Annie Thabet Appointed to the Board of Directors of Transcontinental Inc.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov. 11, 2015) - Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A)(TSX:TCL.B) today announced the appointment of Annie Thabet to the Corporation's Board of Directors. Ms. Thabet is a Partner at Celtis Capital, a company specializing in transactional services including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate financing and asset management. Also a Corporate Director, Annie Thabet has more than 30 years' experience in business, the management and repositioning of technology and manufacturing companies, and the development of industrial projects with international partners.

"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Ms. Annie Thabet to the Board of Directors of Transcontinental Inc.," said Isabelle Marcoux, Chair of the Board of Directors. "I am convinced that Ms. Thabet will contribute to the growth of Transcontinental Inc. thanks, in part, to her solid and extensive manufacturing, technology and financial background, both in terms of operations and from a strategic and transactional standpoint."

Annie Thabet began her career at Price Waterhouse and then joined Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) in 1987. In 1998, she founded AT Capital, an investment management firm and then co-founded Celtis Capital in 2003. Ms. Thabet is a member of several boards of directors, including Le Groupe Jean Coutu, Manac, FIER Côte-Nord, Institute of Corporate Directors - Québec, and the Sherbrooke University Business Research Foundation.

About TC Transcontinental

Canada's largest printer, with operations in print and digital media, flexible packaging and publishing, TC Transcontinental's mission is to create products and services that allow businesses to attract, reach and retain their target customers.

Respect, teamwork, performance and innovation are strong values held by the Corporation and its commitment to all stakeholders is to pursue its business and philanthropic activities in a responsible manner.

Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A)(TSX:TCL.B), known as TC Transcontinental, has over 8,000 employees in Canada and the United States, and revenues of C$2.1 billion in 2014. Website www.tc.tc