EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Mar 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.
Canadian Western Bank is a diversified financial services company. It provides full-service business and personal banking, specialized financing, comprehensive wealth management offerings, and trust services. It offers specialty business banking services for small-and medium-sized companies with a focus on general commercial, equipment financing, construction financing, commercial real estate financing, real estate construction and project financing and equipment financing and leasing. It also provides full-service personal banking options, including chequing and savings accounts, loans, mortgages and investment products. Its banking services include online banking, ATM banking, creditor insurance, resources for seniors and order cheques online. Its CWB Business Advantage Account and CWB Business Unlimited Account offer solutions for day-to-day banking and 24/7 online access. It has its operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Manitoba and others.
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