Press releases and material change reports
Track-B Phase B: consolidate NI 51-102 material-change-reporting redundancy across 4 disclosure articles (about-material-change-reporting canonical, about-continuous-disclosure/about-disclosure-obligations/press-releases trimmed to pointers); complete press-releases schema fields
@@ -4,62 +4,45 @@ title: "Press releases and material change reports" slug: press-releases category: disclosure index_group: company-communications last_edited: 2026-08-26 type: topic content_type: topic quality: complete last_edited: 2026-09-04 editor: woodfine-editorial status: stable audience: public bcsc_class: public-disclosure-safe short_description: "Planned real-time disclosure channel for material changes: immediate press release, Form 51-102F3 filing on SEDAR+ within ten days, and forward-looking statement standards." references: - id: 1 text: "National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, Part 7 — Material Change Reporting. Canadian Securities Administrators." url: "https://www.osc.ca/en/securities-law/instruments-rules-policies/5/51-102" language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC paired_with: press-releases.es.md --- [[about-material-change-reporting|Material changes]] under Canadian securities law are planned to be disclosed by Woodfine in real time, through press releases and material change reports. A material change is any change in the business, operations, or capital of the company that an investor would reasonably expect to have a significant effect on the market price or value of the company's securities.[^1] Woodfine plans to disclose [[about-material-change-reporting|material changes]] in real time, through press releases and material change reports. No release has been issued to date. The standard below is the one Woodfine intends to apply once the channel opens. ## Material change disclosure protocol When a material change occurs, [[about-disclosure-obligations|NI 51-102]] requires a two-step disclosure sequence: A material change triggers a two-step sequence: a press release immediately upon determination, then a Form 51-102F3 material change report on [[about-filing-systems|SEDAR+]] within ten calendar days. [[about-material-change-reporting|Material change reporting]] sets out the definition, the content requirements, the confidential-filing exception, and the Part 7 filing mechanics in full. **Step 1 — Press release:** A press release must be issued immediately upon the decision to implement the change, and in any event before the opening of trading on the next trading day. The press release must disclose the nature and substance of the material change. If the information cannot be disclosed without unreasonable prejudice to the company, a request for a temporary exemption may be filed; however, the bar for such exemptions is high and the company must disclose the existence of undisclosed material information. **Step 2 — Material change report:** A formal material change report on Form 51-102F3 must be filed on [[about-filing-systems|SEDAR+]] within ten calendar days of the date on which the change occurs. The report includes the nature and substance of the change, any material assumptions underlying any forward-looking statements in the report, and disclosure of any exemption claimed. The report is signed by a senior officer of the company. ## Scope of material changes Not every significant development constitutes a material change under NI 51-102. The test is whether the change would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or value of a [[regulated-reporting-entity|reporting issuer]]'s securities. Developments typically assessed for materiality include changes in corporate strategy, significant acquisitions or dispositions, new debt or equity financings, changes in senior management, significant litigation, and material changes to the company's business plan or financial condition. Earnings releases and forward-looking guidance updates are assessed individually for materiality. A significant deviation from previously disclosed guidance may constitute a material change requiring immediate disclosure. Routine quarterly results that fall within expected ranges typically do not. Whether a given development is released is a judgment made case by case. Earnings releases and updates to forward-looking guidance would be assessed individually, and Woodfine would release a significant deviation from previously disclosed guidance rather than hold it to the next scheduled filing. ## Forward-looking statements Any press release that contains forward-looking information would include a forward-looking statement disclaimer identifying the material assumptions underlying the statements and the known risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In accordance with its continuous disclosure posture, the company would clearly distinguish forward-looking statements from statements of current fact. Any release containing forward-looking information would carry a cautionary statement identifying the material assumptions behind it and the known risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. Woodfine would distinguish forward-looking statements from statements of current fact in the release itself, rather than in a general disclaimer appended to it. ## Press releases and material change reports ## Published releases No press releases or material change reports have been issued yet. This section will list each release, its type, and a direct SEDAR+ link once one is issued.