Oct 30 (Reuters) - MEG Energy ( MEGEF ) paused the

shareholder meeting to vote on the Cenovus Energy ( CVE )

takeover bid on Thursday, to address a "regulatory inquiry" it

received on Wednesday evening.

Board chair James McFarland said there would be a recess and

the meeting would now be held at 4:00 p.m. ET, which was earlier

scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET.

The details of the inquiry were not provided. MEG, Cenovus

and the regulators did not immediately respond to Reuters'

requests for comment.