/EINPresswire.com/ -- CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/21/16 -- Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) ("Athabasca" or the "Company") announces that at its annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 21, 2016, each of the six nominees proposed and recommended by the Company as a director were elected along with the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.

The Company has been made aware that one large individual shareholder, working alone or jointly and in concert with others, appears to have solicited proxies without having filed a dissident circular or seeking the appropriate exemption as required under the Alberta Business Corporations Act (ABCA). Athabasca has been advised by its independent counsel that such activities constitute the unlawful solicitation of proxies. Athabasca takes this matter seriously and intends to take steps to protect the Company and its shareholders. Excluding the shares voted by the individual conducting the unlawful solicitation and those obtained through those unlawful efforts, each director received over 88% support.

The results of the voting, inclusive of all votes casts and proxies received for each nominee, which was conducted by ballot, are as follows:

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                                    Votes For            Votes Withheld
           Nominee
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                                 No.          %          No.          %
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Bryan Begley                 203,835,128    81.88    45,106,416     18.12
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Rob Broen                    167,647,800    67.34    81,293,744     32.66
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Ronald Eckhardt              146,827,644    58.98    102,113,900    41.02
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Carlos Fierro                167,328,541    67.22    81,613,003     32.78
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Marshall McRae               162,714,810    65.36    86,226,734     34.64
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Bob Rooney                   147,051,987    59.07    101,889,557    40.93
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About Athabasca Oil Corporation

Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets. Situated in Alberta's Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Company has amassed a significant land base of extensive, high quality resources. Athabasca's common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol "ATH". For more information, visit www.atha.com.

Contacts:
Media and Financial Community
Matthew Taylor
Vice President, Capital Markets and Communications
1-403-817-9104
mtaylor@atha.com