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Published on 04/24/2026 at 05:13 pm EDT
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
in accordance with section 11.3 of Regulation 51-102 Respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations
(Quebec)
The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of National Bank of Canada (the "Bank") held on April 24, 2026. Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the Management Proxy Circular dated February 24, 2026 and available on the nbc.ca/investors website. The vote on each matter was conducted by secret ballot.
Election of Directors
Each of the director nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the Bank.
Figures shown below represent a percentage of the total number of votes cast and withheld.
DIRECTOR NOMINEE
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
WITHHELD
% WITHHELD
Pierre Blouin
Elected
226,401,541
99.44
1,276,027
0.56
Pierre Boivin
Elected
220,782,577
96.97
6,894,991
3.03
Scott Burrows
Elected
226,475,917
99.47
1,201,651
0.53
Yvon Charest
Elected
226,215,911
99.36
1,461,657
0.64
Patricia Curadeau-Grou
Elected
226,901,286
99.66
776,282
0.34
Laurent Ferreira
Elected
227,033,495
99.72
644,073
0.28
Karen Kinsley
Elected
226,790,777
99.61
886,791
0.39
Lynn Loewen
Elected
224,329,774
98.53
3,347,794
1.47
Rebecca McKillican
Elected
226,821,709
99.62
855,859
0.38
Arielle Meloul-Wechsler
Elected
226,537,515
99.50
1,140,053
0.50
Sarah Morgan-Silvester
Elected
226,988,788
99.70
688,780
0.30
Robert Paré
Elected
226,094,913
99.30
1,582,655
0.70
Pierre Pomerleau
Elected
226,983,845
99.70
693,723
0.30
Irfhan Rawji
Elected
226,991,380
99.70
686,188
0.30
Macky Tall
Elected
226,890,195
99.65
787,373
0.35
Advisory resolution to accept the approach taken by the Bank's Board of Directors with respect to executive compensation
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
Approved
218,257,163
95.86
9,419,086
4.14
Appointment of Deloitte LLP as independent auditor
Professional accounting firm Deloitte LLP was appointed as independent auditor of the Bank. Figures shown below represent a percentage of the total number of votes cast and withheld.
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
WITHHELD
% WITHHELD
Approved
212,693,185
93.14
15,655,248
6.86
Shareholder proposal No. 1 (Strengthening shareholder participation in annual general meetings)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
1,044,215
0.46
225,002,667
99.54
1,629,066
Shareholder proposal No. 2 (Including young people in the Bank's governing bodies)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
5,111,848
2.26
221,062,756
97.74
1,502,864
Shareholder proposal No. 3 (Responsible, performance-aligned compensation policy)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
17,082,081
7.56
208,735,014
92.44
1,860,371
Shareholder proposal No. 4 (Formal recognition of the systemic role of the Board of Directors)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
16,858,731
7.51
207,738,519
92.49
3,080,216
Shareholder proposal No. 5 (Fighting against forced labour and child labour in loan and investment portfolios)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
55,329,334
24.50
170,487,007
75.50
1,861,226
Shareholder proposal No. 6 (Public disclosure of non-confidential, country-by-country reporting, compensation ratios and tax havens)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
20,668,421
9.15
205,143,253
90.85
1,866,438
Shareholder proposal No. 7 (Advisory vote on environmental policies)
OUTCOME
FOR
% FOR
AGAINST
% AGAINST
WITHHELD*
Defeated
31,438,359
14.97
178,527,519
85.03
17,711,690
* A "withheld" vote is counted as present for quorum purposes but not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.
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