UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Section 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of, May 2015

Commission File Number: 001-14534


Precision Drilling Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


800, 525 - 8 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2P 1G1
(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F                      Form 40-F    X                                

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).


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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 
Dated: May 13, 2015   PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION
     
     
     
    By: /s/Robert J. McNally
    Name: Robert J. McNally
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
 

 

Exhibit                                DESCRIPTION

PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
 
PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION - REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
 
 




 


Exhibit 99.1
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - May 14, 2015
 
Precision Drilling Corporation (“Precision” or “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders in Calgary on May 13, 2015. A total of 231,551,481 shares (approximately 79.08% of the outstanding common shares) were represented in person or by proxy. During the meeting, shareholders approved the following:
 
1.
The appointment of 9 board members (8 of whom are independent), with shares represented at the meeting voting in favour of individual directors as follows:
                                                                  
   Nominee # Votes FoR % Votes For # Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
 
 William T. Donovan
207,933,260
97.78%
4,711,370
2.22%
 
 Brian J. Gibson
211,068,496
99.26%
1,576,134
0.74%
 
 Allen R. Hagerman
211,170,960
99.31%
1,473,670
0.69%
 
 Catherine J. Hughes
211,709,477
99.56%
935,152
0.44%
 
 Steven W. Krablin
211,696,884
99.55%
947,746
0.45%
 
 Stephen J.J. Letwin
206,584,043
97.15%
6,060,587
2.85%
 
 Kevin O. Meyers
202,532,270
95.24%
10,112,360
4.76%
 
 Kevin A. Neveu
210,983,231
99.22%
1,661,399
0.78%
 
 Robert L. Phillips
205,794,994
96.78%
6,849,636
3.22%

2. 
The appointment of KPMG LLP as Precision’s auditors.
 
3.
Management’s approach to executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”) disclosed in Precision’s management information circular, with 98.52% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour of the advisory resolution.
 
The full results on all matters voted upon at the meeting will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
 
Precision is pleased to announce the successful election of Steven Krablin as a member of the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Krablin was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Houston-based T-3 Energy Services, Inc. from March 2009 until the sale of the company in January 2011 and currently serves on the boards of three U.S. public companies. Mr. Krablin will be joining the audit committee and the human resources and compensation committee of the board in addition to becoming a director. “I am pleased to welcome Steve to our board and could not be happier that he has agreed to assume this role. Steve brings enormous technical and strategic experience having served in several leadership positions within the oil and gas industry and his insights and direction should further strengthen the Precision board,” said Kevin Neveu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
 
 
 

 
Mr. Krablin’s addition follows today’s retirement of Patrick Murray as a director of the Company. The chair of the board, Robert Phillips, said, “On behalf of Precision, I would like to extend our gratitude to Pat for his many years of service on the board. He has served on Precision’s board since 2002 and has been a valuable contributor as a member of several board committees. We wish him well on his future endeavours.”
 
About Precision
Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High Value services to the oil and gas industry. Precision provides customers with access to an extensive fleet of contract drilling rigs, directional drilling services, well service & snubbing rigs, coil tubing services, camps, rental equipment, and water treatment units backed by a comprehensive mix of technical support services and skilled, experienced personnel.
 
Precision is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Precision is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PD” and on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “PDS”.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Carey Ford, Senior Vice President, Operations Finance
 
403.716.4575
403.716.4755 (FAX)
 
800, 525 - 8th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G1
Website: www.precisiondrilling.com
 
 




 


Exhibit 99.2
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
 
PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION
 
May 13, 2015
 
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
 
National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations - Section 11.3
 
In respect of the annual meeting (the "Meeting") of holders of common shares of Precision Drilling Corporation (the "Corporation"), the following sets forth a brief description of each matter which was voted upon at the Meeting and the outcome of the vote:
 
 Description of Matter  Votes For  Percent
Votes
Against/
Withheld
 Percent
 1.  Ordinary resolution to approve the election of the following nominees to serve as the directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed:        
           
   William T. Donovan
207,933,260 
97.78% 
4,711,370
2.22% 
   Brian J. Gibson
211,068,496 
99.26% 
1,576,134
0.74% 
   Allen R. Hagerman
211,170,960 
99.31% 
1,473,670
0.69% 
   Catherine J. Hughes
211,709,477 
99.56% 
935,152
0.44% 
   Steven W. Krablin
211,696,884 
99.55% 
947,746
0.45% 
   Stephen J.J. Letwin
206,584,043 
97.15% 
6,060,587
2.85% 
   Kevin O. Meyers
202,532,270 
95.24% 
10,112,360
4.76% 
   Kevin A. Neveu
210,983,231 
99.22% 
1,661,399
0.78% 
   Robert L. Phillips
205,794,994 
96.78% 
6,849,636
3.22% 
           
 2.  Ordinary resolution to approve the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors of the Corporation to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at a remuneration to be fixed by the board of directors. 228,562,377  98.72%  2,974,074   1.28% 
           
 3.  Advisory resolution on the Corporation's approach to executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”). 209,494,537  98.52%  3,150,010   1.48% 
 
 


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