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                     SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
TD SECURITIES PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Statements in this presentation referred to above that are not reported financial results or other historical information of Resolute Forest Products Inc. (with its subsidiaries, “we,” “our,”
“us” or the “company”) are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They include, for example, statements included in
the Outlook section of this presentation relating to the impact of the novel coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic and resulting economic conditions on our business, results of
operations and market price of our securities, and to our: efforts and initiatives to reduce costs, increase revenues and improve profitability; business and operating outlook; future
pension obligations; assessment of market conditions; growth strategies and prospects, and the growth potential of the company and the industry in which we operate; liquidity; future
cash flows, including as a result of the changes to our pension funding obligations; estimated capital expenditures; and strategies for achieving our goals generally. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “should,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “see,” “anticipate,” “continue,”
“attempt,” “project,” “progress,” “build,” “plan,” “grow,” “lead,” “drive,” “move,” “accelerate,” “generate,” “allow,” “look” and other terms with similar meaning indicating possible future
events or potential impact on our business or our shareholders.
The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on
management’s current assumptions, beliefs and expectations, all of which involve a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The
potential risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future financial condition, results of operations, and performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this
presentation referred to above include, but are not limited to, the impact of: the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and resulting economic conditions, developments in non-print
media, including changes in consumer habits, and the effectiveness of our responses to these developments; intense competition in the forest products industry; any inability to offer
products certified to globally recognized forestry management and chain of custody standards; any inability to successfully implement our strategies to increase our earnings power;
the possible failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses with ours or to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, such as our entry into wood manufacturing in the U.S.
and tissue production and sales, or divestitures or other strategic transactions or projects, including loss of synergies following business divestitures; uncertainty or changes in political
or economic conditions in the United States, Canada or other countries in which we sell our products, including the effects of pandemics; global economic conditions; the highly
cyclical nature of the forest products industry; any difficulties in obtaining timber or wood fiber at favorable prices, or at all; changes in the cost of purchased energy and other raw
materials; physical, financial and regulatory risks associated with global, regional, and local weather conditions, and climate change; any disruption in operations or increased labor
costs due to labor disputes or occupational health and safety issues; difficulties in our employee relations or in employee attraction or retention; disruptions to our supply chain,
operations, or the delivery of our products, including due to public health epidemics; disruptions to our information technology systems including cybersecurity and privacy incidents;
risks related to the operation and transition of legacy system applications; negative publicity, even if unjustified; currency fluctuations; any increase in the level of required contributions
to our pension plans, including as a result of any increase in the amount by which they are underfunded; our ability to maintain adequate capital resources to provide for all of our
substantial capital requirements; the terms of our outstanding indebtedness, which could restrict our current and future operations; changes relating to the London Interbank Offered
Rate (or, the “LIBOR”), which could impact our borrowings under our credit facilities; losses that are not covered by insurance; any shutdown of machines or facilities, restructuring of
operations or sale of assets resulting in any additional closure costs and long-lived asset or goodwill impairment or accelerated depreciation charges; any need to record additional
valuation allowances against our recorded deferred income tax assets; our exports from one country to another country becoming or remaining subject to duties, cash deposit
requirements, border taxes, quotas, or other trade remedies or restrictions; countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports to the U.S. of the vast majority of our softwood lumber
products produced at our Canadian sawmills; any failure to comply with laws or regulations generally; any additional environmental or health and safety liabilities; any violation of trade
laws, export controls, or other laws relating to our international sales and operations; adverse outcomes of legal proceedings, claims and governmental inquiries, investigations, and
other disputes in which we are involved; the actions of holders of a significant percentage of our common stock; and the potential risks and uncertainties set forth under the heading
“Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which have been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic,
including related governmental responses and economic impacts, market disruptions and resulting changes in consumer habits.
All forward-looking statements in this presentation referred to above are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above and in the company’s other
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The information on industry and general economic conditions in this presentation was derived from third-party sources and trade publications we believe to be widely accepted and
accurate. We have not independently verified the information and cannot assure you of its accuracy.

                                                          All figures in US$ unless otherwise noted.

