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2015 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

cheers

TO 70 STELLAR YEARS

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Today, as we celebrate a promise fulfilled to 
increase shareholder value, we also celebrate 
a legacy well honored. Our company founder, 
my father, Marvin Sands, would be proud. While 
much has changed in the 70 years since he 
started our company, our enduring success 
remains shaped by his passion, business savvy 
and generous community spirit. We are excited 
to build on this foundation as we envision and 
create the next decade of historical milestones 
for Constellation Brands. 

Thank you for your tremendous support of our 
company and our vision to elevate life with every 
glass raised. 

Richard Sands 
Chairman of the Board

FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS,

This year marks the 70th anniversary of 
Constellation Brands. Our extraordinary  
fiscal 2015 performance is the ideal celebratory 
start to a year of proud reflections and 
continued growth momentum. 

In fiscal 2015, our beer business further 
solidified its powerful position in the industry. 
It was the #1 contributor to growth in the U.S. 
beer category – outperforming the U.S. beer 
industry, key competitors and all other imports 
for the fifth consecutive year. 

In our wine and spirits business, we achieved 
earnings growth and margin expansion against 
our key brands. Our spirits portfolio achieved 
better than expected results, as did our 
Canadian business, which exceeded its annual 
financial goals, while growing share across the 
majority of our strategic product categories. 

Consequently, for the third successive year, 
Constellation Brands was one of the top 
performing stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 
(S&P) 500® Consumer Staples Index, growing 
more than 450% since the beginning of 
calendar year 2012 when we began executing 
the beer business acquisition.

What makes me especially proud of our 
continued success is that it’s grounded in our 
unwavering commitment to stay true to our 
family business roots and values. As we’ve 
grown the business, we’ve also expanded 
efforts to develop our people and enhance 
our workplace, minimize our impact on the 
environment and give back to the communities 
where we live and work. To showcase our 
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress 
and achievements, we’ve established a 
standalone Constellation Brands CSR Annual 
Report. You can review our inaugural edition 
online at www.cbrands.com.

Data noted on this page from: IRI Channels 2014, Canada All National Channels 2014

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S LETTER 

TAPPING UNLIMITED POTENTIAL FOR

growth

FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS,

Fiscal 2015 proved to be another year of 
substantial milestones and impressive 
financial results for Constellation Brands. 
Sharply guided by our strategic imperatives 
to:  build brands to grow revenue faster than 
the market, apply rigorous financial discipline 
and build the best organization, we continued 
to seize targeted growth opportunities across 
beer, wine and spirits. In doing so, we were 
able to create significant value for you, 
our shareholders. In fiscal 2015, our stock 
price increased by more than 40% – and we 
capped off the year in April 2015 by initiating a 
quarterly common stock cash dividend for the 
first time in the history of our company.

This milestone is of particular significance because it reflects the confidence our executive 
team and Board of Directors have in our ability to execute against growth opportunities, invest 
in our businesses and generate free cash flow over the long term that can be returned to our 
shareholders on a regular basis. 

FISCAL 2015 HIGHLIGHTS

 FREE CASH FLOW* 

OPERATING CASH FLOW 

EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)*G 

362 
$

MILLION 

$

1.1 

BILLION  

A TOP PERFORMING STOCK

S&P 500® 

CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX 

 INCREASE 
 IN STOCK PRICE 

%+40

*Please see page 13 for reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure
GEPS on a reported basis is $4.17

4.44  

$
COMPARABLE BASIS  

QUARTERLY DIVIDEND  
INITIATED 

1ST TIME 

IN COMPANY HISTORY 

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14+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

60+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

105+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

BEER BUSINESS REMAINS STRONG 
Our overall performance in fiscal 2015 was, once again, propelled by our Mexican beer 
business, which continues its incredible momentum and remains strongly positioned 
to generate ongoing sustainable growth. Net sales for the beer segment increased 
12% and beer depletions grew 8%, reflecting strong consumer demand for our entire 
portfolio of Mexican brands. In fact, every single one of our Mexican beer brands 
achieved growth. As a result, the Constellation Brands beer business was the #1 
contributor to growth in the U.S. beer category, and delivered market share growth 
across all channels in 48 out of 50 states.

In fiscal 2015, Corona Extra received Cannes Gold & Silver Lion awards 
and a Silver Effie for the Luna Corona outdoor execution in NYC.

Data noted on this page from: IRI Channels 2014, Beer Institute 2014, other third-party data

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Data noted on next page from: IRI Channels 2014, Beer Marketers Insights 2014, other third-party data

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Innovative cross-promotions stimulate  
growth across beer, wine & spirits.

Modelo Especial’s astronomical climb has been 
fueled by an increased investment in Hispanic market 
media. We continued to execute our “Real World” 
advertising campaign, highlighting Modelo Especial 
as a brand that shares our consumers’ heritage, 
values and attitudes. We expanded distribution of 
Modelo Especial draft in key national on-premise 
accounts, and continued to build equity in the sport of 
soccer with our World Cup sponsorship. 

Corona Light posted record sales in fiscal 2015, 
hitting the 14.5 million case mark and growing 
depletions nearly 4% versus the prior year. This 
strong performance was powered by the continued 
success of Corona Light draft, which expanded 
distribution into three new markets, driving 
incremental sales on-premise and helping increase 
overall distribution of bottles and cans. And we 
continued our relationship with NFL coaching legend, 
Jon Gruden, which helped boost brand loyalty with 
consumers throughout the football season.

Corona Extra continues to dominate as the #1 
imported beer in the U.S. – and is growing at the 
highest trend rate in years. It sold more than 105 
million cases in fiscal 2015 and posted depletion 
growth of more than 3% for the year – the only 
“Top 5” beer brand in the U.S. to achieve growth 
in calendar year 2014. Our general market and 
Hispanic market advertising, featuring our “Find 
Your Beach” and “Epic Moments” campaigns, 
continued to resonate with consumers, capturing 
the essence of the role Corona Extra plays in their 
lives. In addition, our “120 Days of Summer” retail 
program and our alignment with professional 
boxing, the NFL, the NBA and World Cup soccer 
kept Corona Extra top of mind with consumers 
throughout the year.

Modelo Especial exceeded performance 
expectations, surpassing Heineken as the #2 
imported beer in the U.S. across all channels, and 
achieving depletion growth of more than 16%. In just 
five years, Modelo Especial has more than doubled 
its share of the imported beer category, now 
claiming more than 15%. In fiscal 2015, we rolled 
out Modelo Especial Chelada nationally, resulting 
in more than two million cases sold. Together, the 
Modelo Especial brand family contributed more 
dollar growth to the total beverage alcohol category 
than any other brand family in beer, wine or spirits 
in fiscal 2015. 

“Real World” advertising 
campaign for Modelo Especial.

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Victoria is a leading 
consumer favorite in 
Mexico. In fiscal 2015, 
U.S. depletions for 
Victoria increased by 
an astounding 60%, 
driven primarily by 
Mexican Hispanic 
consumers and expanded distribution of 
the brand into 19 new states.

SMART INVESTMENTS IN  
BEER OPERATIONS PAVE THE  
WAY FOR FUTURE SUCCESS 
To ensure we have the quality, capacity, 
control and flexibility to meet the growing 
demand for our iconic beer brands, we’re 
investing heavily in our Nava brewery and 
beer operations in Mexico. In fiscal 2015, 
we achieved our key brewery performance 
goals relating to utilization, quality and 
cost. All areas of the brewery expansion 
are well underway, progressing on-budget 
and on-schedule. Upon completion of 
the expansion at the end of calendar year 
2017, we will have more than doubled our 
annual brewing capacity from when we 

acquired the brewery in June 2013. We have 
also progressed with rail, logistics and 
site infrastructure additions to support the 
incremental capacity expansion.

Another major operational accomplishment 
in fiscal 2015 was the implementation of a 
multi-faceted, long-term glass strategy for 
our beer business that included: 

• The formation of a 50-50 joint venture 

with Owens-Illinois, the world’s leading 
glass container producer, to acquire, 
own, operate and expand the Nava glass 
plant, located adjacent to our brewery in 
Mexico; and

• The execution of a glass supply 

agreement with Vitro, a well-established 
Mexican leader in glass manufacturing.

