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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 JULY 28 AND AUGUST 13, 1999
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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
July 28, 1999 (13/99)
August 13, 1999 (#14/99)
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July 28, 1999 13/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Page 1 of 1
HART-SCOTT-RODINO WAITING PERIOD EXPIRES IN
QUEBECOR PRINTING ACQUISITION OF WORLD COLOR PRESS
MONTREAL - Quebecor Printing Inc. announced today that the applicable waiting
period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, with reference to its previously announced acquisition of World Color
Press, Inc., expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 1999.
Accordingly, the condition to Quebecor Printing's offer for World Color Press,
Inc. requiring the expiration of such waiting period has been satisfied.
The cash tender offer is currently scheduled to expire at 12:00 Midnight,
Eastern Daylight Time, on August 12, 1999, subject to the remaining applicable
conditions.
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.
Quebecor Printing is a subsidiary of Quebecor Inc.
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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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August 13, 1999 14/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Page 1 of 1
QUEBECOR PRINTING EXTENDS TENDER OFFER
FOR WORLD COLOR SHARES
MONTREAL - Quebecor Printing Inc. announced today that it has extended the
expiration date of its tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Printing Acquisition Inc., for up to 23.5 million shares of World Color Press,
Inc. to 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Daylight Time, on August 19, 1999.
Approximately 18 million shares of World Color common stock were validly
tendered in connection with the tender offer as of 12:00 Midnight, Eastern
Daylight Time, on August 12, 1999, the original expiration date of the tender
offer.
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.
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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: August 19, 1999
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