VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/02/13 -- West Fraser (TSX: WFT) announced, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Quesnel, British Columbia.
A total of 37,370,292 Common shares and Class B Common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 87% 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:
Percentage of Votes Director in Favour Hank Ketcham 97 Clark S. Binkley 99 J. Duncan Gibson 99 Samuel W. Ketcham 90 Harald H. Ludwig 90 Gerald J. Miller 99 Robert L. Phillips 90 Janice G. Rennie 86 Ted Seraphim 99
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company
West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, wood chips, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp and newsprint. The Company has operations in western Canada and the southern United States.
West Fraser shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: "WFT".
Contacts:
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Larry Hughes
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(604) 895-2700
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Rodger Hutchinson
Vice-President, Corporate Controller
(604) 895-2700
(604) 681-6061 (FAX)
www.westfraser.com
