CUSIP No. 760975-10-2 | 13G | Page 2 of 6 Pages | |||
| (1) | Names of Reporting Persons Michael Lazaridis | ||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | (a) o (b) o | |||
| (3) | SEC Use Only | ||||
| (4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization Canadian | ||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | (5) | Sole Voting Power 29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | |||
| (6) | Shared Voting Power 0 | ||||
| (7) | Sole Dispositive Power 29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Dispositive Power 0 | ||||
| (9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | ||||
| (10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | ||||
| (11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.5% | ||||
| (12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN | ||||
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer | |
| Research In Motion Limited | ||
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices | |
| 295 Philip Street | ||
| Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 | ||
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing | |
| Michael Lazaridis | ||
Of the 29,013,312 Common Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lazaridis as of December 31, 2010: | ||
| (i) | 27,656,284 Common Shares are registered in the name of 1258701 Ontario Limited, all the shares of which are owned by Mr. Lazaridis; | |
| (ii) | 340,550 Common Shares are registered in the name of Mr. Lazaridis; | |
| (iii) | 146,478 Common Shares are held by Mr. Lazaridis as trustee of the Michael Lazaridis Family Trust II; and | |
| (iv) | 870,000 Common Shares are issuable on the exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Lazaridis that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2010. | |
The 29,013,312 Common Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lazaridis does not include 80,000 Common Shares issuable on the exercise of stock options and 135,000 Common Shares deliverable on the vesting of Restricted Share Units granted to Mr. Lazaridis that are exercisable/vest more than 60 days after December 31, 2010. | ||
Certain of the 29,013,312 Common Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lazaridis are subject to automatic securities disposition plans adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Act and Canadian securities laws on September 28, 2010, as described in the Issuer's press release furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K, dated September 29, 2010. | ||
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence | |
| 295 Philip Street | ||
| Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 | ||
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship | |
| Canadian | ||
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities | |
| Common Shares | ||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number | |
| 760975-10-2 | ||
| Item 3. | Filing Category | |
| Not applicable | ||
Item 4(a). | Amount Beneficially Owned | |
29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | ||
| Item 4(b). | Percent of Class | |
| 5.5% | ||
| Item 4(c). | Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has: | |
| (i) | sole power to vote or direct the vote: | |
29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | ||
| (ii) | shared power to vote or direct the vote: | |
| 0 | ||
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: | |
29,013,312 as of December 31, 2010 | ||
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: | |
| 0 | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class | |
| Not applicable | ||
| 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 | |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 10. | Certification |
| Not applicable |
| /s/ Michael Lazaridis | ||
| Michael Lazaridis | ||
