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Fill in this information to identify the case: United States Bankruptcy Court for the: District of Delaware (State) Case number (if known): 16- Chapter 15 Check if this is an amended filing Official Form 401 Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Proceeding 12/15 If more space is needed, attach a separate sheet to this form. On the top of any additional pages, write debtor’s name and case number (if known). 1. Debtor’s name Catalyst Paper Corporation 2. Debtor’s unique identifier For non-individual debtors: Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) _____________ Other 10181 1171 . Describe identifier Canadian Business Number__ ____ . For individual debtors: Social Security number: xxx – xx– __ __ __ __ Individual Taxpayer Identification number (ITIN): 9 xx – xx – __ __ __ __ Other . Describe identifier . 3. Name of foreign representative(s) Catalyst Paper Corporation 4. Foreign proceeding in which appointment of the foreign representative(s) occurred Proceeding under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44, as amended, pending before the Supreme Court of British Columbia 5. Nature of the foreign proceeding Check one: Foreign main proceeding Foreign nonmain proceeding Foreign main proceeding, or in the alternative foreign nonmain proceeding 6. Evidence of the foreign proceeding A certified copy, translated into English, of the decision commencing the foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative is attached. A certificate, translated into English, from the foreign court, affirming the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative, is attached. Other evidence of the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative is described below, and relevant documentation, translated into English, is attached. 7. Is this the only foreign proceeding with respect to the debtor known to the foreign representative(s)? No. (Attach a statement identifying each country in which a foreign proceeding by, regarding, or against the debtor is pending.) Yes Case 16-12419 Doc 1 Filed 11/01/16 Page 1 of 30

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Fill in this information to identify the case:

United States Bankruptcy Court for the:

District of Delaware (State)

Case number (if known): 16- Chapter 15 Check if this is an

amended filing

Official Form 401 Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Proceeding 12/15

If more space is needed, attach a separate sheet to this form. On the top of any additional pages, write debtor’s name and case number (if known).

1. Debtor’s name Catalyst Paper Corporation

2. Debtor’s unique identifier For non-individual debtors:

Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) _____________

Other 10181 1171 . Describe identifier Canadian Business Number__ ____ .

For individual debtors:

Social Security number: xxx – xx– __ __ __ __

Individual Taxpayer Identification number (ITIN): 9 xx – xx – __ __ __ __

Other . Describe identifier .

3. Name of foreign representative(s)

Catalyst Paper Corporation

4. Foreign proceeding in which appointment of the foreign representative(s) occurred

Proceeding under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44, as amended, pending before the Supreme Court of British Columbia

5. Nature of the foreign proceeding

Check one:

Foreign main proceeding

Foreign nonmain proceeding

Foreign main proceeding, or in the alternative foreign nonmain proceeding

6. Evidence of the foreign proceeding

A certified copy, translated into English, of the decision commencing the foreign proceeding and appointing the foreign representative is attached.

A certificate, translated into English, from the foreign court, affirming the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative, is attached.

Other evidence of the existence of the foreign proceeding and of the appointment of the foreign representative is described below, and relevant documentation, translated into English, is attached.

7. Is this the only foreign proceeding with respect to the debtor known to the foreign representative(s)?

No. (Attach a statement identifying each country in which a foreign proceeding by, regarding, or against the debtor is pending.)

Yes

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Debtor Catalyst Paper Corporation Case number (if known) 16-

Official Form 401 Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Proceeding page 2

8. Others entitled to notice Attach a list containing the names and addresses of:

(i) all persons or bodies authorized to administer foreign proceedings of the debtor,

(ii) all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor is a party at the time of filing of this petition, and

(iii) all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519 of the Bankruptcy Code.

9. Addresses Country where the debtor has the center of its main interests:

Canada

Debtor’s registered office:

2nd Floor 3600 Lysander Lane Number Street

P.O. Box

Richmond British Columbia V7B 1C3 City State/Province/Region ZIP/Postal Code

Canada Country

Individual debtor’s habitual residence:

Number Street

P.O. Box

City State/Province/Region ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Address of foreign representatives(s):

2nd Floor 3600 Lysander Lane Number Street

P.O. Box

Richmond British Columbia V7B 1C3 City State/Province/Region ZIP/Postal Code

Canada Country

10. Debtor’s website (URL) http://www.catalystpaper.com/

11. Type of debtor Check one:

Non-individual (check one):

Corporation. Attach a corporate ownership statement containing the information described in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7007.1.

