Company: JUSHF
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-019342
Chunk: 21

Company: Jushi Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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 2023 , a digitally native apparel, footwear and accessories brand, JCPenney from 2019 to 2021 , one of the largest retail department chains in the U.S., The Vitamin Shoppe from 2017 to 2019 , a specialty retailer of nutritional products, and Thrasio in 2021, a global consumer goods company. Mr. Wafford also previously served as Partner of the advisory practice group at KPMG, after holding various executive finance roles with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Target, Archstone Consulting, and Bank of America. Mr. Wafford earned his MBA from Indiana University. We believe Mr. Wafford is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his financial expertise and extensive experience.

The persons named in the accompanying Proxy Instrument (if named and absent contrary directions) intend to vote the shares represented thereby “ FOR ” the election of each of the aforementioned named nominees unless otherwise instructed on a properly executed and validly deposited proxy.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions

On April 21, 2021, the Company announced it had applied to the Ontario Securities Commission (the “ OSC ” ), as principal regulator of the Company, for the imposition of a management cease trade order (the “ MCTO ” ) under National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders because, due to the Company’s auditor not being able to complete its annual audit procedures in a timely manner, the Company would not be able to file its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, the related management’s discussion and analysis, related Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certificates and annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “ Required Filings ” ) before the required deadline of April 30, 2021. On May 3, 2021, the OSC issued the MCTO. The MCTO restricted the trading of securities of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation until the Required Filings were made. The Required Filings were made on June 9, 2021, and the MCTO was automatically revoked. All of the Company’s current directors and named executive officers, except Todd West, Michelle Mosier, Marina Hahn and Billy Wafford, were in place on the date when the MCTO was issued on May 3, 2021.

Except for the MCT