Company: XXII
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001641172-25-017570
Chunk: 16

Company: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form: 424B3
Chunk 16
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 such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that the selling stockholders will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

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<div align='center'>Legal Matters</div>

The validity of the shares of our common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Foley & Lardner LLP, Jacksonville, Florida.

<div align='center'>Experts</div>

Our consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, have been audited by Freed Maxick P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern) given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. To the extent that Freed Maxick P.C. audits and reports on consolidated financial statements of 22nd Century Group, Inc. at future dates and consents to the use of their reports thereon, such consolidated financial statements also will be incorporated by reference in