- The Company has shipped pre-commercial quantities of CBD full
spectrum oil containing THC, to support the development of a full
spectrum product for the Brazilian market.
TORONTO and RIONEGRO, Colombia, June 6, 2022
/CNW/ - PharmaCielo Ltd. ("PharmaCielo" or the "Company") (TSXV:
PCLO) (OTCQX: PCLOF), the Canadian parent of Colombia's premier cultivator and producer of
dried flower and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, PharmaCielo
Colombia Holdings S.A.S. ("Holdings"), today announced an initial
shipment of a CBD full spectrum extract with THC content to a
well-established Brazilian Pharmaceutical company (the "Customer")
to support additional product development efforts, with the
potential to become a key supplier as these products come to
market. The Customer is expected to develop, and bring to market, a
CBD full spectrum product using PharmaCielo's API 1.
This is the second product being developed by this Customer
using PharmaCielo APIs. The first, which uses PharmaCielo's CBD
isolate as an API, is currently under review by Anvisa and is
expected to be approved in the next several months, with the
product launching in Brazil soon
after approval.
Management Commentary
Bill Petron, CEO of
PharmaCielo, commented, "We are pleased to support our partner
in Brazil as they seek to develop
a CBD full spectrum product. With a population of over 200 million
and very few Anvisa-approved cannabis products to date, we expect
Brazil to continue to evolve into
an important medical cannabis market. PharmaCielo is positioned to
play an important role as a supplier of choice for cannabis based
APIs in the country, as patient count continues to grow and new
products like those in development by our partner, are
commercialized. By entering into relationships with key global
pharmaceutical players like our partner in Brazil, we expect to maximize our opportunity
to scale PharmaCielo's API business. We are confident that with the
progress to date and our current client pipeline, 2022 will be a
pivotal year for PharmaCielo as we move to scale our platform with
a view to generating revenue growth and value for
shareholders."
Interest Shares
Today, the Company also announced that it intends to issue,
subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, 474,058 common
shares of the Company ("Interest Shares"), at an effective price of
$0.5605 per Interest Share, in
satisfaction of an aggregate of $265,702.74 in semi-annual interest payments due
to holders of 11% secured debentures of the Company due
December 24, 2024 (the "Debentures").
The effective price of the Interest Shares was determined by
dividing the cash interest otherwise payable by the number of
shares issuable under each Debenture, as determined on June 1, 2022 in accordance with the terms of the
Debentures.
The Interest Shares are subject to the balance, if any, of the
4-month statutory hold period applicable to the relevant Debenture
under Canadian securities laws.
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About PharmaCielo
PharmaCielo Ltd. (TSXV: PCLO, OTCQX: PCLOF) is a global company,
headquartered in Canada, with a
focus on ethical and sustainable processing and supplying of all
natural, pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis products to large
channel distributors. PharmaCielo's principal (and wholly owned)
subsidiary is PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S., headquartered
at its cultivation and processing center located in Rionegro,
Colombia.
The board of directors and executive team of PharmaCielo are
comprised of a diversely talented group of international business
executives and specialists with relevant and varied expertise.
PharmaCielo recognized the significant role that Colombia's ideal location plays in building a
sustainable business in the medical cannabis industry, and the
Company, together with its directors and executives, is executing
on a business plan focused on supplying the international
marketplace.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words
such as "expects", "is expected", "intends", "anticipates",
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results "may" or "will" be taken, occur
or be completed or achieved.
Forward-looking statements can be affected by known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including changes
to PharmaCielo's development plans, the failure to obtain and
maintain all necessary regulatory approvals relating to the export
of cannabinoid products and the import of these products into other
countries, TSX Venture Exchange approval, the inability to export
or distribute commercial products through sales channels as
anticipated due to economic or operational circumstances, risks
associated with operating in Colombia, fluctuation of the market price for
the Company's products, risks associated with global economic
instability relating to COVID-19 or other developments, risks
related to retention of key Company personnel, currency exchange
risk, competition in PharmaCielo's market and other risks discussed
or referred to under the heading "Risk Factors" in PharmaCielo's
Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2019, which is available at
www.sedar.com. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements. Except as required by law,
PharmaCielo undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this press release.
SOURCE PharmaCielo Ltd.