| SEC FILE NUMBER 1-05759 | ||
| CUSIP NUMBER 92240M108 | ||
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
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(Check One): ☒ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D
☐ Form N-CEN ☐ Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: December 31, 2021
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K
☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F
☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q
For the Transition Period Ended:
Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type. Nothing is this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein. | ||
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I REGISTRANT INFORMATION | ||
| Vector Group Ltd. | ||
| Full Name of Registrant | ||
| Former Name if Applicable | ||
| 4400 Biscayne Blvd | ||
| Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number) | ||
| Miami, FL 33137 | ||
| City, State and Zip Code | ||
PART II
RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)
| (a) | The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | |||||||
| ☒ | (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and | ||||||
| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. | |||||||
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, Form N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 cannot be filed within the prescribed time period because the Company requires additional time to prepare and review its financial statements to ensure adequate disclosure of the financial information required to be included in the Form 10-K.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1)Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
| J. Bryant Kirkland III | (305) | 579-8000 | ||||||||||||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | ||||||||||||
(2)Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?
If the answer is no, identify report(s). ☒ Yes ☐ No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? ☐ Yes ☒ No
| Vector Group Ltd. | ||
| (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | March 2, 2022 | By: | /S/ J. Bryant Kirkland III | |||||||||||
| J. Bryant Kirkland III | ||||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
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