VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerald Health Therapeutics (“Emerald”) (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF) announced that it has notified Pure Sunfarms Corp. ( the “Joint Venture”), its 50%-owned joint venture, that it does not agree that Emerald has any liability under the current Supply Agreement between Emerald and the Joint Venture with respect to the Joint Venture’s recent sales of cannabis to third parties at prices below the predetermined purchase price to Emerald (the “Purchase Price”) set out in the Supply Agreement.
Under the Supply Agreement, Emerald has the right to purchase, or reject, 40% of the cannabis production of the Joint Venture. If Emerald rejects cannabis offered to it by the Joint Venture, under certain circumstances, Emerald would be obligated to pay the difference between the Purchase Price and the price realized by the Joint Venture.
Emerald believes that under the terms of the Supply Agreement, due to the manner in which the Joint Venture conducted its recent cannabis sales, it does not have a liability to the Joint Venture under the Supply Agreement.
As at the date hereof, the Joint Venture has attempted to invoice Emerald for approximately $7 million under this provision of the Supply Agreement.
Emerald has informed the Joint Venture that it does not believe it has any liability for such amounts to the Joint Venture under the Supply Agreement and has requested that this issue be addressed at the upcoming meeting of the Board of Directors of the Joint Venture.
About Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc.
Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. is a Canadian licensed producer of cannabis products focused on differentiated, value-added product development for medical and adult-use customers supported by novel intellectual property, large-scale cultivation, extraction, and softgel encapsulation, as well as unique marketing and distribution channels. Its 50%-owned Pure Sunfarms operation in British Columbia has reached its full run-rate annual production of approximately 75,000 kg at its first 1.1 million square foot greenhouse operation, Delta 3. Pure Sunfarm’s second 1.1 million square foot greenhouse, Delta 2, is planned to be in full production by the end of 2020. Emerald’s Verdélite subsidiary is a high-quality indoor growing and processing facility in Québec focused on premium, craft cannabis strains. Its Metro Vancouver organic greenhouse and outdoor operation is approved for substantial commercial production. Emerald has contracted for approximately 1,000 acres of hemp annually in 2019 to 2022 with the objective of extracting low-cost CBD. The executive team is highly experienced in life sciences, product development, large-scale agri-business, and marketing.
Please visit www.emeraldhealth.ca for more information or contact:
Rob Hill, Chief Financial Officer
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Emerald Investor Relations
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invest@emeraldhealth.ca
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