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Table of Contents SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation incorporation or organization ) Title of each class : Common stock , par value $ 0.10 per share VECTOR GROUP LTD . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1-5759 Commission File Number 4400 Biscayne Boulevard Miami , Florida 33137 305-579-8000 ( Address , including zip code and telephone number , including area code , of the principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) VGR Accelerated filer ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 65-0949535 Name of each exchange on which registered : New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . þ Yes o No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . o Yes þ No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended ( the " Exchange Act " ) , during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . p Yes o No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . þ Yes o No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , or a non - accelerated filer . See definition of " accelerated filer and large accelerated filer " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Yes þ No The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of Vector Group Ltd. as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 1.43 billion . At February 26 , 2021 , Vector Group Ltd. had 154,194,629 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Part III ( Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 ) from the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of the Registrant's fiscal year covered by this report . Smaller reporting company Emerging Growth Company