-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VwA7SJUgKs/WTeLWiGaDz77Q4mXo/v+tsQwzbk+JGLxCjl+fZ4j9Ox57ApOshyEC Dj2W8L2ymk42cbkIulhNww== 0000009749-98-000031.txt : 19980218 0000009749-98-000031.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000009749-98-000031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980217 SROS: AMEX SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000868512 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 953518892 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43563 FILM NUMBER: 98541558 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 N WABASH AVE STREET 2: STE 740 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60611 BUSINESS PHONE: 3123212299 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 NORTH WABASH AVE STREET 2: SUITE 740 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940204 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000009749 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 136180473 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 LIBERTY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10006 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122502500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 LIBERTY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10006 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT NEW YORK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671107 SC 13G 1 HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL 13-G FILING BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION One Bankers Trust Plaza New York, New York 10006 Damian P. Reitemeyer Vice President Telephone: (212) 250-4599 February 17, 1998 Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Document Control 450 Fifth Street, N W Washington, DC 20549 Attn. : Filing Desk Dear Sirs : Re : Filing of Schedule 13G on HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL, INC Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and Regulations copy under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following is one of the Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of the above referenced corporation. Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-Mail confirmation. Sincerely, Damian P. Reitemeyer Enclosures SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) * -------- HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL, INC NAME OF ISSUER : Common Stock: No Par TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES 435569108 CUSIP NUMBER Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ X ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent there to reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class. ) ( See Rule 13d-7.) * 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 reminder 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). Continued on following page(s) Page 1 of 8 Page 2 of 8 CUSIP No. 435569108 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly- owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company,its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary Alex. Brown Capital Advisory and Trust Company (Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust), and its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, BT Australia Limited. 13-6180473 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [ ] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Both Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers Trust Company are New York Corporations. Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust is a Maryland Corporation. BT Australia Limited is an Australian Corporation. NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER Bankers Trust Company 74,400 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,028,661 shares SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER Bankers Trust Company 0 BT Australia Limited 0 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0 0 shares OWNED BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITION POWER Bankers Trust Company 107,900 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,062,161 shares REPORTING PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITION POWER Bankers Trust Company 0 BT Australia Limited 0 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0 0 shares Page 3 of 8 CUSIP No. 435569108 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Bankers Trust Company 107,900 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,062,161 shares 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Bankers Trust Company 0.15% BT Australia Limited 8.26% Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0.06% 8.47% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC Bankers Trust Company - BK BT Australia Limited - CO Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust - BK CUSIP No. 435569108 Page 4 of 8 Item 1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER: HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL, INC Item 1 (b) ADDRESSES OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 401 North Wabash Avenue Suite 740 Chicago, IL 60601 Item 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FILING: Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly- owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust and its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, BT Australia Limited. . . Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE: Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers Trust Company are located at: 130 Liberty Street New York, New York 10006. Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust is located at: 19 South Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 BT Australia Limited is located at: Level 15 The Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square Sydney NWS 2000 Australia Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP: Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company are incorporated in the State of New York with their principal business offices located in New York. BT Australia Limited is an Australian company doing business in Australia. CUSIP No. 435569108 Page 5 of 8 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust is a Maryland Corporation with its principal business office located in Maryland. Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock: No Par Item 2 (e) CUSIP NUMBER: 435569108 Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A: For Bankers Trust New York Corporation, (g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G) For Bankers Trust Company, (b) [X] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act For Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust, (b) [X] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act BT Australia Limited is a corporation permitted to report on Schedule 13G in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letter to Bankers Trust New York Corporation dated May 15, 1990 (avail. May 15, 1990). Item 4 OWNERSHIP: As of December 31, 1997 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Bankers Trust Company 107,900 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,062,161 shares CUSIP No. 435569108 Page 6 of 8 (b) Percent of Class: Bankers Trust Company 0.15% BT Australia Limited 8.26% Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0.06% 8.47% (c) Number of shares as to which the Bank has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote - Bankers Trust Company 74,400 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,028,661 shares (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote - Bankers Trust Company 0 BT Australia Limited 0 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0 0 shares (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - Bankers Trust Company 107,900 BT Australia Limited 5,908,261 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 46,000 6,062,161 shares (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - Bankers Trust Company 0 BT Australia Limited 0 Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust 0 0 shares Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS: [ ] Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON: Not applicable. Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY: See Item 3 above and Exhibits to Item 7 Page 7 of 8 CUSIP No. 435569108 Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: Not applicable. Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP: Not applicable. Item 10 CERTIFICATION: By signing below I certify that , to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. 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. Date: as of December 31, 1997 Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation By : /s/James T. Byrne, Jr. Name : James T. Byrne, Jr. Title: Secretary Signature: Bankers Trust Company By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr. Name: James T. Byrne, Jr. Title: Secretary Page 8 of 8 CUSIP No. 435569108 Signature: BT Australia Limited By: /s/ Jarod Glenn Benson Name: Jarod Glenn Benson Title: Secretary Signature: Alex.Brown Capital Advisory and Trust By: /s/ Gregg Hawes Name: Gregg Hawes Title: Secretary EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7 The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below: Bankers Trust New York Corporation | 100% | Bankers Trust Company EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7 The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York Corporation to BT Australia Limited is shown below: Bankers Trust New York Corporation | 100% | Bankers Trust Company | 100% | Bankers International Corporation | 100% | B.T. International (Delaware), Inc. | 100% | BT Foreign Investment Corporation | 100% | BT Investments (Australia) Limited | 100% | Bankers Trust Australia Limited | 100% | BT Australia Limited EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7 The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York Corporation to Alex. Brown Capital Advisory and Trust is shown below: Bankers Trust New York Corporation | | 100% | | BT Alex.Brown Holdings Incorporated | | 100% | | Alex.Brown Financial Corporation | | 100% | | Alex. Brown Asset Management Incorporated | | 100% | | Alex. Brown Capital Advisory and Trust Company -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----