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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 NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 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
November 22, 1999 (#19/99)
December 14, 1999 (#20/99)
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QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC.
NOVEMBER 22, 1999 19/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Page 1 of 1
QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC. EXTENDS CONSENT SOLICITATION
OF ITS CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2007
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT - Quebecor World (USA) Inc., formerly known as World
Color Press, Inc., announced today that it has extended the expiration date
for its consent solicitation with respect to a proposed amendment to the
indenture governing its 6% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007.
The new expiration for the consent solicitation is now scheduled for 12:00
noon., New York City time, on November 24, 1999.
The proposed amendment would modify the financial reporting requirements of
the indenture to provide, among other things, that holders of the Convertible
Notes will receive financial and other disclosure reports from Quebecor
Printing Inc. rather than Quebecor World (USA) Inc. World Color Press, Inc.
was acquired by Quebecor Printing Inc. in October 1999; in connection with
the acquisition, its name was changed to Quebecor World (USA) Inc.
Quebecor World (USA) Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Printing
Inc. Quebecor World (USA), together with the other U.S. subsidiaries of
Quebecor Printing Inc., comprise the largest diversified commercial printer
in the United States, providing digital prepress, press, binding,
distribution and multi-media services to customers in the commercial,
magazine, catalog, direct mail, book and directory markets.
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE: PRW; ME: IQI; TSE: IQI), a diversified global
commercial printing company, is the largest commercial printer in the world.
The Company is a market leader in most of its major product categories which
include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty
printing, related services, CD-ROM mastering and replicating, and
directories. The Company has over 43,000 employees working in approximately
170 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the
United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Chile, Argentina,
Peru, Colombia, Mexico and India.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Salomon Smith Barney Mark D'Souza
Liability Management Group Vice President and Treasurer
(800) 558-3745 Quebecor Printing Inc.
(212) 723-6106 011-41-26-347-4777
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QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC.
DECEMBER 14, 1999 20/99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Page 1 of 1
QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC. LAUNCHES CONSENT SOLICITATION
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT - Quebecor World (USA) Inc., formerly known as World
Color Press, Inc., announced that on Monday, December 13, it launched a
consent solicitation with respect to proposed amendments to the covenants
regarding financial reporting and transactions with affiliates contained in
the respective indentures governing its 8-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due
2008 and 7-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2009. If these proposed
amendments are adopted, Quebecor World (USA) Inc. will pay to holders of its
7-3/4% Notes and its 8-3/8% Notes $5.00 in cash for each $1,000 principal
amount of such Notes for which a valid consent has been delivered and not
revoked prior to the expiration of the consent solicitation, which is 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on December 23, 1999. The record date for the
consent solicitation is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 10, 1999.
Only holders of its 7-3/4% Notes and its 8-3/8% Notes as of the record date
are eligible to participate in the consent solicitation. The complete terms
and provisions of the consent solicitation are contained in the consent
solicitation statement and accompanying materials that were mailed on Monday,
December 13, to holders of the 7-3/4% Notes and 8-3/8% Notes as of the record
date.
Quebecor World (USA) Inc. is a subsidiary of Quebecor Printing Inc. The
Company, together with the other U.S. subsidiaries of Quebecor Printing Inc.,
comprise the largest diversified commercial printer in the United States,
providing digital prepress, press, binding, distribution and multi-media
services to customers in the commercial, magazine, catalog, direct mail, book
and directory markets.
Quebecor Printing Inc. (NYSE: PRW; TSE: IQI), a diversified global commercial
printing company, is the largest commercial printer in the world. The Company
is a market leader in most of its major product categories which include
magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty printing,
related services, CD-ROM mastering and replicating, and directories. The
Company has over 43,000 employees working in approximately 170 printing and
related facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom,
Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia,
Mexico and India.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Salomon Smith Barney Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.
Liability Management Group (800) 223-2064
(800) 558-3745 (212) 440-9800
(212) 723-6106
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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: (Signed) Claudine Tremblay
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Name: Claudine Tremblay
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: JANUARY 6, 2000
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