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Rolfe Ronald S 4

Accession 0000899243-17-019012

CIK 0001275283other

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Jul 25, 8:00 PM ET

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Jul 26, 4:08 PM ET

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Accession

0000899243-17-019012

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2017-07-25
Transactions
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Phantom Stock Units

    2017-07-25961.610 total
    Exercise: $0.00Common Stock (961.61 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    2017-07-2526,129.5960 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Phantom Stock Units

    2017-07-258,062.963,159.58 total
    Exercise: $0.00Common Stock (8,062.96 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Phantom Stock Units

    2017-07-253,159.580 total
    Exercise: $0.00Common Stock (3,159.58 underlying)
Footnotes (9)
  • [F1]On January 16, 2017, Reynolds American Inc. ("RAI"), British American Tobacco p.l.c. ("BAT"), BATUS Holdings Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BAT, and Flight Acquisition Corporation, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BAT ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), as it and the plan of merger contained therein were amended as of June 8, 2017, pursuant to which, on July 25, 2017, Merger Sub merged with and into RAI, with RAI surviving as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BAT.
  • [F2](Continued from footnote 1) On July 25, 2017, each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of RAI ("RAI Common Stock") (other than shares 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by BAT and its subsidiaries and shares held by stockholders who have properly asserted (and not lost or effectively withdrawn) a demand for appraisal rights) was automatically converted into the right to receive the merger consideration, consisting of (a) $29.44 in cash and (b) 0.5260 of one American depositary share of BAT (a "BAT ADS") (representing one ordinary share, par value 25 pence per share, of BAT), (collectively, the "Merger Consideration").
  • [F3]One Phantom Stock Unit represents one share of RAI Common Stock.
  • [F4]Under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of RAI, these Phantom Stock Units were acquired upon the deferral by the reporting person (the "Insider") of portions of the Insider's cash compensation, accrued quarterly dividend equivalents in the form of additional Phantom Stock Units, and were generally payable in cash upon termination of the Insider's service with RAI.
  • [F5]Each of these Phantom Stock Units was disposed of pursuant to the transactions described in the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive a number of deferred stock units, each tracking the value of one BAT ADS, equal to the sum of (a) 0.5260 and (b) the quotient of (i) $29.44 divided by (ii) the closing price ($69.25) of one BAT ADS on July 24, 2017 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the "BAT ADS July 24 Closing Price").
  • [F6]These Phantom Stock Units were acquired as initial, annual or pro rata annual awards under the Equity Incentive Plan for Directors of RAI (the "EIAP"), accrued quarterly dividend equivalents in the form of additional Phantom Stock Units, and were generally payable in cash or RAI Common Stock in accordance with the Insider's written election.
  • [F7]Each of these Phantom Stock Units was disposed of pursuant to the transactions described in the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive, as chosen by the Insider, Merger Consideration.
  • [F8]These Phantom Stock Units were awarded on a quarterly basis under the EIAP, accrued quarterly dividend equivalents in the form of additional Phantom Stock Units, and were generally payable in cash upon termination of the Insider's service with RAI.
  • [F9]Each of these Phantom Stock Units was disposed of pursuant to the transactions described in the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the sum of (a) $29.44 and (b) 0.5260 multiplied by the BAT ADS July 24 Closing Price.

Issuer

REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC

CIK 0001275283

Entity typeother

Related Parties

1
  • filerCIK 0001568037

Filing Metadata

Form type
4
Filed
Jul 25, 8:00 PM ET
Accepted
Jul 26, 4:08 PM ET
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14.6 KB