RJR Nabisco Inc.

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R.J. Reynolds Nabisco Inc. was a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of RJR Nabisco. Holdings included RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.

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The abbreviations for RJR Nabisco Inc. is RJRN. RJR Nabisco Inc. is a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is 130 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY .(D.B., complaint, 4/94).

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was a wholly-owned subsidiary of RJR Nabisco Inc.(Castano, RJRT List of Affiliations, 5/23/94). RJR Nabisco Inc. wasa wholly-owned subsidiary of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. has publicly issued securities outstanding (Castano, RJRT List of Affiliations, 5/23/94).

RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. was organized by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. to effect acquisition of RJR Nabisco Inc., which was completed in April 1989 (Value Line 5/20/94). See RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., also TTLA Almanac - Names.

RJRN's sole business activity is as a holding corporation. RJRN owns 100% of the stock of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in 1994 (S. Jenney Aff. 5/11/94) RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. was organized by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. to effect the acquisition of RJR Nabisco Inc., which was completed in April 1989 (Value Line 5/20/94).

The National Biscuit Co. (Nabisco) was formed in 1898.(Barbarians at the Gate, 1990).

Nabisco's trademark, a medieval Italian printer's symbol consisting of a cross with two bars and an oval, represents the triumph of the moral and spiritual over the evil and material.(Barbarians 1990).

In 1981, Standard Brands and Nabisco were merged in a $1.9 billion stock swap. The new company was named Nabisco Brands (Barbarians 1990).

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