TSX: WEF
VANCOUVER, BC, May 6, 2021
/PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western"
or the "Company") announces the following voting results in respect
of the election of directors, amendments to its Bylaw No.1 and the
adoption of its Bylaw No. 2 (advance notice bylaw), as amended on
May 5, 2021, at its Annual and
Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held today:
|
Votes
For
|
%
For
|
Votes Withheld or
Against
|
% Withheld or
Against
|
|
Jane Bird
|
226,763,803
|
99.27%
|
1,677,022
|
0.73%
|
|
Laura A.
Cillis
|
227,226,276
|
99.47%
|
1,214,549
|
0.53%
|
|
Donald
Demens
|
226,991,344
|
99.37%
|
1,449,481
|
0.63%
|
|
Randy
Krotowski
|
227,378,097
|
99.53%
|
1,062,728
|
0.47%
|
|
Daniel
Nocente
|
222,613,904
|
97.45%
|
5,826,921
|
2.55%
|
|
Cheri
Phyfer
|
226,631,876
|
99.21%
|
1,808,949
|
0.79%
|
|
Michael T.
Waites
|
227,031,750
|
99.38%
|
1,409,075
|
0.62%
|
|
John
Williamson
|
227,107,536
|
99.42%
|
1,333,289
|
0.58%
|
|
Amendments to Bylaw
No. 1
|
227,476,419
|
99.58%
|
964,406
|
0.42%
|
|
Adoption of Bylaw No.
2
|
226,995,810
|
99.37%
|
1,445,015
|
0.63%
|
The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person
and by proxy at the Meeting was 232,290,649, representing
61.87% of the Company's outstanding shares.
The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all
resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com and a
copy of Bylaw No. 1 and Bylaw No. 2, as amended, can be found
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 1.1 billion board feet from eight
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.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/western-forest-products-inc-announces-results-of-annual-and-special-meeting-of-shareholders-301286240.html
SOURCE Western Forest Products Inc.