22nd Century Group (XXII) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lawrence D. Firestone, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $939,735 in 2025, up 120% from $426,679 the year before.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$939,735+120% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
56%$527,492 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$391,8002025 actual
CEO Stock Awards
$382,2952025 grant date fair value
CEO Option Awards
$145,1972025 grant date fair value

How Firestone was paid

$939,735 in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary42%Stock awards41%Option awards15%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lawrence D. FirestoneChief Executive Officer$939,735
Daniel A. OttoChief Financial Officer$604,356
Jonathan StaffeldtGeneral Counsel$601,279
Robert ManfredoniaExecutive Vice President Sales and Marketing$521,261
Scott MarionVice President Manufacturing Operations$533,406

What changed and why

  • $940KLawrence D. Firestone received total compensation of $939,735 in 2025 compared to $426,679 in 2024.
  • New employment agreements with NEOs were entered into on November 3, 2025.
  • Stock awards and option awards were granted in 2025 under multi-year vesting schedules.
  • No NEO equity awards vested during the 2025 fiscal year.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.