SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2004
VECTOR GROUP LTD.
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-5759 (Commission File Number) |
65-0949535 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 100 S.E. Second Street, Miami, Florida (Address of principal executive offices) |
33131 (Zip Code) |
(305) 579-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
(c) The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No.
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Exhibit | |
99.1
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Press Release issued May 10, 2004 |
ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 10, 2004, Vector Group Ltd. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VECTOR GROUP LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Joselynn D. Van Siclen | |||
| Joselynn D. Van Siclen | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Date: May 10, 2004
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