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Press Release Source: Reynolds American Inc.

Reynolds American Announces Results of 2007 Shareholders' Meeting; Board Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Friday May 11, 1:55 pm ET


WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the company's annual meeting today, shareholders of Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI - News) re- elected four directors; ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for RAI's 2007 fiscal year; and approved an increase in the number of authorized shares of Reynolds American common stock. At a meeting later in the day, the company's board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share.
Re-elected today as Class III directors (with terms that expire in 2010) were: Marty Feinstein, Neil Withington and Board Chairman Susan Ivey. Lead Director Jack Chain, who plans to retire from the board next year, was elected as a Class I director (with a term that expires in 2008). The RAI board of directors has 10 members who are divided into three classes, serving staggered terms.

During the annual meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to Reynolds American's Articles of Incorporation that increases the number of authorized shares of RAI common stock from 400 million to 800 million. The company's two-for-one stock split in August 2006 doubled the number of outstanding shares, which reduced the number of common shares available for issuance. Today's action restores the pre-split ratio of shares available for issuance compared with the total number of authorized shares.

At a board meeting following the annual shareholders' meeting, the RAI board declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.75 per share ($3 per share annualized). The dividend will be payable on July 2, 2007, to shareholders of record on June 11, 2007. This is the 12th 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 - News) is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Conwood Company, LLC; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc; 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 six of the 10 best-selling U.S. brands:
Camel, Kool, Pall Mall, 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. Conwood also sells and distributes a variety of tobacco
products manufactured by Lane, Limited, including Winchester and
Captain Black little cigars, and Bugler roll-your-own tobacco.

-- Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. manufactures Natural American
Spirit cigarettes and other additive-free 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 www.ReynoldsAmerican.com.




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Source: Reynolds American Inc.