VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/12/16 -- Conifex Timber Inc. ("Conifex") (TSX: CFF) announced today that, pursuant to its previously announced investment agreement, Canfor has exercised its option to convert its senior secured note to acquire a Conifex subsidiary, which held a forest licence in British Columbia. As a result of the exercise, Conifex will record a net gain of approximately $29 million on the sale of assets, representing a gain of approximately $1.37 per share, in the first quarter of this year in connection with the conversion, and will decrease its indebtedness by $30 million.
About Conifex Timber Inc.
Conifex and its subsidiaries' primary business currently includes timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value added lumber finishing and distribution. Conifex's lumber products are sold in the United States, Chinese, Canadian and Japanese markets. Conifex has expanded its operations to include bioenergy production following the commencement of commercial operations of its power generation facility at Mackenzie, British Columbia.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Contacts:
Conifex Timber Inc.
Yuri Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
(778) 331-8687
