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EDMONTON, AB, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Aurora') (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian based leading global medical cannabis company, is pleased to announce today that Simona King, a former executive of Bristol Myers-Squibb, a leading multinational pharmaceutical company, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective February 21, 2024.

艾德蒙顿，AB，2024年2月20日/PRNewswire/-Aurora大麻公司（“公司”或“Aurora”）（纳斯达克：ACB）（TSX：ACB），总部位于加拿大的全球领先的医用大麻公司，今天很高兴地宣布，领先的跨国制药公司百时美施贵宝（Bristol-Myers Squibb）的前高管西蒙娜·金（Simona King）已被任命为该公司的首席财务官，自2024年2月21日起生效。

Ms. King brings over 25 years of progressive finance leadership experience, with deep business knowledge and proven success with global and emerging organizations. She served nearly 20 years with Bristol Myers-Squibb, where she held increasingly senior finance roles and enabled the company's growth strategy.

金女士拥有超过25年的渐进式财务领导经验，拥有深厚的商业知识，并在全球和新兴组织中取得了成功。她在百时美施贵宝（Bristol-Myers Squibb）工作了近20年，在那里她担任着越来越高级的财务角色，并推动了公司的增长战略。

Glen Ibbott, current Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his full-time role effective today to pursue new opportunities. He will remain in an advisory role over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities to Simona..

现任首席财务官格伦·伊博特（GlenIbbott）将于今日辞去全职职务，寻求新的机会。在接下来的几个月里，他将继续担任顾问角色，以确保职责顺利过渡到西蒙纳。。

CFO Transition

首席财务官过渡

'As our company continues to evolve, we are thrilled to welcome Simona King to Aurora. Simona has spent her career growing businesses, improving operational efficiencies, and leading a best- in-class global financial organization. Her deep operational and financial knowledge, combined with her extensive experience across many corporate functions and deep commitment to developing talent, make her uniquely positioned to help lead Aurora into its next phase of growth' said Miguel Martin, CEO..

“随着我们公司的不断发展，我们非常高兴地欢迎西蒙娜·金来到极光。西蒙娜在职业生涯中不断发展业务，提高运营效率，并领导着一流的全球金融组织。首席执行官米格尔·马丁（MiguelMartin）说，她拥有深厚的运营和财务知识，加上她在许多公司职能部门的丰富经验以及对人才开发的坚定承诺，使她在帮助Aurora进入下一个增长阶段方面具有独特的地位。。

Mr. Martin continued, 'On behalf of our Board of Directors, and the entire Aurora team, I would like to offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to Glen. Since 2017, Glen has dedicated immeasurable time, energy, and passion to shaping Aurora into a leading medical cannabis company; and we have been fortunate to have his leadership over the years as we navigated this emerging industry.

马丁继续说道，“我谨代表我们的董事会和整个极光团队向格伦表示衷心的感谢和赞赏。自2017年以来，格伦投入了不可估量的时间、精力和热情，将Aurora打造成领先的医用大麻公司；多年来，在我们驾驭这个新兴行业的过程中，我们有幸拥有他的领导。

We wish him all the best for his future endeavours.'.

我们祝他今后一切顺利。”。

Ms. King brings deep financial expertise across corporate, operations and international business units. In recent years, she has spread her professional reach, joining fast moving public companies in emerging sectors, including biotech. She joins Aurora most recently as the CFO of a number of clinical stage biotechnology companies..

金女士在公司、运营和国际业务部门都拥有深厚的财务专业知识。近年来，她扩大了自己的专业范围，加入了包括生物技术在内的新兴行业快速发展的上市公司。她最近加入Aurora，担任多家临床阶段生物技术公司的首席财务官。。

Share Consolidation

股份合并

Aurora also announces the completion of its previously announced consolidation of the common shares of the Company (the 'Common Shares') on a 10 to 1 basis (the 'Consolidation'). The Common Shares will begin trading on a post-Consolidation basis on the NASDAQ Capital Market (the 'NASDAQ') and the Toronto Stock Exchange (the 'TSX') under the symbol 'ACB' at the opening of trading today..

