# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001393066
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-068393
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 3681
**Document Hash:** 8a13fd11a718803a829a4a6e35e5874a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-068393.hdr.sgml**: 20230313

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-068393

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 15-12G

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230313

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230313

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230313

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Resolute Forest Products Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001393066
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PAPER MILLS [2621]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 980526415
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 15-12G
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33776
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23725569

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1010 DE LA GAUCHETIERE STREET WEST
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** MONTREAL
- **STATE:** A8
- **ZIP:** H3B 2N2
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 514-875-2515

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1010 DE LA GAUCHETIERE STREET WEST
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** MONTREAL
- **STATE:** A8
- **ZIP:** H3B 2N2

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AbitibiBowater Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070313

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2023** 

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**FORM 15** 

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**CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION** 

**UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** 

**OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.** 

**Commission File Number: 001-33776** 

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## RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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**c/o Resolute Forest Products Inc.** 

**1010, de la Gauchetière West Street, Suite 400** 

**Montreal, QC, H3B 2N2** 

**(514) 875-2160** 

**(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)** 

**Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share** 

**(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)** 

**None** 

**(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)** 

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Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

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|  Rule 12g-4(a)(1) | ☒ |
|  Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ☐ |
|  Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | ☒ |
|  Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ☐ |
|  Rule 15d-6 | ☐ |
|  Rule 15d-22(b) | ☐ |

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Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One (1).\*

\* <u>Explanatory Note</u>: Effective as of March 1, 2023, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 5, 2022, by and among Resolute Forest Products Inc. ("<u>Resolute</u>"), Domtar Corporation ("<u>Domtar</u>"), Terra Acquisition Sub Inc. ("<u>Merger Sub</u>"), Karta Halten B.V., and Paper Excellence B.V., pursuant to which Domtar acquired Resolute through the merger of Merger Sub into Resolute, with Resolute continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar. 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Resolute Forest Products Inc., has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Date: March 13, 2023

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|  **RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.** | **RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Stephanie Leclaire |
| Name: | Stephanie Leclaire |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer |

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