SEC Form 3
FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2020 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLACKBERRY Ltd [ BB ] | |||||||||||||
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Shares | 129,000 | I | See Footnote(1) |
Common Shares | 46,724,700 | I | See Footnote(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
3.75% Unsecured Convertible Debentures | (3) | (3) | Common Shares | 50,000,000 | (3) | I | See Footnote(2) |
Deferred Share Units | (4) | (4) | Common Shares | 147,812 | 0 | D |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. These securities are held by The Second 810 Holdco Ltd ("810 Holdco"). V. Prem Watsa is the controlling person of 810 Holdco. Mr. Watsa disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Watsa is a beneficial owner for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose. |
2. These securities are held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Watsa is the CEO and controlling person of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited through the other Reporting Persons. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a beneficial owner for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose. |
3. The 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures (the "3.75% Debentures") mature on November 13, 2020 and are not redeemable prior to maturity. Each $1,000 principal amount of the 3.75% Debentures are convertible at any time into 100 common shares of BlackBerry Limited ("BlackBerry"), subject to adjustments in accordance with the indenture governing the 3.75% Debentures. |
4. The Deferred Share Units ("DSUs") are held directly by Mr. Watsa and were received in connection with his service as a director of BlackBerry. Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one common share. The DSUs become payable, in cash or common shares or a combination of the two, at the discretion of BlackBerry following cessation of Mr. Watsa's service as a director of BlackBerry. |
/s/ V. Prem Watsa | 03/02/2020 | |
/s/ Peter Clarke, Chief Operating Officer, on behalf of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 03/02/2020 | |
/s/ V. Prem Watsa, Director, on behalf of FFHL Group Ltd. | 03/02/2020 | |
/s/ V. Prem Watsa, Director, on behalf of The Second 1109 Holdco Ltd. | 03/02/2020 | |
/s/ V. Prem Watsa, President, on behalf of The Sixty Two Investment Company Limited | 03/02/2020 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |