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Contents
Highlights of Operations page 2
Letter to Stockholders 3
Sales, Earnings and
Dividend Record
5
Financial Condition 6
Taxes, Capital Expenditures
and Manufacturing
7
Export Sales and Leaf Tobacco 8
Research 9
Advertising and Marketing 10
Disposition of Total Earnings and
Opinion of Certified PuL"^ Accountants 11
Consolidated Balance Sheet 12
Consolidated Earnings 14
Consolidated Retained Earnings ai. .
Notes to Financial Statements
15
Ten Years in Review 16
co Company 1963 Annual Report
Stockholders' Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders will
be held on Tuesday, March 31, 1964, at the
Hotel Plaza, Journal Square, Jersey City,
New Jersey, at 2:30 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time.
Formal notice of this meeting, together
with the proxy and proxy statement, will
be mailed to stockholders on February 28,
1964. Stockholders who are unable to
attend the meeting are urged to sign their
proxies and return them promptly to the
Company so that the stock of the Company
will be represented as fully as possible at
the meeting.
Today the Company is owned by ap-
proximately 50,000 stockholders. About
83 per cent of the total common and pre-
ferred stock was voted by person or proxy
at the last annual stockholders' meeting
on March 26, 1963.

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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Highlights
o f Operations
1963 1962
Net sales . . . ... . . . . . . $502,683,153 $499,955,681
Earnings before taxes . . . . . . . 51,631,469 53,700,830
Income and franchise taxes ..... 26,928,000 28,290,000
Earnings before preferred dividends . 24,703,469 25,410,830
Net earnings after preferred dividends . 23,560,642 24,247,598
Percentage of net sales ....... 4.69% 4.85%
Net earnings per share of common stock $5.96 $6.14
Dividends per share of common stock . $5.00 $5.00
Current assets . . . . . . . . . .
Current liabilities . . . . . . . .
Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Funded debt . . . . . . . . . .
Capital stock . . . . . . . . . .
Additional paid-in capital ... . . .
Retained earnings . . . . . . . .
$359,124,301 $365,870,330
28,417,415 30,315,244
12.6 to 1 12.1 to 1
61,250,000 67,000,000
115,068,925 115,232,175
21,165,700 21,070,828
170,145, 567 166, 460, 589
Approximate number of stockholders . 50,000 50,000
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Directors of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
J. BOWLING ANDERSON
WILLIAM A. BLOUNT
LAWREN
W. BRUFF

Officers
ZACH TOMS President cmd Chief Executi~e Oficer
MILTON E. HARRINCTON Executive Vice-President,
Chairman Executive Committee
J. BOWLING ANDERSON Vice-President, Finance -
LAWRENCE W. BRUFF Vice-President, Adiertising
FREDERICK R. DARKIS Vice-President, Research
FRANCIS H. HORAN Vice-President and General Counsel
GRAYDON B. LEAKE Vice-President, Sales
EDWARD J. PARRISH Vice-President, Export Sales
LOY D. THOMPSON Vice-President, Manufacturing and Lea f
SAMUEL WHITE Vice-President, Marketing
RALPH P. MOORE Treasurer
RUSSELL M. CHENOWETH Secretary
RUSSELL G. CUTTER Auditor
R. HAYV"OOD HOSEA Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
JAMES ',1vRAN Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CHARLES B. MORGENTHALER Assistant Secretary
DONALD G. NYREEN Assistant Secretary
Directors
J. BOWLING ANDERSON
WILLIAM A. BLOUNT
LAWRENCE W. BRUFF
FREDERICK R. DARKIS
MILTON E. HARRINGTON
FRANCIS H. HORAN
GRAYDON B. LEAKE
HOWARD W. McCALL, JR.
C. GRICE McMULLAN
JONATHAN W. OLD, JR.
EDWARD J. PARRISH
FREDERICK SHEFFIELD
FRANK TALBOTT, JR.
