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) February 11, 2016
Reynolds American Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| 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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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subjected to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On February 11, 2016, Reynolds American Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this Report.
Number | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | EarningsRelease of Reynolds American Inc., dated February 11, 2016. | |
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.
| REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Frederick W. Smothers | |||
| Name: Frederick W. Smothers | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
Date: February 11, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Number | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Earnings Release of Reynolds American Inc., dated February 11, 2016. | |