Perpetual Energy Inc. Announces Election of Directors

CALGARY, May 21, 2014 /CNW/ - (TSX: PMT) - Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual") is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated April 1, 2014 were elected as directors of Perpetual.  The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its annual meeting of shareholders earlier today in Calgary, Alberta are set out below.

Election of Directors

On a vote by ballot, each of the following eight nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Perpetual:

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
Clayton H. Riddell	66,198,573	98.91	729,234	1.09
Susan L. Riddell Rose	66,317,218	99.09	610,589	0.91
Karen A. Genoway	66,334,920	99.11	592,887	0.89
Randall E. Johnson	66,408,983	99.22	518,824	0.78
Robert A. Maitland	66,281,980	99.04	645,827	0.96
Geoffrey C. Merritt	66,249,044	98.99	678,763	1.01
Donald J. Nelson	66,355,006	99.14	572,801	0.86
Howard R. Ward	66,299,749	99.06	628,058	0.94

Perpetual Energy Inc. is a Canadian energy company with a spectrum of resource-style opportunities spanning heavy oil, NGL and bitumen along with a large base of shallow gas assets. Perpetual's shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "PMT", "PMT.DB.D" and "PMT.DB.E", respectively. Further information with respect to Perpetual can be found at its website at www.perpetualenergyinc.com.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

SOURCE: Perpetual Energy Inc.

Perpetual Energy Inc.
Suite 3200, 605 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3H5
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Susan L. Riddell Rose 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Cameron R. Sebastian 
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Claire A. Rosehill 
Investor Relations and Business Analyst