secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII)
CIK:        0001347858
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001641172-25-016229
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

22nd Century expands Pinnacle deal with top-5 c-store chain; exclusive manufacturing for 5 years
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- Exclusive 5-year manufacturing deal for Pinnacle cigarettes and moist snuff brands with top-5 c-store chain.
- Includes 4 existing Pinnacle brands, up to 3 new low-nicotine SKUs, 2 naturals, 2 moist snuff products.
- New partner VLN products (Pinnacle VLN Gold and Menthol) to launch in 1,700+ stores across 27 states.
- Sales expected late summer/early fall 2025, pending state approvals; merchandising agreement for further chain expansion.
- Company will pay customer a royalty per carton; replaces prior supply agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000164117225016229/0001641172-25-016229-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000164117225016229/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001641172-25-016229

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