UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2008
Commission File Number : 1-14118
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
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(Translation of Registrants
Name into English)
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612 Saint-Jacques Street,
Montreal, Quebec H3C 4M8
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(Address of Principal Executive
Office)
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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
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Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101
(b)(1):
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Note:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits
the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an
attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting
the Fork 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (7):
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Note:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits
the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or
other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make
public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrants home country),
or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrants
securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press
release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrants
security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the
subject of a Form 6-K submission or other filing on EDGAR.
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
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No
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If Yes is marked, indicate below the file
number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82- .
QUEBECOR
WORLD INC.
Filed in this Form 6-K
Documents index
1.
Material Change Report and schedule
2.
Fifth Amending Agreement to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE
REPORT
Item 1.
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Name and Address of Company
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Quebecor World Inc.
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612 St-Jacques Street
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Montreal, Quebec
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H3C 4M8
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Item 2.
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Date of Material Change
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December 31, 2007
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Item 3.
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News
Release
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A press release was issued
by Quebecor World Inc. (Quebecor World) on December 31, 2007. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Schedule A and forms an integral
part hereof.
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Item 4.
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Summary
of Material Change
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On December 31, 2007,
Quebecor World announced that with the assistance of its independent
financial advisor, it would continue to actively pursue financing options and
solutions to its liquidity and balance sheet challenges and to explore
various strategic alternatives. In addition, Quebecor World announced that to
facilitate its undertaking for financing initiatives, it had obtained from
its banking syndicate and the sponsors of its North American securitization
program waivers until March 31, 2008 from compliance with certain financial
tests under the relevant agreements in respect of the quarter ended
December 31, 2007, in particular, the maximum Debt-to-EBITDA ratio of
4.50:1.00. These waivers are subject to a number of conditions as more fully
detailed in the attached press release.
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Item 5.
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Reliance on Subsection
7.1(2) or (3) of National Instrument 51-102
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Not applicable.
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Item 6.
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Omitted
Information
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Not applicable.
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Item 7.
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Executive
Officer
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For any inquiries with
respect to this material change report, please contact Tony Ross, Vice
President, Communications, at (514) 877-5317 or (800) 567-7070 or Roland
Ribotti, Vice President, Investor Relations and Assistant-Treasurer, at (514)
877-5143 or (800) 567-7070.
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Item 8.
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Date of
Report
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January 10, 2008
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SCHEDULE A PRESS RELEASE
See attached.
Quebecor World Inc.
TSX: IQW
NYSE: IQW
Dec 31, 2007 18:07 ET
Quebecor World Continues to Pursue Financing
Options
MONTREAL,
CANADA(Marketwire - Dec. 31, 2007) - Quebecor World Inc.
(TSX:IQW)(NYSE:IQW) today announced that with the assistance of its independent
financial advisor, it continues to actively pursue financing options and
solutions to its liquidity and balance sheet challenges and to explore various
strategic alternatives.
In
addition, Quebecor World announced today that to facilitate its undertaking for
financing initiatives, it has obtained from its banking syndicate and the
sponsors of its North American securitization program waivers until March 31,
2008 from compliance with certain financial tests under the relevant agreements
in respect of the quarter ended December 31, 2007, in particular, the
maximum Debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 4.50:1.00. These waivers are subject to a
number of conditions including (1) the Company having obtained, on or
before January 15, 2008, U.S.$125 million of new financing and (2) the
Company delivering, on or before January 31, 2008, a Refinancing
Transaction, being comprised of commitments or other arrangements satisfactory
to the Companys lenders which would reduce the Companys current credit
facility to U.S.$500 million by February 29, 2008 and further allow the
repayment in full of the Companys current credit facility and the concurrent
termination of the Companys North American securitization program on or before
June 30, 2008.
In
connection with the foregoing, the Company is in active discussions with major
financial institutions in respect of financing alternatives that could satisfy
the conditions under the aforementioned waivers, although no firm commitments
have been obtained as of the date of this release and there can be no assurance
that such financing commitments will be obtained.
