At a meeting held on November 29, 2012, the Board of Directors, referred to as the Board, of Reynolds American Inc., based upon a recommendation from the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board, approved certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Reynolds American Inc. Executive Severance Plan, referred to as the ESP. Such amendments consist of
(1) modifications to the definition of "Change in Control Good Reason,"
(2) updates to the participating companies on Appendix A, (3) deletion of the sections and references related to severance benefits for notifications of termination prior to January 1, 2010, (4) addition of a process for determining a termination for "Cause" for a Tier III Executive, (5) addition of a new section governing plan administration, and (6) certain other non-material changes for clarification and consistency. A copy of the amended and restated ESP is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1.

(d) Exhibits.

The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report.

Number                                     Exhibit

10.1        Reynolds American Inc. Executive Severance Plan, as amended and
            restated effective December 1, 2012.