HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA) announced that at its annual meeting of
shareholders held on May 24, 2018, on a vote by ballot, each of the 12
nominees proposed as Directors and listed in its Management Information
Circular dated March 15, 2018 were elected as Directors. The detailed
results of the vote for the election of Directors are set out below.
| Nominee |
| Votes For |
| Votes Withheld | |
|
| | Number |
| Percent | | Number |
| Percent | |
| Scott C. Balfour | |
107,543,978
| |
99.36
| |
692,288
| |
0.64
| |
| Sylvia D. Chrominska | |
107,851,977
| |
99.64
| |
384,289
| |
0.36
| |
| Henry E. Demone | |
106,827,660
| |
98.70
| |
1,408,606
| |
1.30
| |
| Allan L. Edgeworth | |
107,382,226
| |
99.21
| |
854,040
| |
0.79
| |
| James D. Eisenhauer | |
107,858,389
| |
99.65
| |
377,877
| |
0.35
| |
| Kent M. Harvey | |
107,965,579
| |
99.75
| |
270,687
| |
0.25
| |
| B. Lynn Loewen | |
107,984,619
| |
99.77
| |
251,647
| |
0.23
| |
| Donald A. Pether | |
107,410,100
| |
99.24
| |
826,166
| |
0.76
| |
| John B. Ramil | |
107,565,954
| |
99.38
| |
670,312
| |
0.62
| |
| Andrea S. Rosen | |
107,190,715
| |
99.03
| |
1,045,551
| |
0.97
| |
| Richard P. Sergel | |
107,961,234
| |
99.75
| |
275,032
| |
0.25
| |
| M. Jacqueline Sheppard | |
107,509,371
| |
99.33
| |
726,895
| |
0.67
| |
Final voting results of all matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on May 24, 2018 will be filed on www.sedar.com
About Emera Inc.
Emera Inc. is a geographically diverse energy and services company
headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with approximately $29 billion in
assets and 2017 revenues of more than $6 billion. The company invests in
electricity generation, transmission and distribution, gas transmission
and distribution, and utility energy services with a strategic focus on
transformation from high carbon to low carbon energy sources. Emera has
investments throughout North America, and in four Caribbean countries.
Emera continues to target achieving a minimum of 75% of its adjusted net
income from rate-regulated businesses. Emera’s common and preferred
shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade respectively
under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.B, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E, and
EMA.PR.F. Depositary receipts representing common shares of Emera are
listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange under the symbol EMABDR and on The
Bahamas International Securities Exchange under the symbol EMAB.
Additional Information can be accessed at www.emera.com
or at www.sedar.com.
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Emera Inc.
Investor Relations:
Ken McOnie,
902-428-6945
Ken.McOnie@emera.com
Or
Media:
Kathy
Purcell, 902-221-1148
kathy.purcell@emera.com
Source: Emera Inc.