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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
OR
     
 o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From                      to                     
Commission File Number: 001-34097
Lorillard, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   13-1911176
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
714 Green Valley Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408-7018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(336) 335-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes     þ     No     o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes     þ     No     o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller Reporting Company o
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes     o     No     þ
     
Class   Outstanding at April 28, 2010
     
Common stock, $0.01 par value   152,854,802 shares
 
 

 


 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
LORILLARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
(In millions, except share and per share data)   2010     2009  
    (Unaudited)          
Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,659     $ 1,384  
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3 and $3
    19       9  
Other receivables
    38       41  
Inventories
    321       281  
Deferred income taxes
    467       466  
 
           
Total current assets
    2,504       2,181  
Plant and equipment
    238       237  
Prepaid pension assets
    61       60  
Deferred income taxes
    47       48  
Other assets
    52       49  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 2,902     $ 2,575  
 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit):
               
Accounts and drafts payable
  $ 79     $ 23  
Accrued liabilities
    311       318  
Settlement costs
    1,258       982  
Income taxes
    138       14  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    1,786       1,337  
Long-term debt
    735       722  
Postretirement pension, medical and life insurance benefits
    294       300  
Other liabilities
    124       129  
 
           
Total liabilities
    2,939       2,488  
 
           
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
               
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit):
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 10 million shares
           
Common stock:
               
Authorized—600 million shares; par value $0.01 per share
               
Issued—174 million and 174 million shares
               
Outstanding—153 million and 156 million shares
    2       2  
Additional paid-in capital
    233       234  
Earnings retained in the business
    1,359       1,282  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (117 )     (121 )
Treasury stock at cost, 21 million and 18 million shares
    (1,514 )     (1,310 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
    (37 )     87  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 2,902     $ 2,575  
 
           
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LORILLARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(In millions, except per share data)   2010     2009  
Net sales (including excise taxes of $437 and $150, respectively)
  $ 1,360     $ 917  
Cost of sales
    882       534  
 
           
 
               
Gross profit
    478       383  
Selling, general and administrative
    96       89  
 
           
 
               
Operating income
    382       294  
Investment income
    1       1  
Interest expense
    (10 )      
 
           
 
               
Income before income taxes
    373       295  
Income taxes
    141       111  
 
           
 
               
Net income
  $ 232     $ 184  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ 1.50     $ 1.09  
Diluted
  $ 1.50     $ 1.09  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    154.55       168.07  
Diluted
    154.72       168.18  
 
           
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LORILLARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(UNAUDITED)
                                                         
                    Additional     Earnings     Accumulated             Total  
    Comprehensive     Common     Paid-in     Retained in     Other     Treasury     Shareholders’  
    Income     Stock     Capital     the Business     Comprehensive Loss     Shares     Equity (Deficit)  
    (In millions)  
Balance, January 1, 2009
          $ 2     $ 222     $ 965     $ (158 )   $ (400 )   $ 631  
 
                                                       
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
  $ 184                       184                       184  
Other comprehensive gains, pension liability, net of tax expense of $2
    3                               3               3  
 
                                                     
Comprehensive income
  $ 187                                                  
 
                                                     
Dividends paid
                            (155 )                     (155 )
Share-based compensation
                    6                               6  
             
Balance, March 31, 2009
          $ 2     $ 228     $ 994     $ (155 )   $ (400 )   $ 669  
             
 
                                                       
Balance, January 1, 2010
          $ 2     $ 234     $ 1,282     $ (121 )   $ (1,310 )   $ 87  
 
                                                       
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
  $ 232                       232                       232  
Other comprehensive gains, pension liability, net of tax expense of $2
    4                               4               4  
 
                                                     
Comprehensive income
  $ 236                                                  
 
                                                     
Dividends paid
                            (155 )                     (155 )
Shares repurchased
                                            (204 )     (204 )
Share-based compensation
                    (1 )                             (1 )
             
Balance, March 31, 2010
          $ 2     $ 233     $ 1,359     $ (117 )   $ (1,514 )   $ (37 )
             
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LORILLARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(In millions)   2010     2009  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 232     $ 184  
Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by (used in) operating activities :
               
Depreciation and amortization
    10       8  
Deferred income taxes
    1        
Share-based compensation
    2        
Pension, health and life insurance benefits expense
    8       11  
Pension, health and life insurance contributions
    (12 )     (4 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts and other receivables
    (7 )      
Inventories
    (40 )     (98 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    51       16  
Settlement costs
    276       243  
Income taxes
    124       97  
Other assets
          (4 )
Other
    2        
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    647       453  
 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Additions to plant and equipment
    (10 )     (10 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (10 )     (10 )
 
           
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Dividends paid
    (155 )     (155 )
Shares repurchased
    (204 )      
Debt issuance costs
    (3 )      
Excess tax benefits from share-based arrangements
          4  
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (362 )     (151 )
 
           
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    275       292  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    1,384       1,191  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 1,659     $ 1,483  
 
           
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 14     $ 14  
 
           
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LORILLARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
     Overview. Lorillard, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. Its principal products are marketed under the brand names of Newport, Kent, True, Maverick and Old Gold with substantially all of its sales in the United States of America.
     The consolidated condensed financial statements of Lorillard, Inc. (the “Company”), together with its subsidiaries (“Lorillard”), include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. The Company manages its operations on the basis of one reportable segment through its principal subsidiary, Lorillard Tobacco Company (“Lorillard Tobacco”).
     On May 7, 2008, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to effect a 1,739,234.29 for 1 stock split of its 100 shares of common stock then outstanding. All common share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted for the periods presented.
     On June 10, 2008, Loews Corporation (“Loews”) distributed 108,478,429 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for and in redemption of all 108,478,429 outstanding shares of Loews’ Carolina Group stock, as described in the Registration Statement (File No. 333-149051) on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities act of 1933, as amended (the “Separation”). Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer, described in the Registration Statement, on June 16, 2008, Loews accepted 93,492,857 shares of Loews common stock in exchange for 65,445,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of such distributions, Loews ceased to own any equity interest in the Company and the Company became an independent publicly held company.
     Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s March 31, 2009 consolidated condensed financial statements included in Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2009, the Company determined that immaterial errors existed in the footnote disclosure containing the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Issuer’s statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 has been corrected to reflect $100 million return of capital, previously reported as a financing inflow, as an investing inflow. In addition, the statement of cash flows for All Other Subsidiaries for the same period has been corrected to properly include the $100 million payment to the Issuer, previously reported as return of capital outflow within financing activities, as a component of dividends paid also within financing activities. These immaterial errors did not impact operating cash flows for any consolidating entity and had no impact on the consolidated condensed statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
     Additionally, subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s March 31, 2009 consolidated condensed financial statements included in Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2009, the Company amended the presentation of pension and postretirement cash inflows and outflows on the statement of cash flows by adding the lines “Pension, health and life insurance benefits expense” and “Pension, health and life insurance contributions” to enhance the disclosure of pension related activities. These changes have been reflected on the consolidated condensed statement of cash flows as well as the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
     Also, subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s March 31, 2009 consolidated condensed financial statements included in Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2009, the Company determined that immaterial errors existed in the consolidated condensed statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The consolidated condensed statement of income has been corrected to properly classify $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, previously classified as selling, general and administrative costs, as cost of sales. Within the condensed consolidating financial information footnote (Note 13), the correction of the error was reflected in the Issuer column.
     Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and the

