KOLBYDOG
2 years ago
CALGARY, AB, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, is pleased to announce that it is further expanding its bricks-and-mortar retail cannabis operations and entering the British Columbia market, through a binding agreement (the "Acquisition Agreement") pursuant to which High Tide will acquire two operating retail cannabis stores in British Columbia, six operating retail cannabis stores in Alberta, and one operating retail cannabis store in Ontario (collectively, the "Stores") from Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE: CHOO) (OTCQB: CHOOF) and its subsidiaries (together, "Choom"), for CAD$5.1 million (the "Transaction"), pending court approval on July 7, 2022.
High Tide Inc. (CNW Group/High Tide Inc.)
"I am thrilled to be announcing this deal today, which represents the third public company whose assets we have integrated into the High Tide portfolio since November 2020, following the acquisitions of Meta Growth and Smoke Cartel. Choom was one of the original and long-standing brands in cannabis retail with a presence across the country and a similar brand personality to Canna Cabana. This will make the integration of Choom into the Canna Cabana brand seamless," said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Tide. "While Choom had 17 operational stores before entering CCAA proceedings, we are able to acquire the nine locations that we want across three provinces at an attractive price of 3.8x annualized Adjusted EBITDA[1]. With these acquisitions, we are able to bring our innovative discount club model to Vancouver, Canada's third-largest metropolitan area, as well as numerous new markets in Alberta where we do not yet have a presence. I look forward to giving a warm welcome to the team members from Choom as they join the High Tide family," added Mr. Grover.
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1Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure.
The Stores have the following addresses:
191 West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia (the "Vancouver West 2nd Store"). The Vancouver West 2nd Store is located in the trendy Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, close to numerous popular restaurants and retail stores, as well as the Olympic Village and Science World.
1391 Richards Street in Vancouver, British Columbia (the "Vancouver Richards Store"). The Vancouver Richards Store is located in the trendy and densely-populated Yaletown neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver.
7555 Montrose Road in Niagara Falls, Ontario (the "Niagara Store"). The Niagara Store is located in Niagara Square, an outlet mall anchored by numerous national big box and discount retailers.
115 2nd Avenue West in Brooks, Alberta (the "Brooks Store"). The Brooks Store is located in the centre of Brooks, close to numerous retail businesses.
5308 50th Avenue in Cold Lake, Alberta (the "Cold Lake 50th Avenue Store"). The Cold Lake 50th Avenue Store is part of a commercial district in Cold Lake South containing numerous restaurants and other businesses.
1020 8th Avenue in Cold Lake, Alberta (the "Cold Lake 8th Avenue Store"). The Cold Lake 8th Avenue Store is located on the main east-west street in Cold Lake North, close to several businesses, restaurants, and hotels.
320 Centre Street in Drumheller, Alberta (the "Drumheller Store"). The Drumheller Store is located in central Drumheller, close to a variety of local businesses and restaurants.
2719 14th Street SW in Calgary, Alberta (the "Calgary Store"). The Calgary Store is located on a well-trafficked road in southwest Calgary and is easily accessible for residents of nearby communities with favourable cannabis demographics, such as Bankview and South Calgary.
10140 107th Street in Westlock, Alberta (the "Westlock Store"). The Westlock Store is located in the town's commercial centre, close to numerous businesses.
For the three months ended April 30, 2022, collectively, the Stores generated annualized revenue of CAD$10.2 million and annualized Adjusted EBITDA of CAD$1.3 million. The purchase price represents 3.8x annualized Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended April 30, 2022.
