Western Forest Products : Voting Results of Annual Meeting
May 04, 2023 at 08:09 pm EDT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TSX: WEF
Western Forest Products Inc. Announces Election of Directors
May 4, 2023 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") announces the following voting results in respect of the election of directors at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held today:
Name of Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Against
% Against
Laura A. Cillis
194,583,486
97.94%
4,093,489
2.06%
Steven Hofer
196,937,550
99.12%
1,739,425
0.88%
Randy Krotowski
196,921,551
99.12%
1,755,424
0.88%
Fiona Macfarlane
175,660,756
88.42%
23,016,219
11.58%
Noordin Nanji
193,273,025
97.28%
5,403,950
2.72%
Daniel Nocente
196,935,602
99.12%
1,741,373
0.88%
Peter Wijnbergen
196,917,069
99.11%
1,759,906
0.89%
John Williamson
163,066,218
82.08%
35,610,757
17.92%
The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the Meeting was 200,765,622, representing 63.38% of the Company's outstanding shares.
As part of best governance practices, the Company's Board of Directors has constituted its Board Committees as summarized below. All members of the Board Committees are 100% independent.
Audit
Environmental,
Management Resource
Nominating and
Health and Safety
and Compensation
Corporate Governance
Committee
Committee
Committee
Committee
Laura A. Cillis
Randy Krotowski
Fiona Macfarlane
John Williamson
(Chair)
(Chair)
(Chair)
(Chair)
Randy Krotowski
Fiona Macfarlane
Peter Wijnbergen
Laura A. Cillis
Peter Wijnbergen
Noordin Nanji
John Williamson
Fiona Macfarlane
John Williamson
Noordin Nanji
The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.
About Western Forest Products Inc.
Western is an integrated forest products company building a margin-focused log and lumber business to compete successfully in global softwood markets. With operations and employees located primarily on the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, Western is a premier supplier of high-value, specialty forest products to worldwide markets. Western has a lumber capacity in excess of 1.0 billion board feet from seven sawmills and four remanufacturing facilities. The Company sources timber from its private lands, long-term licenses, First Nations arrangements, and market purchases. Western supplements its production through a wholesale program providing customers with a comprehensive range of specialty products.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Williams
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (604) 648-4500
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Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated softwood forest products company. The Companyâs primary business is the sale of lumber and logs, which includes timber harvesting, sawmilling logs into specialty lumber, value-added lumber and glulam remanufacturing and wholesaling purchased lumber. Its product categories include Outdoor Living, Exterior Appearance, Interior Living, LIFESTYLE CEDAR, WFP Engineered Products and others. The Outdoor Living products include decking, timbers, outdoor structures and fencing products. The Exterior Appearance products include siding, trim and fascia, soffits, and door and window products. The LIFESTYLE CEDAR products include LIFESTYLE CEDAR Decking and LIFESTYLE CEDAR Fencing. The Interior Living products include interior paneling, interior moldings, architectural millwork, and stair components. The WFP Engineered Products include Curved and Arched Glulam, Straight Glulam, Fabricated Trusses, Calvert GL3000 and Other Glulam Products.