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consolidated income, shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
     Results of operations for the three months for each of the years reported herein are not necessarily indicative of results of operations of the entire year.
     These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2010.
     Recently adopted accounting pronouncements —Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Subtopic 715-20 “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets.” ASC Subtopic 715-20 requires disclosure of investment policies and strategies in narrative form. ASC Subtopic 715-20 also requires employer disclosure on the fair value of plan assets, including (a) the level in the fair value hierarchy, (b) a reconciliation of beginning and ending fair value balances for Level 3 assets and (c) information on inputs and valuation techniques.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Topic 808 “Collaborative Arrangements.” ASC 808 defines a collaborative arrangement as an arrangement where the parties are active participants and have exposure to significant risks. Transactions with third parties should be classified in the financial statements in the appropriate category according to ASC Subtopic 605-45 “Principal Agent Considerations.” Payments between the partners of the collaborative agreement should be categorized based on the terms of the agreement, business operations and authoritative literature. ASC 808 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of ASC 808 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Section 815-10-50 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” ASC 815-10-50 requires qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives; quantitative data about the fair value of, and gains and losses on, derivative contracts; and details of credit-risk-related contingent features in hedged positions. ASC 815-10-50 also requires enhanced disclosure around derivative instruments in financial statements accounted for under ASC Subtopic 815-20, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and how hedges affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. ASC 815-10-50 was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Lorillard adopted ASC 815-10-50 in September 2009. See Note 9 for related disclosure.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” on January 1, 2008, utilizing the one year deferral that was granted for the implementation of ASC 820 for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and liabilities. The one year deferral expired on January 1, 2009. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The adoption of ASC 820 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Section 820-10-35 “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.” ASC 820-10-35 includes factors for evaluating if a market has a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity. If there has been a decrease, then the entity must do further analysis of the transactions or quoted prices to determine if the transactions were orderly. The entity cannot ignore available information and should apply appropriate risk adjustments in the fair value calculation. The effective date was for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 820-10-35 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Section 825-10-65 “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” ASC 825-10-65 requires interim disclosures on the fair value of financial instruments. The effective date was for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 825-10-65 was reflected in our Form 10-Q filed for the second and third quarters of 2009.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASC Topic 855 “Subsequent Events,” which sets forth (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity shall evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity shall

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recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and (3) the disclosures that an entity shall make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. ASC 855 applies to the accounting for and disclosure of subsequent events not addressed in other applicable generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). ASC 855 was effective for financial statements issued for interim periods and fiscal years ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 855 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASU 2009-05 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value.” Fair value of liabilities is defined as a price in an orderly transaction between market participants, but often liabilities are not transferred in the market due to significant restrictions. If a quoted price in an active market is available, it should be used and disclosed as a Level 1 valuation. When that is not available, an entity can use either a) the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset in an active or inactive market, b) the quoted price for similar liabilities traded as assets in an active market or c) a valuation technique, such as the income or present value approaches. No adjustments should be made for the existence of contractual restrictions that prevent transfer. The update is effective for the first period after the issue date of August 2009. ASU 2009-05 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASU 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU 2010-06 establishes additional disclosures related to fair value. Transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 and the reasons for the transfers must be disclosed. Level 3 purchases, sales, issuances and settlements should be presented separately rather than net. In addition, the level of disaggregation and input and valuation techniques need to be disclosed. The effective dates are periods beginning after December 15, 2010 for the Level 3 purchases, sales, issuances and settlements disclosure, and periods beginning after December 15, 2009 for all other provisions. ASU 2010-06 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
     Lorillard adopted FASB ASU 2010-09 “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU 2010-09 amends Topic 855 for SEC filers to eliminate the disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been reviewed. The effective date is February 24, 2010. ASU 2010-09 did not have a material impact on Lorillard’s financial position or results of operations.
2. Inventories
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost, determined on a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis, or market and consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2010   2009
    (In millions)
Leaf tobacco
  $ 272     $ 236  
Manufactured stock
    45       41  
Material and supplies
    4       4  
     
 
  $ 321     $ 281  
     
     If the average cost method of accounting was used, inventories would be greater by approximately $193 and $189 million at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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3. Plant and Equipment
     Plant and equipment is stated at cost and consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2010   2009
    (In millions)
Land
  $ 3     $ 3  
Buildings
    87       87  
Equipment
    562       563  
     
Total
    652       653  
Accumulated depreciation
    (414 )     (416 )
     
Plant and equipment, net
  $ 238     $ 237  
     
4. Other Assets
     Other assets were as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2010   2009
    (In millions)
Other investments
  $ 15     $ 15  
Restricted cash
    13       13  
Debt issuance costs
    8       5  
Other prepaid assets
    16       16  
     
Total
  $ 52     $ 49  
     
5. Accrued Liabilities
     Accrued liabilities were as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2010   2009
    (In millions)
Legal fees
  $ 26     $ 21  
Salaries and other compensation
    21       16  
Medical and other employee benefit plans
    31       30  
Consumer rebates
    48       86  
Sales promotion
    19       21  
Excise and other taxes
    86       78  
Other accrued liabilities
    80       66  
     
Total
  $ 311     $ 318  
     
6. Fair Value
     Fair value is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy is used in selecting inputs, with the highest priority given to Level 1, as these are the most transparent or reliable:
    Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
 
    Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable directly or indirectly.
 
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     Lorillard is responsible for the valuation process and as part of this process may use data from outside sources in establishing fair value. Lorillard performs due diligence to understand the inputs used or how the data was calculated or derived, and corroborates the reasonableness of external inputs in the valuation process.
     Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2010, were as follows:
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
            (In millions)        
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
                               
Prime money market funds
  $ 1,659     $     $     $ 1,659  
     
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,659     $     $     $ 1,659  
     
 
                               
Derivative Liability:
                               
Interest rate swaps — fixed to floating rate
  $     $ 15     $     $ 15  
     
Total derivative instruments
  $     $ 15     $     $ 15  
     
     Asset and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2009 were as follows:
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
            (In millions)        
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
                               
Prime money market funds
  $ 1,384     $     $     $ 1,384  
     
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,384     $     $     $ 1,384  
     
 
                               
Derivative Liability:
                               
Interest rate swaps — fixed to floating rate
  $     $ 28     $     $ 28  
     
Total derivative instruments
  $     $ 28     $     $ 28  
     
     There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 or the three months ended March 31, 2010.
     The fair value of the money market funds, classified as Level 1, utilized quoted prices in active markets.
     The fair value of the interest rate swaps, classified as Level 2, utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates. See Note 9 for additional information on the interest rate swaps.
7. Credit Agreement
     On March 26, 2010, Lorillard Tobacco, the principal, wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $185 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) that expires March 26, 2013 and is guaranteed by the Company. Proceeds from the Revolver may be used for general corporate and working capital purposes. The interest rates on borrowings under the Revolver will be based on prevailing interest rates and, in part, upon the credit rating applicable to the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt.
     The Revolver requires that the Company maintain a ratio of debt to net income plus income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, any extraordinary losses, any non-cash expenses or losses and any losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business (“EBITDA”) of not more than 2.25 to 1 and a ratio of EBITDA to interest expense of not less than 3.0 to 1. In addition, the Revolver contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on liens and sale and leaseback transactions subject to a limited

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exception. The Revolver contains customary events of default, including upon a change in control, that could result in the acceleration of all amounts and cancellation of all commitments outstanding, if any, under the Revolver.
     There were no borrowings under the Revolver between March 26, 2010 and March 31, 2010.
8. Long Term Debt
     In June 2009, Lorillard Tobacco issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 8.125% unsecured senior notes due June 23, 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) pursuant to an Indenture, dated June 23, 2009, and First Supplemental Indenture, dated June 23, 2009 (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The 2019 Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company. The interest rate payable on the 2019 Notes is subject to incremental increases from 0.25% to 2.00% in the event either Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or both Moody’s and S&P downgrade the 2019 Notes below investment grade (Baa3 and BBB- for Moody’s and S&P, respectively).
     Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, Lorillard Tobacco will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest. A “change of control triggering event” occurs when there is both a “change of control” (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) and the Notes cease to be rated investment grade by both Moody’s and S&P within 60 days of the occurrence of a change of control or public announcement of the intention to effect a change of control. The Notes are not entitled to any sinking fund and are not redeemable prior to maturity. The Notes contain covenants that restrict liens and sale and leaseback transactions, subject to a limited exception.
     At March 31, 2010, the carrying value of the 2019 Notes was $735 million and the fair value was $837 million. The fair value of the 2019 Notes was based on market pricing.
9. Derivative Instruments
     In September 2009, Lorillard Tobacco entered into interest rate swap agreements, which the Company guaranteed, with a total notional amount of $750 million to modify its exposure to interest rate risk by converting the interest rate payable on the 2019 Notes from a fixed rate to a floating rate. Under the agreements, Lorillard Tobacco receives interest based on a fixed rate of 8.125% and pays interest based on a floating one-month LIBOR rate plus a spread of 4.625%. The variable rates were 4.870% and 4.856% as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The agreements expire in June 2019. The interest rate swap agreements qualify for hedge accounting and were designated as fair value hedges. Under the swap agreements, Lorillard Tobacco receives a fixed rate settlement and pays a variable rate settlement with the difference recorded in interest expense. That difference reduced interest expense by $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
     For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, which relate entirely to hedges of debt, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded in other assets or other liabilities with an offsetting adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged debt. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the adjusted carrying amounts of the hedged debt outstanding were $735 million and $722 million, respectively and the amounts included in other liabilities were $15 million and $28 million, respectively.
     If our debt rating is downgraded below Ba2 by Moody’s or BB by S&P, the swap agreements will terminate and we will be required to cash settle them before their expiration date.

