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| 10/24/2007 | 5:55PM | PRNUS | Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) will replace Bowater Inc. (NYSE:BOW) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Friday, October 26. Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABY) are merging to form AbitibiBowater Inc. (NYSE:ABH), in a deal that is expected to close... More...>> |
| 10/23/2007 | 4:49PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater announce Board of Directors for AbitibiBowater Inc.
MONTREAL, QC, and GREENVILLE, SC, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOWNYSE:TSX:NYSE:BWX) today announced the expected composition of the new Board of Directors for AbitibiBowater Inc., following the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated... More...>> |
| 10/23/2007 | 4:25PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater combination approved by U.S. Department of Justice; companies announce date for Q3 earnings rel
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOWNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 10/09/2007 | 9:00AM | PRNUS | Recycling Partnership Launched Between Abitibi-Consolidated, the City of Houston & H-E-B
28 Houston-Area H-E-B Stores Designated as Public Recycling Locations for Paper, Plastics, Aluminum and Metals
HOUSTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated, one of the largest recyclers of newspapers and magazines in North America, today announced a new public/private recycling partnership with the... More...>> |
| 09/18/2007 | 7:00AM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Provide Merger Update
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOWNYSE:TSX:NYSE:BWX) today announced continued progress with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) pertaining to their proposed combination. The companies reaffirmed... More...>> |
| 08/07/2007 | 12:23PM | PRNUS | Quebec Superior Court Issues Final Order Approving the Merger of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOWNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 07/26/2007 | 6:29PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and AbitibiBowater Undertake to Postpone Earliest Exchangeable Share Redemption Date
MONTREAL, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 07/26/2007 | 12:53PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated Shareholders Approve Combination with Bowater
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MONTREAL, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 07/25/2007 | 3:47PM | PRNUS | AbitibiBowater Inc. Receives Investment Canada Act Approval
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) announced today that the Federal Minister of Industry, under the Investment Canada Act, has approved the proposed combination of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater.
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| 07/24/2007 | 4:58PM | PRNUS | Canadian Competition Bureau Clears Proposed Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Combination
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) announced today that the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) has informed them that it will not contest their proposed combination.
"We are very pleased the Bureau... More...>> |
| 07/18/2007 | 12:59PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated to hold first quarter 2007 results conference call and webcast
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MONTREAL, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. will release second quarter 2007 results before the stock markets open (approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern) on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Management will host a conference call and question-and-answer session to discuss earnings that... More...>> |
| 07/17/2007 | 5:02PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater announce executive team for AbitibiBowater
MONTREAL and GREENVILLE, SC, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOWNYSE:TSX:NYSE:BWX) today announced the proposed executive team to lead AbitibiBowater Inc., pending approval of the proposed combination and appointment by the Board of... More...>> |
| 07/16/2007 | 4:45PM | PRNUS | Third Avenue Management Opposes the Proposed Abitibi-Consolidated Merger with Bowater Incorporated
NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Third Avenue Management LLC, an investment adviser to private and institutional clients and the largest shareholder of Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. (NYSE:ABY)(TSX: A) ("Abitibi"), announced today that the firm opposes the proposed combination of Abitibi and Bowater Incorporated and intends... More...>> |
| 07/15/2007 | 10:54AM | PRNUS | ISS Recommends Abitibi-Consolidated Shareholders Vote 'FOR' the Proposed Combination with Bowater
MONTREAL, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 06/22/2007 | 1:46PM | PRNUS | SEC Completes Review of Proxy Materials for Proposed Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Combination
MONTREAL and GREENVILLE, SC, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE:TSX:NYSE:A) and Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) announced today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed its review of the joint proxy statement/prospectus/management information circular... More...>> |
| 06/13/2007 | 5:50PM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Set Shareholder Vote for Proposed Combination
MONTREAL, QC and GREENVILLE, SC, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (NYSE:ABYNYSE: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... More...>> |
| 06/11/2007 | 9:34AM | PRNUS | Media advisory - Abitibi-Consolidated to present at the 2007 JP Morgan Basics & Industrials Conference
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MONTREAL, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Weaver, will present at the 2007 JP Morgan Basics & Industrials Conference in New York, NY, U.S.A., on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern).
A copy of the presentation will... More...>> |
| 05/28/2007 | 2:28PM | PRNUS | Media advisory - Abitibi-Consolidated to present at the 2007 Scotia Capital Materials Conference
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MONTREAL, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer, Pierre Rougeau will present at the 2007 Scotia Capital Materials Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern).
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| 05/08/2007 | 7:30AM | PRNUS | Abitibi-Consolidated Reports Q1 Results
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| 05/03/2007 | 11:42AM | PRNUS | Media advisory - Abitibi-Consolidated to hold annual meeting of shareholders
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MONTREAL, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) at the Windsor, Salon Windsor, located on 1170 Peel Street, in Montreal. Television, photo and video recording equipment will be allowed... More...>> |