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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 SEPTEMBER 7, 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 RELEASES OF
QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.
FILED IN THIS FORM 6-K
September 7, 1999 (#16/99)
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SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 16/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAGE 1 OF 1
WORLD COLOR TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO VOTE ON ACQUISITION BY QUEBECOR PRINTING
MONTREAL - Quebecor Printing Inc. and World Color Press, Inc. announced today
that World Color will hold a special meeting of stockholders on October 8, 1999
to vote on the merger of World Color into a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor
Printing Inc. World Color stockholders of record on September 7, 1999 will be
entitled to vote at the meeting. Detailed information about the merger is
included in the proxy statement/prospectus dated September 7, 1999 of World
Color and Quebecor Printing that will be mailed on or about September 8, 1999 to
World Color stockholders.
As previously announced, Quebecor Printing owns approximately 50.4 percent of
World Color's common stock following the consummation of a tender offer for
World Color shares on August 20, 1999.
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE:PRW; ME:IQI; TSE:IQI), a diversified global
commercial printing company, is the largest commercial printer in Canada and
Europe and one of the largest in the United States and South America. 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, related services and CD-ROM mastering and replicating. The
Company has over 26,000 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.
World Color Press, Inc. (NYSE: WRC), headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, is
a leader in the management and distribution of print and digital media
information. World Color specializes in the production and distribution of
content for customers in the commercial, magazine, catalog, direct mail, book
and directory markets. Founded in 1903, World Color employs over 16,500
employees and operates 58 facilities with a network of sales offices nationwide.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON THE WORLD COLOR ACQUISITION, PLEASE
CONSULT QUEBECOR PRINTING NEWS RELEASE ISSUED JULY 12, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
John Paul Macdonald
Director, Corporate Communications
Quebecor Printing Inc.
(514) 877-5317
(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) CLAUDINE TREMBLAY
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Name: Claudine Tremblay
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: SEPTEMBER 7, 1999
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