AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute"), has announced that the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) has ordered that all rights and securities issued or issuable under the shareholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan") of Fibrek Inc.("Fibrek") be cease traded effective as of 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on February 13, 2012.
The offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fibrek made by Resolute, together with RFP Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, is more fully described in the offer circular and other ancillary documentation that Resolute filed on December 15, 2011, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website ("SEDAR"), as varied and extended. The offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on February 13, 2012, unless it is extended or withdrawn by Resolute. Resolute continues to work diligently with a view to obtaining all required approvals from the Canadian regulatory authorities.