MONTREAL, April 24, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - National Bank of Canada (the
"Bank") (TSX: NA) announced today that each director nominee listed in
the Management Proxy Circular dated March 8, 2013 was elected as
Director of the Bank during the Annual Meeting of the Holders of Common
Shares held earlier today in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The details of the election are as follows:
|
DIRECTOR NOMINEE
|
OUTCOME
|
FOR
|
% FOR
|
WITHHELD
|
% WITHHELD
|
|
Maryse Bertrand
|
Elected
|
82,555,295
|
99.66
|
280,511
|
0.34
|
|
Lawrence S. Bloomberg
|
Elected
|
72,082,224
|
87.02
|
10,753,582
|
12.98
|
|
Pierre Boivin
|
Elected
|
82,315,767
|
99.37
|
520,019
|
0.63
|
|
André Caillé
|
Elected
|
82,259,398
|
99.30
|
576,408
|
0.70
|
|
Gérard Coulombe
|
Elected
|
72,823,531
|
87.91
|
10,012,275
|
12.09
|
|
Bernard Cyr
|
Elected
|
82,389,238
|
99.46
|
446,568
|
0.54
|
|
Gillian H. Denham
|
Elected
|
82,328,330
|
99.39
|
507,476
|
0.61
|
|
Jean Douville
|
Elected
|
82,352,448
|
99.42
|
483,358
|
0.58
|
|
Paul Gobeil
|
Elected
|
82,063,174
|
99.07
|
772,632
|
0.93
|
|
Jean Houde
|
Elected
|
82,261,226
|
99.31
|
574,580
|
0.69
|
|
Louise Laflamme
|
Elected
|
82,533,351
|
99.63
|
302,455
|
0.37
|
|
Roseann Runte
|
Elected
|
82,425,321
|
99.50
|
410,485
|
0.50
|
|
Lino A. Saputo, Jr.
|
Elected
|
80,432,887
|
97.10
|
2,402,919
|
2.90
|
|
Pierre Thabet
|
Elected
|
82,570,627
|
99.68
|
264,928
|
0.32
|
|
Louis Vachon
|
Elected
|
82,224,031
|
99.26
|
611,775
|
0.74
|
The results of the final votes regarding all matters subject to a vote
during the annual meeting that took place earlier today are available
on the Bank's website (www.nbc.ca/investorrelations) as well as on SEDAR's site.
About National Bank of Canada
With $184 billion in assets as at January 31, 2013, National Bank of
Canada (www.nbc.ca), together with its subsidiaries, forms one of Canada's leading
integrated financial groups, and was named among the five strongest
banks in the world by Bloomberg Markets. The Bank has close to 20,000
employees and is widely recognized as a top employer. Its securities
are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA). Follow the Bank's
activities via social media and learn more about its extensive
community involvement at clearfacts.ca and commitment.nationalbank.ca.
SOURCE: National Bank of Canada
(The telephone number provided below is for the exclusive use of journalists and other media representatives.)
Marie-Pierre Jodoin
Senior Advisor - Public Affairs
National Bank
Tel.: 514-394-4209