Western Energy Services Corp. announces the annual meeting board of director election results

CALGARY, May 8, 2015 /CNW/ - Western Energy Services Corp. ("Western" or the "Corporation") (TSX: WRG) today announces the director election results from its 2015 annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 7, 2015. According to the proxies received and ballots cast at the meeting, the following five nominees were elected as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed, unless such office is earlier vacated in accordance with the by-laws of the Corporation.

Nominee	# Votes For	% Votes For	# Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Donald D. Copeland	52,600,608	97.3%	1,447,913	2.7%
Lorne A. Gartner	52,021,944	96.3%	2,026,577	3.7%
Alex R.N. MacAusland	53,203,764	98.4%	844,757	1.6%
Ronald P. Mathison	51,424,928	95.1%	2,623,593	4.9%
John R. Rooney	52,596,425	97.3%	1,452,096	2.7%

Western is an oilfield service company which provides contract drilling services in Canada through its division Horizon Drilling and in the United States through its wholly-owned subsidiary Stoneham Drilling Corporation.  In Canada, Western also provides well servicing through its division Eagle Well Servicing and provides oilfield rental services through its division Aero Rental Services.

SOURCE Western Energy Services Corp.

Alex R.N. MacAusland, President and CEO, Jeffrey K. Bowers, Senior VP Finance and CFO, Western Energy Services Corp., 1700, 215 - 9th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1K3, Ph: 403.984.5916, Fax: [phone]