INVESTOR PRESENTATION JANUARY 2019 - HEXO Corp
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2 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.
3 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
5 OUR FOCUSED STRATEGY: 4 PILLARS OF GROWTH I D B P N I R R N S A O O T N D V R D U A I I C T B N T I U G I O T O N I N O N Dedicated execution across these four pillars will drive accretive shareholder value
6 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 $108M CA SH development Ambassadors (Q3 2018) Joint Ventures Licensing agreements Our strong, debt-free balance sheet allows us to execute on additional capacity quicker than other competitors *assuming full production ramp-up
7 ADVANCED PRODUCTION Tier 1 PRODUCTION ASSETS automotive Dutch Tray expertise System 455,000 square feet (2019) Lean Six Projected Automated Sigma and state of the art facility 2,400 machinery Kaizen 40,000+ at full capacity kg plants/day principles Projected 1,000,000 plants Talking ISO floor 9001:2015 Certified facility
STRATEGIC PRODUCT AND STRAIN PORTFOLIO STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY + COMMON SENSE Indica Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid 1:2 CBD Indica Dominant Sativa Dominant Sativa Dominant 5 STRAINS FOR 5 CONSUMER NEEDS
10 STRATEGIC PRODUCT AND STRAIN PORTFOLIO STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY + COMMON SENSE 2018 2019 2020 Edibles Single-serve Flower Multi-serve Oils Vaping Oils Beverages Flower FOCUSED ON THE H I G H E S T P O T E N T I A L F O R M AT S
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12 BRANDING DOMINANT COMMANDING 400+ SHARE SHARE OF OF VOICE SEARCH AND MILLION SUMMER VOICE RELATIVE IMPRESSIONS 2018 TO ALL LPS TO DATE
13 A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP BRANDING WITH CANADA’S MOST CELEBRATED BAND With their unique and deep understanding of Canada and Canadians, an un unrivalled national platform, members of The Tragically Hip are core strategic partners in the emergence of Up Cannabis as this country’s leading adult -use cannabis brand.
14 DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS DISTRIBUTION IN PLACE WITH 7 PROVINCES Retailer Partnerships
15 PUNCHING DISTRIBUTION ABOVE OUR WEIGHT Health Canada 113 At least 1 licenced provincial entities agreements At least 2 39 provincial agreements At least 7 29 provincial agreements 7 Current Market Cap1 Ent Value1 Capacity2 ($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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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 + U C 689M L R A A O N T P A 37M A E D M A 19
20 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
21 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.
22 OUR PERSPECTIVE: BY KEEPING IT REAL THIS IS DOABLE PRODUCTION BRANDING DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM PRIORITIES
23 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.
24 THANK YOU
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