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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): September 18, 2025
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
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
| ☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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. ☐
On
September 18, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), 22nd Century Group, Inc. (the “Company”) settled its outstanding litigation
with its insurer related to the November 2022 fire at the Company’s Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon. Under the terms
of the settlement, the insurer will pay the Company an aggregate amount of $9,500,000 in cash and the parties will file a stipulated
dismissal of the action with prejudice.
Item
9.01(d): Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit
99.1 |
|
Press Release dated September 24, 2025 |
| |
|
|
| Exhibit
104 |
|
Cover
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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:
September 24, 2025 |
Lawrence
Firestone |
| |
Chief
Executive Officer |
