UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OCTOBER 29, 2007
Commission File Number: 1-14636
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
1155 Metcalfe Street, Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 5H2 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). ____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______
Exhibit
99.1 | Press Release entitled “Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Complete Combination to Form AbitibiBowater” dated October 29, 2007. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| | ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC.
(Registrant) |
| | By: |
/s/ Jacques P. Vachon
|
Date: October 29, 2007 | | | Name: Jacques P. Vachon
Title: Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
and Secretary |