We believe this comprehensive 
sourcing strategy is the best solution 
for an essential component of our beer 
production process. It secures future 
supply of our materials and improves 
margins on finished products.

“Our beer portfolio has outperformed the market for five consecutive 
years. We have the right strategy in place, we’re making the right 
investments to fuel growth and our team has never been more  
focused. We’re excited to work with our distributors to continue 
building on our momentum in the year ahead.”

Bill Hackett, Executive Vice President and  
President, Beer Division, Constellation Brands, Inc.

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Data noted on previous page from: Beer Marketers Insights 2014, other third-party data

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Mobile marketing is helping to build awareness – and loyalty – 
for our wine and spirits brands through targeted emails, online 
sweepstakes and coupons, shopping and food pairing apps, 
dedicated social media pages, contests and more.

Data noted on next page from: IRI Channels 2014, Canada All National Channels 2014, Company estimates

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Our new and expanding 
product releases in 
the U.S.

HIGHER-MARGIN BRANDS  
KEY TO GROWTH FOR  
WINE BUSINESS
In fiscal 2015, our wine and spirits business 
achieved operating income growth of 6% 
and increased operating margin. This 
growth was primarily driven by positive mix 
and cost of product sold benefits, including 
reduced grape costs, as well as positive 
impacts from ongoing blend optimization 
initiatives and winery productivity 
improvements. Specifically, we made 
targeted investments in new technology 
to improve production quality and drive 
efficiency, and we consolidated bottling 
into Woodbridge Winery as our “Center of 
Excellence” for packaging.

We posted strong depletion trends for 
some of our fastest-growing, higher-
margin wine brands, including Kim 
Crawford, Mark West, Ruffino, Black 
Box, SIMI, Nobilo and The Dreaming 
Tree. These trends were bolstered 
by significant television and digital 
advertising investments. Campaigns 

included Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi 
“Moments,” Robert Mondavi Private 
Selection “For Real,” Kim Crawford “Undo 
Ordinary” and Black Box “Shattered.” To 
ensure we meet increasing demand for 
our higher-margin brands, we acquired 
and planted 1,100 acres of new vineyards.

Additionally, we remain committed to 
innovation and new product development 
that can yield higher-margin growth. We 
launched an enterprise-wide product 
development process review to improve 
our results in this area and increase the 
success rate of our new product pipeline. 
Benefiting from this process in fiscal 2015 
were our new and expanding product 
releases in the U.S., including PopCrush, 
Tom Gore Vineyards, Rosatello, Milestone, 
Jail Break and Watchdog Rock. Early 
launch results for these brands are  
quite positive. 

“In fiscal 2015, we held our position as the #1 premium wine  
company in the world and the #1 wine company in Canada. We grew  
dollar share in several price segments, and our spirits business saw  
positive momentum driven by flavor innovation. Our industry-leading 
advertising and digital marketing continue to help us break  
through with consumers, and our investments in vineyards,  
both in the U.S. and New Zealand, allow us to meet growing  
consumer demand and craft the best quality products.”

Jay Wright, Executive Vice President and President,  
Wine & Spirits Division, Constellation Brands, Inc.

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2+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

4+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

9+

MILLION  
CASES SOLD

Our Canadian business posted solid fiscal 
2015 results and expanded its leadership 
position as the #1 wine company in 
Canada. We maintained our leading share 
in International Canadian Blends (ICB) 
and grew wine share on both a dollar and 
volume basis across all other strategic 
product categories. Brands driving our 
strong growth in Canada include Jackson-
Triggs, Kim Crawford and Ruffino. Jackson 
-
Triggs, the largest wine brand in Canada, 
hit the two million case milestone.  

In fiscal 2015, our New Zealand wine 
business set its Vision for 2020: “Achieving  
60 in 6.” The goal is to raise depletions to 
60 million bottles and produce 60,000 tons 
of grapes within six years.

