MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwired - Sept. 13, 2016) - Major Drilling Group International Inc.
("Major Drilling" or the "Corporation") (TSX:MDI) is pleased to announce that all director
nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated July 14, 2016 (the "Circular") were elected as
directors of Major Drilling in the course of the annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation
(the "Meeting") held September 9, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario.
Each of the ten director nominees listed in the Circular was elected by the holders of common shares of the Corporation on a
vote by show of hands. The Corporation received the following proxy votes from the holders of common shares with respect to the
election of the ten director nominees:
| Director Nominee |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
| Edward J. Breiner |
65,894,226 |
96.92 |
2,095,660 |
3.08 |
| Jean Desrosiers |
67,970,333 |
99.97 |
19,553 |
0.03 |
| Fred J. Dyment |
67,968,433 |
99.97 |
21,453 |
0.03 |
| David A. Fennell |
58,322,676 |
85.78 |
9,667,210 |
14.22 |
| Denis Larocque |
67,872,746 |
99.83 |
117,140 |
0.17 |
| Francis P. McGuire |
67,871,046 |
99.83 |
118,840 |
0.17 |
| Catherine McLeod-Seltzer |
66,256,894 |
97.45 |
1,732,992 |
2.55 |
| Janice G. Rennie |
67,967,733 |
99.97 |
22,153 |
0.03 |
| David B. Tennant |
62,198,176 |
91.48 |
5,791,710 |
8.52 |
| Jo Mark Zurel |
66,176,722 |
97.33 |
1,813,164 |
2.67 |
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon during the Meeting will be filed with the
regulatory authorities shortly.
About Major Drilling Group International Inc.
Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world's largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining
industry. To support its customers' varied exploration drilling requirements, Major Drilling maintains field operations and
offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Major Drilling provides all types of
drilling services including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental,
water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas and underground percussive/longhole drilling.