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Exhibit 4.4

 

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Condensed interim consolidated

financial statements of HEXO Corp.

(formerly The Hydropothecary Corporation)

For the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017


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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited, in Canadian dollars)

 

As at

   Note      October 31, 2018     July 31, 2018  

Assets

       

Current assets

       

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 23,278,012     $ 39,341,688  

Restricted cash

     4        5,000,000       —    

Short-term investments

     5        148,608,728       205,446,830  

Trade receivables

     15        6,975,573       643,596  

Commodity taxes recoverable

        4,387,193       4,237,465  

Convertible debenture receivable

     13        13,648,593       10,000,000  

Promissory note receivable

     17        20,333,702       —    

Prepaid expenses

        3,238,193       4,203,693  

Inventory

     6        16,240,283       10,414,624  

Biological assets

     7        2,640,808       2,331,959  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 244,351,085     $ 276,619,855  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     8        85,266,400       54,333,051  

Intangible assets and other longer term assets

     9        4,428,471       4,044,527  

Investment in joint ventures

     17        49,259,827       —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 383,305,783     $ 334,997,433  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Current liabilities

       

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

      $ 14,632,644     $ 8,994,789  

Warrant liability

     10, 11        2,805,221       3,129,769  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 17,437,865     $ 12,124,558  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

       

Share capital

     11        357,402,419       347,232,724  

Share-based payment reserve

     11        10,675,375       6,139,179  

Warrants

     11        53,727,767       12,635,339  

Deficit

        (55,937,643     (43,134,367
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 365,867,918     $ 322,872,875  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 383,305,783     $ 334,997,433  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

Subsequent events (Note 24)

Approved by the Board

/s/ Jason Ewart, Director

/s/ Michael Munzar, Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited, in Canadian dollars)

 

For the three months ended

   Note      October 31, 2018     October 31, 2017  

Gross revenue from sale of goods

      $ 6,630,001     $ 1,101,502  

Excise taxes

        (1,014,478     —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenue from sale of goods

        5,615,523       1,101,502  

Ancillary revenue

     22        47,370       —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenue

        5,662,893       1,101,502  

Cost of goods sold

     6, 11        2,830,764       463,000  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin before fair value adjustments

        2,832,129       638,502  

Fair value adjustment on sale of inventory

     6        717,489       814,499  

Fair value adjustment on biological assets

     7        (5,122,845     (2,639,257
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

      $ 7,237,485     $ 2,463,260  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

       

General and administrative

        4,911,627       1,167,929  

Marketing and promotion

        11,710,941       1,114,584  

Stock-based compensation

     11, 16        4,689,303       313,539  

Amortization of property, plant and equipment

     8        573,398       124,112  

Amortization of intangible assets

     9        149,536       62,810  

Research and development

        —         61,400  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
     16      $ 22,034,805     $ 2,844,374  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

        (14,797,320     (381,114

Revaluation of financial instruments loss

     10        (2,336,730     (1,282,436

Share of loss from investment in joint venture

     17        (161,104     —    

Unrealized gain on convertible debenture receivable

     13        3,433,798       —    

Foreign exchange gain/(loss)

        (14     84,992  

Interest expense

     10        (7,934     (432,908

Interest income

     5, 13, 17        1,066,028       93,264  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to shareholders

      $ (12,803,276   $ (1,918,202
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

      $ (0.07   $ (0.03
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of outstanding shares

       

Basic and diluted

     12        194,033,380       76,480,085  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited, in Canadian dollars)

 

For the three months ended

October 31, 2018 and 2017

   Note      Number
common shares
     Share capital      Share-based
payment
reserve
    Warrants     Contributed
surplus
     Deficit     Shareholders’
equity
 

Balance, August 1, 2018

        193,629,116      $ 347,232,724      $ 6,139,179     $ 12,635,339     $ —        $ (43,134,367   $ 322,872,875  

Issuance of warrants

     11        —          —          —         42,386,162       —          —         42,386,162  

Exercise of stock options

     11        621,729        626,167        (263,716     —            —         362,451  

Exercise of warrants

     10, 11        1,937,885        4,806,904        —         (991,722     —          —         3,815,182  

Exercise of Broker/Finder warrants

     11        1,199,861        4,736,624        —         (302,012     —          —         4,434,612  

Stock-based compensation

     11        —          —          4,799,912       —         —          —         4,799,912  

Net loss

        —          —          —         —         —          (12,803,276     (12,803,276
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2018

        197,388,591      $  357,402,419      $  10,675,375     $  53,727,767     $ —        $  (55,937,643   $  365,867,918  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, August 1, 2017

        76,192,990        45,159,336        1,561,587       3,728,255       1,774,880        (19,784,568     32,439,490  

Exercise of warrants

     10, 11        481,896        625,788        —         (32,594     —          —         593,194  

Stock-based compensation

     11        —          —          313,539       —         —          —         313,539  

Net loss

        —          —          —         —         —          (1,918,202     (1,918,202
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31, 2017

        76,674,886      $ 45,785,124      $ 1,875,126     $ 3,695,661     $  1,774,880      $  (21,702,770   $ 31,428,021  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in Canadian dollars)

 

For the three months ended

   Note    October 31, 2018     October 31, 2017  

Operating activities

       

Net loss and comprehensive loss

      $ (12,803,276   $ (1,918,202

Items not affecting cash

       

Amortization of property, plant and equipment

   8      929,596       124,112  

Amortization of intangible assets

   9      149,536       62,810  

Unrealized revaluation gain on convertible debenture

   13      (3,433,798     —    

Unrealized revaluation gain on biological assets

   7      (5,122,845     (2,827,285

Accrued interest income

   13      (214,795     —    

Share of loss on investment

   17      161,104       —    

Fair value adjustment on inventory sold

   6      717,489       —    

Stock-based compensation

   11,16      4,799,912       313,539  

Accretion of convertible debt

   10      —         493,981  

Revaluation of foreign currency denominated warrants

   10      2,336,730       1,282,436  

Liability value of foreign currency denominated warrants exercised

   10      (2,661,304     —    

Changes in non-cash operating working capital items

       

Trade receivables

        (6,331,977     55,470  

Commodity taxes recoverable

        (149,728     (192,082

Prepaid expenses

        965,500       (62,502

Inventory

   6      (1,729,152     563,422  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

        (713,736     428,341  

Warrant liability

        (324,548     —    

Interest payable

   10      —         502,000  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities

        (23,425,292     (1,173,960
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities

       

Exercise of stock options

   11      362,451       —    

Exercise of warrants

   11      8,249,798       405,778  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by financing activities

        8,612,249       405,778  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities

       

Disposal of short-term investments

   5      56,838,102       (30,639,563

Issuance of promissory note receivable

   17      (20,333,702     —    

Restricted cash

   4      (5,000,000     —    

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

   8      (25,341,028     (5,242,818

Purchase of intangible assets

   9      (379,236     (58,454

Investment in joint ventures

   17      (7,034,769     —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

        (1,250,633     (35,940,835
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

        (16,063,676     (36,709,017

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

        39,341,688       38,452,823  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

      $ 23,278,012     $ 1,743,806  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017

(Unaudited, in Canadian dollars)

1. Description of Business

HEXO Corp. (formerly The Hydropothecary Corporation), formerly BFK Capital Corp. (the “Company”), has one wholly-owned subsidiary, HEXO Operations Inc. (formerly 10074241 Canada Inc. and 167151 Canada Inc.) (“HOI”). HOI has two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Banta Health Group and Coral Health Group (together “HEXO”). HEXO is a producer of cannabis and its site is licensed by Health Canada for production and sale. Its head office is located at 240-490 Boulevard Sainte-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The Company is a publicly traded corporation, incorporated in Ontario. The Company’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), under the trading symbol “HEXO”.

