0001628280-24-005515.txt : 20240220 0001628280-24-005515.hdr.sgml : 20240220 20240220114426 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001628280-24-005515 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240220 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: British American Tobacco p.l.c. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303523 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38159 FILM NUMBER: 24651622 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GLOBE HOUSE STREET 2: 4 TEMPLE PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 2PG BUSINESS PHONE: 44-207-845-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GLOBE HOUSE STREET 2: 4 TEMPLE PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 2PG FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: B.A.T. Netherlands Finance B.V. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001750736 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: P7 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-39066 FILM NUMBER: 24651624 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: HANDELSWEG 53A CITY: AMSTELVEEN STATE: P7 ZIP: 1181 ZA BUSINESS PHONE: 31 020 540 6911 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: HANDELSWEG 53A CITY: AMSTELVEEN STATE: P7 ZIP: 1181 ZA FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: B.A.T Capital Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001750721 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 610986865 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-39064 FILM NUMBER: 24651623 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 103 FOULK ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 120 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19803 BUSINESS PHONE: 302-691-6323 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 103 FOULK ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 120 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001275283 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 200546644 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32258 FILM NUMBER: 24651625 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 NORTH MAIN ST CITY: WINSTON SALEM STATE: NC ZIP: 27102 BUSINESS PHONE: 3367412000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 NORTH MAIN ST CITY: WINSTON SALEM STATE: NC ZIP: 27102 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001750625 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 980402606 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-39065 FILM NUMBER: 24651626 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GLOBE HOUSE STREET 2: 4 TEMPLE PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 2PG BUSINESS PHONE: 44 020 7845 1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GLOBE HOUSE STREET 2: 4 TEMPLE PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 2PG 8-A12B 1 batform8-afebruary2024.htm 8-A12B Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales98-0207762
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
(FOR CO-REGISTRANTS, PLEASE SEE “TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS” ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
5.834% Notes due 2031New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Notes due 2034New York Stock Exchange
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:
333-265958
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.


TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS*
Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in its Charter		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or OrganizationI.R.S. Employer Identification
Number		Address, including Zip Code of
Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices
B.A.T Capital CorporationDelaware61-0986865103 Foulk Road
Suite 120 Wilmington, Delaware
19803
U.S.A.
B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c.England and Wales98-0402606
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
United Kingdom
B.A.T. Netherlands Finance B.V.The NetherlandsNot Applicable
Handelsweg 53A
1181 ZA Amstelveen
The Netherlands
Reynolds American Inc.North Carolina20-0546644
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
U.S.A.
* B.A.T Capital Corporation is the issuer of the 5.834% Notes due 2031 and the 6.000% Notes due 2034 (collectively, the “Notes”) being registered hereunder. The other listed registrants are guarantors of the Notes.


INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a prospectus supplement dated February 15, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated July 1, 2022 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the securities to be registered hereunder included in the registrant’s automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-265958), which became automatically effective on July 1, 2022.
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The information set forth in (i) the sections captioned “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees Issued Under the 2019 and 2020 Indentures”, “Certain Tax Considerations” (other than the information contained under the headings titled “Additional Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders of Newly Issued BATCAP Debt Securities Issued Under the 2017 Indenture”, “Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of BAT or BATIF Debt Securities” and “Material Netherlands Income Tax Considerations”) and “Certain ERISA Considerations” in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-265958) filed with the Commission on July 1, 2022, and (ii) the sections captioned “Description of the Notes and the Guarantees”, “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form of Securities” and “Material Netherlands Income Tax Considerations” in the registrant’s Prospectus Supplement are each incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, the following exhibits are being filed with the Commission in connection with this Registration Statement.
4.1
4.2
4.3


SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.
Date: February 20, 2024By:/s/ T. Marroco
Name: T. Marroco
Title:   Chief Executive
B.A.T CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: February 20, 2024
By:/s/ T. Derr
Name: T. Derr
Title:   Secretary
B.A.T. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE P.L.C.
Date: February 20, 2024
By:/s/ N. Wadey
Name: N. Wadey
Title:   Director
B.A.T. NETHERLANDS FINANCE B.V.
Date: February 20, 2024
By:/s/ JEP Bollen
Name: JEP Bollen
Title:   Director
By:/s/ HMJ Lina
Name: HMJ Lina
Title:   Director
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.
Date: February 20, 2024
By:/s/ A.B. Petitt
Name: A.B. Petitt
Title:   Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
4.2
4.3