---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001756770-26-000130"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CURLF"
cik: "0001756770"
company_name: "Curaleaf Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-19T20:22:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-19T20:24:12.094913+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curaleaf rebuts Aurora board rejection, cites 86% premium and 217% ex-cash premium for enhanced bid

## Summary
- Curaleaf says its enhanced hostile offer for Aurora carries an 86% premium to Aurora's unaffected 30-day VWAP and 217% on an ex-cash basis; the bid is referenced at $5.00 per share.
- Aurora's Oct. 14, 2026 Notice of Change again urged rejection; Curaleaf says it is still denied diligence while Aurora signed confidentiality and standstill pacts with other parties.
- Curaleaf cites Aurora ATM sales as low as $2.60/share in July 2026 and says Aurora's implied 14.3x 2026 Adjusted EBITDA multiple exceeds Curaleaf's 13.7x (IFRS).
- Curaleaf says Aurora's Adjusted EBITDA fell 63% across its last two quarters and questions Fort Capital's contingent fees and lack of supporting analysis in its fairness opinion.
- Seaport Research (Oct. 15) and ATB Capital Markets (Oct. 6) are quoted supporting engagement or calling the revised bid favorable for Aurora shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001756770-26-000130
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CURLF
- cik: 0001756770
- company_name: Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-19T20:22:35+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756770/000175677026000130/0001756770-26-000130-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756770/000175677026000130/curlf-20261019.htm

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