Debra Borchardt
Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) will be buying Alberta-based dispensary chain FOUR20 through its wholly-owned subsidiary of High Park Holdings Ltd. The recreational retail brand provides adult-use cannabis consumers with a premium retail experience focused on high-quality product selection, education, and community. FOUR20 currently operates six licensed retail locations and has 16 additional high-traffic locations secured in desirable locations in Alberta, including Canmore, Calgary, and Edmonton.
“FOUR20 offers a premium retail experience for the mainstream cannabis consumer and builds on our broader retail strategy, which includes several minority investments in other leading cannabis retailers,” says Tilray Chief Corporate Development Officer Andrew Pucher. “With FOUR20, we will elevate the retail experience for consumers by offering the best quality-tested products while preparing for the next wave of legalized product launches taking place by year’s end.”
Tilray said it would leverage FOUR20’s retail expertise and brand and market knowledge to expand into other Canadian provincial markets where Licensed Producer retail ownership will be permitted in the future.
Terms of the Deal
According to the company statement, Tilray will deliver up to C$110M consisting of C$70M in Tilray Class 2 common stock at closing and $40M in Common Stock subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones by FOUR20.
High Park and its affiliates have fulfilled adult-use supply agreements and purchase orders across Canada since the federal legalization of adult-use cannabis on October 17, 2018. High Park will continue to offer consumers a broad-based portfolio of high-quality adult-use products as it grows its supply chain and expands its production capacity in Canada. FOUR20 will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tilray and will continue to offer consumers a diverse selection of brands and products from craft and mainstream producers including High Park.
