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) August 1, 2014
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)
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On August 1, 2014, Reynolds American Inc., referred to as RAI, issued a press release relating to the celebration of RAI’s 10th anniversary, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 8.01.
The information furnished in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Number | | Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Reynolds American Inc., dated August 1, 2014 |
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/ McDara P. Folan, III |
| | Name: | | McDara P. Folan, III |
| | Title: | | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: August 1, 2014
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Number | | Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Reynolds American Inc., dated August 1, 2014 |
