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<CONFORMED-NAME>BOWATER INC
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<STREET1>55 EAST CAMPERDOWN WAY
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<STREET1>55 EAST CAMPERDOWN WAY
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>June&nbsp;13, 2002</U></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">BOWATER INCORPORATED<BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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1-8712<BR>
(Commission<BR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">62-0721803<BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">55 East Camperdown Way<BR>
P.O. Box 1028<BR>
Greenville, South Carolina 29602<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (864)&nbsp;271-7733</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable</FONT>


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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Other Events.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The press release issued by Bowater Incorporated on June&nbsp;13, 2002 attached
hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report is incorporated herein by
reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp; Exhibits.
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Press release issued by Bowater Incorporated on June&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date: June&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
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By:
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/David G. Maffucci</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Name: David G.
Maffucci<BR>
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBITS</B></FONT>

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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</U></FONT>

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        <TD width="25%"><FONT size="2"><U>Media contact:</U><BR>
Gordon R. Manuel<BR>
864-282-9448</FONT></TD>
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William G. Harvey<BR>
864-282-9413</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR>
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><U>BOWATER CONFIRMS LABOR UNION
DISPUTE IN</U><BR>
<U>MOKPO, SOUTH KOREA</U></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">GREENVILLE, SC &#150; Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) today confirmed that its
Mokpo, South Korean newsprint mill stopped production on May&nbsp;27, 2002 due to a
labor union dispute. The mill&#146;s annual newsprint production capacity is
250,000 metric tons and has approximately 270 employees.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a global leader
in newsprint. In addition, the company makes coated and uncoated groundwood
papers, bleached kraft pulp and lumber products. The company has 12 pulp and
paper mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 13 North American
sawmills that produce softwood and hardwood lumber. Bowater also operates two
facilities that convert a groundwood base sheet to coated products. Bowater&#146;s
operations are supported by approximately 1.5&nbsp;million acres of timberlands
owned or leased in the United States and Canada and 33&nbsp;million acres of timber
cutting rights in Canada. Bowater is one of the world&#146;s largest consumers of
recycled newspapers and magazines. Bowater common stock is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, the Pacific Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. A
special class of stock exchangeable into Bowater common stock is listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: BWX).
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