To take advantage of our momentum 
in the international market, we are 
collaborating with VATS Liquor to develop 
Robert Mondavi in China and boosting our 
Asia business with the launch of SVEDKA 
Vodka in India. We are also offering our 
full brand portfolio directly to customers 
in mainland Europe. These are just 
some of the exciting global initiatives 

we announced in fiscal 2015, which are 
part of an aggressive plan to double our 
international business every three years. 

INNOVATION DRIVES STRONG 
PERFORMANCE FOR SPIRITS
Our spirits portfolio performed 
exceptionally well in fiscal 2015, posting 
net sales growth of 8%. Overall we gained 
IRI dollar share of the imported vodka and 
Canadian whisky categories in the U.S. 
These gains were strengthened by new 
flavor introductions, including SVEDKA 
Strawberry Lemonade and Mango 
Pineapple, and Paul Masson Grande 
Amber Peach Brandy. According to the 
Beverage Information Group, SVEDKA was 
the only vodka among the top five largest 
volume vodka brands to achieve growth in 
calendar year 2014. 

The success of Paul Masson Grande 
Amber Peach Brandy has exceeded even 
our own expectations. We are currently 
expanding the product into additional 
formats and developing other new flavors, 
as we have with our successful vodka and 
whisky brands.

Data noted on this page from: IRI Channels 2014, Canada All National Channels 2014, Beverage Information Group 2014

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INTERNATIONAL WINE AND  
SPIRITS COMPETITION

Our brands earned 84 medals at the competition 
for Northern Hemisphere Wines, including  
11 Gold Outstanding and Gold Medals.

In fiscal 2015, Constellation Brands partnered with Sandals Resorts International, the 
Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company, to offer guests a selection of Robert 
Mondavi wines and programming, including wine pairings and tastings.

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In fiscal 2015, we 
acquired the Casa 
Noble tequila 
business.

In fiscal 2015, we acquired the Casa Noble tequila business and integrated it into our 
portfolio. This super-premium tequila is a fantastic fit with our business and helps to 
attract new consumers, as tequila and Mexican beer share similar drinking occasions 
that lend themselves to exciting cross-promotional opportunities for both  
on- and off-premise. 

TOMORROW’S GROWTH GUIDED BY DEDICATED LEADERSHIP
To fully capitalize on long-term growth opportunities across our beer, wine and  
spirits businesses, we established a new Chief Growth Officer position in fiscal 2015 
and hired Bill Newlands to fill the role. Bill is heading up a newly-formed Growth 
organization and building a team that will be accountable for accelerating innovation 
and new product development initiatives, leveraging strategic insights and customer 
analytics, and identifying synergies across beer, wine and spirits within our National 
Accounts organizations. 

Overall, I am extremely pleased with the truly exceptional performance and progress 
we made in fiscal 2015 – all resulting from the dedicated efforts, hard work and talents 
of our global employees and distributors. 

I want to personally thank you, our shareholders, for your investment in our company –  
and your belief in our business and our brands. We are thrilled that our fiscal 2015 
performance resulted in yet another extremely rewarding year marked by unprecedented 
shareholder value and new opportunities for you to benefit from our success. We look 
forward to building on this pattern in the year ahead as we continue our mission to build 
brands that people love.

Rob Sands 
President & Chief Executive Officer

“As the #1 multi-category beverage alcohol company in the U.S.,  
our competitive advantage is our unique ability to look across beer, wine 
and spirits to identify consumer and market trends. We plan strategically, 
act decisively and execute boldly, always with our eye on growth.”

