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CANN GROUP LIMITED — AGM Information 2019
Nov 28, 2019
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GROUP LIMITED
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Annual General Meeting
29 November 2019
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Chairman’s address
Allan McCallum Refer to ASX Announcement lodged 29 November 2019
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CEO’s address
Peter Crock Refer to ASX Announcement lodged 29 November 2019
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Fully integrated & globally competitive medicinal cannabis company
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Cann is combining in-house capabilities with strategic partnerships to undertake
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Industry-leading research & product development
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Cost-efficient cultivation on a large scale
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Manufacturing of GMP grade medicinal products
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Sales & marketing to meet both Australian demand & valuable export opportunities
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Objective to provide all Australian patients with reliable, locally produced, GMP verified medicinal cannabis products. Cann’s aim is to secure & maintain a leadership position across the entire medicinal cannabis value chain & be successful on a global scale
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Key building blocks in place
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Cultivars – International genetics program has allowed Cann to test, identify & focus on strains with the most compelling attributes for cultivation at scale, including profiling strains required by Aurora
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Licenses & Permits – Holds all required licences & permits for cultivation, production, manufacturing, import & export
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Track-Record – 51 successful harvests in existing facilities
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At-Scale Facility – Construction of large scale facility to be developed on staged basis, with stage 1 commissioning targeted to start by late CY2020*
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Domestic Distribution – National wholesale & distribution agreement with Symbion to deliver Cann finished product through pharmacies & hospitals across Australia
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Aurora Offtake – Five year offtake agreement with Aurora for product in excess of Australian requirements
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Global market development – Ongoing development of marketing & supply opportunities in other overseas markets
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Products – Expanding range of locally produced & imported products ready for Australian patients
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Team – Experienced Board, management team & value-adding partnerships
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- Subject to completion of detailed design & construction review, funding & necessary approvals
Large scale Mildura facility to be completed on staged basis
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State-of-the-art facility, incorporating world-leading design/technology
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Revised construction plan more closely aligns capacity with anticipated demand & lowers capital investment risk
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Detailed design; scheduling; & cost now being determined, with preliminary target to develop initial stage with up to 25,000kgs in capacity & commissioning to start by late CY2020*
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Timetable for stages 2 & 3 to be determined based on ongoing analysis of product demand
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Mildura expenditure to date – ~$47m
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Site acquisition & preparation
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Image of Mildura facility – construction well underway
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Repurposing of original buildings
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Glasshouse structure erected
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Glass installed
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6 * Subject to completion of detailed design & construction review, funding & necessary approvals
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Proven cultivation & production model
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Ongoing cultivation & harvest cycle utilising Southern & Northern facilities
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51 harvests completed including Aurora sourced cultivars
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24 imported varieties of medicinal cannabis currently being evaluated
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First harvests of internationally sourced genetics completed
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Production from Southern facility servicing domestic supply initiatives & testing of export pathways
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Production from Northern facility supporting several research programs including La Trobe University ARC Medicinal Agriculture Research Hub & the NSW DPI CRCp research program – Cann is the lead commercial partner for both
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Experienced pharmaceutical partner with product validation underway
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IDT Australia (ASX:IDT) for manufacturing support in relation to cannabis-based product formulations
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IDT brings excellent capabilities & experience in the manufacture of cGMP quality pharmaceuticals
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Partnership with IDT provides Cann an integrated pathway through the full supply chain
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Supercritical CO2 extraction equipment, owned by Cann, installed & currently undergoing commissioning for full GMP compliance
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Production validation program underway
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Existing pharmaceutical equipment at IDT Australia
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Both local & imported products ready to launch
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Product development & validation on track for domestic launch of locally made Cann products by Q1 CY2020
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New imported product from Aurora received with first orders secured
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- Wholesale & distribution agreement with Symbion (4,000 pharmacies, 1,300 hospitals nationally) to carry Cann’s full range of imported & locally manufactured products within Australia
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Regulatory approvals
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Manufacturing licences received for Cann’s Southern & Northern facilities
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Cann holds all necessary cultivation, production & manufacturing licences in addition to import & export licences
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May 2019 – IDT Australia granted manufacturing licence
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June 2019 – Aurora receives import permit from Health Canada for cannabis cultivated by Cann
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- Mildura licence in process
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Strong relationship with Aurora Cannabis Inc
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Offtake agreement secured with Aurora for Cann’s TGA/GMP quality product. Aurora has an established presence in 24 countries
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Agronomic support & access to cultivation & manufacturing related IP
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Technical Services Agreement between Cann & Aurora – provides for exchange of key information & support across cultivation, processing, extraction, manufacturing & analysis
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- Aurora’s leading global greenhouse design firm Aurora Larssen Projects engaged for Cann’s Mildura facility
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A growing domestic & export market
Australian patient approvals continue momentum
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SAS Category B approvals by month
4000
3594
3500
28872913
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2500 2207
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1370 [1566]
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1038 [1109]
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567 490 [670]
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Source: Therapeutic Goods Administration / Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing
Export potential growing across worldwide
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Medicinal cannabis market size forecast
Region Market Value 2024 (US$b)
Africa 1.3
Asia 10.7
Europe 22.3
Latam 6.6
North America 20.2
Oceania 1.5
Total 62.6
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Source: Prohibition Partners
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Clinical trials involving cannabis – 2019
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Source: US National Library of Medicine/ Prohibition Partners
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ITEM 1
Financial statements and reports
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ITEM 2
Adoption of Remuneration Report
Proxy’s For Against Abstain Discretion 38,243,153 2,556,257 900,103 176,576
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ITEM 3
Re-election of Director – Mr Allan McCallum
Proxy’s For Against Abstain Discretion 44,985,890 2,234,764 76,971 158,464
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ITEM 4
Re-election of Director – Mr Douglas Rathbone
Proxy’s For Against Abstain Discretion 44,983,086 2,234,263 81,125 157,615
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ITEM 5
Ratification of prior issue of shares
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Proxy’s
For Against Abstain
Discretion
44,237,776 2,555,484 521,761 141,068
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ITEM 6
Ratification of prior issue of shares
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Proxy’s
For Against Abstain
Discretion
43,912,437 2,717,816 517,348 149,786
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ITEM 7
Approval of long-term incentive plan
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Proxy’s
For Against Abstain
Discretion
38,304,817 2,390,207 887,606 134,757
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ITEM 8
Approval of 10% placement capacity for 12 months
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Proxy’s
For Against Abstain
Discretion
43,730,163 2,404,488 1,172,905 148,533
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GROUP LIMITED
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CONTACTS:
Clive Fanning Head of Investor Relations Cann Group Limited +61 (0)498 000 762 [email protected]
Matthew Wright Investor / Media Relations NWR Communications +61 (0)451 896 420 [email protected]
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