MONTRÉAL, May 25, 2017 /CNW
Telbec/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP)
today held its annual meeting of stockholders in Cleveland, Tennessee. A total of 74,453,555
common shares, or 82.96% of the outstanding shares, were voted at
the meeting. Shareholders voted in favor of each proposal,
including the election of each director nominee and in favor of
holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every year,
by a substantial majority:
NOMINEES
|
FOR
|
AGAINST
|
ABSTAIN
|
NON-VOTES
|
# of
shares
|
%
|
# of
shares
|
%
|
# of
shares
|
Randall C.
Benson
|
62,110,741
|
99.49
|
320,310
|
0.51
|
7,547,176
|
4,475,328
|
Jennifer C.
Dolan
|
62,168,661
|
99.58
|
262,656
|
0.42
|
7,546,910
|
4,475,328
|
Richard D.
Falconer
|
62,230,236
|
99.68
|
201,284
|
0.32
|
7,546,707
|
4,475,328
|
Richard
Garneau
|
62,136,680
|
99.52
|
298,748
|
0.48
|
7,542,799
|
4,475,328
|
Jeffrey A.
Hearn
|
62,185,084
|
99.60
|
248,502
|
0.40
|
7,544,641
|
4,475,328
|
Bradley P.
Martin
|
61,742,415
|
98.89
|
691,145
|
1.11
|
7,544,667
|
4,475,328
|
Alain
Rhéaume
|
62,112,501
|
99.49
|
320,920
|
0.51
|
7,544,806
|
4,475,328
|
Michael S.
Rousseau
|
60,638,050
|
97.12
|
1,795,148
|
2.88
|
7,545,029
|
4,475,328
|
The other proposals on which stockholders voted favorably
included:
- The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm
for the 2017 fiscal year.
- An advisory vote to approve compensation of the company's named
executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
- An advisory vote to hold the say-on-pay vote annually in the
future.
About Resolute Forest Products
Resolute Forest Products is a global leader in the forest
products industry with a diverse range of products, including
market pulp, tissue, wood products, newsprint and specialty papers,
which are marketed in over 70 countries. The company owns or
operates some 40 manufacturing facilities, as well as power
generation assets, in the United
States and Canada. Resolute
has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to
internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards.
The shares of Resolute Forest Products trade under the stock symbol
RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock
Exchange.
Resolute has received regional, North American and global
recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility
and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices.
Visit www.resolutefp.com for more information.
SOURCE Resolute Forest Products Inc.