BLACKBERRY Ltd — Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Feb 16, 2010

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 9)

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

760975-10-2

(CUSIP Number)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:

| £ | Rule
13d-1(b) |
| --- | --- |
| £ | Rule
13d-1(c) |
| S | Rule
13d-1(d) |

• The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

| CUSIP
No. 760975-10-2 — (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 32,985,922
as of December 31, 2009 |
| | (6) | Shared
Voting Power 0 |
| | (7) | Sole
Dispositive Power 32,985,922
as of December 31, 2009 |
| | (8) | Shared
Dispositive Power 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 32,985,922 as of December 31, 2009 | |
| (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) 5.9% | |
| (12) | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN | |

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| 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 32,985,922 Common Shares beneficial­ly owned by Mr. Lazaridis as of
December 31, 2009: | |
| | (i) | 31,123,894 Common Shares are registered in the name of 1258701 Ontario Limited, all
the shares of which are owned by Mr. Lazaridis; |
| | (ii) | 335,000 Common Shares are registered in the name of 2063227 Ontario Inc., all the
shares of which are owned by 1258701 Ontario Limited and the
Michael Lazaridis Family Trust II; |
| | (iii) | 340,550 Common Shares
are registered in the name of Mr. Lazaridis; |
| | (iv) | 146,478 Common Shares are held by Mr. Lazaridis as trustee of the Michael
Lazaridis Family Trust II; and |
| | (v) | 1,040,000 Common Shares are issuable on the exercise of stock options granted to Mr.
Lazaridis that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31,
2009. |
| | The 32,985,922 Common Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lazaridis does not include 210,000 Common
Shares issuable on the exercise of stock options and 75,000 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,
2009. | |
| | Certain
of the 32,985,922 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 May 14, 2009, as described in the Issuer's
press release furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
6-K, dated May 21, 2009. | |
| Item
2(b). | Address of Principal
Business Office or, if None, Residence | |
| | 295
Philip Street | |
| | Waterloo,
Ontario N2L 3W8 | |

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| 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 | |
| | 32,985,922 as of
December 31, 2009 | |
| Item
4(b). | Percent of
Class | |
| | 5.9 % | |
| Item
4(c). | Number of shares as to
which the Reporting Person has: | |
| | (i) | sole
power to vote or direct the vote: |
| | | 32,985,922 as of
December 31, 2009 |
| | (ii) | shared
power to vote or direct the vote: |
| | | 0 |
| | (iii) | sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition: |
| | | 32,985,922 as of
December 31, 2009 |
| | (iv) | shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition: |
| | | 0 |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five
Percent or Less of a Class | |
| | Not
applicable | |

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| 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 |

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the signatory certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 16, 2010

| / s / Michael
Lazaridis |
| --- |
| Michael
Lazaridis |

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