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Ontario	7372	Not Applicable
(Province or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No)



Title of each class		Name of each exchange where registered
Common Shares, without par value		Toronto Stock Exchange
Common Shares, without par value		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by this annual report.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing 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 (the “Exchange Act”). If “Yes” is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as those controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

The Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective. A discussion of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures can be found in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in Exhibit 1.3 to this Annual Report, under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls - Disclosure Controls and Procedures”.

See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in Exhibit 1.3 to this Annual Report, under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls - Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”.

The attestation report of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) is included in EY’s report, dated March 28, 2018, to the shareholders of the Registrant, which accompanies the Registrant’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, filed as Exhibit 1.2 to this Annual Report.

See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in Exhibit 1.3 to this Annual Report, under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls – Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”.

The Registrant was not required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR to send any notice to any of its directors or executive officers during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018.

The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Barbara Stymiest, an individual serving on the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, is an audit committee financial expert, within the meaning of General Instruction B(8)(b) of Form 40-F.

The Commission has indicated that the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not make such person an “expert” for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liability on such person that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Board of Directors who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee or Board of Directors.

The Registrant’s Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to all directors, officers and employees. A copy of the Code may be obtained at www.blackberry.com. The Registrant will provide a copy of the Code without charge to any person that requests a copy by contacting the Corporate Secretary at the address that appears on the cover of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

The aggregate fees billed by EY, the Company’s independent auditor, for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017, respectively, for professional services rendered by EY for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by EY in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for such fiscal years were $4,273,803 (of which $1,926,094 related to prior fiscal years) and $2,891,007, respectively.

The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017, respectively, for assurance and related services rendered by EY that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported above as audit fees were $33,598 and $18,071, respectively. Professional services provided included procedures related to the audit of new systems implemented.

The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017, respectively, for professional services rendered by EY for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and other services were $6,265 and $69,363, respectively. Tax services provided included international tax compliance engagements.

The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017, respectively, for professional services rendered by EY for acquisition related due diligence were $129,301 and $80,277, respectively.

Since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on July 30, 2002, all audit and non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s outside auditors are pre-approved by the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Registrant.

The Registrant is not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Tabular disclosure of the Registrant’s contractual obligations can be found in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in Exhibit No. 1.3 to this Annual Report, under the heading “Financial Condition - Aggregate Contractual Obligations”.

The Registrant has an Audit and Risk Management Committee comprised of four individuals: Barbara Stymiest (Chair), Timothy Dattels, Dr. Laurie Smaldone Alsup and the Hon. Wayne Wouters. Each of the members of the Audit and Risk Management Committee is independent as that term is defined by the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange.

A discussion of the Registrant’s critical accounting estimates can be found in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in Exhibit No. 1.3 to this Annual Report, under the heading “Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates - Critical Accounting Estimates”.

The Registrant is not currently required to disclose the information required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises or transactions in said securities.

The Registrant has previously filed with the Commission a Form F-X in connection with its Common Shares, as amended on Form F-X/A filed with the Commission on June 1, 2015 and on Form F-X/A filed with the Commission on June 24, 2016.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



Exhibit No.		Document

1.1		Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, dated March 28, 2018.

1.2		Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

1.3		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018.

23.1		Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101		Interactive Data File.



	BLACKBERRY LIMITED

Date: March 28, 2018	By:	/s/ Steven Capelli
	Name:	Steven Capelli
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer



¨	REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018	Commission File Number 1-38232



x Annual information form	x Audited annual financial statements



B.	Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting



C.	Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm



E.	Notice of Pension Fund Blackout Period



G.	Code of Ethics



H.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services



I.	Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements