Reynolds American to Webcast Presentation at CAGNY Conference Feb. 24

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reynolds American will hold a live webcast of the presentation it will make at the annual CAGNY (Consumer Analysts Group of New York) conference on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Mountain Time (7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).

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During the presentation, members of the Reynolds American management team will discuss business dynamics and the new brand-portfolio strategy that has been developed by RAI's largest subsidiary, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (R.J. Reynolds). Reynolds American became the publicly traded parent company of R.J. Reynolds, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., Inc., Lane Limited and R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. on July 30, 2004.

The webcast will be available online on a listen-only basis at http://www.reynoldsamerican.com/ . Registration for the webcast will be available as of Feb. 17. Please visit the Investors section at http://www.reynoldsamerican.com/ to register. A replay of the call will be available for seven days.

All remarks made during the presentation will be current at the time of the live webcast and will not be updated to reflect subsequent material developments.

Reynolds American Inc. is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., Lane Limited and R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the second- largest U.S. tobacco company, manufactures about one of every three cigarettes sold in the United States, including five of the nation's 10 best-selling brands: Camel, Winston, KOOL, Salem and Doral. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes and other tobacco products, and markets them both nationally and internationally. Lane Limited manufactures several roll-your-own, pipe tobacco and little cigar brands, and distributes Dunhill tobacco products. R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc. manufactures, sells and distributes American-blend cigarettes and other tobacco products to a variety of customers worldwide. Copies of RAI's news releases, annual reports, SEC filings and other financial materials are available on the company's Web site, http://www.reynoldsamerican.com/ .