CALGARY, April 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Vermilion Energy Inc.
("Vermilion", "We", "Our", "Us" or the "Company") (TSX, NYSE: VET)
is pleased to announce that at its annual meeting of shareholders
held on April 25, 2019 each of the
ten nominees were elected as directors of the Company.
The detailed results of the vote by ballot are as follows:
|
|
|
Name of
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
Number
|
Percent
(%)
|
Number
|
Percent
(%)
|
Lorenzo
Donadeo
|
86,392,453
|
96.67%
|
2,971,409
|
3.33%
|
Larry J.
Macdonald
|
83,500,415
|
93.44%
|
5,863,447
|
6.56%
|
Carin A.
Knickel
|
87,453,428
|
97.86%
|
1,910,434
|
2.14%
|
Stephen P.
Larke
|
86,706,021
|
97.03%
|
2,657,841
|
2.97%
|
Loren M.
Leiker
|
89,106,037
|
99.71%
|
257,825
|
0.29%
|
Dr. Timothy R.
Marchant
|
89,131,134
|
99.74%
|
232,328
|
0.26%
|
Anthony
Marino
|
89,115,223
|
99.72%
|
248,639
|
0.28%
|
Robert
Michaleski
|
86,138,346
|
96.39%
|
3,225,516
|
3.61%
|
William B.
Roby
|
88,875,205
|
99.45%
|
488,657
|
0.55%
|
Catherine L.
Williams
|
86,708,713
|
97.03%
|
2,655,149
|
2.97%
|
For complete voting results, please see our Report of Voting
Results available through SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
An archive webcast of the annual meeting of shareholders
presentation by Anthony Marino,
President & CEO, that provides a business overview and an
update on recent developments, is available on Vermilion's website
at www.vermilionenergy.com.
About Vermilion
Vermilion is an international energy producer that seeks to
create value through the acquisition, exploration, development and
optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe and Australia. Our business model
emphasizes organic production growth augmented with value-adding
acquisitions, along with providing reliable and increasing
dividends to investors. Vermilion is targeting growth in production
primarily through the exploitation of light oil and liquids-rich
natural gas conventional resource plays in Canada and the
United States, the exploration and development of high
impact natural gas opportunities in the
Netherlands and Germany,
and through oil drilling and workover programs in France and Australia. Vermilion holds a 20% working
interest in the Corrib gas field in Ireland. Vermilion pays a
monthly dividend of Canadian $0.23
per share, which provides a current yield of approximately 8%.
Vermilion's priorities are health and safety, the environment,
and profitability, in that order. Nothing is more important to
us than the safety of the public and those who work with us, and
the protection of our natural surroundings. We have been recognized
as a top decile performer amongst Canadian publicly listed
companies in governance practices, as a Climate Leadership level
(A-) performer by the CDP, and a Best Workplace in the Great Place
to Work® Institute's annual rankings in Canada and Germany and a certified Great Place to Work in
France and the Netherlands. In addition, Vermilion
emphasizes strategic community investment in each of our operating
areas.
Employees and directors hold approximately 5% of our fully
diluted shares, are committed to consistently delivering superior
rewards for all stakeholders, and have delivered over 20 years of
market outperformance. Vermilion trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VET.
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