CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. (NYSE:STZ) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October19, 2018, the Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Constellation Brands, Inc. (“Constellation” or the “Company”) took the following actions with regard to certain compensatory arrangements for certain of the Company’s senior management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers.

Performance Share Unit Grants

The Committee granted performance share units to be settled in the Company’s ClassA Common Stock under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Plan”) to certain of the Company’s management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers, subject to the provisions of performance share unit agreements (the “Performance Share Unit Agreements”). Under the performance share unit grants approved by the Committee, Messrs.Newlands and Klein each received a special equity incentive award with a target value of $3.5million, and a maximum payout of 150% of target. The number of shares of the Company’s ClassA Common Stock that will be granted under the Performance Share Unit Agreements will be based on the closing price of the Company’s ClassA Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The grant of the performance share units is contingent on the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Subscription Agreement, dated August14, 2018, between Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) and Constellation’s wholly-owned subsidiary CBG Holdings LLC (“CBG”), under which Canopy Growth will sell, and CBG will purchase, certain common shares and warrants to purchase certain additional common shares of Canopy Growth, as further described in our Current Report on Form8-K, dated August14, 2018 and filed August16, 2018. The number of shares of the Company’s ClassA Common Stock to be issued to the Performance Share Unit Agreements will depend upon the Company’s Net Debt Leverage Ratio (as such term is defined in the Performance Share Unit Agreement) for the Company’s fiscal year ended February28, 2022 and certain other results.

Under the terms of the Performance Share Unit Agreements, a participant may vest in his right to receive the applicable number of performance share units only if the participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries until May1, 2022 and the Company achieves certain Net Debt Leverage Ratio and other results as set forth in the Performance Share Unit Agreement. Target awards can vest at an earlier date upon the death or PSU Disability (as that term is defined in the Performance Share Unit Agreement) of the recipient of the award. Under the terms of the Performance Share Unit Agreement, grants shall vest at target in the event of a termination without Cause or a termination for Good Reason within the 24-month period following a Change in Control (as each term is defined in the Stock Plan or the Performance Share Unit Agreement).

The foregoing description of the awards is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Performance Share Unit Agreement, the form of which is filed herewith as Exhibit10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

*Designates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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About CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. (NYSE:STZ)
Constellation Brands, Inc. is an international beverage alcohol company. The Company is a producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Its segments include Beer, Wine and Spirits, and Corporate Operations and Other. It is a multi-category supplier (beer, wine and spirits) of beverage alcohol in the United States. It sells a number of brands in the import and craft beer categories, including Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Ballast Point and others. It is a producer and marketer of wine, and sells a number of wine brands across various categories, including table wine, sparkling wine and dessert wine, and across all price points, such as popular, premium and luxury categories. Some of its wine and spirits brands sold in the United States, which comprise its U.S. Focus Brands (Focus Brands) include Meiomi, Robert Mondavi, Wild Horse and others.