MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (NASDAQ:MERC) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item2.02.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report
shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.

On April27, 2017, Mercer International Inc. (the Company)
announced by press release the Companys results for its first
quarter ended March31, 2017. A copy of the Companys press release
is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

On April27, 2017, the Company announced by press release that a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per share will be paid on
July6, 2017 to all shareholders of record on June27, 2017. A copy
of the Companys press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report.

(d)Exhibits.

About MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (NASDAQ:MERC)

Mercer International Inc. is engaged in producing (northern bleached softwood kraft) NBSK pulp. The Company operates in the pulp industry and produces pulp for resale, known as market pulp, in Germany. It also produces and sells tall oil, which is used as both a chemical additive and as a green energy source. The Company operates over two mills in Eastern Germany and approximately one mill in Western Canada. The Company’s NBSK pulp mills include Rosenthal mill, which is located in the town of Blankenstein, Germany, approximately 300 kilometers south of Berlin; Stendal Mill, which is located near the town of Stendal, Germany, approximately 130 kilometers west of Berlin, and Celgar Mill, which is located near the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, over 600 kilometers east of Vancouver. The Company’s NBSK pulp mills has an annual production capacity of approximately 1.5 million air-dried metric tons (ADMTs) of NBSK pulp and generates over 305 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

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