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10. Earnings Per Share
     Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated using the following:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (In millions)  
Net Earnings
  $ 232     $ 184  
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding — Basic
    154.55       168.07  
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
    .17       .11  
 
           
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding — Diluted
    154.72       168.18  
 
           
     Options to purchase 0.7 million and 0.6 million shares of common stock were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, respectively.
11. Benefit Plans
     Lorillard has defined benefit pension, postretirement benefits, profit sharing and savings plans for eligible employees.
     Net periodic benefit cost components were as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
Pension Benefits   2010     2009  
    (In millions)  
Service cost
  $ 4     $ 4  
Interest cost
    14       14  
Expected return on plan assets
    (17 )     (15 )
Amortization of net loss
    2       4  
Amortization of prior service cost
    1       1  
 
           
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 4     $ 8  
 
           
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31.  
Other Postretirement Benefits   2010     2009  
    (In millions)  
Service cost
  $ 1     $ 1  
Interest cost
    3       3  
 
           
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 4     $ 4  
 
           
     Lorillard expects to contribute $19 million to its pension plans and $15 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2010, of which $8 million and $4 million has been contributed to the pension and postretirement benefit plans as of March 31, 2010.

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12. Share Repurchase Program
     As of January 19, 2010, the Company completed its $750 million share repurchase program that was announced on July 27, 2009, after repurchasing an additional 1.1 million shares in January 2010 for $90 million at an average purchase price of $78.36 per share. In February 2010, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the Company’s common stock. Purchases under this program were made from time to time at prevailing market prices in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise, as determined by the Company’s management. The repurchases were funded from existing cash balances.
     As of March 31, 2010, the Company repurchased 1.5 million shares of its common stock for $114 million at an average price of $75.60 per share with $136 million the maximum remaining dollar value of shares that could be purchased under the program. This share repurchase program follows on prior share repurchase programs authorized by the Board since the Separation as set forth in the table below:
                     
                Number of  
    Amount         Shares  
Authorized   Authorized     Completed   Repurchased  
    (In millions)         (In millions)  
July 2008
  $ 400     October 2008     5.9  
May 2009
    250     July 2009     3.7  
July 2009
    750     January 2010     9.7  
 
               
Total
  $ 1,400           19.3  
 
               
13. Consolidating Financial Information
     The following sets forth the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, condensed consolidating statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 for Lorillard Tobacco (herein referred to as “Issuer”) as Issuer of the 2019 Notes (see Note 8 for description of the 2019 Notes), the Company as parent guarantor (herein referred to as “Parent”), and all other non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company and Lorillard Tobacco (“All Other Subsidiaries”). These condensed consolidating financial statements were prepared in accordance with Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X, “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” Lorillard accounts for investments in these subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
March 31, 2010
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 175     $ 1,188     $ 296     $     $ 1,659  
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3
          19                   19  
Other receivables
          32       6             38  
Inventories
          321                   321  
Deferred income taxes
          467                   467  
     
Total current assets
    175       2,027       302             2,504  
Investment in subsidiaries
    (190 )     295             (105 )      
Plant and equipment
          238                   238  
Prepaid pension assets
          61                   61  
Deferred income taxes
    (5 )     48       4             47  
Other assets
          37       15             52  
     
Total assets
  $ (20 )   $ 2,706     $ 321     $ (105 )   $ 2,902  
     
 
                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit):
                                       
Accounts and drafts payable
  $     $ 79     $     $     $ 79  
Accrued liabilities
    17       364       (70 )           311  
Settlement costs
          1,258                   1,258  
Income taxes
          73       65             138  
     
Total current liabilities
    17       1,774       (5 )           1,786  
 
                                       
Long-term debt
          735                   735  
Postretirement pension, medical and life insurance benefits
          294                   294  
Other liabilities
          110       14             124  
     
Total liabilities
    17       2,913       9             2,939  
     
 
                                       
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit):
                                       
Common stock
    2                         2  
Additional paid-in capital
    233       275       214       (489 )     233  
Earnings retained in the business
    1,359       (365 )     98       267       1,359  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (117 )     (117 )           117       (117 )
     
Treasury stock
    (1,514 )                       (1,514 )
     
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
    (37 )     (207 )     312       (105 )     (37 )
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ (20 )   $ 2,706     $ 321     $ (105 )   $ 2,902  
     

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
December 31, 2009
(In millions)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 130     $ 719     $ 535     $     $ 1,384  
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3
          9                   9  
Other receivables
          35       6             41  
Intercompany receivables
                50       (50 )      
Inventories
          281                   281  
Deferred income taxes
          466                   466  
     
Total current assets
    130       1,510       591       (50 )     2,181  
Investment in subsidiaries
    (20 )     581             (561 )      
Plant and equipment
          237                   237  
Prepaid pension assets
          60                   60  
Deferred income taxes
    (5 )     49       4             48  
Other assets
          34       15             49  
     
Total assets
  $ 105     $ 2,471     $ 610     $ (611 )   $ 2,575  
     
 
                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                       
Accounts and drafts payable
  $     $ 23     $     $     $ 23  
Accrued liabilities
    18       300                   318  
Intercompany payables
          50             (50 )      
Settlement costs
          982                   982  
Income taxes
          14                   14  
     
Total current liabilities
    18       1,369             (50 )     1,337  
 
                                       
Long-term debt
          722                   722  
Postretirement pension, medical and life insurance benefits
          300                   300  
Other liabilities
          116       13             129  
     
Total liabilities
    18       2,507       13       (50 )     2,488  
     
 
                                       
Shareholders’ Equity:
                                       
Common stock
    2                         2  
Additional paid-in capital
    234       276       214       (490 )     234  
Earnings retained in the business
    1,282       (191 )     383       (192 )     1,282  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (121 )     (121 )           121       (121 )
     
Treasury stock
    (1,310 )                       (1,310 )
     
Total shareholders’ equity
    87       (36 )     597       (561 )     87  
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 105     $ 2,471     $ 610     $ (611 )   $ 2,575  
     

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Net sales (including excise taxes of $437)
  $     $ 1,360     $     $     $ 1,360  
Cost of sales
          882                   882  
     
 
                                       
Gross profit
          478                   478  
Selling, general and administrative (1)
          276       (180 )           96  
     
 
                                       
Operating income
          202       180             382  
Investment income
          1                   1  
Interest expense
          (10 )                 (10 )
     
 
                                       
Income before taxes
          193       180             373  
Income taxes
          76       65             141  
     
 
                                       
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    232       115             (347 )      
     
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 232     $ 232     $ 115     $ (347 )   $ 232  
     
 
(1)   Includes intercompany royalties between Issuer and other subsidiaries of a corresponding amount.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Net sales (including excise taxes of $150)
  $     $ 917     $     $     $ 917  
Cost of sales
          534                   534  
     
 
                                       
Gross profit
          383                   383  
Selling, general and administrative (1)
          219       (130 )           89  
     
 
                                       
Operating income
          164       130             294  
Investment income
          1                   1  
Interest expense
                             
     
 
                                       
Income before taxes
          165       130             295  
Income taxes
          64       47             111  
     
 
                                       
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    184       83             (267 )      
     
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 184     $ 184     $ 83     $ (267 )   $ 184  
     
 
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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 232     $ 232     $ 115     $ (347 )   $ 232  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                       
Equity income from subsidiaries
    (232 )     (115 )           347        
Depreciation and amortization
          10                   10  
Deferred income taxes
          1                   1  
Share-based compensation
          2                   2  
Pension, health and life insurance benefits expense
          8                   8  
Pension, health and life insurance contributions
          (12 )                 (12 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                       
Accounts and other receivables
          (7 )                 (7 )
Inventories
          (40 )                 (40 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (1 )     71       (19 )           51  
Settlement costs
          276                   276  
Income taxes
          59       65             124  
Other
          2                   2  
Return on investment in subsidiaries
    405       400             (805 )      
     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 404     $ 887     $ 161     $ (805 )   $ 647  
     
 
                                       
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Additions to plant and equipment
          (10 )                 (10 )
     
Net cash used in investing activities
          (10 )                 (10 )
     
 
                                       
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Dividends paid
    (155 )     (405 )     (400 )     805       (155 )
Shares repurchased
    (204 )                       (204 )
Debt issuance costs
          (3 )                 (3 )
     
