Mr. Larry Hughes reports

WEST FRASER COMPLETES OFFERING OF US$300 MILLION SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has completed its previously announced offering of $300-million (U.S.) aggregate principal amount of 4.35-per-cent senior unsecured notes due Oct. 15, 2024. West Fraser used the net proceeds from the offering to repay its outstanding 5.2-per-cent senior unsecured notes that matured today.

The notes were offered in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

We seek Safe Harbor.