William Sumner
It’s time for your Daily Hit of cannabis financial news for October 10, 2019.
On the Site
Nevada Marijuana Licenses Makes Appearance In Russian Campaign Violation Arrest
The two Russian nationals that were arrested on Thursday for campaign finance violations also tried to apply for marijuana licenses in Nevada according to the arrest allegations. The document said that Lev Parnas, Igor Furman, David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin “planned to use Foreign National-1 as a source of funding for donations and contributions to State and federal candidates and politicians in Nevada, New York and other states to facilitate acquisitions of retail marijuana licenses.”
HEXO Corp.
HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO)(NYSE: HEXO) stock was plunging almost 20% as the company told Wall Street that its revenues would be lower than expected. The company said in a statement that it now expects net revenue for the fourth quarter to be approximately $14.5 million to $16.5 million and net revenue for the year to be approximately $46.5 million to $48.5 million.” This is a far cry from the company’s claim in June that it was on track to reach $400 million in net revenue in 2020 and said it would double net revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter.
MediPharm Labs
MediPharm Labs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF), has secured a $38.7 million credit facility from a top 5 Canadian Schedule 1 bank. Although the company initially sought $20 million, the credit facility was upsized and is comprised of a revolving term facility, a non-revolving term facility and a non-revolving delayed draw term facility.
In Other News
Village Farms International
Village Farms International, Inc. (TSX: VFF) (NASDAQ: VFF) announced that a group of underwriters co-led by Beacon Securities Limited and GMP Securities L.P. have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 2,660,000 common shares of the company at a price of C$9.40 per share. The total value of the offering is approximately C$25 million. Pending regulatory approval, the offering is expected to close on or around October 22, 2019. The net proceeds of the offering will go towards working capital and general corporate purposes.
Canopy Growth
Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) announced that David Klein has been appointed Chair of its Board of Directors effective immediately. Klein is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Constellation Brands, Inc. “There is no company better positioned to win in the emerging global cannabis market. I look forward to continuing to work with Canopy Growth’s very talented leadership team to position the company for long-term, industry-leading profitable growth,” Klein said in a statement.
Cannara Biotech
Cannara Biotech Inc. (CSE: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB) has secured a first mortgage against its Farnham Facility, valued at $6 million, with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The mortgage will help reduce the company’s debt service costs. “Once Cannara’s cultivation and sales licenses are granted we’ll look to augment this mortgage to further reduce our debt service costs,” commented Zohar Krivorot, President and CEO of Cannara.
