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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2023

 

ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
British Columbia, Canada 000-56021 98-1463868
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     

 

366 Madison Ave., 14th Floor,

New York, New York

10017

(Address of principal executive

offices)

(Zip code)

 

(646) 600-9181

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class E subordinate voting shares   ACRHF   OTC Markets Group Inc.
Class D subordinate voting shares   ACRDF   OTC Markets Group Inc.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

  

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed in Acreage Holdings, Inc.’s (“Acreage” or the “Company”) Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 31, 2022, Acreage entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Floating Share Arrangement Agreement”) with Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”) and Canopy USA, LLC (“Canopy USA”), pursuant to which, subject to the approval of the holders of the issued and outstanding Class D subordinate voting shares of Acreage (the “Floating Shares” and such holders, the “Floating Shareholders”) and the terms and conditions of the Floating Share Arrangement Agreement, Canopy USA will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Floating Shares by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.45 of a common share of Canopy for each Floating Share held (the “Floating Share Arrangement”) and as described in further detail in Acreage’s definitive proxy statement and management information circular dated February 14, 2023 (the “Circular”) filed with the SEC.

 

On March 17, 2023, Acreage, Canopy and Canopy USA entered into a first amendment to the Floating Share Arrangement Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, Acreage, Canopy and Canopy USA agreed to amend the Exercise Outside Date (as defined in the Floating Share Arrangement Agreement) from March 31, 2023 to May 31, 2023. The completion of the Floating Share Arrangement is subject to satisfaction or, if permitted, waiver of certain closing conditions, including, among others, completion of the Canopy Capital Reorganization (as defined in the Circular) on or prior to the Exercise Outside Date.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”).

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On March 21, 2023, Acreage issued a press release to announce that the Company obtained a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving the Floating Share Arrangement under section 288 of the BCBCA .

 

The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   First Amendment to Arrangement Agreement, dated March 17, 2023, by and among Acreage Holdings, Inc., Canopy Growth Corporation and Canopy USA, LLC.
     
99.1   Press Release dated March 21, 2023, announding the final order approving the Floating Share Arrangment.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      ACREAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
       
  By:  

/s/ Steve Goertz 

     

Steve Goertz

Chief Financial Officer 

 

Date: March 21, 2023