---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-043175"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VREOF"
cik: "0001771706"
company_name: "Vireo Growth Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:24:37.764114+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vireo Growth acquires Hawthorne Gardening, gains $110M cash+NWC, pays 213M shares + 80M warrants

## Summary
- Vireo issued 213M shares (deemed $0.60) and 80M warrants ($0.85 strike) to Good Dog (Scotts designee) for Hawthorne.
- Acquired ~$35M cash, ~$58M net working capital, and $20M inventory supply over 2 years from Hawthorne.
- Chris Hagedorn, Scotts EVP, nominated to Vireo board at May 29 AGM.
- Good Dog owns ~14% of Vireo; if warrants exercised would own ~19%.
- Lock-up: 10% at 6 months, 30% at 12/18/24 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-043175
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VREOF
- cik: 0001771706
- company_name: Vireo Growth Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926043175/0001104659-26-043175-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926043175/tm2611658d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-043175.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6548758d4213552e39b8d1653cdc3958b08b1292
  claim: Vireo Growth Inc. entered into Securities Purchase Agreement with Prolific Supply LLC, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, SMG Growing Media LLC, Good Dog Holdings LLC (effective 2026-04-08).
  evidence_excerpt: nto a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) by and among the Company, Prolific Supply LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926043175/0001104659-26-043175-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.