Vector Announces Proposed Offering of Variable Interest Convertible Senior Notes

Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) (“Vector” or the “Company”) today announced that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, $150.0 million aggregate principal amount (or up to an aggregate of $172.5 million aggregate principal amount if Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), the underwriter of the offering, exercises its over-allotment option in full) of its Variable Interest Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering (the “Notes Offering”).

The Company intends to use the net proceeds received from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including for additional investments in real estate through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Valley LLC, and in its existing tobacco business. The Company may also consider using a portion of the proceeds of the Notes Offering to address upcoming debt maturities.

Jefferies will act as underwriter for the Notes Offering. The Notes Offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. When available, copies of a preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the Notes Offering may be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: “Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com, or by telephone at (877) 547-6340.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of the Notes or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is effective.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “plans”, “intends” and similar expressions. These statements reflect the Company’s current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements.

All information set forth in this press release is as of March 18, 2014. Vector does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances. Risk factors and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include, among others, our ability to successfully complete the proposed Notes Offering. Information about certain other potential factors that could affect our business and financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements are included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Vector has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Vector has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Vector and these offerings. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Vector Group is a holding company that indirectly owns Liggett Group LLC, Vector Tobacco Inc. and ZOOM E-Cigs LLC and directly owns New Valley LLC, which owns a controlling interest in Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC.