NuVista Energy Ltd.: Report on Voting from the 2014 Shareholders Meeting
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2014) - (TSX:NVA) NuVista Energy Ltd. ("NuVista" or the "Corporation") announces that the following matters were voted upon at the annual meeting of the shareholders of NuVista held on May 13, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Information Circular dated March 27, 2014 (the "Circular").
1. Fixing the Number of Directors
By resolution passed via ballot, the number of directors to be elected at the meeting was fixed at eight members. The results of the ballot were as follows:
| Votes For | Percent | Votes Against | Percent |
|
| 104,771,076 | 99.67% | 345,640 | 0.33% |
2. Election of Directors
By resolution passed via ballot, the following eight nominees were appointed as Directors of the Corporation to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected or appointed. The results of the ballot were as follows:
| Name of Nominee | Votes For | Percent | Votes Withheld | Percent |
| W. Peter Comber | 95,533,824 | 91.05% | 9,396,274 | 8.95% |
| Ronald J. Eckhardt | 104,531,320 | 99.62% | 398,776 | 0.38% |
| Pentti O. Karkkainen | 104,413,591 | 99.51% | 516,507 | 0.49% |
| Keith A. MacPhail | 103,340,692 | 98.48% | 1,589,406 | 1.51% |
| Ronald J. Poelzer | 104,492,200 | 99.58% | 437,898 | 0.42% |
| Sheldon B. Steeves | 104,787,200 | 99.86% | 142,898 | 0.14% |
| Jonathan A. Wright | 104,527,995 | 99.62% | 402,103 | 0.38% |
| Grant A. Zawalsky | 94,859,727 | 90.40% | 10,070,371 | 9.60% |
3. Appointment of Auditors
By resolution passed via ballot, KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as auditors of the Corporation to hold office until close of the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly appointed, and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration. The results of the ballot were as follows:
| Votes For | Percent | Votes Withheld | Percent |
|
| 104,888,510 | 99.78% | 228,108 | 0.22% |
INVESTOR INFORMATION
NuVista is an independent Canadian oil and natural gas exploration, development and production corporation with its Common Shares trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "NVA".
Contact Information:
President and CEO
(403) 538-8501
Robert F. Froese
VP, Finance and CFO
(403) 538-8530