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Filed by newsfilecorp.com FORM 51-102F4 BUSINESS ACQUISITION REPORT Item 1 - Identity of Company 1.1 - Name and Address of Company This business acquisition report pertains to IM Cannabis Corp. (the " Company "), with a

Key Takeaway: BUSINESS ACQUISITION REPORT Item 1 - Identity of Company 1.1 - Name and Address of Company This business acquisition report pertains to IM Cannabis Corp. (the "Company"), with a head address located at Kibbutz Glil Yam, Central District, Israel 4690500 and a registered address

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BUSINESS ACQUISITION REPORT
Item 1 - Identity of Company
1.1 - Name and Address of Company
This business acquisition report pertains to IM Cannabis Corp. (the "Company"), with a head address located at Kibbutz Glil Yam, Central District, Israel 4690500 and a registered address located at 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2300, Bentall 5, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2B5.
1.2 - Executive Officer
The following executive officer of the Company is knowledgeable about the Arrangement (as defined below) and this business acquisition report:
Item 2 - Details of Acquisition
2.1 - Nature of Business Acquired
Trichome Financial Corp. ("Trichome") is the 100% shareholder of Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp ("TJAC") d/b/a JWC, a federally licensed producer of cannabis in Canada. TJAC acquired the assets of James E. Wagner Cultivation Corp. on August 28, 2020 by way of a court supervised process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada). Trichome is focused on acquiring related assets to compliment TJAC and leveraging the knowledge, expertise and insights of its employees, management and founders.
2.2 - Acquisition Date
On December 30, 2020, the Company entered into an arrangement agreement (as amended subsequent to the date thereof, the "Arrangement Agreement") with Trichome pursuant to which, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement, the Company had agreed to acquire (and did acquire on the acquisition date noted in Item 2.2 above), all of the issued and outstanding shares of Trichome (the "Trichome Shares") by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Arrangement").
Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement, former holders of Trichome Shares (the "Trichome Shareholders") received 0.24525 of a common share of the Company (each whole common share, an "IMC Share") for each Trichome Share held (the "Exchange Ratio") and former holders of Trichome in-the-money convertible instruments (together with the Trichome Shareholders, the "Trichome Securityholders") received a net payment of IMC Shares based on the Exchange Ratio.
As a result of the Arrangement, a total of 10,104,901 IMC Shares were issued to the Trichome Securityholders, resulting in former Trichome Securityholders holding approximately 20.06% of the total number of issued and outstanding IMC Shares.
2.4 - Effect on Financial Position
The expected effect of the acquisition on the Company's financial position is outlined in the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company included with this business acquisition report.
The Company does not currently have any plans or proposals for material changes in the business acquired pursuant to the Arrangement which may have a significant impact on the financial performance and financial position of the Company, including any proposal to sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all or a substantial part of the business acquired pursuant to the Arrangement or to make any material changes to the Company's business.
Upon completion of the Arrangement, Trichome became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The business and operations of Trichome have combined with those of the Company.
2.5 - Prior Valuations
To the knowledge of the Company, there has not been any valuation opinion obtained within the last 12 months by the Company or Trichome and required by securities legislation or a Canadian exchange or market to support the consideration paid by the Company in connection with the Arrangement.
However, the Company obtained a fairness opinion from Cormark Securities Inc. dated December 29, 2020 attesting to the fairness of the consideration offered by the Company pursuant to the Arrangement, from a financial point of view. Trichome obtained a fairness opinion from Desjardins Securities Inc. dated December 29, 2020 attesting to the fairness of the consideration to be received by Trichome Securityholders pursuant to the Arrangement, from a financial point of view.
2.6 - Parties to Transaction
The Arrangement was not with an informed person (as that term is defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations), associate or affiliate of the Company.
2.7 - Date of Report
Item 3 - Financial Statements and Other Information
The following documents of Trichome are attached as Schedule "A" to this business acquisition report: the audited consolidated financial statements of Trichome, together with the notes thereto and the auditor's report thereon, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The following pro forma documents of the Company are attached as Schedule "B" to this business acquisition report:
(a) the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2020; and
(b) the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2020 of the Company and pro forma earnings per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2020.
ANNUAL AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TRICHOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
Please see attached.
Independent Auditor's Report
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 1
Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss 2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 3
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity 4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 5-62
TRICHOME FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
As at December 31, As at December 31,
Notes 2020 2019
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents 23 $ 2,850,476 $ 20,887,704
Amounts receivable 6,23 2,675,441 158,169
Prepaids and other assets 12 740,531 134,218
Biological assets 8 837,143 -
Inventory 7 2,202,618 -
Due from related parties 16 7,961 23,583
Current portion of loans receivable 9, 23 4,317,037 1,964,538
Total current assets 13,631,207 23,168,212
Non-current
Derivative assets 10, 23 414,330 455,064
Investments 10, 23 - 226,368
Loans receivable 9, 23 3,921,732 5,058,679
Deposits 12 617,533 -
Investment in equity accounted investee 11 324,490 -
Intangible assets 15 153,636 19,633
Property, plant, and equipment 13 13,256,720 -
Right-of-use assets 14 10,799,766 -
Total non-current assets 29,488,207 5,759,744
Total assets 43,119,414 28,927,956
LIABILITIES
Current
Amounts payable and accrued liabilities 17, 23 3,295,123 1,264,160
Deposits - 78,977
Current portion of lease liabilities 14, 23 60,654 -
Total current liabilities 3,355,777 1,343,137
Long-term
Lease liabilities 14, 23 10,951,629 -
Convertible debentures 18, 23 5,470,994 -
Total long-term liabilities 16,422,623 -
Total liabilities 19,778,400 1,343,137
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share capital 19 35,019,878 33,850,039
Contributed surplus 19 564,431 459,203
Share-based reserve 19 1,098,632 1,281,668
Equity component of convertible debenture 18 626,408 -
Accumulated deficit (15,265,554 ) (8,006,091 )
Shareholders' equity attributable to owners of the parent 22,043,795 27,584,819
Other non-controlling interest 19 1,297,219 -
Total equity 23,341,014 27,584,819
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $ 43,119,414 $ 28,927,956
Commitments and contingencies (Note 25)
Subsequent events (Note 28)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Approved on behalf of the Board:
/s/"Michael Ruscetta" /s/"Howard Steinberg"
Director Director
TRICHOME FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
For the year ended
Notes December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Cannabis gross revenues $ 1,784,169 $ -
Excise tax (449,128 ) -
Net cannabis revenues 1,335,041 -
Cost of cannabis revenues 1,957,097 -
Depreciation and ROU asset amortization included in Cost of cannabis 667,978
Gross profit before fair value adjustments (1,290,034 ) -
Realized fair value amount of inventory sold and other adjustments 8 - -
Unrealized fair value gain on biological assets 8 - -
Gross profit on cannabis revenues (1,290,034 ) -
Interest revenue 3,001,785 1,264,563
Other revenue 16 118,645 -
Total interest and other revenue 3,120,430 1,264,563
Operating expense
General and administrative 16,22 6,594,164 2,534,381
Share-based compensation 16,19 2,196,702 991,677
Expected credit loss (recovery) 9 (250,538 ) 328,450
Depreciation and amortization 13,14,15 252,339 -
Total operating expenses 8,792,667 3,854,508
Loss from operations (6,962,271 ) (2,589,945 )
Other expenses (income)
Bargain purchase gain 5 (1,434,409 ) -
Gain on modification of loans receivable 9 (479,068 ) (42,787 )
Fair value gain on amounts receivable (215,588 ) -
Fair value gain on loans receivable at FVTPL 9 (116,421 ) -
Income from equity accounted investee 11 (8,959 ) -
Gain on settlement of loans receivable 9 - (557,516 )
Costs incurred to list on stock exchange 19 - 371,012
Listing expense 19 - 1,308,281
Accretion expense on preferred shares 19 - 1,254,027
Interest expense and penalties 4,900 -
Foreign exchange loss (gain) 29,882 -
Fair value loss on derivative investments 10 65,266 870,789
Interest expense - convertible debenture 18 382,135 -
Fair value loss on investments 10 431,603 -
Acquisition related transaction costs - JWC 5 528,070 -
Interest expense - lease liabilities 14 615,477 -
Acquisition related transaction costs - IMC 28 720,152 -
Net loss before tax $ (7,485,311 ) $ (5,793,751 )
Deferred tax recovery 27 225,848 -
Net loss for the year $ (7,259,463 ) $ (5,793,751 )
Total net loss for the year attributable to:
Owners of the Company (7,259,463 ) (5,793,751 )
Other non-controlling interest 21 - -
$ (7,259,463 ) $ (5,793,751 )
Basic earning per share 20 $ (0.27 ) $ (0.46 )
Weighted average number of basic common shares 20 27,212,000 12,522,227
Diluted earnings (loss) per share 20 $ (0.27 ) $ (0.46 )
Weighted average number of diluted common shares 20 27,212,000 12,522,227
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
TRICHOME FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
For the year ended
Notes December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss for the year (7,259,463 ) (5,793,751 )
Items not affecting cash: - -
Bargain purchase gain 5 (1,434,409 ) -
Listing expense - 1,308,281
Accretion expense on preferred shares 19 - 1,254,027
Accretion and accrued coupon interest on debt component of convertible debt 18 296,524 -
Non-cash interest revenue (1,869,186 ) (717,664 )
Foreign exchange revaluation on loans receivable 9 30,153 -
Change in fair value of derivative assets, investments and amounts receivable 10 281,281 870,789
Gain on settlements and modifications of loans receivable 9 (479,068 ) (600,303 )
Share-based compensation expense 19 2,196,702 991,677
RSUs issued as a finder's fee 18 192,548 -
Change in fair value of loans measured at FVTPL 9 (116,421 ) -
Expected credit loss 9 (209,919 ) 328,450
Interest expense - lease liability 14 615,477 -
Depreciation and amortization expense 13,14,15 920,317 -
Destroyed and written off inventory and biological assets 7,8 75,700 -
Unrealized fair value gain on biological assets 8 - -
Realized fair value amount of inventory sold and other adjustments 8 - -
Net income from equity accounted investments 11 (8,959 ) -
Deferred tax recovery (225,848 ) -
(6,994,571 ) (2,358,494 )
Changes in non-cash items relating to operations:
Increase/(decease) in working capital items and long-term deposits 26 (1,169,269 ) 646,650
(1,169,269 ) 646,650
Changes in cash items relating to operations:
Advances of loaned funds (inclusive of amounts allocated to derivative assets and investments on initial recognition and transaction costs) 9 (17,224,778 ) (12,955,845 )
Repayment of loaned funds 2,787,229 5,834,772
(14,437,549 ) (7,121,073 )
Cash outflows used in operating activities (22,601,389 ) (8,832,917 )
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (Note 26)
Purchase of intangible assets 15 (155,041 ) (19,633 )
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment 13 (144,793 ) -
Investment in equity accounted investee 11 (315,531 ) -
Cash outflows used in investment activities (615,365 ) (19,633 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures 18 6,200,000 -
Financing fees on convertible debentures 18 (32,625 ) -
Proceeds from amalgamated entity (net of working capital) - 324,884
Share issuance costs 19 - (879,108 )
Proceeds on issuance of common shares 19 - 16,484,383
Payment of lease obligations and JWC rent arrears 14 (987,849 ) -
Cash inflows from financing activities 5,179,526 15,930,159
DECREASE IN CASH $ (18,037,228 ) $ 7,077,609
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 20,887,704 13,810,095
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR $ 2,850,476 $ 20,887,704
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements.