Partnership

Other. Specify:

Individual

12. Why is venue proper in this district?

Check one:

Debtor’s principal place of business or principal assets in the United States are in this district.

Debtor does not have a place of business or assets in the United States, but the following action or proceeding in a federal or state court is pending against the debtor in this district: .

If neither box is checked, venue is consistent with the interests of justice and the convenience of the parties, having regard to the relief sought by the foreign representative, because: .

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Chapter 15 Petition Catalyst Paper Corporation

Item 6. Decision Commencing Foreign Proceeding

and Appointing the Foreign Representative

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Chapter 15 Petition Catalyst Paper Corporation

Item 8. Lists Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1007(a)(4)(B)

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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re: CATALYST PAPER CORPORATION, et al.1 Debtors in a foreign proceeding.

Chapter 15 Case No. 16-_____ (___) (Joint Administration Requested)

CONSOLIDATED LIST PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY RULE 1007(a)(4)(B)

Catalyst Paper Corporation (“CPC”), in its capacity as the authorized foreign

representative (the “Foreign Representative”) for itself and its above-captioned affiliates

(collectively, the “Debtors”) in a foreign proceeding (the “CBCA Proceeding”) under

Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44 (as amended, the

“CBCA”) before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, hereby submits this list on behalf of

the Debtors in compliance with the requirements of rule 1007(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Rules of

Bankruptcy Procedure.

I. All Administrators of the Debtors in Foreign Proceedings

CPC is the only authorized foreign representative in the CBCA Proceeding. The Foreign

Representative believes that, other than the CBCA Proceeding, there are no foreign proceedings

pending with respect to any of the Debtors. CPC’s address as the Foreign Representative is:

1 The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in Canada and/or in the province of British Columbia (collectively, the “Canadian Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each Canadian Debtor’s Canadian business number, are: Catalyst Paper Corporation (1171); Catalyst Paper (6288); Catalyst Pulp Operations Limited (4565); Catalyst Pulp Sales Inc. (4021); Catalyst Pulp and Paper Sales Inc. (2085); and Pacifica Poplars Ltd. (6048). The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in the United States (collectively, the “U.S. Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each U.S. Debtor’s federal tax identification number, are: Catalyst Paper Holdings Inc. (7177); Catalyst Paper Operations Inc. (7105); Catalyst Paper (Snowflake) Inc. (7015); Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc. (6890); Pacifica Papers US Inc. (7595); Pacifica Papers Sales Inc. (7594); Pacifica Poplars Inc. (9597); and Catalyst Paper Recycling Inc. (8358). The Canadian Debtors and the U.S. Debtors are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Debtors.” The Debtors’ executive headquarters are located at: 2nd Floor, 3600 Lysander Lane, Richmond, BC V7B 1C3, Canada.

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Catalyst Paper Corporation 2nd Floor, 3600 Lysander Lane

Richmond, BC V7B 1C3 Canada

II. All Parties to Litigation Pending in the United States Party Service Address

Bengal Converting Services, Inc.

Robert Douglas Billet, Esq. Gregory I. Dolsky, Esq. Billet & Associates, LLC 2000 Market Street, Suite 2803 Philadelphia, PA 19103-3201 215-496-7500/fax 7505 [email protected] [email protected]

III. Entities Against Whom Provisional Relief Is Sought Attached as Schedule 1 hereto, the Foreign Representative has included a list of the

names and addresses of substantially all parties against whom provisional relief is sought,

including the indenture trustee of the series of notes issued by the Debtors and counterparties to

certain of the Debtors’ executory contracts.

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The information provided herein is based on the Foreign Representative’s review of the

Debtors’ books and records. The Foreign Representative reserves its rights to modify and/or

supplement any and all of the information provided herein.

Dated: November 1, 2016 Wilmington, Delaware

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP James F. Conlan (pro hac vice admission pending) Dennis M. Twomey (pro hac vice admission pending) William A. Evanoff (pro hac vice admission pending) Blair M. Warner (pro hac vice admission pending) One South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 853-7000 Facsimile: (312) 853-7036 -and- YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP

/s/ Edmon L. Morton Edmon L. Morton (No. 3856)

Matthew B. Lunn (No. 4119) Rodney Square 1000 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Telephone: (302) 571-6600 Facsimile: (302) 571-1253 Counsel to the Foreign Representative

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Schedule 1

Provisional Relief Parties

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Provisional Relief Parties

Creditor Name Service Address

A.T. Clayton & Co. 300 Atlantic Street, 7th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901

ACCO Brands USA LLC Four Corporate Drive, Lake Zurich, IL 60047-8997

AcquiData, Inc. Suites 201-205, 6800 Gulfport Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33707

American Medical Association 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

American Railcar Leasing Canada Ltd. 100 Clark Street, Suite 201, St. Charles, Missouri 63301-2075

ANR Pipeline Company 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002-2700

Aspentech f/k/a Aspen Technology 2500 Citywest Blvd., Houston, TX 77042 Aspirus Business Health, a division of Aspirus Clinics, Inc.

3000 Westhill Drive, Suite 102, Wausau, WI 54401

AstenJohnson 4399 Corporate Road, Charleston, SC 29405

Avtex Solutions, LLC 3500 American Blvd. West, Suite 300, Bloomington, MN 55431

Bancroft Contracting Corporation 23 Phillips Road, South Paris, ME 04281 Blue Line Logistics 2380 Wycliff St., St. Paul, MN 55114 Capstone Technology Corporation PO Box 873100, Vancouver, WA 98687

Cascades Sonoco Inc. 4320 95th Street S.W., Suite C, Tacoma, WA 98499

Central Maine Power Company P.O. Box 1084, 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04332-1084

Ceridian HCM, Inc. 3311 East Old Shakopee Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425

Computershare Trust Company of Canada 3rd Floor 510 Burrard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3B9

Consolidated Water Power Company, a Subsidiary of Verso Corporation

P.O. Box 8050, 610 High Street, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495

DeShazo 200 Kilsby Circle, Bessemer, AL 35022

Eddie Bauer LLC 10401 NE 8th Street, Suite 500, Bellevue, WA 98004

Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. 3700 Park 42 Drive, Suite 110A, Cincinnati, OH 45241-2072

Farmington Chipping Enterprises, Inc. Route 15, Jackman, ME 04945 Farmington Chipping Enterprises, Inc. Route 16, P.O. Box 488, Jackman, ME 04945 Fox Valley & Western Ltd. P.O. Box 5081, Rosemont, IL 60017-5081 Grain Processing Corporation 1600 Oregon Street, Muscatine, IA 52761

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Creditor Name Service Address

Gray Matter Systems, LLC 100 Global View Drive, Suite 200, Warrendale PA 15086

Hartt Transportation Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 1385, Bangor, ME 04402 Hearst Enterprises 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

HIBU Inc. (formerly Yellowbook Inc.) 2201 Renaissance Blvd, King Of Prussia, PA USA 19406

Honeywell International Inc. 1280 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45420

HYG Financial Services, Inc. HYG Financial Services, Inc. 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062-2712

Informetrics/RQMS f/k/a Infometric Systems Inc. 2560 Ninth St., #123A, Berkeley, CA 94710

International Raw Materials (IRM) 150 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

JMP Engineering Inc. dba Automation Applications

102 Pickering Way, Suite 100, Exton PA 19341

Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation 35 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092 Kenway Corporation 681 Riverside Drive, Augusta, Maine 94330 Knight Hawk Coal, LLC (Avoca Bement Corporation)

c/o Avoca Bement Corporation, 6122 N. Kilpatrick Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646

Liaison Technologies Inc. 3157 Royal Drive, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Livingston Managed Services 405 The West Mall, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M9C 5K7

Lytx, Inc. 9785 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92121

Maine Freight, Inc. P.O. Box 547, Hampton Falls, NH 03844

Mercurygate International Inc. 200 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 400, NC 27518

Meredith Corporation 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309

Midland Paper Company 101 E Palatine Road, Wheeling, IL 60090-9032

Midwest-Price Company, LLC 218 Midway Route, P.O. Box 536, Monticello, AR 71655

Mint Valley Paper Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1376, Battle Ground, WA 98604

New England Controls, Inc. 9 Oxford Road, PO Box 446, Mansfield, MA 02048

New England Mechanical Overlay Inc. (NEMO)

100 Barnstead Road, Pittsfield, New Hampshire 03263

NewPage Wisconsin System Inc. c/o NewPage Corporation, 8540 Gander Creek Drive, Miamisburg, OH 45432

Nimble Storage, Inc. 211 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134

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Creditor Name Service Address

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

1)Three Commercial Place, McKinnon Building, Norfolk, VA 23510; (2) 6600 Trans Canada Highway, Suite 750, Point Claire, QC H9R 4S2

North American Industrial Services 56 Sanford Drive, Gorham, Maine 04038

Omya, Inc. 9987 Carver Road, Suite 300, Cincinnati, OH 45242

OSIsoft, LLC Creekside Plaza Bldg A, 1100 San Leandro Blvd., 2nd Floor Suite 200, San Leandro, CA 94577

Pan Am Railways (Pan Am Systems Inc.)

