MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf Foods
Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX: MFI) today
announced that it has filed its 2022 Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Management Information Circular (the "Circular")
with securities regulators.
The Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place virtually on
Wednesday, May 4,
2022 at 11 a.m. The virtual format allows Maple
Leaf Foods to continue to take all prudent precautions to ensure
the health and well-being of its employees, shareholders,
communities and other stakeholders in the context of
COVID-19, while providing shareholders with meaningful online
engagement, where they will be able to ask questions and vote in
real time by following the instructions provided in the
Circular.
Shareholders are encouraged to review the Circular as it
contains important information about the Annual Meeting, including
the election of directors and the appointment of the Company's
auditor. In addition, the Circular provides a detailed
description of Maple Leaf Foods' approach to governance and
executive compensation.
The Company is again using "Notice and Access" to deliver the
Circular and related meeting materials, including its 2021 Annual
Financial Statements, by providing Shareholders with notice of
availability and access to the materials online at
www.mapleleaffoods.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Notice and
Access is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to
distribute these materials since it reduces printing, paper and
postage.
Please see below for links to the Notice and the Circular:
Management Information Circular
Notice and Access Letter
Shareholders are encouraged to cast their votes early by proxy
and to check the Maple Leaf Foods website at
www.mapleleaffoods.com for additional information about the
Annual Meeting. Instructions for shareholders wishing to
request paper copies of any of the materials are included in the
Notice.
About Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple
Leaf Foods") is a carbon neutral company with a vision to be the
most sustainable protein company on earth, responsibly producing
food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf®, Maple
Leaf Prime®, Maple Leaf Natural Selections®, Schneiders®,
Schneiders® Country Naturals®, Mina®, Greenfield Natural Meat Co.™,
Lightlife® and Field Roast™. Maple Leaf Foods employs approximately
13,500 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).
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