Forward looking statements
This
press release may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts
included in this press release, including statements regarding the prospects of
the industry and prospects, plans, financial position and business strategy of
the Company, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities
legislation and regulations. Forward-looking statements generally can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, expect,
intend, estimate, anticipate, plan, foresee, believe or continue
or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these
expectations will prove to have been correct. Forward-looking statements do not
take into account the effect that transactions or non-recurring or other
special items announced or occurring after the statements are made have on the
Companys business. For example, they do not include the effect of
dispositions, acquisitions, other business transactions, asset writedowns or
other charges announced or occurring after forward-looking statements are made.
Investors
and others are cautioned that undue reliance should not be placed on any
forward-looking statements. For more information on the risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that could cause the Companys actual results to differ from
current expectations, please refer to the Companys public filings available at
www.sedar.com, www.sec.gov and www.quebecorworld.com. In particular, further
details and descriptions of these and other factors are disclosed in the Risks
and Uncertainties related to the Companys business section of the Companys
Managements Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2006,
and the Risk Factors section of the Companys Annual Information Form for
the year ended December 31, 2006.
The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the Companys
expectations as of December 31, 2007 and are subject to change after this
date. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or intention to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, unless required by the applicable securities laws.
About Quebecor World
Quebecor World Inc. (TSX:IQW)(NYSE:IQW) is a world leader in
providing high-value, complete marketing and advertising solutions to leading
retailers, catalogers, branded-goods companies and other businesses with
marketing and advertising activities, as well as complete, full-service print
solutions for publishers. The Company is a market leader in most of its major
product categories, which include advertising inserts and circulars, catalogs,
direct mail products, magazines, books, directories, digital premedia,
logistics, mail list technologies and other value-added services. Quebecor
World has approximately 28,000 employees working in more than 115 printing and
related facilities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
For more information, please contact
Quebecor World Inc.
Tony Ross
Vice President, Communications
514-877-5317
800-567-7070
or
Quebecor
World Inc.
Roland
Ribotti
Vice
President, Investor Relations
and
Assistant Treasurer
514-877-5143
800-567-7070
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FIFTH AMENDING AGREEMENT
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
among
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
and
QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC.
as Borrowers
and
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED
ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
as Lenders
and
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
as Administrative Agent
DATED AS OF December 31,
2007
THIS
FIFTH AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of the 31
st
day of December 2007.
AMONG:
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QUEBECOR WORLD INC.,
a corporation amalgamated
under the laws of Canada, having its registered office in Montreal, Province
of Quebec, Canada
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(QWI
or, sometimes, a
Borrower)
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AND:
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QUEBECOR WORLD (USA) INC.,
a corporation incorporated
under the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A. and having its registered
office of its state of incorporation in Wilmington, State of Delaware, U.S.A.
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(
QWUSA
or,
sometimes, a
Borrower
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AND:
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EACH OF THE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
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AND:
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
a Canadian chartered bank
having its head office in Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada in its
capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders
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(in such capacity or any successor in
such capacity, the
Administrative Agent
)
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AND:
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RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,
as arranger of the Credit
Facilities
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(in such capacity or any successor in
such capacity, the
Arranger
)
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WHEREAS
QWI (then known as Imprimeries Quebecor
Inc. Quebecor Printing Inc.), QWUSA (then known as Quebecor Printing (USA)
