EX-99.1 2 a15-10186_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 REGISTRANT'S REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Cenovus Energy Inc.

Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

April 29, 2015

 

Report of Voting Results

 

The following matters were voted on at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Cenovus Energy Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on April 29, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta. Each matter voted on is described in greater detail in the Corporation’s 2015 Management Proxy Circular which is available at cenovus.com.

 

1.                                               Election of Directors  On a vote by ballot, each of the following ten nominees proposed by management were elected directors of the Corporation:

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Nominee

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Ralph S. Cunningham

 

533,519,440

 

95.48

%

25,253,823

 

4.52

%

Patrick D. Daniel

 

535,678,116

 

95.85

%

23,169,152

 

4.16

%

Ian W. Delaney

 

534,319,890

 

95.61

%

24,528,451

 

4.39

%

Brian C. Ferguson

 

555,955,453

 

99.50

%

2,817,450

 

0.50

%

Michael A. Grandin

 

551,381,598

 

98.66

%

7,466,743

 

1.34

%

Steven F. Leer

 

555,887,969

 

99.47

%

2,960,374

 

0.53

%

Valerie A.A. Nielsen

 

555,745,941

 

99.46

%

3,027,802

 

0.54

%

Charles M. Rampacek

 

553,951,005

 

99.12

%

4,897,337

 

0.88

%

Colin Taylor

 

535,660,138

 

95.85

%

23,188,204

 

4.15

%

Wayne G. Thomson

 

553,543,807

 

99.06

%

5,229,946

 

0.94

%

 

2.                                      Appointment of Auditors  On a vote by a show of hands, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, was reappointed as auditor of the Corporation.

 

3.                                      Shareholder Rights Plan  On a vote by ballot, an ordinary resolution was passed to reconfirm the Corporation’s Shareholder Rights Plan.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Number

 

Percent

 

543,412,515

 

97.24

%

15,437,851

 

2.76

%

 

4.                            Amendment to Articles On a vote by ballot, a special resolution was passed to amend the Corporation’s articles.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Number

 

Percent

 

553,740,590

 

99.09

%

5,107,824

 

0.91

%

 

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5.                                      Amendments to By-Law No. 1 On a vote by ballot, an ordinary resolution was passed to confirm amendments to the Corporation’s By-Law No. 1.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Number

 

Percent

 

552,498,363

 

98.86

%

6,349,950

 

1.14

%

 

6.                                      Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Corporation’s Approach to Executive Compensation On a vote by ballot, an advisory resolution was passed to accept the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Number

 

Percent

 

Number

 

Percent

 

479,132,303

 

85.74

%

79,714,079

 

14.26

%

 

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