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
    (359 )     (408 )     (400 )     805       (362 )
     
 
                                       
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    45       469       (239 )           275  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    130       719       535             1,384  
     
 
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 175     $ 1,188     $ 296     $     $ 1,659  
     

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                                         
                    All   Total    
                    Other   Consolidating    
    Parent   Issuer   Subsidiaries   Adjustments   Consolidated
     
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 184     $ 184     $ 83     $ (267 )   $ 184  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                       
Equity income from subsidiaries
    (184 )     (83 )           267        
Depreciation and amortization
          8                   8  
Pension, health and life insurance benefits expense
          11                   11  
Pension, health and life insurance contributions
          (4 )                 (4 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                       
Inventories
          (98 )                 (98 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
          10       6             16  
Settlement costs
          243                   243  
Income taxes
          50       47             97  
Other assets
          (4 )                 (4 )
Return on investment in subsidiaries
    155       350             (505 )      
     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    155       667       136       (505 )     453  
     
 
                                       
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Return of capital
          100             (100 )      
Additions to plant and equipment
          (10 )                 (10 )
     
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
          90             (100 )     (10 )
     
 
                                       
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Dividends paid
    (155 )     (155 )     (450 )     605       (155 )
Excess tax benefits from share-based arrangements
          4                   4  
     
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
    (155 )     (151 )     (450 )     605       (151 )
     
 
                                       
Change in cash and cash equivalents
          606       (314 )           292  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    19       565       607             1,191  
     
 
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 19     $ 1,171     $ 293     $     $ 1,483  
     

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14. Legal Proceedings
Tobacco Related Product Liability Litigation
     As of May 3, 2010, approximately 11,215 product liability cases are pending against cigarette manufacturers in the United States. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 10,250 of these cases. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in approximately 695 cases. Approximately 7,575 of these lawsuits are Engle Progeny Cases, described below, which include approximately 4,400 Engle Progeny claims initially asserted in a small number of multi-plaintiff actions that were severed into separate lawsuits by one Florida federal court during 2009.
     The pending product liability cases are composed of the types of cases listed below. Pending cases are those in which Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. have been joined to the litigation by either receipt of service of process, or execution of a waiver thereof, and a dismissal order has not been entered with respect to Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc.
     Conventional Product Liability Cases. Conventional Product Liability Cases are brought by individuals who allege cancer or other health effects caused by smoking cigarettes, by using smokeless tobacco products, by addiction to tobacco, or by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. As of May 3, 2010, approximately 140 cases are pending against cigarette manufacturers, including approximately 30 cases against Lorillard Tobacco. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in three cases.
     Engle Progeny Cases. Engle Progeny Cases are brought by individuals who purport to be members of the decertified Engle class. These cases are pending in a number of Florida courts. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 7,575 Engle Progeny Cases. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in approximately 685 cases. Some of the cases have been filed on behalf of multiple class members. The time period for filing Engle Progeny Cases expired in January 2008 and no additional cases may be filed.
     West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases. West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases are brought by individuals who allege cancer or other health effects caused by smoking cigarettes, by using smokeless tobacco products, or by addiction to cigarette smoking. The cases are pending in a single West Virginia court and have been consolidated for trial. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 50 of the 700 pending cases that are part of this proceeding. Lorillard, Inc. is not a defendant in any of these cases. The first phase of an anticipated three-phase trial of these consolidated cases is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2010.
     Flight Attendant Cases. Flight Attendant Cases are brought by non-smoking flight attendants alleging injury from exposure to environmental smoke in the cabins of aircraft. Plaintiffs in these cases may not seek punitive damages for injuries that arose prior to January 15, 1997. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in each of the approximately 2,600 pending Flight Attendant Cases. Lorillard, Inc. is not a defendant in any of these cases. The time for filing Flight Attendant Cases expired in 2000 and no additional cases in this category may be filed.
     Class Action Cases. Class Action Cases are purported to be brought on behalf of large numbers of individuals for damages allegedly caused by smoking. Six of these cases are pending against Lorillard Tobacco. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in two of these six cases. One of the six cases asserts claims on behalf of purchasers of “light” cigarettes. Lorillard, Inc. is not a defendant in this case. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. is a defendant in the approximately 40 additional “lights” class actions that are pending against other cigarette manufacturers.
     Reimbursement Cases. Reimbursement Cases are brought by or on behalf of entities who seek reimbursement of expenses incurred in providing health care to individuals who allegedly were injured by smoking. Plaintiffs in these cases have included the U.S. federal government, U.S. state and local governments, foreign governmental entities, hospitals or hospital districts, American Indian tribes, labor unions, private companies and private citizens. Four such cases are pending against Lorillard Tobacco and other cigarette manufacturers in the United States and one such case is pending in Israel. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in two of the cases pending in the United States. Plaintiffs in the case in Israel have attempted to assert claims against Lorillard, Inc.
     Included in this category is the suit filed by the federal government, United States of America v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (“Phillip Morris”), et al., that sought return of profits and injunctive relief. In August 2006, the trial court issued its verdict and granted injunctive relief. The verdict did not award monetary damages. In May

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2009, the verdict was largely affirmed by an appellate court. In February 2010, the parties petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. See “Reimbursement Cases” below.
     Filter Cases. In addition to the above, Filter Cases are brought by individuals, including former employees of Lorillard Tobacco, who seek damages resulting from their alleged exposure to asbestos fibers that were incorporated into filter material used in one brand of cigarettes manufactured by Lorillard Tobacco for a limited period of time ending more than 50 years ago. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in 30 such cases, including two cases in which Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant. Lorillard, Inc. is also a defendant in two additional Filter Cases, in which Lorillard Tobacco is not a defendant.
     In addition, Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. were named as defendants in one case in which it is alleged that a fire caused by a Lorillard cigarette led to an individual’s death. That matter was dismissed during February 2010. Plaintiff did not notice an appeal from the dismissal order and this matter is concluded.
     Plaintiffs assert a broad range of legal theories in these cases, including, among others, theories of negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, strict liability, breach of warranty, enterprise liability (including claims asserted under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”)), civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of harm, injunctive relief, indemnity, restitution, unjust enrichment, public nuisance, claims based on antitrust laws and state consumer protection acts, and claims based on failure to warn of the harmful or addictive nature of tobacco products.
     Plaintiffs in most of the cases seek unspecified amounts of compensatory damages and punitive damages that may range into the billions of dollars. Plaintiffs in some of the cases seek treble damages, statutory damages, disgorgement of profits, equitable and injunctive relief, and medical monitoring, among other damages.
     Conventional Product Liability Cases
     As of May 3, 2010, approximately 140 cases are pending against cigarette manufacturers in the United States. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 30 of these cases. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in three of the pending cases.
     Since January 1, 2008, verdicts have been returned in three cases. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a defendant in any of these trials. Juries found in favor of the plaintiffs in each of these three trials. In one of the trials, the jury awarded actual damages. The two other cases were re-trials ordered by appellate courts in which juries were permitted to consider only the amount of punitive damages to award. Both of these trials resulted in punitive damages verdicts that awarded the plaintiffs $1.5 million in one of the cases and $13.8 million in the other. Appeals are pending in the three matters. In rulings addressing cases tried in earlier years, some appellate courts have reversed verdicts returned in favor of the plaintiffs while other judgments that awarded damages to smokers have been affirmed on appeal. Manufacturers have exhausted their appeals and have been required to pay damages to plaintiffs in eleven individual cases in recent years. Punitive damages were paid to the smokers in five of the eleven cases. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a party to these eleven matters.
     As of May 3, 2010, trial was underway in one Conventional Product Liability Case. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. is a defendant in this case. Some cases are scheduled for trial in 2010, including some in which Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant. Trial dates are subject to change.
     Engle Progeny Cases
     In 2006, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case, Engle v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., that had been certified as a class action on behalf of Florida residents, and survivors of Florida residents, who were injured or died from medical conditions allegedly caused by addiction to smoking. During a three-phase trial, a Florida jury awarded actual damages to three individuals and approximately $145 billion in punitive damages to the certified class. In its 2006 decision, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the punitive damages award, determined that the case could not proceed further as a class action and ordered decertification of the class. The Florida Supreme Court also reinstated the actual damages awards to two of the three individuals whose claims were heard during the first phase of the Engle trial. These two awards totaled $7 million, and both verdicts were paid in February 2008. Lorillard Tobacco’s payment to these two individuals, including interest, totaled approximately $3 million.

