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Interfor completes purchase of Simpson Lumber

March 2, 2015 – Interfor Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of four sawmills from Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, increasing its annual lumber production capacity by 30 percent to 3.1 billion board feet and reinforcing its position as the fastest growing lumber company in the world.

The purchase of the sawmills in Tacoma (Commencement Bay), WA; Longview, WA; Meldrim, GA; and Georgetown, SC, are key to Interfor's growth strategy and firmly establishes its presence in the US. Two-thirds of Interfor's total annual capacity is now in the US: 900 million board feet in the Northwest and 1.2 billion board feet in the Southeast.

"Simpson is an iconic company in our industry, founded in 1890," said President and CEO Duncan Davies. "We take great pride in the fact that Simpson's Vice Chair Allan Trinkwald, its Board of Directors and shareholders had the faith in Interfor to take on the responsibility for these mills which have been a core piece of their lumber business."

"We are also pleased to welcome 400 new employees to Interfor," added Davies. "We look forward to working with them to deliver the highest standards of product quality and customer service that have come to define our Company and are critical to our long-term success."

Interfor purchased the four mills for US$94.7 million plus working capital and contingent future payments. To partially finance the acquisition, the Company completed a bought deal public offering of 3,300,000 subscription receipts for gross proceeds of $66,330,000. In connection with the completion of the acquisition, each subscription receipt has been automatically exchanged, for no additional consideration, for one common share of the Company. Holders of subscription receipts are not required to take any action in order to receive their common shares.

March 2, 2015  By  Andrew Macklin