SEC FORM 4/A

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnson Joseph B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1155 METCALFE STREET

SUITE 800

(Street)

MONTREAL

H3B 5H2

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AbitibiBowater Inc. [ ABH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President and Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/26/2008

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/27/2007		M		1,878	A	$0	1,878	D
Common Stock	12/27/2007		F		629	D	$36.96	1,249	D
Common Stock	01/02/2008		M		1,058	A	$0	2,307	D
Common Stock	01/02/2008		F		420	D	$20.3	1,887	D
Common Stock	01/30/2008		M		766	A	$0	2,653	D
Common Stock	01/30/2008		F		257	D	$23.555	2,396	D
Common Stock	06/05/2008		A		6,422.5	A	$0	8,818.5	D
Common Stock	11/24/2008		P		50,000	A	$0.8	58,818.5	D
Common Stock	01/24/2009		M		1,419	A	$0	60,237.5	D
Common Stock	01/24/2009		F		564	D	$0.63	59,673.5	D
Common Stock	01/30/2009		M		766	A	$0	60,439.5	D
Common Stock	01/30/2009		F		304	D	$0.765	60,135.5	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$53.6731	10/29/2007		A		1,878		10/29/2007⁽¹⁾	07/02/2017	Common Stock	1,878	⁽²⁾	1,878	D
Restricted Stock Units	$53.5962	10/29/2007		A		2,297		⁽⁴⁾	01/30/2017	Common Stock	2,297	⁽²⁾	2,297	D
Restricted Stock Units	$36.77	10/29/2007		A		1,058		01/01/2008	05/10/2016	Common Stock	1,058	⁽²⁾	1,058	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	10/29/2007		A		894		01/24/2009	05/10/2016	Common Stock	894	⁽²⁾	894	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	10/29/2007		A		525		01/24/2009	05/10/2016	Common Stock	525	⁽²⁾	525	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	$71.7212	10/29/2007		A		520		⁽⁵⁾	01/25/2015	Common Stock	520	⁽⁶⁾	520	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	$86.5769	10/29/2007		A		390		⁽⁵⁾	01/27/2014	Common Stock	390	⁽⁶⁾	390	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$78.3462	10/29/2007		A		650		⁽⁷⁾	01/28/2013	Common Stock	650	⁽⁸⁾	650	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$90.4327	10/29/2007		A		650		⁽⁷⁾	01/29/2012	Common Stock	650	⁽⁸⁾	650	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	12/27/2007		M			1,878	⁽¹⁰⁾	02/07/2017	Common Stock	1,878	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/02/2008		M			1,058	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/10/2016	Common Stock	1,058	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/30/2008		M			766	⁽¹⁰⁾	01/30/2017	Common Stock	766	$0	1,531	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/24/2009		M			1,419	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/10/2016	Common Stock	1,419	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/30/2009		M			766	⁽¹⁰⁾	01/30/2017	Common Stock	766	$0	765	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These Restricted Stock Units vested upon consummation of the combination of Bowater Incorporated and Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (the "Combination"), effected on October 29, 2007.

2. Assumed by AbitibiBowater in the Combination and replaced with restricted stock units representing a contingent right to receive an amount of AbitibiBowater common stock equal to the number of shares of Bowater common stock subject to the Restricted Stock Units multiplied by 0.52. AbitibiBowater common stock had a market value of $36.77 per share on the effective date of the Combination.

3. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bowater common stock.

4. These Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 30, 2007.

5. These Stock options are exercisable.

6. Received in the Combination in exchange for stock options that represented a right to purchase an amount of Bowater common stock equal to the number of shares of AbitibiBowater common stock subject to the Stock Options divided by 0.52. The exercise price for the replaced stock options is determined by multiplying the exercise price of the Stock Options by 0.52.

7. These Stock Appreciation Rights are exercisable.

8. Assumed by AbitibiBowater in the Combination and replaced with stock appreciation rights that represented a right to purchase an amount of Bowater common stock equal to the number of shares of AbitibiBowater common stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Rights multiplied by 0.52.

9. One for One

10. These Restricted Stock Units are fully exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph B. Johnson	03/26/2009
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