RED DEER, AB–(Marketwired – May 13, 2016) – Parkland Fuel Corporation (“Parkland”) (TSX: PKI), Canada’s largest independent marketer of fuel and petroleum products, announced that all nine of the nominees listed in its management information circular dated April 1, 2016 (the “Information Circular”) were elected as directors of the Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was repointed as Parkland’s auditor at its annual general meeting of shareholders held today (the “Meeting”). The results of these votes, as well as the results for the other items of business considered at the Meeting are set out below:
Resolution 1
Election of directors of Parkland for the ensuing year.
| Nominee | Votes For | %For | Votes Withheld | %Withheld | ||||
| John F. Bechtold | 51,694,081 | 99.14% | 448,545 | 0.86% | ||||
| Lisa Colnett | 50,085,894 | 96.06% | 2,056,732 | 3.94% | ||||
| Robert Espey | 50,389,247 | 96.64% | 1,753,379 | 3.36% | ||||
| Timothy Hogarth | 40,546,896 | 77.76% | 11,595,730 | 22.24% | ||||
| Jim Pantelidis | 49,152,685 | 94.27% | 2,989,941 | 5.73% | ||||
| Ron Rogers | 51,662,401 | 99.08% | 480,225 | 0.92% | ||||
| Domenic Pilla | 51,703,967 | 99.16% | 438,659 | 0.84% | ||||
| David A. Spencer | 39,901,626 | 76.52% | 12,241,000 | 23.48% | ||||
| Deborah Stein | 52,072,460 | 99.87% | 70,166 | 0.13% | ||||
Resolution 2
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditor of Parkland for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
| Votes For | 51,311,814 | 98.41% | ||
| Votes Withheld | 830,812 | 1.59% | ||
| Total | 52,142,626 | |||
Resolution 3
The approval, on a non-binding and advisory basis, of Parkland’s approach to executive compensation as more particularly set forth and described in the Information Circular.
| Votes For | 48,731,147 | 93.64% | ||
| Votes Against | 3,309,312 | 6.36% | ||
| Total | 52,040,459 | |||
Voting results for all matters have been posted on SEDAR.
ABOUT PARKLAND FUEL CORPORATION
Parkland Fuel Corporation is one of North America’s fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products. We deliver gasoline, diesel, propane, lubricants, heating oil and other high-quality petroleum products to motorists, businesses, households and wholesale customers in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to be the partner of choice for our customers and suppliers, and we do this by building lasting relationships through outstanding service, reliability, safety and professionalism.
We are unique in our ability to provide customers with dependable access to fuel and petroleum products, utilizing a portfolio of supply relationships, storage infrastructure, and third party rail and highway carriers to rapidly respond to supply disruptions in order to protect our customers.
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