Oilsands giant Cenovus Energy Inc. foresees no further wrinkles in its takeover bid for MEG Energy Corp., a day after a shareholder meeting to approve the deal was delayed due to a last-minute regulatory issue.

“The inquiry is associated with a complaint raised by a former employee of MEG who holds approximately 4,000 shares. We do not expect this inquiry to have any impact on the transaction,” Cenovus CEO Jon McKenzie told an analyst conference call Friday to discuss third-quarter results.

He said 86 per cent of MEG shareholders have voted in favour of the deal by proxy or have signalled they intend to do so in person, far exceeding the necessary two-thirds threshold.

The deal, worth $8.6 billion including assumed debt, is expected to close in November.

Cenovus and MEG have neighb

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