Origin House Reminds Shareholders Voting Deadline for Cresco Transaction is Friday, December 27, 2019
- Of votes cast as of December 23, 99.52% are in favour of the Arrangement.
- Shareholder voting deadline is Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:00 am ET with Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
Ottawa, Canada – December 24, 2019 – CannaRoyalty Corp. d/b/a Origin House (CSE: OH and OTCQX: ORHOF) (“Origin House” or the “Company“), a North American cannabis products and brands company, today announced that, with a week until the voting deadline, based on the votes cast as of December 23, the last day of trading prior to this press release, shareholders continue to show overwhelming support in respect of the statutory plan of arrangement (as amended, the “Arrangement”) pursuant to which Cresco Labs Inc. (“Cresco Labs”) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Origin House. Of the votes cast, 99.52% continue to be in FAVOUR of the Arrangement, as a large number of shareholders have voted in the last week, bringing the total to 47.24% of all eligible votes having been cast. Shareholders are reminded that the deadline to vote is December 27, 2019 at 10:00 am ET and are encouraged to vote. The Board of Directors of Origin House encourages shareholders to vote in FAVOUR of the Arrangement.
Under the terms of the Arrangement, Origin House shareholders will ultimately receive 0.7031 of a subordinate voting share of Cresco Labs (“Cresco Labs Share”) for each common share of Origin House held and 70.31 Cresco Labs Shares for each class A compressed share of Origin House held, provided that such share entitlement may be subject to downward adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Arrangement. The board of directors of Origin House unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement.
Additional information in relation to the Arrangement can be found in the management information circular dated November 26, 2019. The meeting materials are available on Origin House’s website at originhouse.com and filed under Origin House’s profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
The special meeting of Origin House shareholders will be held at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP located at Suite 3000, 222 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time), on December 31, 2019.
Shareholder Questions and Assistance
If you have any questions or require assistance with voting your proxy, please contact Origin House at 1-888-552-5675 ext. 101 or by email at voting@originhouse.com.
About Origin House
Origin House is a growing cannabis brands and distribution company operating across key markets in the U.S. and Canada, with a strategic focus on becoming a preeminent global house of cannabis brands. Origin House’s California brand development platform is operated out of six licensed facilities located across California, and provides distribution, manufacturing, cultivation and marketing services for its brand partners. Origin House is actively developing infrastructure to support the proliferation of its brands internationally, initially in Canada through its acquisition of Canadian retailer 180 Smoke. Origin House’s shares trade on the CSE under the symbol “OH” and on the OTCQX under the symbol “ORHOF”. Origin House is the registered business name of CannaRoyalty Corp. For more information, visit www.originhouse.com.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Media:
Priyam Chakraborty
Senior Communications Manager, Origin House
pchakraborty@originhouse.com
647-232-9287
Jonathan Ross
LodeRock Advisors Inc., Origin House Investor Relations
416-283-0178
jon.ross@loderockadvisors.com