Quebecor World Completes Sale Of Printing Facility In France

MONTREAL, CANADA -- Quebecor World (TSX: IQW) (NYSE: IQW) announces that it has completed the sale of its printing facility in Lille, France to a group led by local management.

In October 2006, the Company announced its intention to close the facility which was comprised of four 2.10 metre gravure presses. Under the terms of the sale agreement, the facility will continue to operate two gravure presses and retain approximately 100 of the 230 employee positions. The facility will operate in markets that are non-core to Quebecor World.

The sale agreement and the separation package for the employees who are leaving the Company, have been arrived at with the participation, co-operation and approval of the appropriate labor and government representatives.

Forward looking statements

This press release may include “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, including statements regarding the prospects of the industry and prospects, plans, financial position and business strategy of Quebecor World Inc. (the “Company”), may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities legislation and regulations. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “foresee,” “believe” or “continue” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Forward-looking statements do not take into account the effect that transactions or non-recurring or other special items announced or occurring after the statements are made have on the Company’s business. For example, they do not include the effect of dispositions, acquisitions, other business transactions, asset writedowns or other charges announced or occurring after forward-looking statements are made.

Investors and others are cautioned that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the Company’s public filings available at www.sedar.com, www.sec.gov and www.quebecorworld.com. In particular, further details and descriptions of these and other factors are disclosed in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section of the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2005, and the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2005.

The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the Company’s expectations as of March 6, 2007 and are subject to change after this date. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by the applicable securities laws.

About Quebecor World

Quebecor World Inc. (TSX: IQW) (NYSE: IQW) is a world leader in providing high-value, complete print solutions to leading publishers, retailers, catalogers and other businesses with marketing and advertising activities. It is a market leader in most of its major product categories which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value added services. Quebecor World has approximately 29,000 employees working in more than 120 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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