Clearwater Paper Corporation · NYSE:CLW

Clearwater Paper — Investor Presentation (September 2013)

28 slides from Clearwater Paper's investor presentation, Sep 10, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Clearwater Paper Corporation September 2013

    Exhibit 99.1 Clearwater 2013 September Paper Corporation

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

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  3. Slide 3: Overview of Clearwater Paper

    2Overview of Clearwater Paper

  4. Slide 4: Introduction to Clearwater Paper

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  5. Slide 5: Consumer Products Division Overview: Clearwater Tissue

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  6. Slide 6: Stable Tissue Market Growth

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  7. Slide 7: Private Label Tissue Continues to Capture Market Share

    Private Clearwater 2013 manufacturers Product 6Source: U.S. Label IRIWorldwide, Mix Retail Paper Continues Tissue ranks 52 as Industry toone Weeks Capture of the Ending Market largest July Share North 21, in 2013 American Tissue private label tissue

  8. Slide 8: Significant Private Label Opportunity Across the West

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  9. Slide 9: North American Tissue Capacity and Demand

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  10. Slide 10: Pulp and Paperboard Division Overview

    Overview Key Pulp Clearwater 2012 Paperboard ²¹Source: Represents Products Production¹: North Company ofPaper American Production 2012 ~6.0 Pulp Overview ranks Pulp SBS million 856,000 and capacity estimates, Bleached Paperboard Paperboard by as oftons. one Product tons Facilities volumes. RISI of 9

  11. Slide 11: Favorable Bleached Paperboard Outlook

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  12. Slide 12: Clearwater Paper's Strategic Plan

    Clearwater Paper’s Strategic Plan 11

  13. Slide 13: Our Business Strategy

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  14. Slide 14: Successful Execution Against Stated Goals

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  15. Slide 15: Continued Momentum

    Continued Refinanced Initiated Commenced Announced Launched 14 a a$100 momentum debt asset new chipping million to mission, rationalization secure facility into stock vision long-term 2013 buyback operations with and capital strategy the phased flexibility companywide closure of Thomaston called DRI

  16. Slide 16: Our 3 Year Strategy

    Our 3 Year Strategy DEVELOP Engage and protect our people REALIZE Grow and enhance financial performance IMPROVE Promote efficient processes VALUE Deepen relationships with our customers ENSURE ‘Sustain the future for our company, industry and communities 15 A al

  17. Slide 17: Clearwater Paper's Value Proposition

    Clearwater Paper’s Value Proposition 16

  18. Slide 18: Key Free Cash Flow Realization

    Key ($ Flow Realization Shelby Ramp-up Cash from of machine, converting and paper upgrade Sale Realized Energy $40+ Per Q2-2013 Q3-2013 Q4-2013 •Q1-2014 Expected ($12-$15 ¹Note: the Arkansas See TAD inmost Quarter Las Initiatives of millions) Appendix full Taxes (FCF) Chip Assumes machine Cellu Wood

  19. Slide 19: Roadmap and Quarterly Price Changes

    Roadmap Quarterly ($ Price Q2-2013 % Paperboard External Pricing •Thomaston $1-$ Current Expectations •Coating change •Arkansas upgrade $7MM cadence 1Diesel part 432actual changes 18Assumes Non-GAAP In inbased Change4 July September 3millions) &results Fuel $4MM $0-$ Q1’14 Unit $1 $.5 in Pulp 2013,

  20. Slide 20: Total Return Since Spin

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  21. Slide 21: Strong Upward Trend in EBITDA Multiple

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  22. Slide 22: Clearwater Paper's Outlook

    Clearwater Paper’s Outlook 21

  23. Slide 23: Third Quarter 2013 Outlook

    Third Consumer Production progresses Shipment volumes (tons Flat Price/Mix (0-2% Moderately Pulp/Wood/Fiber ($2-3M Chemical costs Transportation Energy Idaho Maintenance Repairs $3.5M 1SG&A $11M-$12M 32including 22This Theto1-3% internal Stable Quarter maintenance outlook lower) information down of

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

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  25. Slide 25: Reconciliation of Clearwater Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

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  26. Slide 26: Reconciliation of Clearwater and Cellu Tissue Pro Forma EBITDA

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  27. Slide 27: Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

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  28. Slide 28: North American Tissue Capacity Changes

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