cron-20211029

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): October 29, 2021

CRONOS GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


British Columbia, Canada	001-38403	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


111 Peter Street, Suite 300
Toronto , Ontario						M5V 2H1
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 504-0004

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value	CRON	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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.

On October 29, 2021, Cronos Group Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Dr. Todd Abraham will retire as Chief Innovation Officer, effective immediately. The Company is conducting a search for Dr. Abraham’s successor.

Arye Weigensberg, General Manager at Cronos Research Labs and Vice President of Research and Technology, has assumed the role of Head of Research and Development on an interim basis until a permanent replacement for Dr. Abraham is named.

SIGNATURES

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.


	CRONOS GROUP INC.


Dated: October 29, 2021	By:	/s/ Kurt Schmidt
		Name: Kurt Schmidt
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Cronos Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update