Topic: How To Invest

Q: Hello Pat. What do you think of CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings? It recently went up, but I not unsure if it’s safe to buy now. Thank you.

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A: CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, $1.15, symbol CTTH on the U.S over-the-counter bulletin board (Shares outstanding: 21.3 million; Market cap: $29.9 million; www.cttpharmaceuticals.com), is an Ontario-based developer of fast-dissolving film wafers that users take orally to get a dose-specific, smoke-free delivery of medical cannabis or another active ingredient. The company’s share price has shot up since its announcement on May 22, 2018, that Aurora Cannabis, symbol ACB on Toronto, now has the option to acquire a 9.14% stake in the company. Aurora is investing in CTT by way of a $1 million U.S. 5% convertible debenture (essentially, an unsecured bond). It can convert this bond into CTT common shares at a price of $0.268 a share, for a 9.14% interest. The agreement also includes the issue of warrants that would let Aurora further increase that stake to 42.5% of CTT’s outstanding shares. Under the agreement, CTT will give Aurora exclusive rights to develop, make and market its oral thin-film wafers globally. The companies will…