MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Mar 1, 2017) - Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) announces that the nominees listed in the
Management Proxy Circular dated January 17, 2017 were elected as directors of Laurentian Bank of Canada (the "Bank"). The
detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of the holders of common shares of the Bank
earlier today in Toronto are set out below.
Each of the following 11 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of the Bank:
Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Lise Bastarache |
22,400,826 |
99.38% |
139,408 |
0.62% |
Sonia Baxendale |
22,513,714 |
99.88% |
26,520 |
0.12% |
Richard Bélanger |
21,645,388 |
96.03% |
894,846 |
3.97% |
Michael T. Boychuk |
21,765,339 |
96.56% |
774,895 |
3.44% |
Gordon Campbell |
22,505,294 |
99.84% |
34,940 |
0.16% |
Isabelle Courville |
21,327,864 |
94.62% |
1,212,370 |
5.38% |
François Desjardins |
22,390,396 |
99.34% |
149,838 |
0.66% |
Michel Labonté |
22,406,827 |
99.41% |
133,407 |
0.59% |
A. Michel Lavigne |
22,486,614 |
99.76% |
53,620 |
0.24% |
Michelle R. Savoy |
22,137,292 |
98.21% |
402,942 |
1.79% |
Susan Wolburgh Jenah |
22,504,266 |
99.84% |
35,968 |
0.16% |
Voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of the holders of common shares will be published shortly on
www.laurentianbank.ca, and filed with Canadian securities
regulators.
About Laurentian Bank
Laurentian Bank of Canada is a financial institution whose activities extend across Canada. Founded in 1846, its mission is to
help customers improve their financial health and it is guided by values of proximity, simplicity and honesty.
The Bank serves one and a half million clients throughout the country and employs more than 3,600 individuals, which makes it
a major player in numerous market segments. The Bank caters to the needs of retail clients via its branch network based in
Quebec. The Bank also stands out for its know-how among small and medium-sized enterprises and real estate developers owing to
its specialized teams across Canada. Its subsidiary B2B Bank is, for its part, one of the major Canadian leaders in providing
banking products and services and investment accounts through financial advisors and brokers. Laurentian Bank Securities offers
integrated brokerage services to a clientele of institutional and retail investors.
The Bank has more than $43 billion in balance sheet assets and more than $32 billion in assets under administration.