VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/02/13

West Fraser (TSX:WFT) announced, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Quesnel, British Columbia.

A total of 37,370,292 Common shares and Class B Common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 87% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director nominees as follows:

                                    Percentage of Votes
Director                                      in Favour
                                                       
                                                       
Hank Ketcham                                         97
Clark S. Binkley                                     99
J. Duncan Gibson                                     99
Samuel W. Ketcham                                    90
Harald H. Ludwig                                     90
Gerald J. Miller                                     99
Robert L. Phillips                                   90
Janice G. Rennie                                     86
Ted Seraphim                                         99

Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The Company

West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, wood chips, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp and newsprint. The Company has operations in western Canada and the southern United States.

West Fraser shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: "WFT".

Contacts:
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Larry Hughes
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(604) 895-2700

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Rodger Hutchinson
Vice-President, Corporate Controller
(604) 895-2700
(604) 681-6061 (FAX)
www.westfraser.com