GENERAL INFORMATION
This management information circular (the “Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation by management of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) of proxies for use at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) to be held on August 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time), or any postponements or adjournments thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of annual meeting of shareholders (the “Notice of Meeting”).
The Meeting will be held as a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. A summary of the information shareholders will need to attend the Meeting online is provided below.
Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, all information provided in this Circular is given as at June 26, 2020 and references to the “Company” and “Canada Goose” refer to Canada Goose Holdings Inc., its direct and indirect subsidiaries, predecessors and other entities controlled by them. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “dollars” in this Circular refer to Canadian dollars. Certain totals, subtotals and percentages throughout this Circular may not reconcile due to rounding.
The Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”) have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and are presented in millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated. However, certain financial measures contained in this Circular are non-IFRS measures. Additional information relating to non-IFRS measures can be found in the section entitled “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F in respect of Fiscal 2020 (the “Annual Report”), available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with any other matters to be considered at the Meeting other than those contained in this Circular and, if given or made, any such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Circular constitute forward-looking statements. The words “scheduled”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “expects”, “plans”, “intends”, “trends”, “indications”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “likely” or “potential” or the negative or other variations of these words or other comparable words or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances, but there can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct or that the Company’s business guidance, objectives, plans and strategic priorities will be achieved.
Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results or affairs to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report (which, for purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws, constitutes the Company’s annual information form). Although these factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the Company, they should be considered carefully. The forward-looking statements contained in this Circular are made as of the date of
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