MONCTON, New Brunswick, Sept. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 10, 2017 (the “Circular”) were elected as directors of Major Drilling in
the course of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (the “Meeting”) held September 8,
2017 in Toronto, Ontario.
Each of the nine 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 nine director nominees:
|
Director Nominee |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
| Edward J.
Breiner |
66,703,028 |
99.87 |
83,581 |
0.13 |
| Jean
Desrosiers |
64,439,035 |
96.48 |
2,347,574 |
3.52 |
| Fred J.
Dyment |
65,577,637 |
98.19 |
1,208,972 |
1.81 |
| David A.
Fennell |
63,304,884 |
94.79 |
3,481,725 |
5.21 |
| Denis
Larocque |
66,703,578 |
99.88 |
83,031 |
0.12 |
| Catherine
McLeod-Seltzer |
65,819,797 |
98.55 |
966,812 |
1.45 |
| Janice G.
Rennie |
65,579,169 |
98.19 |
1,207,440 |
1.81 |
| David B.
Tennant |
62,131,140 |
93.03 |
4,655,469 |
6.97 |
| Jo Mark
Zurel |
66,262,732 |
99.22 |
523,877 |
0.78 |
Shareholder participation was high, with the total percentage of shares voted reaching over 84%. The Board’s
approach to executive compensation received over 98% approval, and the appointment of Deloitte LLP as independent auditors of the
Corporation received over 97% approval. The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon during the
Meeting will be available on SEDAR under Major Drilling's profile at www.sedar.com.
About Major Drilling
Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily
serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience within its management
team alone. The Company 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, underground percussive/longhole
drilling, surface drill and blast, and a variety of mine services.
For further information:
David Balser, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (506) 857-8636
Fax: (506) 857-9211
ir@majordrilling.com
