On June 22, 2012, National Western Life Insurance Company (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Austin, Texas to consider and vote on the matters listed below. These matters are described in detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2012. There were 3,434,763 shares of Class A common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 3,284,452 shares, or 95.6%, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. In addition, there were 200,000 shares of Class B common stock entitled to vote at the meeting of which 100.0% of the shares were present or represented by proxy. Set forth below are the voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of stockholders.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The Class A and Class B stockholders of the Company elected each of their
respective director nominees nominated by the Company's Board of Directors. The
results of the voting were as follows:

Class A Director Nominee      For       Withheld

Robert L. Moody            2,220,018     576,812
Stephen E. Glasgow         2,362,139     434,691
E.J. Pederson              2,092,408     704,422




Class B Director Nominee      For      Against   Abstain

E. Douglas McLeod           200,000       -         -
Charles D. Milos            200,000       -         -
Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg   200,000       -         -
Ross R. Moody               200,000       -         -
Russell S. Moody            200,000       -         -
Louis E. Pauls, Jr.         200,000       -         -

There were 487,622 broker non-votes for each Class A director nominee and none for each Class B director nominee. The individuals shown above were elected to serve as a director until the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Class A and Class B stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. The results of the voting were as follows:

3,271,359 3,493 9,600