Holdings Inc.) and USGP (then known as Quebecor Printing Capital GP), as
borrowers, the financial institutions named on the signature pages thereto,
as lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, Royal Bank of
Canada, ABN AMRO Bank Canada, Bank of America Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce, as co arrangers, and ABN AMRO Bank Canada, Bank of America Canada
and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as joint syndication agents, have
entered into a credit agreement dated as of April 28, 1999 (the
Original Credit Agreement
) under the terms of which credit
facilities aggregating US$1,000,000,000 were made available to QWI, QWUSA and
USGP;
WHEREAS
QWI, QWUSA and USGP and the Administrative
Agent have entered into a First Amending Agreement to Credit Agreement dated as
of August 12, 1999 to which
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intervened Quebecor Printing Holding
Company (
QPHC
) (the
First
Amending Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement
) in respect of
the Original Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS
QWI, QWUSA and USGP, the financial
institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders, the
Administrative Agent, the arrangers and the joint syndication agents named
therein have entered into a Second Amending Agreement to Credit Agreement dated
as of August 18, 1999 to which intervened QPHC (the
Second
Amending Agreement
) in respect of the Original Credit Agreement as
amended by the First Amending Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS
QWI, QWUSA and USGP and the Administrative
Agent have entered into a Third Amending Agreement to Credit Agreement dated as
of April 26, 2000 to which intervened QPHC (the
Third
Amending Agreement
) in respect of the Original Credit Agreement as
amended by the First Amending Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement and
the Second Amending Agreement;
WHEREAS
QWI, QWUSA and USGP, the financial
institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders, the
Administrative Agent and the joint syndication agents named therein have
entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 24,
2002 to which intervened QPHC (the
2002 Amended and Restated
Agreement
) amending and restating the Original Credit Agreement as
amended by the First Amending Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement, the
Second Amending Agreement and the Third Amending Agreement;
(the Original Credit Agreement as amended by the First
Amending Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement, the Second Amending
Agreement and the Third Amending Agreement and as amended and restated by the
2002 Amended and Restated Agreement is hereinafter called the
Principal Credit Agreement
);
WHEREAS
QWI, QWUSA, the financial institutions
named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders, and the Administrative Agent
have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 7,
2003, to which intervened QPHC (the
2003 Amended and Restated
Agreement
), amending and restating the Principal Credit Agreement
and pursuant to which certain credit facilities of up to a maximum aggregate
amount of US$1,000,000,000 or, up to certain limits set forth therein, the
Equivalent Amount thereof in Canadian Dollars and Euros, or any combination
thereof, continued to be made available to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS
QWI and QWUSA, the financial institutions
named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders, the Administrative Agent
and RBC Capital Markets, as arranger, have entered into as of November 5,
2004 a First Amending Agreement to the 2003 Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of November 7, 2003 to which intervened QPHC (the
2004 First Amending Agreement
) in respect of the 2003
Amended and Restated Agreement;
WHEREAS
QWI and QWUSA, the financial institutions
named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders, the Administrative Agent
and RBC Capital Markets, as arranger, have entered into an Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005 to
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which intervened QPHC (the
2005 Amended and Restated Agreement
), amending and
restating the 2003 Amended and Restated Agreement as amended by the 2004 First
Amending Agreement and pursuant to which certain credit facilities of up to a
maximum aggregate amount of US$1,000,000,000 or, up to certain limits set forth
therein, the Equivalent Amount hereof in Canadian Dollars and Euros, or any
combination thereof, continued to be made available to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS
on August 28, 2006, QWI, QWUSA, the
financial institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as lenders,
and the Administrative Agent have entered into a First Amending Agreement to
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005 to
which intervened QPHC (the
2006 First Amending
Agreement
) in respect of the 2005 Amended and Restated Agreement;
WHEREAS
effective on December 8, 2006, QWI,
QWUSA, the financial institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as
lenders, and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Second Amending
Agreement to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15,
2005 to which intervened QPHC (the
2006 Second Amending
Agreement
) in respect of the 2005 Amended and Restated Agreement as
amended by the 2006 First Amending Agreement;
WHEREAS
effective on March 15, 2007, QWI,