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     The Florida Supreme Court’s 2006 ruling also permitted Engle class members to file individual actions, including claims for punitive damages. The court further held that these individuals are entitled to rely on a number of the jury’s findings in favor of the plaintiffs in the first phase of the Engle trial. The time period for filing Engle Progeny Cases expired in January 2008 and no additional cases may be filed. In 2009, the Florida Supreme Court rejected a petition that sought to extend the time for purported class members to file an additional lawsuit.
     Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 7,575 cases filed by individuals who allege they or their decedents were members of the Engle class. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in approximately 685 of the pending cases. Some of the suits are on behalf of multiple plaintiffs. Various courts have entered orders severing the cases filed by multiple plaintiffs into separate actions. During 2009, one Florida federal court entered orders that severed the claims of approximately 4,400 Engle Progeny plaintiffs, initially asserted in a small number of multi-plaintiff actions, into separate lawsuits. In some cases, spouses of alleged former class members have also brought derivative claims.
     The Engle Progeny Cases are pending in various Florida state and federal courts. Some of these courts have issued rulings that address whether these individuals are entitled to rely on a number of the jury’s findings in favor of the plaintiffs in the first phase of the Engle trial. Some of these decisions have led to pending petitions for appeal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is reviewing trial court rulings determining how courts should apply the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the Engle jury’s first phase verdict. In another case, an intermediate appellate court denied a plaintiff’s request to immediately certify an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.
     Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in several Engle Progeny Cases that have been placed on courts’ 2010 trial calendars or in which specific 2010 trial dates have been set. Lorillard, Inc. is a defendant in some of these cases. Trial schedules are subject to change and it is not possible to predict how many of the cases pending against Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. will be tried during 2010. It also is not possible to predict whether some courts will implement procedures that consolidate multiple Engle Progeny Cases for trial.
     As of May 3, 2010, trial was underway in three of the Engle Progeny Cases.
     Verdicts have been returned in 18 Engle Progeny Cases since the Florida Supreme Court issued its 2006 ruling that permitted members of the Engle class to bring individual lawsuits. Juries awarded actual damages and punitive damages in nine of the trials. The nine punitive damages awards were $2 million, $5 million, $5 million, $12.5 million, $18 million, $20 million, $25 million, $80 million and $244 million. In six of the trials, juries’ awards were limited to actual damages.
     In the three other trials, juries found in favor of the defendants that the plaintiffs were not former Engle class members. As of May 3, 2010, defendants were contesting, or were expected to contest, either by appeals or by post-trial motions, each of the 15 verdicts in which plaintiffs were awarded damages. None of the 15 Engle Progeny trials in which plaintiffs were awarded damages since the Florida Supreme Court’s 2006 decision had reached a final resolution as of May 3, 2010. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a defendant in these 18 trials.
     In a case tried prior to the Florida Supreme Court’s 2006 decision permitting members of the Engle class to bring individual lawsuits, one Florida court allowed the plaintiff to rely at trial on certain of the Engle jury’s findings. That trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs in which they were awarded approximately $25 million in actual damages. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a party to this case. During 2010, a Florida appellate court affirmed the jury’s verdict. As of May 3, 2010, defendants’ petitions for rehearing were pending.
     In June 2009, Florida amended the security requirements for a stay of execution of any judgment during the pendency of appeal in Engle Progeny Cases. The amended statute provides for the amount of security for individual Engle Progeny Cases to vary within prescribed limits based on the number of adverse judgments that are pending on appeal at a given time. The required security decreases as the number of appeals increases to ensure that the total security posted or deposited does not exceed $200 million in the aggregate. This amended statute applies to all judgments entered on or after June 16, 2009 and expires on December 31, 2012.

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     West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases
     The proceeding known as “West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases” consolidates for trial in a single West Virginia court a number of cases that have been filed against cigarette manufacturers, including Lorillard Tobacco. The order that consolidated the cases, among other things, permitted only those cases filed by September 2000 to participate in the consolidated trial. As a result, no additional cases may be part of this proceeding.
     Approximately 1,250 cases initially were part of this proceeding, and Lorillard Tobacco was named in all but a few of them. Lorillard, Inc. has not been a defendant in any of these cases. More than 500 of the cases have been dismissed in their entirety. Lorillard Tobacco has been dismissed from approximately 650 additional cases because those plaintiffs did not submit evidence that they had smoked a Lorillard Tobacco product. These 650 additional cases remain pending against other cigarette manufacturers and some or all the dismissals of Lorillard Tobacco could be contested in subsequent appeals noticed by the plaintiffs.
     Approximately 700 cases are pending. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 50 of the pending cases. The court has entered a trial plan that calls for a multi-phase trial. The first phase of trial is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2010. Trial dates are subject to change.
     Flight Attendant Cases
     Approximately 2,600 Flight Attendant Cases are pending. Lorillard Tobacco and three other cigarette manufacturers are the defendants in each of these matters. Lorillard, Inc. is not a defendant in any of these cases. These suits were filed as a result of a settlement agreement by the parties, including Lorillard Tobacco, in Broin v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al. (Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, Florida, filed October 31, 1991), a class action brought on behalf of flight attendants claiming injury as a result of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. The settlement agreement, among other things, permitted the plaintiff class members to file these individual suits. These individuals may not seek punitive damages for injuries that arose prior to January 15, 1997. The period for filing Flight Attendant Cases expired during 2000 and no additional cases in this category may be filed.
     The judges that have presided over the cases that have been tried have relied upon an order entered in October 2000 by the Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The October 2000 order has been construed by these judges as holding that the flight attendants are not required to prove the substantive liability elements of their claims for negligence, strict liability and breach of implied warranty in order to recover damages. The court further ruled that the trials of these suits are to address whether the plaintiffs’ alleged injuries were caused by their exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and, if so, the amount of damages to be awarded.
     Lorillard Tobacco was a defendant in each of the eight flight attendant cases in which verdicts have been returned. Defendants have prevailed in seven of the eight trials. In one of the seven cases in which a defense verdict was returned, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and, following appeal, the case has been returned to the trial court for a second trial. The six remaining cases in which defense verdicts were returned are concluded. In the single trial decided for the plaintiff, French v. Philip Morris Incorporated, et al., the jury awarded $5.5 million in damages. The court, however, reduced this award to $500,000. This verdict, as reduced by the trial court, was affirmed on appeal and the defendants have paid the award. Lorillard Tobacco’s share of the judgment in this matter, including interest, was approximately $60,000.
     As of May 3, 2010, none of the flight attendant cases are scheduled for trial. Trial dates are subject to change.
     Class Action Cases
     Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in six pending cases. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in two of these cases. In most of the pending cases, plaintiffs seek class certification on behalf of groups of cigarette smokers, or the estates of deceased cigarette smokers, who reside in the state in which the case was filed.
     Cigarette manufacturers, including Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc., have defeated motions for class certification in a total of 36 cases, 13 of which were in state court and 23 of which were in federal court. Motions for class certification have also been ruled upon in some of the “lights” cases or in other class actions to which neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a party. In some of these cases, courts have denied class certification to the plaintiffs, while classes have been certified in other matters.

