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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 20, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 13-3490602
(State or other jurisdiction of NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6013 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
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(Address, including zip code, of
registrant's principal executive office)
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RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP. 1990 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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WILLIAM L. ROSOFF, ESQ.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6013
(212) 258-5600
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED SHARE(1) PRICE(1) FEE(1)
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.............................. 12,000,000 $26.44 $317,280,000 $93,598
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the registration fee relating to the Common
Stock being registered have been based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite
Tape on May 18, 1998.
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INTRODUCTION
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") filed registration statements on
Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 1991 (file no.
33-39791) and on July 16, 1993 (file no. 33-66084). The contents of these
registration statements are incorporated by reference pursuant to General
Instruction E for registration statements on Form S-8.
NEW INFORMATION
PART II
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
H. Colin McBride, Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and
Secretary of the Company, is providing an opinion concerning the Common Stock
being registered pursuant to this registration statement. Mr. McBride owns
Common Stock and options to purchase Common Stock accounting for less than 0.1%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock issued by the Company.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
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5 Opinion of H. Colin McBride, Esq.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2 Consent of H. Colin McBride, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on May 20, 1998.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ H. COLIN MCBRIDE
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H. Colin McBride, Esq.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May 20, 1998.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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------------------------------------------- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Steven F. Goldstone
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------------------------------------------- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
David B. Rickard
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------------------------------------------- Senior Vice President and Controller
Richard G. Russell
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John T. Chain, Jr.
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Julius L. Chambers
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John L. Clendenin
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------------------------------------------- Director
Ray J. Groves
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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------------------------------------------- Director
L. Dennis Kozlowski
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------------------------------------------- Director
H. Eugene Lockhart
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Theodore E. Martin
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Fred H. Langhammer
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Rozanne L. Ridgway
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*By: /s/ H. COLIN MCBRIDE
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H. Colin McBride, Esq.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT NUMBERED PAGE
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5 -- Opinion of H. Colin McBride, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities
being registered..............................................................
23.1 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP..............................................
23.2 -- Consent of H. Colin McBride, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).....................
24 -- Power of Attorney.............................................................
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EXHIBIT 5
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
May 20, 1998
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel for RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the accompanying Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") for the issuance and sale
of up to 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), to participants ("Participants") in the Company's 1990 Long
Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
I have examined the Registration Statement, its exhibits and such other
documents and records, and made such other investigations as I have deemed
necessary and relevant for this opinion. Based on this review, I am of the
opinion that, upon the receipt of adequate consideration therefor, any Common
Stock distributed to Participants pursuant to the Plan will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The opinion set forth herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ H. COLIN MCBRIDE, ESQ.
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H. Colin McBride, Esq.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATE GENERAL
COUNSEL & SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 1998
(March 3, 1998 as to Note 10) that appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. and RJR Nabisco, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1997.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
May 20, 1998
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned appoints each of
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr., H. Colin McBride and David F. Sternlieb as the
attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full power and authority of
substitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the issuance of common stock by RJR Nabisco Holdings
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to the 1990 Long Term
Incentive Plan and all related documents and instruments, and to deliver and
file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with each exchange
on which Company securities may be registered, granting to each of these
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to take such action as
each of them deems advisable or necessary to carry out the intent of this Power
of Attorney, and the undersigned ratifies and confirms all actions that these
attorneys-in-fact, agents and their substitutes may take pursuant hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of August 8, 1997.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ STEVEN F. GOLDSTONE Chairman and Chief
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Steven F. Goldstone
/s/ DAVID B. RICKARD Senior Vice President and
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David B. Rickard
/s/ RICHARD G. RUSSELL Senior Vice President and
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Richard G. Russell
/s/ JOHN T. CHAIN, JR. Director
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John T. Chain, Jr.
/s/ JULIUS L. CHAMBERS Director
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Julius L. Chambers
/s/ JOHN L. CLENDENIN Director
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John L. Clendenin
/s/ RAY J. GROVES Director
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Ray J. Groves
/s/ L. DENNIS KOZLOWSKI Director
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L. Dennis Kozlowski
/s/ H. EUGENE LOCKHART Director
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H. Eugene Lockhart
/s/ JOHN G. MEDLIN, JR. Director
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John G. Medlin, Jr.
/s/ ROZANNE L. RIDGWAY Director
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Rozanne L. Ridgway
