TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2022
/CNW/ - This is a joint statement issued by BMO, CIBC, Canadian
Western Bank, Laurentian Bank, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, TD
Bank Group, Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life, Manulife and Sun Life.
Each of us continues to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and
the directives and recommendations from public health and
government authorities. In the last few years, we have been taking
a series of proactive precautionary measures to help protect the
health and well-being of our employees, clients and communities.
This degree of care and concern extends to all of our shareholders
and policyholders. Although the COVID-19 situation has improved
since the 2022 annual meeting cycle, we have been carefully
considering alternatives for our respective meetings in light of
the continued and unpredictable nature of COVID-19, and potential
protocols recommended by public health authorities and
organizations.
As a result, we have once again jointly obtained a court order
that enables our 2023 annual meetings to be held, as
electronic-only or as hybrid meetings, as determined by each
financial institution. The order permits our meetings to be
conducted over one or more of webcasting, teleconference or other
electronic means, in each case in addition to, or instead of, an
in-person meeting, and permits alternative means for distributing
meeting materials. In March 2020,
December 2020 and December 2021, we jointly obtained a similar
court order. The order was obtained because Canadian banks and
insurance companies are not permitted to conduct an electronic
annual meeting in lieu of an in-person meeting without relief from
the court.
We believe these are prudent and precautionary measures that
balance public health and well-being with the ability of
shareholders and policyholders to attend and exercise their rights.
Each institution is committed to presenting their respective
meeting in a manner that supports constructive shareholder
engagement.
The specific arrangements for each annual meeting will be
announced separately, by each financial institution, prior to the
scheduled date. We encourage our shareholders and policyholders to
visit our websites in advance of our annual meetings for the most
current information.
Bank of
Montreal
BMO Life Assurance
Company
Media
Relations
Jeff Roman
(416) 867-3996
jeff.roman@bmo.com
Investor Relations
Bill Anderson
(416) 867-7834
bill2.anderson@bmo.com
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The Bank of Nova
Scotia
Media
Relations
Clancy
Zeifman
(416) 520-3906
clancy.zeifman@scotiabank.com
Investor
Relations
Sophia Saeed
(647)
973-6961
sophia.saeed@scotiabank.com
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Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce
Media
Relations
Tom Wallis
(416)
980-4048
tom.wallis@cibc.com
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Canadian Western
Bank
Investor
Relations
Chris
Williams
(780)
508-8229
chris.williams@cwbank.com
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Laurentian Bank of
Canada
Media
Relations
Merick
Seguin
(514)
451-3201
merick.seguin@lbcfg.ca
Investor
Relations
Andrew
Chornenky
(416)
846-4845
andrew.chornenky@lbcfg.ca
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National Bank of
Canada
Media
Relations
Marie-Pierre
Jodoin
(514)
394-4209
mariepierre.jodoin@nbc.ca
Investor
Relations
Marianne
Ratté
1-866-517-5455
investorrelations@nbc.ca / relationsinvestisseurs@bnc.ca
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Royal Bank of
Canada
RBC Life Insurance
Company
Media
Relations
Gillian
McArdle
(416)
842-4231
gillian.mcardle@rbc.com
Investor
Relations
Asim Imran
(416)
955-7804
asim.imran@rbc.com
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The Toronto-Dominion
Bank
Media
Relations
Elizabeth
Goldenshtein
(647)
625-3124
elizabeth.goldenshtein@td.com
Investor
Relations
Brooke Hales
(416)
307-8647
brooke.hales@td.com
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Great-West Lifeco Inc.
The Canada Life
Assurance Company
Media
Relations
Liz Kulyk
(204)
391-8515
media.relations@canadalife.com
Investor
Relations
Deirdre
Neary
(647)
328-2134
deirdre.neary@canadalife.com
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Manulife Financial
Corporation
The Manufacturers
Life Insurance Company
Media
Relations
Cheryl
Holmes
(416)
557-0945
cheryl_holmes@manulife.com
Investor
Relations
Hung Ko
(416)
806-9921
hung_ko@manulife.com
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Sun Life Financial
Inc.
Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada
Media
Relations
Rajani
Kamath
(416)
979-6070
rajani.kamath@sunlife.com
Investor
Relations
Yaniv Bitton
(416)
979-6496
yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Canadian Banks and Life Insurance Companies