Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Overview and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

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Overview and Basis of Presentation (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Description of Business
 
(a)
Description of Business
iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (“ICH” or “iAnthus”), together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a vertically-integrated multi-state owner and operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensary facilities, and developer, producer and distributor of innovative branded cannabis and cannabidiol (“CBD”) products in the United States. Through the Company’s subsidiaries, licenses, interests and contractual arrangements, the Company has the capacity to operate dispensaries and cultivation/processing facilities, and manufacture and distribute cannabis across the states in which the Company operates in the U.S. Additionally, the Company distributes CBD products online and to retail locations across the United States.
The Company’s business activities, and the business activities of its subsidiaries, which operate in jurisdictions where the use of marijuana has been legalized under state and local laws, currently are illegal under U.S. federal law. The U.S. Controlled Substances Act classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance. Any proceeding that may be brought against the Company could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business plans, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
(b)
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements (the “financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements and, therefore, certain information, footnotes and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations.
The financial data presented herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on the Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on April 1, 2021. In the opinion of management, the financial data presented includes all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include estimates and assumptions of management that affect the amounts reported on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2021, or any other period.
Except as otherwise stated, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars.
 
Going Concern
 
(c)
Going Concern
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will be able to continue its operations and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business in the foreseeable future. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company reported a net loss of $34.7 million and an accumulated deficit of $758.9 million as of June 30, 2021. These material circumstances cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and ultimately on the appropriateness of the use of the accounting principles applicable to a going concern.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, due to liquidity constraints, the Company did not make interest payments due to the lenders of the Company’s 13% senior secured convertible debentures (the “Secured Notes”) and the 8% convertible unsecured debentures (the “Unsecured Debentures”) (together the “Lenders”). On March 31, 2020, the Company defaulted with respect to its long-term debt and is currently in default of those obligations, which, as of June 30, 2021 consists of $97.5 million and $60.0 million of principal amount, and $22.9 million and $7.2 million in accrued interest, with respect to the Secured Notes and Unsecured Debentures, respectively. In addition, as a result of the default, the Company has accrued additional principal and interest of $14.6 million in excess of the aforementioned amounts. Refer to Note 4 and Note 13 for further discussion.
As a result of the March 31, 2020 default, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) formed a special committee comprising of five independent,
non-management
directors of the Company (the “Special Committee”) to, among other matters, explore and consider strategic alternatives available to the Company in light of the prospective liquidity requirements of the Company, the condition of the capital markets affecting companies in the cannabis industry, and the rapid change in the state of the economy and capital markets generally caused by the novel coronavirus known as
COVID-19
(“COVID-19”),
including, but not limited to:
 
   
renegotiation of existing financing arrangements and other material contracts, including any amendments, waivers, extensions or similar agreements with the Lenders to and/or stakeholders of the Company and/or its subsidiaries that the Special Committee determines are in the best interest of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;
 
   
managing available sources of capital, including equity investments or debt financing or refinancing and the terms thereof;
 
   
implementing the operational and financial restructuring of the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and licensure and other rights; and
 
   
implementing other potential strategic transactions.
The Special Committee engaged Canaccord Genuity Corp. as its financial advisor to assist it in analyzing various strategic alternatives to address the Company’s capital structure and liquidity challenges.
On June 22, 2020, the Company received notice from Gotham Green Admin 1, LLC (the “Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent holding security for the benefit of the holders of the Company’s Secured Notes, with a demand for repayment (the “Demand Letter”) under the Amended and Restated Secured Debenture Purchase Agreement dated October 10, 2019 (the “Secured Notes Purchase Agreement”) of the entire principal amount of the Secured Notes, together with interest, fees, costs and other allowable charges that had accrued or might accrue in accordance with the Secured Notes Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Secured Notes Purchase Agreement). The Collateral Agent also concurrently provided the Company with a Notice of Intention to Enforce Security (the “BIA Notice”) under section 244 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”).
On July 10, 2020, the Company entered into the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined below) to
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ffect a proposed recapitalization transaction (the “Recapitalization Transaction”) with some of the Lenders to provide interim financing of $14.7 million (the “Tranche Four Secured Notes”). In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “Restructuring Support Agreement”) with all of the holders (the “Secured Lenders”) of the Secured Notes issued by iAnthus Capital Management, LLC, the Company’s U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary, and certain holders (the “Unsecured Debentureholders”) of the Unsecured Debentures issued by the Company.
Subject to compliance with the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Secured Lenders and a majority of the Unsecured Debentureholders (the “Consenting Unsecured Debentureholders”) will forbear from further exercising any rights or remedies in connection with any events of default of the Company occurring under their respective agreements and will stop any current or pending enforcement actions with respect to the same, including as set forth in the Demand Letter.
Pursuant to the
t
erms of the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Recapitalization Transaction will be implemented pursuant to arrangement proceedings (“Arrangement Proceedings”) commenced under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, or, only if necessary, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (“CCAA”). Completion of the Recapitalization Transaction through the Arrangement Proceedings is subject to, among other things, requisite stakeholder approval of the plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”).
On September 14, 2020, the Company held meetings at which the stakeholders approved the Plan of Arrangement. Following the stakeholder vote, on September 25, 2020, the Company attended a court hearing before the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) to receive approval of the Plan of Arrangement. On October 6, 2020, the Company received final approval from the Court for the Plan of Arrangement. The Company may be required to obtain other necessary approvals with respect to the Plan of Arrangement, including approvals by state-level regulators and the Canadian Securities Exchange (collectively, the “Requisite Approvals”). Specifically, certain of the transactions contemplated by the Recapitalization Transaction have triggered the requirement for an approval by state-level regulators in certain U.S. states with jurisdiction over the licensed cannabis operations of entities owned, in whole or in part, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company in such states. On February 23, 2021, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board approved the proposed change of ownership and control of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GreenMart of Nevada NLV, LLC (“GMNV”), contemplated by the Recapitalization Transaction. On June 17, 2021, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission also approved the proposed change of ownership and control of the current licenses held by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mayflower Medicinals, Inc. (“Mayflower”) and Cannatech Medicinals, Inc. (“Cannatech”), contemplated by the Recapitalization Transaction. Similar state-level approvals are being sought in Florida, Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Vermont. Pursuant to the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement, if the Recapitalization Transaction is completed through CCAA proceedings, then the existing holders of the Company’s common shares (the “Existing Shareholders”) will not receive any recovery. On November 5, 2020, the Company received a notice of appeal with respect to the final approval for the Plan of Arrangement by the Court, and on January 29, 2021, the appeal was dismissed by the British Columbia Court of Appeal. On June 15, 2021, the Company and the Lenders agreed to amend the date by which the Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement is required to be implemented by from June 30, 2021 to August 31, 2021.
 
The Company believes that the financing transactions discussed above should provide the necessary funding for the Company to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurance that such capital will be available in the future. As such, these material circumstances cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of this report. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Basis of Consolidation
 
 
(d)
Basis of Consolidation
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company together with its consolidated subsidiaries, except for subsidiaries which the Company has identified as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is not the primary beneficiary.
 
Use of Estimates
 
(
e
)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgements that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations regarding future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.
Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to: economic
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ives of leased assets; allowances for potential uncollectability of accounts and notes receivable, provisions for inventory obsolescence; impairment assessment of long-lived assets; depreciable lives of property, plant and equipment; useful lives of intangible assets; accruals for contingencies including tax contingencies; valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets; estimates of fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations; estimates of fair value of derivative instruments; and estimates of the fair value of stock-based payment awards.
 
Change in Estimates
 
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f
)
Change in Estimates
In January 2021, the Company completed an assessment of the yield per gram that is used as an input to value the Company’s inventory. The timing of this review was based on a combination of factors accumulating over time that provided the Company with updated information to make a better estimate on the yield of its products. These factors included enhanced data gathering of crop production and yields into inventory. The assessment resulted in a revision of the Company’s production yield estimates that are used to value ending inventory. The effect of this change was an increase in costs and expenses applicable to revenues of approximately $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2021.
 
Coronavirus Pandemic
 
(
g
)
Coronavirus Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the global emergence of the
COVID-19
pandemic. The impact of
COVID-19
on the Company’s business is currently unknown. The Company continues to monitor guidance and orders issued by federal, state, and local authorities with respect to
COVID-19.
As a result, the Company may take actions that alter its business operations as may be required by such guidance and orders or take other steps that the Company determines are in the best interest of its employees, customers, partners, suppliers, shareholders, and stakeholders.
Any such alterations or modifications could cause substantial interruption to the Company’s business and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, financial condition, and the trading price of the Company’s common shares, and could include temporary closures of one or more of the Company’s facilities; temporary or long-term labor shortages; temporary or long-term adverse impacts on the Company’s supply chain and distribution channels; and the potential of increased network vulnerability and risk of data loss resulting from increased use of remote access and removal of data from the Company’s facilities. In addition,
COVID-19
could negatively impact capital expenditures and overall economic activity globally which could impact the demand for the Company’s products and services.
It is unknown to what extent the Company may be impacted by the continuing
COVID-19
pandemic, including as a result of the waiver of regulatory requirements or the implementation of emergency regulations to which the Company is subject. The
COVID-19
pandemic poses a risk that the Company or its employees, contractors, suppliers, and other partners may be hindered from conducting business activities for an unknown period of time.
Although the Company has been deemed essential and/or has been permitted to continue operating its facilities in the states in which it cultivates, processes, manufactures, and sells cannabis during the pendency of the
COVID-19
pandemic, subject to the implementation of certain restrictions on
adult-use
cannabis sales in both Massachusetts and Nevada, which have since been lifted, there is no assurance that the Company’s operations will continue to be deemed essential and/or will continue to be permitted to operate. The Company may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of its control, which could have a material adverse impact on its business, operating results, financial condition and the trading price of its common shares.