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WHO WE ARE
NORTH AMERICAN FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY WITH A LEADING MARKET PRESENCE
                                                                                                                                                     3

                                                                                        13 pulp, paper and tissue mills2       21 wood products facilities
                 2020 Sales                      7,1001
                                                                                        •   Market pulp (5 facilities):        •   Wood products shipments:
                 $2.8 billion                 Employees                                                                            2.0 million mbf
                                                                                            1.1 million mt shipments

                                                                                        •   Paper (8 facilities):2             •   Remanufactured wood
                                                                                                                                   production: 54 million FBM
                                                                                            •   Newsprint:
                                                                                                0,8 million mt shipments2      •   Engineered wood production:
                                                  100%
                                                                                                                                   134 million linear feet
                  Products                    of managed                                    •   Specialty papers:
                 marketed in                   woodlands                                        0.6 million mt shipments       •   Wood pellet production:
                 roughly 50                   are certified                                                                        41,000 mt
                                                    by                                  •   Tissue (3 facilities): 95,000 st
                 countries                                                                                                     Energy assets installed
                                             independent                                    shipments (86,000 mt)
                                              third parties                                 •   1 converting facility          •   Total installed capacity: 440 MW

                                                                                            •   13 converting lines            •   7 hydroelectric facilities

                                                                                                                               •   6 cogeneration facilities

                                                                                        Toundra Greenhouse                     Performance Biofilaments Inc.
     Largest Canadian producer of wood products east of                                (49% interest)                         (joint-venture with Mercer
      the Canadian Rockies                                                              Saint-Félicien (QC)                    International)

     Fifth largest pulp producer in N.A.                                                                                      Cellulose Filament Manufacturing
     One of the largest producers of paper in N.A                                                                             Kenogami (QC)

     Established tissue producer

 1.   As at December 31, 2020
 2.   Excludes Amos and Baie-Comeau newsprint mills, indefinitely idled since Q1 2021
 3.   Annual shipments and production as per 2020 10-K
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OUR OPERATIONS
                    1.   Montreal (Quebec)
                                                                        29.    Abitibi and Nord-du-Québec (Quebec)
                                                                        30.    Côte-Nord (Quebec)
                                                                        31.    Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec)
                                                                        32.    Mauricie (Quebec)
                    2.   Calhoun (Tennessee)*
                                                                        33.    Northwestern Ontario (Ontario)
                    3.   Coosa Pines (Alabama)*
                                                                        34.    Outaouais (Quebec)
                    4.   Menominee (Michigan)
                                                                        35.    Southeastern U.S. (Tennessee)
                    5.   Saint-Félicien (Quebec)*
                    6.   Thunder Bay (Ontario)*

                                                                        36.    Calhoun (Tennessee)
                    Sawmills                                            37.    Hagerstown (Maryland)
                                                                        38.    Hialeah (Florida)
                    7.   Atikokan (Ontario)
                                                                        39.    Sanford (Florida)
                    8.   Comtois (Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec)
                    9.   Cross City (Florida)
                    10. El Dorado (Arkansas)
                                                                        40.    Amos (Quebec) (indefinitely idled)
                    11. Forest Products Mauricie (La Tuque, Quebec)
                                                                        41.    Baie-Comeau (Quebec) (indefinitely idled)
                    12. Girardville (Quebec)                            42.    Clermont (Quebec)
                    13. Glenwood (Arkansas)                             43.    Gatineau (Quebec)*
                    14. Ignace (Ontario)                                44.    Grenada (Mississippi)
                                                                        45.    Thunder Bay (Ontario)*
                    15. La Doré (Quebec)
                    16. Maniwaki (Quebec)
                    17. Mistassini (Quebec)
                                                                        46.    Alma (Quebec)
                    18. Opitciwan (Obedjiwan, Quebec)
                                                                        47.    Calhoun (Tennessee)
                    19. Outardes (Pointe-aux-Outardes, Quebec)
                                                                        48.    Dolbeau (Quebec)*
                    20. Saint-Félicien (Quebec)                         49.    Kénogami (Saguenay, Quebec)
                    21. Saint-Thomas (Quebec)
                    22. Senneterre (Quebec)
                    23. Thunder Bay (Ontario)
                                                                        50.    Hydro-Saguenay (Saguenay, Quebec)
                    Wood pellet plant
                    24. Thunder Bay (Ontario)
                    Remanufactured wood products facilities
                    25. Château-Richer (Quebec)                         51.    Normandin (Quebec) - Planer mill
                    26. La Doré (Quebec)                                52.    Roberval (Quebec) - Lumber drying facility
                    Engineered wood products facilities                 53.    Saint-Prime (Quebec) - Lumber drying facility
                    27. Resolute-LP - Larouche (Quebec)                 54.    Talladega (Alabama) - Chip production mill
                    28. Resolute-LP - Saint-Prime (Quebec)              55.    Tampa (Florida) - Paper recycling center

