{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-23-083491","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"XXII","cik":"0001347858","company_name":"22nd Century Group, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:33.676309+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T04:07:07.267738+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"22nd Century Group CEO resigns, interim CEO appointed; $11.7M financing closed","bullets":["CEO James Mish resigns effective Aug 1, 2023, remains on board; John Miller appointed interim CEO.","Raised $11.7M gross via registered direct offering: 4.37M shares at $2.67 and warrants for 8.75M shares at $2.42.","Announced $15M annualized cost reduction initiative to streamline operations across business.","Appointed Andy Arno as independent director; 35+ years capital markets experience."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-083491","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-083491.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-083491.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-083491.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/0001104659-23-083491-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/tm2321658d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T04:07:07.267738+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"3df076507e","claim":"John J. Miller was appointed as interim-CEO at 22nd Century Group, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"the Board appointed John J. Miller, who has served as President of the Tobacco Business since November 2022, as interim-CEO of the Company effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/0001104659-23-083491-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"interim-CEO"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"ca7b215e63","claim":"James A. Mish resigned as Chief Executive Officer at 22nd Century Group, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"James A. Mish, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, provided notice that he was resigning for personal reasons from such position effective August 1, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/0001104659-23-083491-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"f48044ce4d","claim":"Andrew Arno was appointed as Director at 22nd Century Group, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"the Board expanded the Board to seven members and appointed Andrew Arno to be a director on the Board, effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/0001104659-23-083491-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"8c2fcee6a7bc0bc03bb7163023da7ba85b8d6e6b","claim":"22nd Century Group, Inc. entered into Securities Purchase Agreement with certain investors valued at approximately $11.7 million (effective 2023-07-19).","evidence_excerpt":"On July 19, 2023, 22nd Century Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain investors (the “Investors”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) relating to the issuance and sale of shares of common stock and warrants pursuant to a registered direct offering (the “Offering”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465923083491/0001104659-23-083491-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"equity purchase"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"certain investors"},{"label":"Value","value":"approximately $11.7 million"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-07-19"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}