An anonymous director reports

MAPLE LEAF FOODS ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP).

The DRIP will provide Maple Leaf Foods' eligible shareholders with the opportunity to have all or a portion of the cash dividends declared on their common shares automatically reinvested into additional common shares of the company on a continuing basis. The benefits of enrolling in the DRIP include the:

• Convenience of automatic reinvestment of dividends into reinvestment shares;
• Flexibility to enroll some or all common shares in the DRIP, providing the opportunity to reinvest all or a portion of dividends in reinvestment shares, while continuing to receive the remainder in cash;
• Ability at the current time to acquire reinvestment shares at a discount to the average market price without paying any brokerage fees.

Participants in the DRIP will, until further notice, acquire reinvestment shares issued from treasury at a price equal to the volume-weighted average price of the company's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the five trading days immediately preceding the dividend payment date, less a discount of 2 per cent. Maple Leaf Foods will have the discretion to change or eliminate the discount applicable to treasury purchases, provided that such discount shall not exceed 5 per cent of the average market price. Maple Leaf Foods will also be entitled, at its discretion and in accordance with the DRIP, to finance the DRIP with common shares acquired on the open market.

Only future dividends declared after the date hereof by Maple Leaf Foods will be eligible for reinvestment in the DRIP.

To participate in the DRIP, registered shareholders must deliver a properly completed enrolment form to Computershare Trust Company of Canada at a minimum five business days before a dividend record date. Beneficial shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP should contact their financial adviser, broker, investment dealer, bank, financial institution or other intermediary through which they hold common shares to inquire about the applicable enrolment deadline and to request enrolment in the DRIP.

No commissions, service charges or brokerage fees will be payable by participants in connection with the acquisition of reinvestment shares under the DRIP. However, beneficial shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP through their financial adviser, broker, investment dealer, bank, financial institution or other intermediary should consult that intermediary to confirm what fees, if any, the nominee may charge to enroll in the DRIP on their behalf or whether the nominee's policies might result in any costs otherwise becoming payable by the beneficial shareholder. Commissions, service charges, brokerage fees and other administrative fees may be payable in connection with the termination of participation in the DRIP or the withdrawal or disposition of reinvestment shares.

Participation in the DRIP does not relieve shareholders of any liability for taxes that may be payable in respect of dividends that are reinvested in Reinvestment Shares. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax implications of their participation in the DRIP having regard to their particular circumstances.

Shareholders resident outside of Canada will not be eligible to participate in the DRIP.

About Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Maple Leaf Foods is a carbon neutral company with a vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth, responsibly producing food products under leading brands.

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