UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 16, 2021

4FRONT VENTURES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter}

5060 N. 40th Street, Suite 120

Phoenix, Arizona 85018

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(602) 633-3067

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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Item 5.02          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

Effective July 1, 2021, 4Front Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) terminated its month-to-month independent contractor arrangement with Peter Rennard in his position as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Rennard’s termination was not in connection with any known disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, including accounting principles and practices. 

Effective July 15, 2021, the Company’s board of directors appointed Andrew Thut, age 47, as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company continues its search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Thut joined the Company in October 2014 as its Chief Investment Officer and will continue to serve as Chief Investment Officer during his tenure as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Thut served as Managing Director of the BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund at BlackRock Advisors LLC. During his 11-year involvement with BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund, the $2 billion fund ranked in the top five percent of all domestic small cap growth funds. He also has held positions at MFS Investment Management and BT Alex Brown. Mr. Thut holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Thut and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer of the Company. Mr. Thut has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and, other than as described above, Mr. Thut does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.