Form 8-K

8-K — 22nd Century Group, Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-036144

Filed: 2026-08-05

Period: 2026-08-05

CIK: 0001347858

SIC: 2111 (CIGARETTES)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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): August 5, 2026

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 Rd., Mocksville, North Carolina

27028

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (336) 940-3769

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 Exchange on Which Registered

Common

Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

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 ☐

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

5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

2026 Special Meeting of Stockholders of 22nd Century Group, Inc. was held on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The matters voted upon and the

results of the vote were as follows:

(1) Proposal

One: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended,

to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock at a ratio

between 1-for-2 and 1-for-200, to be determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors,

for the purpose of complying with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, subject to the Board of Directors’

discretion to abandon such amendment. In accordance with the voting results listed below,

the proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

non-votes

88,260

31,224

174

N/A

(2) Proposal

Two: To approve the issuance of 3,019,586 inducement warrants issued in June 2026 and

the shares issuable upon exercise of the inducement warrants in accordance with Nasdaq Listing

Rules. In accordance with the voting results listed below, the proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

non-votes

62,041

12,518

156

44,953

(3) Proposal

Three: To approve a potential future offering of up to $20 million of a new class of

convertible preferred stock and accompanying warrants in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules.

In accordance with the voting results listed below, the proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

non-votes

57,090

17,509

116

44,953

(4) Proposal

Four: To approve a potential future offering of up to $10 million of common stock and

accompanying warrants in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules. In accordance with the voting

results listed below, the proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

non-votes

60,410

14,158

147

44,953

(5) Proposal

Five: To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or advisable, to

solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposals 1, 2, 3 or 4. In accordance with the voting

results listed below, the proposal was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

non-votes

90,291

28,954

413

N/A

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 5, 2026

Lawrence Firestone

Chief

Executive Officer

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