Company: XXII
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001641172-25-012101
Chunk: 2

Company: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 2
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 10. | To                                                                                                 
 ratify the appointment of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. as our independent registered public accountants 
 for fiscal year 2025 (Proposal 10).                                                                |

| 11. | To                                                                                       
 approve the adjournment of the meeting, if necessary or advisable, to solicit additional 
 proxies in favor of Proposals 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and/or 9 (Proposal 11).                      |

The stockholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2025 will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Lawrence Firestone

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: June [2], 2025

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | ii |

| MEETING INFORMATION: | DATE:  | Tuesday, July 15, 2025                                        |
|:---------------------|:-------|:--------------------------------------------------------------|
|                      | TIME:  | 11:00 A.M., Eastern Time                                      |
|                      | PLACE: | The meeting will be held at 2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 
 1900, Miami, FL 33131.                                        |

HOW TO VOTE:

Your vote is important. You are eligible to vote if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on May 20, 2025.

| BY INTERNET                            
 www.proxyvote.com                      |
| BY PHONE                               
 Call 1.800.690.6903                    |
| BY MAIL                                
 Complete, sign and return by free post |
| IN PERSON                              
 Attend the Annual Meeting              |

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | iii |

Table of Contents

| Notice of Annual Meeting                                                                                                            | ii |
|                                                                                                                                     | iv |
| Proxy Summary                                                                                                                       |  1 |
| PROXY                                                                                                                               
 SUMMARY                                                                                                                             |  1 |
| Voting                                                                                                                              
 Matters                                                                                                                             |  1 |
| Frequently                                                                                                                          
 Asked Questions Regarding Annual Meeting Procedures                                                                                 |  2 |
| PROPOSAL                                                                                                                            
 NO. 1: ELECTION OF TWO DIRECTORS                                                                                                    |  5 |
| DIRECTORS                                                                                                                           |  5 |
| Nominees                                                                                                                            
 and Director Qualifications                                                                                                         |  5 |
| Commitment                                                                                                                          
 to Corporate Governance                                                                                                             |  8 |
| Board                                                                                                                               
 of Directors                                                                                                                        |  8 |
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