QWUSA, the financial institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as
lenders, and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Third Amending
Agreement to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15,
2005 to which intervened QPHC (the
2007 Third Amending
Agreement
) in respect of the 2005 Amended and Restated Agreement as
amended by the 2006 First Amending Agreement and by the 2006 Second Amending
Agreement;
WHEREAS
effective on September 28, 2007, QWI, QWUSA,
the financial institutions named on the signature pages thereto, as
lenders, and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Fourth Amending
Agreement to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15,
2005 to which intervened QPHC (the
2007 Fourth Amending
Agreement
) in respect of the 2005 Amended and Restated Agreement as
amended by the 2006 First Amending Agreement, by the 2006 Second Amending
Agreement and by the 2007 Third Amending Agreement;
(the Principal Credit Agreement as amended and
restated by the 2003 Amended and Restated Agreement, as amended by the 2004
First Amending Agreement and as amended and restated by the 2005 Amended and
Restated Agreement and as amended by the 2006 First Amending Agreement, by the
2006 Second Amending Agreement, by the 2007 Third Amending Agreement and by the
2007 Fourth Amending Agreement is hereinafter called the
Existing
Credit Agreement
);
WHEREAS
by its terms, the 2007 Fourth Amending
Agreement,
inter alia
, permanently reduced the Aggregate
Commitment to US$750,000,000;
WHEREAS
since the date of execution of the
Original Credit Agreement (i) QWI has changed its name from Quebecor
Printing Inc. to Quebecor World Inc., (ii) Quebecor Printing
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(USA) Holdings Inc. acquired WCP through
Printing Acquisition Inc. (
PAI
), WCP then
merged with PAI, with WCP being the surviving corporation which changed its
name to QWUSA and later merged with Quebecor Printing (USA) Holdings Inc., with
QWUSA being the surviving corporation and (iii) USGP has ceased to be a
borrower and a guarantor in connection with the Credit Facilities;
WHEREAS
a request was submitted by the Borrowers
on December 20, 2007 to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to consent to certain accommodations under
the Existing Credit Agreement, the whole without novation;
WHEREAS
in conformity with the provisions of Section 18.12.1
of the Existing Credit Agreement, the required Lenders provided the
Administrative Agent with their consent to certain of the foregoing requested
accommodations;
WHEREAS
the parties hereto wish to enter into this
Agreement to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as herein set forth, the whole
without novation;
NOW THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. INTERPRETATION
In this Agreement and in the recitals hereto, except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, words and expressions which are defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement shall have the meanings when used herein and
in the recitals hereto as are ascribed to them in the Existing Credit
Agreement, save that the words
hereto
,
herein
,
hereof
,
hereby
,
hereunder
,
this Agreement
,
this Amendment
,
this Fifth Amending Agreement
and
similar expressions shall refer to this Fifth Amending Agreement to the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005.
2. TEMPORARY
WAIVER OF SPECIFIED FINANCIAL TESTS
2.1
Financial Tests
The parties hereto confirm that the Majority Lenders
have consented, subject to the amendments, terms, conditions and covenants
outlined herein, including without limitation in Sections 4.1 and
4.2
hereof,
to waive compliance by QWI
with the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1(i), (ii) and (iii) of
the 2007 Fourth Amending Agreement from the fiscal quarter ending on December 31,
2007 until March 30, 2008 (the
Waiver Period
).
2.2
Waiver Fee
[Intentionally deleted]
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3. AMENDMENTS
3.1
Definitions
Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is amended by adding
the following definitions of Refinancing Transaction and Lenders Financial
Advisor in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Interim Financing
Transaction
means additional unsecured financing from a third party
on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, acting upon
the instructions of the Majority Lenders, in a net amount not less than
US$125,000,000 which when added to the Credit Facilities is sufficient to fund
the Borrowers operations until January 31, 2008;
Refinancing Transaction
means a transaction or transactions that would result in (a) the permanent
reduction of the Credit Facilities to U.S.$500 million on or before February
29
, 2008, (b) the
permanent repayment of the balance of the Credit Facilities in full and the
cancellation of the Credit Facilities on or before June 30, 2008, and (c) interim
financing, available on or before January 31, 2008, in an amount which
when added to the Credit Facilities is sufficient to fund the Borrowers
operations until March 31, 2008;
Lenders Financial Advisor
means the financial advisory consultant appointed directly or indirectly by the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, from time to time;
3.2
Financial Statements
and Information
Section 12.1.7 of the Existing Credit Agreement
is amended by deleting the word and at the end of paragraph (i) and adding
the following paragraphs (k), (l), (m), (n) and (o) at the end
thereof.
