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Article: RJR Files Amended Proxy Statement; Announces Proposed Board of Directors for Reynolds American Inc.
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- June 23, 2004
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an amended registration statement on Form S-4 containing the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposal to combine R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJRT) and the U.S. business of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (B&W).
The agreement between RJR and B&W's parent company, British American Tobacco p.l.c. , to combine RJRT and B&W provides for establishing a new publicly traded holding company called Reynolds American Inc. In addition, Reynolds American will pay $400 million in cash to acquire Lane Limited, which manufactures several cigar, roll-your-own and pipe ...