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accession: "0001656472-26-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRON"
cik: "0001656472"
company_name: "Cronos Group Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-15T11:02:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-15T11:05:36.034335+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Cronos completes €57.5M acquisition of CanAdelaar, adding Dutch Wietexperiment cannabis leader

## Summary
- Cronos and CGM B.V. closed the CanAdelaar purchase on Oct. 15, 2026, paying a base price of €57.5M plus cash earnouts of 0.5x 2026 and 2027 Normalized EBITDA.
- CanAdelaar operates a 540,000-square-foot Dutch greenhouse and supplies nearly all 69 Wietexperiment coffee shops; 2024 net revenue was €15.2M and 1H 2026 annualized was €41.6M.
- The parties deducted a proposed €12.5M DCMR odor penalty from the initial price; Ring indemnifies Cronos for Bibob revocation and odor issues up to €22.5M, plus €100k for edibles fines.
- CanAdelaar's Bibob review decision from the Dutch Minister was still outstanding at closing; Ring indemnity notices are capped at Oct. 15, 2033, with €22.5M for Bibob/odor claims.
- CanAdelaar's 1H 2026 annualized revenue was €41.6M and Adjusted EBITDA €20.1M, versus €40.6M revenue for the twelve months ended Sept. 30, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001656472-26-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRON
- cik: 0001656472
- company_name: Cronos Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-15T11:02:21+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1656472/000165647226000061/0001656472-26-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1656472/000165647226000061/cron-20261015.htm

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