Major Drilling 'l : Announces Election of Directors
September 13, 2016 at 11:13 am EDT
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MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwired - Sep 13, 2016) - Major Drilling Group International Inc. ("Major Drilling" or the "Corporation") (TSX:MDI) is pleased to announce that all director nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated July 14, 2016 (the "Circular") were elected as directors of Major Drilling in the course of the annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (the "Meeting") held September 9, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario.
Each of the ten director nominees listed in the Circular was elected by the holders of common shares of the Corporation on a vote by show of hands. The Corporation received the following proxy votes from the holders of common shares with respect to the election of the ten director nominees:
Director Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Edward J. Breiner
65,894,226
96.92
2,095,660
3.08
Jean Desrosiers
67,970,333
99.97
19,553
0.03
Fred J. Dyment
67,968,433
99.97
21,453
0.03
David A. Fennell
58,322,676
85.78
9,667,210
14.22
Denis Larocque
67,872,746
99.83
117,140
0.17
Francis P. McGuire
67,871,046
99.83
118,840
0.17
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer
66,256,894
97.45
1,732,992
2.55
Janice G. Rennie
67,967,733
99.97
22,153
0.03
David B. Tennant
62,198,176
91.48
5,791,710
8.52
Jo Mark Zurel
66,176,722
97.33
1,813,164
2.67
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon during the Meeting will be filed with the regulatory authorities shortly.
About Major Drilling Group International Inc.
Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world's largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. To support its customers' varied exploration drilling requirements, Major Drilling maintains field operations and offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Major Drilling provides all types of drilling services including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas and underground percussive/longhole drilling.
Major Drilling Group International Inc. is a Canada-based drilling services company primarily serving the mining industry. It provides a complete suite of drilling services, including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas, underground percussive/longhole drilling, surface drill and blast, and a variety of mine services. It maintains field operations and offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The Company has two categories of customers: junior exploration companies and a diversified portfolio of senior/intermediate companies, for which the Company provides greenfield exploration drilling and/or drilling at operating mines. The Company has invested in a fleet of digitized mobile underground drills that allow less dependence on client resources, as well as increased ability for automation and versatility.