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     The Scott Case. In one of the class actions pending against Lorillard Tobacco, Scott v. The American Tobacco Company, et al. (District Court, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, filed May 24, 1996), the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, issued a decision during April 2010 that modified the trial court’s 2008 amended final judgment. The Court of Appeal’s April 2010 decision reduced the judgment amount from approximately $264 million to approximately $242 million to fund a ten year, court-supervised smoking cessation program. The April 2010 decision also changed the date on which the award of post-judgment interest will accrue from June 2004 to July 2008. Interest awarded by the amended final judgment will continue to accrue from July 2008 until the judgment either is paid or is reversed on appeal. As of May 3, 2010, judicial interest totaled approximately $25.3 million. Lorillard, Inc., which was a party to the case in the past, is no longer a defendant. As of May 3, 2010, the deadline for the parties to seek further review of the Court of Appeal’s ruling had not expired.
     In its April 2010 ruling, the Court of Appeal expressly preserved defendants’ right to assert claims on unspent or surplus funds, should any such funds be present, at the conclusion of the ten-year smoking cessation program.
     During 1997, Scott was certified a class action on behalf of certain cigarette smokers resident in the State of Louisiana who desire to participate in medical monitoring or smoking cessation programs and who began smoking prior to September 1, 1988, or who began smoking prior to May 24, 1996 and allege that defendants undermined compliance with the warnings on cigarette packages.
     Trial in Scott was heard in two phases. At the conclusion of the first phase in July 2003, the jury rejected medical monitoring, the primary relief requested by plaintiffs, and returned sufficient findings in favor of the class to proceed to a Phase II trial on plaintiffs’ request for a statewide smoking cessation program. Phase II of the trial, which concluded in May 2004, resulted in an award of $591 million to fund cessation programs for Louisiana smokers.
     In February 2007, the Louisiana Court of Appeal reduced the amount of the award by approximately $328 million; struck an award of prejudgment interest, which totaled approximately $440 million as of December 31, 2006; and limited class membership to individuals who began smoking by September 1, 1988, and whose claims accrued by September 1, 1988. In January 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ and defendants’ separate petitions for review. In May 2008, U.S. Supreme Court denied defendants’ request that it review the case. The case was returned to the trial court, which subsequently entered an amended final judgment that ordered the defendants to pay approximately $264 million to fund the court-supervised smoking cessation program for the members of the certified class. The Court of Appeal’s April 2010 decision was an appeal from this judgment.
     Should the amended final judgment be sustained on appeal, Lorillard Tobacco’s share of that judgment, including the award of post-judgment interest, has not been determined. In the fourth quarter of 2007, Lorillard, Inc. recorded a pretax provision of approximately $66 million for this matter which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income and in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
     The parties filed a stipulation in the trial court agreeing that an article of Louisiana law required that the amount of the bond for the appeal be set at $50 million for all defendants collectively. The parties further agreed that the plaintiffs have full reservations of rights to contest in the trial court the sufficiency of the bond on any grounds. Defendants collectively posted a surety bond in the amount of $50 million, of which Lorillard Tobacco secured 25%, or $12.5 million, which is classified as restricted cash within other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. While Lorillard Tobacco believes the limitation on the appeal bond amount is valid as required by Louisiana law, in the event of a successful challenge the amount of the appeal bond could be set as high as 150% of the judgment and judicial interest combined. If such an event occurred, Lorillard Tobacco’s share of the appeal bond has not been determined.
     Other Class Action Cases. In one of the cases pending against Lorillard Tobacco, Brown v. The American Tobacco Company, Inc., et al. (Superior Court, San Diego County, California, filed June 10, 1997), the court initially certified the case as a class action but it subsequently granted defendants’ motion for class decertification. During 2009, the California Supreme Court vacated the class decertification order and Brown has been returned to the trial court for further activity. While it is not possible to predict future developments in Brown, a new class certification order could be entered. The class previously certified in Brown was composed of residents of California who smoked at least one of defendants’ cigarettes between June 10, 1993 and April 23, 2001 and who were exposed to

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defendants’ marketing and advertising activities in California. During 2010, the court reversed a prior order and will permit plaintiffs to reassert claims regarding the allegedly fraudulent marketing of “light” or “ultra-light” cigarettes.
     “Lights” Class Actions. Cigarette manufacturers are defendants in another group of cases in which plaintiffs’ claims are based on the allegedly fraudulent marketing of “light” or “ultra-light” cigarettes. Classes have been certified in some of these matters. In one of the pending “lights” cases, Good v. Altria Group, Inc., et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that neither the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act nor the Federal Trade Commission’s regulation of cigarettes’ tar and nicotine disclosures preempts (or bars) some of plaintiffs’ claims. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in one class action in which plaintiffs claims are limited to purchasers of “light” cigarettes, Schwab v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., which is discussed below. In another case, Cleary v. Philip Morris Incorporated, et al., a court allowed plaintiffs to amend their complaint in an existing class action to assert claims on behalf of a subclass of individuals who purchased “light” cigarettes from the defendants, but it subsequently dismissed the “light” cigarettes claims asserted against Lorillard Tobacco. As of May 3, 2010, the deadline for plaintiffs to appeal this ruling had not expired. The court hearing the case of Brown v. The American Tobacco Company, et al., has permitted the plaintiffs to reassert claims regarding the allegedly fraudulent marketing of “light” or “ultra-light” cigarettes. Lorillard, Inc. is not a party to any of the purported “lights” class actions.
     Approximately 40 additional purported “lights” class actions are pending against other cigarette manufacturers. During 2009, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated various federal court “lights” class actions pending against Philip Morris USA or Altria Group and transferred those cases to the U.S. District Court of Maine. As of May 3, 2010, 13 cases were part of the consolidated proceeding. None of the cases pending against Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. are part of the consolidated proceeding.
     The Schwab Case. In the case of Schwab v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District, New York, filed May 11, 2004), plaintiffs base their claims on defendants’ alleged violations of the RICO statute in the manufacture, marketing and sale of “light” cigarettes. Plaintiffs estimated damages to the class in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Any damages awarded to the plaintiffs based on defendants’ violation of the RICO statute would be trebled. In September 2006, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and certified a nationwide class action on behalf of purchasers of “light” cigarettes. In March 2008, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the class certification order and ruled that the case may not proceed as a class action. Schwab has been returned to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York for further proceedings, but the future activity in this matter, if any, is not known. Lorillard, Inc. is not a party to this case.
     Reimbursement Cases
     Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in the four Reimbursement Cases that are pending in the U.S. and it has been named as a party to a case in Israel. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in two of the four cases pending in the U.S. Plaintiffs in the case in Israel have attempted to assert claims against Lorillard, Inc.
     U.S. Federal Government Action. In August 2006, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its final judgment and remedial order in the federal government’s reimbursement suit (United States of America v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, filed September 22, 1999). The verdict concluded a bench trial that began in September 2004. Lorillard Tobacco, other cigarette manufacturers, two parent companies and two trade associations are defendants in this action. Lorillard, Inc. is not a party to this case.
     In its 2006 verdict, the court determined that the defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco, violated certain provisions of the RICO statute, that there was a likelihood of present and future RICO violations, and that equitable relief was warranted. The government was not awarded monetary damages. The equitable relief included permanent injunctions that prohibit the defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco, from engaging in any act of racketeering, as defined under RICO; from making any material false or deceptive statements concerning cigarettes; from making any express or implied statement about health on cigarette packaging or promotional materials (these prohibitions include a ban on using such descriptors as “low tar,” “light,” “ultra-light,” “mild” or “natural”); and from making any statements that “low tar,” “light,” “ultra-light,” “mild” or “natural” or low-nicotine cigarettes may result in a reduced risk of disease. The final judgment and remedial order also requires the defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco, to make corrective statements on their websites, in certain media, in point-of-sale advertisements, and on cigarette package “inserts” concerning: the health effects of smoking; the addictiveness of smoking; that there are no significant health benefits to be gained by smoking “low tar,” “light,” “ultra-light,” “mild” or “natural” cigarettes; that cigarette design has been manipulated to ensure optimum nicotine delivery to smokers; and that there are

