TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated January 3, 2014 were elected as directors of Royal Bank of Canada. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its Annual Meeting earlier today in Toronto are set out below.
Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the following 14 nominees was elected as a director of RBC:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes | % Withheld |
| W. Geoffrey Beattie | 662,913,549 | 99.26% | 4,946,667 | 0.74% |
| David F. Denison | 647,642,645 | 96.97% | 20,225,974 | 3.03% |
| Richard L. George | 664,655,782 | 99.52% | 3,204,543 | 0.48% |
| Timothy J. Hearn | 664,534,246 | 99.50% | 3,324,053 | 0.50% |
| Alice D. Laberge | 651,393,244 | 97.53% | 16,465,047 | 2.47% |
| Michael H. McCain | 645,346,772 | 96.63% | 22,523,152 | 3.37% |
| Heather Munroe-Blum | 661,091,393 | 98.99% | 6,766,899 | 1.01% |
| Gordon M. Nixon | 664,387,652 | 99.48% | 3,470,663 | 0.52% |
| J. Pedro Reinhard | 648,419,110 | 97.09% | 19,439,173 | 2.91% |
| Thomas A. Renyi | 664,668,747 | 99.52% | 3,191,442 | 0.48% |
| Edward Sonshine | 646,555,234 | 96.81% | 21,302,022 | 3.19% |
| Kathleen P. Taylor | 650,837,768 | 97.45% | 17,022,421 | 2.55% |
| Bridget A. van Kralingen | 649,169,483 | 97.20% | 17,022,421 | 2.80% |
| Victor L. Young | 662,791,385 | 99.24% | 5,080,436 | 0.76% |
ABOUT RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is Canada's largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We employ approximately 79,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 42 other countries. For more information, please visit rbc.com.
SOURCE: RBC
Investors:
Karen McCarthy, Investor Relations, RBC, 416-955-7809
Media:
Sandra Nunes, Financial Communications, RBC, 416-974-1794
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