Bill Newlands, Executive Vice President and  
Chief Growth Officer, Constellation Brands, Inc.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years ended February 28 or 29 
(in millions, except per share data)

INCOME STATEMENT REPORTED RESULTS

Sales

Net sales

Operating income 

Equity in earnings of equity method investees

Net income attributable to CBI

Diluted net income per share attributable to CBI

INCOME STATEMENT COMPARABLE RESULTS

Net sales

Operating income

Equity in earnings of equity method investees

Net income attributable to CBI

Diluted net income per share attributable to CBI

CASH FLOW DATA

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2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

$ 6,672.1

$ 5,411.0

  $  3,171.4

  $  2,979.1

  $  4,096.7

6,028.0

1,500.2

21.5

839.3

4.17

4,867.7

2,437.7

87.8

1,943.1

9.83

  2,796.1

  2,654.3

  3,332.0

522.9

233.1

387.8

2.04

486.5

228.5

445.0

2.13

502.5

243.8

559.5

2.62

$ 6,028.0

$ 4,867.7

  $  2,796.1

  $  2,654.3

  $  3,332.0

1,583.0

1,168.3

21.5

893.0

4.44

87.9

641.7

3.25

556.7

234.1

415.9

2.19

540.0

228.5

487.8

2.34

533.7

244.4

408.0

1.91

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 1,081.0

$    826.2

  $  556.3

  $  784.1

  $  619.7

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

Free cash flow

(719.4)

361.6

(223.5)

602.7

(62.1)

494.2

(68.4)

715.7

(89.1)

530.6

Comparable financial results are provided because we believe this information provides investors better insight into underlying business 
trends and results in order to evaluate year-over-year financial performance. Management uses this information in evaluating our results 
of continuing operations and internal goal setting.

The comparable financial results primarily reflect the exclusion of the following items:  net (gain)/loss on mark to fair value of 
undesignated commodity derivative contracts, partially offset by settlements of undesignated commodity derivative contracts; 
amortization of favorable interim supply agreement associated with the Beer Business Acquisition; certain other cost of product sold; the 
flow through of inventory step-up associated with acquisitions; accelerated depreciation; transaction, integration and other acquisition-
related costs associated with pending and completed acquisitions; gains in connection with releases from certain contractual obligations; 
net (gain)/loss on sale of and/or write-down of certain other nonstrategic assets; gain on remeasurement to fair value of equity method 
investment; deferred compensation costs associated with certain employment agreements related to a prior period; net (gains)/losses 
on sale of 80.1% of the Australian and U.K. business; certain other selling, general and administrative costs; net gains on acquisition of 
Ruffino; (gain)/loss on obligations from put options of Ruffino shareholders; restructuring charges and other related costs; impairment 
of certain goodwill, intangible assets and equity method investments; an equity method investee’s transaction costs associated with a 
pending acquisition; loss on write-off of financing costs; and a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in the U.K.

The impact of excluding these items from the comparable financial results for: operating income totaled $82.8 for 2015, ($1,269.4) for 
2014, $33.8 for 2013, $53.5 for 2012 and $31.2 for 2011; equity in earnings of equity method investees totaled $0.1 for 2014, $1.0 for 2013 
and $0.6 for 2011; net income attributable to CBI totaled $53.7 for 2015, ($1,301.4) for 2014, $28.1 for 2013, $42.8 for 2012 and ($151.5) for 
2011; diluted net income per share attributable to CBI totaled $0.27 for 2015, ($6.59) for 2014, $0.15 for 2013, $0.21 for 2012 and ($0.71) for 
2011. Amounts for net income attributable to CBI and diluted net income per share attributable to CBI on a comparable basis are net of 
income taxes at a rate of 29.5% for 2015, 31.2% for 2014, 26.2% for 2013, 17.0% for 2012 and 30.0% for 2011.

“Free cash flow,” as defined in the reconciliation above, is considered a liquidity measure and provides useful information to investors 
about the amount of cash generated, which can then be used, after required debt service and dividend payments, for other general 
corporate purposes. A limitation of free cash flow is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for 
the period. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, cash flow from operating activities 
prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Data noted on previous page from: IRI & NABCA Channels 2014

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

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Set forth below is a line graph comparing, for the fiscal years ended the last day of February 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 
and 2015, the cumulative total stockholder return of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common 
Stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500® Index, a new peer group index (the “New Peer Group Index”) 
(see footnote(1) to the graph) and last year’s updated peer group index (the “Old Peer Group Index”) (see footnote(2) to the 
graph). The New Peer Group Index consists of the publicly traded companies which comprised the Company’s executive 
compensation peer group as of the conclusion of its fiscal year ended February 28, 2015. The Old Peer Group Index 
consists of the publicly traded companies, which comprised the company’s executive compensation peer group as of 
the conclusion of its fiscal year ended February 28, 2014. The graph assumes the investment of $100.00 on February 
28, 2010 in the Company’s Class A Common Stock, the Company’s Class B Common Stock, the S&P 500® Index, the 
New Peer Group Index and the Old Peer Group Index, and also assumes the reinvestment of all dividends.

COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

$800

$700

$600

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0

2/10

2/11

2/12

2/13

2/14

2/15

Constellation Brands, Inc. 
Class A

Constellation Brands, Inc. 
Class B

S&P 500®

New Peer 
Group(1)

Old Peer 
Group(2)

2/10

2/11

2/12

2/13

2/14

2/15

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

$ 100.00

$ 135.11

$ 145.21

$ 294.15

$ 538.76

$ 762.77

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B

S&P 500®

New Peer Group(1)

Old Peer Group(2)

 100.00

 100.00

 100.00

 100.00

136.75

122.57

124.85

119.71

148.20

128.86

154.78

145.46

301.02

146.20

174.05

169.14

553.22

183.29

202.05

190.35

783.73

211.71

237.51

219.49

(1) The New Peer Group Index is weighted according to the respective issuer’s stock market capitalization and is comprised of the following companies: 

Brown-Forman Corporation (Class B Shares); Campbell Soup Company; Clorox Company (The); Coach, Inc.; Diageo plc; Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.; 
Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The); General Mills, Inc.; Harley-Davidson, Inc.; Hershey Company (The); J. M. Smucker Company (The); Kellogg Company; 
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.; Lorillard, Inc.; McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Mead Johnson Nutrition Company; Molson Coors Brewing Company 
(Class B Shares); Monster Beverage Corporation; Ralph Lauren Corporation; Reynolds American Inc. 

(2) The Old Peer Group Index is weighted according to the respective issuer’s stock market capitalization and is comprised of the following companies:  

Brown-Forman Corporation (Class B Shares); Campbell Soup Company; Clorox Company (The); Coach, Inc.; Colgate-Palmolive Company; Diageo plc;  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.; Energizer Holdings, Inc.; Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The); General Mills, Inc.; Harley-Davidson, Inc.; Hershey Company 
(The); J. M. Smucker Company (The); Kellogg Company; Lorillard, Inc.; McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Mead Johnson Nutrition Company; Molson 
Coors Brewing Company (Class B Shares); Ralph Lauren Corporation; Reynolds American Inc. Beam, Inc. (now known as Beam Suntory Inc.), which  
was previously a member of this peer group, is no longer included due to its acquisition by Suntory Holdings Limited during our most recently concluded 
fiscal year.
The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.  
The Company neither makes nor endorses any predictions as to future stock performance.

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CONSTELLATION BRANDS 
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
(AS OF MAY 4, 2015)

UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA

Bedford Winery (Napa)

Clos du Bois Winery (Geyserville)

Dunnewood Vineyards (Ukiah)

Estancia Winery (Soledad - 
Monterey County)

Franciscan Oakville Estate 
(Rutherford)

Gonzales Winery (Gonzales - 
Monterey County)

Mission Bell Winery (Madera)

Mt. Veeder Winery (Napa)

R.H. Phillips Winery (Esparto)

Ravenswood Wineries (Sonoma)

Robert Mondavi Winery (Oakville)

Simi Winery (Healdsburg)

CANADA continued
ONTARIO

Inniskillin Winery & Vineyard 
(Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Jackson-Triggs Estate Winery 
(Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Niagara Cellars (Niagara Falls)

QUÉBEC

Constellation Brands Québec 
(Rougemont)

WINE KITS

RJ Spagnol’s (Kitchener, Ontario)

ITALY
Poggio Casciano Winery (Bagno a 
Ripoli, San Polo, Florence)

Santedame Winery (Castellina in 
Chianti, Siena)

Turner Road Vintners Wineries 
(Lodi/Woodbridge)

Gretole Winery (Castellina in 
Chianti, Siena)

Wild Horse Winery (Templeton)

