Vermilion Energy Inc. announced a cash dividend of CAD 0.215 per share payable on May 15, 2017 to all shareholders of record on April 24, 2017. The ex-dividend date for this payment is April 20, 2017.

The company announced that Mr. William Roby will be appointed to the Board of Directors effective April 26, 2017. Mr. Roby brings 33 years of experience in various senior management and executive positions primarily from a number of U.S. and international management positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation from 1997 to 2013, most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Production/Facility Engineering. Mr. Roby will be included as a nominee for election as a director of Vermilion at upcoming annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on April 28, 2017 at 10:00 am MDT. In addition, Mr. Claudio Ghersinich has advised that he will not be standing for re-election to Vermilion's Board in 2017.