Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On January 21, 2021, Canada's Island Garden Inc. ("FIGR East"), FIGR Norfolk
Inc. ("FIGR Norfolk") and FIGR Brands, Inc. ("FIGR Brands"; and together with
FIGR East and FIGR Norfolk, the "Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries"), which are
indirect subsidiaries of Pyxus International, Inc. (the "Company"), applied for
relief from their respective creditors pursuant to Canada's Companies' Creditors
Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
(Commercial List) (the "Court") in Ontario, Canada (the "CCAA Proceeding"). On
January 21, 2021 (the "Order Date"), upon application by the Canadian Cannabis
Subsidiaries, the Court issued an order for creditor protection of the Canadian
Cannabis Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the CCAA and the appointment
of FTI Consulting Canada Inc. to serve as the Court-appointed monitor of the
Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries during the pendency of the CCAA Proceeding (the
"Monitor").
The Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries collectively operate businesses for the
production and sale to retailers in Canada of cannabis products under licenses
issued by Health Canada. The Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries are the only
subsidiaries of the Company engaged in such business.
The order issued by the Court in the CCAA Proceeding included the following
relief:
• approval for the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries to borrow under a
debtor-in-possession financing facility (the "DIP Facility");
• a stay of proceedings in respect of the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries,
the directors and officers of the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries (the
"Canadian Directors and Officers") and the Monitor; and
• the granting of super priority charges against the property of the
Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries in favor of: (a) certain administrative
professionals, including the Monitor; (b) the Canadian Directors and
Officers; and (c) the lender under the DIP Facility for amounts borrowed
under the DIP Facility.
Pursuant to the DIP Facility, another non-U.S. subsidiary of Pyxus, (the "DIP
Lender") is to provide FIGR Brands with up to Cdn.$8,000,000 in secured
debtor-in-possession financing to permit FIGR Brands, the parent entity of FIGR
East and FIGR Norfolk, to fund the working capital needs of the Canadian
Cannabis Subsidiaries in accordance with the cash flow projections approved by
the Monitor and the DIP Lender, fees and expenses to be paid to the DIP Lender,
professional fees and expenses incurred by the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries
and the Monitor in respect of the CCAA Proceeding, and such other costs and
expenses of the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries as may be agreed to by the DIP
Lender. The terms of the DIP Facility include the following:
• The DIP Lender is to make loans to FIGR Brands from time to time in an
aggregate principal amount of up to Cdn.$8,000,000;
• Loans are to bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum;
• Loans under the DIP Facility are to be guaranteed by FIGR East and FIGR
Norfolk;
• Loans under the DIP Facility are to be secured by all of the properties,
assets and undertakings of the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries, as may be
reasonably requested by the DIP Lender;
• The DIP Facility is to expire on June 30, 2021, and all outstanding loans
are to be due and payable at that time; and
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• Conditions to borrowing, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements, as well as events of default and remedies, typical for this
type of facility for a company in a proceeding under the CCAA.
As a result of the commencement of the CCAA Proceeding and the appointment of
the Monitor, the Company has determined that, in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries will be
deconsolidated from the Company's financial statements as of the Order Date. The
Company is evaluating whether, commencing with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2021, the Canadian Cannabis Subsidiaries are to be treated as
discontinued operations for periods prior to the Order Date in the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
Item 2.06 Material Impairments.
In connection with and contemporaneous with the commencement of the CCAA
Proceeding, the Company concluded that it will incur a material non-cash charge
with respect to its investments in and advances to the Canadian Cannabis
Subsidiaries, which is expected to be recognized in the three months ending
March 31, 2021. Due to a number of uncertainties with respect to the CCAA
Proceeding, the Company is not yet able to estimate the total amount or range of
amounts of the non-cash charge. The Company undertakes to amend this Form 8-K to
include this information once it makes a determination of an estimate or range
of estimates.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Prior to the commencement of the CCAA Proceeding, (i) the required lenders under
each of the Exit ABL Credit Agreement (the "ABL Credit Agreement"), dated as of
August 24, 2020 by and among, amongst others, the Company's subsidiary, Pyxus
Holdings, Inc. ("Pyxus Holdings"), certain lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and
the Exit Term Loan Credit Agreement (the "Term Loan Credit Agreement"), dated as
of August 24, 2020 by and among, amongst others, Pyxus Holdings, certain lenders
party thereto and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral
agent, waived defaults that would otherwise arise under the ABL Credit Agreement
and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, respectively, in connection with the
commencement of the CCAA Proceeding and other matters related to the CCAA
Proceeding and (ii) holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the 10.00% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2024 of Pyxus Holdings
(the "Notes") waived defaults that would otherwise arise under the indenture
governing the Notes as a result of the commencement of the CCAA Proceeding and
other matters related to the CCAA Proceeding.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
Exhibit 99.1 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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