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West Fraser Announces Fourth Quarter Results

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West Fraser shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: "WFT".

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets(in millions of Canadian dollars, except where indicated - unaudited)                                                December 31     December 31                                                       2012            2011---------------------------------------------------------------------------AssetsCurrent assetsCash and short-term investments              $          102  $           68Receivables                                             251             266Income taxes receivable                                   -               4Inventories (note 3)                                    459             398Prepaid expenses                                         11               9---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                        823             745Property, plant and equipment                           959             936Timber licences                                         496             490Goodwill and other intangibles                          330             336Other assets                                             10              11---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                             $        2,618  $        2,518---------------------------------------------------------------------------LiabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesPayables and accrued liabilities             $          322  $          274Income taxes payable                                     20               -Reforestation and decommissioning obligations            43              41---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                        385             315Long-term debt                                          300             306Other liabilities                                       313             270Deferred income taxes                                   128             144---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      1,126           1,035---------------------------------------------------------------------------Shareholders' EquityShare capital                                           602             601Accumulated other comprehensive earnings                 (9)             (6)Retained earnings                                       899             888---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      1,492           1,483---------------------------------------------------------------------------                                             $        2,618  $        2,518---------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of Common shares and Class B Common shares outstanding at February14, 2013 was 42,863,296.West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity(in millions of Canadian dollars, except where indicated - unaudited)                     October 1 to December 31      January 1 to December 31                          2012           2011           2012           2011---------------------------------------------------------------------------Retained earningsBalance - beginning of period          $         836  $         902  $         888  $         943Actuarial gain (loss) on employee future benefits (net of tax)                       47            (14)           (52)          (104)Earnings for the period                     22              6             87             73Dividends                   (6)            (6)           (24)           (24)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Balance - end of period          $         899  $         888  $         899  $         888---------------------------------------------------------------------------Accumulated other comprehensive earningsBalance - beginning of period          $         (12) $           1  $          (6) $         (10)Translation gain (loss) on foreign operations                  3             (7)            (3)             4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Balance - end of period          $          (9) $          (6) $          (9) $          (6)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Share capitalBalance - beginning of period          $         602  $         601  $         601  $         601Issuance of Common shares               -              -              1              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Balance - end of period          $         602  $         601  $         602  $         601------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shareholders' equity          $       1,492  $       1,483  $       1,492  $       1,483---------------------------------------------------------------------------Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings(in millions of Canadian dollars, except where indicated - unaudited)                     October 1 to December 31      January 1 to December 31                          2012           2011           2012           2011---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sales            $         773  $         650  $       3,000  $       2,762---------------------------------------------------------------------------Costs and expensesCost of products sold                      505            476          2,020          1,917Freight and other distribution costs                     118            111            477            460Export taxes                11             15             48             58Amortization                39             40            152            168Selling, general and administration             33             26            115            104Equity-based compensation               30              4             61             (3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------                           736            672          2,873          2,704---------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating earnings                   37            (22)           127             58Finance expense             (5)            (5)           (19)           (20)Exchange gain (loss) on long- term debt                  (3)             9              7             (7)Other income                 2              1              -             14---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earnings from continuing operations before tax provision                  31            (17)           115             45Tax recovery (provision) (note 4)                   (9)             6            (28)           (18)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earnings from continuing operations                 22            (11)            87             27Earnings from discontinued operations (note 5)                    -             17              -             46---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earnings         $          22  $           6  $          87  $          73---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earnings per share (dollars) (note 6)Basic from continuing operations      $        0.51  $       (0.25) $        2.02  $        0.63Diluted from continuing operations      $        0.51  $       (0.25) $        2.02  $        0.41Basic after discontinued operations      $        0.51  $        0.14  $        2.02  $        1.70Diluted after discontinued operations      $        0.51  $        0.14  $        2.02  $        1.47---------------------------------------------------------------------------Comprehensive earningsEarnings         $          22  $           6  $          87  $          73Other comprehensive earningsTranslation gain (loss) on foreign operations                  3             (7)            (3)             4Actuarial gain (loss) on employee future benefits                   47            (14)           (52)          (104)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Comprehensive earnings        $          72  $         (15) $          32  $         (27)---------------------------------------------------------------------------West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows(in millions of Canadian dollars, except where indicated - unaudited)                     October 1 to December 31      January 1 to December 31                          2012           2011           2012           2011---------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating activitiesEarnings from continuing operations      $          22  $         (10) $          87  $          27  Adjustments  Amortization              39             40            152            168  Finance expense            5              5             19             20  Exchange loss   (gain) on   long-term debt            3             (9)            (7)             7  Tax provision   (recovery)                9             (6)            28             18  Income taxes   received   (paid)                   (1)             -              2            (75)  Reforestation   and   decommissioning   obligations              (3)             -             (2)             6  Employee future   benefits   expense                   9              7             38             35  Contributions   to employee   future benefit   plans                   (39)           (64)           (64)           (93)  Other                      1             (3)            (8)            (9)Changes in non- cash working capital  Receivables                2             32            (22)             8  Inventories              (36)           (40)           (58)           (24)  Prepaid   expenses                  2              4             (2)            (1)  Payables and   accrued   liabilities               8             (7)            32             (2)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash flows from operating activities                 21            (51)           195             85---------------------------------------------------------------------------Financing activitiesRepayment of operating loans             -              -              -            (15)Finance expense paid                       (8)            (9)           (18)           (20)Dividends                   (6)            (6)           (24)           (24)Other                       (1)             -              -              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash flows from financing activities                (15)           (15)           (42)           (59)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Investing activitiesAcquisition                (30)             -            (30)             -Additions to capital assets            (44)           (89)          (150)          (213)Proceeds from Green Transformation Program                     4              5             49             37Proceeds from disposal of capital assets              -              -              9             10Other                        2              1              3              2---------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash flows from investing activities                (68)           (83)          (119)          (164)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Change in cash from continuing operations                (62)          (149)            34           (138)Change in cash from discontinued operations                  -              9              -             45Cash - beginning of period                 164            208             68            161---------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash - end of period          $         102  $          68  $         102  $          68---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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