LOY D. THOMPSON
ZACH TOMS
SAMUEL WHITE
Transfer Agent: Chemical Bank New York Trust Co.
30 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10015
Registrar: First National City Bank
55 Walt Street, New York, N.Y. 10015
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Operations 1963
'57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63
'57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63
Sales
Net sales for 1963 were $502,683,153, compared
with $499,955,681 for the previous year, represent-
ing a slight increase. Sales of L & M filters continued
to increase during the year. There was a further de-
cline in the sales of the Company's non-filter brands.
National distribution of the new LARK cigarette,
with the 3-piece Keith filter, was begun in August,
and the sales results have been most satisfactory.
Earnings
Consolidated net earnings were slightly lower
than in the previous year, amounting to $24,703,469
($5.96 per share of common stock), compared with
$25,410,830 ($6.14 per share) for 1962. The principal
reason for the decrease was the extra promotional
and advertising costs incurred in introducing LARK
cigarettes in the national market.
Dividend Record
Dividends on common shares have been paid
every year since the Company started in November,
1911.
Total payments in 1963 amounted to $5.00 per
share. consisting of four quarterly dividends of
Si.'~5 vach. Four quarterly dividends of $1.75 per
share N%c-rc also paid on the preferred stock. At the
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February 3, 1964
To the Stockholders:
Net sales for the year amounted to $502,683,153, representing an increase of $2,727,472 over 1962
sales. Domestic unit sales of cigarettes showed an increase over sales for the previous year, while
export sales were slightly off. Export sales for the whole industry were less in 1963.
Net earnings amounted to $5.96 per share of common stock, compared with $6.14 in 1962. During
the last six months of the year, earnings were affected by heavy expenses, amounting to several
million
dollars, incurred in advertising and promoting the new LARK cigarette; otherwise, we estimate that
earnings would have been well in excess of 1962 earnings.
The financial condition of the Company continues strong with a ratio of current assets to current
liabilities of 12.6 to 1. There were no short-term borrowings at the end of the year.
Consumer demand for the Company's new filter brand, LARK, with the 3-piece Keith filter, con-
taining charcoal granules in a separate filter chamber, is steadily increasing. Good taste and
unique
filtration make LARK a distinctive cigarette. With the development of increased LARK sales, your
Company will have two popular filter-tip brands; namely, L & M and LARK. The trend to filter ciga-
rettes continues, presently accounting for close to 60 per cent of the total.
The report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health was released
on January 11, 1964, and we did not have an adequate opportunity to review it before this report had
to be printed to meet our required mailing schedule. It is now being studied by our permanent staff
of scientists and technical experts. Its findings will be fully considered in the planning of our
research
and development programs as well as in the planning of our marketing activity. If, after having
studied
this report, we feel that an additional statement will be meaningful, it will be forthcoming.
In 1963, industry cigarette production increased by approximately 3 per cent. Any forecast for
1964 must take into account the possible effect on sales of the above-mentioned report. However,
there are some other favorable factors, including continued high purchasing power of the public and
an increase in population.
We are pleased that the distinguished American Medical Association has announced a program
of research for the study of smoking and health. Your Company will continue its research in associa-
tion with Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the aim of offering smokers the
best
possible quality products.
We continue to study possible expansion of our foreign business, and presently we are negotiat-
ing with a well-established firm to engage in manufacture outside the United States. Our manufac-
turing arrangement with S. A. Ed. Laurens-"Le Khedive", Switzerland, announced last year, has
been a successful and satisfactory one.
During the year, the Company established a new division to study acquisitions or mergers for
the possible diversification of your Company's business along profitable and advantageous lines.
This
subject has been actively pursued, and a number of situations carefully reviewed, but there is none
with respect to which any announcement can be made at this time.
On behalf of the Directors, I wish to express grateful appreciation to the employees of the Com-
pany for their good work during the year and to thank the stockholders for their continued interest
and loyal support.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Directors,
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ZACH TOMS
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Executive Personnel
On March 31, 1963, William A. Blount, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer, retired. He remained as
a Director of the Company.
Zach Toms, President, became Chief Executive Officer on
April 1, 1963.
Milton E. Harrington, former Vice-President and Leaf De-
partment Manager, was elected Executive Vice-President on
March 20, 1963, and Chairman uF the Executive Committee on
April 1, 1963.
Ralph P. Moore, former :lstiist,int Treasurer, was elected
Treasurer on April 1, 1963.
On December 18, 1963, Hm«.ird 'A' M,.Call, Jr., Vice-Chair-
man of the Chemical Bank Ne%~ l'ni k Trust Company, New
York, N.Y. and Frank Talbott. Jr., Lhciirman of the Board of
Dan River Mills, Inc., Danville, Virginia, were elected to the
Board of Directors.
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end of the year, there were approximately 50,000
stockholders sharing the dividends.
Total dividends paid in 1963 on both common and
preferred stock amounted to $20,905,280. The bal-
ance of the year's earnings amounting to $3,798,189
was retained for use in the business. This compared
with $4,492,552 retained in 1962.
On January 14, 1964, a regular dividend of $1.25
per common share was declared, to be paid March
2, 1964, to stockholders of record February 21, 1964.
Financial Condition
The Company's over-all financial condition con-
tinued to improve in 1963. For more than four years,
it has not been necessary to obtain short-term loans;
cash not needed immediately for current operations
has been invested in short-term interest-bearing
obligations of the United States Government, banks,
Part of the newly installed IBM Computer System.
When in full service, this new Tele-processing system will
link our factories and offices with warehouses throughout
the country, assuring Liggett & Myers' customers more
efficient service.
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machinery to produce it. All of the design and as-
sembly work of this machinery were done by Lig-
gett & Myers' personnel.
The Company's cigarette factories in Durham,
North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, and its
pipe and plug tobacco factory in St. Louis, Missouri,
continue to be among the most modern in the indus-
try. Its leaf tobacco processing plants in Durham
and Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Danville,
Virginia; and Lexington and Paris, Kentucky, pro-
vide facilities well located in the tobacco-growing
areas and are excellently equipped to serve the Com-
pany's needs.
Export Sales
The export sales of the Company continue on a
most satisfactory basis. Our accomplishments in
this respect are due in no small measure to the fine
business relationships that exist between the Com-
pany and its many loyal customers.
In 1963, the LARK cigarette, our newest brand
with the unique 3-piece Keith filter, was introduced
in world markets. Its initial acceptance has been
most encouraging, and indications are that the de-
mand for LARK will continue to increase.
L & M filters manufactured for us by the firm Ed.
Laurens, one of the leading Swiss cigarette manu-
facturers, continue to have favorable acceptance in
the Swiss market. We consider our first manufac-
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turing venture overseas to be a successful one and
are studying the desirability of expanding in other
markets.
Leaf Tobacco
Purchases of choice-quality flue-cured, burley,
Maryland, and Turkish tobaccos were made during
1963 to provide for the Company's requirements of
leaf. At the end of 1963, the total value of leaf inven-
tory was $281,943,344.
Domestic leaf purchases are made through the
Company's own experienced buyers who participate
in virtually all of the auction sales where cigarette
tobaccos are sold. Turkish tobacco is purchased
through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Gary
Tobacco Company.
The 1963 flue-cured tobacco crop totaled approxi-
mately 1,459 million pounds and sold at an average
market price of 57.7 cents per pound, as compared
with a total of 1,508 million pounds at 59.8 cents per
pound for the 1962 crop.
As is customary, sales of the burley crop were not
completed by the end of the year. However, it is esti-
mated that total volume is approximately 750 mil-
lion pounds, as compared with 703 million pounds
for the 1962 crop. Market prices of this crop aver-
aged 59.7 cents per pound through the end of the
year, as compared with a price of 60.8 cents per
pound a year earlier.
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Net Worth Compared
With Long-Term Debt
N Net Worth
flions 0 Long-Term Debt
300
?00
100
millions
70 -
60
50
40
30
20
10
Taxes
~ Federal and State Income
and Franchise Taxes
Net Income After Taxes
or finance companies. Cash and short-term invest-
ments, including U.S. Government tax notes, at the
end of the year amounted to $26,835,454, compared
with $17,857,319 at the end of 1962.
The principal amount of the 25/s per cent deben-
tures outstanding was reduced by $5,750,000 in 1963
through operation of the Sinking Funds. This reduc-
tion, together with the addition of $3,616,600 to
stockholders' equity, further improved the ratio of
funded debt to stockholders' equity. Funded debt at
December 31, 1963, amounted to $61,250,000, com-
pared to $67,000,000 for the previous year.
The ratio of current assets to current liabilities at
the end of 1963 was 12.6 to 1, as compared to a ratio
of 12.1 to 1 in 1962.
The Company reacquired 2,190 shares of noncall-
able 7 per cent preferred stock during 1963, bringing
the total number of preferred shares held in the
treasury at December 31, 1963, to 62,850.
Taxes
Federal and state income taxes and franchise
taxes amounted to $26,928,000, or $6.81 per share.
For comparison, net earnings per share on the com-
mon stock amounted to $5.96.
Federal and other excise taxes amounted to $213,-
046,000. The federal excise tax alone amounts to
eight cents for each package of cigarettes.
Although the Company does not collect state and
local tobacco taxes, they represent a substantial
levy on the sales of its products, resulting in higher
prices to the consumer. Forty-seven states have a
tax on cigarettes; during 1963 several of them in-
creased the rates to as high as the federal excise rate
of eight cents per pack.
Capital Expenditures
Principal capital expenditures during 1963 were
for purchases of machinery and equipment to mod-
ernize and improve the efficiency of the Company's
manufacturing and leaf tobacco operations. In 1963,
these expenditures aggregated $3,500,000, compared
with $2,200,000 in 1962. Depreciation charges to
costs and expenses amounted to $4,253,247 during
1963 as against $4,081,438 in 1962. No major ex-
penditures for capital improvements are anticipated
for the near future.
Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Department had an active
year. In addition to the installation of a number of
new cigarette-making machines and new production
systems, the manufacture of LARK cigarettes, with
the 3-piece Keith filter, began. Since the 3-piece
Keith filter contains activated and fortified charcoal
granules in a chamber between two modern outer
filters. it was necessary to design and build intricate
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Statement of Consolidated Earnings
(for years ended December 31)
Net Sales .
1963
$502,683,153
1962
$499,955,681
Other Earnings
Interest and dividends received .
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated
subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Earnings .
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold, selling, administrative,
and general expenses . . . . . . . .
Provision for depreciation . . . . . . .
Interest and amortization on funded debt .
Loss on conversion of foreign currency de-
posits . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for federal income tax .
Provision for state income and franchise
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Costs and Expenses .
Net Earnings for the Year . . . . . . . . .
Dividends on Preferred Stock .
Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock .
945,502
247,596
25,018
503,901,269
446,090,456
4,253,247
1,881,660
44,437
24,678,000
2,250,000
479,197,800
24,703,469 ;' 1
1,142,827
$ 23,560,642
801,644
220,828
251,449
501,229,602
440, 964, 796
4,081,438
2,034,941
427,049
20,548
25,948,000
2,342,000
475,818,772
25,410,830
1,163,232
$ 24,247,598
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Consolidated
ASSETS
1963
1962
Current Assets
Cash (including negotiable time certificates of de-
posit: 1963, $6,500,000; 1962, $7,000,000) . .
Short-term commercial paper, at cost plus ac-
crued interest . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable, customers . . . . . .
Accounts receivable, others . . . . . . . .
Leaf tobacco, at average cost . . . . . . .
Manufactured stock and operating supplies, at
average cost . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,883,235
5,991,875
23,309,412
1,119,015
281,943,344
30,877,420
$ 17,857,319
20,470,367
1,035,105
300,430,512
26,077,027
Total Current Assets .
Property, Plant, and Equipment-at cost
Land and buildings . . . . . . . . . . .
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . .
Total . . .
Less accumulated depreciation . . . .
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment..
359,124,301
20,958,788
64,671,438
85,630,226
52,242,051
33,388,175
365,870,330
20, 764,041
60,559,383
81,323,424
49,575,228
31,748,196
Other Assets
Brands, trademarks, and good will .....
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries, at
equity in net assets . . . . . . . . . .
Investment in foreign tobacco companies, at cost
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ....
1
1,689,319
1,005,801
1,065,571
1
1,650,973
4,000
1,052,142
Total Other Assets .
Total .
3,760,692
$396,273,168
2,707,116
$400,325,642
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TIMN 446101

As a result of the forward-looking research at-
titude of the past, the Company is especially well
equipped to supply products that will meet the
changing desires of the consuming public. The most
recent of these products, the LARK cigarette, is en-
joying excellent acceptance.
The "great cigarette controversy" which is pres-
ently occupying so much public attention begs for
an answer. When this answer will be supplied is not
known. The answer will not be generated from emo-
tional argument nor enthusiastic dedication to a
cause, but only from patient, competent research.
Advertising and Marketing
With filter cigarettes accounting for approxi-
mately 60 per cent of the total cigarettes sold in the
United States, the Company programmed its 1963
advertising and marketing plans accordingly, plac-
ing even greater emphasis on the promotion of its
principal filter brand, L & M, and the introduction
of new LARK cigarettes.
Throughout the year, L & M was advertised in all
major media, and sales continued to react favorably
to the promise that "When a cigarette means a lot
... you get Lots More from L & M." The TV and print
situations used to illustrate this copy theme con-
tinued to receive favorable comment from the trade
and from consumers.
LARK cigarettes first appeared in test markets in
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March. Because of good initial reaction to the brand,
LARK distribution was rapidly expanded to other
areas with national distribution accomplished by
mid-September. LARK, because of its demonstrably
different 3-piece Keith filter and unusual "back of
the pack" story, has relied heavily on the use of
visual advertising. This included national and local
television, daily newspapers, national magazines,
and point-of-sale material for the effective display
of the product from corner store to supermarket.
In the non-filter field, the Company concentrated
its advertising on the promotion of CHESTERFIELD
KING. This advertising has stressed the fact that
"CHESTERFIELD KING tastes great - Smokes
mild-Because the tobaccos are grown mild, aged
mild, blended mild, and made to taste even milder
through longer length." Both CHESTERFIELD
KING and regular-size CHESTERFIELD were
strongly supported with display advertising at
point of sale.
The Sales Department has had good success in
obtaining display of our brands in all types of ciga-
rette outlets, including vending machines. To
achieve greater effectiveness in food stores, which
now account for a large percentage of sales especi-
ally by the carton, the Company's Marketing Depart-
ment has devised a program of mutual benefit to the
participating stores and to our Company called the
Holiday Ad Promotion. The Company's products re-
ceive prominent display in these promotions.
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
alance Sheet
as o f December 31
,IASILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable . . . . . , , , , . ,
Dividend payable on preferred stock ....
Accrued interest on debentures . . . . . .
Funded debt payable within one year ....
Taxes payable and accrued (less, for 1963, U. S.
Government tax notes, $4,960,344) . . . .
Total Current Liabilities.
Funded Debt
25/a% sinking fund debentures, $23,750,000 pay-
able in 1965, and $37,500,000 payable in 1966
1963 1 1962
4,058,353
284,009
535,938
5,750,000
17,789,115
28,417,415
61,250,000
$ 2,022,378
288,192
582,422
5,750,000
21,672,252
30,315,244
67,000,000
Reserve
For deferred contingent compensation (net of
estimated future income tax reductions) ..
