VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 4, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. WEF (“Western” or the “Company”) announces the following voting results relating to the election of directors at its annual general meeting today (the “Meeting”):
| candidate’s name | vote for | % For | votes against | % Against | ||
| Laura A.Cillis | 194.583.486 | 97.94 | % | 4,093,489 | 2.06 | % |
| Stephen 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 formed its Board Committees as summarized below. All Board Committee members are 100% independent.
| Test committee |
Environment, health and safety committee |
management resource and compensation committee |
nomination and corporate governance committee |
| Laura A.Cillis (Chair) |
Randy Krotowski (Chair) |
Fiona Macfarlane (Chair) |
John Williamson (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-driven log and lumber business to successfully compete in the global softwood markets. With operations and employees located primarily along the coast of British Columbia and Washington state, Western is a leading provider of high quality specialty forest products to global markets. Western has a lumber capacity in…
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