Verso Maine Energy S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)

Exhibit 99.1

PRELIMINARY COPY

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VERSO PAPER CORP.

The Board of Directors unanimously resolved to recommend that you vote FOR

proposals 1, 2 and 3.

			For	Against	Abstain
1.      Issuance of Shares. Proposal to issue shares of Verso Paper Corp. common stock as part of the merger consideration pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 3, 2014, by and among NewPage Holdings Inc., Verso Paper Corp. and Verso Merger Sub Inc. (see “The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration” for more details).			¡	¡	¡
2.      Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Award Plan. Proposal to amend and restate Verso Paper Corp.’s incentive award plan to increase the number of shares of Verso Paper Corp. common stock authorized for issuance under the plan.			¡	¡	¡
3.      Adjournment of the Special Meeting. Proposal to approve the adjournment of the Verso special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve Proposal 1 at the time of the Verso special meeting.			¡	¡	¡
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
	YES	NO
Please indicate if you plan to attend the Verso special meeting.	¡	¡
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ADMISSION TICKET

Special Meeting of Stockholders [DAY],

[DATE] at [TIME], local time, at

[LOCATION]

Please present this admission ticket to gain admittance to the meeting. This ticket admits only the stockholder(s) listed on the reverse side or his or her designated proxy and is not transferable. Each stockholder may be asked to present valid picture identification, such as a driver’s license. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the meeting.

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VERSO PAPER CORP.

Special Meeting of Stockholders

The undersigned hereby appoints [NAME] and [NAME], or either of them, proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the Common Stock of VERSO PAPER CORP. (the “Verso”) owned by the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the [LOCATION], on [DAY], [DATE] at [TIME], local time, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of Verso. Each matter to be voted on at the special meeting has been proposed by the Board of Directors of Verso. This proxy will be voted as specified by the undersigned. Except as otherwise expressly specified by the undersigned, a signed proxy will be voted FOR the approval of the issuance of shares of Verso’s common stock as part of the merger consideration pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 3, 2014, by and among NewPage Holdings Inc., Verso and Verso Merger Sub Inc., FOR the approval of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Award Plan, and FOR the approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve proposal 1 at the time of the special meeting. In their discretion, the above-named proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. This proxy revokes any prior proxy given by the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges receipt with this proxy of a copy of the proxy statement dated [                     ], describing more fully the proposals set forth herein.

(continued and to be signed on the reverse side)