Verano Holdings Corp.

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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
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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
224 WEST HILL STREET, SUITE 400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2025
(Street)
CHICAGO, IL 60610
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City) (State) (Zip)
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 06/02/2025 M(1) 132,638 A $ 0 14,606,353 D
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 06/02/2025 F(2) 32,298 D $0.63 14,574,055 D
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 1,817,688 I By Copperstone Trust
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 204,082(3) I By E&P Archos Holdings, LLC
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 204,082(3) I By E&P Archos Holdings II, LLC
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 10,154,606 I By GP Management Group, LLC
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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 $ 0 06/01/2025 A(4) 127,846 (5) (5) Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 127,846 $ 0 457,841 D
Restricted Stock Units(6) $ 0 06/01/2025 M(1) 100,279 (7) (7) Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 100,279 $ 0 357,562 D
Restricted Stock Units(8) $ 0 06/02/2025 M(1) 32,359 (7) (7) Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 32,359 $ 0 325,203 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Archos George Peter
224 WEST HILL STREET, SUITE 400
CHICAGO, IL 60610
X Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Kevan Fisher, Attorney-in-Fact 06/03/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction represents the settlement of vested restricted stock units into Class A Subordinate Voting Shares.
(2) Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the restricted stock units and does not represent a sale.
(3) Due to the Reporting Person's 2% membership interest in the LLCs, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the number of Shares detailed in Table I. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is, for purposes of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of the equity securities reported in Table I owned by the LLCs. Mr. Archos expressly disclaims his beneficial ownership of the Shares reported in Table I owned by the LLCs.
(4) The restricted stock units were granted under the Verano Holdings Corp. Stock and Incentive Plan on June 1, 2025.
(5) Each restricted stock unit reflects a contingent right to receive one Class A Subordinate Voting Share and will vest 33.33% on June 1, 2026, 33.33% on June 1, 2027 and 33.34% on June 1, 2028.
(6) The restricted stock units disposed in this transaction were granted under the Verano Holdings Corp. Stock and Incentive Plan on June 1, 2023. Each restricted stock unit reflects a contingent right to receive one Class A Subordinate Voting Share and vested 25% on each of June 1, 2024, December 1, 2024 and June 1, 2025, and will thereafter vest 25% on December 1, 2025.
(7) The restricted stock units disposed in this transaction settled on June 2, 2025.
(8) The restricted stock units were granted under the Verano Holdings Corp. Stock and Incentive Plan on June 1, 2024. Each restricted stock unit reflects a contingent right to receive one Class A Subordinate Voting Share and vested 25% on June 1, 2025, and thereafter will vest 25% on each of December 1, 2025, June 1, 2026 and December 1, 2026.
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