April 19 (Reuters) - WeedMD Inc WMD.V :
* PRESS RELEASE - CLARIFICATION AND RETRACTION, HIKU BRANDS
AND
WEEDMD TO MERGE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL TRANSACTION TO CREATE
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED CANNABIS COMPANY
* WEEDMD - EXISTING HIKU AND WEEDMD SHAREHOLDERS WILL OWN
APPROXIMATELY 51.75% AND 48.25% OF COMBINED COMPANY,
RESPECTIVELY, ON A FULLY-DILUTED BASIS
* WEEDMD - CO, HIKU BRANDS RE-AFFIRM THAT ON THURSDAY THEY
HAVE
ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO MERGE BOTH COMPANIES
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