Bankers Petroleum announces annual meeting voting results and election of directors

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nCALGARY, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (\"Bankers\" or the\n \"Company\") (TSX: BNK, AIM: BNK) is pleased to announce that 179,621,461\n shares (70.75% of the Company's outstanding shares) were represented at\n the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21,\n 2013 (the \"Meeting\").  All of the eight Director nominees proposed in\n the Company's management information circular, dated April 18, 2013,\n were elected as Directors of the Company.  The voting results for each\n nominee are set out below:\n\n\nNominee\n\n\nVotes For\n\n\nVotes Withheld\n\n\nNumber\n\n\nPercentage\n\n\nNumber\n\n\nPercentage\n\n\nAbdel F. Badwi\n\n\n165,255,591\n\n\n92.00\n\n\n14,365,876\n\n\n8.00\n\n\nEric Brown\n\n\n165,313,830\n\n\n92.03\n\n\n14,307,631\n\n\n7.97\n\n\nWesley Clark\n\n\n155,298,098\n\n\n86.46\n\n\n24,323,363\n\n\n13.54\n\n\nRobert Cross\n\n\n151,731,409\n\n\n84.47\n\n\n27,890,052\n\n\n15.53\n\n\nJonathan Harris\n\n\n157,580,326\n\n\n87.73\n\n\n22,041,135\n\n\n12.27\n\n\nPhillip Knoll\n\n\n166,500,140\n\n\n92.70\n\n\n13,121,321\n\n\n7.30\n\n\nIan McMurtrie\n\n\n166,510,640\n\n\n92.70\n\n\n13,110,821\n\n\n7.30\n\n\nJohn B. Zaozirny\n\n\n164,498,207\n\n\n91.58\n\n\n15,123,254\n\n\n8.42\n\n\n\n\n\nIn addition, Bankers reports that 84.22% of the shares represented in\n person or by proxy at the Meeting were voted in favour of approving its\n continuance from the Province of British Columbia into the Province of\n Alberta, pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).  Following its continuance into Alberta, as announced in the\n May 13, 2013 news release, the Company will amend its bylaws in order\n to provide that the shareholder meeting quorum will be set at two\n persons holding shares, in person or by proxy, representing at least\n fifteen percent (15%) of the shares entitled to vote thereat and to\n permit the Company's Board of Directors to waive any requirement under\n the advance notice provisions of its bylaws relating to the nomination\n of candidates for election to the Company's Board of Directors.\n\n\nBankers also reports that 94.29% of the shares represented in person or\n by proxy at the Meeting were voted in favour of the continuation of its\n Shareholder Rights Plan (\"SRP\").  The Bankers SRP was initially adopted\n by the Company's Board on Ap...

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