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    Scotiabank Announces Election of Directors

    TORONTO, April 4, 2023 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated February 1, 2023 were elected as directors of the Bank. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 4, 2023 are set out below.

    Election of Directors
    Each of the following 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of the Bank:

    Nominee

    Votes For

    % For

    Votes Withheld

    % Withheld

    Nora A. Aufreiter

    564,799,596

    97.50 %

    14,495,611

    2.50 %

    Guillermo E. Babatz

    568,581,251

    98.15 %

    10,713,956

    1.85 %

    Scott B. Bonham

    562,662,387

    97.13 %

    16,632,818

    2.87 %

    Daniel (Don) H. Callahan

    563,080,117

    97.20 %

    16,215,088

    2.80 %

    W. Dave Dowrich

    564,904,575

    97.52 %

    14,390,630

    2.48 %

    Lynn K. Patterson

    568,637,004

    98.16 %

    10,658,202

    1.84 %

    Michael D. Penner

    561,628,800

    96.95 %

    17,666,406

    3.05 %

    Una M. Power

    567,600,056

    97.98 %

    11,695,150

    2.02 %

    Aaron W. Regent

    554,746,061

    95.76 %

    24,549,144

    4.24 %

    Calin Rovinescu

    563,230,118

    97.23 %

    16,064,464

    2.77 %

    L. Scott Thomson

    571,024,663

    98.57 %

    8,270,542

    1.43 %

    Benita M. Warmbold

    551,986,405

    95.29 %

    27,300,561

    4.71 %


    Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 4, 2023 will be published shortly on www.scotiabank.com, and filed with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

    About Scotiabank

    Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of over $1.3 trillion (as at January 31, 2023), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @Scotiabank.

    Media inquiries only: Clancy Zeifman, Global Communications, 416-520-3906, clancy.zeifman@scotiabank.com

    SOURCE Scotiabank