0001209191-14-002247.txt : 20140107 0001209191-14-002247.hdr.sgml : 20140107 20140107171513 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-14-002247 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140103 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140107 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: 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: 14514245 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33137 4 1 c654756_4x0.xml MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION X0306 4 2014-01-03 0000059440 VECTOR GROUP LTD VGR 0001005790 LEBOW BENNETT S 667 MADISON AVENUE 14TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10065 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2014-01-03 4 J 0 1453305 16.37 A 1475958 D Common Stock 5699392 I By LeBow Gamma Limited Partnership Common Stock 3245115 I By LeBow Epsilon 2001 Limited Partnership Common Stock 364651 I By LeBow Alpha LLLP Represents the transfer of 1,453,305 shares of common stock of the Issuer from LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust to Mr. LeBow as payment for an intrafamily obligation in the net amount of approximately $16,585,524 owed by LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust to Mr. LeBow. In connection with that transfer, Mr. LeBow assumed a margin loan balance of approximately $7,205,079 that was owed by LeBow Family Irrevocable Trust. 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 27, 2013. 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. 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 Gamma Limited Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. 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. 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. 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 Alpha LLLP except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Bennett S. LeBow 2014-01-07