George Weston Limited Announces Election of Directors

George Weston Limited (CNW Group/George Weston Limited)

TORONTO, May 10, 2017 /CNW// - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN) today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management proxy circular dated March 27, 2017, were elected as directors of Weston. The vote was conducted at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 9, 2017 in Toronto. The results of the vote are set out below:

Name of Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Isabelle Marcoux	110,811,746	99.86%	159,231	0.14%
Sarabjit S. Marwah	110,670,772	99.73%	300,205	0.27%
Gordon M. Nixon	110,814,353	99.86%	156,624	0.14%
Robert S. Prichard	109,646,194	98.81%	1,324,783	1.19%
Thomas F. Rahilly	110,676,010	99.73%	294,967	0.27%
Robert Sawyer	110,954,006	99.98%	16,971	0.02%
Christi Strauss	110,950,770	99.98%	20,207	0.02%
Barbara Stymiest	110,688,579	99.75%	282,398	0.25%
Alannah Weston	105,199,640	94.80%	5,771,337	5.20%
Galen G. Weston	109,426,627	98.61%	1,544,350	1.39%

About George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company founded in 1882 and through its operating subsidiaries constitutes one of North America's largest food processing and distribution groups. George Weston Limited has two reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw, which is operated by Loblaw Companies Limited. The Weston Foods operating segment is primarily engaged in the baking industry within North America. Loblaw is Canada's largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise, drugstore and financial products and services.

SOURCE George Weston Limited

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