Journey Energy Inc. Reports on Voting from the 2018 Shareholders Meeting

CALGARY, May 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Journey Energy Inc. (JOY – TSX) ("Journey" or the "Company") reports the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held on May 23, 2018.

1. Fixing the Number of Directors to be elected at the meeting

On a vote by a show of hands, the number of directors of the Corporation to be elected at the Meeting was fixed at six members. The number in respect of the vote is based on the proxies received.

Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
19,339,817	99.98	3,300	0.02

2. Election of Directors

On a vote by ballot, each of the following six nominees proposed by management was elected to serve as a director of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed, subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) and the by-laws of the Corporation:

Nominees	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
Howard Crone	13,917,023	71.29	5,605,608	28.71
Dana Laustsen	19,303,331	98.88	219,300	1.12
Ruilin Zhang	7,748,828	39.69	11,773,803	60.31
Ryan Shay	19,349,331	99.11	173,300	0.89
Glenn Hamilton	18,982,636	97.23	539,995	2.77
Alex Verge	19,240,889	98.56	281,742	1.44

Pursuant to Journey's Majority Voting Policy, Mr. Zhang will be required to tender his resignation from the Board as he received more withheld votes than votes in favor. The Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board shall consider the offer of resignation and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether or not they should accept it. The Board will act on the committee's recommendation within ninety days and announce its decision in a press release.

3. Appointment of Auditor

On a vote by a show of hands, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was appointed as auditors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders, and the directors of the Corporation were authorized to fix their remuneration as such. The numbers of the vote are based on the proxies received. 

Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
19,282,417	99.63	70,800	0.37

4. Approval of an Amendment to the Award and Stock Option Plans

On a vote by ballot, the proposed amendment to increase the aggregate number of common shares that may be issued pursuant to all security-based compensation plans by an additional 750,000 common shares until the next shareholder approval for these plans which is set to occur on or before May 24, 2020 was approved. The numbers of the vote are based on the proxies received. 

Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Withheld
12,775,067	66.04	6,568,050	33.96

SOURCE Journey Energy Inc.

Alex G. Verge, President and Chief Executive Officer, 403-303-3232, [email protected]; Gerry Gilewicz, Chief Financial Officer, 403-303-3238, [email protected]; Journey Energy Inc., 700, 517 - 10th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0A8, 403-294-1635, www.journeyenergy.ca