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PrintedinCanada “At Resolute, we take very seriously our responsibility to sustainably manage the natural resources in our care. Canada’s boreal forest is a great natural and renewable resource, and our business depends on its careful stewardship.” Richard Garneau President and Chief Executive Officer 3 2015 Key Numbers 4 2015 Highlights 7 Letter from the Chairman and the President and Chief Executive Officer 10 What Defines Us 12 Consolidated Results 14 Our Operations 15 BUSINESS SEGMENTS 16 Market Pulp 18 Wood Products 20 Tissue 22 Newsprint 24 Specialty Papers 27 SUSTAINABILITY 28 Sustainability Performance 32 Fiber and Forestry 35 Strong Collaboration with First Nations 38 Energy and Climate Change 40 Mill Environmental Performance 42 Human Resources 44 Health and Safety 46 Community Involvement 48 Board of Directors and Corporate Officers 49 Shareholder Information Cover (from top right, clockwise): Alan Mynatt, Manufacturing Services Manager, Calhoun; Chief Wilfred King, Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation, Gull Bay; David Côté, Superintendent, Abitibi-LP Engineered Wood, Saint-Prime; Caroline The inside pages of this report are printed on ResoluteMax 84 Gloss 60 lb (89 g/m2) Fradet, Tundra Greenhouses, Saint-Félicien; Omar Martinez, Bravo Lead Operator, paper, part of Resolute’s Align™ portfolio of environmentally conscious papers. BUILDING THERESOLUTE resolutefpcom OFTHEFUTURE Converting, Sanford; Jessica Dubois-Martel, This paper was manufactured at our Catawba (South Carolina) mill. With its smaller AnnualReport environmental footprint, ResoluteMax 84 Gloss is the perfect alternative to more Quality Optimization Supervisor, Saint-Félicien; costly coated freesheet paper. Jean-Marie (Jack) Picard, Special Advisor, Negotiations and Natural Resources, ResoluteMax 84 Gloss is available with SFI® and/or PEFC chain of custody certifications. Conseil des Innus de Pessamit, Côte-Nord 2015 Key Numbers Total sales of Adjusted EBITDA1 of $185 $3,645 $276 million invested in million million CAPEX World-class OSHA 100% 1,250 incident rate of of forests managed new hires, by Resolute with an additional 2,000 0.66, third-party certified expected by 2018 a 20% improvement over 2014 100% 70% 72% coal-free operations reduction in of energy requirements (scope 1) GHG emissions sourced from (scope 1 and 2) renewable sources since 2000 1. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP financial measures, are defined and reconciled on page 12. Note: All amounts in this report are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS — 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 3 2015 Highlights Ramped up production at new Atikokan sawmill Completed Calhoun continuous digester project, growing market pulp Inaugurated capacity by Ignace Investing 100,000 sawmill $270 million metric tons in a new state-of-the-art tissue facility at Calhoun mill Acquired Atlas Paper Holdings, a leading U.S. tissue products manufacturer, for C$100 $156 million Liquidity of million in economic opportunities $502 million for First Nations partners in Ontario RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS — 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 4 Reduced mill environmental incidents by 55% over 2014 Received 18 awards and distinctions Reached or surpassed in recognition of Resolute’s Transitioned sustainability achievements in business, safety performance reporting 1 million hours and sustainability to corporate website without in accordance with GRI’s new G4 a recordable standard – injury among first at four facilities: Baie-Comeau, Catawba, in forest Maniwaki and Thorold products sector globally RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS — 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 5 SENIOR MANAGEMENT From left to right: Richard Tremblay Bradley P. Martin Senior Vice President Chairman Pulp and Paper Group Richard Garneau Jacques P. Vachon President and Senior Vice President Chief Executive Officer Corporate Affairs Yves Laflamme and Chief Legal Officer Senior Vice President Jo-Ann Longworth Wood Products, Procurement Senior Vice President and Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer André Piché Pierre Laberge Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Tissue Group, and Calhoun, Human Resources Catawba and Mokpo Operations Letter from the Chairman and the President and Chief Executive Officer As we focus on building the Resolute of the The net pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) liability on our balance sheet fell by $438 million at year- future, we are well aware that our actions end and now sits under $1.2 billion. The liability decrease in today are the key to ensuring a sustainable and 2015 was largely the result of the favorable currency impact, profitable organization for the long term. an increase in the applicable discount rate and regular contributions. With a network of over 40 pulp, paper, tissue and wood We took advantage of our strong financial position and products facilities in the United States, Canada and South attractive market conditions to refinance our asset- Korea, we have an operating platform that has the scale, based-lending (ABL) credit facility with one that gives financial strength and cost advantage to withstand market us more flexible terms and conditions, improves pricing, challenges. We are relying on our financial strength to seize extends maturity, and immediately lowers our cost of opportunities to diversify, innovate and grow. In 2015, we capital to better support the execution of our growth and made an important strategic entrance into the tissue market diversification initiatives. With liquidity of $502 million at and invested in our growth markets, namely pulp and lumber. year-end, we remain in a strong position to support our ongoing transformation and diversification strategy. A solid financial foundation Significant pressure on pricing Even as we continue to control costs, the price deterioration we experienced in 2015 demonstrates that the forest As with many other global commodities, market prices products industry has not been spared from the cyclical and margins associated with forest products were under downturn in global commodities. significant pressure in 2015. In the case of newsprint, our view is that this momentum – amplified as it was by We generated adjusted EBITDA of $276 million in 2015, the effect of currencies – has pushed transaction prices