West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd 6-K, filed Aug 31, 2021
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd (WFG)
About this 6-K
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd filed this 6-K on August 31, 2021.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2021
Commission File No. 001-39974
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
501- 858 Beatty Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6B 1C1
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) ☐
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
| Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Material Change Report dated August 30, 2021 re: Completion of Substantial Issuer Bid | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 30, 2021
| WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD. |
| /s/ Christopher A. Virostek |
| Christopher A. Virostek |
| Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Form 51–102F3
Material Change Report
| Item 1. | Name and Address of Company |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (“West Fraser” or the “Company”)
585 Beatty Street, Suite 501
Vancouver, BC V6B 1C1
| Item 2. | Date of Material Change |
August 20, 2021
| Item 3. | News Release |
A news release in respect of the material change was disseminated via Canada Newswire on August 20, 2021. The news release was also filed with each of the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR and with the US Securities Exchange Commission on EDGAR.
| Item 4. | Summary of Material Change |
On August 20, 2021, West Fraser announced the completion of its substantial issuer bid (the “SIB”) pursuant to which it has taken up and purchased for cancellation a total of 10,309,278 common shares (the “Shares”) at a price of C$97.00 per Share (the “Purchase Price”) under the SIB which commenced on July 12, 2021.
| Item 5. | Full Description of Material Change |
| 5.1 | Full Description of Material Change |
On August 20, 2021, West Fraser announced the completion of the SIB pursuant to which it has taken up and purchased for cancellation a total of 10,309,278 Shares under the SIB. The Shares were purchased for an aggregate purchase price of C$1.0 billion and represented approximately 8.7% of the total number of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares and Class B shares as of July 7, 2021, the date that the SIB was announced. After giving effect to the SIB and as of the date of cancellation of the Shares, the Company had 106,134,898 Shares and 2,281,478 Class B shares issued and outstanding. No Class B shares were purchased under the SIB.
In total, 13,708,784 Shares were tendered based on the final count of Computershare Investor Services Inc. (“Computershare”), the depositary for the SIB. As the SIB was oversubscribed, shareholders who made auction tenders at the Purchase Price or less and purchase price tenders had approximately 91% of their successfully tendered Shares purchased by the Company (other than “odd lot” tenders, which were not subject to proration).
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Payment and settlement for the purchased Shares was effected by Computershare in accordance with the SIB and applicable law.
Any Shares tendered but not purchased, including Shares not purchased as a result of proration or Shares tendered pursuant to auction tenders at prices higher than the Purchase Price or invalidly tendered, will be returned to shareholders as soon as practicable by Computershare.
The Company expects to be eligible to recommence purchases under its normal course issuer bid now that all Shares accepted for purchase under the SIB have been taken up.
| 5.2 | Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions |
Not applicable.
| Item 6. | Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51–102 |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Omitted Information |
None.
| Item 8. | Executive Officers |
Christopher Virostek
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
+1 (604) 681-6061
| Item 9. | Date of Report |
August 30, 2021