Major Drilling Group International Inc. Announces Election of Directors
12.09.2017 | GlobeNewswire
MONCTON, Sept. 12, 2017 - 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:
Major Drilling Group International Inc.
David Balser, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (506) 857-8636
Fax: (506) 857-9211
ir@majordrilling.com