The Company was incorporated under the name BFK Capital Corp. by articles of incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on October 29, 2013, and after completing its initial public offering of shares on the TSX-V on November 17, 2014, it was classified as a Capital Pool Corporation as defined in policy 2.4 of the TSX-V. The principal business of the Company at that time was to identify and evaluate businesses or assets with a view to completing a qualifying transaction (a “Qualifying Transaction”) under relevant policies of the TSX-V. The Company had one wholly-owned subsidiary, HOI, which was incorporated with the sole purpose of facilitating a future Qualifying Transaction.

On March 15, 2017, the Company completed its Qualifying Transaction which was effective pursuant to an agreement between the Company and the legacy entity, The Hydropothecary Corporation (“Hydropothecary”). As part of the Qualifying Transaction, the Company changed its name to The Hydropothecary Corporation and consolidated its 2,756,655 shares on a 1.5 to 1 basis to 1,837,770. Following this change, Hydropothecary amalgamated with 10100170 Canada Inc., which resulted in the creation of a new entity, 10074241 Canada Inc. (HOI). In connection with that amalgamation, HEXO acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company and the former shareholders of Hydropothecary received a total of 68,428,824 post-consolidation common shares. Immediately following closing, the Company had a total 70,266,594 common shares outstanding.

Upon closing of the transaction, the shareholders of Hydropothecary owned 97.4% of the common shares of the Company and as a result, the transaction was considered a reverse acquisition of the Company by Hydropothecary. For accounting purposes Hydropothecary was considered the acquirer and the Company was considered the acquiree. Accordingly, the annual consolidated financial statements are in the name of HEXO Corp. (formerly BFK Capital Corp.); however, they are a continuation of the financial statements of Hydropothecary.

Shareholder approval of the Company’s name change to HEXO Corp. formerly The Hydropothecary Corporation occurred August 28, 2018.

2. Basis of Presentation

Statement of Compliance

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). These condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on December 12, 2018.

Basis of Measurement and Consolidation

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis except for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short term investments, biological assets, convertible debenture receivable, and the warrant liability, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and include the accounts of the Company and entities controlled by the Company and its subsidiaries. They include its wholly-owned subsidiary, HOI (formerly 10074241 Canada Inc and 167151 Canada Inc.). They also include Banta Health Group and Coral Health Group, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of HEXO Operations Inc. They also include the accounts of 8980268 Canada Inc., a company for which HOI holds a right to acquire the outstanding shares at any time for a nominal amount. All subsidiaries are located in Canada.

Historical cost is the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services based upon the fair value at the time of the transaction of the consideration provided.

 

 

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Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Company takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability if market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in these condensed interim consolidated financial statements is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of IFRS 2, Share-based payment and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realizable value in IAS 2, Inventories.

In addition, for financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorized into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

Level 1 - inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

Level 2 - inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates, which requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to these condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been set out in Note 3 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2018, with the exception of the new areas of significant judgements, estimates and assumptions presented below.

(a) INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES

When determining the appropriate basis of accounting for the Company’s interests in affiliates, the Company makes judgments about the degree of influence that it exerts directly or through an arrangement over the investees’ relevant activities.

Judgment was used to determine whether the joint venture arrangements described in Note 17 should be accounted for as a joint operation or a joint venture. Given the Company has rights to the net assets of the separate legal entities, the Company has concluded they will be accounted for as joint ventures. The Company will recognize the initial investment at cost and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss of the venture after the date of acquisition.

(b) FUNCTIONAL AND PRESENTATION CURRENCY

These annual consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries.

3. Changes to Policies and Accounting Standards and Interpretations

Change in Accounting Policies

Effective August 1, 2018, the Company changed its accounting policy with respect to the capitalization of indirect costs related to biological assets and inventory within the biological transformation and harvesting process. The Company now capitalizes production related depreciation and amortization, overhead and stock-based compensation to the costs of goods sold as inventory is sold. The Company’s voluntary change in accounting policy was applied retrospectively and resulted in an insignificant impact to the comparative period.

The Company’s amended policies are as follows:

(a) BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

The Company measures biological assets consisting of cannabis plants using the income approach at fair value less costs to sell up to the point of harvest, which becomes the basis for the cost of finished goods inventories after harvest. The Company capitalizes all the direct and indirect costs as incurred related to the biological transformation of the biological assets between the point of initial recognition and the point of harvest including labour related costs, grow consumables, materials, utilities, facilities costs, depreciation, overhead, stock-based compensation of applicable employees, quality and testing costs. The identified capitalized direct and indirect costs of biological assets are subsequently recorded within the line item ‘costs of goods sold’ on the statement of loss and comprehensive loss in the period that the related product is sold. Seeds are measured at fair value. Unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in fair value less cost to sell during the period are included in the results of operations and presented on a separate line of statement of comprehensive loss of the related period.

 

 

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(b) INVENTORY

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method. Inventories of harvested cannabis are transferred from biological assets at their fair value at harvest, which becomes the initial deemed cost of the inventory. Any subsequent post-harvest costs are capitalized to inventory to the extent that cost is less than net realizable value. Subsequent costs include materials, overhead, amortization, stock-based compensation of applicable employees and labour involved in packaging and quality assurance. The identified capitalized direct and indirect costs related to inventory are subsequently recorded within ‘cost of goods sold’ on the statement of loss and comprehensive loss at the time the product is sold, with the exclusion of realized fair value amounts included in inventory sold which are recorded as a separate line within gross margin before depreciation. Net realizable value is determined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Packaging and supplies are initially valued at cost and subsequently at the lower of cost and net realizable value.

New IFRS Effective August 1, 2018

IFRS 15, REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

IFRS 15 was issued by the IASB in May 2014 and specifies how and when revenue should be recognized based on a five-step model, which is applied to all contracts with customers. On April 12, 2016, the IASB published final clarifications to IFRS 15 with respect to identifying performance obligations, principal versus agent considerations, and licensing.

The Company has applied IFRS 15 retrospectively and determined that there is no change to the comparative period or transitional adjustments required as a result of the adoption. The Company’s accounting policy for revenue recognition under IFRS 15 is as follows:

 

1.

Identifying the contract with a customer;

 

2.

Identifying the performance obligation(s) in the contract;

 

3.

Determining the transaction price;

 

4.

Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligation(s) in the contract; and

 

5.

Recognizing revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance obligation(s).

Revenue from the direct sale of cannabis to customers for a fixed price is recognized when the Company transfers the control of the good(s) to the customer upon delivery and acceptance by the customer, the timing of which is consistent with the Company’s previous revenue recognition policy under IAS 18.

IFRS 9, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company adopted IFRS 9 retroactively and determined that there is no change to the comparative period or transitional adjustments required as a result of the adoption.

IFRS 9 was issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) in November 2009 and October 2010 and will replace IAS 39. IFRS 9 uses a single approach to determine whether a financial asset is classified and measured at amortized cost or at fair value. The classification and measurement of financial assets is based on the Company’s business models for managing its financial assets and whether the contractual cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest (“SPPI”). Financial assets under IFRS 9 are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured at either amortized cost; fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”) or; fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”).

Amortized Cost

Financial assets classified and measured at amortized cost are those assets that are held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise to cash flows that are SPPI. Financial assets classified at amortized cost are measured using the effective interest method.

FVTOCI

Financial assets classified and measured at FVTOCI are those assets that are held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise to cash flows that are SPPI.

