Paramount Resources Ltd. Announces Director Election Results from its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, May 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Paramount Resources Ltd. ("Paramount") (TSX - "POU") announces that at its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 10, 2017 the following seven director nominees were elected:

NOMINEE		VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD
		Number	Percent (%)	Number	Percent (%)
CLAYTON RIDDELL		84,540,337	99.24%	650,297	0.76%
JAMES RIDDELL		84.133,157	98.76%	1,057,477	1.24%
JAMES BELL		84,932,057	99.70%	258,577	0.30%
JOHN GORMAN		84,408,498	99.08%	782,136	0.92%
DIRK JUNGE		84,412,126	99.09%	778,508	0.91%
SUSAN RIDDELL ROSE		83,827,936	98.40%	1,362,698	1.60%
JOHN ROY		84,407,440	99.08	783,194	0.92%

Also, the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation was approved.

VOTES FOR			VOTES WITHHELD
Number	Percent (%)		Number	Percent (%)
87,213,560	99.59%		363,243	0.41%

Paramount is a Canadian oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company with operations focused in Western Canada.  Paramount's Class A Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "POU".

SOURCE Paramount Resources Ltd.

Paramount Resources Ltd.: J.H.T. (Jim) Riddell, President and Chief Executive Officer, B.K. (Bernie) Lee, Chief Financial Officer, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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