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    • Resolute Stockholders Vote in Favor of Each Proposal at Annual Meeting

      MONTREAL, May 25, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today held its annual meeting of stockholders in Thunder Bay, Ontario. A total of 77,093,819 common shares, or 85.36% of the outstanding shares, were voted at the meeting. Shareholders voted in favor of each proposal, including the re-election of each director nominee, by a 96.55% majority:

       

      NOMINEES

      FOR

      AGAINST

      ABSTAIN

      NON-VOTES

      # of shares

      %

      # of shares

      %

      # of shares

      Randall C. Benson

      73,233,183

      99.01

      729,761

      0.99

      3,634

      3,127,241

      Jennifer C. Dolan

      73,195,415

      98.96

      767,724

      1.04

      3,439

      3,127,241

      Richard D. Falconer

      73,122,264

      98.86

      840,682

      1.14

      3,632

      3,127,241

      Jeffrey A. Hearn

      71,410,790

      96.55

      2,552,333

      3.45

      3,455

      3,127,241

      Yves Laflamme

      73,427,646

      99.28

      535,493

      0.72

      3,439

      3,127,241

      Bradley P. Martin

      71,801,621

      97.08

      2,161,423

      2.92

      3,534

      3,127,241

      Alain Rhéaume

      73,233,307

      99.01

      729,653

      0.99

      3,618

      3,127,241

      Michael S. Rousseau

      73,213,666

      98.99

      749,457

      1.01

      3,455

      3,127,241

       

      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 2018 fiscal year.
      • An advisory vote to approve compensation of the company's named executive officers, 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 manufacturing 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.

       

      SOURCE Resolute Forest Products Inc.

      For further information: Investors: Silvana Travaglini, Treasurer and Vice President, Investor Relations, 514-394-2217, ir@resolutefp.com; Media and Others: Seth Kursman, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Sustainability and Government Affairs, 514-394-2398, seth.kursman@resolutefp.com