Tranche Update on Fortress Paper Ltd.'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on August 31, 2016.

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc, formerly Fortress Paper Ltd, is a Canada-based producer of specialty pulp, security papers and other security related products. The Company operates through two segments: the Dissolving Pulp and the Security Paper Products. The Company operates its dissolving pulp business through the Fortress Specialty Cellulose (FSC) mill located in Thurso, Quebec, Canada, which also operates in the renewable energy generation sector through its cogeneration facility. The Company is engaged in the production of dissolving pulp for viscose/rayon manufacturers in Asia. The Company operates its security paper products business through the Landqart mill located in Switzerland, where it produces banknote, passport, visa and other brand protection and security papers. The FSC mill has an annual production capacity of approximately 200,000 tons of dissolving pulp. The Company offers security composite banknote paper under the brand name, Durasafe.