                                                                      * On-site cogeneration facility

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OUR STRATEGY
                                                                                                                Industry
                                                                                                                 Growth

 Wood      • Capitalize on favorable macro environment
           • Scale opportunities through M&A
Products   • Invest in high return and short payback capital projects

 Market    • Build on key top-quality assets
  Pulp     • Focus on organic growth projects and leverage low-cost operations

 Tissue    • Drive operational performance and leverage integration with market pulp
           • Optimize converting and distribution capacity geographically

           • Maximize free cash flow generation from existing operations and assets
 Paper     • Manage structural demand decline
           • Leverage potential conversion opportunities

                                              Legend

                                         Growth Markets

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OUR CAPITAL ALLOCATION
                                     TOP PRIORITIES

   Acquisition opportunities – lumber and pulp at the right price

   Internal growth projects – harvest low hanging fruit opportunities

   Capex investments – focus on strategic opportunities and transformation

   Debt reduction – continue deleveraging to offset pension

   Opportunistically return cash to shareholders

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STRATEGY TRANSFORMATION

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STRATEGY TRANSFORMATION
                                 2011                                                               LTM Q2 2021
                                                                     Growth Markets                                                          Growth Markets
                              $4.8 billion                               = 24%                          $3.5 billion                             = 74%
                                                 Market pulp                                                             Market pulp
                                                    14%                                         Paper                       20%
                                                                                                 26%
     Sales

                                                         Wood
                                                        products
                                                          10%                                                                   Tissue1
                                                                                                                                  4%

                                                                                          Wood
                                                                                         products
                                                                                           50%
                         Paper
                          76%

                             $481 million                            Growth Markets
                                                                         = 25%
                                                                                                    $988 million                             Growth Markets
                                                                                                                                                = 100%
                                                    Market
                                                     pulp                                                                   Market pulp
EBITDA2,3

                                                                                                                                5%
Adjusted

                                                     23%

                                                                                                                                Tissue
                                                                                                                                  1%
                                                           Wood
                                                          products
                                                             2%

                                                                                          Wood
                         Paper                                                           products
                          75%                                                              94%

    1.   Operating results of our Calhoun (Tennessee) tissue operations have been recorded in our tissue segment since April 1, 2018.
    2.   For illustrative purposes, chart excludes adjusted EBITDA for “corporate and other” of negative $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and
         negative $53 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2021.
    3.   Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A, B and C for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

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OUR COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

                          • Developed a sophisticated infrastructure to manage fiber flows from
    FIBER ACCESS            harvesting through transformation into a range of end products to maximize
                            resource utilization and process efficiency
                          • Harvesting rights for the majority of fiber needs in Canada

                          • Large-scale and cost-effective operations, including significant internal
  COMPETITIVE COST          energy production, which support our value proposition
    STRUCTURE             • Integration = control over fiber transformation chain from stump to end
                            product for majority of offering

                          • Strong liquidity
STRONG BALANCE SHEET      • Favorable financing and strong liquidity = maximum flexibility
                          • Significant tax attributes available

                          • Deep industry expertise with influential leaders in forestry, operations,
SEASONED MANAGEMENT         environmental risk management and public policy
                          • Culture of accountability, encouraging transparency and straightforwardness
       TEAM               • Core identify tied to renewable resources.thus harvesting in a truly
                            sustainable manner

     Fiber from trees is renewable, reusable and fossil-free, representing a
        core pillar in moving the world away from fossil-based material
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FINANCIALS LIQUIDITY
                                                      2021                              2020                             2019
Available liquidity
(US$M)                                         Q2            Q1        Q4         Q3           Q2      Q1         Q4            Q3

Total debt                                    $303         $482       $561      $561       $630       $821        $449      $424

Cash on hand                                   177           33       113         20           27      116         3            69

Available under revolving credit facilities    873           620      580        457           369     233        580           497

Available liquidity                           $1,050       $653       $693      $477       $396       $349        $583      $566

