Quebec Superior Court issues final order approving Domtar-Weyerhaeuser transaction
February 27 2007 - 4:27PM
PR Newswire (US)
TICKER SYMBOL DTC (TSX, NYSE) MONTREAL, Feb. 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Domtar Inc. (TSX/NYSE: DTC) announces
that, following approval by its shareholders on February 26 of the
Plan of Arrangement required for its proposed combination with
Weyerhaeuser's fine paper business and related assets, the Quebec
Superior Court has issued a final order approving the plan. This
completes all regulatory approvals required except for the final
approval of the listings of the new company's common shares upon
closing of the transaction scheduled for the week of March 5.
DOMTAR IS THE THIRD LARGEST PRODUCER OF UNCOATED FREESHEET PAPER IN
NORTH AMERICA. IT IS ALSO A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF BUSINESS
PAPERS, COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND PUBLICATION PAPERS, AND TECHNICAL
AND SPECIALTY PAPERS. DOMTAR MANAGES ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED STANDARDS 18 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTLAND IN CANADA AND
THE UNITED STATES, AND PRODUCES LUMBER AND OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS.
DOMTAR HAS 8,500 EMPLOYEES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. DATASOURCE: DOMTAR
INC. CONTACT: Investor relations: Pascal Bosse, (514) 848-5938, ;
Media relations: Christian Tardif, (514) 848-5515,
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