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): January 8, 2014
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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, North Carolina 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)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 8, 2014, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. (“RJR Tobacco”), and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. (“Santa Fe”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Standard Supplier Agreement, dated August 1, 2003 (the “Agreement”), with Eastman Chemical Company (“Eastman”). RJR Tobacco initially entered into the Agreement with Eastman to meet certain of RJR Tobacco’s filter tow requirements for use in its cigarette production. Subsequent amendments to the Agreement changed, among other things, volume requirements and pricing methods and added Santa Fe as a party. The Amendment, among other things, extends the term of the Agreement, provides volume and pricing terms for Eastman’s sale of triacetin to RJR Tobacco, and further changes the volume requirements, pricing terms and pricing methods for Eastman’s sale of filter tow to RJR Tobacco.
The Agreement was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.3 to Reynolds American Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 9, 2014
| REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ McDara P. Folan, III | |
| Name: | McDara P. Folan, III | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | |