Perpetual Energy Inc. Announces Election of Directors

CALGARY, May 20, 2015 /CNW/ - (TSX: PMT) – Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual", the "Corporation" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated April 1, 2015 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		66,242,856		98.17		1,235,951		1.83
Susan L. Riddell Rose		66,475,209		98.51		1,003,598		1.49
Karen A. Genoway		66,438,406		98.46		1,040,401		1.54
Randall E. Johnson		66,387,664		98.38		1,091,143		1.62
Robert A. Maitland		66,479,356		98.52		999,451		1.48
Geoffrey C. Merritt		66,478,596		98.52		1,000,211		1.48
Donald J. Nelson		66,451,396		98.48		1,027,411		1.52
Howard R. Ward		66,419,967		98.43		1,058,840		1.57

About Perpetual

Perpetual Energy Inc. is a Canadian energy company with a spectrum of resource-style opportunities spanning liquids-rich gas, heavy oil 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" 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, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Susan L. Riddell Rose, President and Chief Executive Officer; Cameron R. Sebastian, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Office