---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-001239"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XXII"
cik: "0001347858"
company_name: "22nd Century Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T08:07:25.346680+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 22nd Century Group signs exclusive 5-year license and manufacturing deal with Smoker Friendly covering 19 brands

## Summary
- Exclusive license and manufacturing agreement for 5 years, covering 11 existing SF brands and 8 new premium brands.
- Agreement allows future addition of filtered cigars and reduced nicotine content cigarettes.
- 22nd Century will pay a royalty per carton; no other financial terms disclosed.
- Builds on over a decade of business relationship; secures substantial contract manufacturing volume.
- Expects to expand with filtered cigar business and VLN reduced nicotine brand.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-001239
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XXII
- cik: 0001347858
- company_name: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000149315225001239/0001493152-25-001239-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000149315225001239/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001239
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001239.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001239.txt

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