Canopy Growth Announces Election of Board of Directors

SMITHS FALLS, ON—  Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) (NYSE: CGC) (“Canopy Growth” or “the Corporation”) today announced that all of management’s nominees listed in its August 8, 2019 management information circular were elected as directors of the Corporation at Canopy Growth’s September 17, 2019 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting are set out below. 

Name of Nominee Votes cast FOR % votes cast FOR Votes WITHHELD % votes WITHHELD
John K. Bell 144,593,217 97.00 4,464,630 3.00
Robert Hanson 145,983,248 97.94 3,074,600 2.06
David Klein 146,276,600 98.13 2,781,249 1.87
William Newlands 145,129,921 97.36 3,927,928 2.64
Judy A. Schmeling 146,410,051 98.22 2,647,797 1.78
Peter Stringham 144,141,942 96.70 4,915,907 3.30
Mark Zekulin 146,286,192 98.14 2,771,657 1.86

At the Annual Meeting, Canopy Growth shareholders also approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s auditors for the ensuing year and authorized the board of directors to fix its remuneration.

Contact:

Caitlin O’Hara
Media Relations
Caitlin.Ohara@canopygrowth.com
613-291-3239

Investor Relations
Tyler Burns
Tyler.Burns@canopygrowth.com
855-558-9333 ext. 122