National Bank of Canada Announces Election of Directors: Jean Houde Named New Chairman of the Board

Montreal, 10 April 2014 - 

National Bank of Canada (the "Bank") (TSX: NA) announced today that each director nominee listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated February 21, 2014 was elected as Director of the Bank during the Annual Meeting of the Holders of Common Shares held today in Calgary, Alberta. In addition, Jean Houde becomes the new Chairman of the Board, replacing the outgoing Jean Douville who is retiring after serving as Chairman for some 10 years.

The details of the election are as follows:

DIRECTOR NOMINEE

OUTCOME

FOR

% FOR

WITHHELD

% WITHHELD

Maryse Bertrand

Elected

158, 481, 341

99.16

1, 341, 100

0.84

Lawrence S. Bloomberg

Elected

158, 772, 401

99.34

1, 053, 027

0.66

Pierre Boivin

Elected

158, 814, 476

99.37

1, 010, 912

0.63

André Caillé

Elected

158, 320, 638

99.06

1, 504, 790

0.94

Gérard Coulombe

Elected

158, 112, 618

98.93

1, 712, 810

1.07

Bernard Cyr

Elected

158, 848, 844

99.39

976, 584

0.61

Gillian H. Denham

Elected

158, 289, 061

99.04

1, 536, 327

0.96

Richard Fortin

Elected

158, 885, 064

99.41

940, 364

0.59

Jean Houde

Elected

158, 046, 275

98.89

1, 779,153

1.11

Louise Laflamme

Elected

159, 483, 743

99.79

341, 685

0.21

Julie Payette

Elected

159, 291, 154

99.67

534, 274

0.33

Roseann Runte

Elected

158, 748, 381

99.33

1, 077, 047

0.67

Lino A. Saputo, Jr.

Elected

153, 946, 215

96.32

5, 879, 028

3.68

Pierre Thabet

Elected

159, 478, 887

99.78

346, 541

0.22

Louis Vachon

Elected

158, 664, 470

99.27

1, 162, 024

0.73

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 $195 billion in assets as at January 31, 2014, National Bank of Canada (www.nbc.ca ), together with its subsidiaries, forms one of Canada's leading integrated financial groups, and has been named among the 20 strongest banks in the world by Bloomberg Markets magazine. The Bank has close to 20,000 employees and is widely recognized as a top employer. Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA). Follow the Bank's activities via social media and learn more about its extensive community involvement atclearfacts.caandcommitment.nationalbank.ca.

Information(The telephone number provided below is for the exclusive use of journalists and other media representatives. ):

Marie-Pierre Jodoin
Senior Advisor - Public Affairs
National Bank
Tel.: 514-394-4209


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