-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E4RtGe/IyMwEXmKPixAL63u1x9qLTLDHaV/JyKile7xbcWwYWXxLcKXtcjXBazP1 m2TOY9kP+yqInZQeHfKmkg== 0000950144-07-007380.txt : 20070807 0000950144-07-007380.hdr.sgml : 20070807 20070807153649 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-07-007380 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070807 FILER: 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 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-137093 FILM NUMBER: 071031485 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 S E SECOND ST CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33131 BUSINESS PHONE: 3055798000 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 424B3 1 g08846e424b3.htm VECTOR GROUP LTD. VECTOR GROUP LTD.
 

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-137093
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 DATED AUGUST 7, 2007
(to prospectus dated December 22, 2006)
VECTOR GROUP LTD.
3 7/8% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debentures due June 15, 2026
and
Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of the Debentures
 
     This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated December 22, 2006 of Vector Group Ltd. relating to the sale by certain of our securityholders (and their transferees, pledgees, donees and successors) of our 3 7/8% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debentures due June 15, 2026 and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supercedes the information contained in the prospectus.
     The table of selling securityholders contained on pages 65 to 70 of the prospectus is hereby amended to add the following additional selling securityholders.
                                             
                        Number of Shares        
                Number of Shares of   of Common Stock        
    Principal Amount           Common Stock   that May Be Sold   Number of Shares of    
    of Debentures   Percentage of   Beneficially Owned   Pursuant To This   Common Stock   Percentage of
    Beneficially Owned   Debentures   Before This   Prospectus   Beneficially Owned   Common Stock
Name   that May Be Sold   Outstanding   Offering   (1)   After this Offering   Outstanding (2)
 
                                           
Empyrean Capital Fund, L.P. (3)
  $3,914,100     3.6 %     0       191,119       0       *  
 
                                           
Empyrean Capital Overseas Fund, Ltd. (3)
  $8,085,900     7.4 %     0       394,820       0       *  
 
*   Less than 1%.
 
(1)   Assumes conversion of all of the securityholders’ debentures at a conversion price of $20.48 per share of common stock. The conversion price is subject to adjustment as described under “Description of Debentures-Conversion Rights” and, as a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures may increase or decrease in the future.
 
(2)   Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act using shares of common stock outstanding as of August 6, 2007. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of that particular securityholder’s debentures. We did not assume, however, the conversion of any other securityholder’s debentures.
 
(3)   Tian Xue exercises voting and dispositive power over these securities. This prospectus supplement is being filed to reflect the distribution of debentures to the selling securityholders previously registered under this prospectus as owned by Empyrean Capital Overseas Benefit Plan Fund, Ltd. and includes debentures previously registered under this prospectus as owned by the selling securityholders.
 
     Investing in the debentures and our common stock involves risks, which are described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of the prospectus.
 
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is August 7, 2007.

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