Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Announces Results of Vote For Election of Directors

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TORONTO, April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reports that at its Annual Meeting of shareholders on April 27, 2017 there were 492 shareholders voting in person and by proxy holding in total 104,892,689 Voting Common Shares, being 80.49% of the total number of Voting Common Shares outstanding.

Each of the directors listed as nominees in the management proxy circular dated March 27, 2017 were elected directors of the Corporation until the next Annual Meeting.

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

Names of Directors	Number of Shares Voted For*	Percentage of Shares Voted For	Number of Shares Withheld from Voting*	Percentage of Shares Withheld from Voting
W.E. Aziz	104,190,680	99.90%	108,823	0.10%
W.G. Beattie	103,829,325	99.55%	470,178	0.45%
R.G. Close	104,268,640	99.97%	30,863	0.03%
D.L. Emerson	103,964,467	99.68%	335,036	0.32%
J.M. Fraser	104,251,233	99.95%	48,270	0.05%
J.A. Lederer	104,189,677	99.89%	109,826	0.11%
M.H. McCain	104,263,285	99.97%	36,218	0.03%
J.P. Olson	104,266,798	99.97%	32,705	0.03%
C.M. Stephenson	104,127,048	99.83%	172,455	0.17%

*     As the vote for each motion was taken by a show of hands, the number of votes disclosed reflects only those proxies received by management in advance of the meeting.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a leading consumer protein company, making high quality, innovative products under national brands including Maple Leaf®, Maple Leaf Prime®, Maple Leaf Natural Selections®, Schneiders®, Schneiders® Country Naturals®, Mina® and Lightlife®. Maple Leaf employs approximately 11,500 people and does business in Canada, the U.S. and Asia. The Company is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MFI).

SOURCE Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

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