Form 3 Rai Steve

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

Published: 2020-03-02 18:37:00
Submitted: 2020-03-02
Filing Agent: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP /FA
Period Ending In: 2020-03-01
About Form 3
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SEC FORM 3

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*
Rai Steve

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED
2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST

(Street)
WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7

(City) (State) (Zip)
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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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 11,801 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units (1) (1) Common Shares 2,952 (2) D
Restricted Share Units (3) (3) Common Shares 3,693 (2) D
Restricted Share Units (4) (4) Common Shares 80,789 (2) D
Restricted Share Units (5) (5) Common Shares 1,490 (2) D
Restricted Share Units (6) (6) Common Shares 6,237 (2) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects an amount of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") determined in accordance with satisfaction of performance conditions. RSUs will vest on September 29, 2020 if the reporting person is employed by BlackBerry Limited ("BlackBerry") as of that date.
2. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share or an equivalent amount of cash, or a combination of the two, at the discretion of BlackBerry.
3. The RSUs will vest in two approximately equal annual installments beginning October 1, 2020.
4. The RSUs will vest in three approximately equal annual installments beginning September 25, 2020.
5. The RSUs will vest on September 29, 2020.
6. The RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2020.
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Scott Lesmes, Attorney-in-Fact for Steve Rai 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.
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Schema Version:
X0206
Document Type:
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Period Of Report:
2020-03-01
No Securities Owned:
0

Issuer

Issuer Cik
0001070235
Issuer Name
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Issuer Trading Symbol
BB

Reporting Owner

Reporting Owner Id

Rpt Owner Cik
0001804998
Rpt Owner Name
Rai Steve

Reporting Owner Address

Rpt Owner Street1
C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Rpt Owner Street2
2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST
Rpt Owner City
WATERLOO
Rpt Owner State
A6
Rpt Owner Zip Code
N2K 0A7
Rpt Owner State Description
ONTARIO, CANADA

Reporting Owner Relationship

Is Director
0
Is Officer
1
Is Ten Percent Owner
0
Is Other
0
Officer Title
Chief Financial Officer

Non Derivative Holding

Security Title
Common Shares
Shares Owned Following Transaction
11801

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D

Derivative Holding

Security Title
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units
@attributes Id
F2
@attributes Id
F1
@attributes Id
F1

Underlying Security

Underlying Security Title
Common Shares
Underlying Security Shares
2952

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D
Security Title
Restricted Share Units
@attributes Id
F2
@attributes Id
F3
@attributes Id
F3

Underlying Security

Underlying Security Title
Common Shares
Underlying Security Shares
3693

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D
Security Title
Restricted Share Units
@attributes Id
F2
@attributes Id
F4
@attributes Id
F4

Underlying Security

Underlying Security Title
Common Shares
Underlying Security Shares
80789

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D
Security Title
Restricted Share Units
@attributes Id
F2
@attributes Id
F5
@attributes Id
F5

Underlying Security

Underlying Security Title
Common Shares
Underlying Security Shares
1490

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D
Security Title
Restricted Share Units
@attributes Id
F2
@attributes Id
F6
@attributes Id
F6

Underlying Security

Underlying Security Title
Common Shares
Underlying Security Shares
6237

Ownership Nature

Direct Or Indirect Ownership
D

Footnote

0
Reflects an amount of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") determined in accordance with satisfaction of performance conditions. RSUs will vest on September 29, 2020 if the reporting person is employed by BlackBerry Limited ("BlackBerry") as of that date.
1
Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share or an equivalent amount of cash, or a combination of the two, at the discretion of BlackBerry.
2
The RSUs will vest in two approximately equal annual installments beginning October 1, 2020.
3
The RSUs will vest in three approximately equal annual installments beginning September 25, 2020.
4
The RSUs will vest on September 29, 2020.
5
The RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2020.
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

Owner Signature

Signature Name
/s/ Scott Lesmes, Attorney-in-Fact for Steve Rai
Signature Date
2020-03-02
raipoa.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY


ENT> EX-24 2 raipoa.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY
POWER OF ATTORNEY



        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Fraser Deziel and Cyndi McGillivray of BlackBerry Limited, an Ontario, Canada corporation

(the "Company") and Scott Lesmes of Morrison & Foerster LLP, and with full power of substitution, as the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity

as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which,

in the opinion of any such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or

legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such

form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in any such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to

do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact,

or each such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done

by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of

the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is

no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in

a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 24th day of February, 2020.





 /s/ Steve Rai

 Name: Steve Rai



 
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