# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000059440
**File Stem:** 0000899243-23-006304
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7950
**Document Hash:** ae639ac8dde98ddc32213e4d6dc4d329
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000899243-23-006304.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000899243-23-006304

**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:** LORBER HOWARD M
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001053471

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-05759
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23677921

**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>LORBER HOWARD M<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>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President and CEO_ |
| **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 |  | A |  | 137500 | A | 0.00<sup>(1)</sup> | 2579529 | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-24 |  | F |  | 113038 | D | 13.47<sup>(2)</sup> | 2466491 | D |  |
| Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2629035 | I | By: Lorber Alpha II Limited Partnership<sup>(3)</sup> |

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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) The Reporting Person received performance-based restricted stock grants of 250,000 and 300,000 shares, respectively, on February 24, 2021 and March 1, 2022. The 2021 grant vested, or will vest, in four installments (62,500 shares in the case of the 2023 vesting) on February 24, 2022, February 24, 2023, February 24, 2024 and February 24, 2025, based upon the Issuer achieving certain performance targets and the Reporting Person being continuously employed by Vector Group Ltd. This amount represents the second vesting of the award. The 2022 grant vested, or will vest, in four installments (75,000 shares in the case of the 2023 vesting) on February 24, 2023, February 24, 2024, February 24, 2025 and February 24, 2026, based upon the Issuer achieving certain performance targets and the Reporting Person being continuously employed by Vector Group Ltd. This amount represents the first vesting of the award.

(2) Represents withholdings of shares as payment of the reporting person's tax liabilities incident to the vesting of (a) 137,500 shares of performance-based restricted stock referenced in footnote 1 and (b) 137,500 shares of restricted stock, which were awarded to reporting person on February 24, 2021 (62,500) and March 1, 2022 (75,000) and were previously reported at the time of the grant. 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 on February 24, 2023, the date of vesting.

(3) Lorber Alpha II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of Lorber Alpha II Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership. The Reporting Person serves as the Managing Member of Lorber Alpha II LLC and has voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares.

**Remarks:**
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (previously filed as Exhibit 24 to Form 4 dated November 12, 2014.)

**Signature:** /s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III, Attorney-In-Fact  
**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.**