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Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.

Rothmans of Pall Mall established itself in Canada in 1957; among their brands were the unfiltered Rothmans King Size, and their popular filtered Rothmans King Size. In 1963, they bought the remaining stock of the Rock City Tobacco Company located in Québec City, Québec; Rock City was Carreras' Canadian subsidiary, and with the acquistion, Rothmans gained their Black Cat, Craven "A", and Sportsman brands. With the scientific discoveries of the ill health effects of smoking in the 1960s, Rothmans of Pall Mall began to diversify outside of the tobacco business; their most notable acquisition was perhaps the purchase of Carling O'Keefe Breweries in 1969.

Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada was acquired in 1978 by Rothmans International, the company that was formed in 1972 by parent company Rembrandt Tobacco by the merger of their European tobacco companies. At the time, Rothmans International was itself seeking to diversify, and was attracted by O'Keefe Breweries.

Rothmans Inc.

Rothmans Inc. is the only Canadian owned, publicly traded tobacco company. Rothmans participates in the Canadian tobacco products industry through its 60% ownership interest in Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. The remaining 40% of RBH is owned by an affiliate of Altria Group, Inc. (formerly Philip Morris Companies Inc.).

Rothmans Inc. has been a part of the Canadian tobacco industry for the past 100 years. One of our predecessor companies Rock City Tobacco Co., located in Quebec City, began operations in 1899. Rothmans Inc. is committed to a focused performance in the Canadian tobacco industry. Historically, we have been diversified with ownership holdings in breweries, wineries, sports franchises and retail operations. However, fractionalization of effort led to reduced profitability and performance.

RBH’s operations move tobacco from the farmer’s field to the retailer, supporting the Canadian economy and providing jobs at each step.

The process begins with the purchase of leaf tobacco. RBH purchases approximately 93% of its tobacco in Ontario, and is a strong supporter of Canadian tobacco growers and the Ontario auction system through which most tobacco is sold.

RBH processes leaf tobacco at its Brampton, Ontario and Quebec City, Quebec plants. The Brampton facility is devoted to the production of expanded tobacco blends for use in cigarette and fine cut products. RBH’s primary customers are wholesalers who in turn distribute our products to various retailers across Canada.

RBH has offices nationwide, with our head office in Toronto, Ontario. Our sales offices are located in Brampton, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montréal, Québec and Halifax.

The 150+ sales representatives operating from these offices work with RBH’s primary customers and retail outlets to support its distribution network. There are approximately 790 employees that make up RBH’s head office staff, its marketing department, sales force and manufacturing employees.

Current Brands

• Accord (made by Benson & Hedges branch)
• Belmont (made by Benson & Hedges branch)
• Belvedere (made by Benson & Hedges branch)

Former Brands

• Black Cat (made by Rock City Tobacco branch)

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General Inquiries:
Brenda Moher
Assistant Secretary
1500 Don Mills Road
Toronto, Ontario
M3B 3L1
Official site: http://www.rothmansinc.ca
Tel: (416) 449-5525
Fax: (416) 449-9601
Email: IR@rothmansinc.ca

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