TSX ticker symbol; BKX
CAMARILLO, California, March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company" or "BNK") (TSX: BKX) is pleased to announce the results of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 28, 2017. All of the resolutions put forward at the meeting were approved.
The Company's shareholders voted to fix the number of directors of the Company at eight and elected the following eight nominees to the Board. Each of the nominees will serve for a one-year term and hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless he or she sooner ceases to hold office. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:
| Director Nominee |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
%Withheld |
| Ford Nicholson |
89,467,687 |
99.31% |
618,273 |
0.69% |
| Victor Redekop |
89,200,187 |
99.02% |
885,773 |
0.98% |
| Eric Brown |
89,469,604 |
99.32% |
616,356 |
0.68% |
| General Wesley Clark (retired) |
84,395,487 |
93.68% |
5,690,437 |
6.32% |
| Wolf Regener |
89,204,504 |
99.02% |
881,456 |
0.98% |
| Leslie O'Connor |
89,532,887 |
99.39% |
553,073 |
0.61% |
| Gregory M. Cameron |
89,245,524 |
99.07% |
840,436 |
0.93% |
| David Neuhauser |
89,508,024 |
99.36% |
577,936 |
0.64% |
Shareholders re-appointed KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants as the auditor of the Company.
Shareholders also approved the renewal of unallocated entitlements under the Company's Stock Option Plan with 80.06% of the votes in favour.
The shareholders also authorized the Board to effect a consolidation of the Company's common shares on the basis of up to ten pre-consolidation shares for each one post-consolidation share, with the actual ratio and timing of the share consolidation to be determined by the Board, with 93.86% of the votes in favour. The consolidation remains subject to approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Additional details will be provided in a Report of Voting Results to be filed on SEDAR.
About BNK Petroleum Inc.
BNK Petroleum Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and production company focused on finding and exploiting large, predominately unconventional oil and gas resource plays. Through various affiliates and subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates shale oil and gas properties and concessions in the United States. Additionally the Company is utilizing its technical and operational expertise to identify and acquire additional unconventional projects. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol BKX.
For further information: Wolf E. Regener, +1 (805) 484-3613, Email: investorrelations@bnkpetroleum.com, Website: www.bnkpetroleum.com
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