8-K 1 rjr8k072903.txt 8-K FOR JULY 29, 2003 PRESS RELEASE 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) July 29, 2003 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-6388 56-0950247 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 401 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27102 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 336-741-5500 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subjected to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On July 29, 2003, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. 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, hereunto duly authorized. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ McDara P. Folan, III ---------------------------- Name: McDara P. Folan, III Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary Date: July 29, 2003 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Number Exhibit ------ ------- 99.1 Earnings Release dated July 29, 2003.