Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BATUS Holdings Inc

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/19/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC [RAI]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

103 FOULK ROAD, SUITE 201-3

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19803

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	154700133	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

In connection with an internal restructuring as further described in Schedule 13D Amendment No. 6, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2017 ("Schedule 13D Amendment No. 6"), on July 19, 2017, Louisville Securities Limited ("Louisville") transferred 154,700,133 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Reynolds American Inc. to its wholly owned subsidiary, BATUS Holdings Inc. ("BATUS"), at a price per share equal to approximately 0.0018 duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $1,000 per share, of BATUS, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 19, 2017, by and between Louisville and BATUS. Please refer to Schedule 13D Amendment No. 6 for more information.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BATUS Holdings Inc 103 FOULK ROAD, SUITE 201-3 WILMINGTON, DE 19803		X

Signatures
/s/ L. Brent Cotton, President, on behalf of BATUS Holdings Inc.		7/19/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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