Resolute Stockholders Vote in Favor of Each Proposal at Annual Meeting

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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