TRANSACTION DETAILS
The Transaction, which is an arm's length transaction, is subject to, among other things, receipt of required TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") approval, court approval, approval from various provincial regulators, and other customary conditions of closing, and is expected to close in the coming weeks. The consideration (the "Consideration") for the Stores being acquired will be CAD$5.1 million, which is to be satisfied through the issuance of common shares of High Tide ("High Tide Shares") on closing of the Transaction (the "Closing") on the basis of a deemed price per High Tide Share equal to the volume weighted average price per High Tide Share on TSXV for the 10 consecutive trading days preceding the Closing. The Transaction may close in multiple tranches depending on the speed of provincial regulatory approvals. Inclusive of the Stores, following the Closing, High Tide will have at least 43 stores in Ontario, 2 stores in British Columbia, 72 stores in Alberta, and 136 stores nationwide.
KOLBYDOG
2 years ago
https://webfiles.thecse.com/resource/CSE_Policy_3_Suspensions_and_Inactive_Issuers.pdf?8xRXkYLxtQ33hB_z8Z.oUnsc0C_y0nu6
CSE Bulletin: Suspensions (SKLL, CHOO, CHOO.WT)
06/06/2022 12:24 PM ET
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - Le 6 juin/June 2022) - Effective immediately, the following companies are suspended pursuant to CSE Policy 3. The suspensions are considered Regulatory Halts as defined in National Instrument 23-101 Trading Rules. Cease Trade Orders have been issued by one or more securities commissions.
For more information about Cease Trade Orders, visit the Canadian Securities Administrators Cease Trade Order database at www.securities-administrators.ca.
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En vigueur immédiatement, les sociétés suivantes sont suspendues conformément à la politique 3 du CSE. Les suspensions sont considérées comme des arrêts réglementaires au sens du Règlement 23-101 sur les règles de négociation. Un ordre d'interdiction d'opérations a été émis par une ou plusieurs commissions des valeurs mobilières.
Pour en savoir plus sur les ordonnances d'interdiction d'opérations, visitez la base de données des ordonnances d'interdiction d'opérations des Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières à www.securities-administrators.ca.
Company Symbol/ Securities Commission/Commission des Valeurs
Name/Nom de Symbole : Mobilières
la compagnie
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Royal Wins SKLL Ontario Securities Commission
Corporation
Choom CHOO, Ontario Securities Commission and British Columbia
Holdings CHOO.WT Securities Commission
Inc.
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jp68
3 years ago
Well not sure how bad this is but does not look good.
Choom filed for a protection order CCAA
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 22, 2022) - Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE: CHOO) (OTCQB: CHOOF) ("Choom"), announces today that Choom and certain of its subsidiaries (Choom BC Retail Holdings Inc., 2151414 Alberta Ltd., 2688412 Ontario Inc., and Phivida Holdings Inc., herein the "Subsidiaries", and together with Choom, the "Companies") have obtained an order (the "Initial Order") of the Supreme Court of British Columbia providing the Companies protection from their creditors pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) ("CCAA").
As part of the Initial Order, the Companies are authorized to enter into an interim financing term sheet (the "Interim Financing") with Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the "Lender") pursuant to which the Lenders has agreed to advance to the Companies up to an aggregate of $0.8 million to fund the Companies' ongoing operations and CCAA proceedings.
CCAA Proceedings
The Companies have obtained CCAA protection for an initial period of 10 days, expiring on May 2, 2022 and the Court has set a further hearing date of May 2, 2022 at which time an extension of the protection under the CCAA will be sought. Pursuant to the Initial Order, Ernst & Young Inc. has been appointed as monitor in the Companies' CCAA proceeding (in that capacity, the "Monitor").
While under CCAA protection, creditors and others are stayed from pursuing any claims or enforcing any rights against the Companies. The Companies are seeking creditor protection under the CCAA in order to permit the Companies to conduct a sale and investment solicitation process ("SISP") and facilitate a transaction that will allow the Companies to address their liquidity issues and stabilize operations. The Companies intend to operate in the ordinary course throughout the CCAA proceedings and while conducting the SISP. Management of the Companies will remain responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Companies, under the general oversight of the Monitor. The Companies' day-to-day obligations to employees and key suppliers of goods and services, from and after the filing date, is expected to continue to be met.