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Form 51-102F3 MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT Item 1. Name and Address of Company Aurora Cannabis Inc. (" Aurora " or the " Company ") 500 - 10355 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1Y6 Item 2. Date of Material Change

Key Takeaway: Item 1. Name and Address of Company Aurora Cannabis Inc. (" Aurora " or the " Company ") 500 - 10355 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1Y6 Item 2. Date of Material Change February 6, 2020 Item 3. News Release News releases announcing the material changes referred to in thi

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Item 1. Name and Address of Company
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (" Aurora " or the " Company ")
500 - 10355 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1Y6
Item 2. Date of Material Change
February 6, 2020
Item 3. News Release
News releases announcing the material changes referred to in this report were disseminated by Aurora on February 6, 2020 and filed on SEDAR under Aurora's profile on the same date.
Item 4. Summary of Material Change
The Company announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer (" CEO "), Terry Booth and appointment of Michael Singer as Interim CEO, as well as the appointment of two new independent directors, Lance Friedmann and Michael Detlefsen
Item 5. Full Description of Material Change
5.1 Full Description of Material Change
See the attached news releases.
5.2 Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions
Not applicable.
Item 6. Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102
Not applicable.
Item 7. Omitted Information
None.
Item 8. Executive Officers
The following senior officer of the Company is knowledgeable about the material change and this Material Change Report and may be contacted:
Michael Singer , Executive Chairman and Interim CEO Telephone: 1-855-279-4652
Item 9. Date of Report
February 14, 2020
Aurora Cannabis Announces CEO Retirement
and Succession, Board of Directors Expansion, and Business Transformation Plan
Releases Preliminary
Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2019
Founder & CEO, Terry Booth, announces retirement and succession plan and expansion of the Board of Directors
Michael Singer has been appointed Interim CEO, effective immediately; search for permanent successor underway
Directors to join the Board for a total of 10 directors, including 7 Independents
Announces comprehensive
transformation plan to significantly reduce the Company's expense base, rationalize capital expenditures, and better align its
balance sheet with current market conditions
Secures credit facility
amendments that remove EBITDA ratio covenants and provide additional financial flexibility as Aurora executes transformation plan
select unaudited preliminary fiscal Q2 2020 financial results and updated outlook
Aurora to host Conference
Call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
EDMONTON, Feb. 6, 2020 /CNW/ - Aurora
Cannabis Inc. (the "Company" or "Aurora") (NYSE | TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabis
worldwide, today announced a CEO succession and Board expansion; the latter of which is detailed in a separate announcement released
this afternoon. The Company also announced a business transformation plan that better aligns selling, general & administrative
expenses, and capital expenditures with current market conditions.
These combined changes are consistent with,
and evidence of Aurora's commitment to, achieving positive EBITDA and cash flow as rapidly as possible, while still maintaining
the ability to capitalize on longer-term Canadian and global cannabis market opportunities.
Aurora CEO Terry Booth stated, "Over the
last seven years, Aurora has built an incredible platform and a leading position in the global Cannabis industry. I am proud and
humbled to have led that journey with a deeply talented and passionate team of employees. While there is still much work to be
done, the timing is right to announce my retirement with a thoughtful succession plan in place and the immediate expansion of the
Board of Directors. These changes, along with the financial transformation which we are undertaking, should clearly demonstrate
to investors that Aurora has the continuity, strategic direction and leadership it needs to transition from its entrepreneurial
roots to an established organization well positioned to capitalize on a global growth opportunity. In that spirit, and with my
full support, the Board of Directors has appointed Michael Singer as Interim CEO effective immediately." Booth continued,
"As part of the succession plan, I will become a Senior Strategic Advisor to the Board and remain a Director. Additionally,
we're welcoming new independent members; Lance Friedmann and Michael Detlefsen who bring a wealth of strategic and hands-on consumer
products industry experience to the organization."
Michael Singer, Aurora's Executive Chairman
and Interim CEO stated, "I look forward to serving as Interim CEO and executing on our short-term plans, which include a rationalization
of our cost structure, reduced capital spending, and a more conservative and targeted approach to capital deployment. These are
necessary steps that reflect a fundamental change in how we will operate the business going forward." Singer continued, "On
behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Terry for his leadership over the years. He's made an indelible mark on the industry
and left an enviable legacy in the form of Aurora Cannabis and the potential that exists for the Company over the coming decades.
