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 PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 17, 2002
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QUEBECOR WORLD INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.)
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(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 4M8
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.)
Yes No X
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Press Release
of
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
(Formerly known as Quebecor Printing Inc.)
Filed in this Form 6-K
Documents index
1. Press Release issued on October 17, 2002 (#17/02).
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OCTOBER 17, 2002 17/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAGE 1 OF 2
QUEBECOR WORLD AWARDED MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT FROM L.L.BEAN
TOTALING OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS
Greenwich, CT - Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE, TSX: IQW) has been awarded a
multi-year contract by L.L.Bean to print one hundred percent of its catalog
program. The total sales under the duration of the new contract are expected to
exceed $100 million. This represents a significant change by L.L.Bean, in giving
one printer responsibility for its entire catalog production.
L.L.Bean, a 90 year old $1 billion retailer of apparel and outdoor gear, mails
over 200 million catalogs per year, printed both offset and gravure in a variety
of sizes and formats.
Steve Fuller, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at L.L.Bean stated, "Our
decision to move all of our work to Quebecor World was made after a careful
assessment of all marketplace options. The strength and diversity of Quebecor
World's manufacturing platform offers us a level of flexibility that we feel is
critical to the success of our catalog program." He added that, "Quebecor
World's willingness to make additional significant capital investments in
support of our work was also a deciding factor".
Quebecor World North America's Chief Operating Officer, John Paloian noted that,
"We are delighted to have L.L.Bean recognize the value of single-sourcing their
entire catalog print program with us. We are confident that Quebecor World's
unique ability to provide total manufacturing and distribution solutions will
continue to allow customers to benefit from significantly streamlined
operations. We will invest appropriate resources on an on-going basis to further
enable our customers to extract additional supply chain value."
Under the new contract, Quebecor World will also provide L.L.Bean with mail list
services, as well as order form production. Quebecor World will produce the work
in its Augusta, Georgia and Franklin, Kentucky plants. List management will be
handled out of Quebecor World's Bensenville division.
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Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE, TSX: IQW) is the largest commercial print media
services company in the world. The Company is a 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 40,000 employees working in more than 160 printing and related
facilities in the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom,
Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru,
Colombia, Mexico and India.
Web address: www.quebecorworld.com
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jeremy Roberts
Vice-President,
Corporate Finance and
Investor Relations
Quebecor World Inc.
(514) 877-5118
(800) 567-7070
Tony Ross
Director, Communications
Quebecor World Inc.
(514) 877-5317
(800) 567-7070
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/ Christian Paupe
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Name: Christian Paupe
Title: Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 17, 2002