Alcanna Inc. Completes $27.6 Million Secondary Bought Deal Offering by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
June 24 2020 - 9:24AM
Alcanna Inc. (the “
Company”) (TSX: CLIQ) and
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“
Aurora”) (NYSE/TSX: ACB)
jointly announce the successful closing of the Company's secondary
offering of 9,200,000 common shares of the Company (the
“
Offered Shares”) held by an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Aurora (the “
Selling
Shareholder”) at a price of $3.00 per Offered Share by way
of short form prospectus for total gross proceeds to the Selling
Shareholder of approximately $27.6 million (the
“
Offering”). No common shares of the Company (the
“
Common Shares”) were sold from treasury pursuant
to the Offering. The net proceeds from the Offering were paid
directly to the Selling Shareholder, and the Company did not
receive any proceeds from the Offering.
The Offering was made through a syndicate of
underwriters on a bought deal basis led by Cormark Securities Inc.,
and including AltaCorp Capital Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc.
(collectively, the "Underwriters"). The
Underwriters were not granted an over-allotment option in
connection with the Offering.
As a result of the closing of the Offering,
neither Aurora nor the Selling Shareholder beneficially own,
control or exercise direction over any Common Shares. Aurora also
surrendered for cancellation 1,750,000 Common Share purchase
warrants (the "Pro Rata Warrants") previously
issued to the Selling Shareholder for no consideration. Upon their
exercise at $15.00 per Pro Rata Warrant, the Pro Rata Warrants
provided the Selling Shareholder with the ability to maintain its
pro rata equity ownership in the Company upon the conversion into
Common Shares of any of the Corporation’s outstanding convertible
unsecured subordinated 4.70% debentures due January 31, 2022.
Alcanna, Aurora and the Selling Shareholder also amended the
investor rights agreement dated February 14, 2018 between the
parties to terminate certain provisions of such agreement that had
expired or provided Aurora and such Selling Shareholder with
certain rights that were intended to be based on the continued
ownership of the Offered Shares.
No securities regulatory authority has either
approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This press release
does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United
States.
This press release is issued by Aurora and the
Selling Shareholder pursuant to the early warning requirements of
National Instrument 62-103, which also requires a report to be
filed containing additional information with respect to the
foregoing matters (the “Early Warning Report”). A
copy of the Early Warning Report will appear under Alcanna’s
profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com
ABOUT ALCANNA
Alcanna is one of the largest private sector
retailers of alcohol in North America and the largest in Canada by
number of stores – operating 231 locations in Alberta and British
Columbia. The Company also operates 31 cannabis retail stores under
the “Nova Cannabis” brand, with 30 locations in the Province of
Alberta and one in the Province of Ontario. Alcanna's common shares
and convertible subordinated debentures trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbols "CLIQ" and "CLIQ.DB", respectively.
Additional information about Alcanna Inc. is available at
www.sedar.com and the Company’s website at
www.alcanna.com.
ABOUT AURORA
Aurora is a global leader in the cannabis
industry serving both the medical and consumer markets.
Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global
cannabis dedicated to helping people improve their lives. Aurora's
presence spans 25 countries across 5 continents with a brand
portfolio that includes Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71, Daily
Special, AltaVie, MedReleaf, CanniMed, Whistler, and ROAR Sports.
Providing customers with innovative, high-quality cannabis and hemp
products, Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry
leaders in the medical, performance, wellness and recreational
markets wherever they are launched. For more information, please
visit our website at www.auroramj.com.
Aurora's common shares trade on the TSX and NYSE
under the symbol "ACB", and is a constituent of the S&P/TSX
Composite Index.
For further information please contact:
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David Gordey |
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief
Financial Officer |
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(780) 497-3262 |
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For Media - Aurora: |
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For Investors - Aurora: |
Michelle Lefler |
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ICR, Inc. |
VP, Communications & PR |
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Investor Relations |
media@auroramj.com |
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aurora@icrinc.com |
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