TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. Reports on Voting from the 2017 Shareholders Meeting

TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. Reports on Voting from the 2017 Shareholders Meeting

Canada NewsWire

CALGARY, May 9, 2017

CALGARY, May 9, 2017 /CNW/ - TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. ("TORC" or the "Company") (TSX:TOG) announces that the following matters were voted upon at the annual meeting of the shareholders of TORC held on May 9, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Information Circular – Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2017 (the "Circular").

1.  Fixing the Number of Directors

By resolution passed via ballot, the number of directors of TORC to be elected at the meeting was fixed at seven. The results of the ballot were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

#

%

#

%

118,107,744

99.78

265,430

0.22

 

2.  Election of Directors

By resolution passed via ballot, the following seven nominees were appointed as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, or until their successors are elected or appointed. The results of the ballot were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Nominee

#

%

#

%

David Johnson

115,819,521

98.13

2,203,083

1.87

John Brussa


106,018,419

89.83

12,004,185

10.17

Raymond Chan

115,743,235

98.07

2,279,369

1.93

M. Bruce Chernoff

107,437,932

91.03

10,584,672

8.97

Brett Herman

116,937,310

99.08

1,085,294

0.92

R. Scott Lawrence

109,915,276

93.13

8,107,328

6.87

Dale Shwed

107,540,623

91.12

10,480,481

8.88

 

3.  Appointment of Auditors

By resolution passed via ballot, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were appointed as auditors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly appointed, and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration. The results of the ballot were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Withheld

#

%

#

%

118,297,917

99.94

75,257

0.06

 

4.  Non-Binding Advisory Resolution on TORC's approach to Executive Compensation

By resolution passed via ballot, the non-binding advisory resolution approving TORC's approach to executive compensation was approved. The results of the ballot were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Withheld

#

%

#

%

116,536,304

98.74

1,484,800

1.26

 

TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. is a Calgary based company active in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in Western Canada.

SOURCE TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.

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