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Issuer:     VECTOR GROUP LTD (—)
CIK:        0000059440
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-106511
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vector Group acquired by JTI for $15.00/share cash; merger completed, delisting from NYSE
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- Merger closed October 7, 2024; Vector Group now wholly owned by JTI (US) Holding Inc.
- Tender offer accepted 108.1M shares (~68.67% outstanding); total consideration ~$3.4B.
- Shares to be delisted from NYSE; company will file Form 15 to suspend SEC reporting.
- Directors resigned effective immediately after closing; President/CEO Howard Lorber and others terminated without cause.
- SERP amended for CFO Kirkland; retention awards for President of Liggett Vector Brands.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59440/000110465924106511/0001104659-24-106511-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59440/000110465924106511/tm2425647d16_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-106511

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