“Since British American Tobacco’s strategic $7 million investment in 22nd Century Group last month, we have been contacted by several institutional investors and retail brokers looking to build a position in 22nd Century Group stock. Many of these funds and brokers cannot buy OTC Bulletin Board stocks,” said Joseph Pandolfino, Founder and CEO of the company. “In order to deliver maximum benefit and value for our shareholders, we concluded that listing our common stock on a national securities exchange is very important.”