2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of George Weston Limited (the “Meeting”) will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) at The Royal Conservatory, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
You will be able to attend the meeting in-person, virtually via live webcast online and by phone. Both online and in-person, you will be able to listen, ask questions and submit your votes in real time. Additional information about participating online is set out below.
How to participate online:
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders who are not able to attend the Meeting in person will be able to listen, participate and vote at the Meeting in real time through a web-based platform at https://web.lumiagm.com/211044046. This link will become accessible one hour before the meeting starts. You will need the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge or Firefox. Please do not use Internet Explorer as it is not a supported browser for the Meeting.
Registered Shareholders: Click “Login” and then enter your control number and password “george2024” (case sensitive). The control number located on the form of proxy or in the email notification you received from Computershare Investor Services Inc. is your control number. If you use your control number to log in to the Meeting, any vote you cast at the Meeting will revoke any proxy you previously submitted. If you do not wish to revoke a previously submitted proxy, you should not vote at the Meeting.
Duly appointed proxyholders: Click “Login” and then enter your control number and password “george2024” (case sensitive). Proxyholders who have been duly appointed and registered with Computershare as described in this Circular will receive a control number by email from Computershare after the proxy voting deadline has passed.
Guests: Click “Guest” and then complete the online form.
How to ask questions online:
It is recommended that shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders submit their questions as soon as possible during the Meeting so they can be addressed at the right time. There are two ways to ask questions through the online platform during the Meeting. Questions may be submitted in writing by clicking on the “Q&A” messaging icon at the top of the online platform window. Questions may also be asked verbally. To ask a verbal question, click on the “Request to Speak” icon on the online platform window. When submitting a question, please identify whether it relates to a motion being considered as part of the formal business of the meeting, or whether it is general in nature. The Chair of the Board and members of management present at the Meeting will answer questions relating to matters to be voted on before a vote is held on each matter, if applicable. Other questions will be addressed during the question period after the business of the meeting has been completed. Questions on the same topic or otherwise related will be grouped, summarized and addressed at the same time.
How to ask questions via telephone:
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders can also attend the Meeting and ask questions via telephone at 1-866-338-5272. To ask a question via telephone, please press *1 on your keypad. Please note you must be a shareholder or a duly appointed proxyholder to ask a question. Please note that you cannot cast votes over the telephone line. We encourage you to join the phone line early to register with the operators.
For additional details on how to attend the Meeting or on voting procedures, please refer to pages 1 to 5 of the Management Proxy Circular and the LUMI Virtual User Guide, which are available below.