Verano (VRNOF) Form 4 Verano / George Peter Archos ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Archos George Peter

(Last) (First) (Middle)

415 N DEARBORN ST

4TH FLOOR

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60654

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verano Holdings Corp. [ VRNOF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	08/24/2023		M(1)		17,600	A	$0	697,257	D
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	08/24/2023		S		4,660	D	$2.59(4)	692,597	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units(2)	$0	08/24/2023		M(1)			17,600	(3)	(3)	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	17,600	$0	506,759	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction represents the settlement of vested restricted stock units into Class A Subordinate Voting Shares.

2. The restricted stock units were granted under the Verano Holdings Corp. Stock and Incentive Plan on February 18, 2021. Each restricted stock unit reflects a contingent right to receive one Class A Subordinate Voting Share.

3. The restricted stock units vest 25% on the 12-month anniversary of February 18, 2021, and 25% on each of the following three six-month anniversaries thereafter.

4. Represents a weighted average sale price for multiple sale transactions ranging from $2.6504 to $2.5410 per share, as converted from Canadian dollars. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

	/s/ Kevan Fisher, Attorney-in-Fact	08/25/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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