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OATH OF INSPECTORS STATE OF NEW YORK ) :ss: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) F. WEISKE and A. RIEFNER, being severally duly sworn upon their respective oaths, do depose and say that they are neither Directors of P. LORILLARD COMPANY nor candidate for that off ice; that they will faithfully, honestly and impartially perform the duties of Ihspectors of Election at the election to be held this day for Directors of P. LORILLARD COMPANY, at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of said Company; that they will, to the best of their skill and ability, conduct the said election and a true report make of same. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of April, 1955: E=Tr'.i.'•: f:. I';'i'Cii NOTARY I'l;L'L:C. ut:.tr oi New York no. _'16:; 15 165 QualiFcd in I:ings County Certif~cates filed xit12 New York County Cicr(c & Register Comrnission expireb March 30, 1956

REPORT OF INSPECTORS STATE OF NEW YORK ) :ss: COUNTY OF NEW YORK) We, the undersigned, having been duly appointed Inspectors of Election for the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of P. LORILLARD COMPANY, held at The Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York, New York, on the 5th day of April, 1955, and having duly taken oath faithfully, honestly and impartially to per- form the duties of Inspectors of Election at the election of Direc- tors of said Company to hold off ice until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders of said Company or until the successors of said Directors are duly elected and qualified, do hereby certify and report: The polls were opened at 11:15 o'clock A. M., and closed at 11X20 o'clock A. M. on s-aic- a~ y. The vote of the stockhold- ers was-by ballot for the election of Directors of said Company to hold off ice until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders of said Company or until their successors were elected and qualified. We conducted said election and duly received and canvassed all the votes cast and thereby and thereupon ascertained that the total vote cast was 1 980,573 snares of Preterred and Common Stock and that suc vo e was cas as follows: Preferred and Common Shares: For Joseph J. Blacknall 1,980,573 For Melvin E. Dawley 1,980,573 For Lew is Gruber 1,980,573 For William J. Halley 1,980,573 For Donald A. Henderson 1,980,573 For Frank Hopewell For Alden James For Herbert A. Kent For Harris B. Parmele For Irvin H. Peak For F. Gladden Searle For Harold F. Temple For Frederic M. Walson Dated: New York, N. Y. April 5, 1955 1,980,573 1,980,573 1,980,573 1,980,573 1,980,573 1,980,573 1,980,573 1 980,573

REPORT OF TELLERS FOR RESOLUTION NO. 1 Preferred: In Person -- By Proxy 67,504 TOTAL• 67,504 FOR RESOLUTION NO. 2 Preferred: In Person -- By Proxy 67,171 TOTAL: 67,171 AGAINST RESOLUTION NO. 1 Common: Preferred: Common: 6,585 In Person -- 85 1,848,399 By Proxy 305 45,670 1,854,984 TOTAL: 305 45,755 AGAINST RESOLUTION NO. 2 Common: Preferred: Common: 6,551 In Person -- 119 1,829,153 By Proxy 638 64,916 1,835,704 TOTAL: 638 65,035 Total Preferred Shares Present and Voting: 67,809 Total Common Shares Present and Voting: 1,912,764 Tellers. Dated: New York, N. Y. April 5, 1955. Preferred Shares Outstanding: 98,000 Common Shares Outstanding: 2,852,855 Total, 2,950,855 %a ~