CUSIP No. 761713106
This statement constitutes Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Schedule 13D (the “Original Schedule 13D” and, as amended, the “Amended Schedule 13D”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 19, 2015, amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on July 26, 2016, Amendment No. 2 filed on September 15, 2016, Amendment No. 3 filed on October 21, 2016, Amendment No. 4 filed on January 17, 2017, Amendment No. 5 filed on June 8, 2017 and Amendment No. 6 filed on July 19, 2017 relating to shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Reynolds American Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Issuer”), beneficially owned by Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc. (“B&W”), BATUS Holdings Inc. (“BATUS”, and such 824,757,460 shares, the “BATUS owned shares”), Louisville Securities Limited (“Louisville”) and British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“BAT”, and, collectively with B&W, BATUS and Louisville, the “Reporting Persons”). The B&W owned shares and the BATUS owned shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Shares.” This Amendment No. 7 amends the Amended Schedule 13D on behalf of the undersigned to furnish the information set forth herein. Except as set forth below, all Items of the Amended Schedule 13D remain unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 7 have the meanings assigned to them in the Amended Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 7 is the final amendment to the Original Schedule 13D.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
Item 3 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:
The description of the Merger set forth in Item 4 below is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 3.
BAT financed the cash portion of the merger consideration, which was approximately $24.0 billion, and related fees and expenses with drawings under the Facilities Agreement.
It is currently expected that the Facilities Agreement will be refinanced by bond issuances in due course.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
Item 4 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:
On July 25, 2017, BAT, BATUS, Merger Sub and the Issuer completed the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the Merger as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BAT.
Upon the completion of the Merger, all the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock owned by BAT and its subsidiaries and shares held by stockholders who have properly asserted (and not lost or effectively withdrawn) a demand for appraisal rights) were converted into the right to receive (i) $29.44 in cash, without interest, and (ii) a number of American depositary shares of BAT (“BAT ADSs”) representing 0.5260 of a BAT ordinary share (together, the “Merger Consideration”).
Upon the completion of the Merger, the directors of Merger Sub and the officers of the Issuer immediately prior to the completion of the Merger became the directors and officers of the Issuer, respectively, both until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
Upon the completion of the Merger, the Issuer’s articles of incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the completion of the Merger remained the articles of incorporation of the Issuer as the surviving corporation in the Merger, except that the Issuer’s articles of incorporation were amended to provide for a minimum of one director instead of a minimum of nine directors. The bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the completion of the Merger became the bylaws of the Issuer as the surviving corporation of the Merger, except that references to the name of Merger Sub were replaced by the name of the Issuer as the surviving corporation of the Merger.
Pursuant to the terms of the Governance Agreement, upon the completion of the Merger, the Governance Agreement terminated automatically and in its entirety.
In connection with the completion of the Merger, the Issuer notified the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that each share of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock owned by BAT and its subsidiaries and shares held by stockholders who have properly asserted (and not lost or effectively withdrawn) a demand for appraisal rights) was automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. All shares of Common Stock, which traded under the symbol “RAI”, were suspended from trading on the NYSE prior to the opening of trading on July 25, 2017. The Issuer has requested that the NYSE file with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of Common Stock from the NYSE and the deregistration of Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The NYSE filed the Form 25 with respect to Common Stock on July 25, 2017.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 of the Amended Schedule 13D are hereby amended in their entirety with the following:
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(a)
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See items 7 through 13 on the cover pages to this Statement on Schedule 13D. B&W is the holder of record of the B&W owned shares and BATUS is the holder of record of the BATUS owned shares. B&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATUS. BATUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Louisville, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weston (2009) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco (2009) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco (2012) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco (1998) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAT. BATUS may be considered to be beneficial owner of the B&W owned shares by virtue of its direct and indirect ownership of all of the equity and voting power of B&W. Each of Louisville, British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., Weston (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (2012) Limited, British American Tobacco (1998) Limited, and BAT may be considered to be beneficial owner of the Shares by virtue of its direct and indirect ownership of all of the equity and voting power of B&W and BATUS. The B&W owned shares comprise approximately 42.2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (based on 1,426,125,631 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 25, 2017, following the completion of the transfer of the Louisville Shares to B&W). The BATUS owned shares comprise approximately 57.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (based on 1,426,125,631 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 25, 2017, following the completion of the Merger).
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(b)
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See items 7 through 13 on the cover pages to this Statement on Schedule 13D. B&W has power both to dispose of and exercise the voting rights attributable to the B&W owned shares and BATUS has power both to dispose of and exercise the voting rights attributable to the BATUS owned shares. Because B&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATUS, BATUS may be deemed to control B&W and therefore share voting power and investment power with respect to the B&W owned shares. Because both B&W and BATUS are wholly owned subsidiaries of Louisville, British American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., Weston (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (2012) Limited, British American Tobacco (1998) Limited and BAT, these BAT Entities may be deemed to control B&W and BATUS and therefore share voting power and investment power with respect to the Shares. See Item 2 of this Statement on Schedule 13D for information on the BAT Entities.
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(c)
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Except for the consummation of each of the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, and the completion of the Merger as set out in Item 4 above, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in shares of the Common Stock during the last 60 days.
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ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented by incorporating by reference in its entirety the information set forth in Items 3 and 4 above.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
July 25, 2017
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Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Timothy J. Hazlett
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Name: Timothy J. Hazlett
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Title: Director
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