Woodbridge Winery (Acampo)

La Solatia Winery (Monteriggione, 
Siena)

NEW YORK

Canandaigua Winery 
(Canandaigua)

WASHINGTON

The Hogue Cellars (Prosser)

CANADA
ALBERTA

The Black Velvet Distilling Co. 
(Lethbridge)

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Inniskillin Okanagan Winery 
(Oliver)

See Ya Later Ranch (Okanagan 
Falls)

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery 
& Vineyard (Summerland)

Oliver Winery (Oliver)

Greppone Mazzi Winery 
(Montalcino, Siena)

Pontassieve Winery (Pontassieve)

MEXICO
Compañía Cervecera de Coahuila 
(Nava, Coahuila)

Industria Vidriera de Coahuila 
(Nava, Coahuila)(4) 

NEW ZEALAND
Selaks Winery (Hawkes Bay,  
North Island)

Drylands Winery (Marlborough, 
South Island)

Kim Crawford Winery 
(Marlborough, South Island)

Nobilo Winery (Huapai, Auckland, 
North Island)

DIRECTORS AND  
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(AS OF MAY 4, 2015)

DIRECTORS
RICHARD SANDS 
Chairman of the Board, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

ROBERT SANDS 
President and Chief Executive 
Officer, Constellation Brands, Inc.

JERRY FOWDEN (1) (3) 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Cott Corporation

BARRY A. FROMBERG (2) (3) 
Chief Financial Officer, 
Hospitalists Now, Inc.

ROBERT L. HANSON (1) 
Chief Executive Officer, 
John Hardy Global Limited

ERNESTO M. HERNÁNDEZ (1) 
President and Managing Director, 
General Motors de Mexico, S. de 
R.L. de C.V.

JEANANNE K. HAUSWALD (2) (3) 
Managing Partner, Solo 
Management Group, LLC; Retired 
from The Seagram Company Ltd.

JAMES A. LOCKE III (3) 
Senior Counsel to the law firm of 
Nixon Peabody LLP

JUDY A. SCHMELING (2) 
Chief Operating Officer and 
Chief Financial Officer, HSN, Inc.

KEITH E. WANDELL (1) 
Retired Chairman of the Board, 
President and Chief Executive 
Officer, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

MARK ZUPAN (2)  
Professor of Economics  
and Public Policy, 
Simon Business School

EXECUTIVE 
OFFICERS
RICHARD SANDS 
Chairman of the Board, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

ROBERT SANDS 
President and 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

WILLIAM F. HACKETT 
Executive Vice President and 
President, Beer Division, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

F. PAUL HETTERICH 
Executive Vice President, 
Corporate Development &  
Beer Operations, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

THOMAS M. KANE 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Human Resources Officer, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

THOMAS J. MULLIN 
Executive Vice President and 
General Counsel, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

WILLIAM A. NEWLANDS 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Growth Officer, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

ROBERT RYDER 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer, 
Constellation Brands, Inc.

JOHN A. (JAY) WRIGHT 
Executive Vice President  
and President, Wine &  
Spirits Division,  
Constellation Brands, Inc.

Additional biographical information about the Directors is included 
in the Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2015 annual 
meeting distributed with this Annual Report and posted on the 
Company’s website.

(1)  Member of Human Resources Committee
(2) Member of Audit Committee
(3)  Member of Corporate Governance Committee
(4)  Facility is owned and operated by an equally-owned joint venture with 

Owens-Illinois.

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INVESTOR INFORMATION

HEADQUARTERS
Constellation Brands, Inc.
207 High Point Drive
Building 100
Victor, New York 14564
585.678.7100
888.724.2169
www.cbrands.com
Investor Center: 888.922.2150

STOCK TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Computershare 
877.810.2237 (toll free, U.S. and Canada)
201.680.6578 (outside U.S. and Canada)
Stockholder Website:
www.computershare.com/investor 
Stockholder online inquiries:
https://www-us.computershare.com/investor/Contact

Regular Delivery: 
  P.O. Box 30170 
  College Station, TX 77842-3170
Overnight Delivery: 
  211 Quality Circle, Suite 210 
  College Station, TX 77845

COMMON STOCK TRADING
The Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock trade 
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker 
symbols STZ and STZ.B, respectively. There is no public 
market for the Company’s Class 1 Common Stock. As of 
April 30, 2015, there were 640 and 118 holders of record of 
Class A and Class B Common Stock, respectively, and no 
holders of Class 1 Common Stock. 

INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-
LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements set forth in this report, which are not 
historical facts, are forward-looking statements that involve 
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to 
differ materially from those set forth in, or implied by, the 
forward-looking statements. For risk factors associated 
with the Company and its business, please refer to the 
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended February 28, 2015.

ANNUAL REPORT 
This fiscal 2015 Summary Annual Report together with 
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal 
year ended February 28, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), which 
accompanies the mailing of this fiscal 2015 Summary 
Annual Report, form the Annual Report to Stockholders. 
The Form 10-K includes important financial and business 
information regarding the Company. In particular, 
stockholders should refer to the Form 10-K for the 
Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto; 
supplementary financial information; selected financial 
data; Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations; Management’s 
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting; 
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting 
Firm; discussion about market risk; description of its 
industry segments, foreign and domestic operations, and 
exports sales; and discussion about the market price of and 
dividends on its common equity, dividend policy and related 
stockholder matters. 

COPIES OF FORM 10-K
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended February 28, 2015 accompanies the mailing of 
this Summary Annual Report and also may be obtained 
by writing Constellation Brands, Inc.’s Investor Relations 
department at our corporate headquarters address 
provided on this page. Alternatively, a copy is available on 
our Constellation Brands website at www.cbrands.com, 
as well as on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 
internet site at www.sec.gov.

ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
The annual meeting is scheduled to be held at 11:00 a.m., 
Eastern Time, on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at the Callahan 
Theater at the Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East 
Avenue, Rochester, New York. The Nazareth College Arts 
Center is located in the Town of Pittsford, New York. 

For a complete listing of all of our awards visit  
www.cbrands.com/about-us/awards

ABOUT CONSTELLATION BRANDS 

BEER 
Corona Extra 
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B) is a leading 
Corona Light 
Modelo Especial 
international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with 
Negra Modelo 
Pacifico 
operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. In 
Victoria 
2014, Constellation was one of the top performing stocks in the 
SPIRITS 
S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index. Constellation is the number 
Black Velvet 
three beer company in the U.S. with high-end, iconic imported 
Tequila
brands including Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, 
Negra Modelo and Pacifico. Constellation is also the world’s 
leader in premium wine selling great brands that people love 
including Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Kim Crawford, Rex Goliath, 
SVEDKA Vodka
Mark West, Franciscan Estate, Ruffino and Jackson-Triggs. The 
SPARKLING
Cook’s
company’s premium spirits brands include SVEDKA Vodka and 
J. Roget
Ruffino
Black Velvet Canadian Whisky.
Steller’s Jay

MacNaughton
McMaster’s
Paul Masson 

Grande Amber 
Brandy 

Casa Noble 

Canadian Whisky 

SPECIALTIES
Arbor Mist
Arborita
Capri
Cisco
Cribari
Manischewitz
Paul Masson 

Dessert

Paul Masson 
Table Wines
Richard’s Wild 

Irish Rose

Taylor Fortified 

Wines

READY TO DRINK
Growers Cider
Vex

This is only a partial  
list of our brands.  
For a complete list, 
please visit  
www.cbrands.com. 

Products listed in this portfolio  
are current as of June 15, 2015.

Based in Victor, N.Y., the company believes that industry leadership 
involves a commitment to brand-building, our trade partners, the 
environment, our investors and to consumers around the world who 
choose our products when celebrating big moments or enjoying 
quiet ones. Founded in 1945, Constellation has grown to become a 
significant player in the beverage alcohol industry with more than 
100 brands in its portfolio, sales in approximately 100 countries, 
about 40 facilities and approximately 7,200 talented employees. We 
express our company vision: to elevate life with every glass raised. 
To learn more, visit www.cbrands.com.

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