NVA NuVista Energy Ltd

(TSX - NVA) NuVista Energy Ltd. ("NuVista") announces that the following matters were approved at the annual and special meeting of the shareholders of NuVista held on May 10, 2022. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Information Circular dated March 25, 2022 (the "Circular").

1.        Fixing the Number of Directors

By resolution passed via ballot, the number of directors to be elected at the meeting was fixed at nine members. The results of the ballot were as follows:

		Votes For		Percent				Votes Against		Percent
		114,410,095		75.25%				37,622,903		24.75%

2.        Election of Directors

By resolution passed via ballot, the following nine nominees were appointed as directors of NuVista to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of NuVista, or until their successors are elected or appointed. The results of the ballot were as follows:

Name of Nominee		Votes For		Percent		Votes Withheld		Percent
Pentti O. Karkkainen		111,194,606		73.14%		40,838,392		26.86%
Ronald J. Eckhardt		112,585,832		74.05%		39,447,166		25.95%
K. L. (Kate) Holzhauser		114,278,622		75.17%		37,754,376		24.83%
Keith A. MacPhail		102,906,178		67.69%		49,126,820		32.31%
Ronald J. Poelzer		110,819,425		72.89%		41,213,573		27.11%
Sheldon B. Steeves		113,205,653		74.46%		38,827,345		25.54%
Deborah S. Stein		113,165,933		74.44%		38,867,065		25.56%
Jonathan A. Wright		113,588,145		74.71%		38,444,853		25.29%
Grant A. Zawalsky		108,820,839		71.58%		43,212,159		28.42%

3.        Appointment of Auditors

By resolution passed via ballot, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were appointed as auditors of NuVista to hold office until close of the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly appointed, and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration. The results of the ballot were as follows:

		Votes For		Percent			Votes Withheld		Percent
		148,210,041		96.65%			5,138,310		3.35%

4.        Non-Binding Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation

By advisory resolution passed via ballot, NuVista's approach to executive compensation was approved. The results of the ballot were as follows:

		Votes For		Percent			Votes Against		Percent
		113,847,636		74.88%			38,185,362		25.12%

5.        Approval of an Amendment to the Share Award Incentive Plan

By resolution passed via ballot, the amendment to NuVista's share award incentive plan to increase the number of common shares issuable thereunder was approved. The results of the ballot were as follows:

		Votes For		Percent			Votes Against		Percent
		112,534,495		74.02%			39,498,503		25.98%

INVESTOR INFORMATION

NuVista is an independent Canadian oil and natural gas exploration, development and production corporation with its Common Shares trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “NVA”.

NuVista is an oil and natural gas company actively engaged in the exploration for, and the development and production of, oil and natural gas reserves in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Our primary focus is on the scalable and repeatable condensate-rich Montney formation in the Wapiti and Pipestone area of the Alberta Deep Basin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathan A. Wright	Ross L. Andreachuk	Mike J. Lawford
President and CEO	VP, Finance and CFO	Chief Operating Officer
(403) 538-8501	(403) 538-8539	(403) 538-1936