8-K

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):      June 8, 2004

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-6388	56-0950247
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

401 North Main Street,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 741-5500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

Item 5. Other Events.

     On June 8, 2004, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) Exhibits.

          99.1      Press Release dated June 8, 2004.

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SIGNATURES

     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.

	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/ McDara P. Folan, III
		McDara P. Folan, III
		Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
		and Secretary
Date: June 8, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Document Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 8, 2004.

  EX-99.1 2 g89555exv99w1.htm EX-99.1

P.O. Box 2866
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2866

Contact: Seth Moskowitz
(336) 741-7698 RJRTH 2004-09

RJR Grants FTC Additional Extension to Evaluate Proposed Merger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 8, 2004 – R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RJR) and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (B&W) have granted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an additional extension of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act before the companies can complete their proposed merger. The FTC had previously requested a deadline of June 11. The FTC subsequently asked that the deadline be extended to 5 p.m. on June 24, and the companies have agreed that they will not complete the combination transaction prior to that time.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States, manufacturing about one of every four cigarettes sold in the United States. Reynolds Tobacco’s product line includes four of the nation’s 10 best-selling cigarette brands: Camel, Winston, Salem and Doral. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes and other tobacco products, and markets them both nationally and internationally. Copies of RJR’s news releases, annual reports, SEC filings and other financial materials are available on the company’s website, www.RJRHoldings.com.

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EX-99.1

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