4 1 rjr4dec01.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 DECEMBER, 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) 12/3/01 S 75,000 D 57.2581 12/4/01 S 75,000 D 57.2325 12/6/01 S 15,400 D 56.9528 12/7/01 S 15,800 D 56.2075 12/10/01 S 205,200 D 56.1835 12/11/01 S 75,000 D 56.9951 12/12/01 S 125,000 D 57.1048 12/13/01 S 30,600 D 57.1577 12/13/01 S 50,000 D 57.4481 12/14/01 S 84,500 D 57.0297 12/17/01 S 145,000 D 57.1940 12/18/01 S 27,100 D 57.2994 12/19/01 S 60,100 D 56.8146 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/20/01 S 125,900 D 56.6886 12/21/01 S 71,200 D 56.8862 12/26/01 S 46,100 D 57.4020 12/27/01 S 25,000 D 57.2972 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month. 12,014,703 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) Direct Ross Financial Corporation (D) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 10 January, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------