FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC [ RAI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/12/2015
(Street)

LONDON, X0 WC2R 2PG
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   6/12/2015     P    77680259   A $60.16   301014278   I   See footnotes   (1) (2) (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  This Form 4 is being filed jointly by British American Tobacco p.l.c. ("BAT") and Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc. ("B&W") with regard to their beneficial ownership of certain shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Reynolds American Inc. (the "Issuer"). B&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATUS Holdings Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Louisville Securities Limited ("Louisville"). Louisville is a wholly owned subsidiary of British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weston (2009) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco (2009) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco (1998) Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAT.
( 2)  Louisville is the record and direct beneficial owner of 77,680,259 shares of common stock of the Issuer (the "Louisville owned shares"), which it acquired on June 12, 2015. B&W is the record and direct beneficial owner of 223,334,019 shares of common stock of the Issuer (the "B&W owned shares" and, together with the Louisville owned shares, the "Shares"). BAT and B&W last filed a Form 4 in relation to their beneficial ownership of the B&W owned shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 29, 2014. Louisville intends to file a Form 3 with the SEC in relation to its direct beneficial ownership of the Louisville owned shares.
( 3)  Louisville and BATUS Holdings Inc. may be considered to be indirect beneficial owners of the B&W owned shares by virtue of their direct and indirect ownership respectively of all of the equity and voting power of B&W. British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., Weston (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (2009) Limited, British American Tobacco (1998) Limited and BAT may be considered to be indirect beneficial owners of the Shares by virtue of their direct and indirect ownership of all of the equity and voting power of Louisville and B&W.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
GLOBE HOUSE
4 TEMPLE PLACE
LONDON, X0 WC2R 2PG
X

Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc.
103 FOULK ROAD, SUITE 117
WILMINGTON, DE 19803
X


Signatures
/s/ Nicola Snook, Company Secretary, on behalf of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 6/16/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Timothy Hazlett, Director, on behalf of Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc. 6/16/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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