This classification includes certain equity instruments where IFRS 9 allows an entity to make an irrevocable election to classify the equity instruments, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, that would otherwise be measured at FVTPL to present subsequent changes in FVTOCI.

FVTPL

Financial assets classified and measured at FVTPL are those assets that do not meet the criteria to be classified at amortized cost or at FVTOCI. This category includes debt instruments whose cash flow characteristics are not SPPI or are not held within a business model whose objective is either to collect contractual cash flows, or to both collect contractual cash flows and sell the financial asset.

 

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s financial instruments under IAS 39 and IFRS 9:

 

    

IAS 39 Classification

  

IFRS 9 Classification

Financial assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   FVTPL    FVTPL

Restricted cash

   FVTPL    FVTPL

Short-term investments

   FVTPL    FVTPL

Trade receivables

   Loans and receivables    Amortized cost

Convertible debenture receivable

   FVTPL    FVTPL

Promissory note receivable

   Loans and receivables    Amortized cost

Financial liabilities

     

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   Other financial liabilities    Amortized cost

Warrant liability

   FVTPL    FVTPL

The adoption of IFRS 9 did not have a material impact to the Company’s classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities.

IFRS 9 uses an expected credit loss impairment model as opposed to an incurred credit loss model under IAS 39. The impairment model is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost where any expected future credit losses are provided for, irrespective of whether a loss event has occurred as at the reporting date. For trade receivables, the Company has measured the expected credit losses based on lifetime expected credit losses taking into consideration historical credit loss experience and financial factors specific to the debtors and other factors. The carrying amount of trade receivables is reduced for any expected credit losses through the use of an allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in the statements of loss and comprehensive loss. At the point when the Company is satisfied that no recovery of the amount owing is possible, the amount is considered not recoverable and the financial asset is written off. The adoption of the new expected credit loss impairment model had a negligible impact on the carrying amounts of financial assets at amortized cost.

Classification and Measurement of Financial Liabilities

Accounting for financial liabilities remains largely the same under IFRS 9 and subsequently the Company’s liabilities were not significantly impacted by the adoption.

Financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, and, where applicable, adjusted for transaction costs unless the Company designates a financial liability at fair value through profit or loss. Subsequently, financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method except for derivatives and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, which are carried subsequently at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss (other than derivative financial instruments that are designated and effective as hedging instruments).

New and Revised IFRS in Issue but Not Yet Effective

IFRS 16, LEASES

IFRS 16 was issued by the IASB in January 2016, and specifies the requirements to recognize, measure, present and disclose leases. IFRS 16 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing the impact of the new or revised IFRS standard in issue but not yet effective on its condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

4. Restricted Cash

As at October 31, 2018, the Company had $5,000,000 of restricted funds placed in escrow to facilitate a purchase agreement with a vendor. The purchase agreement shall be amortized on a pro-rata basis based upon delivery milestones over the five months period ended March 31, 2019.

 

 

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5. Short-Term Investments

Short-term investments consist of in various guaranteed investment certificates, term deposits, and fixed income securities that mature on dates between January 27, 2019 and June 21, 2019 with annual interest rates ranging from 0.45% to 1.85%.

Short term investments are comprised of liquid investments with maturities of less than 12 months. Short term investments are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently adjusted to fair value through profit or loss. The Company intends to hold the high interest savings funds for a period greater than 3 months. Short term investments contain restricted funds of $3,117,000 due to a held letter of credit (see note 20).

 

               October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  
     Interest rate    Maturity date    Total      Total  

Guaranteed investment certificates

   0.45%–0.50%    January 27, 2019 to June 21, 2019    $ 1,314      $ 712,284  

Term deposits

   1.2%–1.75%    To desired term      3,163,886        49,483,945  

High interest savings accounts

   1.4%–1.85%    April 26, 2019 to desired term      145,443,528        155,250,602  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 148,608,728      $ 205,446,830  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

6. Inventory

 

     October 31, 2018  
     Capitalized
cost
     Biological asset
fair value
adjustment
     Total  

Dried cannabis

   $ 5,195,138      $ 7,493,389      $ 12,688,527  

Oils

     1,871,507        703,282        2,574,789  

Packaging and supplies

     976,967        —          976,967  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,043,612      $ 8,196,671      $ 16,240,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The inventory expensed to cost of goods sold in the three months ended October 31, 2018, was $2,830,764 (October 31, 2017 – $1,040,099).

 

     July 31, 2018  
     Capitalized
cost
     Biological asset
fair value
adjustment
     Total  

Dried cannabis

   $ 2,115,464      $ 4,440,195      $ 6,555,659  

Oils

     2,280,780        881,432        3,162,212  

Packaging and supplies

     696,753        —          696,753  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,092,997      $ 5,321,627      $ 10,414,624  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

7. Biological Assets

The Company’s biological assets consist of cannabis plants from seeds all the way through to mature plants. The changes in the carrying value of biological assets are as follows:

 

     October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  

Carrying amount, beginning of period

   $ 2,331,959      $ 1,504,186  

Production costs capitalized

     1,536,852        993,469  

Net increase in fair value due to biological transformation less cost to sell

     5,122,845        7,339,566  

Transferred to inventory upon harvest

     (6,350,848      (7,505,262
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carrying amount, end of period

   $ 2,640,808      $ 2,331,959  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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As at October 31, 2018, the fair value of biological assets included $6,200 in seeds and $2,634,608 in cannabis plants ($6,200 in seeds and $2,325,759 in cannabis plants as at July 31, 2018). The significant estimates used in determining the fair value of cannabis plants are as follows:

 

   

yield by plant;

 

   

stage of growth estimated as the percentage of costs incurred as a percentage of total cost as applied to the estimated total fair value per gram (less fulfilment costs) to arrive at an in-process fair value for estimated biological assets, which have not yet been harvested;

 

   

percentage of costs incurred for each stage of plant growth.

 

   

fair value selling price per gram less cost to complete and cost to sell.

 

   

destruction/wastage of plants during the harvesting and processing process.

All biological assets are classified as current assets in the statement of financial position and are considered Level 3 fair value estimates (Note 2). As at October 31, 2018, it is expected that the Company’s biological assets will yield approximately 4,846,294 grams of cannabis (July 31, 2018 – 4,373,775 grams of cannabis). The Company’s estimates are, by their nature, subject to change. Changes in the anticipated yield will be reflected in future changes in the fair values of biological assets.

The valuation of biological assets is based on an income approach in which the fair value at the point of harvesting is estimated based on selling prices less the costs to sell. For in process biological assets, the fair value at point of harvest is adjusted based on the stage of growth at period end. Stage of growth is determined by reference to the plant’s life relative to the stages within the harvest cycle.

Management’s identified significant unobservable inputs, their range of values and sensitivity analysis are presented in the table below.

The following table summarizes the unobservable inputs for the period ended October 31, 2018:

 

Unobservable inputs

  

Input values

  

Sensitivity analysis

Average selling price

Obtained through actual retail prices on a per strain basis.

   $5.00 per dried gram.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the average selling price would result in a change of approximately $131,700 to the valuation.

Yield per plant

Obtained through historical harvest cycle results on a per strain basis.

   54–235 grams per plant.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the average yield per plant would result in a change up to approximately $373,100 in valuation.

Stage of growth

Obtained through the estimates of stage of completion within the harvest cycle.

   Average of 38% completion.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the average stage of growth per plant would result in a change of approximately $325,100 in valuation.

Wastage

Obtained through the estimates of wastage within the cultivation and production cycle.

