Montréal, December 8, 2016 – Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) and Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) plan to release their financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017, ended November 30, 2016, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, after market closing.

The companies will hold a conference call on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss their financial and operating results. The conference call will be followed by the Annual Shareholders’ Meetings at 11:30 a.m. at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal, Québec (2200 Mansfield Street).

A live audio webcast will be available on Cogeco’s web site at https://corpo.cogeco.com/cgo/en/investors/finances/financial-reports. The webcast will be available on Cogeco’s website for a three-month period. Members of the financial community will be able to access the conference call and ask questions. Media representatives may attend as listeners only.

Please use the following dial-in number to have access to the conference call 5 to 10 minutes before the start of the conference:

Canada/USA Access Number: 1-800-347-6311

International Access Number: +1-438-968-3557

Confirmation Code: 3838378

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