Exhibit 99.4
Voting Instruction Form (“VIF”) - Emera Inc.
Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 15, 2019
Appointee
I/We, being holder(s) of Emera Inc. (the “Company”) common shares, hereby appoint: M. Jacqueline Sheppard, or failing her, Scott C. Balfour, or failing him, Stephen D. Aftanas,OR
[To attend the meeting and vote or to appoint someone to attend and vote on your behalf, print that name here]
as proxy of the undersigned, to attend, act and vote on behalf of the undersigned in accordance with the below direction (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) on all of the following matters and any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at 2:00 p.m. Atlantic Time on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in the Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (the “Meeting”), and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same powers as if the undersigned were personally present, with full power of substitution.
Management recommends voting FOR Resolutions 1, 2, 3, and 4. Please use a dark black pencil or pen.
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1. | | Election of Directors | | FOR | | WITHHOLD | | | | FOR | | WITHHOLD |
| | 01. Scott C. Balfour | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 07. Donald A. Pether | | ☐ | | ☐ |
| | 02. James V. Bertram | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 08. John B. Ramil | | ☐ | | ☐ |
| | 03. Sylvia D. Chrominska | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 09. Andrea S. Rosen | | ☐ | | ☐ |
| | 04. Henry E. Demone | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 10. Richard P. Sergel | | ☐ | | ☐ |
| | 05. Kent M. Harvey | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 11. M. Jacqueline Sheppard | | ☐ | | ☐ |
| | 06. B. Lynn Loewen | | ☐ | | ☐ | | 12. Jochen E. Tilk | | ☐ | | ☐ |
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2. | | Appointment of Auditors | | FOR | | WITHHOLD |
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| | Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | | ☐ | | ☐ |
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3. | | Auditors Fee | | FOR | | AGAINST |
| | Authorize Directors to establish the auditors’ fee as required pursuant to the Nova ScotiaCompanies Act | | ☐ | | ☐ |
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4. | | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | | FOR | | AGAINST |
| | Consider and approve, on an advisory basis, a resolution on Emera’s approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Management Information Circular | | ☐ | | ☐ |
I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the Meeting.
If no voting instructions are indicated above, this VIF will be voted FOR a matter by Management’s appointees or, if you appoint another person, as such other person sees fit. On any amendments or variations proposed or any new business properly submitted before the Meeting, I/We authorize you to vote as you see fit.
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NON-RESIDENT VOTING CONSTRAINT | | YES | | NO |
Are the shares represented by this Voting Instruction Form held, beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a resident of Canada? | | ☐ | | ☐ |
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear on this VIF. Please see reverse for instructions. All VIFs must be received by 2:00 p.m. Atlantic Time, Monday, May 13, 2019.
Under Canadian Securities Law, you are entitled to receive certain investor documents.
Electronic financial statements and MD&A are available at www.Emera.com and at www.SEDAR.com. If you wish copies, please tick the box below or go to the websitehttps://ca.astfinancial.com/financialstatements and input code 1705a.
❑ | I would like to receive quarterly financial statements and MD&A |
❑ | I would like to receive annual financial statements and MD&A |
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A. Shareholder 320 Bay St., 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M5T 2A4 Line 6 Line 7 | |  |