VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (“Emerald”) (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF) today responded to misleading public disclosure made by Village Farms International, Inc. ("Village Farms") (TSX: VFF; Nasdaq: VFF) yesterday in connection with their joint venture, Pure Sunfarms Corp. ("PSF").
Emerald reiterates the disclosure in its November 20, 2019, news release and confirms that, factually, Emerald and Village Farms each continue to own 50% of PSF.
As set out in Village Farms’ own news release, no additional shares of PSF have been issued to Village Farms and none of Emerald’s escrowed shares in PSF have been cancelled. The outcome of both of these issues will eventually be settled through litigation, arbitration or negotiation.
Emerald confirms that it did not pay $5.94 million to PSF in connection with the Delta 2 Option Agreement as it had previously notified PSF that it was setting off its $5.94 million payment against the $13 million PSF currently owes Emerald under a demand Promissory Note. As a result of this set-off, Emerald has completed its $5.94 million payment to PSF and, in turn, Village Farms has no right to attempt to make any additional equity contributions to PSF.
Emerald confirms that Village Farms has provided Emerald with notice of arbitration with respect to Emerald’s escrowed shares in PSF. Those arbitration proceedings have yet to be initiated.