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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Rogers Communications Announces Voting Results

from Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, April 20, 2018 – 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 in Toronto, Ontario.

A total of 104,016,101 Class A Voting shares representing 92.54% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class A Voting stock were voted in connection with the election of directors at the meeting. 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 as follows:

 

Director    Results   

% of Shares

Voted For

  

% of Shares

Voted Withhold

Bonnie R. Brooks

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Robert K. Burgess

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

John H. Clappison

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Robert Dépatie

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Robert J. Gemmell

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Alan D. Horn

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

Philip B. Lind

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

John A. MacDonald

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Isabelle Marcoux

        Elected        99.99 %       0.01 %

Joe Natale

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

The Hon. David R. Peterson

        Elected        98.77 %       1.23 %

Edward S. Rogers

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

Loretta A. Rogers

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

Martha L. Rogers

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

Melinda M. Rogers

        Elected        99.97 %       0.03 %

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

About the Company:

Rogers is a leading diversified Canadian communications and media company that’s working to deliver a great experience to our customers every day. We are Canada’s largest provider of wireless communications services and one of Canada’s leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet, information technology, and telephony services to consumers and businesses. Through Rogers Media, we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, sports, televised and online shopping, magazines, and digital media. 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).

For further information:

Investor Relations

416-935-7777

Investor.relations@rci.rogers.com