TRICHOME FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
Number of Contributed Share-based Equity component Non-controlling Accumulated Total
Notes shares * Share capital Surplus reserve of Convertible interest deficit Shareholders'
Debt Equity
Balance at January 1, 2019 6,960,000 $ 335,000 $ 162,549 $ 531,044 $ - $ - $ (2,212,340 ) $ (1,183,747 )
Comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - (5,793,751 ) (5,793,751 )
Share-based compensation for the year - - 991,677 - - - - 991,677
Vested share-based compensation - - (750,624 ) 750,624 - - - -
Conversion of series A preferred shares on close of Trichome's RTO 19 9,513,902 16,332,200 - - - - - 16,332,200
Shares issued for previously subscribed shares 19 7,849,706 16,484,383 - - - - - 16,484,383
Shares issued in the reverse-takeover of 22 Capital Corp.** 19 751,216 1,577,564 55,601 - - - - 1,633,165
Share issuance costs - (879,108 ) - - - - - (879,108 )
Balance at December 31, 2019 25,074,824 33,850,039 459,203 1,281,668 - - (8,006,091 ) 27,584,819
Comprehensive loss for the year - - - - - - (7,259,463 ) (7,259,463 )
Share-based compensation for the year - - 899,483 - - 1,297,219 - 2,196,702
Vested share-based compensation - - (794,255 ) 794,255 - - - -
Settlement of restricted share units 19 737,788 1,169,839 (1,169,839 ) - - - -
Equity component of convertible debentures 18 - - - - 626,408 - - 626,408
Transaction cost - convertible debentures 18 - - - 192,548 - - - 192,548
Balance at December 31, 2020 25,812,612 $ 35,019,878 $ 564,431 $ 1,098,632 $ 626,408 $ 1,297,219 $ (15,265,554 ) 23,341,014
* Number of shares is inclusive of the 3:1 share split, and has been applied retrospectively for the January 1, 2019 comparative figures.
** Number of shares adjusted down by four shares from December 31, 2019. This relates to monthly fractional share adjustments throughout 2020.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
1. Description of the business
Trichome Financial Corp. (the "Company" or "Trichome" or "Trichome Financial"), formerly 22 Capital Corp., was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act of Ontario on January 4, 2017. The Company is located at 150 King Street West, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On October 4, 2019, in connection with Trichome Financial Corp.'s reverse takeover ("RTO") of 22 Capital Corp., the Company completed a 3:1 share split.
Trichome Financial is the 100% shareholder of Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp ("TJAC") d/b/a JWC, a federally licensed producer of cannabis in Canada. TJAC acquired the assets of James E. Wagner Cultivation Corp. on August 28, 2020 under a court supervised process under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada). Trichome is focused on acquiring related assets to compliment JWC and leverage the knowledge, expertise and insights of its employees, management and founders.
2. Basis of Preparation
Statement of Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
These consolidated financial statements ("Financial Statements") have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and interpretations of the IFRS Interpretations Committee applicable to the preparation of the Financial Statements.
Basis of presentation
These Financial Statements have been prepared by the Company on a historical cost basis using the accrual basis of accounting, except for the revaluation of certain assets and liabilities to fair value, including derivative assets, biological assets, assets acquired through a business combination, investments, convertible debentures, and certain loans receivable.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether the price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or liability, the Company takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability that market participants would take into consideration when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.
Fair value measurements are classified using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements.
The currency of presentation within these Financial Statements is the Canadian dollar, which is also the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries, unless stated otherwise.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company reclassified certain prior period balances to conform to the current period presentation. These included reclassifying expected credit losses from operating expenses to other expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss.
These Financial Statements were approved by the Company's Board of Directors and authorized for issue on April 23, 2021.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Basis of consolidation
On May 7, 2020, the Company incorporated TJAC. TJAC was formed specifically for the acquisition of James E. Wagner Cultivation Corporation ("JWC"), which closed on August 28, 2020 (Note 5). TJAC holds the assets and required cannabis licenses for the cultivation, processing, and sales of cannabis, and has two facilities located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. TJAC is a subsidiary of the Company and the financial results are consolidated with those of the Company's as part of the financial reporting process.
The Company incorporated Trichome Financial Cannabis Private Credit GP Inc. (the "GP"), Trichome Financial Cannabis Manager Inc., and Trichome Asset Funding Corp. as wholly owned subsidiaries and consolidates the financial results of these entities. The entities were formed in preparation for the opening of an alternative investment fund. The Company formed Trichome Financial Cannabis Private Credit LP (the "Fund"), which became an equity accounted investee during the year (Note 11). The Fund performs receivables factoring with cannabis companies in Canada.
3. Significant accounting policies
Below is a summary of the Company's significant accounting policies. The following policies were adopted during the year ended December 31, 2020, as a result of the acquisition of JWC (Note 5): Revenue Recognition (cannabis revenues recognized under IFRS 15), Business Combinations, Other Non-controlling Interests, Biological Assets, Inventories, Property Plant & Equipment, and Leases.
Financial Instruments
The Company records financial instruments, including lending arrangements in accordance with IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments ("IFRS 9"):
Financial assets can be classified as at:
2) fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI"), with gain or losses recycled through profit or loss on derecognition; and
3) fair value through profit and loss ("FVTPL")
Financial liabilities can be classified as at:
1) amortized cost; and
In order for a financial asset to be classified as at amortized cost, it must meet two criteria that are deemed consistent with a basic lending arrangement: i) they are held within a business model in which the lender is expected to hold the asset to maturity and collect the contractual interest and principal payments until maturity of the loan (known as the "hold to collect" business model); and ii) the contractual cash flows of the lending arrangements are solely payments of principal and interest by the borrower ("SPPI"). However, instruments which meet the SPPI criteria, but that are subsequently sold, can still be recognized at amortized cost, so long as these sales are infrequent (even if significant in value), or insignificant in value both individually and in aggregate (even if infrequent).
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Principal is defined as the fair value of the financial asset at initial recognition, which may change over time due to repayments or amortization of a premium or discount. Interest is defined as consideration for credit risk and time value of money.
Financial assets can be classified as FVTOCI when both of the following are met: i) the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets and ii) the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding.
The majority of the Company's financial assets are loans receivable held in order to collect the associated contractual cashflows. The cashflows in these lending arrangements are typically repayment of principal and interest.
The Company's financial liabilities consist of amounts payable and accrued liabilities and convertible debentures. Amounts payable and accrued liabilities are recorded at amortized cost. The convertible debentures are discussed in more detail in the Compound financial instruments section further below.
Transaction costs in connection with loans:
In accordance with IFRS 9, the Company capitalizes transaction costs directly incurred for lending arrangements which are measured at amortized cost, and expenses transaction costs for lending arrangements measured at FVTPL. Capitalized transaction costs are included in the calculation of interest revenue over the term of the loan through the effective interest rate method in accordance with IFRS 9. Transaction costs generally include, but are not limited to legal fees, professional fees, and insurance fees directly incurred as part of entering into the lending arrangement.
Transaction costs may be incurred in a period before initial recognition of the loan. When transaction costs are incurred related to a potential loan that the Company concludes is probable to be recognized at amortized cost, these transaction costs are recorded within prepaid expenses, net of any deposits received from potential borrowers. When transaction costs are incurred related to a potential loan that the Company concludes is probable to be recognized at FVTPL, these transaction costs are expensed in the period incurred, net of any deposits received from potential borrowers. If transaction costs are capitalized related to a potential loan that had probable amortized cost recognition, but failed to close, these transaction costs are expensed in the period the Company determined the loan was not probable to close.
Loans receivable - modification and settlement gains and losses:
There are instances in which the terms of a lending arrangement may be modified and/or a loan may be settled prior to the stated maturity. In both instances, in accordance with IFRS 9, the Company will determine the gain or loss on modification or settlement of the loan in the period in which the modification or settlement occurs.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
When there has been a modification to the terms of a loan, the Company will recalculate the value of the loan on the date of modification, based on the newly modified terms. This value is determined based on the present value of the future cashflows the Company expects to collect from the borrower under the new terms of the lending arrangement. The difference between the present value of these cashflows and the value of the loan just prior to modification, is then recorded in other income or other expense as a modification gain or loss on modification of loans receivable.
Last updated: Apr 29, 2021