UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 16, 2024
22nd Century Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 001-36338 | 98-0468420 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
321 Farmington Road, Mocksville, North Carolina (Address of Principal Executive Office) | 27028 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 270-1523
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.00001 par value | XXII | NASDAQ Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 16, 2024, 22nd Century Group, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a subscription agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investor 460,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock of the Company at a price of $0.57 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of $262,200.
The Shares to be issued in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”), initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on August 2, 2024 and qualified on August 13, 2024.
The Shares were not placed through the efforts of a placement agent and no fees or commissions are to be paid on the transaction to anyone.
The Company has the ability, at its election, to raise additional proceeds of up to approximately $6.0 million on the same terms and conditions pursuant to the Offering Statement from time to time. Any additional sales made pursuant to the Offering Statement will be disclosed through subsequent prospectus supplements.
Notwithstanding that the Company desires to consummate one or more additional sales in the future, at this time the Company has no such additional oral or written agreements to consummate any such sales, and, as such, we cannot guarantee that any such sales will occur in the future.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | 22nd Century Group, Inc. |
| | |
| | /s/ Lawrence Firestone |
| Date: August 16, 2024 | Lawrence Firestone |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
