UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 1, 2012
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
DOMTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33164 | 20-5901152 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1L6
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(514) 848-5555
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 1, 2012 Domtar Corporation (the Company) issued a press release announcing the closing of its previously announced transaction to acquire privately-held Attends Healthcare Limited.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibits 99.1: 99.1 Press release of Domtar Corporation, dated March 1, 2012.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
DOMTAR CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
By: | /s/ Razvan L. Theodoru | |||
Name: Title: | Razvan L. Theodoru Vice-President, Corporate Law and Secretary | |||
Date: | March 1, 2012 |
Exhibit 99.1
395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West Montreal, QC H3A 1L6 | ||
TICKER SYMBOL | MEDIA AND INVESTOR RELATIONS | |||||||||
(NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) | Pascal Bossé Vice-President Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Tel.: 514-848-5938 |
DOMTAR COMPLETES ATTENDS EUROPE ACQUISITION
(All financial information is in Euro, unless otherwise noted.)
Montreal, March 1, 2012 Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced the completion of the acquisition of privately-held Attends Healthcare Limited (Attends Europe), manufacturer and supplier of adult incontinence care products in Europe, from Rutland Partners for 180 million, pursuant to a definitive agreement entered into on January 26, 2012.
Attends Europe sells and markets a complete line of branded and private-label adult incontinence care products distributed through several channels, with sales organizations in nine European countries. The company has 413 employees and operates a world-class 374,000 square foot (34,000 square meter) manufacturing facility with eight production lines, a research and development center and a distribution center in Aneby, Sweden, along with distribution centers in Scotland and Germany.
About Domtar
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and adult incontinence products. The foundation of its business is a network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is also a leading marketer and producer of a complete line of incontinence care products marketed primarily under the Attends® brand name. Domtar owns and operates ArivaTM, an extensive network of strategically located paper and printing supplies distribution facilities. In 2011, Domtar had sales of US$5.6 billion from nearly 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 9,100 people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the captions Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors of the latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC as updated by the Companys latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Unless specifically required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances.
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