iAnthus Capital (ITHUF) 8-K Other Events

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): December 12, 2023

iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

British Columbia	000-56228	98-1360810
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
214 King Street West Suite 314
Toronto, Ontario		M5H 3S6
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 518-9418

(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
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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 22, 2023, iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company settled the litigation filed by Hi-Med, LLC (“Hi-Med”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”). Effective as of December 12, 2023, the Company and Hi-Med entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, the issuance of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share. The Settlement Agreement also requires Hi-Med to make applicable filings to the Court to dismiss Hi-Med’s claim with prejudice.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 22, 2023
104	Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

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.

			IANTHUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:	December 28, 2023	By:	/s/ Richard Proud
			Richard Proud Chief Executive Officer