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adverse effects from exposure to secondhand smoke. If the final judgment and remedial order are not modified or vacated on appeal, the costs to Lorillard Tobacco for compliance could exceed $10 million.
     Following trial, the defendants, the government and several intervenors noticed appeals to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Defendants received a stay of the judgment and remedial order from the Court of Appeals that remained in effect while the appeal was pending. In May 2009, a three judge panel upheld substantially all of the District Court’s final judgment and remedial order. In September 2009, the Court of Appeals denied defendants’ rehearing petitions as well as their motion to vacate those statements in the appellate ruling that address defendants’ marketing of “low tar” or “lights” cigarettes, to vacate those parts of the trial court’s judgment on that issue, and to remand the case with instructions to deny as moot the government’s allegations and requested relief regarding “lights” cigarettes. The Court of Appeals has stayed its order that formally relinquishes jurisdiction of defendants’ appeal pending the filing and disposition of the government’s and the defendants’ petitions for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. As of May 3, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has not announced whether it will grant review of any of the petitions for writ of certiorari that were filed on February 19, 2010 by Lorillard Tobacco, the other defendants, the federal government and the intervenors.
     While trial was underway, the Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiff may not seek to recover profits earned by the defendants. Prior to trial, the government had claimed that it was entitled to approximately $280 billion from the defendants for its claim to recover profits earned by the defendants. Recovery of profits may be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the pending appeal.
     Settlement of State Reimbursement Litigation
     On November 23, 1998, Lorillard Tobacco, Philip Morris Incorporated, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (the “Original Participating Manufacturers”) entered into the Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) with 46 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to settle the asserted and unasserted health care cost recovery and certain other claims of those states. These settling entities are generally referred to as the “Settling States.” The Original Participating Manufacturers had previously settled similar claims brought by Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Minnesota, which together with the MSA are referred to as the “State Settlement Agreements.”
     The State Settlement Agreements provide that the agreements are not admissions, concessions or evidence of any liability or wrongdoing on the part of any party, and were entered into by the Original Participating Manufacturers to avoid the further expense, inconvenience, burden and uncertainty of litigation. Lorillard recorded pretax charges for its obligations under the State Settlement Agreements of $276 million and $247 million for the three months ended March 2010 and 2009, respectively. Lorillard’s portion of ongoing adjusted settlement payments and legal fees is based on its share of domestic cigarette shipments in the year preceding that in which the payment is due. Accordingly, Lorillard records its portions of ongoing adjusted settlement payments as part of cost of manufactured products sold as the related sales occur.
     The State Settlement Agreements require that the domestic tobacco industry make annual payments of $10.4 billion, subject to adjustment for several factors, including inflation, market share and industry volume. In addition, the domestic tobacco industry is required to pay settling plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, subject to an annual cap of $500 million, as well as an additional amount of up to $125 million in each year through 2008. These payment obligations are the several and not joint obligations of each settling defendant.
     The State Settlement Agreements also include provisions relating to significant advertising and marketing restrictions, public disclosure of certain industry documents, limitations on challenges to tobacco control and underage use laws, and other provisions. Lorillard Tobacco and the other Original Participating Manufacturers have notified the States that they intend to seek an adjustment in the amount of payments made in 2003 pursuant to a provision in the MSA that permits such adjustment if the companies can prove that the MSA was a significant factor in their loss of market share to companies not participating in the MSA and that the States failed to diligently enforce certain statutes passed in connection with the MSA. If the Original Participating Manufacturers are ultimately successful, any adjustment would be reflected as a credit against future payments by the Original Participating Manufacturers under the agreement.

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     From time to time, lawsuits have been brought against Lorillard Tobacco and other participating manufacturers to the MSA, or against one or more of the states, challenging the validity of the MSA on certain grounds, including as a violation of the antitrust laws. See “— MSA-Related Antitrust Suit” below.
     In addition, in connection with the MSA, the Original Participating Manufacturers entered into an agreement to establish a $5.2 billion trust fund payable between 1999 and 2010 to compensate the tobacco growing communities in 14 states (the “Trust”). Payments to the Trust will no longer be required as a result of an assessment imposed under a new federal law repealing the federal supply management program for tobacco growers. Under the new law, enacted in October 2004, tobacco quota holders and growers will be compensated with payments totaling $10.1 billion, funded by an assessment on tobacco manufacturers and importers. Payments to qualifying tobacco quota holders and growers commenced in 2005.
     Lorillard believes that the State Settlement Agreements will materially adversely affect its cash flows and operating income in future years. The degree of the adverse impact will depend, among other things, on the rates of decline in domestic cigarette sales in the premium price and discount price segments, Lorillard’s share of the domestic premium price and discount price cigarette segments, and the effect of any resulting cost advantage of manufacturers not subject to significant payment obligations under the State Settlement Agreements.
     Filter Cases
     In addition to the above, claims have been brought against Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. by individuals who seek damages resulting from their alleged exposure to asbestos fibers that were incorporated into filter material used in one brand of cigarettes manufactured by Lorillard Tobacco for a limited period of time ending more than 50 years ago. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in 30 such cases. Lorillard, Inc. is a defendant in four Filter Cases, including two that also name Lorillard Tobacco. Since January 1, 2008, Lorillard Tobacco has paid, or has reached agreement to pay, a total of approximately $14.3 million in settlements to finally resolve approximately 75 claims. The related expense was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income. Since January 1, 2008, verdicts have been returned in two Filter Cases. During September 2008, a jury in the District Court of Bexar County, Texas, returned a verdict for Lorillard Tobacco in the case of Young v. Lorillard Tobacco Company. Plaintiffs in the Young case did not pursue an appeal and that matter is concluded. During January 2010, a jury in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, returned a verdict for Lorillard Tobacco in the case of Cox v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., et al. In the case of Cox, the deadline for plaintiffs to pursue an appeal had not expired as of May 3, 2010. As of May 3, 2010, nine of the Filter Cases were scheduled for trial. Trial dates are subject to change.
Tobacco-Related Antitrust Cases
     Indirect Purchaser Suits. Approximately 30 antitrust suits were filed in 2000 and 2001 on behalf of putative classes of consumers in various state courts against cigarette manufacturers, including Lorillard Tobacco. The suits all alleged that the defendants entered into agreements to fix the wholesale prices of cigarettes in violation of state antitrust laws which permit indirect purchasers, such as retailers and consumers, to sue under price fixing or consumer fraud statutes. More than 20 states permit such suits. Lorillard, Inc. was not named as a defendant in any of these cases. Lorillard Tobacco was a defendant in all but one of these indirect purchaser cases. Three indirect purchaser suits, in New York, Florida and Michigan, thereafter were dismissed by courts in those states, and the plaintiffs withdrew their appeals. The actions in all other states, except for New Mexico and Kansas, were voluntarily dismissed. The New Mexico suit was thereafter dismissed as to Lorillard Tobacco.
     In the Kansas case, the District Court of Seward County certified a class of Kansas indirect purchasers in 2002. In July 2006, the Court issued an order confirming that fact discovery was closed, with the exception of privilege issues that the Court determined, based on a Special Master’s report, justified further fact discovery. In October 2007, the Court denied all of the defendants’ privilege claims, and the Kansas Supreme Court thereafter denied a petition seeking to overturn that ruling. Discovery currently is ongoing. No date has been set by the Court for dispositive motions and trial.
     MSA-Related Antitrust Suit. In October 2008, Lorillard Tobacco was named as a defendant in an action filed in the Western District of Kentucky, Vibo Corporation, Inc. d/b/a/ General Tobacco v. Conway, et al. The suit alleges that the named defendants, which include 52 state and territorial attorneys general and 19 tobacco manufacturers, violated the federal Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (the “Sherman Act”) by entering into and participating in

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the MSA. The plaintiff alleges that MSA participants, like it, that were not in existence when the MSA was executed in 1998 but subsequently became participants, are unlawfully required to pay significantly more sums to the states than companies that joined the MSA within 90 days after its execution. In addition to the Sherman Act claim, plaintiff has raised a number of constitutional claims against the states. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment in its favor on all claims, an injunction against the continued enforcement of the MSA, treble damages against the tobacco manufacturer defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco and other manufacturer defendants, and damages and injunctive relief against the states, including contract recession and restitution. In December 2008, the court dismissed the complaint against all defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco. The court entered its final judgment dismissing the suit on January 6, 2010. Thereafter, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. To date, no further filings have been made.
Defenses
     Each of Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. believes that it has valid defenses to the cases pending against it as well as valid bases for appeal should any adverse verdicts be returned against either of them. As of May 3, 2010, Lorillard Tobacco was a defendant in approximately 10,250 pending product liability cases, and Lorillard, Inc. was a co-defendant in approximately 695 of these cases. While Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. intend to defend vigorously all tobacco products liability litigation, it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of this litigation. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties. Plaintiffs have prevailed in several cases, as noted above. It is possible that one or more of the pending actions could be decided unfavorably as to Lorillard Tobacco, Lorillard, Inc. or the other defendants. Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. may enter into discussions in an attempt to settle particular cases if either believe it is appropriate to do so.
     Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. can predict the outcome of pending litigation. Some plaintiffs have been awarded damages from cigarette manufacturers at trial. While some of these awards have been overturned or reduced, other damages awards have been paid after the manufacturers have exhausted their appeals. These awards and other litigation activities against cigarette manufacturers continue to receive media attention. In addition, health issues related to tobacco products also continue to receive media attention. It is possible, for example, that the 2006 verdict in United States of America v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., which made many adverse findings regarding the conduct of the defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco, could form the basis of allegations by other plaintiffs or additional judicial findings against cigarette manufacturers, including giving collateral estoppel effect to those adverse findings. In addition, the ruling in Good v. Altria Group, Inc., et al. could result in further “lights” litigation. Any such developments could have an adverse effect on the ability of Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. to prevail in smoking and health litigation and could influence the filing of new suits against Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. also cannot predict the type or extent of litigation that could be brought against either of them, or against other cigarette manufacturers, in the future.
     Lorillard records provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when it determines that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Except for the impact of the State Settlement Agreements and Scott as described above, management is unable to make a meaningful estimate of the amount or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome of material pending litigation and, therefore, no material provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements for any unfavorable outcome. It is possible that Lorillard’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period or its financial position could be materially adversely affected by an unfavorable outcome or settlement of certain pending litigation.
Indemnification Obligations
     In connection with the Separation Lorillard entered into a separation agreement with Loews (the “Separation Agreement”) and agreed to indemnify Loews and its officers, directors, employees and agents against all costs and expenses arising out of third party claims (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, interest, penalties and costs of investigation or preparation for defense), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, taxes, demands, assessments and amounts paid in settlement based on, arising out of or resulting from, among other things, Loews’ ownership of or the operation of Lorillard and its assets and properties, and its operation or conduct of its businesses at any time prior to or following the Separation (including with respect to any product liability claims).

