Early Warning Report Regarding Acquisition of Shares of Conifex Timber Inc. by Princeton Holdings Limited

TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2016 /CNW/ -

State if the report is filed to amend information disclosed in an earlier report. Indicate the date of the report that is being amended.
This is an amended and restated report which amends information in an earlier report filed on July 29, 2016. As of the date of this report, the Acquiror (defined below) holds 2,269,300 common shares of the Reporting Issuer (defined below), representing a securityholding percentage of 10.73%.
Item 1 – Security and Reporting Issuer
1.1	State the designation of securities to which this report relates and the name and address of the head office of the issuer of the securities.
	Common shares of Conifex Timber Inc. (TSX:CFF)
	Conifex Timber Inc. (the "Reporting Issuer") 980 – 700 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1B6
1.2	State the name of the market in which the transaction or other occurrence that triggered the requirement to file this report took place.
	Toronto Stock Exchange
Item 2 – Identity of the Acquiror
2.1	State the name and address of the acquiror.
	Princeton Holdings Limited (the "Acquiror") 705 Fountain Street N. PO BOX 1510 Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5T2
2.2	State the date of the transaction or other occurrence that triggered the requirement to file this report and briefly describe the transaction or other occurrence.
	The Acquiror acquired its holdings in the common shares of the Reporting Issuer (the "Securities") in a series of transactions over 19 months. On December 1, 2015, the Acquiror's securityholding percentage increased above 10%.
2.3	State the names of any joint actors.
	Cowan Asset Management Ltd. ("Cowan") 10 King Street E., Suite 401 Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C3
	See Item 3.4 for a description of the relationship between the Acquiror and Cowan.
Item 3 – Interest in Securities of the Reporting Issuer
3.1	State the designation and number or principal amount of securities acquired or disposed of that triggered the requirement to file the report and the change in the acquiror's securityholding percentage in the class of securities.
	The Acquiror's obligation to file a report initially arose on December 1, 2015, when the Acquiror held 2,114,600 Securities, representing a securityholding percentage of 10.00%.
3.2	State whether the acquiror acquired or disposed ownership of, or acquired or ceased to have control over, the securities that triggered the requirement to file the report.
	The Acquiror acquired ownership of Securities.
3.3	State the designation and number or principal amount of securities and the acquiror's securityholding percentage in the class of securities, immediately before and after the transaction or other occurrence that triggered the requirement to file this report.
	As of December 1, 2015, the Acquiror held 2,114,600 Securities, representing a securityholding percentage of 10.00%.
3.4	State the designation and number or principal amount of securities and the acquiror's securityholding percentage in the class of securities referred to in Item 3.3 over which the acquiror, either alone or together with any joint actors, has ownership but control is held by persons or companies other than the acquiror or any joint actor.
	The Acquiror beneficially owns the Securities set forth in Item 3.3 above. Cowan exercises control and direction over such Securities in its capacity as the Acquiror's discretionary investment manager. Cowan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror, and therefore the Acquiror and Cowan are deemed to be joint actors.
Item 4 – Consideration Paid
4.1	State the value, in Canadian dollars, of any consideration paid or received per security and in total.
	The Acquiror paid an average price of CAD $5.15 per Security for the 2,114,600 Securities purchased from the date of the Acquiror's initial investment in the Reporting Issuer up until December 1, 2015, the date on which the Acquiror's securityholding percentage reached 10.00%, for total consideration of CAD $10,879,998.
Item 5 – Purpose of the Transaction
	The Securities are being held for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of exercising control or direction over the Reporting Issuer. The acquisitions were made in the ordinary course of the Acquiror's business or investment activities. The Acquiror has no current plan or proposal which relates to, or would result in acquiring additional ownership or control over the securities of the Reporting Issuer, other than in the ordinary course of business of the Acquiror. The Acquiror may or may not purchase or sell securities of the Reporting Issuer in the future on the open market or in private transactions, depending on market conditions and other factors material to the Acquiror's investment decision.

SOURCE Cowan Asset Management Inc.

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