Aurora还宣布，其之前宣布的公司普通股合并（“普通股”）将以10比1的比例完成（“合并”）。这些普通股将于今日开盘时在纳斯达克资本市场（“NASDAQ”）和多伦多证券交易所（“TSX”）开始合并后交易，代码为“ACB”。。

About Aurora Cannabis

关于Aurora大麻

Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the medical and consumer markets across Canada, Europe, Australia and South America. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The Company's adult- use brand portfolio includes Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71, Daily Special, Tasty's, Being and Greybeard.

Aurora正在向世界开放大麻，服务于加拿大、欧洲、澳大利亚和南美洲的医疗和消费市场。Aurora总部位于艾伯塔省埃德蒙顿，是全球大麻的先驱，致力于帮助人们改善生活。该公司的成人品牌组合包括Aurora Drift、San Rafael’71、Daily Special、Tasty’s、Being和Greybeard。

Medical cannabis brands include MedReleaf, CanniMed, Aurora and Whistler Medical Marijuana Co, as well as international brands, Pedanios, Bidiol, IndiMed and CraftPlant. Aurora also has a controlling interest in Bevo Farms Ltd., North America's leading supplier of propagated agricultural plants. Driven by science and innovation, and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched.

医用大麻品牌包括MedReleaf、CanniMed、Aurora和Whistler医用大麻公司，以及国际品牌Pedanios、Bidiol、IndiMed和CraftPlant。Aurora还拥有Bevo Farms Ltd.的控股权，Bevo Farms Ltd是北美领先的繁殖农业植物供应商。在科学和创新的推动下，Aurora的品牌以高质量的大麻产品为重点，在医疗、健康和成人娱乐市场上不断取得突破，成为行业领导者。

Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn..

请访问www.auroramj.com了解更多信息，并在X和LinkedIn上关注我们。。

Aurora's Common Shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol 'ACB' and is a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Aurora的普通股在纳斯达克和多伦多证券交易所交易，股票代码为“ACB”，是标准普尔/多伦多证券交易所综合指数的组成部分。

Forward Looking Information

前瞻性信息

This news release includes statements containing certain 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable securities law ('forward-looking statements'). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as 'plan', 'continue', 'expect', 'project', 'intend', 'believe', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'may', 'will', 'potential', 'proposed' and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions 'may' or 'will' occur..

本新闻稿包括包含适用证券法意义下的某些“前瞻性信息”的声明（“前瞻性声明”）。前瞻性陈述通常以“计划”、“继续”、“期望”、“项目”、“打算”、“相信”、“预期”、“估计”、“可能”、“将会”、“潜在”、“提议”等类似词语为特征，或以某些事件或条件“可能”或“将”发生的陈述为特征。。

These forward-looking statements are only predictions. Forward looking information or statements contained in this news release have been developed based on assumptions management considers to be reasonable. Material factors or assumptions involved in developing forward-looking statements include, without limitation, publicly available information from governmental sources as well as from market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to be reasonable.

这些前瞻性声明只是预测。本新闻稿中包含的前瞻性信息或声明是根据管理层认为合理的假设编制的。制定前瞻性陈述所涉及的重大因素或假设包括但不限于来自政府来源、市场研究和行业分析的公开信息，以及基于本公司认为合理的行业数据和知识的假设。

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances could cause actual events, results, level of activity, performance, prospects, opportunities or achievements to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

前瞻性陈述受到各种风险、不确定性和其他管理层认为相关且合理的因素的影响，这些因素可能导致实际事件、结果、活动水平、绩效、前景、机会或成就与前瞻性陈述中的预测存在重大差异。

These risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the development of third party government and non-government consumer sales channels, management's estimates of consumer demand in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports, expectations of future results and expenses, the risk of successful integration of acquired business and operations, management's estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion of revenue growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing operations, product demand, changes in prices of required commoditie.

这些风险包括但不限于留住关键人员的能力，继续投资基础设施以支持增长的能力，以可接受的条款获得融资的能力，我们产品的持续质量，客户体验和保留，第三方政府和非政府消费销售渠道的发展，管理层对加拿大和公司出口所在司法管辖区的消费者需求的估计、对未来业绩和费用的预期、收购业务和运营成功整合的风险、管理层对SG＆A仅会随着收入增长的比例、扩大和维持分销能力的能力、竞争的影响而增长的估计，金融市场状况的总体影响、大麻种植业务的收益、产品需求、所需商品价格的变化。

SOURCE Aurora Cannabis Inc.

来源Aurora大麻公司。