WeedMD Sells Fully Licensed Bowmanville Operating Assets
Closes share-sale transaction with Final Bell Canada Inc. following Starseed Medicinal’s full production and product fulfillment move to Company’s consolidated London-area facilities
Concludes site optimization strategy initiated in early 2021; Company intends to use net proceeds of sale primarily to pay down debt
Toronto, Canada, June 15, 2021 – WeedMD Inc. (TSX-V:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FSE:4WE) (“WeedMD” or the “Company”), a federally licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis announced today it has signed and closed a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell all the shares of its subsidiary’s operating entity, Starseed Medicinal Inc., which had been operating out of the production facility located on Bennett Road North in Bowmanville, Ontario (the “Bowmanville Facility”), to Final Bell Canada Inc. (the “Purchaser”) for C$2.5 million in cash. Starseed Medicinal Inc. is the licence holder for the Bowmanville Facility, which is licensed by Health Canada under the Cannabis Act (Canada) for cultivation, processing and sale of dried cannabis and cannabis extracts, and to conduct research. Net proceeds of the sale will primarily be used by WeedMD to pay down its debt.
The Company retains all aspects of its existing medical cannabis business, including its highly regarded Starseed Medicinal brand. As a result of the facility optimization strategy initiated in early 2021 and the sale announced today, WeedMD is realizing material operational efficiencies by streamlining and consolidating its cultivation operations at its Strathroy, Ontario facility and processing and production activities at its Aylmer, Ontario site.
“We continue to execute on our strategic plans to optimize and solidify the areas of our business that will drive increased revenue, improve our cash-flow, maximize our margins, pay down debt, and move us closer to profitability,” said George Scorsis, Interim CEO and Executive Chair of WeedMD. “Starseed Medicinal has been an important accretive addition to our business and with our operations now fully centralized at our cultivation and production sites in the London-area, we are now fully ramped up in a more efficient manner. We are already seeing these optimization initiatives improving productivity and reducing our production costs, all for the long-term best interests of our patients, customers and shareholders.”Updated investor presentation and corporate deck can be found here.
Access WeedMD’s 2021 Shareholder Newsletter here and information about upcoming corporate events here.
About WeedMD Inc.WeedMD Inc. is the publicly traded parent company of WeedMD RX Inc. a licence holder producing and distributing cannabis products for both the medical and adult-use markets. The Company owns and operates a 158-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse, outdoor and processing facility located in Strathroy, ON as well as a fully licensed 26,000 sq. ft. Aylmer, ON processing facility, specializing in cannabis extraction. With the addition of Starseed Medicinal, a medical-centric brand, WeedMD has expanded its multi-channeled distribution strategy. Starseed’s industry-first, exclusive partnership with LiUNA, the largest construction union in Canada, along with employers and union groups complements WeedMD’s direct sales to medical patients. The Company maintains strategic relationships in the seniors’ market and supply agreements with Shoppers Drug Mart as well as seven provincial distribution agencies where adult-use brands Color Cannabis and Saturday Cannabis are sold. The Company is also the exclusive Canadian producer and distributor of award-winning U.S.-based wellness brand Mary’s Medicinals sold in both medical and adult-use channels.
About WeedMD Inc.
WeedMD Inc. is the publicly traded parent company of WeedMD RX Inc. and Starseed Medicinal Inc., licence holders producing and distributing cannabis products for both the medical and adult-use markets. The Company owns and operates a 158-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse, outdoor and processing facility located in Strathroy, ON as well as a fully-licensed 26,000 sq. ft. Aylmer, ON processing facility, specializing in cannabis extraction. With the addition of Starseed, a medical-centric operator, WeedMD has expanded its multi-channeled distribution strategy. Starseed’s industry-first, exclusive partnership with LiUNA, the largest construction union in Canada, along with employers and union groups complements WeedMD’s direct sales to medical patients. The Company maintains strategic relationships in the seniors’ market and supply agreements with Shoppers Drug Mart as well, as seven provincial distribution agencies where adult-use brands Color Cannabis and Saturday are sold.
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