TORONTO, March 20, 2020 /CNW/ - This is a joint statement
issued by BMO, CIBC, Canadian Western Bank, Laurentian Bank,
National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, TD Bank, Great-West Lifeco, Canada
Life, Manulife and Sun Life. Each of us is actively monitoring
COVID-19 developments and the directives from public health and
government authorities for group gatherings and social distancing,
and we have been taking a series of proactive precautionary
measures to help support the health and well-being of our
employees, clients and the general public. This degree of care and
concern extends to all of our shareholders and policyholders, and
we have been carefully considering alternatives for our respective
annual meetings.
The health and well-being of our employees, clients, investors
and communities is our collective priority. In line with the latest
directives from public health and government authorities, we have
jointly obtained a court order that allows us to hold our annual
meetings, in whole or in part, using electronic means. 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. 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 precautions 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.
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
Jill Homenuk
(416) 867-4770
jill.homenuk@bmo.com
Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce
Media
Relations
Tom Wallis
(416)
980-4048
tom.wallis@cibc.com
Laurentian Bank of
Canada
Media
Relations
Hélène
Soulard
(514) 926-3295
(m)
(514) 284-4500 x
40015 (o)
helene.soulard@lbcfg.ca
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
Great-West
Lifeco Inc.
The Canada Life
Assurance Company
Media
Relations
Liz Kulyk
(204)
926-5012
media.relations@canadalife.com
Investor
Relations
Deirdre
Neary
(416)
552-3208
deirdre.neary@canadalife.com
Sun Life Financial
Inc.
Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada
Media
Relations
Rajani
Kamath
(416)
979-6070
rajani.kamath@sunlife.com
Investor
Relations
Leigh
Chalmers
(647)
256-8201
investor.relations@sunlife.com
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The Bank of Nova
Scotia
Media
Relations
Laura
Mergelas
(437) 244-7863 (m) |
(416) 285-2639 (o)
laura.mergelas@scotiabank.com
Canadian Western
Bank
Investor
Relations
Chris
Williams
(780)
508-8229
chris.williams@cwbank.com
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
The
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Media
Relations
Julie
Bellissimo
(416)
965-6050
julie.bellissimo@td.com
Investor
Relations
Gillian
Manning
(416)
308-6014
gillian.manning@td.com
Manulife Financial
Corporation
The Manufacturers
Life Insurance Company
Media
Relations
Brooke
Tucker-Reid
(647)
528-9601
brooke_tucker-reid@manulife.com
Investor
Relations
Adrienne
O'Neill
(416)
926-6997
adrienne_oneill@manulife.com
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SOURCE Canadian Western Bank