TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2021 /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
actively monitor the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and
the directives from public health and government authorities for
group gatherings and social distancing. 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 we may be able to resume in-person
annual meetings in 2022 with the appropriate health and safety
protocols in place, we have been carefully considering alternatives
for our respective meetings in light of the continued and
unpredictable circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health
restrictions 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 2022 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 and
December 2020, we jointly obtained a
similar court order. We are considering ways to enhance the
participant experience in 2022, leveraging the learnings from our
respective 2020 and 2021 annual meetings. 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 measures to protect the health and
well-being of our stakeholders, while supporting shareholder and
policyholder engagement and their ability 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 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
Paul Gammal
(416) 867-3996
paul.gammal@bmo.com
Investor
Relations
Bill Anderson
(416) 867-7834
bill2.anderson@bmo.com
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The Bank of Nova
Scotia
Media
Relations
Laura
Mergelas
(437)
244-7863
laura.mergelas@scotiabank.com
Investor
Relations
Sophia
Saeed
(647)
973-6961
sophia.saeed@scotiabank.com
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Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce
Media
Relations
Trish
Tervit
(416)
813-9119
trish.tervit@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@lbcfq.ca
Investor
Relations
Susan
Cohen
(514)
970-0564
susan.cohen@lbcfq.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
Natasha
Ferrari
(416)
400-9098
natasha.ferrari@td.com
Investor
Relations
Gillian
Manning
(416)
308-6014
gillian.manning@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
Gillian
Earle
(289)
834-0862
gillian_earle@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
investor_relations@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce