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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR 1911 R. J. REYNOLDS ....... President and Director 1911. Died July 29, 1918. W. N. REYNOLDS ....... Vice President and Director 1911. Elected President August 2, 1918. Elected Chairman Board of Directors April 8, 1924. Resigned as Chairman of Board of Directors~--..--~ -M~Y:~iI~931 Elected Chairman Executive Committee May Resigned May 14, 1942. Died September i0, 1951. R. S. REYNOLDS ....... 2nd Vice President and Director 1911. Resigned ~ 1912. W. R. REYNOLDS ....... Director 1911 Appointed General Manager Department of Man~i~ Elected Vice President August 2, 1918. Died - March6,1921. GEORGE W. COAN ....... Secretary and Director 1911. Resigned February I0, 1915. D. RICH .............. Treasurer and Director 1911. Resigned March 15, 1923 as Treasurer and ~. s~o~ .......... Auditor 191a. Elected Director March 30, 1921. Resigned as Auditor and Director April " M. E. MOTSINGER ...... Assistant Treasurer 1911. Resigned as Asst. Treasurer October 5, Appointed Assistant Secretary October 5 Elected Secretary March 4, 1915. Elected Director March 4, 1915. Resigned as Secretary and Director January i Died - March 30, 1959. ~OWMAN GRAY .......... Elected Director April 2, 1912. Elected Vice President April 9, 1912. Elected President April 8, 1924. Elected Chairman Board of Directors May 6, Died July 7, 1935 R. E. LASATER ........ Elected Director April 2, 1912. Assistant General Manager Appointed Manufacture October 7, 19 5. Appointed General Manager Department of April !0, 1917. Elected Vice President May 6, 1931. Resigned April i, 1947. Died - July 15, 1954. JOS. L. GRAHAM ....... Elected Director April ~2, 1912. Appointed Traffic Manager April 13, 1914. Resigned as Traffic Manager and Director February 2, 1928. -,JOS. D. NOELL ........ Elected Director April 2, 1912. Died - November 1912.

IRCY R. MASTEN ........ Elected Director April 2, 1912. Elected Vice President April 9, 1912. Resigned as Vice President and Director November 19, 1914. ]NRY A. OETJ~N ........ Elected Director April 2, 1912. Served to April 3, 1923. ............. Elected Director April I, 1913. B. DYER Appointed Superintendent Leaf Department April A. KENT ............. Elected Director December 3, 1914. _ Elected Vice President December 3, 1914. Resigned as Vice President and Director December Elected Chairman Executive Committee April ii, Leave of absence 9/13/45-12/13/45. Elected Chairman of Board of Directors March i, April 18, 1916. Appointed Purchasing Agent June 3, 1920. Elected Director April, 1923. Elected Vice President April ii, 1946. Elected Chairman of the Executive Committee November 5, 1952. Retired - February i, 1955. KIRK ............. Elected Director August 2, 1918. Elected Vice President April 9, 1923• Resigned April i, 1937 as Vice President and Director. CLAY WILLIAMS ...... -Chosen General Counsel March i, 1921. Elected Director April 8, 1924. Elected Vice President April 8, 1924. Elected President May 6, 1931. Elected Vice Chairman Board of Directors April 1934. Elected Chairman Board of Directors July ii, Elected Chairman Executive Committee April 8, Served As Chairman Executive Comm£ttee unt£1 April ii, 1946. Died - Friday, February 25, 1949. S. S~OKES Appointed Assistant General Manager ~epartment Manufacture 8uly 5, 1917o • D. Elected Director April i, 1937. Resigned June i, 1947. SHORE ............ Appointed Assistant Treasurer April 12, 1917. Elected Treasurer March 15, 1923. Elected Director August 22, 1929. Died - October i, 1937.

J. W. GLENN .......... Elected Director April, 1923. Elected Vice President April i, 1937. Elected President April ii, 1946. Resigned as President and Director July i, 1948. C. W. HARRIS ......... Elected Director April, 1923. Elected Vice President May 6, 1931. Died December 18, 1937. E. A. DARR ........... Appointed Assistant Secretary April i, Resigned as Assistant Secretary April 9, Appointed Assistant Sales Manager October Appointed Sales Manager December 23, 1937. Elected Director December 23, 1937. Elected Vice President April ii, 1946. ~ Elected President November 5, 1952. Resigned as President November 14, 1957. Elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Chairman of the Executive Committee of November 14, 1957. Died - Wednesday, October 8, 1958. JOHN C. WHITAKER ..... Elected Director July ii, 1935. ~ Elected Vice President, December 23, 1937. ~ ~ Elected President July I, 194S ~ 0 . m " o ~ • Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors ~ ~ • 0 • 0 1952 'i = ~ u ~ ~ Elected Chairman Executive Committee ~ ~ "~ ~ to serve also as Chairman Board of ~ ~ ~ ~ = m Resigned as Chairman Executive Committee , ~ 0 ~ Elected Chairman Executive Committee June ~ -~ m ~ effective August i, 1959, to serve also ~ = ~ ~ Board of Directors. o o o q Resigned as Chairm~ of Board of Directors q = m ~ of Executive Co~ittee of Board of Directors~.~:~9. Z Appointed Honorary Chairman of the Board of~~S~ L. F. O~N ........... Elected Director and Traffic M~ager Februa~::~:~8. Resigned J~uary i, 1948 - Served as a Dire~o~ April 6, 1948. Died - May 23, 1954. P. F~ ~S ....... Elected Director October 5, 1937. Elected Vice President April ii, 1946. Resigned as Vice President ~d Director - Died - April 19, 1958. ~HO~ W. BLAC~LL--Appointed ~sist~t Superintendent of ~af ~ce~r 2, 1920. Elected Director J~uary i, 1940. ~IC~ J ~OLDS--Elected Director May 14, 1942 ~ave of ~sence 2/1/46 - 8/1/46. Served 'til April i, 1947. F. S. HILL ........... Appointed Assistant Treasurer in 1927. Elected Treasurer October 5, 1937. Elected Director September 9, 1943. Died - January 27, 1951.

• J. CONRAD, JR.- ........ Appointed Assistant Secretary April 9, 1923. Elected Secretary January i, 1940. Elected Director May 2, 1945. Appointed Credit Manager November ii, 1948. Elected Vice President and Secretary November 5, 1952. Retired as Vice President and Secretary 4/1/60 and as Director 4/13/60. (Was succeeded as Secretary by William .R. Lybrook and as Director by Joseph H. Sherrill): Died - November 16, 1948. C. McNAIR .............. Appointed Comptroller April 9, 1923. Resigned July 15, 1928. Died - March 12, 1955. A. BRASWELL- Named Assistant to the President in 1939. - Elected Director May 2, 1945. Resigned September I0, 1945. N. HARDY ............... Elected Director May 2, 1945. Appointed General Manager of Leaf Department July i, 1948. E]ected Vice President April 7, 1949. Resigned as Vice President October 15, 1958. Elected Chairman of Executive Committee of the i iiii :~:: ................................. ~:~::~: Board of Directors October 15, 1958. ........:::::i}::.}~<[:i<[[ i:.ii.:.:::::~:i{![ii:i:!:~ ....... Retired August i, 1959. ...... ::/:!}I!:IT. SMITHER ............. Appointed Assistant Secretary April 12, 1917. <:i:iiil!i}:::: ::i~ ' Resigned as Assistant Secretary February 5, 19 !~i: Appointed Advertising Manager December 23, 193 i<~ - ':ili~ Elected Director May 2, 1945. Retired February i, 1957. Died, Friday, November 7, 1969. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: VALLANDINGHAM ....... Elected Director May 2, 1945. ilil ............................................. % Appointed Superintendent of Leaf Buying July 1 1948. Retired April i, 1957. ................ Associate Counsel January 1, 1946. Elected Director April 2, 1946. Appointed Solicitor & Assistant to Chairman Board in 1946 (No formal action taken respect to this appointment and no referenceiiiiiiiiiiiiii~!~i thereto in Minute Books.) Appointed General Counsel April 14, 1955. Elected Vi~ President November 14, 1957. Resigned,~s ~irector and Vice President ~ART M. SCOTT ........... Appointed Comptroller April Ii, 1946. Elected Director July i, 1948. Elected Comptroller April 13, 1950. Retired March i, 1959.

BOWMAN GRAY, JR.- .......... Appointed Assistant Sales Mgr. 7/13/39. Elected Director 6/12/47. Elected Vice President 4/7/49. Appointed Sales Mgr. 11/5/52. Elected Executive Vice President 4/14/55. Resigned as Executive Vice Pres. 11/14/57. Elected President 11/14/57. Elected Chrmn. of the Bd. of Directors 10/8/59. Died - Friday, April ii, 1969 - I:00 a.m. H. S. KIRK ................. App. Asst. to Supt. of Manufacturing (No record of this appointment in App. Supt. of Manufacturing 3/13/47. Elected Director 1/8/48. Elected Vice President 11/5/52. Elected Executive Vice President 4/ii!~:::ilii~ - Resigned as Executive Vice President Elected Chairman of the Executive Co~{~ the Board of Directors 10/8/59. ~ Resigned as Director a~d Chrmn. of Ex~i:ii:::i~..' ~ ~-- S. B. HANES, JR.- .......... App. Supt. of Leaf Processing 9/11/47ii~ Elected Director 7/1/48. App. Supt. of Leaf Buying 4/12/57 Elected Vice President 10115158. Elected Executive Vice President Died - September 27, 1966. A. H. GALLOWAY ............. App. Assistant Treasurer 10/5/37. Elected Treasurer and Director 1/J1/5~iiiii)) Elected Vice President 1/13/55 Relinquished office of Treasurer and ~( ~d Vice President (Finance) 4/10/59. Elected Executive Vice President i0/8~{~iii{ Elected President of Company 6/21/60~i~ii:::iiii Elected Chairman of Executive COIl'~it~i:ii~ i~2. Resigned 6/18/70 as Chairman of the ~ai~i Directors, President & Chairman of i£~i:i~i Executive Committee, effective 6/29~i~i~i Resigned as Director, effective 4/30/~i~i~iiiil WILLIAM R. LYBROOK ......... Elected Director 11/5/52. App. Associate Counsel 4/14/55. i:::::.i::iiiiii:::::::;~ ~i~'~ Elected Secretary 3/10/60, effective !~:i~ Elected a Vice President 1/12/61. Pg~ Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, Vice & Secretary, effective 6/29/70. KENNETH H. HOOVER .......... Employed as Director of Research ll/@~i:iii Elected Director 4/8/53. i:::.i:iiiiii:::iiOii Elected a Vice President 11/12/59. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: (Assigned to general management on special corporate projects 5/4/64 Resigned i1/12/64 effective ROBERT M. HANES ............ Elected Director as of 2/1/55. Died - March i0, 1959. CHAS. B. WADE, JR.- ........ App. Personnel Manager i0/13/49. Elected Director 4/13/55. Retired July 31, 1980. Elected a Vice President 11/12/59. Resigned 6/18/70 as a Vice President effective 6/29/70. Elected Senior Vice President 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70. • Resigned 9~20/73 to become Sr. Vice President of R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.

ZHARLES H. BABCOCK .......... Elected Director 1/10/57. Resigned October 8, 1964, effective immediately. Died, Wednesday, December 13, 1967. 2OLIN STOKES ................ App. Supt. of Manufacturing 12/13/56. Elected a Vice President of the Co. 10/8/5 Elected an Executive Vice President 1/12j Resigned 6/18/70 as Executive Vice Presldeni~iiiiiii effective ~/29/70. Elected Chairman of Board and Chairman of Executive Committee 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70. Resizned as Chairman of Board and C of Executive Committee 11/16/72. Resizned Director 7/14/76 ~ILLIAM S. SMITH, JR. ....... App. Asst. to Sales Mgr. 6/14/56. App. Asst. Sales Mgr. 4/11/58. App Sales Manager succeeding F. G. Carter 10/8/59 Elected Director 6/21/60 (t o fill vacancy on Board created by death of F. G. Carter). Elected a Vice President 11/10/60. Elected an Executive Vice President 10/3/66. ?. G. CARTER ................ App. Asst. to Sales Manager 7/10/52. App. Asst. Sales Manager 11/5/52. App. Sales Manager 4/14/55. Elected Director 10/15/58 Elected Vice President 10/15/58. Elected President of the Company 10/8/59. Died - June 16, 1960 (Thursday). ii~ii~.ili~.~.iiiiiii~iD s. PEOPLES ............ App. Asst. Comptroller 2/12/53. Elected Comptroller effective 3/1/59, on Elected Director 9/10/59. Elected a Vice President 5/4/64. Elected an Executive Vice President 10/3/6~iiiiiiii~ ~ Resigned 6/18/70 as Executive Vice :i:i:: e ffective 6/29/70. ::i::iiii::iiiii::::i{;:-,::::.::ii.::ii::i!{ii:: Resizned Bd. Member 10/15/7_5. ~..,,.~i~HTON H. COLEMAN ......... Blected Director 3/23/59. ~'~::~:~::~ ........................... {:::::': Named Chairman, Directors' Compensation Committee 10/8/64. Resigned 6/20/68. ~. C. PETERSON .............. Appointed Assistant Treasurer 1/31/51. Elected Treasurer of the Company 4/10/59. Retired May 9, 1968, effective May 31, (Succeeded by C. F. Benbow as Treasurer) IOSEPH H. SKERRILL .......... App. Asst. to the Supt. of Mfg. 12/31/53. App. Asst Supt of Mfg. 12/31/56. App. Supt. of Mfg. 12/10/59, effective at once. Elected Director 4/13/60. App. Co-~,~nagez H~us-Neuerbur9 10/14/60 ............................ Elected Vice President 1/10/63, effective at once. Resizned Director, effective 8/31/76

WILLIAM S~ SMITH, JR. (Cont.)Resigned 6/18/70 as Executive Vice President GORDON GRAY D. RICE ALLEN, JR. ~ILLARD M. BRIGHT CHARLES F. MYERS, JR. REUBEN P. HUGHES FENTON D. ROYSTER W. S. GRANT WM. D. HOBBS CURTIS H. JUDGE effective 6/29/70. Elected President 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70 Elected Chairman of Board and Chairman of Executive Committee, 11/6/72. Resigned as Chairman of Board & Executive Committee, January 15, 1975. Resigned Bd. member 10/15/75. Elected Director July 13, 1961. Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, effe~ iii 6 / 29 / 70. App. Member Leaf Committee App. Manager Leaf Buying 11/2/59. E i e c t e d a D ire c t o r 4 / i I / 62. i:.:~::::ii iiill Resigned as Director & Manager Dept. 5/4/64. (On leave of 9/1/64 at which time retirement ~:~I::~:~~i~ become effective). Elected Director 5/4/64. Elec~ed Vice President 5/4/64. Named Director in Charge of Resear~N:~:~ Development 5/4/64 Resigned 8/28/68, effective 9/1 Elected Director 10/8/64. App. Member Directors' Compensati~}~$~$~:~ Co~ittee I0/8/64. App. member Finance Co~ittee ll/I~:~:~ Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, eff@~:~70 Elected Director 11/12/64 effec. (~o fill vacancy on Board created~:~ ~ retirement of Kenneth H. Hoover) Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, eff~~0 App. Asst. Mgr. Leaf Buying App. Mgr. Leaf Buying 5/4/~4. ~ ~.~ Elected Director 9/29/66 (to fill:~A~ on Board created by death of S.E~S~Jr. Elected Vice President 6/29/66. Resigned as Director and Vice Pre~i~d~:~ effective 12/31/70. App. Asst. Comptroller 1/13/49. Elected Comptroller 10/3/66 (repl~~ D. S. Peoples in that capacity) App~ Asst. Supt. Cigarette Div. i~:~ effective i/i/57. App. Supt. of Cigarette Div. 4/28~8#~$~ App. Asst. to Supt. of Mfg. Promoted to Director of Tobacco M~~ing 7/14/66, effective 8/I/66. Elected Vice President 10/17/66. Elected Director 6/18/70, effecti~~. Elec~ed Senior Vice President 6/i~:~ Elected President 11/16/72. Elected Ch=. of Bd. & Ch=. of E~~. 1/15/75. ~:~,~.:~:: ~:~ ~ ........................ Resigned (retired) December 31, E~loyed as Sales Manager 3/22/65, effec. &/5/65. Elected Vice President 10/17/66. Effec. 6/13/68 title changed from Vice Pres Sales to Vice Pres Marketing. Resigned Sept. 8, 1969.

C. F. BENBOW J. PAUL STICHT THRUSTON B. MORTON MALCOM P. McLEAN EDWARD A VASSALLO ROBERT A. EMKEN H. E. RICHMILLER H. C. ROEMER, JR. G. DEE SMITH Elected Treasurer of Company 5/9/68. App. member Finance Comm. 8/28/68. Elected Vice President 10/16/69. Resigned 6/18/70 as Vice President & Treasurer, effective 6/29/70. Elected Vice President 6/30/72. Resigned as Vice President 1/14/76. Elected Director 6/20/68 App. member Salary Committee 6/20/68. Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, effec. 6/29/70. Elected Director 12/19/68. Resigned 6/18/70 as Director, effec. 6/29/70. Elected Director May 15, 1969 Resigned 6/18/70 as Direcotr, effec. Elected Vice President, Research & Developmen~{~ :: ~i~:! Resigned 6/18/70 as Vice President, effec. 6/29/70. Elected Vice President & Director, 12/15/71 Died February 22, 1974. Elected Comptroller, effective 8/1/69. Resigned 6/18/70 as Comptroller, effective 6/29/70. Elected Dir., VP-Adm, & Finance & Chief Financial officer, effective 3/5/79. Administration 5/1/83 ' Elec~ed Vice President 10/16/69. Re~g~ Vi=e Prei~d~e 6/~/~0, ~ffe=. Elected Director 6/18/70 effective 6/29/70 ~ Resigned Director 1/16/76. Elected V~ce President 7/15/70. Res~ed V~ce President ~ D~rector 11/30/72. Elected D~rector June 18, 1970, effec. Resigned Director 3/17/71. Elected Director J~e 18, 1970, effec. 6/29/70~:~:~:~ Elected Secretary 6/18/70, effec. 6/29/70. Resigned Director & Secretary 1/4/71. Elected Director 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70. Elected Comptroller 6/18/70, effective 6/29/~[~::~[~ Elected Vice President 12/20/72. Resigned Comptroller 10/16/73 elected Vice President 10117173. Resig~ed ..... -- P-e~=~+ effec. 3/20/~ {~{[[ Elected Senior Vice President ~ Assistant to ::::::::::::::::::::::::: Chairman 1 / 17 / 80. Promoted to Executive Vice President 11/I/81 Named Executive Vice President and Assistant to President 5/24/83 Resigned offices 12/31/85.