LTM Adj. EBITDA1                              $935         $527       $338      $213           $96    $141        $213      $314

Net debt / LTM Adj. EBITDA1                    0.1x          0.9x     1.3x       2.5x          6.3x    5.0x       2.1x          1.1x

Capital expenditures                           $33           $14      $25        $16           $16     $21        $31           $37

Q2-2021 Liquidity Highlights
•   Strong liquidity position at $1.1 B
•   Q2 repayment of revolving and term credit facilities of $180M
•   2021 CAPEX guidance increased to $125M, up by $25M, following the announcement of $50M
    investments in wood projects expected to be completed by end of 2022
•   Repurchased 0.3 million shares, or 0.4%, in Q2 ($3M) and 8.7 million shares in LTM, or 10% ($49.5M)
•   Q2 lumber cash duty deposits of $57M (cumulative of $332M)
•   Special cash dividend of $1.00 per share paid on July 7

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FINANCIALS PENSION
FUNDING & ACCOUNTING POSITION – CANADA & U.S. (USD)
                                      Total Pension Contributions

                                                                                                                            Pension Plans Deficit
                                                                                      1
                  160                                        Actual/estimate
                                                                                                             Accounting Basis                                  Dec. 2020
                  150
                                                                                                             Net pension liabilities
                  140                                                                                                                                             1,440
                                                                                                             (US$M)
Millions of USD

                  130                                                                                        Funded ratio (%)                                      73%

                  120
                                                                                                             Discount rate (%)                                    2.5%

                  110                                                                                                        Pension Plans Deficit

                  100                                                                            Funding Basis 2                      Dec. 2020            June 2021             Variance

                   90                                                                            Funding deficit
                                                                                                                                           629                  445                (184)
                                                                                                 (US$M)
                   80
                          2016        2017       2018        2019       2020        2021

                   1.   Includes all pension contributions, excludes OPEB
                   2.   Funding for pension plans in Canada are on a going concern basis and in the U.S. on a 25-year average interest rate basis. The funding results above suppose valuations
                        are performed on the date specified.

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FINANCIALS TAX ATTRIBUTES
  • Significant U.S. net operating losses (NOL); state NOL start
    expiring in 2021 and federal in 2023
  • Accounting “valuation allowance” does not affect ability to use
    tax attributes for tax purposes
  • Potential source of synergy on M&A transactions

                                                                                                         TAX
  Est. Tax attributes (US$)                                                        PRE-TAX
  as of December 31, 2020                                                                             EFFECTED*

  U.S. NOL carryforwards and deduction limitations                                   $2.5B                 $647M
  Canadian NOL carryforwards                                                         $39M                   $12M
  Tax basis of depreciable assets (mainly Canada)                                     2.0B                 $555M
  Canadian attributes - R&D expenses and credits                                      N/A                  $273M
  *At enacted future income tax rates

  Note: Additional information on tax attributes available in our Q2 10-Q report

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Q2-2021 FINANCIALS
FINANCIALS OVERVIEW
                           Adjusted EBITDA : Q2’21 vs. Q1’21

•   Higher selling price : wood products ↑ 32%; market pulp ↑ 22%; paper ↑ 7%
•   Higher shipments : wood products ↑ 17%
•   Higher costs : stumpage-fee driven input costs and freight costs
•   Lower selling, general and administrative expenses

             Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

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FINANCIALS OVERVIEW
                                    Adjusted EBITDA : Q2’21 vs. Q2’20
                                                                                                                                       390             5                    445
                        500           8
                                                                                                                                                                     (1)
                                                                                   445
                                               (53)        (4)         (4)

                                                                                                              20
    37                                                                                           37
                                                                                                                           (6)
            (39)
Q2 2020      FX       Sales price   Volume     Costs       SG&A       Freight      Q2 2021     Q2 2020     Market pulp    Tissue    Wood products    Paper      Corporate   Q2 2021

•        Higher selling price : wood products ↑ 202%; market pulp ↑ 27%; paper ↑ 7%
•        Higher costs : higher fiber and maintenance costs
•        Stronger Canadian dollar