   0%–30% dependent upon the stage within the harvest cycle.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the wastage expectation would result in a change of approximately $134,400 in valuation.

The following table summarizes the unobservable inputs for the period ended July 31, 2018:

 

Unobservable inputs

  

Input values

  

Sensitivity analysis

Average selling price

Obtained through actual retail prices on a per strain basis.

   $4.66 per dried gram.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the average selling price would result in a change of approximately $329,000 to the valuation.

Yield per plant

Obtained through historical harvest cycle results on a per strain basis.

   50–235 grams per plant.    An increase of decrease of 5% applied to the average yield per plant would not result in a material change in valuation.

Stage of growth

Obtained through the estimates of stage of completion within the harvest cycle.

   Average of 32% completion.    An increase or decrease of 5% applied to the average stage of growth per plant would result in a change of approximately $320,000 in valuation.

Wastage

Obtained through the estimates of wastage within the cultivation and production cycle.

   0%–30% dependent upon the stage within the harvest cycle.    An increase of decrease of 5% applied to the average yield per plant would not result in a material change in valuation.

 

 

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8. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Cost

   Balance at
July 31, 2018
     Additions      Adjustments      Balance at
October 31, 2018
 

Land

   $ 1,038,720      $ —        $
 

  

   $ 1,038,720  

Buildings

     32,535,728        3,352,494        —          35,888,222  

Leasehold Improvements

     205,456        221,251        —          426,707  

Furniture and equipment

     1,660,688        581,049        —          2,241,737  

Cultivation and production equipment

     4,031,629        1,596,017        —          5,627,646  

Vehicles

     151,251        31,082        —          182,333  

Computers

     658,802        146,361        —          805,163  

Construction in progress

     15,432,973        25,945,046        —          41,378,019  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 55,715,247      $ 31,873,300      $ —        $ 87,588,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization

   Balance at
July 31, 2018
     Amortization      Adjustments      Balance at
October 31, 2018
 

Land

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    

Buildings

     533,180        462,165        —          995,345  

Leasehold Improvements

     8,313        32,905        —          41,218  

Furniture and equipment

     527,556        101,214        —          628,770  

Cultivation and production equipment

     68,759        272,126        —          340,885  

Vehicles

     55,792        8,340        —          64,132  

Computers

     188,596        63,201        —          251,797  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,382,196      $ 939,951      $ —        $ 2,322,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value

   $ 54,333,051            $ 85,266,400  
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

As at October 31, 2018, there was $6,165,719 (July 31, 2018 – $3,920,069) of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the three months ended October 31, 2018, the Company capitalized $366,553 of amortization to inventory. During the three months ended October 31, 2018, the Company capitalized borrowing costs to buildings in the amount of $Nil (July 31, 2018 – $993,611).

Adjustments reflect the activation of an asset’s useful life, transitioning from construction in progress to the appropriate property, plant and equipment classification. Adjustments as well, consist of re-classifications.

 

 

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Cost

   Balance at
July 31, 2017
     Additions      Adjustments      Balance at
July 31, 2018
 

Land

   $ 358,405      $ 680,315      $ —        $ 1,038,720  

Buildings

     3,744,759        3,930,217        24,860,752        32,535,728  

Leasehold Improvements

     —          205,456        —          205,456  

Furniture and equipment

     900,395        1,232,613        (472,320      1,660,688  

Cultivation and production equipment

     379,992        3,165,199        486,438        4,031,629  

Vehicles

     113,926        32,900        4,425        151,251  

Computers

     233,685        425,117        —          658,802  

Construction in progress

     605,015        39,707,253        (24,879,295      15,432,973  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,336,177      $ 49,379,070      $ —        $ 55,715,247  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization

   Balance at
July 31, 2017
     Amortization      Adjustments      Balance at
July 31, 2018
 

Land

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    

Buildings

     194,187        338,993        —          533,180  

Leasehold Improvements

     —          8,313        —          8,313  

Furniture and equipment

     165,086        195,086        167,384        527,556  

Cultivation and production equipment

     23,068        213,075        (167,384      68,759  

Vehicles

     25,589        30,203        —          55,792  

Computers

     78,552        110,044        —          188,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 486,482      $ 895,714      $ —        $ 1,382,196  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value

   $ 5,849,695            $ 54,333,051  
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

9. Intangible Assets and Other Longer Term Assets

 

Cost

   Balance at
July 31, 2018
     Additions      Adjustments      Balance at
October 31, 2018
 

ACMPR License

   $ 2,544,696      $ —        $ —        $ 2,544,696  

Software

     1,800,139        567,414        —          2,367,553  

Domain names

     585,283        —          —          585,283  

Patents

     —          177,892        —          177,892  

Investments held at cost

     100,000        —          —          100,000  

Capitalized transaction costs

     211,826        —          (211,826      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,241,944      $ 745,306      $ (211,826    $ 5,775,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization

   Balance at
July 31, 2018
     Amortization      Adjustments      Balance at
October 31, 2018
 

ACMPR License

   $ 403,090      $ 31,629      $ —        $ 434,719  

Software

     784,572        105,714        —          890,286  

Domain name

     9,755        12,193        —          21,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,197,417      $ 149,536      $ —        $ 1,346,953  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value

   $ 4,044,527            $ 4,428,471  
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

Software includes $690,350 and $392,456 relating to an enterprise resource planning software and an online sales platform, respectively (October 31, 2017—$180,186 and $Nil, respectively). Both assets are not yet available for use. Accordingly, no amortization has been taken during the three months ended October 31, 2018. As at October 31, 2018, there was $154,244 (July 31, 2018 – $265,757) of intangible assets in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The adjustment represents capitalized transaction costs being allocated to the joint venture Truss (Note 17).

 

 

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Cost

   Balance at
July 31, 2017
     Additions      Disposals/
adjustments
     Balance at
July 31, 2018
 

ACMPR License

   $ 2,544,696      $ —        $ —        $ 2,544,696  

Software

     651,247        1,148,892        —          1,800,139  

Domain names

     —          585,283        —          585,283  

Investments held at cost

     —          100,000        —          100,000  

Capitalized transaction costs

     —          211,826        —          211,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,195,943      $ 2,046,001      $
 

  

   $ 5,241,944  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization

   Balance at
July 31, 2017
     Amortization      Disposals/
adjustments
     Balance at
July 31, 2018
 

ACMPR License

   $ 276,909      $ 126,181      $ —        $ 403,090  

Software

     155,270        629,302        —          784,572  

Domain name

     —          9,755        —          9,755  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 432,179      $ 765,238      $ —        $ 1,197,417  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net carrying value

   $ 2,763,764            $ 4,044,527  
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, the Company conducted a review of its intangible assets, which resulted in changes in the expected usage of its software. Certain assets, which management previously intended to use for 5 years from the date of purchase were replaced during the fiscal year as well as September 2018. As a result, the expected useful lives of these assets decreased. The effect of these changes on actual and expected depreciation expense, in current and future years respectively is as follows.

 

     2019      2020      2021      2022      Later  

(Decrease) increase in amortization expense

   $ (87,478    $ (119,136    $ (99,874    $ (2,765    $ Nil  

10. Convertible Debentures

 

     2017 unsecured
convertible
debentures 8%
     2018 unsecured
convertible
debentures 7%
     Total  

Balance at July 31, 2017

     20,638,930        —          20,638,930  

Gross proceeds

     —          69,000,000        69,000,000  

Issuance costs

     —          (4,791,642      (4,791,642

Warrants, net of issuance costs

     —          (3,284,648      (3,284,648

Conversion feature, net of issuance costs

     —          (6,777,317      (6,777,317

Accretion

     814,304        553,710        1,368,014  

Conversion of debenture

     (21,453,234      (54,700,103      (76,153,337
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at July 31, 2018

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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2017 Secured Convertible Debentures

During the three months ended October 31, 2018, 399,958, warrants were exercised for total proceeds of $392,331 (US$303,554, based on an exercise price of US$0.76). On the various dates of exercise, the warrant liability was revalued using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. Overall, the liability value of the warrants exercised was $2,661,278 (US$2,048,536); using the following variables:

 

   

stock price of various;

 

   

expected life of 12 months;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

60% volatility based upon comparative market indicators and historical data;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 0.75%;

 

   

USD/CAD exchange rate of various.

The exercise of these warrants resulted in an increase to share capital of $3,064,051.

The remaining warrant liability was revalued on October 31, 2018 using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The warrant liability was revalued to $2,805,221 (US$2,134,546); with a stock price of US$4.49; expected life of 12 months; $Nil dividends; 60% volatility based upon comparative market indicators and historical data; risk free interest rate of 0.75%; and USD/CAD exchange rate of 1.3142. The (loss)/gain on the revaluation of the warrant liability for the three months ended October 31, 2018 was $2,336,730 (October 31, 2017 – $1,282,436), which is recorded in the revaluation of financial instruments account on the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

The following table summarizes warrant liability activity during the three months ended October 31, 2018 and fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

 

     October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  

Opening balance

   $ 3,129,769      $ 1,355,587  

Granted

     —          —    

Expired

     —          —    

Exercised

     (2,661,278      (3,317,278

Revaluation due to foreign exchange

     2,336,730        5,091,460  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance

   $ 2,805,221      $ 3,129,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

2017 Unsecured Convertible Debentures 8%

Pursuant to the conversion of the 8.0% Debentures, holders of the 8.0% Debentures received 625 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 8.0% Debentures held. In addition, the accrued and unpaid interest on each $1,000 principal amount of the 8.0% Debentures for the period from issuance on July 18, 2017 to but excluding the conversion date was $36.00 and 8.0% Debenture holders received an additional 22.5 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 8.0% Debentures held on account of accrued and unpaid interest, for a total of 647.5 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 8.0% Debentures held at the conversion date. Accordingly, at the date of conversion the carrying value of the debentures of $21,453,234, interest payable paid through shares of $266,219 and the conversion feature of $1,742,779 resulted in the cumulative increase to share capital of $23,462,232.    

Interest expensed to the statement of loss and comprehensive loss was $Nil and interest capitalized to property, plant, and equipment was $Nil for the three months ended October 31, 2018 (October 31, 2017 – $502,000 and $563,349 respectively). Accretion for the three months ended October 31, 2018 was $Nil (October 31, 2017 – $493,982 ).

2018 Unsecured Convertible Debentures 7%

On November 24, 2017, the Company issued $69,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debentures through a brokered private placement. The debentures bear interest at 7% per annum and mature on November 24, 2020. Interest will be accrued and paid semi-annually in arrears. The debentures were convertible into common shares of the Company at $2.20 at the option of the holder. The Company may force the conversion of the debentures on 30 days prior written notice should the daily weighted average trading price of the common shares of the Company be greater than $3.15 for any 10 consecutive trading days. The debenture holders received 15,663,000 warrants, 227 for every $1,000 unit. The warrants have a two-year term, expiring November 24, 2019, and have an exercise price of $3.00. The Company has the right to accelerate the expiry of the warrants should the closing trading price of the common shares of the Company be greater than $4.50 for any 10 consecutive trading days.

On initial recognition, the residual method was used to allocate the fair value of the warrants and conversion option. The fair value of the liability component was calculated as $58,187,146 using a discount rate of 14%. The residual proceeds of $10,812,854 were allocated between the warrants and conversion option on a pro-rata basis relative to their fair values. The fair values of the warrants and conversion option were determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.

 

 

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The warrants were valued with a fair value $8,647,797 using the following assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $2.62;

 

   

expected life of one year;

 

   

$Nil dividends; 65% volatility;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 1.25%.

The conversion option was valued with a fair value of $17,843,269 using the following assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $2.62;

 

   

expected life of three months;

 

   

$Nil dividends; 65% volatility;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 1.25%.

Based on the fair value of the warrants and conversion option, the residual proceeds of $10,812,854 were allocated as $3,529,770 to the warrants and $7,283,084 to the conversion option, less allocation of issuance costs.

In connection with the closing of the debentures, the Company paid a placement fee of $3,450,000 from the gross proceeds of the financing and incurred an additional $475,824 of issuance costs. The Company also issued broker warrants exercisable to acquire 1,568,181 common shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share.

The broker warrants were attributed a fair value of $865,818 based on the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $2.62;

 

   

expected life of 1 year;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

65% volatility;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 1.25%.

The total issuance costs amounted to $4,791,642 and were allocated on pro-rata basis as follows: Debt – $4,040,753, Conversion option – $505,767, and the Warrants – $245,122.

On December 15, 2017 the Company announced that it had elected to exercise its right to convert all of the outstanding principal amount of the Company’s 7.0% Debentures and unpaid accrued interest thereon into Common Shares. The Company became entitled to force the conversion of the 7.0% Debentures on December 13, 2017 on the basis that the VWAP of the Common Shares on the TSXV for 10 consecutive trading days was equal to or exceeded $3.15. For the 10 consecutive trading days preceding December 13, 2017, the VWAP of the Common Shares was $3.32. The Company provided the holders of the 7.0% Debentures with the required 30 days advance written notice of the conversion, and the effective date for the conversion was January 15, 2018.

Pursuant to the conversion of the 7.0% Debentures, holders of the 7.0% Debentures received 454.54 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 7.0% Debentures held. In addition, the accrued and unpaid interest on each $1,000 principal amount of the 7.0% Debentures for the period from December 31, 2017 (the interest payment scheduled for December 31, 2017 was paid in cash) up to, but excluding the conversion date, was $2.92 and 7.0% Debenture holders received an additional 1.33 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 7.0% Debentures held on account of accrued and unpaid interest, for a total of 455.87 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of 7.0% Debentures held. Accordingly, at the date of conversion the carrying value of the debentures of $54,700,103, interest payable paid through shares of $45,824 and the conversion feature of $6,809,418 resulted in the cumulative increase to share capital of $61,555,345.    

Accretion for the three months ended October 31, 2018 was $Nil (October 31, 2017 – $Nil). During the three months ended October 31, 2018, the Company paid $Nil (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) of interest owing through shares, and $Nil (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) of interest owing in cash.

The unsecured convertible debentures balance net of interest payable was $Nil for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and $21,132,911 for the three months ended October 31, 2017.

 

 

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11. Share Capital

(a) Authorized

An unlimited number of common shares

(b) Issued and Outstanding

During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, 481,896 warrants with exercise prices of $0.75 and US$0.70 were exercised for proceeds of $405,778, resulting in the issuance of 481,896 common shares.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company issued 15,687,500 common shares from the conversion of the 8% unsecured convertible debentures and 166,387 common shares in lieu of accrued interest, as described Note 10 Convertible debentures.

