---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-007596"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XXII"
cik: "0001347858"
company_name: "22nd Century Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:25:09.443225+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 22nd Century Group: prelim Q4 net rev $3.6M, FY rev $17.6M; ended 2025 debt-free; stockholders OK reverse split

## Summary
- Preliminary Q4 2025 net revenue $3.6M vs $4.0M in Q3; FY2025 revenue $17.6M vs $24.4M in 2024.
- FY2025 net loss from continuing ops $13.1M vs $15.5M in 2024; operating loss $11.6M vs $14.0M.
- Ended 2025 debt-free with $7.1M cash; zero long-term debt after extinguishing senior secured debt.
- Stockholders approved reverse stock split (1:2 to 1:200) and other proposals to comply with Nasdaq rules.
- VLN commercial expansion cited as shift to higher-margin proprietary brands.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-007596
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XXII
- cik: 0001347858
- company_name: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000149315226007596/0001493152-26-007596-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000149315226007596/form8-k.htm

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