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Close 2015-05-01 C$ 22.73
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Goldcorp shareholders elect 10 directors at AGM

2015-05-02 01:30 ET - News Release

Mr. Jeff Wilhoit reports

GOLDCORP ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING; APPOINTS MARGOT FRANSSEN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Goldcorp Inc. has released the detailed voting results for the election of its board of directors, which took place at the company's annual and special meeting held on April 30, 2015. The nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated March 18, 2015, were elected as directors of Goldcorp at the meeting. Detailed results of the vote are set out in the attached table.

                   VOTING RESULTS FOR DIRECTOR NOMINEES

                                                     Votes by ballot
                       Outcome of vote   Votes for              Votes withheld

John P. Bell           Carried           497,498,290 (99.45%)   2,755,884 (0.55%)
Beverley A. Briscoe    Carried           498,427,148 (99.63%)   1,827,026 (0.37%)
Peter J. Dey           Carried           495,529,724 (99.06%)   4,724,450 (0.94%)
Douglas M. Holtby      Carried           497,157,038 (99.38%)   3,097,136 (0.62%)
Charles A. Jeannes     Carried           498,627,946 (99.67%)   1,626,228 (0.33%)
Clement A. Pelletier   Carried           498,102,362 (99.57%)   2,151,812 (0.43%)
P. Randy Reifel        Carried           491,075,655 (98.17%)   9,178,519 (1.83%)
Ian W. Telfer          Carried           493,194,272 (98.59%)   7,059,902 (1.41%)
Blanca Trevino         Carried           497,432,457 (99.44%)   2,821,717 (0.56%)
Kenneth F. Williamson  Carried           497,156,700 (99.38%)   3,097,474 (0.62%)

An overwhelming majority of shareholders voted in favour of the company's say-on-pay resolution, with 89.2 per cent in favour.

The company is also pleased to announce that following the annual and special meeting, the board of directors increased the number of directors to be appointed from 10 to 11 and appointed Margot Franssen as a director of the company. Ms. Franssen, 63, is the founder and past president of the Body Shop Canada. In 2002, Ms. Franssen was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada, and she has received the Outstanding Achievement in the Advancement of Women Award from the United Nations Development Fund. She has an honorary doctor of humane letters 1995 and an honorary doctor of laws, honoris causa 1994. She has been named one of the top 25 most influential women in Canada and one of the 21 leaders of the 21st century, among many other prestigious honours.

"Margot Franssen combines pragmatic business leadership with a unique perspective on the relationship between corporations and their various stakeholders and communities," said Ian Telfer, chairman of the board of Goldcorp. "I am confident that her wise counsel and compassionate spirit will be a great addition to our board."

Ms. Franssen has served on many boards, including CIBC, Women's College Hospital and York University, is a founding board member of Women Moving Millions, a community devoted to raising million-dollar gifts from women for women and girls, and has recently served as the co-chair of the national task force on sex trafficking of Canadian Girls in Canada. She received an undergraduate degree from York University and is a fellow of Ryerson Polytechnic University.

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