UNITED STATES

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): May 5, 2010

ABITIBIBOWATER INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(514) 875-2160

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Monitor’s Report

On May 5, 2010, Ernst & Young Inc. (“E&Y”), as Monitor, filed its forty-first report (the “Monitor’s Report”) with the Superior Court of Quebec in Canada (the “Canadian Court”) in connection with the creditor protection proceedings previously instituted by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of AbitibiBowater Inc. (“we”, “us” or the “Company”), namely Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, and Bowater Canadian Holdings Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Canadian Petitioners”), under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada). The purpose of the Monitor’s Report is to report to the Canadian Court with respect to: (A) the five week cash flow results of the Canadian Petitioners for the period from March 1, 2010 to April 4, 2010 and to provide details on: (i) an update regarding the overview of the current market conditions in the forest products industry provided in the thirty-seventh report of the Monitor dated March 29, 2010, (ii) the receipts and disbursements of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and its subsidiaries and Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. for the reporting period, with a discussion of the variances from the respective forecasts set forth in the thirty- seventh report of the Monitor, (iii) the current liquidity and revised cash flow forecasts of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and its subsidiaries and Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. for the 13-week period ended July 4, 2010 and (iv) an update with respect to certain key performance indicators tracked by the Canadian Petitioners; (B) an update with respect to the claims processes approved by the Canadian Court and (C) details in respect of certain requests for the formation of a committee to represent the interests of current shareholders of the Company. A copy of the Monitor’s Report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Monitor’s Report is limited in scope, covers a limited time period, and has been prepared solely for the purpose of the Canadian Petitioners’ compliance with the monthly reporting requirements of the Canadian Court. The financial information in the Monitor’s Report has not been audited, reviewed or otherwise verified for accuracy or completeness by E&Y. Some of the information referred to in the Monitor’s Report consists of forecasts and projections.

Readers are cautioned that, since these projections are based upon assumptions about future events and conditions, the actual results will vary from the projections, even if the assumptions materialize, and the variations could be significant. The Monitor’s Report is in a format required by the Canadian Court and should not be used for investment purposes.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

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