Sep 07, 2023 / 06:15PM GMT
Gaurav Jain - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - Research Analyst
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here. I'm Gaurav Jain, Barclays Head of Tobacco and Cannabis and EU Small and Mid-cap. With me is my co-host, Hale Holden, Barclays Head of High Yield Credit. Thank you, Bryant, thank you, Nick, for being here. Bryant is the CFO of Vector Group. Nick is the CEO of Liggett, which is the cigarette subsidiary of Vector. We will have a Q&A for 30 minutes, and then we will open it up for audience questions.
Questions and Answers:
Gaurav Jain - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - Research AnalystSo Bryant, can you just help us frame what Vector is overall? And then we will go into specific questions around the significance.
James Bryant Kirkland - Vector Group Ltd. - Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer
Sure. Okay. And first of all, thank you, Gaurav and Hale. We always enjoy being here, and we enjoy interacting with you and (inaudible) and appreciate the invitation. Before I begin, I'll introduce