Richard Joseph TREMBLAY - Jul 7, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Resolute Forest Products Inc. (RFP)

Role: SVP, operations
Signature: /s/ Stephanie Leclaire, as attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: RFP
Transactions as of: Jul 7, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/9/2021, 06:00 PM
Next filing: Nov 17, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	RFP	Common Stock	Award		+7.96K	+3.85%		214K	Jul 7, 2021	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	RFP	Dividend Equivalent Units	Award		+1.63K	+56.88%		4.49K	Jul 7, 2021	Common Stock	1.63K		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents additional Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) resulting from the adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan and the 2019 Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan on July 7, 2021 of outstanding unvested DSUs in connection with the payment of the special cash dividend approved by the board of directors of Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (the "Company") on June 10, 2021. These additional DSUs are subject to the original vesting schedule in place with respect to the underlying DSUs. Vested DSUs will settle and become payable in cash after the earliest of (i) death or (ii) December 15 of the year following the year of the reporting person's termination of service (subject to earlier settlement in certain circumstances).
F2	The Dividend Equivalent Units (DEUs) accrued on outstanding unvested Restricted Share Units (RSUs) pursuant to the terms of the Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan and the 2019 Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the payment on July 7, 2021 of the special dividend approved by the board of directors of Resolute Forest Products Inc. on June 10, 2021. These DEUs are subject to the original vesting schedule in place with respect to the underlying RSUs and will settle in cash.

Content

Represents additional Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) resulting from the adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan and the 2019 Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan on July 7, 2021 of outstanding unvested DSUs in connection with the payment of the special cash dividend approved by the board of directors of Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (the "Company") on June 10, 2021. These additional DSUs are subject to the original vesting schedule in place with respect to the underlying DSUs. Vested DSUs will settle and become payable in cash after the earliest of (i) death or (ii) December 15 of the year following the year of the reporting person's termination of service (subject to earlier settlement in certain circumstances).

The Dividend Equivalent Units (DEUs) accrued on outstanding unvested Restricted Share Units (RSUs) pursuant to the terms of the Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan and the 2019 Resolute Forest Products Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the payment on July 7, 2021 of the special dividend approved by the board of directors of Resolute Forest Products Inc. on June 10, 2021. These DEUs are subject to the original vesting schedule in place with respect to the underlying RSUs and will settle in cash.