$XXII Form 8-K

Item 8.01 Other Events.On January 25, 2016, warrants issued on January 25, 2011 granting the holders the right to purchase a total of 6,831,115 shares of common stock of 22nd Century Group, Inc. (the “Company”) expired. As a result, the total number of outstanding warrants to purchase the Company’s common shares decreased by approximately 41%, from 16,567,736 to 9,736,621. As of January 25, 2016, there were 71,006,844 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding.