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CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual For holders as of: 03/30/09
Date: 05/19/09 Time: 9:00 A.M., Local Time Location: The Davenport Hotel
10 South Post Street Spokane, WA 99201
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CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION
601 W. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
SUITE 1100
SPOKANE, WA 99201
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of two Directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 1-Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a. Boh A. Dickey
1b. Gordon L. Jones
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 2.
Proposal 2 -Ratification of the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.
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