(1) Maine Central Railroad Company; (2) Springfield Terminal Railway Company; c/o Pan Am Systems Inc. Iron Horse Park, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862

Parker Kruse Asset Management Washington Park Office Center, LLC, 90 Northwoods Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235

Penguin Random House 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 Per Mar Security Services & Research Corporation

(1) PO Box 4227, Davenport, Iowa 52808; (2) 1322 Schofield Avenue, Schofield, WI 54476

Portland Natural Gas Transmission System One Harbour Place, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Power Specialists Assoc., Inc. (PSA) 531 Main Street, Somers, CT 06071 Prime Timber Company LLC c/o Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.

P.O. Box 160, 150 Orford Road, Lyme, NH 03768

Proficy, f/k/a GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. 2500 Austin Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 PSA Metallurgical Services, Inc. (PSAM) 531 Main Street, Suite B, Somers, CT 06071

PSC Industrial Outsourcing, L.P. (1) 5151 San Felipe, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77056; (2) 22 Alden Street, Bangor, ME 04401

Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories 1201 S. Collegeville Road, Collegeville, PA 19426

RJ Chipping Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 718, RFD 3 Industrial Park, Skowhegan, ME 04976

RMR Mechanical, Inc. 4665 Church Road, Cumming, GA 30028

Sears Holdings Publishing Company, LLC 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

Shell North America (US), L.P. 1000 Main Street, Level 12, Houston, TX 77002

Sixth & Blanchard Properties and Marino Property Company

1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle WA 98101

Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI) 622 Third Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10017

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Creditor Name Service Address

Sumter Transport Company Inc. 170 S. LaFayette Drive, PO Box 1060, Sumter, SC 29150

SuperMedia LLC and Dex One Service, Inc. (f/k/a SuperMedia Services Inc.)

2200 West Airfield Drive, P.O. Box 619810, DFW Airport, TX 75261-9810

The C Reiss Coal Company PO Box 688, Sheboygan, WI 53082

The Jamar Company 1681 Brookfield Avenue, Unit C3, Green Bay, WI 54313

Trend Offset 3701 Catalina Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Trico Mechanical Contractors Inc. 2800 W. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32505 Turbo Mechanical Services, Inc. 497 Goebel Street, Berlin, NH 03570

Two Rivers Terminal, LLC 3300 N. Glade Road, PO Box 2327, Pasco, WA 99301

Uline 12575 Uline Drive, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

Valmet Inc. (Metso Automation Canada Inc.) 2425 Commerce Avenue, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30096-8913

Voith Paper Inc. 2200 N. Roemer Road, Appleton, WI 54912 W T Gardner & Sons Inc. PO Box 189, Lincoln, ME 04457 Walker Industrial Services Inc. 29 Pennell Street, Skowhegan, Maine 04976

Waugh's Mountain View Electric Inc. 246 Roxbury Road, Mexico, Maine 04257 (PO Box 97, Rumford, ME 04276)

Weavexx Corporation (Xerium Technologies, Inc.) 51 Flex Way, Youngsville, NC 27596

Whertec, Inc. 5409 Highway Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32254

Wilmington Trust Company, National Association

246 Goose Lane, Suite 105, Guilford, CT 06437

Wisconsin Central Ltd. P.O. Box 5062, Rosemont, IL 60017-5062

Wisconsin Independent Network 800 Wisconsin Street, Suite 219, Eau Claire, WI 54703-3612

Yellow Book USA, Inc. 398 Reckson Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556-0398

Zampell Refractories Inc. 192 First Flight Drive, Auburn, Maine 04210

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Chapter 15 Petition Catalyst Paper Corporation

Item 11: List Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 1007(a)(4)(A) and 7007.1

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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re: CATALYST PAPER CORPORATION, et al.1 Debtors in a foreign proceeding.

