MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF VOTE FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

All other resolutions at the meeting were also successfully approved by shareholders including:
A full report on voting results is available under Maple Leaf Foods' profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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, Field Roast and Swift.
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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MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX: MFI) reported today that it successfully held its 2022 Annual Meeting of shareholders, with 126 shareholders representing 105,321,141 of the common shares voting in person or by proxy. This represents a voting turnout of 84.33% of the Company's total outstanding common shares.

Each of the directors listed as nominees in the management information circular dated March 16, 2022 were elected as directors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting. The results of the vote for the election of directors were as follows:

Names of Directors	Number of Shares Voted For	Percentage of Shares Voted For	Number of Shares Withheld from Voting	Percentage of Shares Withheld from Voting
W.E. Aziz	103,851,645	98.94%	1,109,355	1.06%
W.G. Beattie	101,791,902	96.98%	3,169,098	3.02%
R.G. Close	104,149,658	99.23%	811,342	0.77%
J.M. Fraser	104,600,469	99.66%	360,531	0.34%
T.P. Hayes	104,910,565	99.95%	50,435	0.05%
T.D. Hockey	104,796,775	99.84%	164,225	0.16%
K.N. Lemon	104,793,916	99.84%	167,084	0.16%
J.W.F. McCain	104,370,090	99.44%	590,910	0.56%
M.H. McCain	104,375,402	99.44%	585,598	0.56%
C.M. Stephenson	101,190,523	96.41%	3,770,477	3.59%

All other resolutions at the meeting were also successfully approved by shareholders including:

the reappointment of KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Corporation (93.62% of votes cast in favour); and
the advisory resolution on Maple Leaf Foods' approach to executive compensation (97.95% of votes cast in favour).

A full report on voting results is available under Maple Leaf Foods' profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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^®, Field Roast™ and Swift^®. 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).

Website: www.MapleLeafFoods.com
Twitter: @MapleLeafFoods

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