Monday, Hollinger International said it was suing Black in Chancery Court in Delaware to block the deal with the Barclays and to eliminate the super-voting class of shares held by the parent company should the deal be consummated.
cnn.com /2004/BUSINESS/01/27/hollinger.black.ap/index.html   (461 words)

  
  Black Seen Leaving Hollinger Inc. Board
Hollinger Inc. is the parent company of Hollinger International Inc., the Chicago newspaper publisher immersed in a legal battle with Black, its former top executive, over payments the company made to him.
Hollinger Inc. is controlled by Lord Black, who is chairman of the Toronto holding company, and it has voting control over Hollinger International.
Hollinger Inc.'s independent directors had discussed the possible resignation of Lord Black from the board, but no firm plans had been set.
www.nysscpa.org /home/2004/1004/4week/article67.htm   (193 words)

  
 SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Conrad Black, F. David Radler and Hollinger Inc.
The Commission's complaint alleges that from approximately 1999 through 2003, Black, Radler and Hollinger Inc. engaged in a fraudulent and deceptive scheme to divert cash and assets from Hollinger International, Inc., a U. public company and a subsidiary of Hollinger, Inc., and concealed their self-dealing from Hollinger International's public shareholders.
Black, Radler and Hollinger, Inc. engaged in a scheme to defraud Hollinger International shareholders through a series of related party transactions by which Black and Radler diverted to themselves, other corporate insiders and Hollinger, Inc. approximately $85 million of the proceeds from Hollinger International's sale of newspaper publications through purported "non-competition" payments.
Hollinger International consented to the entry of the order, which also permanently enjoined the company from violating the reporting and internal control provisions of the federal securities laws.
www.sec.gov /news/press/2004-155.htm   (684 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc. Status Update: October 6, 2006 : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hollinger has not filed its interim financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30 in each of its 2004 and 2005 fiscal years and for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006.
Hollinger's Audit Committee and management continue to work with its auditors, and are continuing discussions with regulators with a view to finalizing Hollinger's historical audited financial statements and bringing its public filings up to date.
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 70.1% voting and 19.7% equity interest in Sun-Times Media Group Inc. (formerly Hollinger International Inc.), a newspaper publisher with assets which include the Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area.
press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/859423.html   (944 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc. Signs Cooperation Agreement With United States Attorney's Office Market Wire - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The USAO has agreed not to prosecute Hollinger for any crimes committed by its former officers, directors or employees relating to the $16.55 million in non-compete payments diverted from Hollinger International Inc. to Hollinger, as long as Hollinger abides by the terms of the Cooperation Agreement.
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 66.8% voting and 17.4% equity interest in Hollinger International, a newspaper publisher with assets which include the Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area.
Additionally, Inc. has been advised that Conrad Black and his associates concealed their fraudulent conduct by, among other things, causing International to make filings with the SEC that contained material falsehoods and omissions, and by making false and fraudulent statements to International's shareholders and other outsiders.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200605/ai_n16362225   (713 words)

  
 CNN.com - Barclays withdraw Hollinger offer - Mar. 2, 2004
Toronto-based Hollinger Inc.'s main asset is a controlling voting stake in Chicago-based Hollinger International, owner of newspapers including Britain's Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Hollinger International and Black, who was forced out as chairman and chief executive after the company accused him of receiving millions of dollars in unauthorized payments.
Hollinger Inc.'s funding crisis takes place as investment bank Lazard is seeking buyers for Hollinger International or its newspapers, which is expected to attract a host of potential bidders including private equity groups and publishers in the United States and Britain.
www.cnn.com /2004/BUSINESS/03/02/hollinger.black.reut/index.html   (395 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc. Status Update: May 19, 2006 : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hollinger has not filed its interim financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30 in each of its 2004 and 2005 fiscal years and March 31 of its 2006 fiscal year.
All of Hollinger's direct and indirect interest in the shares of Class A Common Stock of Hollinger International is being held in escrow in support of future retractions of its Series II Preference Shares.
All of Hollinger's direct and indirect interest in the shares of Class B Common Stock of Hollinger International is pledged as security in connection with the senior notes (the "Senior Notes") and the second senior notes (the "Second Senior Notes").
press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/799253.html   (1076 words)

  
 Hollinger International Inc. - SourceWatch
Hollinger International Inc. is a large media publishing company that "operates through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies as a global publisher with English-language newspapers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Israel." It also owns a "large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area and a portfolio of new media investments" [1]
Hollinger put £8m into UK firm Cambridge Display Technology, in which Perle has a stake, and £1.5m in Trireme Associates, which has links to venture capital fund Trireme Partners LP, co-managed by Perle.
Hollinger International makes an annual contribution of $200,000 to The National Interest, a conservative quarterly magazine that also has links to Perle and Kissinger.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Hollinger_International_Inc.   (689 words)

