WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - Aug. 5, 2015) - The North West Company Inc. ("North West") (TSX:NWC) confirms the voting results from its Annual General and Special meeting of shareholders held on June 10, 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as previously filed under North West's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The requisite number of shareholders voted in favour of all items of business, including election of each of the ten directors as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | |||||
| H. Sanford Riley | 27,787,538 | 97.72% | 649,164 | 2.28% | |||||
| Frank J. Coleman | 28,003,956 | 98.48% | 432,746 | 1.52% | |||||
| Wendy F. Evans | 28,124,177 | 98.90% | 312,525 | 1.10% | |||||
| Stewart Glendinning | 28,067,806 | 98.70% | 368,896 | 1.30% | |||||
| Edward S. Kennedy | 28,141,258 | 98.96% | 295,444 | 1.04% | |||||
| Robert J. Kennedy | 28,062,094 | 98.68% | 374,608 | 1.32% | |||||
| Annalisa King | 28,202,102 | 99.18% | 234,600 | 0.82% | |||||
| Violet (Vi) A.M. Konkle | 28,366,071 | 99.75% | 70,631 | 0.25% | |||||
| Gary Merasty | 27,932,528 | 98.23% | 504,174 | 1.77% | |||||
| Eric L. Stefanson | 27,879,749 | 98.04% | 556,953 | 1.96% |
Company Profile
The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West operates 226 stores under the trade names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center and Cost-U-Less and has annualized sales of approximately CDN$1.6 billion.
The common shares of North West trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "NWC".
Contact Information:
Paulina Hiebert
Vice President Legal and Corporate Secretary
204-934-1756
204-934-1317 (FAX)
phiebert@northwest.ca