(k)
Lenders Financial Advisor:
From and after the execution
of the Fifth Amending Agreement, the Loan Parties shall cooperate fully with
the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders Financial Advisor
including providing all information reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders Financial Advisor, and their consultants and advisors and
providing those persons with full access to the Borrowers premises, books,
records, property and assets wherever they may be located, which right of
access shall include the right to inspect and appraise such property and assets
and to co-operate to allow the Lenders Financial Advisor to continue to
monitor the Loan Parties affairs on an ongoing basis and report thereon to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the whole on reasonable written notice
and at such reasonable time or times as will not unduly interfere with the
normal operations of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries;
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(l)
Rolling
Thirteen-Week Cash Flows:
Commencing on or before January 15, 2008, the
Borrowers shall provide the Lenders with a weekly updated and detailed
thirteen-week rolling cash flow that has been reviewed by the Lenders
Financial Advisor and is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, acting upon
the instructions of the Majority Lenders (collectively, the
Weekly Cash Flows
), which Weekly Cash Flows shall be not
materially inconsistent with the cash flows delivered to the Administrative
Agent on December 26, 2007;
(m)
Reporting Regarding Refinancing Transaction:
QWI shall report to the
Administrative Agent on a regular and timely basis as to the details of its
efforts to enter into and complete a Refinancing Transaction, and all other
material developments relating thereto and shall provide copies of all relevant
material documentation to the Administrative Agent and such other information
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent from time to time;
(n)
[Intentionally deleted]
; and
(o)
Secured Financing
: In the event that the Borrowers and/or any of
their respective Subsidiaries which have executed the Subsidiary Guaranty dated
October 26, 2007 determine that they require secured financing to finance
their working capital requirements and expenses related to other general
corporate purposes (or for any other purpose) (a
Secured
Financing
), the Borrowers shall within three (3) Business Days
of the making of a request for Secured Financing, or the receipt of a proposal
to provide Secured Financing, give written notice thereof to the Administrative
Agent with full particulars of each such request or proposal, including without
limitation, the particulars of the amount, of the term, of the interest rates,
fees and any other compensation, of the use of the funds to be advanced, of the
nature and structure of the facilities, of the nature and priority of any
security, of any guarantees and of all other material covenants, terms and
conditions, the identity of the proposed lenders and copies of the material
proposal or commitment documents (collectively, the
Specified
Particulars
) and for greater certainty, the Borrowers shall provide
the Administrative Agent with the Specified Particulars of any proposal for
Secured Financing not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the
acceptance (subject to all required consents, including consents required under
the Existing Credit Agreement) of any such proposal for Secured Financing. Nothing in this provision is intended or is
to be construed as implying the consent of the Administrative Agent or of any
of the Lenders to any Secured Financing.
3.3
Events of Default
Section 15.1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is deleted and
replaced with the following:
15.1.1
Immediate
Event of Default:
any payment of principal or interest on any of the
Loans or of fees or any other amounts owing under the Loan Documents shall not
be made when and as due (whether
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at maturity, by reason of notice of repayment or
acceleration or otherwise) and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
or a Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any term,
covenant, condition or agreement set out in paragraphs (l) or (o) of Section 12.1.7
of this Agreement;
Section 15.1.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement
is amended by deleting the word or at the end of paragraph (a), adding the
word or at the end of paragraph (b) and adding the following paragraph (c) at
the end thereof.
(c)
all or any part of any term, covenant,
condition or agreement set out in paragraphs (k), (m) or (n) of Section 12.1.7,
and such default is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Administrative
Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders, within three (3) Business
Days of notice by the Administrative Agent to a Borrower requiring that such
default be cured.
3.4
Sharing of Information
Concerning this Agreement
Section 18.23 of the Existing Credit Agreement is
deleted and replaced with the following:
18.23 Sharing
of Information Concerning this Agreement
Each
Borrower authorizes the Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to
share, on a confidential basis, with each other and with their respective
Affiliates and their Affiliates respective partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents, advisors and representatives and, subject to the provisions
of Section 19.6, with prospective Assignees of and Participants in the
Credit Facilities, any information possessed by them regarding the Loan Parties
or relating to the liability and indebtedness of the Borrowers under this
Agreement and to payments received by the Lenders from the Borrowers.
