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Rogers Communications Announces Voting Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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TORONTO, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications Inc., a leading diversified Canadian communications and media company, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, announced the voting results from its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today.

Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting, including the appointment of KPMG LLP as its outside auditors and the election of all director nominees. A total of 108,558,421 Class A Voting shares representing 97.66% of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A Voting stock were voted in connection with the election of directors.

Director

Results

% of Shares
Voted For

% of Shares
Voted Withhold

Bonnie R. Brooks

Elected

99.987%

0.013%

Robert Dépatie

Elected

99.996%

0.004%

Robert J. Gemmell

Elected

99.995%

0.005%

Alan D. Horn

Elected

99.974%

0.026%

Ellis Jacob

Elected

99.996%

0.004%

Philip B. Lind

Elected

99.971%

0.029%

John A. MacDonald

Elected

99.992%

0.008%

Isabelle Marcoux

Elected

99.994%

0.006%

Joe Natale

Elected

99.975%

0.025%

The Hon. David R. Peterson

Elected

99.992%

0.008%

Edward S. Rogers

Elected

99.970%

0.030%

Loretta A. Rogers

Elected

99.972%

0.028%

Martha L. Rogers

Elected

99.972%

0.028%

Melinda M. Rogers-Hixon

Elected

99.972%

0.028%

A total of 108,582,053 Class A Voting shares representing 97.69% of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A Voting stock were voted in connection with the appointment of auditors.

Auditors

Results

% of Shares
Voted For

% of Shares
Voted Withhold

KPMG LLP

Appointed

99.996%

0.004%

For director biographies, please visit https://investors.rogers.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/.

About the Company:

Rogers is a proud Canadian company dedicated to making more possible for Canadians each and every day. Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960. We have grown to become a leading technology and media company that strives to provide the very best in wireless, residential, sports, and media to Canadians and Canadian businesses. Our shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). If you want to find out more about us, visit about.rogers.com.

For further information:

Investor Relations, 1-(844)-801-4792, investor.relations@rci.rogers.com


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