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Avant Brands Announces Winning Bid to Purchase The Flowr Group (Okanagan) Inc

 
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 Isail4fun
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  • Avant 50% joint venture wins bid to purchase Flowr Okanagan, including Flowr’s Kelowna operation, for approximately $4.015 million and $1.1 million in shares of Avant, plus certain wind-down costs in connection with the Flowr Group’s insolvency proceedings

  • Provides Avant with combined facilities of approximately 185,000 square feet

  • Expected to increase Avant’s production capabilities by 60%

  • Resulting in Avant being one of the largest indoor, ultra-premium producers in Canada

Kelowna, BC – December 8, 2022 – Avant Brands Inc. (TSX: AVNT) (OTCQX: AVTBF) (FRA: 1BU0) (“Avant” or the “Company”), a leading producer of innovative, premium handcrafted cannabis products, is pleased to announce that Avant Brands K1 Inc. (formerly 1000343100 Ontario Inc.) (the “Purchaser”), an entity of which Avant owns 50% of the issued and outstanding shares, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares (the “Purchased Shares”) in the capital of The Flowr Group (Okanagan) Inc. (“Flowr Okanagan”), a subsidiary of The Flowr Corporation (FLWR; FLWPF) (“Flowr”), in connection with the Flowr Group’s (as defined below) proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) and its related sales and investment solicitation process (“SISP”).

"Over the course of the last year, the Avant team has been seeking investment or acquisition opportunities which would enable us to utilize our strong balance sheet in a manner which maximizes shareholder value” said Norton Singhavon, Founder and CEO of Avant Brands. “As a result, we are extremely pleased with the outcome of Flowr’s restructuring process, as we have always viewed their Kelowna facility as a top-tier and world class asset that would be an ideal fit for the Avant portfolio. We look forward to entering into our fiscal 2023 year with the addition of the Flowr facility and its dedicated team.”

The Flowr Okanagan facility would increase Avant’s overall square footage of cultivation facilities to approximately 185,000 square feet, and thereby increasing Avant’s annual production capacity by approximately 60%¹. It is anticipated that Avant will be one of the largest producers in Canada of indoor grown, ultra-premium cannabis².

The Purchase Agreement was entered into between the Purchaser, Flowr Okanagan and The Flowr Canada Holdings ULC (“Flowr ULC”) following completion of an auction process in connection with the SISP for the Flowr Group conducted on December 1, 2022. The purchase price payable by the Purchaser for the Purchased Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall be $5,115,000, being equal to (a) $4,015,000, and (b) common shares in the capital of Avant (“Avant Shares”) with a value of $1.1 million based on the deemed price per Avant Share equal to a 15% discount to the volume weighted average price per Avant Share on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the 10 consecutive trading days preceding the close of trading on the trading day before the Closing Date (the “Avant Share Consideration”), plus (i) the amount of the Closing DIP Loan; and (ii) the value of the Assumed Liabilities (as those terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to certain adjustments (collectively, the “Purchase Price”). To the extent necessary, the Closing DIP Loan will finance, among other things, (a) working capital needs of Flowr Okanagan until closing of the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction”) and (b) certain wind-down costs in connection with the Flowr Group’s CCAA proceedings.

The Purchase Price will be satisfied through: (a) a credit bid of the DIP Loan (as defined below) and Closing DIP Loan, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, expenses, fees and other amounts (collectively, the “Credit Bid”), (b) delivery of the Avant Share Consideration, (c) an amount in cash equal to the Purchase Price less the Credit Bid and the Avant Share Consideration, a portion of which may be payable in non-cash consideration in certain circumstances, and (d) the assumption of certain liabilities set out in the Purchase Agreement. Excluded assets and excluded liabilities of Flowr Okanagan will be discharged from Flowr Okanagan pursuant to an Approval and Vesting Order to be sought in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

The consummation of the Transaction is subject to satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including, among other things, receipt of all regulatory approvals and of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court”) granting an Approval and Vesting Order. The Transaction is expected to close within Q1 of 2023.

The Company previously announced that the Purchaser had executed a term sheet with Flowr and its subsidiaries, Flowr Okanagan, Flowr ULC and Terrace Global Inc. (“Terrace” and collectively with Flowr, Flowr Okanagan and Flowr ULC, the “Flowr Group”), pursuant to which the Purchaser will advance a debtor-in-possession loan (the “DIP Loan”) in the amount of $2,000,000 in connection with the Flowr Group’s filing for protection from the Court under the CCAA.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ This estimate is based on the assumption that the output at Flowr’s facility will be consistent with the production output at Avant’s existing facilities.

⁽²⁾ This estimate is based on publicly available information on other Licensed Producers, with products for sale on OCS.ca, that are priced in-line with Avant’s flagship brand,
BLK MKT™ or higher.

About Avant Brands Inc.

Avant is an innovative, market-leading premium cannabis company. Avant has multiple operational production facilities across Canada, which produce high-quality, handcrafted cannabis products, based on unique and exceptional cultivars. Avant’s products are distributed via three complementary sales channels: recreational, medical and export. Avant’s recreational consumer brands include: BLK MKT™, Tenzo™, Cognōscente™ and Treehugger™, which are sold in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and the territories. The Company’s medical cannabis brand, GreenTec™, is distributed nationwide, directly to qualified patients through its GreenTec Medical portal and through various medical cannabis partners.

 Avant is a publicly traded corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AVNT), and cross-trades on the OTCQX Best Market (OTCQX: AVTBF) and Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA: 1BU0). The Company is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia and has operations in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. 


   
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December 12, 2022 9:46 am  

@rtimothyobrienhotmail-com I like Avant Brands a lot and think they are doing a solid job up there.  This will add to much-needed capacity. These guys always run out of product which, from a long term perspective, this means they will be able to add more capacity and convert that into decreased costs from the SG&A overhead.


   
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