  
 CNN.com - Barclays withdraw Hollinger offer - Mar. 2, 2004
Hollinger International and Black, who was forced out as chairman and chief executive after the company accused him of receiving millions of dollars in unauthorized payments.
Hollinger International also cut off management fees to Black and other executives, which they had used to service Hollinger Inc.'s debt.
Hollinger Inc.'s funding crisis takes place as investment bank Lazard is seeking buyers for Hollinger International or its newspapers, which is expected to attract a host of potential bidders including private equity groups and publishers in the United States and Britain.
cnn.com /2004/BUSINESS/03/02/hollinger.black.reut/index.html   (395 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Government confirms criminal probe of Hollinger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hollinger Inc. attorney Nathan Eimer said Tuesday that his client is seeking 150 boxes of documents from the SEC and doesn't know which document they are seeking to block.
The investigation also seeks to determine whether fraud occurred in connection with Hollinger International's sale of newspaper publications to companies controlled by Black and Radler, as well as other transactions between Hollinger International and the defendants in the SEC lawsuit and their companies.
A special committee of Hollinger International's board of directors is also suing Black and his associates to recover what they say are hundreds of millions of dollars that were siphoned from the company.
www.usatoday.com /money/media/2005-03-22-hollinger_x.htm   (505 words)

  
 :: MN1 : Market News First - Hollinger Inc. Status Update: August 11, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hollinger has not filed its interim financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30 in each of its 2004 and 2005 fiscal years.
All of Hollinger's direct and indirect interest in the shares of Class B Common Stock of Sun-Times is pledged as security in connection with the senior notes (the "Senior Notes") and the second senior notes (the "Second Senior Notes").
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 66.8% voting and 17.4% equity interest in Sun-Times Media Group Inc. (formerly Hollinger International Inc.), a newspaper publisher with assets which include the Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area.
www.mn1.com /members/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10913   (786 words)

  
 Hollinger International News
Sun-Times Media Group Inc., citing an accelerating decline in advertising revenue, said Wednesday that directors are now weighing 'a range of options' to address the newspaper company's difficulties.
Conrad Black and his holding company Hollinger Inc. reached a confidential agreement Friday over the press baron's access to his assets, which were frozen in an August court ruling.
Reuters UK Conrad Black and his holding company Hollinger Inc. reached a confidential agreement on Friday over the press baron's access to his assets, which were frozen in an - Reuters The leading source of Breaking...
www.topix.net /com/hlr   (788 words)

  
 Complaint: Hollinger International, Inc.
Hollinger International is a publishing corporation with a business presence in many countries.
Hollinger International also failed to have adequate internal controls in order to insure that payments were properly approved before they were made and that public filings were accurate.
Hollinger International failed to disclose the existence of the non-competition payment to Hollinger, Inc. made in connection with the PMG transaction in any of its subsequent filings, from in or about March 30, 2001, the filing date of its 2000 10-K, until the information was first discussed in filings with the Commission in November 2003.
www.sec.gov /litigation/complaints/comp18550.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Sample Contracts - Guaranty - Hollinger international Inc., Wachovia Bank NA and Toronto Dominion Bank - Competitive ...
Neither Hollinger International nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “holding company,” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
All payments by Hollinger International pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made to the Administrative Agent and applied to costs, expenses, fees or the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as applicable.
This Guaranty is secured by various Collateral Documents delivered by Hollinger International and reference is made to such Collateral Documents for a description of the collateral security for this Guaranty, the nature and extent of such Collateral and the rights of the parties in and to such Collateral.
contracts.onecle.com /hollinger/intl.guar.2002.12.23.shtml   (2624 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Government confirms criminal investigation into Hollinger Inc.
Hollinger Inc. is the Toronto-based holding company that has voting control over Hollinger International.
He granted Hollinger Inc.'s request to have until next month to respond to the government filing.
Hollinger Inc. attorney Nathan Eimer said Tuesday that his client is seeking 150 boxes of documents from the SEC and doesn't know which one prosecutors are seeking to block.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20050323-1044-hollinger-sec.html   (685 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Hollinger Inc. Signs Cooperation Agreement With United States Attorney's Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Additionally, Inc. has reconstituted its board of directors in an effort to ensure that the directors are, and remain, independent of Black and his associates.
Any such contradictory statement by Inc., its attorneys, board of directors, agents, officers or employees shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, and Inc. thereafter would be subject to prosecution as set forth in paragraph 4 of this Agreement.
Upon the government's notifying Inc. of such a contradictory statement, Inc. may avoid a breach of this Agreement by publicly repudiating such statement within 48 hours after notification by the government.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=129292   (1430 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc. Status Update
Hollinger International stated that the restated financial results were to correct accounting errors in prior periods and to reflect reclassifications arising from the adoption of a new accounting standard.
Hollinger and its staff continue to give their full and unrestricted assistance to the Inspector in order that it may carry out its duties, including access to all files and electronic data.
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 66.8% voting and 17.4% equity interest in Hollinger International, which is a newspaper publisher, the assets of which include the Chicago Sun-Times, a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area and a portfolio of news media investments.
www.p86.net /hollinger_inc_status_eaf.aspx   (1332 words)

  
 Black quitting posts at Hollinger Inc. - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com
Black's decision to leave Hollinger Inc. came as Catalyst Fund General Partner I Inc., a recent investor in Hollinger Inc., sought to have him and several others removed by an Ontario judge.
If Black succeeds in taking Hollinger Inc. private, it would be subject to fewer regulatory requirements, such as publishing quarterly financial results and keeping independent directors on its board.
Hollinger Inc.'s main asset is an 18 percent equity interest and 68 percent voting power in Hollinger International, which owns the Chicago Sun-Times and The Jerusalem Post but recently sold The Daily Telegraph of London for about $1.2 billion.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6364209   (455 words)

  
 RTE Business - Hollinger Inc sues former bosses
Hollinger's principal asset is its interest in Hollinger International, which is a newspaper publisher, the assets of which include the Chicago Sun-Times, a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area and a portfolio of news media investments.
Canadian-born Black was ousted last year as chairman of Hollinger International, amid allegations, which he denies, that he and an associate looted the company of $380m during their tenures as chief executive and chief financial officer.
In turn, Hollinger Inc controls 18% of the shares and 68% of the voting rights of Hollinger International.
www.rte.ie /business/2005/0330/hollinger.html   (347 words)

  
 Hollinger International Inc. | Printer-friendly Press Release
Hollinger will nominate two directors to the CanWest Board, commensurate with its opening equity interest of 15%.
Hollinger will use the cash proceeds to eliminate bank debt and possibly to cancel debentures and shares and create a substantial reserve of liquid assets.
Hollinger believes this intimate association with a highly successful telecaster built by an entrepreneurial spirit compatible with Hollinger is the best possible assurance of the strength of the newspaper franchises and of the prospects and security of all who work in them.
www.hollingerinternational.com /release_print.asp?articleid=57   (749 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Hollinger Gold Mine was incorporated in 1910 and went through several versions of that name.
On September 17, 1985 Hollinger Argus Limited amalgamated with Argcen Holdings Inc. (formerly Dominion Stores Limited) and Labmin Resources Limited (formerly Labrador Mining and Exploration Company Limited) to form HOLLINGER INC., the present day company.
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 70.1% voting and 19.7% equity interest in Sun-Times Media Group Inc. (formerly Hollinger International Inc.), a newspaper publisher with assets which include the Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area.
www.hollinger.com /corporate.htm   (191 words)

  
 Black resigns from Hollinger Inc.
FROM OCT. 28, 2004: Conrad Black to resign as Hollinger Inc. CEO and chairman: lawyer
Hollinger International owns the Chicago Sun-Times and in June agreed to sell the London Daily Telegraph to British financiers for about $1.8 billion.
Hollinger International is now run by independent directors and has sued Black, Hollinger Inc. and several other associated companies and individuals for more than $500 million US.
www.cbc.ca /money/story/2004/11/02/hollingerinc041102.html   (1218 words)

  
 cbs2chicago.com - Government Launches Criminal Investigation Into Hollinger Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hollinger Inc. attorney Nathan Eimer said Tuesday that his client is seeking 150 boxes of documents from the SEC.
The U.S. Attorney's office wouldn't release details of the document, but it said in the court filing that its criminal investigation is of Black, who was ousted as CEO of Hollinger International over a year ago; Hollinger Inc., Black's newspaper holding company; Radler; and "others relating to their conduct as Hollinger International."
In addition to the Sun-Times, Hollinger International publishes the Daily Southtown and a handful of small publications in the Chicago area and Canada.
cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_081192007.html   (457 words)

  
 Hollinger Inc. Announces Successful Satisfaction Of Escrow Conditions And Conversion Of Subscription Receipts Into ...
Hollinger Inc. ("Hollinger") (TSX:HLG.C)(TSX: HLG.PR.B)(TSX: HLG.PR.C) is pleased to announce that the conditions (the "Escrow Conditions") to the release from escrow of the gross proceeds of the previously announced offering of C$211 million of subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts") of Hollinger have been satisfied.
Hollinger regrets the decision of Vice-Chancellor Strine and believes there are meritorious grounds for appeal and will be considering its options in the upcoming weeks.
Hollinger's principal asset is its approximately 72.3% voting and 29.7% equity interest in Hollinger International Inc. Hollinger International is a global newspaper publisher with English-language newspapers in the United States, Great Britain and Israel.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2004/Jun/1047002.htm   (1019 words)

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