VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Dec. 16, 2016) – Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”) (TSX:CFF) announced today that it has satisfied and discharged in full its outstanding $12 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured subordinated convertible notes issued in 2014 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the indenture governing the notes. In connection with the repayment, Conifex deposited in trust with the note trustee an aggregate amount of $12,420,000, such amount being sufficient to pay in full the aggregate principal amount of the notes and accrued and unpaid interest to the maturity date of December 15, 2016. Interest on the notes ceased to accrue on and after the maturity date, and the only remaining rights of the holders is to receive payment upon surrender of the notes to the note trustee.

Conifex also announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Conifex Power received additional property damage and business interruption insurance proceeds in the amount of $5.45 million from its insurance claim related to the previous unexpected outage at its Mackenzie power project. Conifex Power received a total of $17 million under the insurance claim, which has now been fully settled. Conifex expects that it will recognize additional earnings of approximately $0.10 per share in the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of the additional insurance proceeds.

About Conifex Timber Inc.

Conifex and its subsidiaries’ primary business currently includes timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value added lumber finishing and distribution. Conifex’s lumber products are sold in the United States, Chinese, Canadian and Japanese markets. Conifex has expanded its operations to include bioenergy production following the commencement of commercial operations of its power generation facility at Mackenzie, British Columbia.

Forward-Looking Statements

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