UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 12, 2013
Reynolds American Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| North Carolina | | 1-32258 | | 20-0546644 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
401 North Main Street,
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 336-741-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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This current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) is filed for the purpose of incorporating the contents of this Report in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-188791) (the “Registration Statement”) and filing the attached Exhibit 12.1 as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report.
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Number | | Exhibit |
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| 12.1 | | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for each of the five years within the period ended December 31, 2012, and for each of the six months within the periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2013. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Frederick W. Smothers |
| | Name: | | Frederick W. Smothers |
| | Title: | | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: September 12, 2013
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Number | | Exhibit |
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| 12.1 | | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for each of the five years within the period ended December 31, 2012, and for each of the six months within the periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2013. |