225,561
246,806
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock 7% cumulative, par value $100
- authorized, 341,398 shares; issued, 225,141
shares; in treasury, 1963, 62,850 shares, and
1962, 60,660 shares . . . . . . . . . .
Common stock, par value $25 - authorized,
5,000,000 shares; issued 1963, 3,953,593 shares,
and 1962, 3,951,363 shares (Note 1) ....
Paid-in capital in excess of par values of capital
stocks (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . .
Retained earnings (Note 3) . . . . . . . .
Total Stockholders' Equity. .
Total .
16,229,100
98,839,825
21,165,700
170,145,567
306,380,192
$396,273,168
16,448,100
98,784,075
21,070,828
166,460,589
302,763,592
$400,325,642
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TIMN 446102

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Statement of Consolidated Retained Earnings
( f or years ended December 31)
1963
Balance at Beginning of Year .
Add-Net earnings for the year
Total .
$166,460,589
24,703,469
191,164,058
1962
$162,215,224
25,410,830
187,626,054
Deduct
Cash dividends of $7 per share on preferred
stock . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash dividends of $5 per share on common
stock . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,142,827
19,762,453
1,163,232
19, 755, 046
Total dividends .
Excess of cost over par value of preferred
stock reacquired . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . .
Balance at End of Year (Note 31. .
20,905,280
113,211
21,018,491
$170,145,567
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31,1963
1. At January 1, 1963, there were outstanding
options granted under the Incentive Stock Option
Plan to officers and key employees to purchase,
subject to certain limitations, 33,658 shares of the
Company's common stock. During 1963, options
for 2,230 shares were exercised for an aggregate
option price of $150,622, and options for 1,500
shares were canceled. At December 31, 1963, op-
tions were outstanding with respect to 29,928
shares having an aggregate option price of $2,264,-
938. In accordance with the Plan, option prices
represent closing quoted market values of the
shares on the dates the options were granted.
20,918,278
247,187
21,165,465
$166,460,589
2. Paid-in capital in excess of par values of capi-
tal stocks increased in 1963 by $94,872, represent-
ing the excess of sales price over par value of
common stock sold to officers and employees
under the Incentive Stock Option Plan.
3. Under the terms of the Indenture covering the
2;/a o sinking fund debentures, $65,746,318 of
retained earnings is restricted as to payment of
cash dividends on common stock. This limitation
does not apply to stock dividends on common
stock, nor does it restrict payment of dividends
on preferred stock.
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TIMN 446104

Disposition of Total Earnings
for 1963
The Company received for goods sold
to customers and from dividends
and interest a total of $503,901,000.
This is how it was used or set aside.
42.3% Federal and other excise taxes
$213,046,000
Opinion o f Certi fied Public Accountants
34.1% Leaf tobacco, wages, other
manufacturing costs, and freight
$171,586,000
13.4% Selling, advertising, administrative,
interest, and other expenses
$67,638,000
5.3% Federal and state income and
franchise taxes $26,928,000
4.1 % Dividends $20,905,000
0.8 % Earnings retained $3,798,000
HASKINS & SELLS
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS TWO BROADWAY
NEW YORK 10004
To the Directors and Stockholders of
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company:
We have examined the consolidated balance
sheet of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company and its
wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary as of Decem-
ber 31, 1963 and the related statements of consoli-
dated earnings and retained earnings for the year
then ended. Our examination was made in accord-
ance with generally accepted auditing standards,
and accordingly included such tests of the account-
ing records and such other auditing procedures as
we considered necessary in the circumstances.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet and statements of consolidated earn-
ings and retained earnings present fairly the finan-
cial position of the companies at December 31, 1963
and the results of their operations for the year then
ended, in conformity with generally accepted ac-
counting principles applied on a basis consistent
with that of the preceding year.
~/r,¢~.s,srJ d ~cfiy
January 24, 1964
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TIMN 446100

Research
The Research Department of Liggett & Myers has
for the past year continued to pursue a balanced
program of research in those phases of scientific en-
deavor designed to ensure the successful operation
of your Company, not only in the immediate future
but also for years to come.
