UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Commission File Number: |
333-211316-08 |
| R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 401 North Main Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 (336) 741-2000 |
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
| Copy to:
David M. Eaton, Esq. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4528
(404) 815-6500 Guarantee of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2017 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2018 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2020 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2022 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2023 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 4.850% Senior Notes due 2023 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 4.450% Senior Notes due 2025 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2035 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2037 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2040 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2041 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2042 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 6.150% Senior Notes due 2043 of Reynolds American Inc. Guarantee of 5.850% Senior Notes due 2045 of Reynolds American Inc. |
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
| None. |
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1) | ☐ | |
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ☐ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | ☐ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ☐ | |
| Rule 15d-6 | ☒ | |
| Rule 15d-22(b) | ☐ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
Guarantee of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2017 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2018 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2020 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2022 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2023 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 4.850% Senior Notes due 2023 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 4.450% Senior Notes due 2025 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2035 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2037 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 8.125% Senior Notes due 2040 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2041 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2042 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 6.150% Senior Notes due 2043 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Guarantee of 5.850% Senior Notes due 2045 of Reynolds American Inc.: 0
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
| R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: | January 17, 2018 | By: | /s/ John R. Whitener | |||
| Name: John R. Whitener | ||||||
| Title: Treasurer | ||||||