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CALGARY, Alberta, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pieridae Energy Limited (“Pieridae” or the “Company”) TSX: PEA today announced that, in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the Company released its Voting Results Report that briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Pieridae held on May 9, 2024. Each of the matters acted upon at the Meeting is described below and in greater detail in the 2024 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Information Circular dated March 25, 2024, a copy of which is available on SEDAR.
Pieridae had 159,099,336 common shares outstanding and eligible to vote at the Meeting, of which 64,197,292 (40.35%) were voted.
VOTING RESULTS
1. Number of Directors: By a resolution passed by ballot, the number of directors of the Company to be elected at the Meeting was approved at eight. Proxies were received in the matter as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 48,120,568 | 74.96 | 16,076,724 | 25.04 |
2. Election of Directors: By resolution passed by ballot, the following eight nominees were each elected as a director 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 vote were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Charles Boulanger | 46,143,859 | 74.14 | 16,096,708 | 25.86 |
| Richard Couillard | 45,977,043 | 73.87 | 16,263,524 | 26.13 |
| Doug Dreisinger | 46,143,634 | 74.14 | 16,096,933 | 25.86 |
| Gail Harding, K.C. | 46,138,566 | 74.13 | 16,102,001 | 25.87 |
| Andrew Judson | 46,083,551 | 74.04 | 16,157,016 | 25.96 |
| Patricia McLeod, K.C. | 46,088,880 | 74.05 | 16,151,687 | 25.95 |
| Darcy Reding | 61,942,161 | 99.52 | 298,406 | 0.48 |
| Kiren Singh | 46,132,030 | 74.12 | 16,108,537 | 25.88 |
A biography of the board members is available in the Management Information Circular.
3. Appointment of Auditors: By a resolution passed by ballot, Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the auditors of the Company to hold office until close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company. Proxies were received in the matter as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 64,129,917 | 99.90 | 67,375 | 0.10 |
4. Executive Compensation: By a non-binding resolution passed via ballot, the advisory vote on executive compensation, also known as “say on pay”, as described in the Management Information Circular, was approved. Proxies were received in the matter as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 61,145,510 | 98.24 | 1,095,057 | 1.76 |
ABOUT PIERIDAE
Pieridae is a Canadian energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The Company is a significant upstream producer and midstream custom processor of natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and sulphur from the Canadian Foothills and adjacent areas in Alberta and in northeast British Columbia. Pieridae’s vision is to provide responsible, affordable natural gas and derived products to meet society’s energy security needs. Pieridae’s common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol “PEA”.
For further information, visit www.pieridaeenergy.com, or please contact:
| Darcy Reding, President & Chief Executive Officer | Adam Gray, Chief Financial Officer |
| Telephone: (403) 261-5900 | Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
| Investor Relations | |
| investors@pieridaeenergy.com | |
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