Acreage and Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) entered into a new agreement to better align the terms of the existing arrangement involving Canopy Growth with broader market and economic factors, to provide Acreage shareholders with an initial up-front payment in connection with the modification of Canopy Growth's rights, including the extension of the term, and to give Acreage shareholders the ability to participate in upside potential upon the “Triggering Event”. Readers should refer to the proxy statement and management information circular mailed to Acreage’s shareholders in connection with the special meeting to be held on September 16, 2020.
"The United States is going to be a core market for Canopy Growth and this new agreement solidifies our path forward with Acreage," said David Klein, Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth. "I am excited to bring our relationship with Acreage back to centre stage in our U.S. strategy and look forward to a time when the laws in the United States permit us to finalize this transaction as we march toward bringing our exciting beverage products to the US."