/EINPresswire.com/ -- CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/12/16 -- Petrus Resources Ltd. ("Petrus") (TSX: PRQ) is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in Petrus' information circular and proxy statement dated April 1, 2016 were elected as directors of Petrus. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at Petrus' annual meeting of shareholders today (the "Meeting") are set out below.

On a vote by ballot, each of the following eight nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Petrus.

                  Outcome                               Votes
Nominee           of Vote     Votes For     % For      Withheld   % Withheld
--------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------

Kevin Adiar       Elected    12,981,961     99.04      125,331       0.96

Don Gray          Elected    12,989,177     99.10      118,115       0.90

Don Cormack       Elected    12,978,942     99.02      128,350       0.98

Patrick Arnell    Elected    12,980,670     99.03      126,622       0.97

Brian Minnehan    Elected    13,017,461     99.31       89,831       0.69

Jeff Zlotky       Elected    13,011,893     99.27       95,399       0.73

Peter Verburg     Elected    12,967,424     98.93      139,868       1.07

Stephen White     Elected    12,628,835     96.35      478,457       3.65

ABOUT PETRUS

Petrus is a public Canadian oil and gas company focused on property exploitation, strategic acquisitions and risk -managed exploration in Alberta.

Contacts:
Kevin Adair, P.Eng.
President and CEO
T: 403-930-0888
E: kadair@petrusresources.com

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