                  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

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WOOD PRODUCTS                                                                                                        U.S. housing starts seasonally adjusted annual
      (US$M)                                                     Q2 2021                Q1 2021                       rate average of 1.6 million in Q2, ↓ 2% vs. Q1
                                                                                                                     Q2 shipments ↑ 83k mbf vs. Q1
      Sales                                                           664                   430                      Q2 transaction price ↑ $282/mbf vs. Q1
                                                                                                                     Q2 delivered cost 2 ↑ $30/mbf vs. Q1
      Operating income (loss)                                         405                   221                      Finished goods inventory ↓ 19k mbf vs. Q1

                         1                                                                                                                                         Inventory (000's mbf)
      EBITDA                                                          415                   232
                                                                                                                                                          148                                                  143
                                                                                                                                            133
                                                                                                                              122                                       119       121                                       124
      Shipments (mmbf)                                                575                   492                                                                                                  97

                        shipments             average transaction price (right-hand scale)                               Q3 2019          Q4 2019        Q1 2020      Q2 2020   Q3 2020       Q4 2020         Q1 2021     Q2 2021

                                                                                            1156                                    2x4 -RL #1-2 KD GL                                     2x4x8 Stud KD GL
        900                                                                                         1200
                                                                                                                                    2x4 - RL #2 KD Southern Pine (Eastside)                2x4 - RL #2 KD Southern Pine (Westside)
        850
                                                                                                                              1800
        800                                                                                         1000                                                                                                                     Q2
                                                                                                                              1700
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2021
        750                                                                                                                   1600
                                                                                                    800                       1500
        700
                                                                                                                              1400
000's mbf

                                                                                                          $/mbf
        650                                                                                                                   1300
                                                                                                    600
        600                                                                                575                                1200

                                                                                                                      $/mbf
        550                                                                                                                   1100
                                                                                                    400                       1000
        500                                                                                                                    900
        450                                                                                         200                        800
                                                                                                                               700
        400
                                                                                                                               600
        350                                                                                         0                          500
                   Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021                                             400
                                                                                                                               300
                                                                                                                               200

              1.     EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
              2.     The delivered cost is the total cost of each ton shipped (cost of sales, distribution costs, selling, general and administrative expenses, and depreciation and amortization).

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MARKET PULP
                                                                                                                   Market dynamics influenced by pandemic; tight
    (US$M)                                                        Q2 2021              Q1 2021
                                                                                                                    supply and demand
                                                                                                                   World demand of chemical pulp ↓ 2% vs 2020 2
    Sales                                                             199                  176
                                                                                                                        Hardwood ↓ 1%
    Operating income (loss)                                            30                     4                         Softwood ↓ 5%
                                                                                                                   Q2 shipments ↓ 19k mt vs. Q1
                            1
                                                                       36                     10                   Q2 transaction price ↑ $140/mt vs. Q1
    EBITDA
                                                                                                                   Q2 delivered cost ↑ $35/mt vs. Q1
    Shipments (000’s mt)                                              253                  272                     Finished goods inventory ↑ 17k mt vs. Q1

                          shipments         average transaction price (right-hand scale)
           550                                                                                    900
                                                                                           787
           500                                                                                    800                                     Inventory (000's mt)
           450                                                                                    700
000's mt

           400                                                                                    600   $/mt
                                                                                                                                               87
           350                                                                                    500            74                                      71
                                                                                                                           68        69
                                                                                                                                                                                        63
           300                                                                                    400                                                               53
                                                                                                                                                                              46
                                                                                        253
           250                                                                                    300

           200                                                                                    200
                      Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021                          Q3 2019   Q4 2019   Q1 2020   Q2 2020   Q3 2020    Q4 2020   Q1 2021   Q2 2021

                 1.     EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
                 2.     For the five months ended May 31, 2021 vs. May 31, 2020.

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TISSUE
(US$M)                                                           Q2 2021              Q1 2021                           US consumption ↓ 5% vs 2020 2
                                                                                                                             At-home shipments ↓ 12%
Sales                                                                 35                   42                                Away-from-home shipments stable
                                                                                                                        Q2 shipments ↓ 4k st vs. Q1
Operating income (loss)                                               (7)                  (2)                          Q2 transaction price ↓ $56/st vs. Q1
                                                                                                                        Q2 delivered cost ↑ $295/st vs. Q1
                           1
EBITDA                                                                (3)                     3                         Finished goods inventory unchanged vs. Q1

Shipments (000’s st)                                                  19                   23

                            shipments           average transaction price (right-hand scale)
           45                                                                                     1,900
                                                                                         1782
           40                                                                                     1,800

