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Aurora Cannabis Prices Offering of Convertible
TSX: ACB | NYSE: ACB
EDMONTON, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Aurora Cannabis
Inc. (the "Company" or "Aurora") (NYSE: ACB) (TSX: ACB) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) today announced that
it has priced its previously announced offering of convertible senior notes due 2024. The Company will issue US$300.0 million aggregate
principal amount of notes, or US$345.0 million aggregate principal amount if the initial purchasers' over-allotment option is exercised
in full. The notes will be issued at par value.
Aurora expects to use the net proceeds from
the offering of the notes to support its Canadian and international expansion initiatives, for future acquisitions and for general
corporate purposes, including working capital requirements to continue the Company's accelerated growth.
The notes will be unsecured and will mature
on February 28, 2024. The notes will bear cash interest semi-annually at a rate of 5.5% per annum. The initial conversion rate
for the notes will be 138.37 common shares per US$1,000 principal amount of notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of
approximately US$7.23 per common share. The initial conversion rate represents a premium of approximately 10.0% to yesterday's
common share closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange and is subject to adjustment in certain events.
Upon conversion, the notes will be settled
in cash, Aurora common shares or a combination of cash and Aurora common shares, at Aurora's election. Aurora will have the right
to redeem the notes in certain circumstances after February 28, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount
of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Holders will also have the right to require Aurora to repurchase
their notes upon the occurrence of certain customary events at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes
to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The offering of notes is expected to close
on or about January 24, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation
of an offer to buy the notes or the common shares of Aurora into which the notes are convertible and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
The notes and any common shares of Aurora issuable
upon conversion of the notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
state securities laws, or qualified for distribution by prospectus in Canada, and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements, or sold in Canada absent an exemption from
the prospectus requirements of Canadian securities laws.
Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
with funded capacity in excess of 500,000 kg per annum and sales and operations in 22 countries across five continents, Aurora
is one of the world's largest and leading cannabis companies. Aurora is vertically integrated and horizontally diversified across
every key segment of the value chain, from facility engineering and design to cannabis breeding and genetics research, cannabis
and hemp production, derivatives, high value-add product development, home cultivation, wholesale and retail distribution.
Highly differentiated from its peers, Aurora
has established a uniquely advanced, consistent and efficient production strategy, based on purpose-built facilities that integrate
leading-edge technologies across all processes, defined by extensive automation and customization, resulting in the massive scale
production of high quality product at low cost. Intended to be replicable and scalable globally, our production facilities are
designed to produce cannabis of significant scale, with high quality, industry-leading yields, and low per gram production costs.
Each of Aurora's facilities is built to meet EU GMP standards, and its first production facility, the recently acquired MedReleaf
Markham facility, and its wholly owned European medical cannabis distributor Aurora Deutschland, have achieved this level of certification.
In addition to the Company's rapid organic
growth and strong execution on strategic M&A, which to date includes 15 wholly owned subsidiary companies - MedReleaf,
CanvasRX, Peloton Pharmaceutical, Aurora Deutschland, H2 Biopharma, Urban Cultivator, BC Northern Lights, Larssen Greenhouses,
CanniMed Therapeutics, Anandia Labs, HotHouse Consulting, MED Colombia, Agropro, Borela, and ICC Labs - Aurora is distinguished
by its reputation as a partner and employer of choice in the global cannabis sector, having invested in and established strategic
partnerships with a range of leading innovators, including: Radient Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RTI), Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV:
HEMP), Cann Group Ltd. (ASX: CAN), Micron Waste Technologies Inc. (CSE: MWM), Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE: CHOO), Capcium Inc. (private),
Evio Beauty Group (private), Wagner Dimas (private), CTT Pharmaceuticals (OTCC: CTTH), and Alcanna Inc. (TSX: CLIQ).
Aurora's Common Shares trade on the NYSE and
TSX under the symbol "ACB", and are a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
For more information about Aurora, please visit
our investor website, investor.auroramj.com
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Forward looking statements
This news release includes statements containing
certain "forward-looking information" and "forward looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities
laws ("forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan",
"continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate",
"estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or
statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Examples of such statements include statements
with respect to the anticipated completion of the notes offering and the planned use of proceeds from the notes offering. The statements
are based on the opinion and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward looking statements, including whether or not the Company will consummate the offering and prevailing market conditions.
The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of Toronto Stock Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
SOURCE Aurora Cannabis Inc.
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heather.macgregor@auroramj.com; For Investors: Marc Lakmaaker, +1.647.269.5523, marc.lakmaaker@auroramj.com; Rob Kelly, +1.647.331.7228,
rob.kelly@auroramj.com; U.S. Investors: Phil Carlson / Elizabeth Barker, KCSA Strategic Communications, Phone: (212) 896-1233 /
(212) 896-1203, Email: pcarlson@kcsa.com / ebarker@kcsa.com
CO: Aurora Cannabis Inc.
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