Aurora Cannabis Changes Auditor to Ernst & Young LLP

TL;DR

Aurora Cannabis swapped auditors to EY, effective for the next fiscal year.

AI Summary

Aurora Cannabis Inc. has filed a Form 6-K on July 5, 2024, to report a change in its auditor. The company has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as its new successor auditor, replacing the former auditor, Deloitte LLP. This change is effective for the upcoming fiscal year.

Why It Matters

A change in auditor can signal shifts in financial reporting scrutiny or strategic direction for the company.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This filing is administrative and concerns a change in auditor, not a material financial event.

Key Players & Entities

• Aurora Cannabis Inc. (company) — Registrant
• Ernst & Young LLP (company) — Successor Auditor
• Deloitte LLP (company) — Former Auditor
• July 5, 2024 (date) — Filing Date
• 20240703 (date) — Report Period Date

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From the Filing

0001279569-24-000847.txt : 20240705 0001279569-24-000847.hdr.sgml : 20240705 20240705064722 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001279569-24-000847 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240703 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240705 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240705 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AURORA CANNABIS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001683541 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38691 FILM NUMBER: 241101626 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2207 90B STREET SW CITY: EDMONTON STATE: A0 ZIP: T6X 1V8 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-362-5207 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 409 GRANVILLE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 1T2 6-K 1 aurora_6k.htm FORM 6-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of July 2024 Commission File No. 001-38691 AURORA CANNABIS INC. (Translation of registrant's name into English) 2207 90B St. SW Edmonton, Alberta T6X 1V8 Canada (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒ INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This Form 6-K is hereby filed and incorporated by reference in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-271479). SUBMITTED HEREWITH Exhibits Description 99.1 Notice of Change of Auditor 99.2 Letter - Successor Auditor 99.3 Letter - Former Auditor SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. AURORA CANNABIS INC. /s/ Miguel Martin Miguel Martin Chief Executive Officer Date: July 3, 2024 EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITOR Exhibit 99.1 AURORA CANNABIS INC. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF AUDITOR TO: Ernst & Young LLP 1133 Melville Street, Suite 1900 Vancouver, BC V6E 4E5 AND TO: KPMG LLP PO Box 10426, 777 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K3 AND TO: Alberta Securities Commission British Columbia Securities Commission Manitoba Securities Commission Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission Ontario Securities Commission Autorité des marchés financiers Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick) Office of the Superintendent of Securities Service, Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Securities Commission The Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Prince Edward Island) RE: Notice of Change of Auditor pursuant to Section 4.11 of National Instrument 51- 102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (" NI 51-102 ") Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the " Company ") hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 4.11 of NI 51- 102 as follows: 1. The Company advises that Ernst & Young LLP (the " Successor Auditor ") has been appointed as the new auditor of the Company, effective June 25, 2024, until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company. 2. The Successor Auditor will fill the vacancy in the position of auditor of the Company resulting from the resignation of KPMG LLP (the " Former Auditor ") effective April 17, 2024, as more particularly set forth in the Notice of Change of Auditor of the Company dated May 1, 2024. 3. The appointment of the Successor Auditor as auditor of the Company has been considered and approved by the Company's audit committee. 4. The Former Auditor’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 and for the year ended March 31, 2024 and the nine months ended March 31, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financi