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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 20, 2018


CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-08495
16-0716709
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, NY 14564
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (585) 678-7100

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 20, 2018, Constellation Brands, Inc. (“Constellation” or the “Company”) issued a news release regarding the expansion of its brewery in Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. An English translation of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

References to Constellation’s website in the release do not incorporate by reference the information on such website into this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Constellation disclaims any such incorporation by reference. The information in the news release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD. This information is “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information may be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 only if and to the extent such subsequent filing specifically references the information incorporated by reference herein.


Item 8.01
Other Events.

On March 20, 2018, the Company announced that it plans to begin expansion of its brewery in Obregon, Sonora, Mexico to increase the brewery’s annual brewing capacity by an additional 5.0 million hectoliters.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
English Translation of News Release of Constellation Brands, Inc. dated March 20, 2018.


INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
(99)
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
 
 
(99.1)






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:
March 20, 2018
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Klein
 
 
 
David Klein
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer