CALGARY, May 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Paramount Resources Ltd. ("Paramount") (TSX - "POU") announces that at its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 10, 2017 the following seven director nominees were elected:
| NOMINEE | VOTES FOR | VOTES WITHHELD | |||
| Number | Percent (%) | Number | Percent (%) | ||
| CLAYTON RIDDELL | 84,540,337 | 99.24% | 650,297 | 0.76% | |
| JAMES RIDDELL | 84.133,157 | 98.76% | 1,057,477 | 1.24% | |
| JAMES BELL | 84,932,057 | 99.70% | 258,577 | 0.30% | |
| JOHN GORMAN | 84,408,498 | 99.08% | 782,136 | 0.92% | |
| DIRK JUNGE | 84,412,126 | 99.09% | 778,508 | 0.91% | |
| SUSAN RIDDELL ROSE | 83,827,936 | 98.40% | 1,362,698 | 1.60% | |
| JOHN ROY | 84,407,440 | 99.08 | 783,194 | 0.92% | |
Also, the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation was approved.
| VOTES FOR | VOTES WITHHELD | |||
| Number | Percent (%) | Number | Percent (%) | |
| 87,213,560 | 99.59% | 363,243 | 0.41% | |
Paramount is a Canadian oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company with operations focused in Western Canada. Paramount's Class A Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "POU".
SOURCE Paramount Resources Ltd.

 
                