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                       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) April 29, 2003


                              BOWATER INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                  1-8712                        62-0721803
(State or other          (Commission                    (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of          File Number)                   Identification No.)
incorporation)


                             55 East Camperdown Way
                                  P.O. Box 1028
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (864) 271-7733

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):  Not applicable





Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The following  information  is being  provided  under Item 12,  "Results of
Operations and Financial  Condition."  The  information in this Form 8-K and the
Exhibit  attached  hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set
forth  by  specific  reference  in  such  filing.  On  April  29,  2003  Bowater
Incorporated  issued a press release announcing  financial results for the three
months ended March 31, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                            BOWATER INCOPORATED
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  April 29, 2003               By:     /s/ David G. Maffucci
                                            ----------------------
                                            Name: David G. Maffucci
                                            Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer





                                    EXHIBITS

         99.1     Press release issued by Bowater Incorporated on April 29, 2003