Canopy Growth corporation announces reappointment of directors

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Sept. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) ("Canopy Growth" or "the Corporation") today announced that all of management's nominees listed in its August 11, 2017 management information circular were elected as directors of the Corporation at Canopy Growth's September 15, 2017 annual general and special 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.

    Nominee         Votes For % Votes For  Votes Withheld   % Votes Withheld
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    John K. Bell   20,538,945        98.65          280,528                1.35
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    Murray Goldman 18,697,708        89.81        2,121,765               10.19
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    Bruce Linton   19,003,280        91.28        1,816,193                8.72
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    Chris Schnarr  20,259,887        97.31          559,586                2.69
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    Peter E.
     Stringham     20,284,654        97.43          534,819                2.57
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In addition, shareholders approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") and the Omnibus Incentive Plan ("OIP") as described in the Corporation's August 11, 2017 management information circular. The detailed results of the votes for the ESPP and OIP held at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

    Special Item  Votes For % Votes For  Votes Against   % Votes Against
    ------------  --------- -----------  -------------   ---------------

    ESPP         20,393,966        97.96         425,507               2.04
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    OIP          18,336,277        88.07       2,483,195              11.93
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Canopy Growth also confirmed that shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Corporation's auditors.

ABOUT CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
Canopy Growth is a world-leading diversified cannabis company, offering distinct brands and curated cannabis varieties in dried, oil and capsule forms. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canopy Growth operates numerous state-of-the-art production facilities with over half a million square feet of GMP-certified indoor and greenhouse production capacity, all to an unparalleled level of quality assurance procedures and testing. Canopy Growth has established partnerships with leading sector names in Canada and abroad, with interests and operations spanning four continents. The Company is proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, providing consistent access to high quality cannabis products, conducting robust clinical research, and furthering the public's understanding of cannabis. For more information visit www.canopygrowth.com.

SOURCE Canopy Growth Corporation