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Great West announces election of Directors

News Provided by PR Newswire2026-05-07

Great West announces election of Directors

[07-May-2026]

TSX:GWO

WINNIPEG, MB, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Great West) today announced that at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders all of the 20 director nominees listed in its Management Proxy Circular dated March 12, 2026 were elected. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below:

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
Michael R. Amend	811,641,646	99.82 %	1,424,991	0.18 %
Deborah J. Barrett	812,164,503	99.89 %	902,283	0.11 %
Robin Bienfait	811,494,281	99.81 %	1,572,058	0.19 %
Heather E. Conway	809,628,444	99.58 %	3,438,336	0.42 %
Marcel R. Coutu	796,665,983	97.98 %	16,400,645	2.02 %
André Desmarais	777,579,151	95.64 %	35,487,613	4.36 %
Paul Desmarais Jr.	765,557,869	94.16 %	47,508,753	5.84 %
Sally M. Dewar	811,972,275	99.87 %	1,094,355	0.13 %
Gary A. Doer	803,897,279	98.87 %	9,169,495	1.13 %
Claude Généreux	759,548,281	93.42 %	53,518,187	6.58 %
David M. Harney	809,513,194	99.56 %	3,553,589	0.44 %
Jake P. Lawrence	795,756,115	97.87 %	17,309,936	2.13 %
Paula B. Madoff	811,402,457	99.80 %	1,664,030	0.20 %
Susan J. McArthur	809,469,395	99.56 %	3,597,238	0.44 %
R. Jeffrey Orr	753,905,995	92.72 %	59,160,471	7.28 %
James P. O'Sullivan	768,655,019	94.54 %	44,411,456	5.46 %
T. Timothy Ryan	806,082,764	99.14 %	6,984,011	0.86 %
Dhvani D. Shah	811,412,659	99.80 %	1,653,387	0.20 %
Siim A. Vanaselja	802,493,169	98.70 %	10,572,868	1.30 %
Brian E. Walsh	803,273,932	98.80 %	9,792,691	1.20 %

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting will be available at sedarplus.ca.

ABOUT GREAT WEST

Great West is a financial services holding company focused on building stronger, more financially secure futures. We operate in the United States, Canada and Europe under the brands Empower, Canada Life and Irish Life. Together we provide wealth, retirement, group benefits and insurance and risk solutions to our approximately 40 million customer relationships. As of March 31, 2026, Great West's total client assets were $3.3 trillion.

Great West trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies. To learn more, visit greatwestlifeco.com.

SOURCE Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Company Codes: Toronto:GWO

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