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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 APRIL 27 AND MAY 4, 1999
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
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(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 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 PRINTING INC.
FILED IN THIS FORM 6-K
April 27, 1999 (# 05\99)
May 4, 1999 (# 06\99)
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[LETTERHEAD]
April 27th, 1999 5/99
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
REFINANCING OF CURRENT BANKING DEBT
MONTREAL, CANADA - Quebecor Printing Inc. is currently implementing a financial
strategic plan to increase the average term of its indebtedness, improve the
flexibility of its bank financing and diversify its funding sources. The company
has completed negotiations for the refinancing of its current bank debt and has
launched a Commercial Paper program in the Canadian market.
Quebecor Printing Inc. and its subsidiaries will therefore have access to new
credit facilities of US $ 1 billion provided by a syndicate of banks led by
Royal Bank of Canada, ABN AMRO Bank of Canada, Bank of America Canada and the
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, acting as Arrangers. These credit
facilities will be used to repay existing bank loans and for general corporate
purposes, including ongoing operating requirements, capital expenditures and
future acquisitions. They will be available in US dollars, in Canadian dollars
and in Euro funds.
Quebecor Printing Inc. also recently launched a Commercial Paper program which
is being offered through a dealer group comprising RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
and CIBC World Markets. The authorized limit for the program is currently set
at C$ 250 million or the equivalent in U.S. dollars and the notes issued
thereunder are rated R-1 (low) by DBRS and A-1 by CBRS.
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE:PRW; ME:IQI; TSE:IQI), a diversified global
commercial printing company, is the largest commercial printer in Canada and
South America and one of the largest in the United States and Europe. The
Corporation is a market leader in most of its product categories which
include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty
printing, related services, CD-ROM mastering and replicating, as well as
directories and bonds. The Company has over 28,000 employees working in more
than 115 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada,
France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Chile,
Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and India.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Mark D'Souza John Paul Macdonald
Vice President & Treasurer Director, Communications
(514) 954-0101 (514) 954-0101
41-26-347-4777 (800) 567-7070
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[LETTERHEAD]
May 4, 1999 06/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUEBECOR PRINTING APPROVES THE FILING OF A SHELF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR LONG-TERM DEBT
MONTREAL, CANADA - Quebecor Printing Inc. announced today that its Board of
Directors has approved the filing of a shelf registration statement with the
securities authorities in the United States and in Canada with respect to a
proposed offering of debentures to be issued by Quebecor Printing Inc. or its
subsidiaries. The terms of the debentures and the timing of the offering have
note yet been determined. The debentures would be issued under a shelf
registration statement providing for the issuance, from time to time during a
two-year period, of debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to US $250
million.
The net proceeds from the sale of the debentures would be used to repay a
portion of outstanding indebtedness under existing bank credit facilities and
for general corporate purposes.
The offering of the debentures will be made only by means of a prospectus.
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE:PRW; ME:IQI; TSE:IQI),m a diversified global
commercial printing company, is the largest commercial printer in Canada and
South America and on of the largest in the United States and Europe. The
Corporation is a market leader in most of its product categories which include
magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty printing, related
services, CD-ROM mastering and replicating, as well as directories and bonds.
The Company has over 28,000 employees working in more than 115 printing and
related facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom,
Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Chile Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and
India.
For information:
Mark D'Souza John Paul Macdonald
Vice President & Treasurer Director, Communications
(514) 954-0101 (514) 954-0101
41-26-347-4777 (800) 567-7070
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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 PRINTING INC.
By: (s) PHILIPPE MONTEL
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Name: Philippe Montel
Title: Vice President, Legal Affairs
and Secretary
Date: MAY 5, 1999
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