SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2005
Commission File Number :1-14118
PRESS RELEASE #06/05
QUEBECOR WORLD ANNOUNCES NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montreal, Quebec H3C 4M8
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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May 10, 2005 06/05
For immediate release
QUEBECOR WORLD ANNOUNCES NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
Montréal, Canada – The Board of Directors of Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE:IQW, TSX:IQW.SV), subject to the Toronto Stock Exchange approval, has authorized a normal course issuer bid for a maximum of 7,300,000 Subordinate Voting Shares, representing approximately 9.95% of the public float for the Subordinate Voting Shares, which constituted73,375,827 Subordinate Voting Shares as of April 29, 2005.
The purchases will be made at prevailing market prices, on the open market through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange during a twelve-month period (from May 13, 2005 to May 12, 2006) and will be made in accordance with the requirements of said Exchange. All shares purchased will be cancelled. As of April 29, 2005, there were 86,139,396 Subordinate Voting Shares and 46,987,120 Multiple Voting Shares of Quebecor World issued and outstanding.
Quebecor World believes that the repurchase of these Subordinate Voting Shares, pursuant to this normal course issuer bid, is in the best interest of Quebecor World and its shareholders.
During the last twelve months, Quebecor World has not purchased any Subordinate Voting Shares.Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE: IQW, TSX: IQW.SV) is one of the largest commercial printers in the world. It is a market leader in most of its major product categories which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty printing and direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value added services. The Company has approximately 35,000 employees working in more than 160 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and India.
Web address:www.quebecorworld.com
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Philippe Cloutier | Tony Ross |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
By:/s/ Marie Chlumecky
Name: Marie-É. Chlumecky
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: May 10, 2005