8-K

Verano Holdings Corp. (VRNO)

8-K 2025-06-20 For: 2025-06-19
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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

Dateof Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2025

VERANO

HOLDINGS CORP.

(ExactName of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

British Columbia A1 000-56342 98-1583243
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br><br> <br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.)

224

West Hill Street, Suite 400,

Chicago**,Illinois**

60610

(Addressof Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(312)

265-0730

(Registrant’sTelephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(FormerName 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:

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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).

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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. ☐

Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 19, 2025, Verano Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually. As of the close of business on the record date of April 21, 2025, there were 359,718,318 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Company and 0 Class B subordinate voting shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, with the final voting results indicated below:

ProposalNo. 1: The Company’s shareholders elected to set the number of directors of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at five, subject to such increases as may be permitted by the Articles of the Company. The results of the vote taken are as follows:

Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against
90,812,150 636,368

ProposalNo. 2: The Company’s shareholders elected the following five directors to serve as directors of the Board for terms expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The results of the vote taken are as follows:

Shares Voted For Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
George Archos 39,703,645 16,113,104 35,631,769
Lawrence Hirsh 55,521,616 295,133 35,631,769
Charles Mueller 55,503,821 312,928 35,631,769
Cristina Nuñez 55,141,224 675,525 35,631,769
John Tipton 39,691,908 16,124,841 35,631,769

ProposalNo. 3: The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (the “Say-on-Pay Vote”). The results of the vote taken are as follows:

Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
53,212,468 2,357,922 242,358 35,635,769

ProposalNo. 4: The Company’s shareholders approved the re-appointment of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (“MGO”) as the auditors for the Company and the authorization of the Board to fix MGO’s remuneration and terms of engagement. The results of the vote taken are as follows:

Shares Voted For Abstentions
90,897,629 550,889

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<br> HOLDINGS CORP.
Date:<br> June 20, 2025 By: /s/ Laura Marie Kalesnik
Name: Laura<br> Marie Kalesnik
Title: Chief<br> Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary