Naked Shorting Issue Re-Visited
I have documented this in the past wrt my own conversations with Senior Management / Executive.
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Abitibi-Bowater – a list of parties that likely had knowledge (either directly or indirectly) of the Illegal Naked Shorting Issue (ABY-pre-merger, BOW-pre-merger, A-Canada-TSX-pre-merger, ABH-post merger, ABWTQ-post BK)
Mr. Francesco (Frank) Alessi
Vice President Investor Relations and Taxation
Abitibi Consolidated
falessi@abitibiconsolidated.com
Mr. Denis LeClerc
Director, Public Affairs
Abitibi Consolidated
Denis_leclerc@abitibiconsolidated.com
Mr. John W.Weaver – no longer employed
Former Executive Chairman
Mr. Duane Owens
(864) 282-9488
Duane.owens@abitibibowater.com
Mr. Seth Kursman
(514) 394-2398
Seth.kursman@abitibi.bowater.com
Board of Directors – complete list can be obtained from websites (pre- and post merger with Bowater -- add in Pierre Choquette
Other 5% Owners as at June 5th, 2008
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N7
Canada
35,000,000 shares 39.7%
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302
7,846,806 shares 14.8%
Tradewinds Global Investors LLC
2049 Century Park
East Los Angeles, CA 90067
5,289,867 shares 10.0%
NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC
2049 Century Park East, 16th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
3,610,017 shares 6.8%
Franklin Resources Inc.
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA 94403
3,545,858 shares 6.7%
T.Rowe Price Associates Inc.
100 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
3,120,064 shares 5.9%
Third Avenue Management LLC
6212 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
3,103,641 shares 5.8%
Norges Bank
Blankplassen 2
P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum
NO 0107 Oslo
Norway
2,960,323 shares 5.6%
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP – Auditor as at December 31, 2007
Montreal, Canada
March 17, 2008
No Partner Listed
Looking for a signature
Note: To the Board of Directors and the Shareholders of AbitibiBowater Inc.
Merger Date and Illegal Naked short shares never covered.
KPMG LLP
Greenville, South Caroline
March 1, 2007
No Partner Listed
Looking for signature
Note: To the Board of Directors and the Shareholders of AbitibiBowater Inc.
Merger Date and Illegal Naked short shares never covered.
