22nd Century Group Inc (XXII)

[TheDane]

This is the only mention of Botanical Genetics...

"22nd Century Limited, LLC ("22nd Century Ltd"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, is a plant biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction products and smoking cessation products produced from modifying the nicotine content in tobacco plants through genetic engineering and plant breeding. The Company owns or exclusively controls 129 issued patents and an additional 44 patent applications. Goodrich Tobacco Company, LLC ("Goodrich Tobacco") and Hercules Pharmaceuticals, LLC ("Hercules Pharmaceuticals") are subsidiaries of 22nd Century Ltd. Goodrich Tobacco is focused on commercial tobacco products and potential modified risk cigarettes. Hercules Pharmaceuticals is focused on X-22, a prescription smoking cessation aid currently in development. A newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of 22nd Century Group, Botanical Genetics, LLC ("Botanical Genetics"), was incorporated to facilitate an equity investment that closed on April 14, 2014.


I'm guessing they didn't say any more than that for strategic purposes related to securing MSA.