Curaleaf pushes back on Aurora's rejection of takeover bid

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Curaleaf Responds to Aurora Circular; Reaffirms Offer as the Best Path to Value Creation for Shareholders

September 2, 2026 11:17 AM EDT

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Curaleaf Offers a 45% Premium and Meaningful Future Upside: Aurora shareholders can realize immediate value alongside the opportunity to participate in the upside of a substantially larger, more diversified cannabis platform.Aurora Promotes a "Debt-Free" Balance Sheet While Overlooking Years of Shareholder Dilution to Fund It: Since September 2020, Aurora has raised $398 million in capital at the expense of shareholders through equity issuances, resulting in massive shareholder dilution. Additional dilution continues through its existing "At the Market" (ATM) program.Aurora's Board Doesn't Believe Its Own... More