Bowater, Inc.

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 16, 2004

 

 

BOWATER INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-8712   62-0721803

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

55 East Camperdown Way

P.O. Box 1028

Greenville, South Carolina 29602

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(864) 271-7733

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On December 16, 2004, Bowater Incorporated entered into an amendment to renew its 364-day Accounts Receivable Securitization Arrangement, which is now scheduled to terminate on December 15, 2005. A copy of the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

       

BOWATER INCOPORATED

(Registrant)

Date: December 21, 2004       By:   /s/ David G. Maffucci
               

Name:   David G. Maffucci

Title:     Executive Vice President and CFO

 

EXHIBITS

 

99.1    Amendment No. 2 dated December 16, 2004 to Loan Agreement dated December 19, 2002 among Bowater Funding Inc. (as Borrower), Bowater Incorporated (as Initial Servicer), Suntrust Capital Market, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association (as Co-Agents) and Suntrust Capital Markets, Inc. (as Administrative Agent).