EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, each of the persons named below agree to the joint
filing of a statement on Schedule 13D, including amendments thereto, with
respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Vector Group Ltd.,
and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to
such filings, provided that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no
person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information
concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which collectively shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
Dated: May 16, 2001
HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: BARBERRY CORP.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: Authorized Signatory
BARBERRY CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: Authorized Signatory
/s/Xxxx X. Icahn
XXXX X. ICAHN
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
XXXX XXXXXX