Western Forest Products Inc. Announces Election of Directors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announces the results of the following vote regarding the election of directors at its annual meeting Meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held today:

Candidate Name	Votes for	% For		Votes Against	% Against
Laura A. Cillis	187,242,637	88.96	%	23,246,588	11.04	%
Steven Hofer	192,441,538	91.43	%	18,047,687	8.57	%
Randy Krotowski	181,115,058	86.04	%	29,374,167	13.96	%
Fiona Macfarlane	188,112,005	89.37	%	22,377,220	10.63	%
Noordin Nanji	148,874,239	70.73	%	61,614,986	29.27	%
Daniel Nocente	188 187 630	89.40	%	22,301,595	10:60 a.m.	%
Peter Wijnbergen	191,681,996	91.06	%	18,807,229	8.94	%

The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the Meeting was 214,125,976, representing 67.60% of the Company’s outstanding shares.

As part of best governance practices, the Board of Directors of the Company has established its Board Committees as summarized below. All board committee members are 100% independent.

Audit Committee	Environmental, Health and security Committee	Management resource and remuneration Committee	Appointment and Corporate governance Committee
Laura A. Cillis (Chair)	Randy Krotowski (Chair)	Fiona Macfarlane (Chair)	Noordin Nanji (Chair)
Randy Krotowski	Fiona Macfarlane	Peter Wijnbergen	Laura A. Cillis
Peter Wijnbergen	Noordin Nanji	Randy Krotowski	Fiona Macfarlane

The Company has also filed a report of the voting results on all resolutions voted on at the meeting at https://www.sedarplus.ca.

About Western Forest Products Inc.

Western is an integrated forest products company developing a margin-driven log and lumber business to successfully compete in global lumber markets. With operations and employees located primarily in coastal British Columbia and Washington State, Western is a leading supplier of high-value specialty forest products to global markets. Western has a lumber production capacity of 885 million board feet from six sawmills and operates four processing facilities and two glulam manufacturing facilities. The company sources its timber from its private lands, long-term permits, agreements with First Nations and market purchases. Western supplements its production with a wholesale program offering its customers a full line of specialty products.

For more information, please contact:

Stephen Williams
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(604) 648-4500