New-York tribune., 1911-12-09

American snuff COMPANY com --oos -. lara
NOR stock ....-.--.-. '''' ''
A-'e-rsan. s-iH 237s4 Of share
,.ts-Es s,-Is' " H.lme company o-so. chan.
v.yTs5- .Slll,,9.1r r-a,o5 COMPANY .-soo han.
,,,'arsrevs a Forbes CON o...o-,.-.-.
- -or-nlor stor,..----.-. 21l-' or snare
= Nc1nE Ccmpan, common -o., .t,~o
-. s.0'S conies roll comraoy ,.-o-,,-.
:, '.''4 Johnston Tin FOIL and ,,-,-.
va,al company stock ........ l>VV OF 'f''e
n Covuo.ds Tobacco Com -..o -.
c'-,o-aac1 r7o s,S' o., United cigar
STORES stock ....-.----- .....- ouo'' V' N sum
r,-to F.-s1-Ameri,an Tobacco -..-.
-o-uanv stock. ...-.---.. la-'' 0i si''''0
r-i-.sf- American b Geo
-or-ra-y. Limited. ordinary 1000, , - ,.
s-a-rs ,s1 edcsl. -''>''- '' d si'e'
r.raera+es Of stock will be issued for
..ole shares only. and each common stock
.oider Will receive stock certificates Tor
-. whole number ot shares and warrants
for ire fractions Of shares 10 which ne IS
sr,,,leA The shares OF stock thus distrio-
,rsd VII not carry or enttle the holder 10
,.c.iye srv dividend declared thereon prior
~ January 8. 1917. The circular adds that
each common stockholders Of the American
robacco Company of record December i.
rql. viii be entitled 10 purchase for cash at
mar his uroportiouate amount OF the com
mon stocks of the Liggett d Myers Tobacco
corpary and ?. Lorillard Company to-
VIZ. For each share Of the common stock
a. the American Tobacco Company stand
ing I'm his name on December 1, 1911
.eS. 4a's23 Of 4 share lof the par value OF
500. OF the common stock Of IAggett q
Myers Tocacco Company. and l5i556-+JlS2i
Of share ,of the par value Of EO0 Of the
common stock of P. Lorillard Company.
Warrants for these stocks viii he issued
u each common stockhOlder payable on or
csfore January 10, 1872
The company states that the exchange Of
sonds V'l oe made as follows:
Zach holder Of the s per cent bonds Of
ire American Tobacco Company may sur
s.lQ'r us bonds for cancellation. recely-
ne in payment and exchange therefor T,
Ter cent bonds u the Lisgett & Myers To-
cacco Company and OF =. LorillaTd Com
psny amounting together az par 10 one
aaf n the par value Of the bonds so sur
rendered. and cash a. the rate OF Sl9o and
accrued interest fCr each CuJ 1ace value Of
SAD bonds for the other half OF said bonds
So surrendered
Zach holder of the 4 per cent bonds Of
~
render bis bonds fof cancellation, receiving
m payment and exchange therefor q per
cent bonds Of The Liggctt q Myers Tobacco
Company and Of h. Lorilard Company
amounting together ct par % one-han OF
me par value q. the bonds SO surrendered,
and cash az the rate Of 50 and accrued In-
tsrest for each 800 face value OF said
bonds f0r the other half Of said bonds so
surrendered
Each holder Of the preferred stock Of
tte American Tobacco Company may sur
render his stock for cancellation. receiving
1 rXcfanEo therefor per cent cumulative
referred stock of LiGGetr d Myers To-
sscc2 Company and p. Lorillard Company,
amounting together at par 10 Oue-thlrQ OF
us par value OF she stock so surrendered,
AZ new certificates for per cent cumu-
Ei.rs preferred stock cf the American
ie1acCO Company amounting AZ par to
rO-thrds OF the par value Of the stock so
h rrfendered such preferred stock OF the
!. Aasrican Tobacco Company 10 carry fun
ring rights. IuaSmUch as the preferred
Ecks of the American Tobacco Company
s-1 tte preferred stocks of Ligeett g.
ElerS Tobacco Company and 7. LOrillard
company have the same dividend payment
Gates these exchanges Of preferred stock
VII oe without adjustment of interest.