VANCOUVER, BC, April 20, 2021 /CNW/ - West Fraser Timber Co.
Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE:
WFG) announced, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange
requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting
held virtually on Tuesday, April 20,
2021.
Voting Results for the Election of Directors
A total of 97,727,751 Common shares and Class B Common
shares were voted at the meeting, representing 79.32% of the votes
attached to all outstanding shares. Shareholders voted in
favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the
election of all director nominees as follows:
Director
|
Votes
For
|
% of Votes in
Favour
|
|
|
|
Hank
Ketcham
|
92,056,368
|
98
|
Reid E.
Carter
|
92,693,811
|
99
|
Raymond
Ferris
|
93,240,045
|
99
|
John N.
Floren
|
92,908,935
|
99
|
Ellis Ketcham
Johnson
|
93,238,823
|
99
|
Brian G.
Kenning
|
93,142,595
|
99
|
Marian
Lawson
|
93,543,822
|
99
|
Colleen
McMorrow
|
93,521,087
|
99
|
Gerald J.
Miller
|
93,331,760
|
99
|
Robert L.
Phillips
|
87,927,088
|
94
|
Janice G.
Rennie
|
90,661,597
|
97
|
Gillian D.
Winckler
|
93,526,258
|
99
|
Shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditor of the Company.
The resolution on the Company's approach to executive
compensation ("Say-on-Pay") as disclosed in the Company's
management information circular dated March
8, 2021 was also approved, with 99% of votes cast in
favour.
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com and EDGAR
at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
The Company
West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more
than 60 facilities in Canada,
the United States, the
United Kingdom, and Europe. From responsibly sourced and
sustainably managed forest resources, the Company produces lumber,
engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and
particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals and
renewable energy. West Fraser's products are used in home
construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications,
papers, tissue, and box materials.
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SOURCE West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.