Fortress Paper Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, elected the following five directors at its recent annual general and special meeting of shareholders of the company:

Chadwick Wasilenkoff                  98.85                     1.15

Richard O'C. Whittall                    98.12                     1.88

Joe Nemeth                                 98.14                     1.86

Anil Wirasekara                            98.13                     1.87

Terrence P. Kavanagh                 98.13                     1.87

A total of 10,083,146 common shares of the company were voted at the meeting, representing 68.57% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares. A formal report of voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the meeting is available on SEDAR. 

Fortress Paper operates in two business segments: dissolving pulp and security paper products. The company operates its dissolving pulp business at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill located in Canada, which has expanded into the renewable energy generation sector with the construction of a cogeneration facility. The company operates its security paper products business at the Landqart Mill located in Switzerland, where it produces banknote, passport, visa, and other brand protection and security papers.