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

ABITIBIBOWATER INC.

Delaware		001-33776		98-0526415
(State or other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)				Identification Number)

AbitibiBowater Inc.
1155 Metcalfe Street, Suite 800
Montréal, Québec, Canada		H3B 5H2
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

Monthly Operating Report

On November 30, 2009, AbitibiBowater Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the “U.S. Debtors”) filed the Monthly Operating Report for the period from October 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009 (the “MOR”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “U.S. Bankruptcy Court”) (In re: AbitibiBowater Inc., et al., Chapter 11, Case No. 09-11296). A copy of the MOR is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The MOR is limited in scope, covers a limited time period, and has been prepared solely for the purpose of the U.S. Debtors’ compliance with the monthly reporting requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The financial information in the MOR has not been audited, reviewed or otherwise verified for accuracy or completeness by independent accountants. The financial statements in the MOR are not intended to be prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP because they do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and the information contained in the MOR is not intended to reconcile to the consolidated financial statements of the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2009, or with consolidated financial statements in subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The statement of operations and cash flows presented in the MOR for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full quarter, full year, or any interim period. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the MOR. The MOR is in a format required by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and should not be used for investment purposes.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Monthly Operating Report for the Period October 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009, dated November 30, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Monthly Operating Report for the Period October 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009, dated November 30, 2009.