Optiva Inc. Releases Results of Annual and Special Meeting

TORONTO, March 5, 2019 /CNW/ - Optiva Inc. (TSX:OPT) (the "Company"), an innovative software provider of mission-critical, cloud-native, monetization solutions to leading communication service providers (CSPs) globally, today announced that Christina Jones, Robert Stabile and Farhan Thawar were re-elected to the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company at its annual and special meeting of holders of Subordinate Voting Shares held earlier today (the "Meeting"). In addition, resolutions were carried to appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company and to authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration and to approve an Amended and Restated Share Unit Plan of Optiva.

Detailed results of the votes are as follows:

1. Election of Directors:

		Number of Shares For			Number of Shares Withheld
Christina Jones		2,799,443	98.50%		42,753	1.50%
Robert Stabile		2,841,799	99.99%		397	0.01%
Farhan Thawar		2,799,503	98.50%		42,693	1.50%

2. Appointment of Auditors

Number of  Votes FOR		Number of  Votes WITHHELD
3,090,509		37

3. Amended and Restated Share Unit Plan

The report provided by the scrutineers at the Meeting in respect of the Subordinate Voting Shares voted by show of hands was as follows:

Number of  Votes FOR		Number of  Votes AGAINST		Percentage of Total  Votes FOR
2,708,859		133,337		95.31%

Wave Systems Corp. (the "Investor"), as the holder of 800,000 Series A preferred shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares"), is entitled to elect a number of directors that will be a majority of the Board. It is expected that the Investor will re-elect Demetrios Anaipakos, Scott Brighton, Chris Helling and Andrew Price to the Board at a meeting of holders of Series A Preferred Shares to be held tomorrow.

About Optiva

Optiva Inc. is leading the telco industry and its innovative customers around the world by offering next-generation software solutions to help them leverage today's digital technologies. Our portfolio of monetization products enables real-time billing, charging, policy management and user experience that are critical to our customers' growth and performance. When deployed in the cloud, Optiva™ solutions deliver the most impact for the best value. Our vision, market knowledge, analytical insights and unparalleled Customer Success Program ensure our customers are equipped to achieve their strategic business goals today and into the future. Established in 1999, Optiva Inc., can be found on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: OPT). For more information, please go to www.optiva.com.

SOURCE Optiva Inc.

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