4. CONDITIONS
4.1
Conditions Precedent
to Effectiveness of Fifth Amending Agreement
The provisions of this Fifth Amending
Agreement shall become effective on the date upon which each of the following
conditions are satisfied, or waived by the Administrative Agent acting upon the
instructions of the Majority Lenders:
(i)
delivery by each Loan Party of a duly
executed copy of this Fifth Amending Agreement to the Administrative Agent;
(ii)
payment of the waiver fee described in Section
2.2
hereof to the Administrative Agent;
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(iii)
delivery by each Loan Party of written
consent to the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as the Lenders
Financial Advisor in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.;
(iv)
delivery to the Administrative Agent of
satisfactory evidence that all necessary waivers, amendments and/or similar
arrangements have been obtained under QWIs US Securitization Programs in order
to maintain same in place, without default or termination until at least March 31,
2008; and
(v)
delivery to the Administrative Agent of
legal opinions of counsel to QWI, QWUSA, QPHC, QW Memphis Corp. and The Webb
Company, respectively, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and its counsel.
4.2
Conditions to
Continued Waiver
In addition to the conditions to each Borrowing set
forth under Section 11.1.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties
acknowledge and agree that the continuation of the waiver outlined in Section
2.1
of this Fifth Amending Agreement (thereby enabling the Borrowers to request
Borrowings under the Credit Facilities) is subject to the following conditions
subsequent:
(i)
there being no negative variance in excess
of US$25,000,000 in any one week
beginning with the first week ending after the effective date of the Amendment
between the actual amount of the Net cash (credit facility) incl. LC for such week (after deducting the net
proceeds of the Interim Financing Transaction, the new European factoring
arrangements and of any additional third party financing) and the amount of the
Net cash (credit facility) incl. LC for the same week as provided for in the
cash flow statement delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent on December 26,
2007;
(ii)
the Borrowers having obtained advances on
or before January 15, 2008 with the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders,
pursuant to an Interim Financing Transaction, and any amount borrowed from any
third party in excess of US$250,000,000 shall have been borrowed on an
unsecured subordinated basis and shall have been applied, net of fees and
expenses, in permanent reduction of the Credit Facilities; and
(iii)
delivery by the Borrowers and the Loan
Parties to the Administrative Agent on or before January 31, 2008 of an
executed commitment or other written evidence of arrangements, such commitment
or other evidence of arrangements to be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders,
in their sole discretion, that provide(s) for a Refinancing Transaction
that is on terms and conditions in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, acting upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders.
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4.3
Failure to Satisfy
Conditions
Upon any failure by the Borrowers to satisfy any of the conditions set
out in Section
4.2
herein, the
Administrative Agent may forthwith or at any time thereafter, acting upon the
instructions of the Majority Lenders, terminate the waiver referred to in Section
2.1
herein
and the Loan Parties Agree that (i) there would thereupon be an immediate
termination of the waiver in Section 2.1 of the 2007 Fourth Amending
Agreement, (ii) whereupon there would be a breach of the financial
covenants set forth in Section 12.2.10 of the Credit Agreement, (iii) the
Loan Parties would not be in a position to cure such breach, and (iv) there
would thereupon occur an immediate Event of Default, all without any
requirement for further action on the part of the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders.
5. EXTENT
OF AMENDMENTS
The amendments and waivers set forth herein are
limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent
to any amendment or modification of any of the other terms or conditions of the
Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) prejudice any other rights that the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future
under or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement or (iii) constitute
novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or the obligations thereunder.
6. DECLARATORY
AND INTERPRETATIVE PROVISIONS
All notices, requests, certificates and other
instruments executed and delivered after the date of this Fifth Amending
Agreement may refer to the Existing Credit Agreement without making specific
references to this Fifth Amending Agreement, but nevertheless all such
references shall include this Fifth Amending Agreement unless the context
requires otherwise.
