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 December 2005
Commission File Number :1-14118
PRESS RELEASE #17/05
QUEBECOR WORLD RENEWS AND EXTENDS $1 BILLION BANK FACILITY
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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QUEBECOR WORLD RENEWS AND EXTENDS $1 BILLION BANK FACILITY
Montréal, Canada – Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE:IQW, TSX: IQW.SV) is pleased to announce it has renewed and extended its $1 billion bank credit facility through to January 30, 2009. The terms and conditions are similar to the previous agreement and the obligation ranks pari passu with other senior unsecured indebtedness of Quebecor World Inc. The three-year agreement was arranged by RBC Capital Markets and includes two new major international banks as well as 13 of the 14 previous lenders.
"We are pleased and appreciate that the vast majority of our lenders have renewed their commitment to the Company and we welcome the two new participants, " said Jacques Mallette, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Quebecor World. "This renewed long-term commitment provides us with appropriate financial flexibility and liquidity to support our world-wide operations going forward."
About Quebecor World
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, direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value added services. Quebecor World has approximately 32,000 employees working in more than 140 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Finland, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Web address:www.quebecorworld.com
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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-É. Chlumecky
Name: Marie-É. Chlumecky
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: December 15, 2005