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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2015
RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33776 | | 98-0526415 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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Resolute Forest Products Inc. 111 Duke Street, Suite 5000 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | H3C 2M1 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(514) 875-2160
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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On December 30, 2015, Resolute Forest Products Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Notice of Arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) with regards to measures taken by the former provincial government in Nova Scotia and the former federal Government of Canada in support of the Port Hawkesbury paper mill in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The Company contends those measures discriminated in favor of the Port Hawkesbury mill and resulted, among other damages, in the closing of the Company’s Laurentide mill in October 2014, depriving the Company of its investment in that mill, and the value of other investments, in violation of the Company’s rights under NAFTA as a U.S. investor in Canada. The Company is seeking damages for direct losses of approximately $70 million, consequential damages, and additional costs and relief deemed just and appropriate by an arbitral tribunal.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | Resolute Forest Products Inc. |
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| Date: December 30, 2015 | | | | By: | | /s/ Jacques P. Vachon |
| | | | Name: | | Jacques P. Vachon |
| | | | Title: | | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
