Hanwei Energy Services Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

/EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSX: HE) (“Hanwei” or the “Company”), held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 9, 2020. During the course of the Meeting, all proposed resolutions were approved including the election of directors and the re-appointment of MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants as auditor for the Company. A total of 38,669,947 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting, representing 19.91% of the total outstanding common shares.

The shareholders elected Fulai Lang, Joanne Yan, Graham Kwan, Randall Smallbone, and William Paine to serve as directors of the Company. As of the close of the Meeting, the Company’s board is constituted of a majority of independent directors, namely Joanne Yan, Randall Smallbone and William Paine.

The shareholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director as follows:

	DIRECTOR	VOTES FOR	VOTES WITHHELD
	Fulai Lang	97.49%	2.51%
	Joanne Yan	100.00%	0.00%
	Randall Smallbone	99.97%	0.03%
	Graham Kwan	100.00%	0.00%
	William Paine	100.00%	0.00%

The following individuals were re-appointed as officers of the Company: (a) Fulai Lang as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, (b) Xinran (Irene) Mai as Chief Financial Officer, and (c) Graham Kwan as Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary.

The Board of Directors also re-appointed Joanne Yan as Lead Director and reconstituted its standing board committees.  The Audit Committee is comprised of Randall Smallbone (Chair), William Paine, and Joanne Yan who are independent directors. The Compensation/Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of William Paine (Chair), Fulai Lang, Joanne Yan, and Randall Smallbone, a majority of whom are independent directors. The Disclosure Committee is comprised of Graham Kwan (Chair), Fulai Lang, and Xinran (Irene) Mai.

About Hanwei Energy Services Corp.

Hanwei Energy Services Corp.’s principal business operations are in two complementary key segments of the oil and gas industry as both an equipment supplier to the industry (as a manufacturer of high pressure, fiberglass reinforced plastic (“FRP”) pipe products serving energy customers in the global energy market) and as an oil and gas producer with properties in Alberta and joint venture interests in Manitoba.

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For more information, please contact:
                    
                    Graham Kwan
                    Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Affairs
                    604-685-2239
                    gkwan@hanweienergy.com
                    
                    Irene Mai
                    Chief Financial Officer
                    604-685-2239
                    imai@hanweienergy.com