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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
Release: Immediate April 20, 2016

CP announces results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and director elections

Toronto, ON – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announces the results of its 2016 annual meeting (AGM) held in Toronto earlier today, including the election of all nine nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated February 29, 2016.

CP’s non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) was narrowly defeated 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent. Although this Say-on-Pay vote is an advisory vote and the results are not binding upon the Board, the Board will take into account the results of this vote, together with other shareholder feedback and best practices in compensation and governance.

All other motions passed.

The detailed results of the vote by ballot on the election of directors are as follows:

 
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Withheld
% Votes Withheld
William A. Ackman
107,758,301
99.4%
671,069
0.6%
Hon. John Baird
104,597,069
96.5%
3,832,304
3.5%
Isabelle Courville
102,378,186
94.4%
6,051,187
5.6%
Keith E. Creel
106,244,007
98%
2,185,366
2.0%
E. Hunter Harrison
104,741,877
96.6%
3,687,495
3.4%
Rebecca MacDonald
104,488,250
96.4%
3,941,123
3.6%
Anthony R. Melman
108,081,089
99.7%
348,284
0.3%
Matthew H. Paull
108,140,267
99.7%
289,106
0.3%
Andrew F. Reardon
108,152,036
99.7%
277,337
0.3%

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the AGM will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov).

About Canadian Pacific
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