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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>BROOKE GROUP LTD
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 13D</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
(Amendment No. _____)*</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><U>Castle Brands Inc.</U></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><U>COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE</U></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Title of Class of Securities)</B></DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>148435100</B></U><BR>
<B>(CUSIP Number)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>J. Bryant Kirkland III<BR>
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Vector Group Ltd.<BR>
100 S.E. Second Street, 32nd Floor<BR>
Miami, FL 33131</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>(305)&nbsp;579-8000</B>
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Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</B></DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>October&nbsp;20, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule&nbsp;13G to report the acquisition
which is the subject of this Schedule&nbsp;13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e),
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schedule, including all exhibits. See &#167; 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
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this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for
the purpose of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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<TD valign="middle" align="center"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>1</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS<BR>
<BR>
VECTOR GROUP LTD.</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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<TD colspan="4" align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD colspan="4" align="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD colspan="4" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">SEC USE ONLY</TD>
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<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">Delaware
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<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">SOLE VOTING POWER</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">NUMBER OF</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">11,428,576(1)</TD>
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<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">SHARES</TD>
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD align="left">SHARED VOTING POWER</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">BENEFICIALLY</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>-0-</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">EACH</TD>
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">REPORTING</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">PERSON</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">11,428,576(1)</TD>
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<TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="center" colspan="3">WITH</TD>
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left">-0-</TD>
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">11,428,576(1)</TD>
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)&nbsp;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left"><FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT>
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">11.3&#37;(2)</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD valign="middle" align="center" rowspan="3"><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD colspan="4" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Includes 11,428,576 Common Shares (as defined herein) to be issued upon the conversion of
320,000 shares of Series&nbsp;A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer held by VGR (as defined
herein).<BR></TD>
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    <TD>The calculation of the percentage is based on 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of
August&nbsp;14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2008, and
85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer issued in connection with the transaction described in
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    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 1.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Security and Issuer</U>.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This statement on Schedule&nbsp;13D (this &#147;13D&#148;) relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;), of Castle Brands Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Issuer&#148;). The
address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 570 Lexington Avenue, 29<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>
Floor, New York, NY 10022, (646)&nbsp;356-0200.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 12pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 2.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Identity and Background</U>.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;This 13D is being filed by <B>Vector Group Ltd. (&#147;VGR&#148;)</B>, a Delaware corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b),(c) VGR is a public company, with its common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE:VGR), which is a holding company for a number of businesses. It is engaged principally in:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States through its
subsidiary Liggett Group LLC,</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the development and marketing of the low nicotine and nicotine-free QUEST
cigarette products and the development of reduced risk cigarette products through
its subsidiary Vector Tobacco Inc., and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the real estate business through its subsidiary, New Valley LLC, which is seeking
to acquire additional operating companies and real estate properties. New Valley
owns 50% of Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which operates the largest residential
brokerage company in the New York metropolitan area.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of directors and executive officers of VGR is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;A. The
principal business address and the principal office address of VGR and, except as otherwise
indicated, its directors and executive officers is 100 S.E. Second Street, Miami, Florida 33131.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d),(e) Neither VGR nor, to the best knowledge of VGR, any of the persons listed in Exhibit&nbsp;A,
during the last five years, (1)&nbsp;has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors), or (2)&nbsp;was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject
to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;To the best knowledge of VGR, each of the persons named in Exhibit&nbsp;A is a citizen of the
United States.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 3.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration</U>.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The source of funds for the acquisition of 320,000 shares of Series&nbsp;A Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Issuer (the &#147;Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock&#148;) acquired by VGR on October&nbsp;20, 2008 for
$4,000,000 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) was from the working capital of
VGR.
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<TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">Page</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">4&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">of&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the best knowledge of VGR, the source of funds for the acquisition of 1,400 shares of
Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock acquired by Mr.&nbsp;Richard J. Lampen, the Executive Vice President of VGR, on
October&nbsp;20, 2008 for $17,500 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement was from the personal funds of Mr.
Lampen.
</DIV>

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    <TD><U>Purpose of Transaction</U>.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On October&nbsp;11, 2008, the Issuer entered into a Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
(the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;) with each of VGR, Frost Gamma Investments Trust, I.L.A.R. S.p.A.,
Halpryn Group IV, LLC, Lafferty Limited, Jacqueline Simkin Trust As Amended and Restated
12/16/2003, Hsu Gamma Investment, L.P., MZ Trading LLC and Richard J. Lampen (collectively, the
&#147;Purchasers&#148; and collectively, without VGR, the &#147;Other Purchasers&#148;), providing for the issuance and
sale of $15,000,000 (the &#147;Purchase Price&#148;) of the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock, an aggregate of
1,200,000 shares, at a purchase price of $12.50 per share (which is, in effect upon conversion,
$0.35 per Common Share). Each share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock will, as described below, be
automatically converted into Common Shares at a rate of 35.7143 Common Shares for each share of
Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of
the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock (the &#147;Certificate of Designation&#148;). The closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Closing&#148;) occurred on Monday, October&nbsp;20, 2008. The
issuance of the shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock was made pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Board Composition</I>. In connection with and as required by the Purchase Agreement, upon execution of
the Purchase Agreement, four of the Issuer&#146;s nine directors, Keith Bellinger, Colm Leen, Kevin
Tighe and Robert Flanagan, resigned and the remaining five members of the Board of Directors of the
Issuer (the &#147;Board&#148;) appointed four directors designated by the Purchasers, Dr.&nbsp;Phillip Frost,
Glenn Halpryn, Richard J. Lampen and Micaela Pallini, to serve on the Board to fill such vacancies.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Management. </I>In connection with the transaction, effective October&nbsp;11, 2008, the Board appointed new
management to replace Donald L. Marsh, who had acted as the Issuer&#146;s President and Chief Operating
Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Lampen was appointed to serve as the Issuer&#146;s interim President and Chief Executive
Officer, and John Glover, the Issuer&#146;s Senior Vice President &#151; Marketing, was promoted to the
position of Chief Operating Officer of US Operations. Mr.&nbsp;Lampen will maintain his position as
Executive Vice President of VGR.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Stockholder Meeting</I>. As provided by the Purchase Agreement, the Issuer&#146;s stockholders will be asked
to vote on the following at a special meeting that will be held on a date to be announced by the
Issuer:
</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>amendments to the Issuer&#146;s charter to increase the authorized shares of the Issuer to
250,000,000 shares, 225,000,000 shares of which will be designated as Common Shares and
25,000,000 shares of which will be designated as preferred stock, and to permit
stockholders to act by written consent and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the election of a to be determined number of directors designated by the Purchasers who purchased a majority of the shares under the Purchase Agreement as
the sole directors comprising the Board.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top" nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">CUSIP No.</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">Page</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">5&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">of&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Conversion of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock</I>. As part of each Purchaser&#146;s agreement with the Issuer, each
Purchaser will vote in favor of the foregoing proposals. After the amendment to the Issuer&#146;s
charter to increase its authorized shares is approved by stockholders, each outstanding share of
Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into 35.7143 Common Shares.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Conversion and/or Amendment of Notes</I>. Concurrently with the Closing, (a)&nbsp;all of the Issuer&#146;s 6%
convertible notes, in the principal amount of $9&nbsp;million, due March&nbsp;1, 2010, plus accrued interest,
were converted into shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock at a per share price of $23.21 (which is, in
effect upon conversion, $0.65 per Common Share) and (b)&nbsp;substantially all of the outstanding
principal of the Issuer&#146;s 9% senior secured notes, in the principal amount of $10&nbsp;million, due May
31, 2009, plus accrued interest, were converted into shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock at a per
share price of $12.50 (which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per Common Share), and the
remaining unconverted notes (in the principal amount of $300,000) were amended so that, among other
things, (i)&nbsp;the maturity date was extended to May&nbsp;31, 2014, (ii)&nbsp;the interest rate was reduced to
3%, payable at maturity, and (iii)&nbsp;the security interest in the collateral of the Issuer will be
terminated. Following the Closing, holders of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock (comprised of the Purchasers
and the converting note holders, many of which were stockholders of the Issuer prior to the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement) own, excluding their prior ownership,
approximately 85% of the Common Shares on an as-converted basis.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Representations and Warranties; Covenants</I>. The Purchase Agreement contains customary
representations and warranties by the Issuer and each of the Purchasers. The Purchase Agreement
also contains customary covenants and agreements, including with respect to the operation of the
business of the Issuer and its subsidiaries between signing and the conversion of the Series&nbsp;A
Preferred Stock, governmental filings and approvals, public disclosures and similar matters. Until
the conversion of the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock into Common Shares, the Issuer must conduct its
business in the ordinary course and use its best efforts to preserve its business organization and
significant business relationships. In addition, the Issuer cannot (except in certain cases in the
ordinary course and consistent with past practice) take a number of specified actions that are
customarily prohibited pending a closing.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Indemnification</I>. The Issuer must indemnify each Purchaser against losses relating to (i)&nbsp;any breach
of the Issuer&#146;s representations or covenants or (ii)&nbsp;any claim brought against the Purchasers by a
third party, arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement
of the transaction documents or the status of the Purchasers as holders of the Issuer&#146;s shares. No
Purchaser will be entitled to indemnification unless the amount of loss exceeds $50,000, and the
Issuer&#146;s maximum liability will not exceed the Purchase Price.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Fees and Expenses</I>. The Issuer must pay the Purchasers&#146; expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Certificate of Designation. </I>The Certificate of Designation, which was filed with and accepted by
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October&nbsp;9, 2008, establishes the rights,
designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges, limitations and restrictions of the Series&nbsp;A
Preferred Stock.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Dividends</I>. Dividends may be paid on the Common Shares only if dividends are paid on the Series&nbsp;A
Preferred Stock in an amount for each such share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock equal to
or greater than the aggregate amount of such dividends for all shares of the Common Shares into
which each such share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock could then be converted.
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">Page</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">of&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Preference on Liquidation</I>. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Issuer, the assets of the Issuer available for distribution to stockholders will be distributed as
follows:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>First, the holders of the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, before
any payment is made to holders of the Common Shares or any other junior securities, $0.01
per share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If the foregoing is insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full
preferential amounts described above, then all of the Issuer&#146;s assets will be distributed
ratably among the holders of the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock in proportion to the amount of
such Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock owned by each such holder.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>After paying in full the preferential amounts due the holders of Series&nbsp;A Preferred
Stock, the remaining assets of the Issuer, if any, will be distributed among the holders
of the shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock and Common Shares, pro rata based on the number
of shares held by each such holder, on an as-converted basis.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Voting</I>. Holders of shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on all matters submitted
to a vote of the Issuer&#146;s stockholders on an as-converted basis. Except as otherwise required by
law, the holders of shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock and Common Shares will vote together as a
single class, and not as separate classes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Automatic Conversion</I>. Each share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into
Common Shares, at the then effective conversion rate, upon the filing of an amendment to the
Issuer&#146;s charter, which, once effective, makes available a sufficient number of authorized but
unissued and unreserved Common Shares to permit all then outstanding shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred
Stock to be converted. The conversion rate is 35.7143 Common Shares for each share of Series&nbsp;A
Preferred Stock, and is subject to customary adjustment for dilutive issuances.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The number of shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock purchased by each Purchaser and the Purchase Price
paid by such Purchaser are set forth in the table below.
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>% of Total</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B># of Shares of</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Shares under</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>% of Common</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Series A</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Purchase</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Shares As-</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Purchase</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Preferred Stock</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Agreement</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Converted</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Frost Gamma Investments Trust</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">397,200</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">33.10</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">14.04</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$4,965,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Vector Group Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">320,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">26.67</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">11.31</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$4,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">I.L.A.R. S.p.A.</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">240,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">20.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">8.48</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$3,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Halpryn Group IV, LLC</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">80,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">6.67</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2.83</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lafferty Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">80,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">6.67</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2.83</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jacqueline Simkin Trust As
Amended and Restated
12/16/2003</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">40,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3.33</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1.41</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$500,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Hsu Gamma Investment, L.P.</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">40,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3.33</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1.41</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$500,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">MZ Trading LLC</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,400</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">0.12</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">0.05</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$17,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard J. Lampen</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,400</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">0.12</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">0.05</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">%</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$17,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B><I>Total:</I></B></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>1,200,000</I></B></TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>100</I></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>%</I></B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>42.42</I></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>%</I></B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>$</I></B></TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B><I>15,000,000</I></B></TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The calculation of the percentage is based on 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of
August&nbsp;14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2008, and
85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer issued in connection with the transaction described in
this Item&nbsp;4.</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing description of each of the Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designation
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase
Agreement and the Certificate of Designation, as applicable, copies of which are filed as Exhibits
B and C hereto, respectively, and are incorporated in this report by reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VGR acquired the shares Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock for investment purposes only. VGR may
acquire additional shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock, Common Shares, or other securities of the
Issuer (subject to availability at prices deemed favorable) in the open market, in privately
negotiated transactions or otherwise. Alternatively, VGR reserves the right to dispose or cause
the disposal of some or all of the securities described herein in the open market, in privately
negotiated transactions or otherwise. In addition, VGR and each of the persons listed in Exhibit&nbsp;A
attached hereto may purchase or sell options on securities of the Issuer and may have a short
position in such securities. The possible activities of VGR and each of the persons listed in
Exhibit&nbsp;A attached hereto are subject to change at any time.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as set forth in this Item&nbsp;4, neither VGR, nor to the best knowledge of VGR, any of the
persons listed in Exhibit&nbsp;A attached hereto, have any present plans or proposals which relate or
would result in any of the matters set forth in paragraphs (a)&nbsp;through (j)&nbsp;of Item&nbsp;4 of Schedule
13D.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 5.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Interest in Securities of the Issuer</U>.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;As of the date hereof, VGR beneficially owns, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 320,000 shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock, which,
upon conversion at the current conversion rate would equal 11,428,576 Common Shares, which would
constitute approximately 11.31% of the Common Shares. The calculation of the percentage is based
on 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of August&nbsp;14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2008, and 85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the
conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the
transaction described in Item&nbsp;4 of this Amendment. To the knowledge of VGR, none of the directors
and executive officers of VGR may be deemed to be acting as a group with VGR.
</DIV>

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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Richard J. Lampen, a person listed in Exhibit&nbsp;A attached hereto, beneficially owns
directly 1,400 shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock, which, upon conversion at the current conversion
rate would equal 50,000 Common Shares, which would constitute approximately 0.05% of the Common
Shares. The calculation of the percentage is based on 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of
August&nbsp;14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2008, and
85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series&nbsp;A
Preferred Stock issued in connection with the transaction described in Item&nbsp;4 of this Amendment.
The shares were acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Mr.&nbsp;Lampen is serving as a director
and President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, effective October&nbsp;11, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There does not exist any agreement between or among VGR, the persons listed in Exhibit&nbsp;A
attached hereto and any of the Other Purchasers regarding the purchase, disposition, holding or
voting of any of the Issuer&#146;s securities. Accordingly, VGR disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares of the Issuer&#146;s securities held by each of the Other Purchasers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;With respect to the 320,000 shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock acquired by VGR, VGR
exercises both sole voting power and sole dispositive power. To the knowledge of VGR, none of the
directors and executive officers of VGR may be deemed to exercise voting power and dispositive
power with respect to such shares.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Lampen has sole voting and dispositive power over the 1,400 shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred
Stock beneficially owned by him.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Except for the purchase by VGR and Mr.&nbsp;Lampen on October&nbsp;20, 2008 pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, neither VGR nor, to the knowledge of VGR, any of its directors and executive officers
has effected any other transactions in the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock or Common Shares in the past 60
days.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;No persons other than VGR and Mr.&nbsp;Lampen have the right to receive or power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Preferred Stock owned by them.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in Item&nbsp;4 of this 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 6.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with<br>
<U>Respect to Securities of the Issuer</U>.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in Item&nbsp;4 of this 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">ITEM 7.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Material to be Filed as Exhibits</U>.</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are incorporated or attached as exhibits to this 13D. Such documents
are summarized in this 13D, but the summaries are not complete and are qualified in their entirety
by reference to the entire documents attached hereto.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;A:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Officers and Directors of VGR.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;B:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October&nbsp;11,
2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed by the Issuer on October&nbsp;14,
2008).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Exhibit&nbsp;C:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;A Convertible Preferred
Stock of Castle Brands Inc. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed by the
Issuer on October&nbsp;14, 2008).</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">Page</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dated: October&nbsp;21, 2008
</DIV>


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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">VECTOR GROUP LTD.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ J. Bryant Kirkland III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">J. Bryant Kirkland III&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="border: 1px solid #000000">148435100&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">Page</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>EXHIBIT A</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF VGR
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The names, present principal occupations or employment and business addresses of the executive
officers and directors of VGR are set forth below. If no address is given, the executive officer&#146;s
or director&#146;s business address is that of VGR. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set
forth opposite an individual&#146;s name refers to VGR.
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</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Bennett S. LeBow
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Howard M. Lorber
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard J. Lampen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">J. Bryant Kirkland III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Marc N. Bell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ronald J. Bernstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; President and Chief Executive Officer, Liggett Group LLC
and Liggett Vector Brands Inc., 3800 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville,
NC 27560</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Henry C. Beinstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; Partner, Gagnon Securities LLC (a registered
broker-dealer), 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10022</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert J. Eide
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aegis Capital Corp.
(a registered broker-dealer), 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jeffrey S. Podell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; Chairman of the Board and President, Newsote, Inc. (a
privately-held holding company), 173 Doral Court, Roslyn, NY 11576</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jean E. Sharpe
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director; private investor, 350 Cherry Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507</TD>
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