Loblaw Companies Limited Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, May 4, 2018

Name of Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Paul M. Beeston	331,218,226	99.16% ARIVA.DE Börsen-Geflüster Kurse Loblaw Companies 114,52 $ +0,14%	2,793,224	0.84%
Scott B. Bonham	332,696,847	99.61%	1,314,521	0.39%
Warren Bryant	331,307,192	99.19%	2,704,259	0.81%
Christie J.B. Clark	332,301,940	99.49%	1,709,511	0.51%
William A. Downe	333,928,371	99.98%	83,103	0.02%
M. Marianne Harris	333,935,987	99.98%	75,487	0.02%
Claudia Kotchka	332,685,744	99.60%	1,325,730	0.40%
Nancy H.O. Lockhart	330,692,328	99.01%	3,319,146	0.99%
Thomas C. O'Neill	329,297,835	98.59%	4,713,639	1.41%
Beth Pritchard	332,661,273	99.60%	1,350,200	0.40%
Sarah Raiss	332,552,744	99.56%	1,458,730	0.44%
Galen G. Weston	326,680,339	97.81%	7,331,135	2.19%

About Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, the nation's largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services. With more than 2,400 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations, Loblaw, its franchisees, and Associate-owners employ approximately 200,000 full- and part-time employees, making it one of Canada's largest private sector employers.

Loblaw's purpose – Live Life Well® – puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the companies' stores. Loblaw is positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways: convenient locations; more than 1,050 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty; full-service pharmacies at nearly 1,400 Shoppers Drug Mart® and Pharmaprix® locations and close to 500 Loblaw locations; PC Financial® financial services; affordable Joe Fresh® fashion and family apparel; and three of Canada's top consumer brands in Life Brand®, no name® and President's Choice®.For more information, visit Loblaw's website at www.loblaw.ca and Loblaw's issuer profile at www.sedar.com.

SOURCE Loblaw Companies Limited