ZACHARY SMITH .......... Elected Director 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70. Elected Treasurer 6/18/70, effective 6/29/70. Resigned offices, June 28, 1985. L H. STONE- • Elected Director 6/18/'70, effective 6/29/'70. Elected Vice President.July 15, 1970. Resigned offices, December 31, 1973. W. STUART LEAKE ..... Elected Director-January 1, 1971. Elected Vice President-January 1, 1971. Resigned offices, August 31, 1976. MAX H. CROHN, JR.- ......... Elected Secretary-January 4, 1971. Elected Director-February 20, 1974. Resigned offices/committees, August 1, 1981. CI-12MLLES C. JOHNSON, JR.-Elected Vice President-April 14, 1971. Elected Director-October 15, 1975. Resigned office.s, June 30, 1976. CHARLES A. TUCKER ..... Elected Director, Vice President, Director of Marketin Elected Group Vice President-August 19, 1976. February 2, 1978. Made Vice President-Public Affairs-I/80. Named Vice President and Assistant to Chairman Elected Senior Vice President-October 1, 1984. Resigned offices, October 28, 1985. Elected Director-March 2, 1987. Resigned office, October, 1989. B. IC MILLAWAY, JR.- ....... Elected Vice President-March 14, 1973. Died Wednesday, August 15, 1973. DONALD W. GROUT ........ Elected Vice President/Sales Manager - September 6, 1973. Elected Director-February 20, 1974. Elected Senior Vice President-November 1, 1981. Resigned offices, August 26, 1985. GEORGE I. CLOVER, JR.---Elected Comptroller-October 17, 1973. Elected Director-october 15, 1975. Elected Vice President.August 19, 1976. Elected Vice President'Administrati°n & Finance and Chief Fi~!~i ~ GEORGE B. WHITAKER----Elected Vice President & Director-February 20, 1974. Elected Group Vice President-August 19, 1976. Appointed Executive Committec.August 19, 1976. Elected Vice President-Operations-February 2, 1978. Appointed Senior Vice President-January 31, 1981. Retired/resigned offices, March 1, 1983. CARROLL G. TOMPSON---Elected Vice President & Director-February 20, 1974. Resigned Director-August 31, 1976. Elected Executive Vice President & Director- April 26, Resigned offi=, ,anuary 31, 1981. ROBERT BENNEWr, JR.----Elected ~istam Tr¢~,,rer-october 1, 1974. (Cm in 1986) JOHN M. GOLDEN ....... Elected Assistant Treasurer-October 1, 1974. Died December, 1976. JAMES R. PETERSON ...... Elected Director-July 14, 1976. Resigned offices, May 26, 1978.

WILL P. HANES ......... Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. Resigned offices, October, 1981. F. H. CHRISTOPHER, JR.---Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. (HUDNALL) Resigned Vice President-April 26, 1979. Elected Senior Vice President-January 13, 1981. Elected Director-January 19, 1981. Elected Executive Vice President-Operations - May 1, 1983. Elected Executive Vice President- Manufacturing and Technology-March 2, 1987. Elected Executive Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman-October, 1989. Retired/resigned offices, December 31, 1989. JAMES F. HIND ....... Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. Resigned offices, February 25, 1980. A. H. LAURENE .......... Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. Elected Director-October 20, 1976. Retired/resigned offices, July 1, 1980. T. F- SANDEFUR, JR.- .... Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. offices September 17, 1979. Resigned H. L. SPEAS, JR.- ........ Elected Vice President-August 19, 1976. Retired/resigned offices, March 1, 1983. HARVEY P. DRAKE .......... Elected Vice President-September 1, 1976. Elected Director-October 20 1976. Retired/resigned offices, January 1, 1979. J. J. M'UR.PHY ............ Elected Vice President-January 18, 1977. JOHN R. TRULOVE .......... Elected Vice President-January 18, 197.7 Elected Vice President-Distribution-June 1, 1984. Vice President-Distribution(RJR Sales Appointed Elected Vice President-Distribution-December 21, 1989. MORGAN V. HUNTER ......... Elected President & Chief Operating Officer and Director-Octo~fiil~ii~! Elected to Leaf & Blends Committee-January 17, 1978. Resigned offices, April 17, 1979. ROBERT E. ANDERSON .... Elected Director-February 2, 1978. Resigned omce, September 17, 1979. J. TYLEE WILSON ........ Elected Director-May 26, 1978. Resigned office April 26, 1979. GERARD W. GUNZENHAUSER--Elected Comptroller-January 1, 1979. Elected Vice President-May 26, 1981. Elected Vice President-Finance-May 1, 1983 & Chief Financial ~~ 31, 1983. Tramferred to Del Monte-April 1, 1984. Elected Director, Executive Vice President-Finance, Resigned offices, January 14, 1991. ROBERT E.. CLEMENTS ..... Elected Vice President-January 16, 1979. Elected Director-October 13, 1980. Appointed Vice President-Leaf (ILIRT-USA)-March 2, 1987. Elected Vice President-Leaf Operations- December 21, 1989.