# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000016918
**File Stem:** 0000016918-23-000023
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5595
**Document Hash:** 04059451abd84eab8f67491cd8681a27
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000016918-23-000023.hdr.sgml**: 20230328

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000016918-23-000023

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230326

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230328

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230328

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000016918
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BEVERAGES [2080]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 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:** 23769999

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** BUILDING 100
- **CITY:** VICTOR
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14564
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 585-678-7100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** BUILDING 100
- **CITY:** VICTOR
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14564

**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>March 26, 2023</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>207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, NY 14564</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)

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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 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers** |

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On March 26, 2023, Jeremy S. G. Fowden notified Constellation Brands, Inc. (the "Company"), that he will retire from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") at the end of his current term and consequently will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Fowden is the Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Responsibility Committee. He will continue to serve as a director and in such roles until his retirement. The retirement was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies, practices, or procedures.

The Board is expected to reduce the size of the Board to eleven members effective at the time of the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.

The Board and the Company's senior leadership are grateful for Mr. Fowden's service to the Company and wish him success in his future endeavors.

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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: March 28, 2023 | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ Garth Hankinson |
|  |  | Garth Hankinson |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and<br>Chief Financial Officer |

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