X0306 4 2018-07-01 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 2018-07-01 4 A 0 362643 0.00 A 929718 D Common Stock 2018-07-01 4 F 0 192119 19.03 D 737599 D Common Stock 2712310 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 173,643 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 189,000 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 fourth vesting of the 2014 Award and the third vesting of the 2015 Award. Represents the average of the high ($19.19) and low ($18.87) stock prices of the Issuer's Common Stock on June 29, 2018, the last trading day before the date of vesting, which was a non-trading day (Sunday). 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. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (previously filed as Exhibit 24 to Form 4 dated November 12, 2014.) /s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III, Attorney-In-Fact 2018-07-02