British Columbia · CCAA
The purpose of this sixth report (the “Sixth Report”) is to report to the Supreme Court of British Columbia on the outcome of the Monitor’s investigations to date, in accordance with the December 21 Order, and in particular: a) a history of the transactions occurring in 2016 and 2017 related to the reorganization of the various entities involved in the proceedings (the “Reorganization Transactions”); and b) the results of the Monitor’s investigation to date with respect to the following matters: i. the sale or transfer of shares in the capital of Holdings by HFRO to its parent company, Harvest Canada; ii. the solvency of HFRO in or around September 21, 2018, when response materials were filed by HFRO in certain arbitration proceedings involving Mr. Smithers; iii. the lack of notice provided to Mr. Smithers’ in respect of the CCAA Proceedings; and iv. whether any material information was withheld by HFRO when it applied for an order authorizing the Monitor to terminate the Spruce Street Lease (as defined below)
Court officer report · 10 January 2019
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A plain-English summary drawn only from this filing: what it is, why it matters, and the parties, amounts and dates it turns on.
What we verified from this filing4 verified
- financial positionnote: Comparative balance sheet also shown as at October 31, 2017: Total Assets $33,636,438, Total Liabilities $28,621,399, Equity $5,015,039; as at September 30, 2018 Equity was $(44,829,965). The Monitor relied on unaudited financial information provided by HFRO and has not audited, reviewed or otherwise verified its accuracy. · as at: 2018-09-30 · basis: unaudited balance sheet · scope: entity - HFRO (Harvest Fraser Richmond Organics Ltd.) · currency: CAD · total assets: 11463229 · total liabilities: 56293194
- operational summaryHFRO ceased composting operations at its Richmond facility due to unresolved environmental permit and site restoration obligations with the Port, and is now focused on the Monitor's investigation of pre-filing related-party transactions and resolving disputes with a former shareholder while working toward a restructuring plan.
- report date10 January 2019
- report noSixth Report