お知らせ • Jul 15
Canopy Growth Receives Written Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Minimum Bid Price Requirement
On July 11, 2023, Canopy Growth Corporation (the Company") received written notice (the Letter") from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") informing the Company that it is notin compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), as the closing bid price of the Company's common shares (the Common Shares") listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market has been below $1.00 per share for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the Letter (the Minimum Bid Price Requirement"). The Letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Common Shares on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Common Shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Letter does not affect the Company's compliance status on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has 180 calendar days from the date of the Letter, or until January 8, 2024 (the Compliance Period"), to regain compliance with respect to the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The Letter states that in order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the closing bid price of the Common Shares listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the Compliance Period. In addition, if the Company chooses to implement a reverse stock split, it must complete the reverse stock split by no later than ten business days prior to the expiration of the Compliance Period in order to regain compliance. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during the Compliance Period, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement if it elects to transfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and will need to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. However, if the Company does not qualify for the second 180-day compliance period or fails to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during the second 180-day compliance period, Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Common Shares from such exchange, at which point the Company will have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a hearings panel. The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price of the Common Shares listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market during the Compliance Period and may, if appropriate, evaluate available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In this regard, the Company intends to file a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the Company's annual general and special meeting of shareholders expected to be held on September 25, 2023 (the Annual Meeting"), which, among other things, will include a proposal to amend the articles of incorporation, as amended, of the Company to effect a share consolidation (commonly known as a reverse stock split) (the Share Consolidation") on the basis of a ratio to be determined by the Company's board of directors, in its sole discretion, within a range of one post-consolidation Common Share for every five to 15 outstanding pre-consolidation Common Shares at any time prior to September 25, 2024 (the Share Consolidation Proposal"). There can be no assurance that the Company's shareholders will approve the Share Consolidation Proposal at the Annual Meeting, that the Share Consolidation, if implemented, will increase the market price of the Common Shares at all or in proportion to the reduction in the number of Common Shares outstanding before the Share Consolidation. Even if the Share Consolidation causes an increase in the price of the Common Shares, there can be no assurance that any such increase will be maintained for any period of time. While the Company is exercising diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its Common Shares on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards.