Canopy Growth Corporation Files Amended and Restated Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Nov. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) ("Canopy Growth" or "the Company) has filed its Amended and Restated Consolidated Financial Statements and Amended and Restated Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended March 31, 2017 on SEDAR.

The restatement accounts for:

    i)                  the understated fair value of approximately
                                 11% equity interest and options held by the
                                 Company in AusCann Group Holdings Ltd.
                                 ("AusCann") by $18.3 million and $5.7
                                 million, respectively, at March 31, 2017
                                 which was previously carried at its cost
                                 base of nil being the consideration paid for
                                 the minority interest.


                       The Company has classified its equity
                                 interest in AusCann as an available?for?sale
                                 financial asset, an IFRS term.  The options
                                 represent a derivative financial instrument
                                 that is initially recognised at fair value
                                 and subsequently remeasured to its fair
                                 value at the end of each reporting period.
                                 Prior to February 3, 2017 the AusCann shares
                                 did not have a quoted market price and the
                                 fair value of its equity interest and
                                 options in AusCann could not be reliably
                                 measured and the equity interest and options
                                 were carried at their cost amount of nil.


                       In the quarter ended March 31, 2017, AusCann
                                 completed a capital reorganization and
                                 became listed on the Australian Stock
                                 Exchange. Following the initial public
                                 offering, the Company's shares and options
                                 were all placed in escrow until February 3,
                                 2019.


    and


    ii)                 the correction of an immaterial non-cash
                                 error in the valuation of biological assets
                                 at March 31, 2017, as previously disclosed
                                 in the condensed interim consolidated
                                 financial statements for the first quarter
                                 ended June 30, 2017.

As a result of the restatement, the Company's reported Net Loss was reduced from $16.7 million to a Net Loss of $7.6 million.

Details of the changes are fully described in Note 2 to the Amended and Restated Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 2017 as filed on SEDAR on November 13, 2017.

About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth is a world-leading diversified cannabis company, offering distinct brands and curated cannabis varieties in dried, oil and capsule forms. Through its wholly?owned subsidiaries, Canopy Growth operates numerous state-of-the-art production facilities with over half a million square feet of GMP-certified indoor and greenhouse production capacity, all to an unparalleled level of quality assurance procedures and testing. Canopy Growth has established partnerships with leading sector names in Canada and abroad, with interests and operations spanning four continents. The Company is proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, providing consistent access to high quality cannabis products, conducting robust clinical research, and furthering the public's understanding of cannabis. For more information visi twww.canopygrowth.com.

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SOURCE Canopy Growth Corporation