CANELSON DRILLING INC. 
By CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 16, 2014) - CanElson Drilling Inc. (TSX:CDI) ("CanElson") announced that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 15, 2014, each of the nine nominees proposed as directors and listed in its management information circular dated April 11, 2014 were elected as directors. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
| Elson McDougald | 51,701,274 | 1,627,452 |
| Randy Hawkings | 52,309,887 | 1,018,839 |
| Donald Seaman | 52,356,344 | 972,382 |
| Kent Jespersen | 50,851,376 | 2,477,350 |
| Daniel Kolibar | 46,162,068 | 7,166,658 |
| Rodger Hawkins | 52,488,819 | 839,907 |
| Dale Johnson | 52,381,600 | 947,126 |
| Scott Bratt | 53,295,826 | 32,900 |
| Diane Brickner | 53,283,826 | 44,900 |
About CanElson
The primary business of CanElson is operating land-based contract drilling rigs in Canada, the US and Mexico for oil and natural gas exploration and development companies. We also operate a compressed natural and raw gas transportation related services business through our wholly owned subsidiary, CanGas Solutions Inc.
More information on CanElson can be found on its website: www.canelsondrilling.com
