- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AbitibiBowater Inc. [ ABH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 95 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 800	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/17/2012
(Street) TORONTO, A6 M5J 2N7 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Shares")	4/17/2012		J (1)		955038	A	$0   (1)	18460789	I	See Footnote   (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	In connection with the completion of the take-over bid by AbitibiBowater Inc. ("AbitibiBowater") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fibrek Inc. ("Fibrek"), the Reporting Persons, as shareholders of Fibrek, received 0.0284 Common Shares (plus Cdn$0.55 in cash) as consideration per Fibrek common share, for an aggregate total of 955,041 Common Shares.
( 2)	The Common Shares are held by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax"), certain of its subsidiaries and the pension plans of certain subsidiaries of Fairfax, including, following the transactions reported herein, 698,435 Common Shares held by Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation, 432,498 Common Shares held by Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Corporation, 175,253 Common Shares held by Federated Insurance Company of Canada, 1,253,325 Common Shares held by Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, 344,477 Northbridge Personal Insurance Corporation, 1,749,215 Common Shares held by TIG Insurance Company, 5,630,638 Common Shares held by Odyssey Reinsurance Company and 744,431 Common Shares held by United States Fire Insurance Company.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 95 WELLINGTON STREET WEST SUITE 800 TORONTO, A6 M5J 2N7		X
TIG INSURANCE CO 250 COMMERCIAL STREET SUITE 5000 MANCHESTER, NH 03101		X
ODYSSEY REINSURANCE CO 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE STAMFORD, CT 06902		X
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO 305 MADISON AVENUE MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962		X

Signatures
/s/ V. Prem Watsa, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer		4/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John J. Bator, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer		4/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kirk M. Reische, Vice President		4/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Paul Bassaline, Vice President & Controller		4/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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