VERSABANK ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF ITS 2023 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

VersaBank (TSX: VBNK, NASDAQ: VBNK) announced the results of its 2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on April 19, 2023, in Toronto.

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VersaBank (TSX: VBNK, NASDAQ: VBNK) announced the results of its 2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on April 19, 2023, in Toronto. All director nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated February 24, 2023, were successfully elected, with voting percentages exceeding 97% for each nominee. Robbert-Jan Brabander received 98.34% of votes in favor, while the lowest was Gabrielle Bochynek with 97.02%. Shareholders also approved Ernst & Young LLP as the Bank's auditors. The detailed voting results will be filed on SEDAR and EDGAR. VersaBank, a digital financial institution founded in 1993, continues to innovate in providing banking solutions and cybersecurity improvements through its subsidiary DRT Cyber Inc.

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• All director nominees were elected with over 97% approval from shareholders, demonstrating strong support for management.
• Approved Ernst & Young LLP as the auditors, indicating confidence in audit oversight.

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LONDON, ON, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - VersaBank (TSX: VBNK) (NASDAQ: VBNK) ("VersaBank" or the "Bank") reports the results of its 2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Toronto, Ontario on April 19, 2023.

Each of the director nominees listed in VersaBank's Management Information Circular dated February 24, 2023, were elected as directors of the Bank. The detailed results of the vote are as follows, with percentages rounded to two decimal places:

Director		Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
		Cast	Cast
Robbert-Jan Brabander	In Favour:	8,998,130	98.34 %
	Withheld:	152,212	1.66 %
David A. Bratton	In Favour:	8,973,818	98.07 %
	Withheld:	176,524	1.93 %
Gabrielle Bochynek	In Favour:	8,877,464	97.02 %
	Withheld:	272,878	2.98 %
The Honourable Thomas A. Hockin	In Favour:	8,976,480	98.10 %
	Withheld:	173,862	1.90 %
Peter M. Irwin	In Favour:	9,005,350	98.42 %
	Withheld:	144,992	1.58 %
Richard Jankura	In Favour	8,983,668	98.18 %
	Withheld:	166,674	1.82 %
Arthur Linton	In Favour:	9,003,150	98.39 %
	Withheld:	147,192	1.61 %
Susan T. McGovern	In Favour:	9,004,432	98.41 %
	Withheld:	1,45,910	1.59 %
Paul G. Oliver	In Favour:	9,005,479	98.42 %
	Withheld:	144,863	1.58 %
David R. Taylor	In Favour:	9,005,631	98.42 %
	Withheld:	144,711	1.58 %

At the Meeting, the Shareholders also approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Bank.

VersaBank's Voting Results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

ABOUT VERSABANK

VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered (federally regulated) bank with a difference. VersaBank became the world's first fully digital financial institution when it adopted its highly efficient business-to-business model in 1993 using its proprietary state-of-the-art financial technology to profitably address underserved segments of the Canadian banking market in the pursuit of superior net interest margins while mitigating risk. VersaBank obtains all of its deposits and provides the majority of its loans and leases electronically, with innovative deposit and lending solutions for financial intermediaries that allow them to excel in their core businesses.  In addition, leveraging its internally developed IT security software and capabilities, VersaBank established wholly owned, Washington, DC-based subsidiary, DRT Cyber Inc. to pursue significant large-market opportunities in cyber security and develop innovative solutions to address the rapidly growing volume of cyber threats challenging financial institutions, multi-national corporations and government entities on a daily basis.

VersaBank's Common Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and on Nasdaq under the symbol VBNK. Its Series 1 Preferred Shares trade on the TSX under the symbol VBNK.PR.A. 

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What were the results of VersaBank's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders?

At the 2023 Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected with over 97% approval.

Who was appointed as auditors at VersaBank's 2023 Meeting?

Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the auditors of VersaBank.

What percentage of votes did Robbert-Jan Brabander receive?

Robbert-Jan Brabander received 98.34% of the votes in favor during the election.

When was the VersaBank Meeting of Shareholders held?

The Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 19, 2023.