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Press Release: BlackBerry Comments on Trading Activity at Request of the Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC, dated 2023-06-08)

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Exhibit 42 (Document 568-42) in Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA, entered on the FLSD docket June 8, 2023, is a four-page Factiva printout of a 443-word PR Newswire press release carried by Dow Jones Institutional News on 25 January 2021, BlackBerry Comments on Trading Activity at Request of the Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Issued in Waterloo, Ontario, it states that BlackBerry Limited is responding to a request by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and is not aware of any material, undisclosed corporate developments that would account for the recent increase in the market price or trading volume of its common shares. It adds that BlackBerry secures more than 500M endpoints, including over 175M cars.

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Date
2023-06-08

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“Press Release: BlackBerry Comments on Trading Activity at Request of the Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).” Original at archive.org, dated 2023-06-08. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-06-08-covid-era-misc-ef8d3b39-1/, SHA-256 ef8d3b391500e7bafdff30cb5ae285fb567613fdf02da661b552132821668638.

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                                Exhibit 42
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    Press Release: BlackBerry Comments on Trading Activity at Request of the Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)




                                                                HD                                                                Press Release: BlackBerry Comments on Trading
                                                                                                                                  Activity at Request of the Industry Regulatory
                                                                                                                                  Organization of Canada (IIROC)
                                                                WC                                                                443 words
                                                                PD                                                                25 January 2021
                                                                ET                                                                11:08 AM
                                                                SN                                                                Dow Jones Institutional News
                                                                SC                                                                DJDN
                                                                LA                                                                English
                                                                CY                                                                Copyright © 2021, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

                                                                LP
                                                                                                                                  BlackBerry Comments on Trading Activity at Request of
                                                                                                                                  the Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

                                                                                                                                  PR Newswire

                                                                TD
                                                                                                                                  WATERLOO, ON, Jan. 25, 2021

                                                                                                                                  WATERLOO, ON, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
                                                                                                                                  BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is issuing this
                                                                                                                                  press release in response to a request by the Investment
                                                                                                                                  Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada ("IIROC") to
                                                                                                                                  comment on recent trading activity of its stock.

                                                                                                                                  The Company is not aware of any material, undisclosed
                                                                                                                                  corporate developments and has no material change in its
                                                                                                                                  business or affairs that has not been publicly disclosed
                                                                                                                                  that would account for the recent increase in the market
                                                                                                                                  price or trading volume of its common shares.

                                                                                                                                  About BlackBerry

                                                                                                                                  BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent
                                                                                                                                  security software and services to enterprises and
                                                                                                                                  governments around the world. The company secures
                                                                                                                                  more than 500M endpoints including over 175M cars on
                                                                                                                                  the road today. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company
                                                                                                                                  leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative
                                                                                                                                  solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data
                                                                                                                                  privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint
                                                                                                                                  security management, encryption, and embedded
                                                                                                                                  systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a
                                                                                                                                  connected future you can trust.

                                                                                                                                  BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.

                                                                                                                                  For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
                                                                                                                                  @BlackBerry.

                                                                                                                                  Trademarks, including but not limited to BLACKBERRY,
                                                                                                                                  EMBLEM Design and QNX are the trademarks or

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                                                               registered trademarks of BlackBerry Limited, its
                                                               subsidiaries and/or affiliates, used under license, and the
                                                               exclusive rights to such trademarks are expressly
                                                               reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their
                                                               respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible for any
                                                               third-party products or services.

                                                               Contact:

                                                               BlackBerry Investor Relations

                                                               +1 (519) 888-7465

                                                               Investor_relations@BlackBerry.com

                                                               BlackBerry Media Relations

                                                               +1 (519) 597-7273

                                                               mediarelations@BlackBerry.com

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                                                               multimedia:
                                                               http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackberry-
                                                               comments-on-trading-activity-at-request-of-the-industry-
                                                               regulatory-organization-of-canada-iiroc-301214163.html

                                                               SOURCE BlackBerry Limited

                                                               /Web site: https://www.blackberry.com

                                                               25 Jan 2021 11:12 ET *BlackBerry Comments on Trading
                                                               Activity at Request of IIROC

                                                               25 Jan 2021 11:12 ET *BlackBerry: Not Aware of Any
                                                               Material, Undisclosed Corporate Developments to Account
                                                               for Recent Increase in Market Price or Trading Volume of
                                                               Common Shares>BB

                                                               25 Jan 2021 11:12 ET *BlackBerry: No Material Change
                                                               Its Business or Affairs That Hasn't Been Publicly Disclosed
                                                               to Account for Recent Increase in Market Price or Trading
                                                               Volume of Common Shares >BB

                                                               (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires

                                                               January 25, 2021 11:12 ET (16:12 GMT)

    CO                                                         reinmo : BlackBerry Ltd.

    IN                                                         i3302022 : Artificial Intelligence Technologies | i7902 :
                                                               Telecommunication Services | icellph : Cell/Mobile/Smart
                                                               Phones | i3302 : Computers/Consumer Electronics | i3441
                                                               : Telecommunications Equipment | i34411 : Mobile
                                                               Communications Devices | i3454 : Personal Electronics |
                                                               ielec : Consumer Electronics | ihandaps : Handheld
                                                               Electronic Devices | itech : Technology
    NS                                                         c13 : Regulation/Government Policy | neqac : Equities
                                                               Asset Class News | npress : Press Releases | cinfpo :
                                                               Information Technology Policy | ccat : Corporate/Industrial
                                                               News | ncat : Content Types | nfact : Factiva Filters |
                                                               nfcpin : C&E Industry News Filter
    RE                                                         caon : Ontario | cana : Canada | namz : North America

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    PUB                                                        Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

    AN                                                         Document DJDN000020210125eh1p002g0




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