AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has held its annual general meeting of stockholders in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the meeting, shareholders approved a resolution to amend the Company's certificate of incorporation to change its legal corporate name to "Resolute Forest Products Inc.", effective May 24, 2012. As part of this change, stockholders also agreed to change the Company's common stock ticker symbol from ABH to RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), also effective May 24, 2012. Any impact this legal entity name transition may have for Resolute's customers and business partners will be communicated directly to these parties over the coming days.
Other resolutions approved at the annual stockholder meeting, included:
- The election of eight directors for 2012: Richard B. Evans, Richard D. Falconer, Richard Garneau, Jeffrey A. Hearn, Bradley P. Martin, Alain Rhéaume, Michael S. Rousseau and David H. Wilkins.
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.