George Weston Limited Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, May 12, 2015 /CNW/ - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN) today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management proxy circular dated March 27, 2015, were elected as directors of Weston. The vote was conducted at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 12, 2015 in Toronto. The results of the vote are set out below:

Name of Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
A. Charles Baillie	114,469,812	99.82%	209,960	0.18%
Paviter S. Binning	114,318,094	99.68%	361,678	0.32%
Darren Entwistle	114,452,484	99.80%	227,288	0.20%
Anthony R. Graham	111,796,502	97.49%	2,883,270	2.51%
John S. Lacey	113,140,149	98.66%	1,539,623	1.34%
Isabelle Marcoux	114,297,090	99.67%	382,682	0.33%
Sarabjit S. Marwah	114,605,280	99.94%	74,492	0.06%
Gordon M. Nixon	114,484,844	99.83%	194,928	0.17%
J. Robert S. Prichard	113,985,302	99.39%	694,470	0.61%
Thomas F. Rahilly	114,304,004	99.67%	375,768	0.33%
Barbara Stymiest	114,524,662	99.86%	155,110	0.14%
W. Galen Weston	114,249,860	99.63%	429,912	0.37%

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.

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