Aurora Cannabis Inc 6-K, filed Nov 15, 2022
Aurora Cannabis Inc (ACB)
About this 6-K
Aurora Cannabis Inc filed this 6-K on November 15, 2022.
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2022
Commission File No. 001-38691
AURORA CANNABIS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
500-10355 Jasper Avenue,
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T5J 1Y6
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) ☐
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Form 6-K is hereby filed and incorporated by reference in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-249680).
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
| Exhibits | Description | |
| 99.1 | Report on Voting Results |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AURORA CANNABIS INC.
/s/ Glen Ibbott
Glen Ibbott
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2022
Exhibit 99.1
ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF AURORA CANNABIS INC. (the “Company”)
November 14, 2022
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
Pursuant to Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”)
In accordance with section 11.3 of NI 51-102 and following the annual general and special meeting of the holders of common shares (“Shares”) of the Company held on November 14, 2022 (the “Meeting”), we hereby advise of the following voting results as tabulated at the Meeting:
| Total Shares issued and outstanding at record date (September 20, 2022): | 300,437,433 |
| Total Shares represented at the Meeting in person and by proxy: | 92,937,078 |
| Percentage of total Shares represented at the Meeting: | 30.93% |
1. Number of Directors
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors at nine (9) was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | % Votes WITHHELD |
| 29,119,736 | 94.72% | 1,624,236 | 5.28% |
2. Election of Directors
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual shareholders’ meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed, with the following results:
| Name of Nominee | Votes FOR | % votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | % votes WITHHELD |
| Ron Funk | 24,462,448 | 79.57% | 6,281,370 | 20.43% |
| Miguel Martin | 28,454,962 | 92.56% | 2,288,854 | 7.44% |
| Michael Singer | 28,319,289 | 92.11% | 2,424,527 | 7.89% |
| Norma Beauchamp | 25,670,069 | 83.50% | 5,073,748 | 16.50% |
| Shan Atkins | 21,660,552 | 70.45% | 9,083,265 | 29.55% |
| Theresa Firestone | 25,747,470 | 83.75% | 4,996,347 | 16.25% |
| Adam Szweras | 25,955,096 | 84.42% | 4,788,720 | 15.58% |
| Lance Friedmann | 24,445,338 | 79.51% | 6,298,478 | 20.49% |
| Chitwant Kohli | 28,535,604 | 92.82% | 2,208,213 | 7.18% |
3. Appointment of Auditors
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the ordinary resolution appointing KPMG LLP as independent auditors of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and authorizing the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | % Votes WITHHELD |
| 90,069,893 | 96.92% | 2,866,335 | 3.08% |
4. Stock Option Plan Amendment
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the amendment to the Company’s stock option plan, as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
| 26,261,316 | 85.42% | 4,482,652 | 14.58% |
5. Restricted Share Unit Plan Amendment
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the amendment to the Company’s restricted share unit plan, as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
| 25,818,874 | 83.98% | 4,925,097 | 16.02% |
6. Performance Share Unit Plan Amendment
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the amendment to the Company’s performance share unit plan, as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
| 26,336,109 | 85.66% | 4,407,862 | 14.34% |
7. Deferred Share Unit Plan Amendment
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the amendment to the Company’s deferred share unit plan, as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
| 26,953,105 | 87.67% | 3,790,867 | 12.33% |
8. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation or “Say-on-Pay”
Based on proxies received and votes calculated by ballot during the Meeting, the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation, as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved with the following results:
| Votes FOR | % Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | % Votes AGAINST |
| 17,795,975 | 57.88% | 12,947,994 | 42.12% |
Each of the matters set out above is described in greater detail in the Information Circular provided to the Company’s shareholders prior to the Meeting and is available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov/edgar.