Chapter 15 Case No. 16-_____ (___) (Joint Administration Requested)

LIST OF EQUITY HOLDERS AND CORPORATE

OWNERSHIP STATEMENT OF CATALYST PAPER CORPORATION PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY RULES 1007(a)(4)(A) AND 7007.1

As of October 25, 2016, the following corporate entities own 10% or more of Catalyst

Paper Corporation (the “Debtor”):

Shareholder Percentage of Total Shares

Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. 44.41%

Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 19.69%

1 The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in Canada and/or in the province of British Columbia (collectively, the “Canadian Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each Canadian Debtor’s Canadian business number, are: Catalyst Paper Corporation (1171); Catalyst Paper (6288); Catalyst Pulp Operations Limited (4565); Catalyst Pulp Sales Inc. (4021); Catalyst Pulp and Paper Sales Inc. (2085); and Pacifica Poplars Ltd. (6048). The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in the United States (collectively, the “U.S. Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each U.S. Debtor’s federal tax identification number, are: Catalyst Paper Holdings Inc. (7177); Catalyst Paper Operations Inc. (7105); Catalyst Paper (Snowflake) Inc. (7015); Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc. (6890); Pacifica Papers US Inc. (7595); Pacifica Papers Sales Inc. (7594); Pacifica Poplars Inc. (9597); and Catalyst Paper Recycling Inc. (8358). The Canadian Debtors and the U.S. Debtors are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Debtors.” The Debtors’ executive headquarters are located at: 2nd Floor, 3600 Lysander Lane, Richmond, BC V7B 1C3, Canada.

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Chapter 15 Petition Catalyst Paper Corporation

Addendum A: Statement Pursuant to Section 1515(c) of the Bankruptcy Code

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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re: CATALYST PAPER CORPORATION, et al.1 Debtors in a foreign proceeding.

Chapter 15 Case No. 16-_____ (___) (Joint Administration Requested)

STATEMENT OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE IN SUPPORT OF

CHAPTER 15 PETITION FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN PROCEEDING

I, Stew Gibson, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, hereby declare under penalty of

perjury under the laws of the United States, as follows:

1. I am the Vice President of Catalyst Paper Corporation, the duly appointed

proposed foreign representative (the “Foreign Representative”) of the above-captioned debtors

(collectively, the “Debtors”) in a foreign proceeding (the “CBCA Proceeding”) under

Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44 (as amended, the

“CBCA”) before the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

2. I respectfully submit this statement, as required under section 1515(c) of

title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), in support of the verified petition

filed concurrently herewith by the Foreign Representative seeking recognition by this Court of

the CBCA Proceeding as a foreign main proceeding or, in the alternative, as a foreign main

1 The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in Canada and/or in the province of British Columbia (collectively, the “Canadian Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each Canadian Debtor’s Canadian business number, are: Catalyst Paper Corporation (1171); Catalyst Paper (6288); Catalyst Pulp Operations Limited (4565); Catalyst Pulp Sales Inc. (4021); Catalyst Pulp and Paper Sales Inc. (2085); and Pacifica Poplars Ltd. (6048). The chapter 15 debtors incorporated in the United States (collectively, the “U.S. Debtors”), along with the last four digits of each U.S. Debtor’s federal tax identification number, are: Catalyst Paper Holdings Inc. (7177); Catalyst Paper Operations Inc. (7105); Catalyst Paper (Snowflake) Inc. (7015); Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc. (6890); Pacifica Papers US Inc. (7595); Pacifica Papers Sales Inc. (7594); Pacifica Poplars Inc. (9597); and Catalyst Paper Recycling Inc. (8358). The Canadian Debtors and the U.S. Debtors are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Debtors.” The Debtors’ executive headquarters are located at: 2nd Floor, 3600 Lysander Lane, Richmond, BC V7B 1C3, Canada.

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ACTIVE

proceeding with respect to the Canadian Debtors and as a foreign nonmain proceeding with

respect to the U.S. Debtors.

3. Pursuant to the requirements of section 1515(c) of the Bankruptcy Code,

to the best of my knowledge, the CBCA Proceeding is the only insolvency proceeding of any

kind pending for the Debtor and, thus, is the only known “foreign proceeding” with respect to the

Debtor as that term is defined in section 101(23) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtor is one of

the affiliated entities subject to the CBCA Proceeding, and the relevant court file number is No.

S1610016.

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ACTIVE

I declare under penalty ofpe1jury under the laws of the United States of America that,

based upon my knowledge, information and belief as set forth herein, the foregoing is true and

correct.

Dated: _ _ _ _ _ , 2016

Stew Gibson Vice President of Catalyst Paper Corporation Authorized Foreign Representative of the Debtor

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