Tembec completes additional sale of land in British Columbia

 Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Tembec has recently announced the closing of the sale of approximately 31,800 hectares of land located within the Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, to Jemi Fibre Corp. (“Jemi”), which sale was previously announced on April 25, 2014. Total consideration for the transaction was $21 million, including a deferred amount of $2 million payable by no later than June 24, 2021. Under certain circumstances, the repayment of the deferred amount may be accelerated. The transaction is the second part of a two phase sale. The first phase of the sale closed on June 25, 2014. As a result of the most recent sale of land, the Company will record a gain of $15 million in its September 2014 financial results.

The transaction is part of the BC Land Sale Initiative. The Company has set an objective of realizing up to $70 million in land sales by December 2014. To date, the Company has realized a total of $60 million. The Company will provide regular updates on the BC Land Sale Initiative as it progresses. There can be no assurance that the Company will attain the stated objective or that it will do so within the specified time period.

Tembec is a manufacturer of forest products – lumber, pulp, paper and specialty cellulose – and a global leader in sustainable forest management practices. Principal operations are in Canada and France. Tembec has some 3,500 employees and annual sales of approximately $1.6 billion. Tembec is listed on the TSX (TMB).

Tags: BC Land Sale Initiative, Jemi Fibre Corp, Tembec