Canfor Announces Voting Results of AGM for the Election of Directors

VANCOUVER, May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) announces, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Prince George, British Columbia.

A total of 115,754,311 common shares were voted at the meeting representing 87.16% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares.  Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director nominees as follows:

Director	Votes For	Percentage of Votes For
Peter J.G. Bentley	108,223,820	95.48%
Glen D. Clark	111,872,834	98.70%
Michael J. Korenberg	110,657,857	97.63%
James A. Pattison	107,057,542	94.45%
Conrad A. Pinette	113,230,181	99.90%
James McNeill (Mack) Singleton	113,334,682	99.99%
Ross S. Smith	113,130,618	99.81%
William W. Stinson	111,230,467	98.14%
John R. Baird	113,328,514	99.99%

Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  The vote on the election of directors was conducted by a show of hands.  The above figures are based on proxies voted for and percentage of votes for at the meeting.

Forward Looking Statements

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Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia ("BC") with interests in BC, Alberta, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas.  Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and also owns a 51.9% interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which is one of the largest producers of market northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and a leading producer of high performance kraft paper.  Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFP.

SOURCE Canfor Corporation

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