NWC The North West Company Inc

(TSX: NWC): – The North West Company Inc. (the “Company” or “North West”) today announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth by the Company at its annual general meeting of shareholders yesterday (the “Meeting”), including the election of all of the nominee directors listed in the Notice of Meeting & Management Information Circular dated April 10, 2024:

Nominee	Votes For	% of Votes For	Votes Against	% of Votes Against
Brock Bulbuck	24,317,241	95.64	1,109,496	4.36
Stewart Glendinning	23,647,856	93.00	1,778,884	7.00
Rachel Huckle	24,547,666	96.54	879,074	3.46
Annalisa King	23,946,620	94.18	1,480,120	5.82
Violet Konkle	24,041,117	94.56	1,384,023	5.44
Steven Kroft	24,543,003	96.52	883,737	3.48
Daniel McConnell	24,555,652	96.57	871,088	3.43
Jennefer Nepinak	24,548,546	96.55	878,194	3.45
Victor Tootoo	24,542,634	96.52	884,106	3.48

Information regarding all matters subject to a vote at the Meeting is available under North West’s issuer profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Company Profile

The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West operates 228 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, Alaska Commercial Company, Cost-U-Less and RiteWay Food Markets and has annualized sales of approximately CDN$2.4 billion.

The common shares of North West trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NWC.

Contact:

Daniel McConnell, President and Chief Executive Officer, The North West Company Inc. Phone 204-934-1482; fax 204-934-1317; email dmcconnell@northwest.ca

John King, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, The North West Company Inc. Phone 204-934-1397; fax 204-934-1317; email jking@northwest.ca