# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000016918
**File Stem:** 0000016918-25-000145
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 9955
**Document Hash:** 34264e17a55f92c9a3154b38c650a4a6
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000016918-25-000145.hdr.sgml**: 20251107

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000016918-25-000145

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251107

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251107

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251107

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000016918
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BEVERAGES [2080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 160716709
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0228

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08495
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251462958

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 EAST BROAD STREET
- **CITY:** ROCHESTER
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14614
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 585-678-7100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 EAST BROAD STREET
- **CITY:** ROCHESTER
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14614

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000920

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CANANDAIGUA BRANDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970902

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CANANDAIGUA WINE CO INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**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) <u>November 7, 2025</u>

**<u>CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **<u>Delaware</u>** | **<u>001-08495</u>** | **<u>16-0716709</u>** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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**<u>50 East Broad Street, Rochester, NY 14614</u>**

(Address of principal executive offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code <u>(</u>**<u>585) 678-7100</u>**

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| **Not Applicable** |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<u>see</u> General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **<u>Title of Each Class</u>** | **Trading**<br>**<u>Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered</u>** |
| Class A Common Stock | STZ | New York Stock Exchange |

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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).

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| 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. | ☐ |

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| **Item 8.01** | **Other Events** |

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On November 7, 2025, Constellation Brands, Inc. (the "Company") filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-291350) (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering an unspecified amount of shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), debt securities and certain other securities of the Company.

On November 7, 2025, the Company filed a prospectus supplement (the "Resale Prospectus Supplement") to the Registration Statement registering the resale of up to an aggregate of 21,274,829 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Shares") which may be used by the selling stockholders identified therein to resell the Shares. The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Shares by the selling stockholders.

The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide the legal opinion as to the validity of the Shares covered by the Resale Prospectus Supplement, which opinion is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 5.1 | <u>[Opinion of the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company regarding the validity of the Shares.](stzex51_11720258-k.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**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.

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| Date: November 7, 2025 | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ Garth Hankinson |
|  |  | Garth Hankinson |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and<br>Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 5.1

<u>Exhibit 5.1</u>

![image.jpg](image.jpg)

November 7, 2025

Constellation Brands, Inc.

50 East Broad Street

Rochester, NY 14614

 Re: <u>Registration Statement on Form S-3</u>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am the Chief Legal Officer of Constellation Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"). I refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-291350), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") on November 7, 2025 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>"), the base prospectus, dated November 7, 2025 which forms part of the Registration Statement (the "<u>Base Prospectus</u>") and the prospectus supplement dated November 7, 2025 (the "<u>Prospectus Supplement</u>," and together with the Base Prospectus, the "<u>Prospectus</u>"), pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Act</u>"), relating to the registration by the Company of an aggregate of 21,274,829 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "<u>Shares</u>"), for resale by the selling stockholders as described in and subject to the terms of the Prospectus.

In connection with the registration of the resale of the Shares, I have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as I have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion, including (i) the organizational documents of the Company; (ii) resolutions of the Company with respect to the registration of the resale of the Shares; (iii) the Prospectus and (iv) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto.

For purposes of this opinion, I have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. I have also assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered, the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Company. I have not independently established or verified any facts relevant to the opinions expressed herein, but have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others as to factual matters.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing qualifications, assumptions and limitations and the further limitations set forth below, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

My opinions expressed above are subject to the qualifications that I express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any laws except the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to me under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. I assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion after the date of this opinion should the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise after the date hereof.

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| Sincerely, |
| */s/ James O. Bourdeau* |
| James O. Bourdeau, Esq. |
| Chief Legal Officer |

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