           35                                                                                     1,700                                        Inventory (000's st)
           30                                                                                     1,600
000's st

           25                                                                                     1,500   $/st

           20                                                                            19       1,400

           15                                                                                     1,300
                                                                                                                             8                                                    8         8
           10                                                                                     1,200            6                                           6        6
                                                                                                                                       5           5
            5                                                                                     1,100

            0                                                                                     1,000
                     Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021                             Q3 2019   Q4 2019   Q1 2020    Q2 2020     Q3 2020   Q4 2020   Q1 2021   Q2 2021

                1.     EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
                2.     For the five months ended May 31, 2021 vs. May 31, 2020.

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PAPER
                                                                                                               2021 North America demand vs. 2020 2
    (US$M)                                                   Q2 2021              Q1 2021
                                                                                                                   ‒ flat for uncoated mechanical papers
                                                                                                                   ‒ ↓ 10% for newsprint
    Sales                                                        242                  225
                                                                                                               Q2 shipments ↑ 4 mt vs. Q1
                                                                                                               Q2 transaction price ↑ $39/mt vs. Q1
    Operating income (loss)                                       (7)                 (24)
                                                                                                               Q2 delivered cost ↓ $13/mt vs. Q1
    EBITDA1                                                         9                  (9)                     Finished goods inventory ↓ 15k mt vs. Q1

    Shipments (000’s mt)                                         382                  378

                      shipments           average transaction price (right-hand scale)
      800                                                                                     700

                                                                                        635 650                                          Inventory (000's mt)
      700

                                                                                              600
      600
000's mt

                                                                                              550   $/mt
      500                                                                                                   148                 150
                                                                                                                      142
                                                                                              500                                           130       124
      400                                                                            382
                                                                                              450                                                                 96
                                                                                                                                                                            87
      300                                                                                                                                                                             72
                                                                                              400

      200                                                                                     350
                 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021                           Q3 2019   Q4 2019   Q1 2020    Q2 2020   Q3 2020     Q4 2020   Q1 2021   Q2 2021

            1.     EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
            2.     For the six months ended June 30, 2021 vs. June 30, 2020.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES POWER GENERATION

  External sales

                                                                   Capacity                   Annualized external sales
  Mill                                         Type
                                                                    (MW)                            (MWh/year)

  Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC                       Cogen                    28                                                        193,000
  Gatineau, QC                                 Cogen                    15                                                        106,000
  St-Félicien, QC                              Cogen                    43                                                        290,000
  Thunder Bay, ON                              Cogen                    65                                                        431,000
  TOTAL                                                                151                                                      1,020,000
  EBITDA1                      Q2           Q1           Q4           Q3          Q2           Q1           Q4          Q3           Q2
  contribution                2021         2021         2020         2020        2020         2020         2019        2019         2019
  from COGEN
  (in $US                        8           11            7          10           10           11            8           9            8
  millions)
  Cost savings
  To generate lower cost energy for internal consumption, we operate cogeneration facilities and a network of
  hydroelectric installations with total capacity of 284MW

  Approximate annualized cost savings to operations:$40-45 million

  1. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Appendices A and B for a definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

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SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
  AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION
100% of Resolute-owned or managed                                                                               Resolute is the world’s
woodlands are third-party certified to at least                                                                 largest holder of SFI
one internationally recognized forest                                                                           certification and among the
management standard:                                                                                            largest holders of FSC
   Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®)                                                                     certification in North
   Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)                                                                          America.

                  100% 3rd-PARTY-CERTIFIED Chain
                          of Custody (CoC)
                  • 13 PULP, PAPER AND TISSUE MILLS1                                             SUBSEQUENT USERS MUST
                  • 22 WOOD PRODUCT FACILITIES                                                   ALSO BE CoC-CERTIFIED

                                WOOD SUPPLIER                                    TRANSPORT                     PUBLISHER/PRINTER

          CERTIFIED FOREST                                PAPER MILL                            PAPER BROKER                            END USER
            OR SOURCES

 1.   Excludes Amos and Baie-Comeau newsprint mills, indefinitely idled since Q1 2021

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ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

 Fiber from trees is renewable, reusable and fossil-free representing a core pillar in moving
 the world away from fossil-based materials
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APPENDIX A
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APPENDIX B
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