EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/06/15 -- Canadian Western Bank (TSX: CWB) today announced that all nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated January 2, 2015 were elected as directors of CWB. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held yesterday in Edmonton at CWB's Annual General Meeting are set out below.
Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of CWB:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld %Withheld ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt 44,385,922 96.81 1,464,812 3.19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J. Bibby 45,605,887 99.47 244,847 0.53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher H. Fowler 45,543,424 99.33 307,310 0.67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda M.O. Hohol 45,624,052 99.51 226,682 0.49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan W. Jackson 44,475,422 97.00 1,375,312 3.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert A. Manning 45,187,707 98.55 663,027 1.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah A. Morgan-Silvester 45,644,891 99.55 205,843 0.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Phillips 44,219,161 96.44 1,631,573 3.56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond J. Protti 45,746,725 99.77 104,009 0.23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian M. Reid 44,876,296 97.87 974,438 2.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- H. Sanford Riley 36,053,643 78.63 9,797,091 21.37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan M. Rowe 45,197,424 95.58 653,310 1.42 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 5 preferred shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "CWB.PR.B". Refer to www.cwb.com for additional information.
Contacts:
Matt Evans, CFA
AVP, Investor Relations
Canadian Western Bank
Phone: (780) 969-8337
E-mail: matt.evans@cwbank.com
