PRESS RELEASES

National Bank of Canada Announces Election of Directors

Montreal, April 24, 2019

National Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) (TSX: NA) announced today that each Director nominee listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated March 1, 2019 has been elected as Director of the Bank during the Annual Meeting of the Holders of Common Shares held today in Quebec City.

The details of the election are as follows:

DIRECTOR NOMINEE

OUTCOME

FOR

% FOR

WITHHELD

% WITHHELD

Raymond Bachand

Elected

171,012,904

99.16%

1,457,332

0.84%

Maryse Bertrand

Elected

171,105,328

99.21%

1,364,576

0.79%

Pierre Blouin

Elected

171,778,138

99.60%

692,098

0.40%

Pierre Boivin

Elected

171,125,573

99.22%

1,344,663

0.78%

Patricia Curadeau-Grou

Elected

171,835,940

99.63%

633,950

0.37%

Gillian H. Denham

Elected

167,953,963

97.38%

4,516,273

2.62%

Jean Houde

Elected

171,081,362

99.19%

1,388,874

0.81%

Karen Kinsley

Elected

171,820,080

99.62%

650,156

0.38%

Rebecca McKillican

Elected

171,479,532

99.43%

990,700

0.57%

Robert Paré

Elected

171,102,053

99.21%

1,368,183

0.79%

Lino A. Saputo, Jr.

Elected

170,791,484

99.03%

1,678,752

0.97%

Andrée Savoie

Elected

170,989,748

99.14%

1,480,488

0.86%

Pierre Thabet

Elected

171,834,623

99.63%

635,613

0.37%

Louis Vachon

Elected

171,661,607

99.53%

808,629

0.47%

The results of the final votes regarding all matters subject to a vote during the Annual Meeting are available on the Bank’s website (nbc.ca/investorrelations) as well as on the SEDAR website (sedar.com).

About National Bank of Canada
With $263 billion in assets as at January 31, 2019, National Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, forms one of Canada's leading integrated financial groups. It has more than 23,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and has been recognized numerous times as a top employer and for its commitment to diversity.  Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA).  Follow the Bank’s activities at nbc.ca or via social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.


For more information:

Stéphanie Rousseau
Senior Advisor – Public Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility
National Bank of Canada