UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F/A
(Amendment No. 2)
☐ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR | |
☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 | Commission File Number: 001-38691 |
Aurora Cannabis Inc. | ||||||
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||
British Columbia, Canada | 2833 | N/A | ||||
(Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code) | (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) | ||||
Suite
500 – 10355 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 1Y6 Tel: 1-844-928-7672 |
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(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices) | ||||||
CORPORATION
SERVICE COMPANY |
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(Name,
address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States) |
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Shares, no par value | ACB | New York Stock Exchange |
Rights to purchase Common Shares, without par value |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
☒ Annual Information Form | ☒ Audited Annual Financial Statements |
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 1,017,438,744
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes | ☒ | No | ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes | ☒ | No | ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the “Company” or “Aurora”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 11, 2019 (as previously amended, the “Original Annual Report”), is being filed with the SEC by the Company for the sole purpose of filing the following as exhibits, which were inadvertently omitted from the Original Annual Report: (a) the audit report of MNP LLP, the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, dated September 24, 2018, in respect of the Company’s audited consolidated statements and the notes thereto as at and for the years ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017; and (b) the consent of MNP LLP.
This Amendment No. 2 consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page, the exhibit index, the Officer Certifications filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, and the certifications of the Certifying Officers required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) (Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4).
Other than expressly set forth herein, this Amendment No. 2 does not, and does not purport to, amend or restate any other information contained in the Original Annual Report nor does this Amendment No. 2 reflect any events that have occurred after the Original Annual Report was filed.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 27, 2020 | Aurora Cannabis Inc. By:
/s/ Michael Signer |
Michael
Singer Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
99.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | |
99.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | |
99.3 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | |
99.4 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | |
99.5 | Audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto as at and for the year ended June 30, 2019, together with the report thereon of the independent auditor(2) | |
99.6 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended June 30, 2019(2) | |
99.7 | Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended June 30, 2019(2) | |
99.8 | Consent of KPMG LLP(2) | |
99.9 | Audit report of MNP LLP, the Company’s former independent auditor, in respect of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto as at and for the years ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017(1) | |
99.10 | Consent of MNP(1) | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance(2) | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema(2) | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase(2) | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase(2) | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase(2) | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase(2) | |
Notes:
1. | Filed herewith |
2. | Previously filed |
Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Michael Singer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Aurora Cannabis Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)] for the issuer and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)];
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 27, 2020
By: | /s/ Michael Singer |
Michael Singer Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 99.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Glen Ibbott, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Aurora Cannabis Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)] for the issuer and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)];
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 27, 2020
By: | /s/ Glen Ibbott |
Glen Ibbott Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 99.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the period ended June 30, 2019, as amended (the “Report”), I, Michael Singer, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
March 27, 2020
By: | /s/ Michael Singer |
Michael Singer Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Aurora Cannabis Inc. and will be retained by Aurora Cannabis Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 99.4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the period ended June 30, 2019, as amended (the “Report”), I, Glen Ibbott, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
March 27, 2020
By: | /s/ Glen Ibbott |
Glen Ibbott Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Aurora Cannabis Inc. and will be retained by Aurora Cannabis Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 99.9
Independent Auditors’ Report
To the Shareholders of Aurora Cannabis Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Aurora Cannabis Inc., which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, and the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aurora Cannabis Inc. as at June 30, 2018, June 30, 2017 and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
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Vancouver, British Columbia |
/s/ MNP LLP |
September 24, 2018 | Chartered Professional Accountants |
Exhibit 99.10
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
We consent to the use in this annual report on Form 40-F of our report, dated September 24, 2018, on the consolidated financial statements of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the “Company”) which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the consolidated statements of financial position, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies, significant judgements and other explanatory information.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of such report in the Company’s Registration Statement (333-230692) on Form F-10/A.
/s/MNP LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
March 27, 2020
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada