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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ICAHN CARL C ET AL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VECTOR GROUP LTD [VGR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ICAHN ASSOCIATES CORP., 767 FIFTH AVE., SUITE 4700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/14/2006 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10153 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock $0.10 par value ("Shares") 07/14/2006   P   67,400 A $ 15.91 10,922,492 I PLEASE SEE FOOTNOTES (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Shares 07/17/2006   P   21,400 A $ 15.92 10,943,892 I PLEASE SEE FOOTNOTES (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Shares 07/18/2006   P   100,000 A $ 15.74 11,043,892 I PLEASE SEE FOOTNOTES (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ICAHN CARL C ET AL C/O ICAHN ASSOCIATES CORP. 767 FIFTH AVE., SUITE 4700 NEW YORK, NY 10153		X
BARBERRY CORP. 445 HAMILTON AVENUE SUITE 1210 WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601		X
Hopper Investments LLC 445 HAMILTON AVENUE SUITE 1210 WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601		X
HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 445 HAMILTON AVENUE SUITE 4700 WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601		X

Signatures

CARL C. ICAHN		07/18/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARBERRY CORP.		07/18/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC		07/18/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP		07/18/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Barberry Corp. ("Barberry") is the sole member of Hopper Investments LLC ("Hopper"), which is the general partner of High River Limited Partnership ("High River"). Buffalo Investors Corp. ("Buffalo") is 100 percent owned by Starfire Holding Corporation ("Starfire"). Highcrest Investors Corp. ("Highcrest") is approximately 99.34 percent owned by Buffalo. ACF Industries Holding Corp. ("ACF Holding") is 100 percent owned by Highcrest. All of the voting stock of Unicorn Associates Corporation ("Unicorn") is owned by ACF Holding.
(2)	Arnos Corp. ("Arnos") is 100 percent owned by Unicorn Associates Corporation ("Unicorn"). Tortoise Corp. ("Tortoise") is 100 percent owned by Arnos. Reindeer Holding LLC ("Reindeer Holding") is 100 percent owned by Tortoise. Reindeer Subsidiary LLC ("Reindeer") is 100 percent owned by Reindeer Holding. Each of Barberry, Starfire and Little Meadow Corp. ("Little Meadow") are 100 percent owned by Mr. Icahn. As such, Mr. Icahn is in a position indirectly to determine the investment and voting decisions made by all of the foregoing entities.
(3)	Each of Barberry and Hopper, by virtue of their relationship to High River, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the 8,610,792 Shares which High River owns. Each of Barberry and Hopper disclaim beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Tortoise and Reindeer Holding, by virtue of their relationship to Reindeer, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the 670,680 shares which Reindeer owns. Each of Tortoise and Reindeer Holding disclaim beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	Arnos, Unicorn, ACF Holding, Highcrest, Buffalo and Starfire, by virtue of their relationship to Tortoise and Reindeer, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the 370 Shares which Tortoise owns and the 670,680 Shares which Reindeer owns. Each of Arnos, Unicorn, ACF Holding, Highcrest, Buffalo and Starfire disclaim beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	Mr. Icahn, by virtue of his relationship to Barberry, Hopper, High River, Reindeer, Reindeer Holding, Tortoise, Arnos, Unicorn, ACF Holding, Highcrest, Buffalo, Starfire and Little Meadow may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the 1,751,250 Shares which Barberry owns, the 8,610,792 Shares which High River owns, the 670,680 Shares which Reindeer owns, the 370 Shares which Tortoise owns and the 10,800 Shares which Little Meadow owns. Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. Gail Golden, the spouse of Mr. Icahn, directly beneficially owns 15,952 Shares. Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares for all purposes.

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