INVESTOR PRESENTATION JANUARY 2019 - HEXO Corp

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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
         JANUARY 2019

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
 The material in this presentation has been prepared by Newstrike and is general background information about Newstrike’s activities
  current as at the date of this presentation. This information is given in summary form and does not purport to be complete.

 Information in this presentation, including forecast production information, should not be considered as advice or a recommendation to
  investors or potential investors in relation to holding, purchasing product development or selling securities or other financial products or
  instruments and does not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs.

 Before acting on any information you should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to these matters, any relevant
  offer document and in particular, you should seek independent financial advice. All securities and financial product or instrument
  transactions involve risks, which include (among others) the risk of adverse or unanticipated market, financial or political developments
  and, in international transactions, currency risk.

 This presentation may contain forward looking statements including statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations with
  respect to Newstrike’s businesses and operations, market conditions, results of operation and financial condition, capital adequacy,
  specific provisions and risk management practices. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking
  statements.

 Newstrike does not undertake any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward looking statements to reflect
  events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. While due care has been used in the
  preparation of forecast information, actual results may vary in a materially positive or negative manner. Forecasts and hypothetical
  examples are subject to uncertainty and contingencies outside Newstrike’s control. Past performance is not a reliable indication of future
  performance.

 Unless otherwise specified all information is as of January 16, 2019.
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       OUR VISION:
       CANADA’S RECREATIO NA L BRAND
•   Up Cannabis will one day be as synonymous with Canadiana as Tim Hortons or Roots
•   From day one our focus has been centered around executing a business plan that positioned
    Up Cannabis for the adult-use market
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OUR PERSPECTIVE:
KEEP IT REAL
IN A NOISY MARKET
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OUR FOCUSED STRATEGY:
4 PILLARS OF GROWTH

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       Dedicated execution across these four pillars will drive accretive shareholder value
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              REVERSE ENGINEERING                                                                                       PRODUCTION
              DELIVERING AGAINST CAPACITY
                       PRODUCTION                                                              DISTRIBUTION              BRANDING

                         Brantford Facility                                                    Retail partnerships     DISTRIBUTION
                         (2,000 kg)                              CURRENT                       Provincial agreements
                         Niagara Phase 1*                                                                               INNOVATION
                         (20,000 kg)
                         Niagara Phase 2*
                         (Additional 20,000 kg)

                          BRANDING                                                              I N N O VAT I O N

                            UP Cannabis                                                         New product
                                                              $108M CA SH                       development
                            Ambassadors
                                                                  (Q3 2018)                     Joint Ventures
                                                                                                Licensing agreements

                                                  Our strong, debt-free balance sheet allows
                                                    us to execute on additional capacity
                                                       quicker than other competitors
*assuming full production ramp-up
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ADVANCED                                                                         PRODUCTION
                                                                   Tier 1
PRODUCTION ASSETS                                               automotive
                                              Dutch Tray         expertise
                                               System
                               455,000
                             square feet
                                (2019)

                                                                     Lean Six
                                 Projected        Automated         Sigma and
 state of the art facility          2,400         machinery           Kaizen
40,000+
at full capacity
                 kg              plants/day                         principles

                             Projected
                             1,000,000
                               plants
                                               Talking            ISO
                                                floor         9001:2015
                                                               Certified
                                                                facility
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                                   PRODUCTION
NOT YOUR GRANDPA’S
CUCUMBER GREENHOUSE

                      444
                       QUALITY
                      CHECKS PER
                       HARVEST
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STRATEGIC PRODUCT AND STRAIN PORTFOLIO
STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY + COMMON SENSE

   Indica         Hybrid           Hybrid            Hybrid            Hybrid
                 1:2 CBD      Indica Dominant   Sativa Dominant   Sativa Dominant

               5 STRAINS FOR 5 CONSUMER NEEDS
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       STRATEGIC PRODUCT AND STRAIN PORTFOLIO
        STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY + COMMON SENSE

2018                                             2019                                       2020

                                                            Edibles
                Single-serve
                   Flower

Multi-serve                               Oils                                Vaping Oils   Beverages
 Flower

                                         FOCUSED ON THE
                               H I G H E S T P O T E N T I A L F O R M AT S
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BRANDING

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                                           BRANDING

DOMINANT    COMMANDING        400+
  SHARE       SHARE OF
 OF VOICE    SEARCH AND      MILLION
 SUMMER     VOICE RELATIVE   IMPRESSIONS
   2018       TO ALL LPS       TO DATE
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                A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP                                           BRANDING

            WITH CANADA’S MOST CELEBRATED BAND

 With their unique and deep understanding of Canada and Canadians, an un
unrivalled national platform, members of The Tragically Hip are core strategic
partners in the emergence of Up Cannabis as this country’s leading adult -use
                               cannabis brand.
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              DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS      DISTRIBUTION

               IN PLACE WITH 7 PROVINCES

Retailer Partnerships
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                PUNCHING                                                                          DISTRIBUTION

                ABOVE OUR WEIGHT

         Health
         Canada                                                                  113
                              At least 1
         licenced             provincial
         entities             agreements             At least 2                  39
                                                     provincial
                                                     agreements
                                                                  At least 7     29
                                                                  provincial
                                                                  agreements     7
                                                  Current
                       Market Cap1 Ent Value1    Capacity2
                              ($M)      ($M)          (kg)
                                                                                         TILRAY
Canopy Growth              $19,083    $19,773 undisclosed
Tilray                       $7,976     $7,875     21,000
                                                                               UP CANNABIS
Aurora Cannabis              $9,701     $9,501    100,000
Aphria                       $2,198     $2,091     35,000
CannTrust                     $874       $799      50,000
Organigram                    $815       $784      36,000
Average                      $6,775     $6,804     37,056
UP Cannabis                   $284       $177      20,000
1As   at Jan 16, 2019, Thomson Reuters
2Company      reports and analyst estimates
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WELL-FUNDED
TO EXECUTE

       I N N OVAT I O N                  D I ST R I B U T I O N

                          $108M
                          CASH-ON-HAND
                            (Q3 2018)

         BRANDING                        PRODUCTION
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          CASH IS KING
           CASH AS A PERCENTAGE OF MARKET CAPITALIZATION

45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
             Cronos          Newstrike          Canopy           Supreme      Hexo   Organigram   Aphria   Canntrust   Tilray   Aurora
                              Brands

 Source: Mackie Research Capital, Sedar, Thomson Reuters as at Jan 16, 2019
 *Assumes completion of investment from Altria
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                                                                                                INNOVATION
INNOVATION
                                          MOMENTS
                                          OF TRUTH
                                                                                      40+K KG
                                  TRANSACTIONS                                       CAPACITY

                                                                                                Vape:
   Beverage                                                                                Green Tank
                   VAPES, FLOWER, OILS, CAPSULES, EDIBLES, BEVERAGES                      Technologies

     Food:                                HOW
      Neal
   Brothers JV                                                                           Wellness
                       JV       ACQUIRE      PARTNER        DEVELOP                        CPG

         CAPACITY IS TABLE STAKES. WHAT WILL SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF IS:
                    ACCESS, PRODUCTS AND RELATIONSHIPS
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       INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
       LOOKING ABROAD TO LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE
The development of a repeatable stamp in Canada will allow for a focused and
calculated approach for expansion into international markets
    Market          Population
         Canada        36,950,000
  Latin America       652,000,000
           Brazil     211,000,000
       Colombia        49,500,000
          Europe      738,000,000
       Germany         82,300,000
 United Kingdom        66,570,000

