Company: CGC
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-075215
Chunk: 39

Company: Canopy Growth Corp
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 39
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 diversity (See “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” below), and believes that the Board should be comprised of directors who (i) are predominantly independent, (ii) are of high integrity, (iii) have broad, business-related knowledge and experience at the policy-making level, (iv) have qualifications that will increase overall Board effectiveness, and (v) meet other requirements as may be required by applicable rules, such as financial literacy or financial expertise with respect to Audit Committee members. In evaluating and identifying candidates, the CGCN Committee has the authority to retain and terminate any third-party search firm that is used to identify director candidates and has the authority to approve the fees and retention terms of any search firm. The CGCN Committee will also consider director nominations identified by Shareholders. Nominations by Shareholders must be provided in a timely manner and must include sufficient biographical information so that the CGCN Committee can appropriately assess the proposed nominee’s background and qualifications. For a Shareholder to have his or her candidate considered by the CGCN Committee for inclusion as a director nominee at the 2026 annual meeting of Shareholders, Shareholder submissions of candidates for nomination to the Board must be submitted in writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at Canopy Growth Corporation, 1 Hershey Drive, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 0A8. Potential 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS nominees recommended by a Shareholder in accordance with these procedures will be considered and evaluated in the same manner as other potential nominees. From time to time, the CGCN Committee has retained certain executive search firms to identify potential Board candidates based on identified skills that are complimentary to those identified in the Board skills matrix with respect to current directors, taking into account expected or current vacancies. Prospective nominees are identified with the assistance of an executive search firm and interviewed by each committee member and the Company’s CEO. The CGCN Committee will select and deliver an offer to the prospective nominee for their appointment to the Board. The CGCN Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website at www.canopygrowth.com/ investors/governance/committees-charters/. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation No person who served as a member of the CGCN Committee during Fiscal 2025 has served as an officer or employee of the Company, and no such person had any relationships with the Company of the type that is required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. During Fiscal 2025, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board