Curaleaf Announces C$16 Million Underwritten Offering of Subordinate Voting Shares
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 /CNW/ – Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced today the pricing of its previously announced marketed offering (the “Offering”) of subordinate voting shares (the “Offered Securities”) of the Company at a price of C$6.00 per Offered Security. Canaccord Genuity, who is acting as the sole underwriter and bookrunner for the Offering, has agreed to purchase 2,700,000 Offered Securities from the Company for total gross proceeds to the Company of C$16,200,000.
The Offered Securities will be offered in each of the Provinces of Canada, other than Québec, pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the Company’s base shelf prospectus dated December 30, 2022 (the “Prospectus”) and in the United States on a private placement basis to “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws. The prospectus supplement is expected to be filed on September 28, 2023.
The closing date of the Offering is expected to be October 3, 2023, and will be subject to market and other customary conditions, including requirements of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
The Company is making the Offering: (i) to satisfy a condition required for a potential listing of the subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and plans to use a portion of the proceeds of the Offering to fund working capital requirements of its international business operated by Curaleaf Holdings International; and (ii) for general corporate purposes of the Company.
Copies of the Prospectus, following filing thereof, may be obtained on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company’s profile and from Canaccord Genuity Corp., 40 Temperance Street, Suite 2100, Toronto, ON M5H 0B4. The Prospectus will contain important detailed information about the Company and the proposed Offering. Prospective investors should read the Prospectus and the other documents the Company has filed under its issuer profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca before making an investment decision.
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The Offered Securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the Offered Securities may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
Curaleaf is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult use markets. In the United States, Curaleaf currently operates in 19 states with 152 dispensaries, and employs nearly 5,500 team members. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Curaleaf is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol CURA and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol CURLF. For more information, please visit https://ir.curaleaf.com.
