BIR:CC - Birchcliff Energy Ltd. Announces Voting Results from 2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
CALGARY, Alberta, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (“ Birchcliff ”) (TSX: BIR) is pleased to announce that at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May 11, 2023 (the “ Meeting ”), shareholders elected all five of the proposed nominees listed in Birchcliff’s information circular dated March 27, 2023 (the “ Information Circular ”) and approved all other matters voted upon at the Meeting.
The matters voted upon at the Meeting were discussed in detail in the Information Circular, a copy of which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Birchcliff’s website at www.birchcliffenergy.com . The voting results for each matter voted upon are set forth in the table below and a copy of the Report of Voting Results is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .
| Matters Voted Upon |
| Outcome of Vote |
| Votes For |
| Votes Against or Withheld, as applicable |
| 1. |
| Ordinary resolution to fix the number of directors of Birchcliff to be elected at the Meeting at five. |
| Passed (1) |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| 2. |
| Ordinary resolution to approve the election of the following nominees as directors of Birchcliff, to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of Birchcliff or until their successor is elected or appointed: |
| (a) |
| Dennis Dawson |
| Elected (2) |
| 117,542,114 94.74% |
| 6,525,260 5.26% |
| (b) |
| Debra Gerlach |
| Elected (2) |
| 121,259,498 97.74% |
| 2,807,876 2.26% |
| (c) |
| Stacey McDonald |
| Elected (2) |
| 120,683,310 97.27% |
| 3,384,064 2.73% |
| (d) |
| James Surbey |
| Elected (2) |
| 115,729,180 93.28% |
| 8,338,194 6.72% |
| (e) |
| Jeff Tonken |
| Elected (2) |
| 121,615,524 98.02% |
| 2,451,850 1.98% |
| 3. |
| Ordinary resolution to approve the appointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditors of Birchcliff, to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of Birchcliff, and to authorize the board of directors to fix their remuneration as such. |
| Passed (1) |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| 4. |
| Ordinary resolution, the full text of which is set forth on pages 10 and 11 of the Information Circular, to approve all unallocated stock options under Birchcliff’s stock option plan. |
| Passed (2) |
| 86,270,933 69.54% |
| 37,796,442 30.46% |
| Notes: (1) The vote was conducted by a show of hands. (2) The vote was conducted by ballot. |
About Birchcliff:
Birchcliff is a Calgary, Alberta based intermediate oil and natural gas company with operations focused on the Montney/Doig Resource Play in Alberta. Birchcliff’s common shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “BIR”.
| For further information, please contact: |
| Birchcliff Energy Ltd. Suite 1000, 600 – 3 rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0G5 Telephone: (403) 261-6401 Email: info@birchcliffenergy.com www.birchcliffenergy.com |
| Jeff Tonken – Chief Executive Officer Chris Carlsen – President and Chief Operating Officer Bruno Geremia – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |