Canopy Growth Corp Debt Disclosure
18. DEBT
The components of debt are as follows:
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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Maturity Date |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Credit facility |
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September 18, 2027 |
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Principal amount |
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216,686 |
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486,935 |
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Accrued interest |
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- |
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831 |
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Deferred financing costs |
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(5,566 |
) |
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(17,948 |
) |
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211,120 |
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469,818 |
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Supreme convertible debentures |
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September 10, 2025 |
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2,311 |
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30,654 |
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Accretion debentures |
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September 10, 2025 |
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163 |
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6,390 |
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May 2024 Convertible Debenture |
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May 14, 2029 |
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90,231 |
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- |
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Promissory note |
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December 31, 2024 |
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- |
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89,224 |
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Other revolving debt facility, loan, and financings |
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244 |
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1,143 |
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304,069 |
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597,229 |
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Less: current portion |
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(4,258 |
) |
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(103,935 |
) |
Long-term portion |
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$ |
299,811 |
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$ |
493,294 |
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Credit Facility
On March 18, 2021, the Company entered into a term loan credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for a five-year, first lien senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of US$750,000 (the “Credit Facility”). The Company had the ability to obtain up to an additional US$500,000 of incremental senior secured debt pursuant to the Credit Agreement. On October 24, 2022, in connection with the balance sheet actions completed as part of the creation of Canopy USA, the Company entered into agreements with certain of its lenders under the Credit Agreement to tender US$187,500 of the principal amount outstanding thereunder at a discounted price of US$930 per US$1,000 or US$174,375 in the aggregate. The first payment, which was oversubscribed, in the amount of $117,528 (US$87,852) was made on November 10, 2022 to reduce the principal indebtedness by $126,324 (US$94,427). The second payment of $116,847 (US$87,213) was made on April 17, 2023 to reduce principal indebtedness under the Credit Agreement by $125,606 (US$93,750). Additionally, on October 24, 2022, the Company and certain of its lenders agreed to make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement which, among other things, resulted in: (i) a reduction to the minimum liquidity covenant to no less than US$100,000 following completion of the second principal repurchase on April 17, 2023; (ii) certain changes to the application of net proceeds from asset sales; (iii) the establishment of a new committed delayed draw term credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of US$100,000; and (iv) the elimination of the additional US$500,000 incremental term loan facility.
On July 13, 2023, as part of the Company's balance sheet deleveraging initiatives, the Company entered into agreements with certain of its lenders under the Credit Agreement pursuant to which certain additional amendments were made to the Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement, as amended as of July 13, 2023, is referred to herein as the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Amended Credit Agreement required the Company to prepay or repurchase principal indebtedness under the Credit Facility in an amount equal to the US dollar equivalent of $93,000 at a discounted price of US$930 per US$1,000 (the “July 2023 Paydown”). In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to apply certain net proceeds from asset sales to prepay or repurchase principal indebtedness under the Credit Facility and receive principal reductions at, in certain circumstances, a discounted price of US$950 per US$1,000. The Amended Credit Agreement also includes, among other things, amendments to the minimum liquidity covenant such that the US$100,000 minimum liquidity covenant ceased to apply concurrently with the July 2023 Paydown. The Company made the July 2023 Paydown on July 21, 2023.
On each of August 11, 2023 and September 14, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company repurchased additional outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility using certain net proceeds from completed asset sales (the "Second Quarter 2024 Paydowns"). The Second Quarter 2024 Paydowns resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $73,313 (US$54,491) for a cash payment of $69,647 (US$51,766).
On each of November 28, 2023 and December 27, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company repurchased and repaid, as applicable, additional outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility using certain net proceeds from completed asset sales (the "Third Quarter 2024 Paydowns"). The Third Quarter 2024 Paydowns resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $65,379 (US$48,532) for a cash payment of $63,167 (US$46,902).
On February 21, 2024, the Company repurchased additional outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility (the "Fourth Quarter 2024 Paydown"). The Fourth Quarter 2024 Paydown resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $31,078 (US$23,000) for a cash payment of $27,970 (US$20,700).
On April 29, 2024 and June 28, 2024, the Company repurchased additional outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility (the “First Quarter 2025 Paydowns”). The First Quarter 2025 Paydowns resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $11,159 (US$8,165) for a cash payment of $11,159 (US$8,165).
On August 8, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amending Agreement”) with all of the lenders to the Credit Facility under the Credit Agreement dated March 18, 2021, as amended on October 24, 2022 and July 13, 2023, among the Company and 11065220 Canada Inc., as borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative and collateral agent. Pursuant to the terms of the Amending Agreement, the maturity date of the Credit Facility was extended to December 18, 2026 and a mandatory US$97,500 prepayment of the Credit Facility at 97.5% of par thereby reducing the outstanding amount of the Credit Facility by US$100,000 was required to be made by December 31, 2024. In addition, the Amending Agreement provided for a further extension to the maturity date of the Credit Facility to September 18, 2027 if an optional prepayment on the same terms was made on or before March 31, 2025 (the “Optional Prepayment”). The Amending Agreement also includes changes to certain negative covenants, repayment provisions in the event of divestitures and events of default.
Through August 8, 2024, the Credit Facility matured on March 18, 2026 and through December 26, 2023, had an interest rate of LIBOR + 8.50%. After August 8, 2024, the Credit Facility matured on December 18, 2026, and after December 26, 2023, interest on amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility is calculated at either the applicable prime rate plus 7.50% per annum, subject to a prime rate floor of 2.00%, or adjusted term SOFR plus 8.50% per annum, subject to an adjusted term SOFR floor of 1.00%. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by material wholly-owned Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries of the Company. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its material wholly-owned Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries, including material real property. The Amended Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants.
On September 27, 2024, the Company repurchased additional outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility (the “Second Quarter 2025 Paydown”). The Second Quarter 2025 Paydown resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $1,148 (US$851) for a cash payment of $1,148 (US$851).
In accordance with the Amending Agreement, on October 16, 2024, the Company made an early prepayment under its Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to US$100,000 of the principal amount outstanding thereunder at a discounted price of US$97,500 (the “Third Quarter 2025 Paydown”). The Third Quarter 2025 Paydown resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $137,710 (US$100,000) for a cash payment of $134,267 (US$97,500).
On March 31, 2025, the Company made the Optional Prepayment and, as a result, the maturity date under the Credit Agreement was extended to September 18, 2027. The Optional Prepayment resulted in an aggregate principal reduction of $143,870 (US$100,000) for a cash payment of $140,273 (US$97,500).
Supreme Cannabis Convertible Debentures and Accretion Debentures
On October 19, 2018, The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis”) entered into an indenture with Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Trustee”) pursuant to which Supreme Cannabis issued 6.0% senior unsecured convertible debentures (the “Supreme Debentures”) for gross proceeds of $100,000. On September 9, 2020, Supreme Cannabis and the Trustee entered into a supplemental indenture to effect certain amendments to the Supreme Debentures, which included among other things: (i) the cancellation of $63,500 of principal amount of the Supreme Debentures; (ii) an increase in the interest rate to 8% per annum; (iii) the extension of the maturity date to September 10, 2025; and (iv) a reduction in the conversion price to $2.85.
In addition, on September 9, 2020, Supreme Cannabis issued new senior unsecured non-convertible debentures (the “Accretion Debentures”). The principal amount began at $nil and accreted at a rate of 11.06% per annum based on the remaining principal amount of the Supreme Debentures of $36,500 to a maximum of $13,500, compounding on a semi-annual basis commencing on September 9, 2020, and ending on September 9, 2023. As of September 9, 2023, the principal amount of the Accretion Debentures was finalized as $10,434. The Accretion Debentures are payable in cash, but do not bear cash interest and are not convertible into the common shares of Supreme Cannabis (the “Supreme Shares”). The principal amount of the Accretion Debentures will amortize, or be paid, at 1.0% per month over the 24 months prior to maturity.
As a result of the completion of an arrangement, on June 22, 2021 by the Company and Supreme Cannabis, pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding Supreme Shares (the “Supreme Arrangement”), the Supreme Debentures remain outstanding as securities of Supreme Cannabis, which, upon conversion will entitle the holder thereof to receive, in lieu of the number of Supreme Shares to which such holder was theretofore entitled, the consideration payable under the Supreme Arrangement that such holder would have been entitled to be issued and receive if, immediately prior to the effective time of the Supreme Arrangement, such holder had been the registered holder of the number of Supreme Shares to which such holder was theretofore entitled.
In connection with the Supreme Arrangement, the Company, Supreme Cannabis and the Trustee entered into a supplemental indenture whereby the Company agreed to issue common shares upon conversion of any Supreme Debenture. In addition, the Company may force conversion of the Supreme Debentures outstanding with 30 days’ notice if the daily volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares is greater than $385.90 for any 10 consecutive trading days. The Company, Supreme Cannabis and the Trustee entered into a further supplemental indenture whereby the Company agreed to guarantee the obligations of Supreme Cannabis pursuant to the Supreme Debentures and the Accretion Debentures.
Prior to September 9, 2023, the Supreme Debentures were not redeemable. Beginning on and after September 9, 2023, Supreme Cannabis may from time to time, upon providing 60 days prior written notice to the Trustee, redeem the Convertible Debentures outstanding, provided that the Accretion Debentures have already been redeemed in full.
On August 20, 2024, the Company entered into an exchange and subscription agreement (the “August 2024 Supreme Convertible Debt Exchange”) with a single institutional investor (the “August 2024 Investor”) pursuant to which, among other things, the August 2024 Investor delivered to the Company approximately $2,664 of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Supreme Debentures held by the August 2024 Investor in exchange for 291,351 common shares of the Company and $29 in cash for accrued interest.
For the years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 principal payments on the Accretion Debentures totaled $1,473 and $3,500, respectively, and approximately $30,227 of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Supreme Debentures and Accretion Debentures were settled through the August 2024 Supreme Convertible Debt Exchange and the Exchange and Subscription Agreement (as defined below).
May 2024 Convertible Debenture
On May 2, 2024, the Company entered into an exchange and subscription agreement (the “Exchange and Subscription Agreement”) with a single institutional investor (the “May 2024 Investor”) pursuant to which, among other things, the May 2024 Investor delivered to the Company approximately $27,563 aggregate principal amount of outstanding Supreme Debentures and Accretion Debentures held by the May 2024 Investor and paid the Company $68,255 (US$50,000) in exchange for the Company issuing to the May 2024 Investor (i) a new senior unsecured convertible debenture of the Company (the “May 2024 Convertible Debenture”) with an aggregate principal amount of $96,358 maturing five years from the closing date (the “Closing Date”) of the transaction and (ii) 3,350,430 common share purchase warrants (the “May 2024 Investor Warrants”) of the Company. Each May 2024 Investor Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Canopy Growth common share at an exercise price equal to $16.18 per Canopy Growth common share for a period of five years from the Closing Date. The May 2024 Convertible Debenture bears interest at a rate of 7.50% per annum, payable in semi-annual payments in cash or, at the option of the Company, in Canopy Growth common shares for the first four semi-annual interest payments after the Closing Date, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the prior approval of the TSX.
The May 2024 Convertible Debenture is convertible into Canopy Growth common shares at the option of the May 2024 Investor at a conversion price equal to $14.38 per share. The May 2024 Convertible Debenture is subject to a forced conversion
feature upon notice from the Company in the event that the average closing trading price of the Canopy Growth common shares on the TSX exceeds $21.57 for a period of 10 consecutive trading days. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the May 2024 Convertible Debenture, for so long as the principal amount under the May 2024 Convertible Debenture remains outstanding (the “Debenture ROFR Term”), the Company granted the May 2024 Investor a right of first refusal to subscribe for, and to be issued, as an investor in any debt or equity financing that the Company wishes to complete during the Debenture ROFR Term (the “Proposed Financing”); provided, however, that the May 2024 Investor shall subscribe for 25% of the Proposed Financing on the same terms and conditions contemplated in the Proposed Financing.
Promissory Note
On April 18, 2024, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “April 2024 Exchange Agreement”) with Greenstar, pursuant to which Greenstar converted approximately $81,220 of the principal amount of the $100,000 principal amount of the CBI Note (as defined below) into 9,111,549 exchangeable shares of the Company (the “Exchangeable Shares”), calculated based on a price per Exchangeable Share equal to $8.91 (the “Note Exchange”). Pursuant to the terms of the April 2024 Exchange Agreement, all accrued but unpaid interest on the CBI Note together with the remaining principal amount of the CBI Note was cancelled and forgiven for no additional consideration by Greenstar. Following the closing of the Note Exchange, there is no outstanding balance owing under the CBI Note and the CBI Note has been cancelled.
Unsecured Senior Notes
On June 20, 2018, the Company issued the 4.25% unsecured senior notes due in 2023 (the “Canopy Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $600,000. The Canopy Notes bore interest at a rate of 4.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on January 15th and July 15th of each year commencing from January 15, 2019. The Canopy Notes matured on July 15, 2023. The Canopy Notes were subordinated in right of payment to any existing and future senior indebtedness. The Canopy Notes ranked senior in right of payment to any future subordinated borrowings. The Canopy Notes were effectively junior to any secured indebtedness and the Canopy Notes were structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The Canopy Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated June 20, 2018, as supplemented on April 30, 2019 and June 29, 2022 (collectively, the “Canopy Notes Indenture”). As a result of the supplement to the Canopy Notes Indenture dated June 29, 2022 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), the Company irrevocably surrendered its right to settle the conversion of any Canopy Note with its common shares. As a result, had there been any conversions of Canopy Notes following the execution of the Second Supplemental Indenture these would have been settled entirely in cash, unless otherwise negotiated.
On June 29, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the Company entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) with a limited number of holders of the Canopy Notes including Greenstar (collectively, the “2022 Noteholders”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company agreed to acquire and cancel approximately $262,620 of aggregate principal amount of the Canopy Notes from the 2022 Noteholders (the “Exchange Transaction”) for an aggregate purchase price (excluding $5,383 paid to the 2022 Noteholders in cash for accrued and unpaid interest) of $259,994 (the “Purchase Price”), which was payable in the Company’s common shares.
On April 13, 2023, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “April 2023 Exchange Agreement”) with Greenstar Canada Investment Limited Partnership (“Greenstar”), an affiliate of Constellation Brands, Inc. (“CBI”), in order to acquire and cancel $100,000 aggregate principal amount of the Canopy Notes. Pursuant to the April 2023 Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire and cancel $100,000 aggregate principal amount of the Canopy Notes held by Greenstar in exchange for: (i) a cash payment to Greenstar in the amount of the unpaid and accrued interest owing under the Canopy Notes held by Greenstar; and (ii) a promissory note (the “CBI Note”) issuable to Greenstar in the aggregate amount of $100,000 payable on December 31, 2024. The CBI Note bears interest at a rate of 4.25% per year, payable on maturity of the CBI Note.
In June 2023, the Company entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements (the "June 2023 Exchange Agreements") with certain holders of the Canopy Notes (the "Noteholders"), pursuant to which the Company acquired and cancelled an aggregate principal amount of Canopy Notes of $12,500 in exchange for cash, including accrued and unpaid interest owing under such Canopy Notes, and the issuance of an aggregate 2,434,274 Canopy Growth common shares.
