UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November 3~~December 28, 2022

RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33776	~~001-33776~~	98-0526415	~~98-0526415~~
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)		(CommissionFile Number)		(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Resolute Forest Products Inc. 1010 De La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 400 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 2N2 (Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

1010 De La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 400

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 2N2

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (514) 875-2160

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

~~Trading Symbol~~

~~Name of exchangeon which registered~~

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

RFP

New York Stock Exchange

~~RFP~~

~~New York Stock Exchange~~

Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 28.~~02 RESULTS~~01. OFOTHER ~~OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION~~EVENTS.

OnAs ~~November~~previously 3disclosed, on July 5, 2022, Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute” or the “~~company~~Company”) ~~reported~~entered ~~its~~into ~~earnings~~an ~~for~~Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the ~~first~~“merger ~~quarter~~agreement”) ~~ended~~with ~~September 30~~Domtar Corporation, ~~2022~~a Delaware corporation (“Domtar”), Terra Acquisition Sub Inc., Aa ~~copy~~Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~the~~Domtar ~~press~~(“Merger ~~release~~Sub”), ~~containing~~Karta Halten B.V., a private limited company organized under the ~~information~~laws isof ~~furnished~~the asNetherlands ~~exhibit~~(“Terra 991”), and Paper Excellence B.V., a private limited company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“Terra 2” and together with Domtar and Terra 1, the “Parent Parties”). Upon the terms and issubject ~~incorporated~~to ~~herein~~the byconditions ~~reference~~of the merger agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “merger”), with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar.

~~The~~Consent ~~information~~Agreement ~~contained~~with ~~and~~Canadian ~~incorporated~~Commissioner ~~in Item 2.02~~ of ~~this~~Competition Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~ITEM~~On 9December 28, 2022, the Parent Parties announced that they had entered into a Consent Agreement with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition (the “Commissioner”) in connection with the merger, which was registered with the Canadian Competition Tribunal on December 28, 2022.~~01 FINANCIAL~~ ~~STATEMENTS~~The ~~AND~~Commissioner ~~EXHIBITS~~issued a no-action letter on December 28, 2022, which terminates the applicable waiting period and satisfies the requirement for Competition Act Approval set out in the merger agreement. The Company and the Parent Parties currently expect the closing of the merger to occur in the first half of 2023, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the closing of the merger. On December 28, 2022, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Resolute Forest Products press release dated November 3, 2022, containing financial information for its quarter ended September 30, 2022.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document that are not reported financial results or other historical information of the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, for example, statements included in this document relating to the proposed transaction between the Company and Domtar; the prospective performance and outlook of the Company’s business, performance and opportunities; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; as well as any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “should,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “see,” “intends,” “continue” and other terms with similar meaning indicating possible future events or potential impact on the Company’s business or its stockholders. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on management’s current assumptions, beliefs, and expectations, all of which involve a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: uncertainties as to the timing of the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including in circumstances that would require the Company to pay a termination fee or other expenses; the inability to recover softwood lumber duty refunds in a timely manner or at all; the effect of the pendency of the proposed transaction on the Company’s ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, its business generally or its stock price; and risks related to diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations. In addition, please refer to the documents that the Company files with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties with respect to the Company and its business that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this document. All forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated as of December 28, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.	~~RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.~~
		By:	/s/ Stephanie Leclaire
Date: December 28, 2022	By:	/s/ Stephanie Leclaire
Date: November 3, 2022			Name: Stephanie Leclaire
	Name:	Stephanie Leclaire
			Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer

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