On January 2, 2018, the Company announced that it had elected to exercise its right to accelerate the expiry date of the common share purchase warrants issued under the 8% convertible debentures. The Company became entitled to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants on December 27, 2017 on the basis that the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the TSXV exceeded $3.00 for 15 consecutive trading days. The expiry date for the warrants was accelerated from July 18, 2019 to February 1, 2018. During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company issued 7,799,960 common shares related to the exercise of warrants associated with the 8% convertible debentures.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company issued 31,363,252 common shares from the conversion of the 7% unsecured convertible debentures and 20,829 common shares in lieu of accrued interest, as described Note 10 Convertible debentures. The Company issued 2,922,393 common shares related to the exercise of warrants from the 7% unsecured convertible debentures.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, in addition to common shares issued related to the exercise of warrants associated with the convertible debentures, 5,025,627 warrants with exercise prices of $0.75 and US$0.70 were exercised, resulting in the issuance of 5,021,940 common shares. Total proceeds from the exercise of warrants were $30,936,897.

On January 30, 2018 the Company closed a bought deal public offering of 37,375,000 units at a price of $4.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $149,500,000. Each unit consisted one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant of the Company. Each warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $5.60 per share for a period of two years. The fair value of the warrants at the date of grant was estimated at $0.56 per warrants based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $3.93;

 

   

expected life of 1 year;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

65% volatility based upon comparative market indicators and historical data;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 1.25%.

Total cash share issue costs amounted to $6,379,728 which consisted of underwriters’ commissions of $5,980,000, underwriters’ expenses of $10,000, underwriters’ legal fees of $96,522 and incurred $311,206 of additional cash issuance costs. In addition, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,495,000 compensation warrants to the underwriters at a fair value of $1,485,797. The compensation warrants have an exercise price of $4.00 and expire January 30, 2020. The fair value of the compensation warrants at the date of grant was estimated at $0.99 per warrant based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $3.93;

 

   

expected life of 1 year;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

65% volatility based upon comparative market indicators and historical data;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 1.25%.

The Company allocated $7,342,461 of the issuance costs to the common shares and $523,064 to the warrants.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2018, 2,474,813 warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.75 to $5.60 and US$0.76 were exercised for proceeds of $4,422,747, resulting in the issuance of 2,474,813 common shares.

On May 24, 2018, the Company announced that it had elected to exercise its right to accelerate the expiry date governing the common share purchase warrants issued November 24, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant indenture the Company elected its right to accelerate the expiry date of the remaining 5,261,043 warrants from November 24, 2019 to June 25, 2018. As at the date of expiry all warrants were exercised. The accelerated expiry date also applied to the remaining 1,568,181 compensation warrants originally issued to certain investment banks on November 24, 2017. As at the date of expiry 1,505,453 compensation warrants were exercised and 62,728 warrants expired.

 

 

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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, 13,214,883 warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.75 to $5.60 and US$0.76 were exercised for proceeds of $38,600,682, resulting in the issuance of 13,214,883 common shares.

On October 4, 2018 the Company closed its transaction with joint venture partner Molson Coors in which the Company granted 11,500,000 warrants at a price of $6.00 per warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $6.00 per share for a period of three years. The fair value of the warrants at the date of grant was estimated at $3.69 per warrants based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

   

stock price of $8.45;

 

   

expected life of 1.5 years;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

65% volatility based upon comparative market indicators and historical data;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 0.75%.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, 3,137,746 warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.75 to $5.60 and US$0.76 were exercised for proceeds of $5,588,503, resulting in the issuance of 3,137,746 common shares.

As at October 31, 2018, there were 197,388,591 common shares outstanding and 34,787,758 warrants outstanding.

The following is a summary of warrants on October 31, 2018.

 

     Number
outstanding
     Book value  

Warrants issued with $0.75 Units

     

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring April 28, 2019

     13,332      $ 2,383  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring May 19, 2019

     19,332        3,456  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring June 2, 2019

     333,330        59,598  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring June 8, 2019

     1,333,332        261,999  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring June 23, 2019

     66,672        11,921  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring June 28, 2019

     266,670        47,680  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring July 21, 2019

     66,672        11,921  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring August 18, 2019

     66,672        11,921  

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring August 31, 2019

     39,600        7,194  

2015 secured convertible debenture warrants

     

Exercise price of $0.75 expiring July 15, 2019

     866,040        166,303  

2016 unsecured convertible debenture warrants

     

Exercise price of $0.83 expiring July 18, 2019

     75,000        11,285  

2018 Equity financing

     

Exercise price of $5.60 expiring January 30, 2020

     18,541,000        9,965,705  

Broker / Consultant warrants

     

Exercise price of $0.75 expiring November 9, 2019

     41,598        15,091  

Exercise price of USD$0.70 expiring November 14, 2019

     526        130  

Exercise price of $0.75 expiring November 3, 2021

     244,284        108,935  

Exercise price of $0.75 expiring March 14, 2022

     144,282        100,474  

Exercise price of $4.00 expiring January 30, 2020

     598,000        555,609  

Joint Venture MOLSON warrants

     

Exercise price of $6.00 expiring October 4, 2021

     11,500,000        42,386,162  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     34,216,342        53,727,767  

2016 secured convertible debenture warrants

     

Exercise price of USD$0.76 expiring November 14, 2019

     571,416        2,805,221  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     34,787,758      $ 56,532,988  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes warrant activity during the three months ended October 31, 2018 and fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

 

     October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  
     Number of
warrants
     Weighted average
exercise price
     Number of
warrants
     Weighted average
exercise price
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

     26,425,504      $ 4.35        20,994,123      $ 1.31  

Expired during the period

     —          —          (62,728      3.00  

Issued during the period

     11,500,000        6.00        37,413,681        4.34  

Exercised during the period

     (3,137,746      1.73        (31,919,572      2.33  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of the period

     34,787,758      $ 5.14        26,425,504      $ 4.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Stock Option Plan

The Company has a share option plan (the “Plan”) that is administered by the Board of Directors who establish exercise prices and expiry dates, which are up to 10 years from issuance as determined by the Board at the time of issuance. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, options issued under the Plan vest over a three-year period except for options granted to consultants or persons employed in investor relations activities (as defined in the policies of the TSX) which vest in stages over 12 months with no more than 14 of the options vesting in any three-month period. The maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance for options that may be granted under the Plan is 19,738,859 common shares as at October 31, 2018.

The following table summarizes the stock option grants during the three months ended October 31, 2018.

 

            Options granted                

Grant date

   Exercise price      Executive and
directors
     Non-executive
employees
     Vesting terms      Vesting period  

September 8, 2017

   $ 1.37        650,000        1,000        Terms A        10 years  

November 6, 2017

   $ 2.48        125,000        3,000        Terms A        10 years  

December 4, 2017

   $ 2.69        1,750,000        20,000        Terms B        10 years  

January 29, 2018

   $ 4.24        —          261,000        Terms A, C        10 years  

March 12, 2018

   $ 3.89        325,000        —          Terms A        10 years  

April 16, 2018

   $ 4.27        845,000        61,500        Terms A        10 years  

June 8, 2018

   $ 5.14        —          441,000        Terms A        10 years  

July 11, 2018

   $ 4.89        4,325,000        1,366,500        Terms A        10 years  

September 17, 2018

   $ 7.93        650,000        523,500        Terms A        10 years  

Vesting terms A – One-third of the options will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the balance will vest quarterly over two years thereafter.

Vesting terms B – Half of the options will vest immediately, and the balance will vest annually over three years thereafter.

Vesting terms C – Based upon organizational milestones.

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three months ended October 31, 2018 and the fiscal year July 31, 2018.

 

     October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  
     Options
issued
     Weighted average
exercise price
     Options
issued
     Weighted average
exercise price
 

Opening balance

     14,388,066      $ 1.05        5,748,169      $ 0.68  

Granted

     1,173,500        7.93        10,174,000        4.16  

Expired

     —          —          —          —    

Forfeited

     (169,996      1.99        (626,830      3.44  

Exercised

     (621,729      0.58        (907,273      0.65  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance

     14,769,841      $ 3.53        14,388,066      $ 1.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The weighted average share price at the time of exercise during the period was $5.32 (July 31, 2018 – $4.31).

