X0202 4 2004-11-09 0000743368 BOWATER INC BOW 0001183957 MAFFUCCI DAVID G 55 EAST CAMPERDOWN WAY GREENVILLE SC 29601 0 1 0 0 Exec VP & CFO Common Stock 2004-11-09 4 S 0 1000 38.13 D 6497 D Common Stock 2004-11-09 4 S 0 4562 38.12 D 1935 D Common Stock 2683 I by 401 (k) Common Stock 3610 I By IRA Stock Option (right to buy) 40.74 2004-01-28 2013-01-28 Commn Stock 30000 30000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 34.875 2006-01-17 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 45.02 2005-01-27 2014-01-27 Common Stock 40000 40000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 41.0312 2009-01-26 Common stock 22900 22900 D Stock Option (right to buy) 41.875 2007-01-22 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 47.025 2012-01-29 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 48.00 2010-01-25 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 48.9687 2008-01-27 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 51.93 2011-01-30 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Phantom Stock Units Common Stock 1677.5887 1677.5887 D Stock Appreciation Right 39.78 2009-02-22 Common Stock 1000 1000 D Stock Appreciation Right 41.0312 2009-01-26 Common Stock 2100 2100 D Stock Appreciation Right 54.84 2010-05-10 Common Stock 38800 38800 D These options are all exercisable. One half of the options are/were exercisable on the noted date and the remaining half are exercisable one year later unless the exercisability is accelerated by the committee administering the Plan. 1 for 1 These phantom stock units were allocated under the Company's Compensatory Benefits Plan (the "Plan") and will be settled (on a 1-for-1 basis) upon the reporting person's retirement, death, disability, or other termination of employment. Units included in column 9 that represent an increase from the last report filed by the reporting person and are not otherwise accounted for by a transaction on this form were allocated under the Plan as of Janaury 2, 2004. Additional securities may have accrued to the reporting person's account since that date. The account is subject to revision in order to comply with requirements respecting nondiscrimination standards and limitations on contributions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. David G. Maffucci 2004-11-09