This Fifth Amending Agreement shall be construed in
connection with and as part of the Existing Credit Agreement and all terms,
conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in
the Existing Credit Agreement, except as herein modified, are hereby ratified
and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.
7. CERTIFICATIONS
The Borrowers certify to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender that on and as of the date hereof and immediately after giving
effect to this Fifth Amending Agreement:
(i)
each of the Borrowers and QPHC (the
Intervenant
) is a validly existing corporation having the
necessary corporate power and authority to carry on its business and has the
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Fifth Amending Agreement;
(ii)
this Fifth Amending Agreement has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action of each of the Borrowers and the
Intervenant;
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(iii)
this Fifth Amending Agreement constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrowers and the Intervenant;
(iv)
neither the execution, delivery or
performance of this Fifth Amending Agreement, nor compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof will, to the best of each Borrowers knowledge, (i) conflict
with, violate, or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any law or regulation applicable to the Borrowers or the
Intervenant, or any order, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
court or any governmental department, body, commission, board, bureau, agency
or instrumentality applicable to the Borrowers and the Intervenant, or (ii) conflict
with, violate, result in a breach of, constitute a default under any charter or
by-law provision of the Borrowers or the Intervenant or of any loan or credit
agreement, loan or trust indenture, trust deed, or any other material agreement
or instrument to which the Borrowers or the Intervenant is a party or by which
it is bound;
(v)
QWI is not in violation of and is in
compliance in all material respects with each contractual undertakings
governing QWIs Senior Notes; and
(vi)
no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
8. GOVERNING
LAW
The parties agree that this Agreement is conclusively
deemed to be made under, and for all purposes to be governed and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein.
9. COUNTERPARTS
This Fifth Amending Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each such counterpart constituting an original but all
together one and the same instrument.
10. LANGUAGE
The parties confirm that they have requested that this
Agreement and all documents contemplated thereby be drawn up in the English
language.
Les parties confirment avoir
requis que cette convention et tous les documents qui y sont envisagés soient
rédigés en langue anglaise.
11. CONTINUANCE
OF EXISTING GUARANTEE
(1) QWI, QWUSA and QPHC
(by its intervention to this Agreement), each acknowledges having taken
cognizance of the foregoing and recognizes and confirms that (x) its
guarantee as set forth in the Principal Credit Agreement as confirmed,
inter alia
, in the Existing Credit Agreement in the case of
QWI and set forth in its separate Guarantee entitled
Loan Party
Guarantee Agreement
, dated as of April 28, 1999 as confirmed
in the Principal Credit Agreement and in the Existing Credit Agreement in the
cases of each of QWUSA and QPHC,
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continues in full force and effect notwithstanding the amendments made
to the Existing Credit Agreement contained herein and (y) the
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers under the Existing
Credit Agreement as amended by this Fifth Amending Agreement constitute
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations guaranteed under its said guarantee.
(2) Each guarantor
listed in Schedule A hereto, acknowledges having taken cognizance of the
foregoing and recognizes and confirms that (x) the Subsidiary Guaranty
dated as of October 26, 2007 continues in full force and effect
notwithstanding the amendments made to the Existing Credit Agreement contained
herein and (y) the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the
Borrowers under the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Fifth Amending
Agreement constitute indebtedness, liabilities and obligations guaranteed under
its said guarantee.
12. INTERVENTION
And to this Fifth Amending Agreement to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement came and intervened, QPHC which acknowledges having
taken cognizance of the foregoing and recognizes and confirms the matters set
forth in Section 9 hereof.
13. EFFECTIVE
DATE
This Fifth Amending Agreement takes effect as of December 31,
2007.
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Fifth
Amending Agreement - Signature Page
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
the parties hereto have
signed and delivered this Fifth Amending Agreement as of the date first herein
above stated.
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QUEBECOR
WORLD INC.
