Jun 21, 2019 SOURCE: PR NewsWire

CannTrust Holdings Announces Voting Results from 2019 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

VAUGHAN, ON, June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - CannTrust Holdings Inc. ("CannTrust" or the "Company", TSX:TRST, NYSE:CTST) announces the voting results on the matters submitted to shareholders at the Company's Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders held on June 20, 2019. A total of 20,951,261 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing approximately 19.83% of the outstanding common shares.

Vote Results
The results of the vote for the election of directors are as follows:

        Nominee     
     Votes For        
     % For      
     Votes Withheld         
     % Withheld

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        Eric Paul           19,477,316       93.16%                1,430,870              6.84%

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        Mark Litwin         19,003,307       90.89%                1,904,879              9.11%

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        John Kaden          20,606,353       98.56%                  301,833              1.44%

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        Mitchell
         Sanders            19,081,091       91.26%                1,827,095              8.74%

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        Shawna Page         20,144,131       96.35%                  764,055              3.65%

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        Robert
         Marcovitch         19,089,468       91.30%                1,818,718              8.70%

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        Mark Dawber         18,993,106       90.84%                1,915,080              9.16%

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The results of the vote for the appointment of auditors and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration are as follows:


       Motion                 
     Votes For            
     % For       
     Votes Withheld         
     % Withheld

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       Appointment of Auditor             20,767,348        99.33%                  140,838              0.67%

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In addition, the Company reports that shareholders voted in favour of the Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan with voting results as follows:


       Motion                 
     Votes For            
     % For        
     Votes Withheld           
     % Withheld

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       Omnibus Incentive Plan             16,255,674         77.75%                  4,652,512              22.25%

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A report on voting results on all matters voted on at the meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About CannTrust
CannTrust is a federally regulated licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis in Canada. Founded by pharmacists, CannTrust brings more than 40 years of pharmaceutical and healthcare experience to the medical cannabis industry and serves more than 72,000 medical patients with its dried, extract and capsule products. The Company operates its Niagara Perpetual Harvest Facility in Pelham, Ontario, and prepares and packages its product portfolio at its manufacturing centre of excellence in Vaughan, Ontario. The Company has also purchased 81 acres of land in British Columbia and expects to secure over 200 acres of land in total for low-cost outdoor cultivation which it will use for its extraction-based products.

The Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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