SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STEELHEAD NAVIGATOR MASTER, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

333 108TH AVE. NE

SUITE 2010

(Street)

BELLEVUE

98004

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/20/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AbitibiBowater Inc. [ ABH ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,728,027	D⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of the issuer's common stock reported on this Form 3 are being issued to the reporting person pursuant to the issuer's plans of reorganization (the "Plans") in connection with its creditor protection proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada). The issuance of these shares are in partial consideration of the claims arising from the reporting person's ownership of certain bonds, which have been canceled pursuant to the Plans. The initial distribution of the shares of the issuer's common stock to certain creditors pursuant to the Plans, including to the reporting person, occurred on December 20, 2010. The number of shares reported on this Form 3 includes 124,886 shares of the issuer's common stock that are being distributed to the reporting person pursuant to the Plans and which are being processed by the issuer's transfer agent.

Remarks:

	Steelhead Navigator Master, L.P.; By: Steelhead Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager; By: James Michael Johnston, its Member-Manager; /s/ James Michael Johnston	12/29/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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