Abitibi-Consolidated

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Combination approved by U.S. Department of Justice; Companies Announce Date for Q3 Earnings Release

MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, Oct. 23 -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:BWX) today announced that they have reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice that will allow the completion of the proposed combination of the two companies. Under the terms of the agreement, which was signed and filed...

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Quebec Superior Court Issues Final Order Approving the Merger of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater

MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, Aug. 7 /-- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:BWX) today announced that the Superior Court of Quebec has issued a final order approving the Plan of Arrangement for the merger of the two companies. The Court's final approval follows the approval by Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater...

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Abitibi-Consolidated and AbitibiBowater Undertake to Postpone Earliest Exchangeable Share Redemption Date

MONTREAL, July 26 /-- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE:BOW) announced today that Abitibi-Consolidated and AbitibiBowater have undertaken, subject to the closing of the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater, to cause the earliest date on which all outstanding non-voting exchangeable shares may be called for redemption by the Board of...

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Abitibi-Consolidated Shareholders Approve Combination with Bowater

MONTREAL, July 26 -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) announced today that its shareholders have voted in favour of the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW). The vote on the plan of arrangement required to effect the combination occurred today at a Special Meeting of shareholders of Abitibi-Consolidated. Approximately 80% of the vote cast...

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ISS Recommends Abitibi-Consolidated Shareholders Vote 'FOR' the Proposed Combination with Bowater

MONTREAL, July 15 /-- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) has recommended that Abitibi-Consolidated shareholders vote FOR the proposed combination with Bowater Incorporated. ISS is the world's leading provider of corporate governance and proxy voting solutions. In light of this recommendation, John Weaver,...

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Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Set Shareholder Vote for Proposed Combination

MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, June 13 / -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(NYSE:TSX:)(NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) announced today that each company will hold a meeting of its shareholders on July 26, 2007 in order for shareholders to vote on, among other matters, the companies' proposed combination. The Quebec Superior Court has granted today an interim order approving...

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Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Amend Combination Agreement

A (TSX) BWX (TSX) ABY (NYSE) BOW (NYSE) MONTREAL and GREENVILLE, SC, May 8 / -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Incorporated announced today that they have amended the combination agreement signed on January 29, 2007 pursuant to which Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater agreed to combine their companies in an all-stock merger of equals. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that the...

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Company News

Abitibi-Consolidated Completes Energy Generation Venture - Hydro Assets in Ontario Regrouped into ACH Limited Partnership

MONTREAL, April 2 -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. announced today that it has closed the transaction with the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, announced by the Company in January 2007, creating ACH Limited Partnership, a joint-venture for the Company's Ontario hydroelectric generation facilities. Abitibi-Consolidated has retained a 75% equity interest in the joint-venture and the Caisse has...

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Abitibi-Consolidated Creates Venture in Energy Generation - Hydro Assets in Ontario to be Regrouped into ACH Limited Partnership

MONTREAL, Jan. 26 -- Abitibi-Consolidated announced today that it has entered into a binding letter of intent with the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec to create a joint-venture for the Company's Ontario hydroelectric generation facilities. The Company will retain a 75% interest in the joint-venture, called ACH Limited Partnership, while the Caisse will acquire a 25% interest. The Caisse...

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Materials

Offset Paper combines stiffness and light basis weight.

Surface-treated to ensure ink hold-out and optimal on-press performance, environmentally friendly INNOVATIVE OFFSET(TM) offers chlorine-free paper product that delivers brightness level of 81 and whiteness of 90. It requires ~50% less wood fiber than commodity offset and utilizes surface-sized process.

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