Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2022

Canopy Growth Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

001-38496

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


1 Hershey Drive Smiths Falls, Ontario		K7A 0A8
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(855) 558-9333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, no par value

CGC

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 15, 2022, Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) held its 2022 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Canopy Growth’s shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to approve the renewal of the Canopy Growth Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”).

A more detailed description regarding the ESPP renewal is set forth in Canopy Growth’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”) in the section entitled “PROPOSAL NO. 3 – ESPP Renewal Proposal”, which is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the ESPP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ESPP, which is attached to the Proxy Statement as Appendix B and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

A total of 479,978,742 common shares were entitled to vote as of July 22, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 256,426,802 common shares represented at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Director Nominees.

Votes regarding the election of the seven director nominees were as follows:


Director Name	Votes For		Votes Against		Broker Non-Votes
Judy A. Schmeling		174,936,094		6,040,153		75,450,555
David Klein		172,965,207		8,011,041		75,450,555
Garth Hankinson		173,043,911		7,932,337		75,450,555
Robert L. Hanson		169,930,747		11,028,826		75,450,555
David Lazzarato		174,853,021		6,123,027		75,450,555
Jim A. Sabia, Jr.		171,154,369		9,821,879		75,450,555
Theresa Yanofsky		170,590,929		10,385,319		75,450,555

Based on the votes set forth above, Canopy Growth’s shareholders elected each of the seven nominees set forth above to serve as a director of Canopy Growth until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

Proposal No. 2: KPMG Re-Appointment.

The proposal to re-appoint KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as Canopy Growth’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2023 and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration received the following votes:


Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
251,717,618	4,709,184	—

Based on the votes set forth above, Canopy Growth’s shareholders approved the proposal to re-appoint KPMG LLP.

Proposal No. 3: Renewal of Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The proposal to pass an ordinary resolution approving the renewal of Canopy Growth’s employee stock purchase plan received the following votes:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
175,810,274	4,649,580	516,393	75,450,555

Based on the votes set forth above, Canopy Growth’s shareholders approved the renewal of Canopy Growth’s employee stock purchase plan.

Proposal No. 4: Advisory, Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Canopy Growth’s Named Executive Officers.

The advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of Canopy Growth’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
171,777,938	8,596,938	601,372	75,450,555

Based on the votes set forth above, Canopy Growth’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Canopy Growth’s named executive officers.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.