 

 

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The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding as at October 31, 2018.

 

Exercise price

    Number outstanding     Weighted average
remaining contractual
life (years)
    Number exercisable     Weighted average
remaining contractual
life (years)
 
$ 0.16       285,000       0.11       285,000       0.40  
  0.58       1,206,900       0.49       1,206,900       1.84  
  0.75       1,931,500       0.98       1,136,000       2.14  
  1.27       600,991       0.33       350,578       0.71  
  1.37       542,450       0.33       108,450       0.24  
  2.48       128,000       0.08       —         —    
  2.69       1,695,000       1.04       885,000       2.03  
  3.89       325,000       0.21       —         —    
  4.24       258,000       0.16       —         —    
  4.27       884,000       0.57       —         —    
  4.89       5,644,500       3.71       —         —    
  5.14       110,000       0.07       —         —    
$ 7.93       1,158,500       0.78       —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    14,769,841         3,971,928    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Stock-based Compensation

For the three months ended October 31, 2018, the Company recorded $4,799,912 (October 31, 2017 – $313,539) in stock-based compensation expense related to employee options, which are measured at fair value at the date of grant and are expensed over the vesting period. In determining the amount of stock-based compensation, the Company used the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to establish the fair value of options granted by applying the following assumptions:

 

     October 31, 2018     October 31, 2017  

Exercise price

   $ 0.75–$7.93     $ 0.16–$1.37  

Risk-free interest rate

     2.06%–2.42     2.13

Expected life of options (years)

     7       7  

Expected annualized volatility

     65%–70     65

Volatility was estimated using the average historical volatility of the Company and comparable companies in the industry that have trading history and volatility history.

For the three-month period ended October 31, 2018, the Company allocated $110,609 (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) of stock-based compensation expenses to cost of sales based upon those expenses applicable to direct and indirect labour in the selling and production process.

 

 

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12. Net Loss per Share

The following securities could potentially dilute basic net loss per share in the future but have not been included in diluted loss per share because their effect was anti-dilutive:

 

     October 31, 2018      October 31, 2017  

2017 Unsecured convertible debentures

     —          15,687,500  

Options

     14,754,841        6,399,169  

Warrants issued with $0.75 units

     2,205,612        4,911,186  

2015 Secured convertible debentures warrants

     866,040        2,210,358  

2015 Unsecured convertible debenture amendment warrants

     —          38,100  

2016 Unsecured convertible debenture warrants

     75,000        426,660  

2016 Secured convertible debenture warrants

     571,416        1,839,216  

2017 8% Unsecured convertible debenture warrants

     —          7,856,300  

2018 Equity warrants

     18,541,000        —    

Joint venture issued warrants

     11,500,000        —    

Convertible debenture broker/finder warrants

     1,028,690        3,230,407  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     49,542,599        42,598,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

13. Convertible Debenture Receivable

On July 26, 2018, the Company lent $10,000,000 to an unrelated entity, Fire and Flower (“FF”) in the form of an unsecured and subordinated convertible debenture. The convertible debenture bears interest at 8%, paid semi-annually, matures July 31, 2019 and includes the right to convert the debenture into common shares of FF at the lesser of $1.15 or 90% of the deemed price per common share upon maturity or a triggering event as defined within the agreement. The Company issued the debenture as a part of a strategic investment into the private retail cannabis market.

The option to settle the loan in common shares represents a call option to the Company and is included in the fair value of the loan. During the quarter the Company’s convertible debenture receivable increased by $3,433,798 (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) representing the change in fair value on the note.

As at October 31, 2018, the Company’s debenture receivable from FF accrued interest of $214,795 (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) and the convertible debenture receivable totalled $13,648,593 (July 31, 2018 – $10,000,000).

The fair value of the note at the reporting date was estimated using the Black-Scholes Merton model and based on the following assumptions:

 

   

exercise price of $1.15;

 

   

expected life of 2 months;

 

   

$Nil dividends;

 

   

70% volatility;

 

   

risk free interest rate of 0.75%.

14. Segmented Information

The Company operates in one operating segment.

All property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are located in Canada.

 

 

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15. Financial Instruments

Interest Risk

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk only relates to any investments of surplus cash. The Company may invest surplus cash in highly liquid investments with short terms to maturity that would accumulate interest at prevailing rates for such investments. As at October 31, 2018, the Company had short term investments of $148,608,728.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from the Company’s trade receivables, promissory note receivable and convertible debenture receivable. As at October 31, 2018, the Company was exposed to credit related losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties.

The Company provides credit to its customers in the normal course of business and has established credit evaluation and monitoring processes to mitigate credit risk. Since the majority of the medical sales are transacted with clients that are covered under various insurance programs, the Company has limited credit risk.

Cash and cash equivalents are held by one of the largest cooperative financial groups in Canada. The short-term investments are held in various guaranteed investment certificates, term deposits, and fixed income securities. Since the inception of the Company, no losses have been incurred in relation to cash held by the financial institution. The majority of the trade receivables balance are held with the crown corporations of Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia as well as one of the largest medical insurance companies in Canada. Credit risk from the convertible debenture receivable and promissory note receivable arises from the possibility that principal and/or interest due may become uncollectible. The Company mitigates this risk by managing and monitoring the underlying business relationship.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, trade receivables, convertible note receivable and promissory note receivable represents the maximum exposure to credit risk and as at October 31, 2018; this amounted to $217,844,608.

The following table summarizes the Company’s aging of receivables as at October 31, 2018 and July 31, 2018:

 

     October 31,
2018
     July 31,
2018
 
   $        $    

0–30 days

     6,196,932        262,448  

31–60 days

     180,175        187,446  

61–90 days

     200,252        90,656  

Over 90 days

     398,215        103,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     6,975,573        643,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Economic Dependence Risk

Economic dependence risk is the risk of reliance upon a select number of customers which significantly impact the financial performance of the Company. The Company recorded sales from three crown corporations representing 78% (October 31, 2017 – Nil%) of total sales in the three months ended October 31, 2018.

The Company holds trade receivables from three crown corporations representing 84% of total trade receivables as of October 31, 2018 (October 31, 2017 – Nil%).

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by reviewing on an ongoing basis its capital requirements. As at October 31, 2018, the Company had $171,886,740 of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

The Company is obligated to pay accounts payable and accrued liabilities with a carrying amount and contractual cash flows amounting to $14,632,644 due in the next 12 months.

The carrying values of cash, trade receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short term to maturity.

 

 

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16. Operating Expenses by Nature

 

     October 31, 2018      October 31, 2017  

Marketing and promotion

   $ 9,588,928      $ 286,226  

Stock based compensation

     4,689,303        313,539  

Salaries and benefits

     3,245,524        1,158,663  

Consulting

     1,437,951        181,611  

Facilities

     922,755        155,196  

Professional fees

     825,069        136,604  

Amortization of property, plant and equipment

     573,398        124,112  

Travel

     328,962        107,529  

General and administrative

     273,379        318,084  

Amortization of intangible assets

     149,536        62,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 22,034,805      $ 2,844,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the nature of stock based compensation in the period:

 

     October 31, 2018  

General and administrative related stock based compensation

   $ 4,458,651  

Marketing and promotion related stock based compensation

     230,652  
  

 

 

 

Total operating expense related stock based compensation

     4,689,303  

Stock based compensation allocated to cost of sales

     110,609  
  

 

 

 

Total stock based compensation

   $ 4,799,912  
  

 

 

 

17. Investment in Joint Ventures

Molson Coors Canada Joint Venture – Truss

 

     October 31, 2018      July 31, 2018  

Opening Balance

   $ —        $ —    

Cash consideration of investment

     6,375,425        —    

Fair value of warrant consideration

     42,386,162     

Capitalized transaction costs

     659,344        —    

Share of net loss

     (161,104      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending Balance

   $ 49,259,827      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On October 4, 2018, the formation of the joint venture Truss between the Company and Molson Coors Canada (the “Partner”) was finalized. Truss is a standalone start-up company with its own board of directors and an independent management team and is incorporated in Canada. Truss is private company and its principle activities consist of pursuing opportunities to develop non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused beverages and is currently operating in Gatineau, Quebec.

