WATERLOO, Ontario, June 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) (TSX:BB) announced today that the eight nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular dated May 4, 2018 for the Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 20, 2018, were elected as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected or appointed. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| John Chen | 284,443,415 | 97.81% | 6,382,513 | 2.19% |
| Michael A. Daniels | 288,552,425 | 99.22% | 2,273,503 | 0.78% |
| Timothy Dattels | 289,913,429 | 99.69% | 912,499 | 0.31% |
| Richard Lynch | 288,475,178 | 99.19% | 2,350,750 | 0.81% |
| Laurie Smaldone Alsup | 289,920,002 | 99.69% | 905,926 | 0.31% |
| Barbara Stymiest | 287,038,576 | 98.70% | 3,787,352 | 1.30% |
| V. Prem Watsa | 266,002,554 | 91.46% | 24,823,374 | 8.54% |
| Wayne Wouters | 289,947,395 | 99.70% | 878,533 | 0.30% |
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