UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2011

VECTOR GROUP LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-5759		65-0949535
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 S.E. Second Street, Miami, Florida		33131
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(305) 579-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.		Other Events

     On May 11, 2011, Vector Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, announcing that it had extended its exchange offer for its 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, in the aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000, until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 12, 2011.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.