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August 2 Webcast Will Discuss RJR Second Quarter Earnings; Plans for Reynolds American Inc. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A conference call will be webcast on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time following the release that morning of the second-quarter financial results for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RJR). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040720/CLTU061LOGO ) As previously announced, RJR is scheduled to hold a special meeting on July 28 for stockholders to vote on the proposed combination of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the U.S. business of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (B&W). Assuming the receipt of stockholder approval of the proposed combination, RJR expects that transaction, and the establishment of Reynolds American Inc. as a publicly traded holding company (NYSE:RAI), to be completed by the end of July. Members of the new Reynolds American management team will be on the call to discuss RJR's second-quarter results, provide an update on the integration of the two tobacco operating companies, and discuss initial plans for Reynolds American. The conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis at http://www.rjrholdings.com/ . Registration for the call will be available as of July 20. Please visit the Investors section at http://www.rjrholdings.com/ to register. A replay of the call will be available for seven days. All remarks made during the conference call will be current at the time of the call and will not be updated to reflect subsequent material developments. While news media representatives will not be permitted to ask questions during the call, they are welcome to monitor the remarks on a listen-only basis. Following the call, media representatives may direct inquiries to Seth Moskowitz at (336) 741-7698. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040720/CLTU061LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Reynolds American Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, +1-336-741-5165, or Media, Seth Moskowitz, for Reynolds American Inc., +1-336-741-7698 Web site: http://www.rjrholdings.com/

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