The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. (“the Company”, “the Parent”, or “The Cannabist Company”), formerly known as Columbia Care Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario on August 13, 2018. The Company’s principal mission is to improve lives by providing cannabis-based health and wellness solutions and derivative products to qualified patients and consumers. The Company’s head office and principal address is 321 Billerica Rd., Suite 204, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824. The Company’s registered and records office address is 666 Burrard St #1700, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8.

On April 26, 2019, the Company completed a reverse takeover (“RTO”) transaction and private placement. Following the RTO, the Company’s Common Shares were listed on Cboe Canada (formerly known as the NEO Exchange), trading under the symbol “CCHW”. Effective September 19, 2023, the Company changed its name from “Columbia Care Inc.” to “The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc.” (the “Name Change”). In connection with the Name Change, on September 21, 2023, the Company’s Common Shares and warrants began trading under the ticker symbols “CBST” and “CBST.WT”, respectively, on Cboe Canada. On September 26, 2023, the Company’s Common Shares began trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker symbol “CBSTF”. The Company’s Common Shares are also listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “3LP”.

As previously disclosed, on March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive arrangement agreement, as amended on February 27, 2023 (the “Arrangement Agreement) with Cresco Labs LLC (“Cresco Labs”), pursuant to which, Cresco Labs agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and proportionate voting shares of the Company, pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Arrangement”).

As previously disclosed, the Company and Cresco Labs were not able to complete the divestitures necessary to secure all necessary regulatory approvals to close the Arrangement by the outside date (June 30, 2023) specified in the Arrangement Agreement.

On July 31, 2023, the Company and Cresco Labs entered into a termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company and Cresco Labs agreed to terminate the Arrangement Agreement. The Termination Agreement provides for the release by each party of certain claims arising from or relating to the Arrangement, the Arrangement Agreement, the transactions contemplated therein or the circumstances relating thereto. There are no penalties or fees related to the mutual agreement to terminate the Arrangement.

The Company voluntarily delisted its Common Shares from the facilities of the Canadian Securities Exchange, effective as of market close on August 2, 2023. Cannabist Company’s common shares will continue trading on the Cboe Canada, the new business name of the NEO Exchange. Cboe Canada will remain the Company’s primary securities exchange, as it has been since the Company’s initial public listing.

On October 9, 2024, the Company completed an orderly transition of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm with Davidson & Company LLP (“Davidson”) being dismissed, following its resignation as of that same day, and the Board approving, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the appointment of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP (“PKF”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, effective October 9, 2024