1-5759 | 65-0949535 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 S.E. Second Street, Miami, Florida | 33131 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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1. | The election of seven directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, and; | ||
2. | The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered certified public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. |
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Bennett S. LeBow |
37,311,680 | 13,828,775 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Howard M. Lorber |
37,084,222 | 14,056,233 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Ronald J. Bernstein |
37,168,823 | 13,971,632 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Henry C. Beinstein |
37,209,841 | 13,930,614 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Robert J. Eide |
37,376,536 | 13,763,919 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Jeffrey S. Podell |
37,150,893 | 13,989,562 | 15,100,231 | |||||||||
Jean E. Sharpe |
37,223,527 | 13,916,928 | 15,100,231 |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
52,397,777
|
315,683 | 13,527,226 |
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VECTOR GROUP LTD. |
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By: | /s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III | |||
J. Bryant Kirkland III | ||||
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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