VERSABANK ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF ITS 2025 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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VersaBank (TSX: VBNK) (NASDAQ: VBNK) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2025, in London, Ontario. The meeting resulted in the successful election of all director nominees listed in the Bank's Management Information Circular dated February 28, 2025.

The voting results showed strong shareholder support for all directors, with approval ratings ranging from 93.61% to 99.08%. David R. Taylor received the highest approval at 99.08%, while Susan T. McGovern received 93.61% of votes in favor. Additionally, shareholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Bank's auditors.

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• High shareholder approval rates for all directors (93.61%-99.08%)

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LONDON, ON, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - VersaBank (TSX: VBNK) (NASDAQ: VBNK) ("VersaBank" or the "Bank") reports the results of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held in London, Ontario on April 24, 2025.

Each of the director nominees listed in VersaBank's Management Information Circular dated February 28, 2025, 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 Cast	Percentage of Votes Cast
The Honourable Frank Newbould	In Favour: Withheld:	10,013,335 104,228	98.97 % 1.03 %
Robbert-Jan Brabander	In Favour: Withheld:	9,933,208 184,352	98.18 % 1.82 %
David A. Bratton	In Favour: Withheld:	9,826,370 291,190	97.12 % 2.88 %
Gabrielle Bochynek	In Favour: Withheld:	9,954,965 162,595	98.39 % 1.61 %
Peter M. Irwin	In Favour: Withheld:	9,866,106 251,454	97.51 % 2.49 %
Richard Jankura	In Favour: Withheld:	9,959,038 158,522	98.43 % 1.57 %
Arthur Linton	In Favour: Withheld:	9,930,273 187,287	98.15 % 1.85 %
Susan T. McGovern	In Favour: Withheld:	9,470,605 646,955	93.61 % 6.39 %
Paul G. Oliver	In Favour: Withheld:	9,953,995 163,568	98.38 % 1.62 %
David R. Taylor	In Favour: Withheld:	10,024,905 92,658	99.08 % 0.92 %

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.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

ABOUT VERSABANK

VersaBank is a North American bank with a difference.  Federally chartered in both Canada and the US, VersaBank has a branchless, digital, business-to-business model based on its proprietary state-of-the-art technology that enables it to profitably address underserved segments of the banking industry in a significantly risk mitigated manner. Because VersaBank obtains substantially all of its deposits and undertakes the majority of its funding electronically through financial intermediary partners, it benefits from significant operating leverage that drives efficiency and return on common equity.  In August 2024, VersaBank launched its unique Receivable Purchase Program funding solution for point-of-sale finance companies, which has been highly successful in Canada for nearly 15 years, to the underserved multi-trillion-dollar US market.  VersaBank also owns Washington, DC-based DRT Cyber Inc., a North America leader in the provision of cyber security services to address the rapidly growing volume of cyber threats challenging financial institutions, multi-national corporations and government entities.  Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Digital Meteor Inc. ("Digital Meteor"), VersaBank owns proprietary intellectual property and technology to enable the next generation of digital assets for the banking and financial community, including the Bank's revolutionary Digital Deposit Receipts ("DDRs").

VersaBank's Common Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the symbol VBNK.

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FAQ

What were the voting results for VersaBank's (VBNK) 2025 Annual Meeting?

All director nominees were successfully elected with approval ratings between 93.61% and 99.08%. David R. Taylor received the highest approval at 99.08%.

Who received the highest and lowest shareholder approval at VBNK's 2025 Annual Meeting?

David R. Taylor received the highest approval at 99.08%, while Susan T. McGovern received the lowest approval at 93.61%.

When and where was VersaBank's (VBNK) 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting held?

The meeting was held on April 24, 2025, in London, Ontario.

Who was appointed as VersaBank's (VBNK) auditor for 2025?

Shareholders approved Ernst & Young LLP as the Bank's auditors.