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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2023

 

VERANO HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

British Columbia   000-56342   98-1583243

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

415 North Dearborn Street, 4th Floor,    
Chicago, Illinois   60654
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(312) 265-0730

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On February 7, 2023, Edward Brown, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Verano Holdings Corp., a British Columbia corporation (the “Company), informed the Company of his intention to resign from the Board and its Audit and Compensation Committees, effective on February 8, 2023, because of his return to the alcohol industry. Mr. Brown’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement between Mr. Brown and the Company, its management, the Board or any committee of the Board, or with respect to any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies and practices, and such resignation is solely related to his return to the alcohol industry.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 8, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Brown’s resignation, as described in Item 5.02(b) to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished under this item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 incorporated by reference herein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description

99.1

  Press Release issued on February 8, 2023
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VERANO HOLDINGS CORP.
     
Date: February 8, 2023 By: /s/ Darren Weiss
  Name: Darren Weiss
  Title: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary

 

 


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