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BCC TO EXPAND U.S. FOOTPRINT WITH ARIZONA AND MARYLAND ACQUISITIONS
Accretive Arizona Target
Entry into early-stage, populous Maryland market
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 16, 2017 – (CSE: BCC, OTC: CBICF)
The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation (the “Company” or “BCC”) (CSE: BCC, OTC:CBICF) today announced
that the Company has signed non-binding Letters of Intent (LOI’s) to acquire up to four cannabis
enterprises in Arizona and Maryland. In compliance with Arizona and Maryland legislation, BCC will be
acquiring four management companies, three in Maryland, one in Arizona, that provide substantial
management, finance, real estate, staffing, logistics and administrative services to entities licensed to sell
cannabis to registered medical patients.
Transaction highlights
Arizona
BCC is to acquire a management company providing extensive services to an operational licensee with a
cultivation, production and dispensary license. Highlights include:
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Growing, revenue generating business
Profitable and cash flow positive
Accretive acquisition
Dispensary located in affluent and populous area of Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona medical market currently has over 125,000 registered patients, similar in size to the entire
Canadian market
Third acquisition in rapidly growing Arizona market, following January acquisition of profitable
platform for growth and March acquisition supporting a third licensee.
Upon completion, transaction will bring total number of Arizona dispensaries under the Health
for Life umbrella – current and under development - to four in a state with less than 100
dispensaries in total.
Maryland
BCC is to acquire three management companies that will each provide operational and other services to
three new medical marijuana dispensaries and one production operation. Highlights include:
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Three dispensary licenses of only 109 granted state-wide.
One of only 15 production licenses issued state-wide. License allows for the production of highmargin concentrate-based products such as oils, shatter, wax and live resin
With a population of 6 million, the Maryland market is anticipated to grow to US$125-175 million
by 2020 (source: ArcView)
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All licenses located in the populous Baltimore-Bethesda region
The consideration for all four acquisitions will be discussed in more detail upon closing of the acquisitions,
anticipated on or before June 30, 2017.
Management commentary
“The Arizona acquisition, upon closing, will immediately be accretive and contribute towards revenue
growth and profitability,” stated Scott Boyes, CEO of BCC. “Furthermore, we anticipate being able to
generate further revenue growth and margin expansion by applying our operational and commercial bestpractices established at our existing Arizona assets. The Maryland transactions will immediately provide
a strong foothold in this promising early-stage market. With one of only 15 production licenses, we will
be well-positioned to establish a solid foundation in the high-margin concentrates business, leveraging
the strength of our award-winning MPX brand. Additionally, the Maryland acquisitions would add three
dispensaries under our management expanding our growing retail footprint, bringing us to ten in total,
based on assets under development and pending acquisitions. More details will be disclosed upon closing
of the transactions.”
About The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation
BCC, an Ontario corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.S., provides substantial
management, staffing, procurement, advisory, financial, real estate rental, logistics and administrative
services to two medicinal cannabis enterprises in Arizona operating under the Health for Life
(dispensaries) and MPX (high-margin concentrates wholesale) brands. The successful Health for Life
(“H4L”) brand operates in the rapidly growing Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with a
population of 4.6 million people. The award-winning Melting Point Extracts (“MPX”) brand is carried by
over 40% of Arizona dispensaries.
The Company is supporting development of a third licensed dispensary in Arizona. Additionally, BCC is
expanding its U.S. footprint, acquiring additional assets supporting cultivation, production and up to three
dispensaries in Massachusetts, as well as a cultivation and production wholesale business in Nevada. Both
Massachusetts and Nevada are implementing legalization of adult use.
The Company also leases a property in Owen Sound, Ontario, for which an application to Health Canada
has been made for a cannabis production and sales license. In addition, the Company will continue its
efforts related to its legacy nutraceuticals business.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation that
are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause
actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the
Transaction and BCC's objectives and intentions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic
and social uncertainties; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive
developments; delay or failure to receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals; those additional risks set out
in BCC's public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; and other matters discussed in this news release.
Although BCC believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Except where
required by law, BCC disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation
Scott Boyes, CEO
For further information please contact:
Scott Boyes, President and CEO
The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation
[email protected]
www.canadianbioceutocal.com
Marc Lakmaaker
NATIONAL Equicom
T: +1 416 848 1397
[email protected]