On July 13, 2023, the Company entered into privately negotiated redemption agreements (collectively, the "Redemption Agreements") with certain Noteholders of the Canopy Notes pursuant to which approximately $193,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Canopy Notes held by such Noteholders were redeemed by the Company (the "Redemption") for: (i) a cash payment in the aggregate amount of approximately $101,000; (ii) the issuance of an aggregate of 9,043,092 Canopy Growth common shares; and (iii) the issuance of $40,380 aggregate principal amount of unsecured non-interest bearing convertible debentures (the "Debentures"). Following the Redemption, the Company settled the remaining aggregate principal amount owing under the outstanding Canopy Notes in cash and, as of the maturity date, there were no Canopy Notes outstanding.
The Debentures were issued pursuant to a debenture indenture dated July 14, 2023 between the Company and Odyssey Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee. The Debentures were convertible into Canopy Growth common shares (the “Debenture Shares”) at the option of the holder at any time or times following approval from the Company’s shareholders for the issuance of all of the
Debenture Shares in excess of the Nasdaq threshold of 19.99% and the TSX requirements of 25%, of the issued and outstanding Canopy Growth common shares in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq and the TSX (the “Shareholder Approval”) until the maturity date of January 15, 2024, at a conversion price equal to $5.50, subject to adjustment in certain events.
The Company obtained Shareholder Approval at its Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on September 25, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, all conversions pursuant to the Debentures had been completed and the amount outstanding under the Debentures was $nil.
The Canopy Notes were initially recognized at fair value on the balance sheet and continued to be recorded at fair value until their repayment. All changes in fair value following initial recognition, excluding the impact of the change in fair value related to the Company’s own credit risk, were recorded in other income (expense), net. The changes in fair value related to the Company’s own credit risk were recorded through other comprehensive income (loss).
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company acquired and cancelled the remaining aggregate principal amount of Canopy Notes, which resulted in a release of accumulated other comprehensive income into other income (expense), net of $2,373. The related tax impact of $13,433 for the year ended March 31, 2024 associated with the aggregate principal amount acquired and cancelled was also released from accumulated other comprehensive income into deferred income tax expense. Refer to Note 23.
The overall change in fair value of the Canopy Notes during the year ended March 31, 2024, was a decrease of $331,250, which included contractual interest of $2,925, and principal redemption of $337,380. Upon redemption, the principal redeemed during the year ended March 31, 2024 had a fair value of $334,005.
Convertible Debentures
On February 21, 2023, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Convertible Debenture Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Institutional Investor”) pursuant to which the Institutional Investor agreed to purchase up to US$150,000 aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible debentures (“Convertible Debentures”) in a registered direct offering. The Convertible Debentures were issued pursuant to the indenture dated February 21, 2023 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee. Pursuant to the Convertible Debenture Agreement, an initial $135,160 (US$100,000) aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures were sold to the Institutional Investor on February 21, 2023. The conditions with respect to the remaining US$50,000 aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures were neither satisfied nor waived.
The Convertible Debentures were convertible into the Company’s common shares at the option of the Institutional Investor at any time or times prior to February 28, 2028, at a conversion price equal to 92.5% of the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common shares during the three consecutive trading days ending on the business day immediately prior to the date of conversion. No cash payment or any other property of the Company was made by the Company to the Institutional Investor in connection with, or as a result of, the issuance, conversion or repayment of the Convertible Debentures.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, US$72,800 in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures were converted for 8,445,894 Canopy Growth common shares. As of March 31, 2024, all conversions pursuant to the Convertible Debentures were completed and the amount outstanding under the Convertible Debentures was $nil.
Debt payments
As of March 31, 2025, the required principal repayments under long-term debt obligations for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
2026 |
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$ |
2,422 |
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2027 |
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- |
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2028 |
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216,686 |
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2029 |
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- |
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2030 |
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96,358 |
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Thereafter |
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- |
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$ |
315,466 |
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | May 30, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | |
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