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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting of
VECTOR GROUP LTD.
To Be Held On:
April 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. local time
at The Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
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This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before April 13, 2018.
Please visit http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/03819/, where the following materials are available for view:
• | Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and directions to the meeting |
• | Proxy Statement |
• | Form of Electronic Proxy Card |
• | Annual Report on Form 10-K |
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TO VOTE: |  | ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/03819/ and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date. IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/03819/ to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. |
The following items will be voted upon at the annual meeting of Stockholders. The Board of Directors recommends you vote for all nominees on Item 1. 1. Election of Directors: NOMINEES: Bennett S. LeBow Howard M. Lorber Ronald J. Bernstein Stanley S. Arkin Henry C. Beinstein Paul V. Carlucci Jeffrey S. Podell Jean E. Sharpe Barry Watkins Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail or otherwise. | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Items 2 and 3. 2. Advisory approval of executive compensation (say on pay): 3. Approval of ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018: The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST Item 4. 4. Advisory approval of a shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of a shareholder "proxy access" by-law. |