0000899243-16-024150.txt : 20160701 0000899243-16-024150.hdr.sgml : 20160701 20160701211527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-16-024150 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160701 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160701 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 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: 161747948 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33137 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-07-01 0 0000059440 VECTOR GROUP LTD VGR 0001053471 LORBER HOWARD M C/O VECTOR GROUP LTD. 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD; 10TH FLOOR MIAMI FL 33137 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2016-07-01 4 A 0 157500 0.00 A 859087 D Common Stock 2016-07-01 4 F 0 87561 22.47 D 771526 D Common Stock 2016-07-01 4 J 0 69939 0.00 D 701587 D Common Stock 2016-07-01 4 J 0 69939 0.00 A 139858 I By: Lorber Gamma Limited Partnership Common Stock 2460148 I By: Lorber Alpha II Limited Partnership The Reporting Person received a restricted stock grant on July 23, 2014. The grant vests equally in seven equal installments on August 15, 2015, July 1, 2016, July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021 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. Represents a transfer of shares from the Reporting Person to the Issuer as payment of the Reporting Person's tax liability incident to the vesting of shares of restricted stock, which were awarded on July 23, 2014, and vested on July 1, 2016. Represents the average of the high ($22.565) and low ($22.38) stock prices of the Issuer's Common Stock on date of vesting. Represents a transfer of shares from the Reporting Person to Lorber Gamma Limited Partnership. Lorber Gamma, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is the general partner of Lorber Gamma Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership. The reporting person is a director, officer and controlling stockholder of Lorber Gamma, Inc. Lorber Alpha II, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is the general partner of Lorber Alpha II Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership. The reporting person is a director, officer and controlling stockholder of Lorber Alpha II, Inc. /s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III, Attorney-In-Fact 2016-07-01