Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 9, 2017

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)

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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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 9, 2017, Reynolds American Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. 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		Earnings Release of Reynolds American Inc., dated February 9, 2017.

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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 9, 2017

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Number		Exhibit
99.1		Earnings Release of Reynolds American Inc., dated February 9, 2017.