EXHIBIT 99.1

                      R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Andrew J. Schindler, Chief
Executive Officer, of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. ("RJR"), hereby
certifies, to his knowledge, that:

         1)       RJR's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  September 30, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of
                  section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
                  and

         2)       the information contained in RJR's Quarterly Report on Form
                  10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, fairly
                  presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
                  and results of operations of RJR.

                  EXECUTED this 1st day of November, 2002.





                              /s/ Andrew J. Schindler
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              Andrew J. Schindler, Chairman of the Board,
                              President and Chief Executive Officer of
                              R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.