Major Drilling announces election of directors

About this update from Major Drilling Group International Inc.

[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n/THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE\n SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES/\n\n\nMONCTON, NB, Sept. 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Major Drilling Group International\n Inc. (\"Major Drilling\" or the \"Corporation\") (TSX: MDI) is pleased to announce that all director nominees listed\n in the management proxy circular dated July 11, 2014 (the \"Circular\") were elected as directors of Major Drilling in the course of the annual\n meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (the \"Meeting\") held September 4, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario.\n\n\nEach of the nine director nominees listed in the Circular was elected by\n the holders of common shares of the Corporation on a vote by show of\n hands. The Corporation received the following proxy votes from the\n holders of common shares with respect to the election of the nine\n director nominees:\n\n\n\n\nDirector Nominee\n\n\nVotes For\n\n\n% For\n\n\nVotes Withheld\n\n\n% Withheld\n\n\n\n\nEdward J. Breiner\n\n\n64,807,884\n\n\n99.77\n\n\n147,696\n\n\n0.23\n\n\n\n\nJean Desrosiers\n\n\n64,939,040\n\n\n99.97\n\n\n16,540\n\n\n0.03\n\n\n\n\nFred J. Dyment\n\n\n60,639,922\n\n\n93.36\n\n\n4,315,658\n\n\n6.64\n\n\n\n\nDavid A. Fennell\n\n\n53,108,930\n\n\n81.76\n\n\n11,846,650\n\n\n18.24\n\n\n\n\nFrancis P. McGuire\n\n\n64,844,203\n\n\n99.83\n\n\n111,377\n\n\n0.17\n\n\n\n\nCatherine McLeod-Seltzer\n\n\n63,043,074\n\n\n97.06\n\n\n1,912,506\n\n\n2.94\n\n\n\n\nJanice G. Rennie\n\n\n59,673,222\n\n\n91.87\n\n\n5,282,358\n\n\n8.13\n\n\n\n\nDavid B. Tennant\n\n\n61,351,179\n\n\n94.45\n\n\n3,604,401\n\n\n5.55\n\n\n\n\nJo Mark Zurel\n\n\n62,998,511\n\n\n96.99\n\n\n1,957,069\n\n\n3.01\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted\n upon during the Meeting will be filed with the regulatory authorities\n shortly.\n\n\nAbout Major Drilling Group International Inc.\n\n\nBased in Moncton, New Brunswick, Major Drilling Group International Inc.\n is one of the world's largest metals and minerals contract drilling\n services companies. To support its customers' mining operations,\n mineral exploration and environmental activities, Major Drilling\n maintains field operations and offices in Canada, the United States,\n Mexico, South America, Asia, and Africa.\n\n\n \n\n\nSOURCE MAJOR DRILLING GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC.\n\n\n\n ...

More updates from Major Drilling Group International Inc.