6-K
High Tide Inc. (HITI)
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
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 2025
Commission File Number: 001-40258
HIGH TIDE INC.
(Registrant)
11127 – 15 StreetN.E., Unit 112
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3K 2M4
(Address of Principal ExecutiveOffices)
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 ☒
EXPLANATORY NOTE
High Tide Inc. is providing this information in connection with the reporting of its change in auditor pursuant to Section 4.11 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligation as filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators on SEDAR+.
SIGNATURES
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.
| HIGH TIDE INC. | ||
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| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: April 22, 2025 | By | /s/ Raj Grover |
| Raj Grover | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | News Release dated April 22, 2025 |
| 99.2 | Notice of Change in Auditor |
| 99.3 | Letter from Ernst & Young LLP |
| 99.4 | Letter from Davidson & Company LLP |
Exhibit99.1
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High Tide Announces Change of Auditors
CALGARY, AB, April 22, 2025 /CNW/ - High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), the high-impact, retail-forward enterprise built to deliver real-world value across every component of cannabis, announces that it has changed its auditor from Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (the "Predecessor Auditor") to Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (the "Successor Auditor") effective April 17, 2025. The Predecessor Auditor resigned effective April 17, 2025, at the Company's request, and the Company's board of directors, upon the audit committee's recommendation, appointed the Successor Auditor to fill the resulting vacancy until the close of the next annual meeting of the Company's shareholders.
The change of auditor notice required pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations ("NI 51-102") and associated material have been filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under the Company's profile within the prescribed time period. There were no reservations or modified opinions in any auditor's reports nor any reportable events as defined in NI 51-102 in connection with the audits by the Predecessor Auditor of the Company's most recently completed financial year or any subsequent period.
ABOUT HIGH TIDE
High Tide, Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world's most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count^1^. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:
Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana™ is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 196 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
Retail Innovation: Fastendr™ is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.
Brands: High Tide's industry-leading and consumer-facing brand roster includes Queen of Bud™, Cabana Cannabis Co™, Daily High Club™, Vodka Glass™, Puff Puff Pass™, Dopezilla™, Atomik™, Hue™, Evolution™ and more.
CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, blessedcbd.de and blessedcbd.co.uk.
Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant™.
Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz™ name.
High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada's Top Growing Companies by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business in 2024 for the fourth consecutive year and was recognized as a top 50 company by the TSX Venture Exchange in 2022, 2024 and 2025. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas' Fastest Growing Companies for 2023. To discover the full impact of High Tide, visit www.hightideinc.com. For investment performance, don't miss the High Tide profile pages on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its RegulationServices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
| ____________________________<br><br>^1^ As reported by ATB Capital Markets based on store counts as of February 6, 2025 |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Media InquiriesCarter BrownleeCommunications and Public Affairs AdvisorHigh Tide Inc.cbrownlee@hightideinc.com403-770-3080
Investor InquiriesVahan AjamianCapital Markets AdvisorHigh Tide Inc.vahan@hightideinc.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain "forward-lookinginformation" and "forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. The use of any of thewords "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated"and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking informationand are based on the Company's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. The forward-looking statementsherein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the approval of the shareholders at the annual meeting. Readers are cautionedto not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplatedby these statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, such statementsare based on expectations, factors, and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate and are subject to numerousrisks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control, including but not limited to the risk factors discussed underthe heading "Non-Exhaustive List of Risk Factors" in Schedule A to our current annual information form, and elsewhere in thispress release, as such factors may be further updated from time to time in our periodic filings, available at www.sedarplus.ca andwww.sec.gov, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expresslyqualified by this cautionary statement and reflect the Company's expectations as of the date hereof and are subject to change thereafter.The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, estimatesor opinions, future events or results, or otherwise, or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-lookinginformation, except as required by applicable law.
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Exhibit99.2
HIGH TIDE INC.
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITOR
| To: | Davidson & Company LLP |
|---|---|
| And To: | Ernst & Young LLP |
| And To: | TSX Venture Exchange |
| British Columbia Securities Commission | |
| Alberta Securities Commission | |
| Ontario Securities Commission | |
| Financial And Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick) | |
| Manitoba Securities Commission | |
| Nova Scotia Securities Commission | |
| Autorité Des Marchés Financiers | |
| Financial And Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan | |
| Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Prince Edward Island) | |
| Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Newfoundland& Labrador) | |
| Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Northwest Territories) | |
| Department of Justice (Nunavut) | |
| Department of Community Services (Yukon) |
TAKE NOTICE THAT, High Tide Inc. (the “Company”) gives the following notice in accordance with 4.11 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI51-102”):
| 1. | The Company has decided to change its auditor from Ernst & Young LLP (the “Predecessor Auditor”) to Davidson<br>& Company LLP (the “Successor Auditor”). |
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| 2. | On April 17, 2025, the Predecessor Auditor resigned at the Company’s request and the Successor Auditor agreed to its appointment<br>as the Company’s new auditor. |
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| 3. | The Company’s request for the Predecessor Auditor to resign as auditor of the Company and the appointment of the Successor Auditor<br>as auditor of the Company, were considered and approved by the audit committee of the Company and by the board of the directors of the<br>Company. |
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| 4. | There were no modified opinions in the Predecessor Auditor’s reports in connection with the audits of the Company’s two<br>most recently completed fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and 2023. There have been no further audits of financial statements subsequent<br>to the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year and ending on the date of the Predecessor Auditor’s resignation. |
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| 5. | There are no “reportable events”, as defined in section 4.11(7)(e) of NI 51-102. |
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DATED this 17th day of April, 2025.
| ON BEHALF OF HIGH TIDE INC. |
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| /s/ Mayank Mahajan |
| Name: Mayank Mahajan |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.3
April 17, 2025
Alberta Securities Commission
British Columbia Securities Commission
Manitoba Securities Commission
Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick)
Office of the Superintendent of Securities Service Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Northwest Territories)
Nunavut Securities Office - Office of the Superintendent of Securities
Ontario Securities Commission
Financial and Consumer Services Division (Prince Edward Island)
Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec)
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
| Re: | High Tide Inc. |
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| Change of Auditor Notice dated April 17, 2025 |
Pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 (Part 4.11), we have read the above-noted Change of Auditor Notice and confirm our agreement with the information contained in the Notice pertaining to our firm.
Yours sincerely,
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
cc: The Board of Directors, High Tide Inc.
EXHIBIT 99.4
April 17, 2025
TSX Venture Exchange
British Columbia Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Financial And Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick)
Manitoba Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Autorite Des Marches Financiers
Financial And Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Prince EdwardIsland)
Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Newfoundland&Labrador)
Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Northwest Territories)
Department of Justice (Nunavut)
Department of Community Services (Yukon)
Dear Sirs / Mesdames
| Re: | High Tide Inc. (the "Company") |
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Notice Pursuant to NI 51 - 102 of Change of Auditor
As required by the National Instrument 51-102 and in connection with our proposed engagement as auditor of the Company, we have reviewed the information contained in the Company's Notice of Change of Auditor, dated April 17, 2025, and agree with the information contained therein, based upon our knowledge of the information relating to the said notice and of the Company at this time.
Yours very truly,
DAVIDSON & COMPANY LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
