Canopy Growth Corp DEFA14A, filed Sep 13, 2024
Canopy Growth Corp (CGC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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CANOPY
GROWTH CORPORATION
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This proxy statement supplement (this “Supplement”), dated September 13, 2024, supplements and amends the definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed by Canopy Growth Corporation (the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Canadian securities regulators on August 1, 2024 relating to our 2024 Annual General Meeting of holders (the “Shareholders”) of common shares of the Company to be held on September 24, 2024 (the “Meeting”). This Supplement should be read together with the Proxy Statement. Other than as set forth below, no changes have been made to the Proxy Statement.
Engagement of Additional Proxy Solicitor
As previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement under the heading “About the Meeting—Solicitation of Proxies,” we previously engaged Laurel Hill Advisory Group LLC (“Laurel Hill”), a professional proxy solicitation firm, to aid in the solicitation of proxies from our Shareholders in connection with the Meeting. Subsequent to filing the Proxy Statement, we also engaged Alliance Advisors, LLC (“Alliance Advisors”), a professional proxy solicitation firm, to assist in soliciting proxies from our Shareholders on our behalf in connection with the Meeting. We have agreed to pay Alliance Advisors up to US$100,000 in fees, which includes costs and expenses. We will bear all proxy solicitation costs.
If Shareholders need assistance with casting or changing their vote on a particular issue to be decided at the Meeting, they should contact one of our proxy solicitors listed below. Shareholders who have already voted and do not wish to change their vote do not need to take any further action.
Laurel Hill
Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
North American Toll Free Phone: 1-877-452-7184
Outside North America: 416-304-0211
Alliance Advisors
Email: cgc@allianceadvisors.com
North American Toll Free Phone: 855-643-7453
Outside North America: 1-551-210-9931
Important Information
We have filed the Proxy Statement with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators and have furnished the Proxy Statement to our Shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting. We advise our Shareholders to read the Proxy Statement, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement, because it contains important information.