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    • 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.

       

      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