4 1 rjr4aug01.txt ------- FORM 4 ------- STATEMENT OF CHANGES OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Ross Financial Corporation P.O. Box 31363-SMB Cayman Islands, BWI ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holding, Inc. RJR CUSIP# 76182K105 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Statement for Month/Year AUGUST, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)09/09/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) 10% Owner ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing Individual ------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2-4 Transaction Date Transaction Securities Acquired(A) Price (Month/Day/Year) Code Amount Disposed(D) (per share) 08/23/01 S 22,200 D 56.2608 08/24/01 S 12,000 D 56.3608 08/31/01 S 43,500 D 58.8743 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month. 14,600,503 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) Direct Ross Financial Corporation (D) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership ----------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: Ross Financial Corporation By: Kenneth B. Dart, Its President Dated: 7 September, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------