Exhibit 99.1
EMERA INCORPORATED ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS 04-May-11 |
SCRUTINEER REPORT ON BALLOT
Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For | Against | Withheld | Spoiled / Non- Votes | For | Against | Withheld | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election of Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert S. Briggs | 36,584,980 | N/A | 2,732,108 | 211,842 | 93.05% | N/A | 6.95% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas W. Buchanan | 38,995,477 | N/A | 320,236 | 213,217 | 99.19% | N/A | 0.81% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sylvia D Chrominska | 39,063,010 | N/A | 254,077 | 211,843 | 99.35% | N/A | 0.65% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gail Cook-Bennett | 39,105,098 | N/A | 211,989 | 211,843 | 99.46% | N/A | 0.54% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allan L Edgeworth | 39,072,623 | N/A | 244,090 | 212,217 | 99.38% | N/A | 0.62% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James D. Eisenhauer | 38,981,659 | N/A | 334,829 | 212,442 | 99.15% | N/A | 0.85% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chistopher G Huskilson | 38,302,496 | N/A | 1,013,877 | 212,557 | 97.42% | N/A | 2.58% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John T McLennan | 39,077,032 | N/A | 239,681 | 212,217 | 99.39% | N/A | 0.61% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald A Pether | 38,905,386 | N/A | 411,042 | 212,502 | 98.95% | N/A | 1.05% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrea S Rosen | 39,053,364 | N/A | 263,723 | 211,843 | �� | 99.33% | N/A | 0.67% | 39,528,930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard P Sergel | 39,038,973 | N/A | 277,739 | 212,218 | 99.29% | N/A | 0.71% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Jacqueline Sheppard | 39,069,420 | N/A | 247,067 | 212,443 | 99.37% | N/A | 0.63% | 39,528,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointment of Auditors | 39,324,844 | N/A | 199,723 | 363 | 99.49% | N/A | 0.51% | 39,524,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auditors’ Fees | 39,168,228 | 144,227 | N/A | 212,343 | 99.63% | 0.37% | N/A | 39,524,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total eligible votes (Common Shares) | 121,309,245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total votes voted (Common Shares) | 39,528,930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total % of eligible votes (Common Shares) | 32.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||