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3Q24 Investor Update

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS In addition to the risks and uncertainties of ordinary business operations and conditions in the general economy and markets in which we compete, our forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are also subject to the risk, uncertainty, and possible variance from our current expectations regarding: water, agricultural and other raw material, and packaging material supply, production, and/or shipment difficulties which could adversely affect our ability to supply our customers; the ability to respond to anticipated inflationary pressures, including reductions in consumer discretionary income and our ability to pass along rising costs through increased selling prices; the actual impact to supply, production levels, and costs from global supply chain disruptions and constraints, transportation challenges (including from labor strikes or other labor activities), shifting consumer behaviors, wildfires, and severe weather events; reliance on complex in formation systems and third-party global networks; the actual balance of supply and demand for our products, the actual performance of our distributors, and the actual demand, net sales, channel proportions, and volume trends for our products; beer operations expansion, optimization, and/or construction activities, scope, capacity, supply, costs (including impairments), capital expenditures, and timing; results of the potential sale of the remaining assets at our Mexicali brewery or obtaining other forms of recovery; the impact of the military conflicts in Ukraine and in Israel and surrounding areas, geopolitical tensions, and responses, including on inflation, supply chains, commodities, energy, and cybersecurity; contamination and degradation of product quality from diseases, pests, weather, and other conditions; communicable disease outbreaks, pandemics, or other widespread public health crises, such as the COVID- 19 pandemic, and associated governmental containment actions, which may include the closure of non-essential businesses (including our manufacturing facilities); the amount, timing, and source of funds for any share repurchases and number of shares outstanding; our cash and debt position; the amount and timing of future dividends which are subject to the determination and discretion of our Board of Directors; the impact of our investment in Canopy, including recording our proportional share of Canopy's estimated pre-tax losses; the accuracy of management's projections relating to the Canopy investment; the timeframe and amount of any potential future impairment of our investment in Canopy; Canopy's failure to receive the requisite approval of its shareholders necessary to approve the Canopy Transaction, any other delays with respect to, or the failure to complete, the Canopy Transaction, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Canopy Transaction and the impact of the Canopy Transaction on the market price of Canopy's common stock; completion of the Canopy Transaction, the exchange of our promissory note issued by Canopy for Exchangeable Shares, and the impact from converting our Canopy common shares for Exchangeable Shares on our relationship with and investment in Canopy; any impact of U.S. federal laws on Canopy Strategic Transactions or upon the implementation of such Canopy Strategic Transactions, or the impact of any Canopy Strategic Transaction upon our future ownership level in Canopy or our future share of Canopy's reported earnings and losses; the expected impacts and results of our wine and spirits portfolio reshaping and leadership transition as well as of our efforts for our wine and spirits business to become a global, omni-channel competitor; purchase accounting with respect to any transaction, or the assumptions used regarding the assets purchased and liabilities assumed to determine their fair value; general economic, geopolitical, domestic, international, and regulatory conditions, world financial market and banking sector instability, including economic slowdown or recession, and any potential U.S. federal government shutdown; the ability to continue to recognize anticipated benefits of the Reclassification; our targeted net leverage ratio due to market conditions, our ability to generate cash flow at expected levels, and our ability to generate expected earnings; accuracy of supply projections, including relating to beer operations expansion, optimization, and construction activities, wine and spirits operating activities, product inventory levels, and glass sourcing; our ability to achieve and timeframes for achieving expected target debt leverage ratios, cash flows, operating margin, earnings, and other financial metrics; operating and financial risks related to managing future growth; competition in our industry; financing, market, economic, regulatory, and environmental risks; reliance on key personnel; litigation matters; increases in capital or operating costs; changes to international trade agreements, tariffs, accounting standards, elections, assertions, or policies, tax laws, or other governmental regulations; changes in interest rates and the inherent unpredictability of currency fluctuations, commodity prices, and raw materials; any incremental contingent consideration payment paid; accuracy of all projections, including those associated with announced acquisitions, investments, and divestitures; accuracy of forecasts relating to joint venture businesses; the actual amount and timing of cost reductions based on management's final plans; and other factors and uncertainties disclosed from time to time in our lings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2023. Forward-looking statements in this presentation are made as of January 5, 2024, and Constellation does not intend and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking information contained in this presentation, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Accordingly, viewers and listeners are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Constellation Brands
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