# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001195910
**File Stem:** 0000950170-23-004806
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 6284
**Document Hash:** ceb96896c720e8fe76126868d9880957
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-23-004806.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-23-004806

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230224

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BELL MARC N
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001195910

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-05759
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23677925

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD
- **STREET 2:** 10TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VECTOR GROUP LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000059440
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CIGARETTES [2111]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 650949535
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** 10TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3055798000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** 10TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROOKE GROUP LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LIGGETT GROUP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19900815

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LIGGETT & MYERS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19760602

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

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>BELL MARC N<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O VECTOR GROUP LTD.<br>4400 BISCAYNE BLVD; 10TH FLOOR<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>MIAMI, FL 33137<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-02-24 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_See Remarks_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>VECTOR GROUP LTD [ VGR ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common stock | 2023-02-24 |  | F |  | 17707 | D | 13.47<sup>(1)</sup> | 323583 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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### Footnotes:

(1) Represents withholdings of shares as payment of the reporting person's tax liabilities incident to the vesting of 45,000 shares of restricted stock, which were awarded to reporting person on February 24, 2021(20,000) and March 1, 2022 (25,000). The shares withheld were valued at $13.47 per share, which represented the average of the low ($13.19) and high ($13.75) stock prices of the Issuer's Common Stock onFebruary 24, 2023, the date of vesting.

**Remarks:**
Senior Vice President/General Counsel

**Signature:** /s/Marc N. Bell  
**Date:** 2023-02-27

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**