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Canopy Growth Announces Results of Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting
SMITHS FALLS, ON — Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) (NASDAQ:CGC) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) today announced the voting results from its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on September 15, 2022 (the “Meeting”).
A total of 256,426,802 common shares of the Company, representing 53.42% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, were voted in connection with the Meeting by shareholders and proxy holders.
All of the matters put forward before the Company’s shareholders for consideration and approval, as set out in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated July 28, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”), were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the Meeting, as further detailed below.
Each of the directors listed as a nominee in the Proxy Statement was elected at the Meeting to serve as a director of the Company until the Company’s next annual shareholders meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Meeting are set out below:
| Name Of Nominee | Votes cast FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes cast AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy A. Schmeling | 174,936,094 | 96.66% | 6,040,153 | 3.34% |
| David Klein | 172,965,207 | 95.57% | 8,011,041 | 4.43% |
| Garth Hankinson | 173,043,911 | 95.62% | 7,932,337 | 4.38% |
| Robert L. Hanson | 169,930,747 | 93.91% | 11,028,826 | 6.09% |
| David Lazzarato | 174,853,021 | 96.62% | 6,123,027 | 3.38% |
| James A. Sabia | 171,154,369 | 94.57% | 9,821,879 | 5.43% |
| Theresa Yanofsky | 170,590,929 | 94.26% | 10,385,319 | 5.74% |