The June 2023 Exchanges were conducted as private placements, and the Common Shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from securities registration in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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On December 9, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,692,128 Common Shares to certain shareholders (the “BioSteel Shareholders”) of BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. (“BioSteel”) in connection with certain call rights granted to the Company pursuant to the Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2019, by and among the Company, BioSteel and the BioSteel Shareholders party thereto, as amended, in exchange for the acquisition of approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of BioSteel. The Common Shares were issued to the BioSteel Shareholders in reliance on the exemption from securities registration in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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On November 4, 2022, the Company, on behalf of Canopy USA, LLC (“Canopy USA”), issued 5,648,927 Common Shares to certain members of High Street Capital Partners, LLC (“HSCP”) as the first installment under the Third Amendment to Tax Receivable Agreement, dated October 24, 2022, by and among the Company, Canopy USA, Acreage Holdings America, Inc., HSCP and certain members of HSCP (the “TRA Amendment”); and on March 17, 2023, the Company, on behalf of Canopy USA, issued 7,102,081 Common Shares to certain members of HSCP as the second installment under the TRA Amendment, as consideration for the assignment of such holders’ rights under HSCP’s amended tax receivable agreement to Canopy USA. In addition, the Company, on behalf of Canopy USA, also agreed to issue Common Shares with a value of approximately US$19.6 million to certain eligible participants pursuant to HSCP’s existing tax receivable bonus plans to be issued immediately prior to completion of the court-approved plan of arrangement whereby Canopy USA will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Class D subordinate voting shares of Acreage Holdings Inc. The Common Shares were issued and will be issued to the holders in reliance on the exemption from securities registration in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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On or about June 29, 2022, the Company entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with a limited number of holders (the “June 2022 Noteholders”) of the Notes to exchange (collectively, the “June 2022 Exchanges”) approximately C$262.6 million principal amount of Notes for consideration consisting of an aggregate of approximately C$5.4 million in cash for accrued and unpaid interest owing under such Notes and a number of Common Shares to be determined over a ten consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, June 30, 2022. Between June 30, 2022 and July 6, 2022, an aggregate of 35,662,420 Common Shares were issued to certain June 2022 Noteholders in the June 2022 Exchanges. On July 18, 2022, an aggregate of 41,141,992 additional Common Shares were issued to the June 2022 Noteholders in the June 2022 Exchanges. The June 2022 Exchanges were conducted as private placements, and the Common Shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from securities registration in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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On May 17, 2022 and May 25, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,426,539 Common Shares pursuant to (i) the Option Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2022, by and among the Company, Canopy Oak LLC (“Canopy Oak”), Lemurian, Inc. (“Lemurian”) and the other parties thereto and (ii) the Option Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2022, by and among Canopy Oak and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which Canopy USA has the right, upon federal permissibility of THC in the United States, to acquire up to 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Lemurian. In addition, upon exercise of the rights to acquire up to 100% of the equity interests in Lemurian, the Company agreed to make an additional payment to be satisfied through a combination of cash and Common Shares. The Common Shares were issued and will be issued in reliance on the exemption from securities registration in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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On June 22, 2021, the Company completed a plan of arrangement (the “Supreme Arrangement”) with The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis”) pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Supreme Cannabis (the “Supreme Shares”). Pursuant to the Supreme Arrangement, the Company issued 9,013,400 common shares and made a cash payment of approximately C$84,096.89 to former Supreme Cannabis shareholders in consideration for their Supreme Shares. The Company also assumed the obligation to issue 1,265,742 Common Shares upon the exercise of outstanding warrants of Supreme Cannabis and issued 140,159 replacement options. No underwriters were involved in the foregoing issuance. The Common Shares