WestJet reports on voting results from 2019 annual and special meeting of shareholders

CALGARY, May 8, 2019 /CNW/ - WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX: WJA) (WestJet) announced today the voting results from its annual and special meeting of shareholders held Tuesday May 7, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta. The total number of shares represented by shareholders present in person and by proxy at the meeting was 65.7 million, representing 57.6 per cent of WestJet's issued and outstanding Common Voting Shares and Variable Voting Shares.

Given that the total number of votes cast by or on behalf of holders of WestJet's Variable Voting Shares at the meeting exceeded 25 per cent of the total number of votes cast at the meeting, the results below reflect the fact that the vote attached to each Variable Voting Share has been automatically decreased to equal the maximum vote permitted per Variable Voting Share under WestJet's amended and restated articles of incorporation, which, in these circumstances was 0.398 of a vote per Variable Voting Share.

Holders of the requisite number of shares voted in favour of seven of eight items of business, including election of each of the eleven director nominees as follows:

Nominee	# Votes for	% Votes for	# Votes withheld	% Votes withheld
Clive J. Beddoe	40,714,150	85.43	6,942,162	14.57
Brad Armitage	42,297,501	88.76	5,358,811	11.24
Ron A. Brenneman	41,514,049	87.11	6,142,263	12.89
Christopher M. Burley	41,693,511	87.49	5,962,802	12.51
Brett Godfrey	42,589,674	89.37	5,066,639	10.63
Allan W. Jackson	39,851,120	83.62	7,805,192	16.38
S. Barry Jackson	41,294,058	86.65	6,362,255	13.35
Colleen Johnston	43,132,953	90.51	4,523,359	9.49
Janice Rennie	34,361,951	72.10	13,294,362	27.90
Karen Sheriff	41,780,101	87.67	5,876,211	12.33
Edward Sims	41,723,663	87.55	5,932,650	12.45

Detailed voting results for the meeting are available under WestJet's profile on SEDAR at sedar.com.

About WestJet
Together with WestJet's regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in over 20 countries through our airline partnerships. WestJet Vacations offers affordable, flexible vacations to more than 60 destinations and the choice of more than 800 hotels, resorts, condos and villas.  Members of the WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more. Members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of flights and vacations packages to any WestJet destination with no blackout periods, and have access to Member Exclusive fares offering deals to WestJet destinations throughout our network and those of our partner airlines.

WestJet is proud to be recognized for three consecutive years as Best Airline in Canada (2017-19) and awarded among travellers' favorite Mid-Sized Airlines in North America (2019). From 2017-2018, WestJet was also awarded among travellers' favorite Mid-Sized and Low-Cost Airlines in North America. The airline was also recognized among the Economy Class winners in North America, 2018. All awards are based on authentic reviews from the travelling public on TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site. We are one of very few airlines globally that does not commercially overbook. 

WestJet is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol WJA. For more information about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.  

Recent recognition includes:
2019/2018/2017 Best Airline in Canada (TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines)
2019 Winner Among Mid-Sized Airlines in North America (TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines)
2018/2017 Winner Among Mid-Sized and Low Cost Airlines – North America (TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines)
2018 Winner – Economy, North America (TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards for Airlines)
2018 Number-One-Ranked Airline Credit Card in Canada (Rewards Canada)
2018 North America's Best Low-Cost Airline (Skytrax)
2018/2017/2016 Canada's Most Trusted Airline (Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria)

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