This necessarily broad program encompasses re-
search on essentially all of the tobacco business -
ranging from the tobacco varieties planted on the
farms to the kind of cigarettes that may be sold sev-
eral years in the future.
For many years, the Research Department has
cooperated with both state and federal agricultural
Equipment used to determine constituents existing,
in small quantities, in smoke.
research agencies in programs directed toward de-
veloping the best tobacco varieties for the farmers
to use in growing their crops. The department has
emphasized studies of all available tobaccos and,
in addition, has studied many of the manufacturing
operations in order to produce the very best prod-
ucts for the consumer in an efficient and economi-
cal manner.
The Company has also been concerned with the
chemical composition of tobacco and tobacco smoke
as well as the process of combustion of tobacco and
the relationship of these to the biological activity of
tobacco smoke in various test systems.
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Ten Years in Review
(Dollars expressed in thousands except per share figures)
OPERATING RESULTS Year Ended December 31
ear
Earnings
Net Before
Sales Taxes
Taxes
on
Income E Per
Net Co
arnings St Share
of
mmon Comm
ock (a) Divide
on Per
nds Share Preferred Sinking
Dividends Fund
($7 Per Earnings Require-
Share) Retained ments
1963 $502,683 $51,631 $26,928 $ 24,703 , $ 5.96 $19,7 62 $5.00 $1,143 $ 3,798 $5,750
1962 499,956 53,701 28,290 25,411 6.14 19,7 55 5.00 1,163 4,493 5,750
1961 516,708 58,624 31,864 26,760 6.47 19,7 12 5.00 1,205 5,843 5,750
1960 543,173 62,713 34,004 28,709 6.96 19,6 86 5.00 1,301 7,722 5,750
1959 554,936 65,075 35,036 30,039 7.28 22,5 85 5.75 ( b) 1,430 6,024 5,750
1958 556,046 67,912 36,689 31,223 7.60 19,5 71 5.00 1,461 10,191 5,750
1957 570,385 61,895 33,621 28,274 6.85 19,5 64 5.00 1,461 7,249 5,750
1956 564,966 58,367 31,916 26,451 6.39 19,5 61 5.00 1,461 5,429 5,750
1955 546,965 56,678 29,957 26,721 6.46 15,6 46 4.00 1,461 9,614 2,000
1954 548,862 47,835 25,634 22,201 5.30 19,5 58 5.00 1,461 1,182
FINANCIAL POSITION (Year End) Book
ear Value
Plant and Per
Current Working Equipment Total Funded Short-Term Stockholders' Common
Inventories Assets Capital (Net) Assets Debt Debt (c) Equity Share (a)
1963 $312,821 $359,124 $330,707 $33,388 $396,273 $ 61,250 $ 5,750 $306,380 $73.39
1962 326,508 365,870 335,555 31,748 400,326 67,000 5,750 302,764 72.46
1961 331,145 367,929 334,920 33,138 404,903 72,750 5,750 298,887 71.39
1960 314,413 354,846 333,383 35,122 393,080 78,500 5,750 292,868 69.83
1959 330,394 365,064 332,157 36,201 404,391 84,250 5,750 287,234 68.08
1958 341,318 369,974 333,054 35,582 409,103 90,000 7,456 282,182 66.70
1957 381,029 416,458 327,417 36,215 456,440 95,750 59,060 271,649 64.09
1956 409,071 444,693 328,922 33,667 481,671 101,500 83,750 264,400 62.24
1955 389,014 425,252 332,798 30,634 458,592 107,250 57,750 258,888 60.85
1954 423,439 459,146 330,112 28,692 491,309 113,000 97,220 249,275 58.39
(a) Based on number o f shares outstanding at end o f each year.
(b) Commencing June 1, 1959, regular quarterly dividends of S1.25 per share have been paid.
(c) Includes notes payable to banks and funded debt payable within one year.
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