The Partner holds 57,500 common shares representing 57.5% controlling interest in Truss with the Company holding 42,500 common shares and controlling the remaining 42.5%. In connection with the transaction HEXO has granted the Partner 11,500,000 common share warrants at an exercise price of $6.00 for a period of 3 years.

Included in the initial investment cost is the capitalized fair value $42,386,162 of warrant consideration (see Note 11 for fair value inputs and assumptions).

Transaction costs of $659,344 in respect to the definitive agreement to form the joint venture were capitalized.

The joint venture is accounted for using the equity method. During the three months quarter ended October 31, 2018, the Company’s share in the net loss of Truss was $161,104 (July 31, 2018 – $Nil).

 

 

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Belleville Complex Inc Joint Venture

During the period ended October 31, 2018, the Company acquired a 25% interest in the joint venture Belleville Complex Inc. (“BCI”) with a related party holding the remaining 75% in BCI. The joint venture purchased an initially configured 2 million sq. ft. facility through a $20,279,188 loan issued by the Company on September 7, 2018, repayable within 120 days, bearing an annual 4% interest rate, which interest is payable monthly. The loan is secured by the first mortgage over the building. As a part of the agreement, the Company will be the anchor tenant for a period of 20 years. Consideration for the 25% interest on the joint venture is deemed $Nil. The Company accrued interest of $54,514 on the note for a total receivable of $20,333,702.

18. Related Party Disclosure

Key Management Personnel Compensation

Key management personnel are those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the Company’s operations, directly or indirectly. The key management personnel of the Company are the members of the executive management team and Board of Directors, and they control approximately 8.57% of the outstanding shares of the Company as at October 31, 2018 (October 31, 2017 – 22.40%).

Compensation provided to key management during the period was as follows:

 

     October 31, 2018      October 31, 2017  

Salary and/or consulting fees

   $ 668,733      $ 383,891  

Bonus compensation

     214,438        —    

Stock-based compensation

     3,288,985        261,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,172,156      $ 645,100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed by the related parties.

Unless otherwise stated the below granted stock options will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the balance will vest quarterly over two years thereafter.

On September 17, 2018, the Company granted certain executives of the Company a total of 650,000 stock options with an exercise price of $7.93.

On July 11, 2018, the Company granted certain directors and executives of the Company a total of 4,325,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.89.

On April 16, 2018, the Company granted certain directors and executives of the Company a total of 845,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.27.

On March 12, 2018, the Company granted certain directors and executives of the Company a total of 325,000 stock options with an exercise price of $3.89.

On December 4, 2017, the Company granted certain directors and executives of the Company a total of 1,750,000 stock options with an exercise price of $2.69, of which half of the options will vest immediately, and the balance will vest annually over three years thereafter.

On November 6, 2017, the Company granted certain directors of the Company a total of 125,000 stock options with an exercise price of $2.48.

On September 8, 2017, the Company granted certain executives of the Company a total of 650,000 stock options with an exercise price of $1.37.

The Company loaned $20,272,188 on September 7, 2018, to the related party BCI to be used in the purchase of a facility in Belleville, Ontario and matures in January 2019. The loan bears annual interest of 4% which is repayable monthly.

19. Capital Management

The Company’s objective is to maintain sufficient capital so as to maintain investor, creditor and customer confidence and to sustain future development of the business and provide the ability to continue as a going concern. Management defines capital as the Company’s shareholders’ equity. The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for management. The Company has not paid any dividends to its shareholders. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

As at October 31, 2018 total managed capital was comprised of shareholders’ equity of $365,867,918 (July 31, 2018 – $322,872,875). There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the period.

 

 

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20. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has certain contractual financial obligations related to service agreements, purchase agreements, rental agreements and construction contracts.

Some of these contracts have optional renewal terms that the Company may exercise at its option. The annual minimum payments payable under these obligations over the next five years is as follows:

 

2019

   $ 64,136,910  

2020

     4,077,506  

2021

     4,038,172  

2022

     3,978,223  

2023

     3,177,654  

Thereafter

     50,051,833  
  

 

 

 
   $ 129,460,298  
  

 

 

 

Inclusive of the commitments balance is $64,926,107 related to the Belleville Complex Inc 20-year anchor tenant agreement ending September 7, 2038. See note 17.

Letter of Credit

On June 28, 2018, the Company executed a letter of credit with a Canadian credit union as required under an agreement with a public utility provider entitling the Company up to a maximum limit of $3,117,000 subject to certain operational requirements. The letter of credit has a one year expiry from the date of issue. The credit facility is secured by a guaranteed investment certificate (“GIC”). As at October 31, 2018, the letter of credit has not been drawn upon (July 31, 2018 – $Nil) and is in compliance with the specified requirements.

Surety Bond

On June 28, 2018, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement to obtain a commercial surety bond with a North American insurance provider entitling the Company up to a maximum of $2,000,000. The bond bears a premium at 0.1% annually. The Company obtained the surety bond as required under the Canada Revenue Agency’s excise tax laws for the transporting of commercial goods throughout Canada.

21. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the financial instruments as at October 31, 2018 are summarized in the following table:

 

     Amortized
costs
     Financial assets
designated as
FVTPL
     Financial liabilities
designated as
FVTPL
     Total  

Assets

   $        $        $        $    

Cash and cash equivalents

     —          23,278,012        —          23,278,012  

Restricted cash

     —          5,000,000        —          5,000,000  

Short-term investments

     —          148,608,728        —          148,608,728  

Trade receivables

     6,975,573        —          —          6,975,573  

Convertible debenture receivable

     —          13,648,593        —          13,648,593  

Promissory note receivable

     20,333,702        —          —          20,333,702  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   $        $        $        $    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     14,632,644        —          —          14,632,644  

Warrant liability

     —          —          2,805,221        2,805,221  

The carrying values of trade receivables and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their relatively short periods to maturity.

 

 

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22. Ancillary Revenue

Ancillary revenues are those sales outside of the primary business of the Company as outlined in Note 1. During the three months period ended the Company realized net revenues of $47,370 (October 31, 2017 – $Nil) related to management fees.

23. Comparative Amounts

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation, none of which were material.

24. Subsequent Events

Filing of Final Base Shelf Prospectus

On November 21, 2018, the Company announcing the filing of the final short form base shelf prospectus with securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The shelf prospectus is valid for a 25-month period, during which HEXO may make offerings of up to $800 million of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts and units or a combination of thereof of the Company from time to time, separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined based on market conditions at the time of the offering. The specific terms of any future offering will be established in a prospectus supplement to the shelf prospectus, which supplement will be filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities, the net proceeds from any sale of any securities may be used by HEXO for general corporate purposes, including funding ongoing operations and/or working capital requirements, to repay indebtedness from time to time, capital projects and potential future acquisitions, including in relation to international expansion.

 

 

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