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By:
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/s/
Jacques Mallette
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Name:
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Jacques
Mallette
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/
Marie-É. Chlumecky
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Name:
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Marie-É.
Chlumecky
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Title:
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Corporate
Secretary
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QUEBECOR
WORLD (USA) INC.
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By:
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/s/
David McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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ROYAL
BANK OF CANADA
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(as Administrative
Agent)
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By:
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/s/ Renuka
Gnanaswaran
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Name:
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Renuka
Gnanaswaran
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Title:
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Manager,
Agency
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RBC
CAPITAL MARKETS
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(as Arranger)
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By:
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/s/ Rod
Smith
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Name:
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Rod Smith
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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INTERVENANT
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QUEBECOR
PRINTING HOLDING
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COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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QW MEMPHIS CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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THE WEBB COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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QUEBECOR WORLD PRINTING (USA)
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CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD LOVELAND INC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD SYSTEMS INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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QUEBECOR WORLD SAN JOSE INC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD BUFFALO INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD JOHNSON &
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HARDIN CO.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD NORTHEAST
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GRAPHICS
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD UP/GRAPHICS INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD GREAT WESTERN
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PUBLISHING
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD DB ACQUISITION
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CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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WCP-D, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD TACONIC
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HOLDINGS
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD RETAIL PRINTING
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CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD ARCATA CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD NEVADA INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR WORLD
ATGLEN INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD KRUEGER
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ACQUISITION
CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD BOOK SERVICES
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LLC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD DUBUQUE INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD PENDELL INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD FAIRFIELD INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QW NEW YORK
CORP.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD DALLAS II INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD NEVADA II LLC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD DALLAS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD MT. MORRIS II LLC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD PETTY PRINTING
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INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD HAZELTON INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD OLIVE BRANCH
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INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD DITTLER
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BROTHERS
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD ATLANTA II LLC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD RAI INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR WORLD KRI INC
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD CENTURY
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GRAPHICS
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD WAUKEE INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD LOGISTICS INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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QUEBECOR
WORLD MID-SOUTH PRESS
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CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David
McCarthy
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Name:
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David
McCarthy
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Title:
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Vice
President
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Schedule A- Subsidiary
Guarantors
QW MEMPHIS CORP.
THE WEBB COMPANY
QUEBECOR WORLD PRINTING (USA) CORP.
QUEBECOR WORLD LOVELAND INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD SYSTEMS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD SAN JOSE INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD BUFFALO INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD JOHNSON & HARDIN CO.
QUEBECOR WORLD NORTHEAST GRAPHICS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD UP/GRAPHICS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD GREAT WESTERN PUBLISHING INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD DB ACQUISITION CORP.
WCP-D, INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD TACONIC HOLDINGS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD RETAIL PRINTING CORPORATION
QUEBECOR WORLD ARCATA CORP.
QUEBECOR WORLD NEVADA INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD ATGLEN INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD KRUEGER ACQUISITION CORP.
QUEBECOR WORLD BOOK SERVICES LLC
QUEBECOR WORLD DUBUQUE INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD PENDELL INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD FAIRFIELD INC.
QW NEW YORK CORP.
QUEBECOR WORLD DALLAS II INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD NEVADA II LLC
QUEBECOR WORLD DALLAS, L.P.
QUEBECOR WORLD MT. MORRIS II LLC
QUEBECOR WORLD PETTY PRINTING INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD HAZELTON INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD OLIVE BRANCH INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD DITTLER BROTHERS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD ATLANTA II LLC
QUEBECOR WORLD RAI INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD KRI INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD CENTURY GRAPHICS CORPORATION
QUEBECOR WORLD WAUKEE INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD LOGISTICS INC.
QUEBECOR WORLD MID-SOUTH PRESS CORPORATION
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.
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QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
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By:
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/s/ Marie É. Chlumecky
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Name:
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Marie-É.
Chlumecky
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Title:
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Assistant Corporate Secretary
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Date:
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January 10, 2008
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