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VANCOUVER, BC , May 5, 2022 /CNW/ - 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 Withheld | % Withheld |
Laura A. Cillis | 217,449,423 | 99.45% | 1,211,715 | 0.55% |
Donald Demens | 218,523,581 | 99.94% | 137,557 | 0.06% |
Randy Krotowski | 215,848,731 | 98.71% | 2,812,407 | 1.29% |
Fiona MacFarlane | 217,645,457 | 99.54% | 1,015,681 | 0.46% |
Daniel Nocente | 218,133,114 | 99.76% | 528,024 | 0.24% |
Cheri Phyfer | 217,388,495 | 99.42% | 1,272,643 | 0.58% |
Michael T. Waites | 218,286,339 | 99.83% | 374,799 | 0.17% |
John Williamson | 218,454,528 | 99.91% | 206,610 | 0.09% |
The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the Meeting was 221,825,515, representing 68.15% of the Company's outstanding shares. The Company has filed a report of voting results on all resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com .
As part of best governance practices, the Company's Board of Directors has reconstituted its Board Committees as summarized below. All of the members of the Board Committees remain 100% independent.
Audit | Environmental, | Management Resource | Nominating and |
Laura A. Cillis | Randy Krotowski | Daniel Nocente | John Williamson |
Randy Krotowski | Cheri Phyfer | Cheri Phyfer | Laura A. Cillis |
Daniel Nocente | John Williamson | John Williamson | Fiona Macfarlane |
| | Fiona Macfarlane | |
| | | |
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.
SOURCE Western Forest Products Inc.
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