Newalta Reports Voting Results of Election of Directors

CALGARY, ALBERTA - May 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Newalta Corporation ("Newalta") (TSX:NAL) announced that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 7, 2014, each of the nominees proposed as directors and listed in its management information circular and proxy statement dated April 7, 2014 were elected as directors of Newalta.

The detailed results of the vote are set out below:

Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld
  Number Percent Number Percent
Alan P. Cadotte 39,394,542 99.90% 38,781 0.10%
Harvey Doerr 39,416,834 99.96% 16,489 0.04%
Robert J. Gemmell 39,407,259 99.93% 26,064 0.07%
Robert M. MacDonald 39,415,616 99.96% 17,707 0.04%
R. Vance Milligan 39,400,145 99.92% 33,178 0.08%
R.H. Dick Pinder 39,401,645 99.92% 31,678 0.08%
Gordon E. Pridham 39,401,450 99.92% 31,873 0.08%
Susan L. Riddell Rose 37,541,432 95.20% 1,891,891 4.80%
Tom Ryley 39,403,600 99.92% 29,723 0.08%
Michael Starzer 39,399,334 99.91% 33,989 0.09%
Barry D. Stewart 39,401,716 99.92% 31,607 0.08%
Laurie Tugman 39,401,734 99.92% 31,589 0.08%
 

The biographies of the directors as well as the audio recording of the annual and special meeting of shareholders are available atwww.newalta.com.

About Newalta

Newalta is North America's leading provider of innovative, engineered environmental solutions that enable customers to reduce disposal, enhance recycling and recover valuable resources from industrial residues. We serve customers onsite directly at their operations and through a network of 85 locations in Canada and the U.S. Our proven processes, portfolio of more than 250 operating permits and excellent record of safety make us the first choice provider of sustainability enhancing services to oil, natural gas, petrochemical, refining, lead, manufacturing and mining markets. With a skilled team of more than 2,100 people, two decade track record of profitable expansion and commitment to commercializing new solutions, Newalta is positioned for sustained future growth and improvement. Newalta trades on the TSX as NAL. For more information, visit www.newalta.com.

For further information: Investors: Anne M. Plasterer, Executive Director, Investor Relations, (403) 806-7019 / Media: Stephen W. Lewis, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, (403) 806-7012 / www.newalta.com