MONTREAL, May 24, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Resolute Forest
Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today held its annual meeting
of stockholders in Cleveland,
Tennessee. A total of 83,967,574 shares, or 92.17% of the
outstanding shares, were voted at the meeting. Shareholders voted
in favor of each proposal, including the re-election of eight
director nominees and the election of one new Board member
appointed on January 31, 2019, by a
91.17% majority:
NOMINEE
|
FOR
|
AGAINST
|
ABSTAIN
|
NON-VOTES
|
# of
shares
|
%
|
# of
shares
|
%
|
# of
shares
|
Randall C.
Benson
|
74,633,619
|
92.25
|
1,213,011
|
1.50
|
5,057,353
|
3,063,591
|
Suzanne
Blanchet
|
75,096,530
|
92.83
|
748,236
|
0.92
|
5,059,217
|
3,063,591
|
Jennifer C.
Dolan
|
74,724,118
|
92.36
|
1,121,343
|
1.39
|
5,058,522
|
3,063,591
|
Richard D.
Falconer
|
74,541,226
|
92.14
|
1,305,351
|
1.61
|
5,057,406
|
3,063,591
|
Jeffrey A.
Hearn
|
74,843,072
|
92.51
|
1,004,053
|
1.24
|
5,056,858
|
3,063,591
|
Yves
Laflamme
|
74,975,147
|
92.67
|
871,613
|
1.08
|
5,057,223
|
3,063,591
|
Bradley P.
Martin
|
73,756,299
|
91.17
|
2,090,278
|
2.58
|
5,057,406
|
3,063,591
|
Alain
Rhéaume
|
74,549,140
|
92.15
|
1,296,708
|
1.60
|
5,058,135
|
3,063,591
|
Michael S.
Rousseau
|
74,545,508
|
92.14
|
1,295,430
|
1.60
|
5,063,045
|
3,063,591
|
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 2019 fiscal year.
- An advisory vote to approve compensation of the company's named
executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
- A vote to approve the company's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan and
its material terms, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
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 close to 70 countries. The company owns or
operates some 40 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.
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