22nd Century (XXII) Company Overview

Agreement covers 11 existing brands, supports launch 8 additional premium brands with Smoker Friendly retail and dealer locations

Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - December 13, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced that it will effect a reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the "Common Stock"), at a ratio of 1-for-135, to be effective as of December 17, 2024. The reverse stock split is intended for the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share of common stock for continued listing on Nasdaq.

Recent FDA Action Advances Policy Proposal That Originated During First Trump Administration and Continued to Progress Under Biden Administration Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - December 12, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced that it applauds action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to advance its long-standing proposal mandating a drastic reduction in the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, a cornerstone goal of public health experts seeking to reduce the harms of smoking. "We are excited to see definitive action by the FDA intended to advance its scientifically backed reduced nicotine content mandate for cigarette products, a non-partisan proposal that actually began moving forward during the first Trump administration and continued its progress during the Biden administration," said Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group.

Remains on Path to Cash Positive Operations in Q1 2025 Commencing Growth Strategy Leveraging Both Internal and External Brand Assets Across Multiple Categories Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - November 12, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine dependence and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, and provided an update on recent business highlights. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results (compared to Second Quarter 2024, except as noted) All figures reported below reflect continuing operations, excluding discontinued operations related to the sale and exit of the Company's hemp/cannabis business in late 2023.

Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced that it will be presenting at the LD Micro Main Event XVII investor conference to be held October 28-30, 2024 in Los Angeles. As part of the conference, the Company will conduct a group presentation at 3:30 pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

CMO customer adds to previously announced cigarette export business with combined volume significantly adding to profitability Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - September 25, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced a commitment from an existing customer to also supply their filtered cigar products. As part of this customer relationship, 22nd Century Group will assume production of all the customer's filtered cigar products using an in-house predicate blend.

New Customer for 22nd Century's Internally Owned Moonlight Brand Could Increase Factory Volumes by More Than 30% When Fully Scaled, Improve Gross Profit Profile Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - September 23, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company that is leading the fight against nicotine and believes smokers should have a choice about their nicotine consumption, today announced a new customer agreement to supply its Moonlight branded cigarettes to the Southeast Asia marketplace. The first shipment is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the opportunity to significantly expand volumes as the customer launches in key markets throughout 2025.

Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: XXII), a tobacco products company leading the fight against nicotine addiction with its FDA authorized 95% less nicotine brand VLN®, today announced an agreement to fund all intellectual property, licensing and sponsored research payments to North Carolina State University through 2025 in equity as part of a deal valued at over $1.2 million. The payments will occur over the course of three tranches, in equity or cash, at the company's election.

Mocksville, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - September 6, 2024) - 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a tobacco products company leading the fight against nicotine with its 95% less nicotine brand VLN® focused on nicotine harm reduction and contract manufacturing, today announced that it will participate in the HC Wainwright Conference on September 10, 2024 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. Investors can register and request meetings with management via their HC Wainwright representative.