0001209191-12-050185.txt : 20121022 0001209191-12-050185.hdr.sgml : 20121022 20121022165956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-050185 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121022 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121022 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121022 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: 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEBOW BENNETT S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05759 FILM NUMBER: 121155062 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BROOK GROUP LTD STREET 2: 100 SOUTHEAST SECOND STREET 32RD FLOOR CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33131 4 1 c30272_4x0.xml MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION X0306 4 2012-10-22 0000059440 VECTOR GROUP LTD VGR 0001005790 LEBOW BENNETT S C/O VECTOR GROUP LTD. 100 S.E. SECOND STREET; 32ND FLOOR MIAMI FL 33131 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2012-10-22 4 J 0 500000 0.00 D 5427993 I By LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership Common Stock 2012-10-22 4 J 0 500000 0.00 A 847287 I By LeBow Alpha LLLP Common Stock 2012-10-22 4 J 0 500000 0.00 D 347287 I By LeBow Alpha LLLP Common Stock 3105586 I By LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership Common Stock 11575 D Represents the transfer of 500,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock from LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership to LeBow Alpha LLLP in exchange for the partial redemption of the limited partner interest held by LeBow Alpha LLLP in LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership. Represents the transfer of 500,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock from LeBow Alpha LLLP to LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust in exchange for the partial redemption of the limited partner interest held by LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust in LeBow Alpha LLLP. The beneficiaries of LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust are the children and grandchildren of Mr. LeBow. Mr. LeBow does not possess beneficial ownership of the shares held by LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Adjusted for the Issuer's 5% stock dividend paid to stockholders on September 28, 2012. Includes 300,000 shares that also are included in the total amount of shares reported as beneficially owned by LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership. LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership. LeBow 2011 Management Trust is the managing member of LeBow Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the sole stockholder of LeBow Gamma, Inc., a Nevada corporation, which is the general partner of LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership. Mr. LeBow is trustee of LeBow 2011 Management Trust and a director and officer of LeBow Gamma, Inc. LeBow Alpha LLLP is a Delaware limited liability limited partnership. LeBow Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of LeBow Alpha LLLP. LeBow 2011 Management Trust is the managing member of LeBow Holdings LLC. Mr. Lebow is trustee of LeBow 2011 Management Trust. LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership. LeBow Epsilon 2001 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership. LeBow 2011 Management Trust is the managing member of LeBow Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the general partner of LeBow Alpha LLLP, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, which is the controlling member of LeBow Epsilon 2001 LLC. Mr. LeBow is trustee of LeBow 2011 Management Trust and a manager of LeBow Epsilon 2001 LLC. Mr. LeBow disclaims beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Issuer's common stock held by LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Bennett S. LeBow 2012-10-22