VANCOUVER, BC, May 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ - 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
Committee
|
Environmental,
Health and Safety
Committee
|
Management
Resource
and Compensation
Committee
|
Nominating and
Corporate Governance
Committee
|
|
Laura A.
Cillis
(Chair)
|
Randy
Krotowski
(Chair)
|
Daniel
Nocente
(Chair)
|
John
Williamson
(Chair)
|
|
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.
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