George Weston Limited Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, May 10, 2016 /CNW/ - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN) today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management proxy circular dated March 18, 2016, were elected as directors of Weston. The vote was conducted at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 10, 2016 in Toronto. The results of the vote are set out below:

Name of Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
A. Charles Baillie	114,349,410	99.55%	516,806	0.45%
Paviter S. Binning	114,615,685	99.78%	250,531	0.22%
Isabelle Marcoux	114,434,405	99.62%	431,811	0.38%
Sarabjit S. Marwah	114,852,900	99.99%	13,316	0.01%
Gordon M. Nixon	114,861,397	100.00%	4,819	0.00%
J. Robert S. Prichard	114,134,291	99.36%	731,925	0.64%
Thomas F. Rahilly	114,581,559	99.75%	284,657	0.25%
Christi Strauss	114,856,276	99.99%	9,940	0.01%
Barbara Stymiest	114,576,058	99.75%	290,158	0.25%
Alannah Weston	114,651,797	99.81%	214,419	0.19%
Galen G. Weston	113,999,844	99.25%	866,372	0.75%
W. Galen Weston	113,883,238	99.14%	982,978	0.86%

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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