VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2014) - Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX:ANS) (the "Company") today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting on August 12, 2014. The Company had previously filed a Form 9A - Request for Extension for Financial Reporting/Annual Meeting with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX"), which has been approved by the TSX.

The Company will be sending the formal notice of meeting and associated materials in respect of the annual general meeting to the shareholders of the Company in accordance with the requirements set forth under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and securities regulations.

About Ainsworth

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of oriented strand board ("OSB") with a focus on value-added specialty products for markets in North America and Asia. Ainsworth's four OSB manufacturing mills, located in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, have a combined annual capacity of 2.5 billion square feet (3/8-inch basis). Ainsworth is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ANS.