EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 6, 2014) - Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) announced that all nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated January 3, 2014 were elected as directors of CWB. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held earlier today in Edmonton at CWB's Annual and Special Meeting are set out below.
Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the 14 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of CWB:
| Nominees |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
| Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt, Q.C. |
47,659,772 |
96.79% |
1,583,104 |
3.21% |
| Andrew J. Bibby |
48,695,034 |
98.89% |
547,842 |
1.11% |
| Christopher H. Fowler |
49,071,732 |
99.65% |
171,144 |
0.35% |
| Linda M.O. Hohol |
49,199,281 |
99.91% |
43,595 |
0.09% |
| Allan W. Jackson |
47,844,437 |
97.16% |
1,398,439 |
2.84% |
| Wendy A. Leaney |
48,927,934 |
99.36% |
314,942 |
0.64% |
| Robert A. Manning |
48,554,034 |
98.60% |
688,842 |
1.40% |
| Sarah A. Morgan-Silvester |
49,197,177 |
99.91% |
45,699 |
0.09% |
| Howard E. Pechet |
48,532,190 |
98.56% |
710,686 |
1.44% |
| Robert L. Phillips, Q.C. |
47,753,966 |
96.98% |
1,488,910 |
3.02% |
| Raymond J. Protti |
49,186,771 |
99.89% |
56,105 |
0.11% |
| Ian M. Reid |
48,077,343 |
97.63% |
1,165,533 |
2.37% |
| H. Sanford Riley |
47,747,275 |
96.96% |
1,495,601 |
3.04% |
| Alan M. Rowe |
48,539,107 |
98.57% |
703,769 |
1.43% |
About Canadian Western Bank Group
Canadian Western Bank offers a full range of business and personal banking services across the four western provinces and is the largest publicly traded Canadian bank headquartered in Western Canada. CWB, along with its operating affiliates, National Leasing, Canadian Western Trust, Valiant Trust, Canadian Direct Insurance, Canadian Western Financial, Adroit Investment Management, and McLean & Partners Wealth Management, collectively offer a diversified range of financial services across Canada and are together known as the CWB Group. The common shares of Canadian Western Bank are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "CWB". CWB's Series 3 and Series 5 preferred shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbols "CWB.PR.A" and "CWB.PR.B", respectively. Refer to www.cwb.com for additional information.