Mr. Brian Ector reports

BAYTEX REPORTS SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS

All matters presented for approval at Baytex Energy Corp.'s annual meeting of shareholders held today were approved. A total of 335,327,771 common shares being 43.53 per cent of Baytex's issued and outstanding shares were represented at the meeting.

At the meeting, all of the nominees proposed as directors were duly elected. Results of the vote are set out below.

KPMG LLP was appointed as Baytex's auditor until the next annual meeting of its shareholders, and the directors were authorized to fix its remuneration. The result of the vote is as follows.

      VOTES FOR     

Number             %  

317,436,186    94.67

A special resolution to approve the unallocated awards under Baytex's share award incentive plan was approved. The result of the vote is as follows.

      VOTES FOR     

Number             %  

285,581,155    94.61

A non-binding advisory resolution with respect to Baytex's approach to executive compensation was approved. The result of the vote is as follows.

     VOTES FOR

Number            %  

285,022,944   94.42

Baytex Energy Corp. is an energy company with headquarters based in Calgary, Alta., and offices in Houston, Tex. The company is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. Baytex's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE.