Chinook Energy Inc. Announces Approval of All Resolutions at 2017 Annual and Special Meeting
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 11, 2017) - Chinook Energy Inc. (TSX:CKE) ("Chinook") is pleased to announce the voting results from its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 11, 2017. A total of 120,250,459 common shares, representing approximately 55% of Chinook's issued and outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
The following nominees were elected as directors of Chinook for the ensuing year, with the specific voting results being as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Jill T. Angevine | 114,628,543 | 95.32 | 5,621,916 | 4.68 |
| Robert J. Herdman | 114,598,380 | 95.30 | 5,652,079 | 4.70 |
| Robert J. Iverach | 114,640,046 | 95.33 | 5,610,413 | 4.67 |
| Walter J. Vrataric | 114,634,876 | 95.33 | 5,615,583 | 4.67 |
| P. Grant Wierzba | 114,624,132 | 95.32 | 5,626,327 | 4.68 |
In addition, all other resolutions presented at the meeting were approved by Chinook's shareholders, including the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors and the approval of all unallocated share awards under Chinook's restricted and performance award incentive plan. Detailed voting results for all resolutions will be posted under Chinook's profile at www.sedar.com.
Following the meeting, the committees of the Board of Directors of Chinook were reconstituted as follows:
| Audit Committee: | Robert J. Herdman (Chair), Jill T. Angevine and Robert J. Iverach | |
| Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: | Robert J. Iverach (Chair), Jill T. Angevine and P. Grant Wierzba | |
| Reserves, Safety and Environmental Committee: | P. Grant Wierzba (Chair), Robert J. Iverach and Walter J. Vrataric |
Furthermore, Jill T. Angevine was appointed Chair of the Board and P. Grant Wierzba was appointed Lead Director of the Board.
About Chinook Energy Inc.
Chinook is a Calgary-based public oil and natural gas exploration and development company which is focussed on realizing per share growth from its large contiguous Montney liquids-rich natural gas position at Birley/Umbach, British Columbia.
Contact
Walter Vrataric
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chinook Energy Inc.
Telephone: (403) 261-6883
Jason Dranchuk
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Chinook Energy Inc.
Telephone: (403) 261-6883
Website: www.chinookenergyinc.com
