Bowater to Release Fourth Quarter and 2003 Financial Results on January 29, 2004.

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GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004

Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) will release fourth quarter and 2003 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, January 29, 2004.

Bowater will hold a management conference call to discuss these financial results at 11:00 a.m. EST, January 29, 2004. The conference call number is 888-428-4478 or 651-291-5254 (international). The call will also be broadcast via the Internet. Interested parties may connect to the Bowater website at www.bowater.com, then follow the on-screen instructions for access to the call and related information. A replay of the call will be available from 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 29, through Thursday, February 5, on the website or by dialing 800-475-6701 or 320-365-3844 (international) and using the access code 716080.

Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a leading producer of newsprint and coated groundwood papers. In addition, the company makes 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 lumber. Bowater also operates two facilities that convert a groundwood base sheet to coated products. Bowater's operations are supported by approximately 1.4 million acres of timberlands owned or leased in the United States and Canada and 32 million acres of timber cutting rights in Canada. Bowater is one of the world'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).