BlackBerry Holder Fairfax Reports 17.7% Stake Amid Debentures

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BlackBerry Holder Fairfax Reports 17.7% Stake Amid Debentures 2013-11-15 22:47:12.476 GMT

By Hugo Miller Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Fairfax reports 17.7% stake in BlackBerry, representing bond investment of $250m plus option to invest another $250m within 30 days of transaction closing, said Fairfax President Paul Rivett. * Share count went to 101.9m from 51.9m * NOTE: Nov. 13, Fairfax Announces Acquisition of Convertible Debentures of BlackBerry * NOTE: Nov. 7, BlackBerry Bonds Attract Investment From Qatar, Brookfield Link to filing

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