As one of the original cannabis visionaries, Terry is an invaluable resource with deep industry knowledge that we can leverage
strategically. I look forward to having him continue on as a Senior Strategic Advisor to our Board of Directors."
Financial Transformation & Capital Position
Management today announced sweeping changes
intended to rationalize the cost structure and balance sheet going forward. The Company believes this will better align the business
financially with the current realities of the cannabis market in Canada while maintaining a sustainable platform for long-term
These actions are expected to include significant
and immediate decreases in selling, general & administrative ("SG&A") expenses and capital investment plans.
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses
It is the Company's intention to manage the
business to an SG&A range of $40 million to $45 million per quarter by the end of the fiscal fourth quarter of 2020, a significant
decrease from the preliminary fiscal second quarter 2020 range announced today. To do this, management plans to focus the business
on its core areas: 1) Canadian consumer market; 2) Canadian medical market; 3) established international medical markets; and 4)
U.S. market initiatives. Severance and other one-time charges related to SG&A reductions are expected to range from $2 million
to $4 million and will be largely incurred in the Company's fiscal second and third quarters ending December 31, 2019 and March
31, 2020 respectively.
As part of the changes to operations, the Company
has eliminated close to 500 full-time equivalent staff across the company, including approximately 25% of corporate positions.
Additionally, management is restructuring spending plans on information technology projects, sales and marketing initiatives, travel
& entertainment, professional services, and other non-revenue generating third-party costs which do not provide an immediate
Capital Expenditures
Aurora announced its intention to reduce capital
expenditures for the second half of fiscal 2020 to bring capital expenditures below $100 million in total. Over the past several
weeks, Aurora management has undertaken a detailed evaluation of all capital projects underway and made decisions with respect
to continuing or terminating further investment in each. Future capital allocation decisions will be scrutinized first and foremost
through a lens of optimizing near-term investor returns.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Aurora has also announced a number of amendments
to its secured credit facilities which are designed to better align the Company's balance sheet and cash flow expectations with
current market conditions and to provide financial flexibility over the near term. These amendments include:
Complete removal of all
EBITDA ratio covenants, originally set to commence in the period ending September 30, 2020
Complete removal of fixed
charge coverage ratio covenant
Adjustment of the total
funded debt-to-equity covenant to 0.20:1 commencing in fiscal third quarter 2020, from 0.25:1 currently
Reduction of the total
facility size available by $141.5 million
Introduction of a new
minimum liquidity covenant of $35 million
The introduction of a
covenant requiring Aurora to achieve positive EBITDA thresholds beginning in fiscal Q1 2021 that The Company believes are consistent
with today's announced changes
Glen Ibbott, Aurora's CFO stated, "We
are pleased to have reached an agreement with our syndicate of banks to provide Aurora with additional financial flexibility aligned
with our focus on achieving near-term profitability and providing the Company with options to refinance the facility at maturity.
I would like to thank our banking partners for their continued support of Aurora."
Aurora announced that, given market current
cannabis market conditions and the slower than expected near-term industry growth, it has undertaken a thorough review of all business
operations and concluded that certain assets and goodwill values as at December 31, 2019 exceed current fair-market valuations.
As such, when Aurora formally reports its fiscal second quarter 2020 results, it expects to report asset impairment charges on
certain intangible and property, plant and equipment in a range of $190 million to $225 million and write-downs of goodwill in
the range of $740 million to $775 million. Following these non-cash charges, Aurora expects to remain compliant with its revised
total debt-to-equity covenant going forward.
Glen Ibbott continued, "The assets being
impaired are predominantly associated with our operations in South America and Denmark, as our estimate of the timeline for substantial
growth extends in those markets. Our core Canadian cannabis assets are not impacted by these non-cash asset impairment charges."
Ibbott concluded, "We believe that the long-term opportunity for Aurora remains very compelling, despite a slower than anticipated
rate of industry growth in the near-term. We also believe our approach to rationalizing the business and conservatively improving
Last updated: Feb 6, 2020