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Please vote today.
- Shareholders with questions or who need assistance voting
their shares should contact Aurora's strategic advisor and
proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group (Toll-Free
Tel: 1-877-452-7184 / International Tel: 1-416-304-0211/
E-mail: assistance@laurelhill.com)
EDMONTON, AB, July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the "Company" or
"Aurora") (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), a leading Canada-based global medical cannabis company,
is pleased to announce that the management information circular
(the "Circular") for the upcoming annual general and special
meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") is now available on
the Company's website at
www.auroramj.com/investors/corporate-governance as well as
under its profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
Shareholder Meeting Details
The Meeting will be held virtually on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) / 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) and will be conducted
via live webcast at:
https://meetnow.global/MRZ2RL5. The virtual
meeting format allows shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders
to have an equal opportunity to participate regardless of
geographic location or ownership. Meeting details, including
instructions on how to vote, can be found within the Circular.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote on matters
that are crucial for the Company as we continue into our next stage
of global growth. Great strides have been made over the past few
years to stabilize the Company, strengthen our balance sheet and
reduce our debt balance. With a strong focus on pursuing profitable
growth, Aurora has weathered much of the challenges that most in
the cannabis industry have and continue to face. In fact, fiscal
2024 was the Company's strongest year to date.
Our ability to continue to build value in your investment
requires stability, certainty and continued execution against our
stated objectives. Aurora's Board of Directors (the "Board")
and management remain focused on achieving positive free cash flow
by the end of calendar 2024 and we are confident that we have in
place the talent and expertise on our Board and management team to
achieve this and to deliver industry-leading performance and
shareholder value. We are excited to share our story and to give
our shareholders confidence in the future of the Company – which we
believe is incredibly bright.
We invite all shareholders to view this message from Aurora CEO
Miguel Martin and CFO, Simona King. The message can be viewed at this
link or by visiting
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emupsQSGVXk].
The Board recommends that shareholders vote FOR all of
the director nominees and meeting resolutions.
Shareholders are encouraged to read the Circular and vote as
soon as possible. The deadline for voting your shares is
1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on Wednesday
August 7, 2024.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - VOTE YOUR SHARES FOR
AURORA'S DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND MEETING RESOLUTIONS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
Shareholder Questions
Shareholders who have any questions or require assistance with
voting may contact the Aurora's proxy solicitation agent and
shareholder communications advisor:
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
Toll Free:
1-877-452-7184 (for shareholders in North
America)
International: +1 416-304-0211 (for shareholders outside
Canada and the US)
By Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
About Aurora
Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the
medical and consumer markets
across Canada, Europe, Australia and South
America. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global
cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The
Company's adult-use brand portfolio includes Drift, San Rafael '71,
Daily Special, Tasty's, Being and Greybeard. Medical cannabis
brands include MedReleaf, CanniMed, Aurora and Whistler Medical
Marijuana Co, as well as international brands, Pedanios, Bidiol,
IndiMed and CraftPlant. Aurora also has a controlling interest in
Bevo Farms Ltd., North America's leading supplier of
propagated agricultural plants. Driven by science and innovation,
and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora's brands
continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical,
wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched.
Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us
on X and LinkedIn.
Aurora's common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the
symbol "ACB".
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes statements containing certain
"forward looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities law ("forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking
statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan",
"continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate",
"estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other
similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions
"may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements made in this news
release include statements regarding the Meeting and the future
success of the Company, including the path and timing to achieve
positive free cash flow and shareholder value creation.
These forward-looking statements are only predictions. Forward
looking information or statements contained in this news release
have been developed based on assumptions management considers to be
reasonable. Material factors or assumptions involved in developing
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, publicly
available information from governmental sources as well as from
market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on
data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to
be reasonable. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety
of risks, uncertainties and other factors that management believes
to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances could cause
actual events, results, level of activity, performance, prospects,
opportunities or achievements to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks include,
but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the
ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth,
the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued
quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the
development of third party government and nongovernment consumer
sales channels, management's estimates of consumer demand
in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports,
expectations of future results and expenses, the risk of successful
integration of acquired business and operations, management's
estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion of revenue
growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution
capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of
financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing
operations, product demand, changes in prices of required
commodities, competition, and the possibility for changes in laws,
rules, and regulations in the industry, epidemics, pandemics or
other public health crises, and other risks, uncertainties and
factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
annual information form dated June 20, 2024 (the "AIF")
and filed with Canadian securities regulators available on the
Company's issuer profile on SEDAR
at www.sedarplus.com and filed with and available on the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions that the
list of risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the AIF
is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its
results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and
assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements
and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information.
The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any
intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities
law.
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