                                            +
               1,427M                       E
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            689M                        L   R
                                    A
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                                    N
                                        T   P
                                    A
      37M                               A
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                                    D
                                        M
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                                                                                                                                                                                        PRODUCTION
               2018
               A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS                                                                                                                                             BRANDING
                                                                                                   Inner
                                                                                                   Spirit
                                                                                            CCO    alliance                                                                            DISTRIBUTION
                                                                       Bought
                                                                        Deal B
                                                                                                                                  HISTORIC
                                                                                      Construction                                  FIRST                                               INNOVATION
                 Bought                                                        GCP      Niagara                                   SHIPMENT
                                                                             Founding commences                                                   Marketing
                  deal A                                                                                                            Sep 18
                                                                             Member                                                                Launch 3
                                                               Marketing                                                                          Dundas Sq.
                                                               Launch 1            Marketing
 Sales Licence             Cultivation                                                            Sales Licence                                                Sales Licence
                                                               Bathouse            Launch 2
   Brantford                licence                                                               Niagara for Brantford        Oil                                Niagara
                             Niagara                                                UpNorth                                                                                        Initial PO
                                                                                                                           Extraction
                                                                                                                           MediPharm                                                    PEI

   JAN              FEB           MAR               APR           MAY            JUN              JUL                AUG                SEP             OCT            NOV                    DEC

                                                                             Supply Agreement
                                                                                                                                      Vaping
VP Marketing                                Cultivation                           Alberta                                                                              Edibles JV
                                                           Unison                                                                   Technology                         Neal Brothers
                                         Licence Niagara Partnership                                                                    Green Tank
                                                                                  Supply Agreement               Supply
                                                                                             BC                Agreement
                                                                                                                      NS                             OCT 17!
                                                               Niagara College               Supply Agreement                     Approved Supplier
                                                                  Business                           ON                                      SK
                                                                                                                     Niagara College
                                                                  Program
                                                                                                                   Cannabis Cultivation
                                                                                                                        Program
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             MANAGEMENT TEAM

      Jay Wilgar             Sean Byrne                Peter Hwang             Mark Burton                Kevin Epp           Sylvie Levesque
Chief Executive Officer     Chief Financial        President, Operations       Chief Strategy           Chief Operating       Chief Marketing
      & Director                Officer                  & Director               Officer                   Officer                Officer
          Seasoned          Over 25 years in            Experienced             A career spanning        Over two decades      Over 25 years in the
   entrepreneur with a       senior financial       entrepreneur with a          more than three          of experience in       CPG and alcohol
   proven track record     management roles,              history of           decades in strategic          operations’       beverage industries.
        in emerging,        most recently as       commercializing start-        leadership roles        management and           Previously GM,
          regulated            CFO at Brick        ups from inception to      including CEO at five        management          Canada at Treasury
   industries. Founded     Brewing. Also held        succession. Peter        separate technology         consulting with          Wine Estates,
      and sold one of         senior finance       recently founded and         companies, two of         McKinsey & Co.,     overseeing a portfolio
     Ontario’s largest       positions at RR          sold Globalfaces           which were TSX-         Union Gas, Reckitt   of 50+ wineries. Prior
    renewable energy        Donelly Canada,         Direct, one of North     listed. Prior to joining    Benckiser, Weston      to TWE, Sylvie held
    development firms        Thermo Fisher         Americas largest direct   Newstrike, Mark was          and CPI Plastics        senior sales and
     – AIM PowerGen.      Scientific, The Scotts    marketing and data       partner at KPMG and             Group Ltd.         marketing roles at
                              Company and            analytics agencies      is a former partner at                            Johnson & Johnson,
                            Monsanto Corp.          serving the Not-For-         Stikeman Elliott.                             Pfizer, Molson, and
                                                        Profit sector.                                                               Unilever.
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    OUR PERSPECTIVE: BY KEEPING IT REAL
     THIS IS DOABLE

 PRODUCTION

   BRANDING

DISTRIBUTION

  PLATFORM

 PRIORITIES
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CORPORATE INFO
EQUITY OVERVIEW

                 Basic Shares Outstanding                              556.4 million
                 As of September 30, 2018

                 Options and Warrants                                 150.6 million1
                 As of September 30, 2018

                 Fully Diluted Shares                               ~707.0 million1
                 As of September 30, 2018

                 52 Week Range                                        $3.30 – $0.29

                 Cash                                                $107.6 million
                 As of September 30, 2018

                 Market Capitalization                                  $284 million
                 As of January 16, 2019

                 Listed Warrants                                         94.5 million
                 Traded under HIP.WT

                                            1 Assumes  all outstanding options fully exercised
                                            and all outstanding warrants fully exercised.
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