iA Financial Group Announces Annual Meeting Voting Results

QUEBEC CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jacques Martin, Chair of the Board of iA Financial Group, is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated March 10, 2026 (“Circular”), were elected as directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc. (“iA Financial Corporation”) and the nominees listed in the Information Document for Participating Policyholders dated March 10, 2026 (“Information Document”) were elected as directors of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (“iA Insurance”).

Furthermore, iA Financial Corporation announces the election of a new director to its Board: Mr. Kenneth F. Kroner.

Mr. Kroner is a corporate director with extensive global investment leadership experience. After spending 22 years at BlackRock, where he served as Senior Managing Director and sat on their Global Executive Committee, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). He also founded and led Pluribus Labs LLC, a global equity investment firm specializing in quantitative investment solutions.

With their vast experience and qualities, this new board member will make a great contribution to iA Financial Corporation Board’s activities.

Voting results
iA Financial Group also announces the results of the votes by ballot held at its annual meeting on May 7, 2026.

For iA Financial Corporation:

1. Election of directors by common shareholders
Each of the nominees for the common shareholders listed in the Circular was elected.

Name of nominee	Votes for	%	Votes withheld	%
Yousry Bissada	66,213,259	99.88	79,479	0.12
William F. Chinery	66,222,489	99.89	69,833	0.11
Martin Gagnon	66,232,567	99.91	60,171	0.09
Alka Gautam	66,008,257	99.57	284,065	0.43
Emma K. Griffin	65,980,646	99.53	311,676	0.47
Kenneth F. Kroner	66,223,358	99.90	68,964	0.10
Ginette Maillé	66,039,317	99.62	253,421	0.38
Jacques Martin	64,829,472	97.79	1,463,266	2.21
Johanne Papillon	66,240,817	99.92	51,886	0.08
Marc Poulin	65,358,521	98.59	934,182	1.41
Suzanne Rancourt	66,040,656	99.62	252,047	0.38
Denis Ricard	66,237,791	99.92	54,912	0.08
Ouma Sananikone	66,061,463	99.65	230,824	0.35
Rebecca Schechter	66,024,619	99.60	267,668	0.40
Ludwig W. Willisch	66,216,137	99.89	76,150	0.11

2. Appointment of external auditor
Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as iA Financial Corporation’s external auditor.

Votes for	%	Votes withheld	%
65,746,574	99.10	597,395	0.90

3. Advisory vote on the approach to executive compensation
The advisory resolution on iA Financial Corporation’s approach to executive compensation, was approved.

Votes for	%	Votes against	%
62,221,929	93.86	4,073,029	6.14

4. Shareholder Proposal No. 1
The Shareholder Proposal No. 1 - Improve shareholder participation in annual general meetings was rejected.

Votes For	%	Votes Against	%
142,202	0.21	66,152,771	99.79

5. Shareholder Proposal No. 2
The Shareholder Proposal No. 2 – Advisory vote on environmental policies was rejected.

Votes For	%	Votes Against	%
13,639,208	20.57	52,655,764	79.43

6. Shareholder Proposal No. 3
The Shareholder Proposal No. 3 - Adjust competency grid to include environmental expertise was rejected.

Votes For	%	Votes Against	%
2,880,219	4.34	63,414,358	95.66

Final results for all matters voted on during the annual meeting of iA Financial Corporation will be submitted to Canadian securities administrators and will be available on sedarplus.ca.

For iA Insurance:

1. Election of directors
Each of the nominees listed in the Information Document was elected, five by participating policyholders and eight by the sole common shareholder.

Name of nominee	Elected by	Votes For (%)
Yousry Bissada	iA Financial Corporation	100
William F. Chinery	iA Financial Corporation	100
Martin Gagnon	Participating policyholders	94.89
Alka Gautam	iA Financial Corporation	100
Emma K. Griffin	iA Financial Corporation	100
Ginette Maillé	Participating policyholders	94.16
Jacques Martin	iA Financial Corporation	100
Johanne Papillon	Participating policyholders	94.53
Marc Poulin	Participating policyholders	93.80
Suzanne Rancourt	Participating policyholders	94.89
Denis Ricard	iA Financial Corporation	100
Ouma Sananikone	iA Financial Corporation	100
Rebecca Schechter	iA Financial Corporation	100

2. Appointment of external auditor
Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as iA Insurance’s external auditor by the sole common shareholder.

About iA Financial Group
iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares).

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