Weyerhaeuser Announces Final Proration Factor for Shares Tendered in Exchange Offer
March 12 2007 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
FEDERAL WAY, Wash., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weyerhaeuser
Company (NYSE:WY) announced that a total of 114,204,244 common
shares of Weyerhaeuser Company and exchangeable shares of
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited were validly tendered for exchange for
284,067,852 shares of Domtar Corporation common stock pursuant to
Weyerhaeuser's exchange offer that expired on March 6, 2007. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116/WYLOGO-a
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116/WYLOGO-b ) The total
shares tendered included 197,699 shares tendered by odd lot
shareholders not subject to proration. Under the terms of the
exchange offer, 11.1442 shares of Domtar Corporation common stock
will be exchanged for each Weyerhaeuser common share and
exchangeable share accepted for exchange in the offer. The exchange
offer is part of the previously announced transaction to combine
Weyerhaeuser's Fine Paper business and related assets with Domtar
Inc. (NYSE/TSE: DTC). The transaction created a new company called
Domtar Corporation (NYSE:UFS). Weyerhaeuser was obligated to accept
a maximum of 25,490,196 Weyerhaeuser shares for exchange in the
exchange offer. Accordingly, 22.1851 percent of the Weyerhaeuser
common shares and exchangeable shares validly tendered by each
tendering shareholder other than odd lot shareholders will be
exchanged for Domtar Corporation shares on a pro rata basis.
Unexchanged shares will be returned to tendering shareholders.
Holders of Weyerhaeuser common shares will receive shares of Domtar
Corporation common stock to which they are entitled in
uncertificated form, and notices of the number of whole shares of
Domtar Corporation common stock credited to their accounts will be
mailed to them. Holders of exchangeable shares of Weyerhaeuser
Company Limited will receive certificates representing the number
of whole shares of Domtar Corporation common stock to which they
are entitled. Under terms of the offer, fractional shares of Domtar
Corporation common stock will not be exchanged. Instead, fractional
shares will be aggregated and sold, and the net cash proceeds of
such sale will be distributed to tendering shareholders with
fractional interests. About Weyerhaeuser Weyerhaeuser Company, one
of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was
incorporated in 1900. In 2006, sales were $21.9 billion. It has
offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide.
Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting
of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest
products; and real estate construction, development and related
activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses,
products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/
. Additional Information This announcement is for informational
purposes only and is neither an offer to sell nor an offer to buy
any securities or a recommendation as to whether you should
participate in the exchange offer announced previously. The
exchange offer is made solely by the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange
and related letters of transmittal. Investors and shareholders are
urged to read the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange, and any other
relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, when they become available and before making any
investment decisions. You can obtain a free copy of the
Prospectus-Offer to Exchange and other related documents filed by
Weyerhaeuser or Domtar Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission at http://www.sec.gov/ . Forward-Looking Statements
Information in this communication contains forward-looking
statements, which are based on the current plans and expectations
of management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or those anticipated. A list of factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in, or underlying, those forward-looking statements is
detailed in the filings of Weyerhaeuser and Domtar Corporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as annual and
quarterly reports and the Prospectus-Offer to Exchange. None of
Weyerhaeuser, Domtar Corporation or Domtar Inc. assume any
obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to
reflect new events or circumstances. For more information contact
Media -- Bruce Amundson 253-924-3047 Analysts -- Kathryn McAuley
253-924-2058 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116/WYLOGO-a
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116/WYLOGO-b
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CONTACT: media, Bruce Amundson +1-253-924-3047, or analysts,
Kathryn McAuley, +1-253-924-2058, both of Weyerhaeuser Company Web
site: http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/
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