RAI Reynolds American (delisted)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.75 per common share, or $3 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 2, 2007, to shareholders of record on Dec. 11, 2006. This is the tenth consecutive quarterly cash dividend that Reynolds American has declared since it became a publicly traded company on July 30, 2004. ABOUT US Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI) is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Conwood Company, LLC; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.; Lane, Limited; and R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the second-largest U.S. tobacco company, manufactures about one of every three cigarettes sold in the country. The company's brands include five of the 10 best-selling U.S. brands: Camel, Kool, Winston, Salem and Doral. Conwood Company, LLC is the nation's second-largest manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products. Its leading brands are Kodiak, Grizzly and Levi Garrett. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes and other tobacco products for U.S. and international markets. Lane, Limited manufactures several roll-your-own, pipe tobacco and little cigar brands, and distributes Dunhill tobacco products. R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. manufactures, sells and distributes American-blend cigarettes and other tobacco products to a variety of customers worldwide. Copies of RAI's news releases, annual reports, SEC filings and other financial materials are available at http://www.reynoldsamerican.com/. DATASOURCE: Reynolds American Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, +1-336-741-5165, or Media, Maura Payne of Reynolds American Inc., +1-336-741-6996 Web site: http://www.reynoldsamerican.com/

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