ABH (NYSE, TSX)

MONTREAL, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AbitibiBowater Inc. will release second quarter 2008 results before the stock markets open (approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern) on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Management will host a conference call and question-and-answer session to discuss earnings that day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

    Who:             AbitibiBowater Inc.

    What:            Second Quarter 2008 Results

    When:            Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

    Conference Call: Dial 1-866-898-9626 or 514-868-1042 fifteen minutes
                     before the beginning of the call

    Webcast:         A live webcast of the quarterly results conference call
                     may be accessed through the Company's website at
                     www.abitibibowater.com under "Webcasts and
                     Presentations" in the "Investors" section. Listeners
                     should allow ample time to access the webcast. A replay
                     of the webcast will be archived on the Company's
                     website.

AbitibiBowater produces a wide range of newsprint, commercial printing papers, market pulp and wood products. It is the eighth largest publicly traded pulp and paper manufacturer in the world. AbitibiBowater owns or operates 27 pulp and paper facilities and 34 wood products facilities located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and South Korea. Marketing its products in more than 90 countries, the Company is also among the world's largest recyclers of old newspapers and magazines, and has more third-party certified sustainable forest land than any other company in the world. AbitibiBowater's shares trade under the stock symbol ABH on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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