0000899243-17-017880.txt : 20170705 0000899243-17-017880.hdr.sgml : 20170705 20170705190140 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-17-017880 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170705 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170705 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: 17950284 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 2017-07-01 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 2017-07-01 4 A 0 345375 0.00 A 732040 D Common Stock 2017-07-01 4 F 0 191967 21.36 D 540073 D Common Stock 2583153 I By: Lorber Alpha II Limited Partnership The Reporting Person received restricted stock grants on July 23, 2014 (the "2014 Award") and November 10, 2015 (the "2015 Award"). The grants vest equally in seven equal installments with the 2014 Award vesting in installments of 165,375 shares on August 15, 2015, July 1, 2016, July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021 and the 2015 Award vesting in installments of 180,000 on November 15, 2016, July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, July 1, 2019, July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022, in each case, based upon the Issuer achieving certain performance targets and the Reporting Person being continuously employed by Vector Group Ltd. This amount includes the third vesting of the 2014 Award and the second vesting of the 2015 Award. Represents the average of the high ($21.22) and low ($21.50) stock prices of the Issuer's Common Stock on June 30, 2017, the last trading day before the date of vesting, which was on a non-trading day (Saturday). 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 the Lorber Alpha II LLC and has voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. /s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III, Attorney-In-Fact 2017-07-05