Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 30 2023 - 7:16AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Domtar CORP DE SC false 0001381531 0001381531 2023-05-26 2023-05-26
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 30, 2023 (May 26, 2023)
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
DOMTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE |
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001-33164 |
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20-5901152 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 234 Kingsley Park Drive |
| Fort Mill, South Carolina |
| 29715 |
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(803) 802-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement |
On May 26, 2023, Domtar Corporation (the “Company”) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Resolute FP Canada Inc. (“Resolute FP”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc., an affiliate of Atlas Holdings LLC (the “Purchaser”) to sell the Company’s Thunder Bay, Ontario pulp and paper mill to the Purchaser for a purchase price of $218.6 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments (the “Transaction”). The Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023.
The sale of the Thunder Bay, Ontario pulp and paper mill is a requirement under the consent agreement entered into between the Company and the Canadian Commissioner of Competition and registered with the Competition Tribunal in connection with its review of the Company’s acquisition of all the outstanding common shares of the parent company of Resolute FP, Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute”), on March 1, 2023. Resolute FP will continue to operate its sawmills and woodlands in Northwestern Ontario.
The Asset Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for similar transactions and customary termination rights, including if the closing has not occurred on or prior to September 1, 2023, which may be extended under certain conditions.
At the closing of the Transaction, the parties will enter into certain ancillary agreements, including a transition services agreement, a reverse transition services agreement and a long-term woodchip and biomass supply agreement.
Our expectations with respect to the closing are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those suggested by these statements for a number of reasons, including either party’s failure to satisfy the closing conditions and other factors impacting the paper industry or the mill.
On May 30, 2023, Resolute published a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1: Press release of Resolute Forest Products Inc., dated May 30, 2023
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| DOMTAR CORPORATION |
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/s/ Nancy Klembus |
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Nancy Klembus |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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| Date: May 30, 2023 |
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