WeedMD Inc. (
TSX-V:WMD)
(OTCQX:WDDMF) (FSE:4WE) (“
WeedMD”
or the “
Company”), a federally-licensed producer
and distributor of cannabis, is pleased to announce that, further
to the press release dated September 23, 2020, it has closed a
definitive agreement for a $30 million credit facility
(“
Credit Facility”) with an affiliate of the LiUNA
Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada
(“
LPF”). The Credit Facility, maturing in August
2022, will be used for general working capital purposes, capital
expenditures and general corporate requirements, and will provide
the Company with significant financial capacity to drive commercial
initiatives during its next stage of growth.
“With our facilities fully ramped up, licensed
and engaging in the quality-production of cannabis to a degree not
seen before at WeedMD, we are officially in our next stage of
growth and ready to execute our product strategy and continued
expansion of our distribution networks,” said Angelo Tsebelis, CEO
of WeedMD. “The added support from our partner and strategic
investor, LiUNA Pension Fund, provides us with significant
non-dilutive financing which will enhance our liquidity position
and provide additional working capital to drive sales and generate
sustainable profitability as we drive towards closing out our first
year as a fully-integrated company alongside Starseed
Medicinal.”
WeedMD further outlined its commercial plans for
the adult-use market, read here and recently announced it is
optimizing its direct-to-patient medical sales channels under one
unified Starseed marketplace, read here.
The interest rate for the Credit Facility is set
at 15% with the option, at the Company’s discretion, to capitalize
interest in lieu of cash payments of interest. The Credit Facility
is secured by the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries,
including the Company’s production facilities, and contains
customary financial and other covenants, as well as typical
conditions precedent for a transaction of this nature. LPF’s
security under the Credit Facility is in second position to the
Company’s senior creditor. Additional details about the Credit
Facility will be available in the Company’s filings which are
available under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com following the
closing.
Related Party Transaction
LPF is an insider of the Company as it owns
greater than 10% of the common shares of the Company. Accordingly,
the above mentioned financing represents a “related party
transaction” under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of
Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI
61-101”). The Company is relying on an exemption from the
formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 available on the basis
of the securities of the Company not being listed on specified
markets, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ or certain
overseas stock exchanges. The Company is also relying on the
exemption from minority shareholder approval requirements under MI
61-101 as the Credit Facility is considered a non-equity loan as
described under Section 5.7(f) of 61-101. The Company did not file
a material change report more than 21 days before the expected
closing of the Credit Facility as the details of this transaction
were not settled until shortly prior to closing. The Company formed
a special committee of independent members of the board of
directors of the Company (the "Special Committee")
to set, review, negotiate and approve the terms of the Credit
Facility. The Special Committee engaged INFOR Financial Inc.
to provide an opinion that subject to the analyses referred to, and
assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth therein, the
financing is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
Company.
Conference Call with
Management
WeedMD will host a conference call with
management on October 1, 2020 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to report its
second quarter 2020 financial results and provide an overview of
the Credit Facility proceeds as it relates to the Company’s
commercial sales expansion.
The call will be hosted by Angelo Tsebelis, CEO
of WeedMD and CFO Lincoln Greenidge. Management will be available
for analyst and media questions following opening remarks.
Conference Call Details:
Date: |
October 1, 2020 |
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Time: |
10 a.m. Eastern Time |
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Dial-in Number: |
Canada/USA: 1-800-319-4610. International Toll:
1-604-638-5340Participants, please dial in and ask to join the
WeedMD call |
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Replay Dial-in: |
Canada/USA: 1-800-319-6413. International Toll:
1-604-638-9010Replay Access Code: 5146Available after 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, until November 1, 2020 |
Information about upcoming corporate events
including conference access and replays, where applicable, can be
found here. Access WeedMD’s latest Investor Presentation here and
Corporate Update Video here.
About WeedMD Inc.WeedMD Inc. is
the publicly-traded parent company of WeedMD RX Inc. and Starseed
Medicinal Inc., federally-licensed producers of cannabis products
for both the medical and adult-use markets. The Company owns and
operates a 158-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse, outdoor and
processing facility located in Strathroy, Ontario as well as a
fully-licensed 26,000 sq. ft. Aylmer, Ontario processing facility,
specializing in cannabis extraction. With the addition of Starseed,
a medical-centric operator based in Bowmanville, Ontario, WeedMD
has expanded its multi-channeled distribution strategy. Starseed’s
industry-first, exclusive partnership with LiUNA, the largest
construction union in Canada, along with other employers and union
groups complements WeedMD’s direct sales to medical patients. The
Company maintains strategic relationships in the seniors’ market
and supply agreements with Shoppers Drug Mart as well as six
provincial distribution agencies where adult-use brands Color
Cannabis and Saturday are sold.
Follow WeedMD, Color Cannabis &
Starseed:
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/weedmdTwitter: https://twitter.com/WeedMDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/weedmd/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callitcolor/&Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starseedca/
For further information, please
contact:
For Investor Enquiries:Valter
PintoManaging Director KCSA Strategic
Communications1-212-896-1254weedmd@kcsa.com
For Media Enquiries:Marianella
delaBarreraVP, Communications & Corporate
Affairs416-897-6644marianella@weedmd.com
Forward Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation which are
based upon WeedMD's current internal expectations, estimates,
projections, assumptions and beliefs and views of future events.
Forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "expect", "likely", "may",
"will", "should", "intend", "anticipate", "potential", "proposed",
"estimate" and other similar words, including negative and
grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events
or conditions "may", "would" or "will" happen, or by discussions of
strategy.
The forward-looking information in this news
release is based upon the expectations, estimates, projections,
assumptions and views of future events which management believes to
be reasonable in the circumstances. Forward-looking information
includes estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts,
projections, targets, guidance or other statements that are not
statements of fact. Forward-looking information in this news
release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to
internal expectations, expectations with respect to actual
production volumes, expectations for future growing capacity and
the completion of any capital project or expansions.
Forward-looking information necessarily involve known and unknown
risks, including, without limitation, risks associated with general
economic conditions; adverse industry events; loss of markets;
future legislative and regulatory developments; inability to access
sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or
inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms; the
cannabis industry in Canada generally; the ability of
WeedMD to implement its business strategies; the COVID-19 pandemic;
competition; crop failure; and other risks.
Any forward-looking information speaks only as
of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law,
WeedMD does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for WeedMD to predict all such
factors. When considering this forward-looking information, readers
should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary
statements in WeedMD's disclosure documents filed with the
applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The risk factors and other factors noted in the
disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those described in any forward-looking
information.
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