Cascades reports on shareholders' voting results for the election of directors

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, May 9, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), held its Annual General Meeting today. All the nominees proposed as directors were duly elected as directors of the Corporation by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, as follows:

	FOR		WITHHELD
Nominee	Number	%	Number	%
Bernard Lemaire	58,277,464	92.31	4,856,435	7.69
Laurent Lemaire	58,277,464	92.31	4,856,435	7.69
Alain Lemaire	57,940,144	91.77	5,193,755	8.23
Paul R. Bannerman	53,819,182	85.25	9,314,717	14.75
Louis Garneau	59,495,295	94.24	3,638,604	5.76
Sylvie Lemaire	53,086,034	84.08	10,047,865	15.92
David McAusland	58,923,973	93.33	4,209,926	6.67
James BC Doak	59,066,024	93.56	4,067,875	6.44
Georges Kobrynsky	62,008,395	98.22	1,125,504	1.78
Elise Pelletier	50,864,072	80.57	12,269,827	19.43
Sylvie Vachon	61,981,861	98.18	1,152,038	1.82
Laurence G Sellyn	62,024,774	98.24	1,109,125	1.76

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibres. The Corporation employs more than 12,000 employees, who work in more than 100 units located in North America and Europe. With its management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to serve its clients with innovative products. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol CAS.

Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding future results and performance, are forward-looking statements (as such term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) based on current expectations. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, the effect of general economic conditions, decreases in demand for the Corporation's products, increases in raw material costs, fluctuations in selling prices and adverse changes in general market and industry conditions and other factors listed in the Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. 

SOURCE: CASCADES INC.

Media: 
Hugo D'Amours 
Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs 
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Investors: 
Riko Gaudreault 
Director, Investor relations 
[phone] 

Source: 
Robert F. Hall
Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary

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