Domtar Corporation announces delay in filing of its first quarter results

TICKER SYMBOL UFS (NYSE, TSX) 


MONTREAL, May 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Domtar Corporation (NYSE/TSX: UFS) today announced its intention to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 12b-25 notification of a delay in filing its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2007.

Due to the complexities involved in preparing the consolidated financial statements reflecting the combination of the Weyerhaeuser Fine Paper Business and related assets and Domtar Inc. as of March 7, 2007, the Company requires additional time to complete its interim report for the quarter ended April 1, 2007.

"Our finance team has worked through the difficulties of bringing together two sets of financial information on a transaction that closed late in the quarter. These few extra days will allow us to assure the highest quality in our financial reporting" stated Daniel Buron, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer.

The Company intends to file its Form 10-Q on or before May 21, 2007.

Domtar Corporation (NYSE/TSX: UFS) is the largest integrated producer of uncoated freesheet paper and one of the largest manufacturers of papergrade market pulp in North America. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide range of business, commercial printing, publication as well as technical and specialty papers with recognized brands such as First Choice(R), Domtar Microprint(R), Windsor Offset(R), Cougar(R) as well as its full line of environmentally and socially responsible papers, Domtar EarthChoice(R). Domtar owns and operates Domtar Distribution Group, an extensive network of strategically-located paper distribution facilities. Domtar also produces lumber and other specialty and industrial wood products. The Company employs nearly 14,000 people. To learn more, visit http://www.domtar.com/. 

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