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     Loews is a defendant in three pending product liability cases. One of these is a Reimbursement Case in Israel and two are purported Class Action Cases on file in U.S. courts. Lorillard Tobacco also is a defendant in each of the three product liability cases in which Loews is involved. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Lorillard will be required to indemnify Loews for the amount of any losses and any legal or other fees with respect to such cases.
Other Litigation
     Lorillard is also party to other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The outcome of this other litigation will not, in the opinion of management, materially affect Lorillard’s results of operations or equity.
15. Subsequent Event
     In April 2010, Lorillard Tobacco issued $1 billion of unsecured senior notes in two tranches (the “Notes”) pursuant to an Indenture, dated June 23, 2009, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated April 12, 2010 (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The first tranche was $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Notes due May 1, 2020, and the second tranche was $250 million aggregate principal amount of 8.125% Notes due May 1, 2040. Lorillard Tobacco is the principal, wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company and the Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company.
     Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, Lorillard Tobacco will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest. A “change of control triggering event” occurs when there is both a “change of control” (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) and the Notes cease to be rated investment grade by both Moody’s and S&P within 60 days of the occurrence of a change of control or public announcement of the intention to effect a change of control. The Notes are not entitled to any sinking fund and are not redeemable prior to maturity. The Notes contain covenants that restrict liens and sale and leaseback transactions, subject to a limited exception. The net proceeds from the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, the repurchase, redemption or retirement of securities including its common stock, acquisitions, additions to working capital and capital expenditures.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the notes related to those financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-Q”). In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “plan,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and are not historical facts. Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from those projected in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 10-K”) and those risk factors set forth in “Business Environment” below, in Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law. For any forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
     The terms Lorillard,” “we,” “our” and us” refer to Lorillard, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. The terms “Lorillard, Inc.” and the “Company” refer solely to the parent company and “Lorillard Tobacco” refers solely to Lorillard Tobacco Company, the principal subsidiary of Lorillard, Inc.

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Overview
     We are the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States. We were founded in 1760 and are the oldest continuously operating tobacco company in the United States. Newport, which is our flagship brand, is a menthol flavored premium cigarette brand and the top selling menthol and second largest selling cigarette brand overall in the United States based on gross units sold in the first three months of 2010 and in the full year 2009. In addition to the Newport brand, our product line has five additional brand families marketed under the Kent, True, Maverick, Old Gold and Max brand names. These six cigarette brands include 41 different product offerings which vary in price, taste, flavor, length and packaging. In the United States and certain U.S. possessions and territories, we shipped 8.9 billion cigarettes in the first three months of 2010 and 36.3 billion cigarettes for full year 2009. Our major trademarks outside of the United States were sold in 1977. We manufacture all of our cigarette products at our Greensboro, North Carolina facility.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
     For a description of the critical accounting policies that require the use of significant judgments and estimates by management, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 25, 2010.
Business Environment
     Participants in the U.S. tobacco industry, including us, face a number of issues that have adversely affected their results of operations and financial condition in the past and will continue to do so, including:
    A substantial volume of litigation seeking compensatory and punitive damages ranging into the billions of dollars, as well as equitable and injunctive relief, arising out of allegations of cancer and other health effects resulting from the use of cigarettes, addiction to smoking or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, including claims for economic damages relating to alleged misrepresentation concerning the use of descriptors such as “lights,” as well as other alleged damages.
 
    Substantial annual payments continuing in perpetuity, and significant restrictions on marketing and advertising have been agreed to and are required under the terms of certain settlement agreements, including the Master Settlement Agreement among major tobacco manufacturers and 46 states and various other governments and jurisdictions (the “MSA”) that we entered into in 1998 along with Philip Morris Incorporated, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (the other “Original Participating Manufacturers”) to settle asserted and unasserted health care cost recovery and other claims. We and certain other U.S. tobacco product manufacturers previously settled similar claims brought by Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Minnesota (the “Initial State Settlements,” and together with the MSA, the “State Settlement Agreements”). The State Settlement Agreements impose a stream of future payment obligations on us and the other major U.S. cigarette manufacturers and place significant restrictions on their ability to market and sell cigarettes.
 
    The domestic cigarette market, in which we currently conduct our only significant business, continues to contract. As a result of price increases, restrictions on advertising, promotions and smoking in public and private facilities, increases in regulation and excise taxes, health concerns, a decline in the social acceptability of smoking, increased pressure from anti-tobacco groups and other factors, domestic cigarette shipments have decreased at a compound rate of approximately 3.2% from the twelve months ended March 31, 2000 through the twelve months ended March 31, 2010.
 
    Increases in cigarette prices since 1998 have led to an increase in the volume of discount and, specifically, deep discount cigarettes. Cigarette price increases have been driven by increases in federal, state and local excise taxes and by manufacturer price increases. Price increases have led, and continue to lead, to high levels of discounting and other promotional activities for premium brands. Deep discount brands have grown from an estimated share in 1998 of less than 2.0% to an estimated 13.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and continue to be a significant competitive factor in the domestic

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      market. We do not have sufficient empirical data to determine whether the increased price of cigarettes has deterred consumers from starting to smoke or encouraged them to quit smoking, but it is likely that increased prices may have had an adverse effect on consumption and may continue to do so.
 
    The tobacco industry is subject to substantial and increasing regulation. In June 2009, the U.S. Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act granting the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. Pursuant to the terms of the new law, the FDA could promulgate regulations that could, among other things, result in a ban on or restrict the use of menthol in cigarettes. The law will impose new restrictions on the manner in which cigarettes can be advertised and marketed, require larger and more severe health warnings on cigarette packaging, permit restriction of the level of tar and nicotine contained in or yielded by cigarettes and may alter the way cigarette products are developed and manufactured. We believe that the law will provide our larger competitors with a competitive advantage. In addition, the law established a Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (“TPSAC”) to, among other things, evaluate issues surrounding the use of menthol as a flavoring or ingredient in cigarettes. The TPSAC held its first meeting on March 30-31, 2010 and the TPSAC began the process of considering the issues surrounding the use of menthol in cigarettes. No formal resolutions were passed at this meeting. We expect the TPSAC will have further meetings on the issue in 2010.
 
      In August 2009, we, along with RJR Tobacco, other tobacco manufacturers and a tobacco retailer, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the FDA challenging the constitutionality of certain restrictions on speech included in the new law. These restrictions on speech include, among others, bans on the use of color and graphics in certain tobacco product advertising, limits on the right to make truthful statements regarding modified risk tobacco products, a prohibition on making certain statements about the FDA’s regulation of tobacco products, restrictions on the placement of outdoor advertising, a ban on certain promotions offering gifts in consideration for the purchase of tobacco products, a ban on brand name sponsorship of events and the sale of brand name merchandise, and a ban on the distribution of product samples. The suit also challenges the law’s requirement for extensive graphic warning labels on all packaging and advertising. The complaint seeks a judgment (i) declaring that such provisions of the new law violate the First and/or Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and (ii) enjoining the FDA from enforcing the unconstitutional provisions of the law. In January 2010, the district court issued an order (a) striking down the provisions of the new law that banned the use of color and graphics in certain tobacco product advertising and prohibited tobacco manufacturers from making certain statements about the FDA’s regulation of tobacco products and (b) upholding the remaining challenged advertising provisions. In March 2010, both sides filed an appeal of the district court’s order to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. While we believe there is established legal precedent supporting our claims, we cannot predict the outcome of any such appeal. Nor can we make any assurances that our appeal will be successful.
 
    The federal government and many state and local governments and agencies, as well as private businesses, have adopted legislation, regulations or policies which prohibit, restrict or discourage smoking, including legislation, regulations or policies prohibiting or restricting smoking in public buildings and facilities, stores, restaurants and bars, on airline flights and in the workplace. Other similar laws and regulations are currently under consideration and may be enacted by federal, state and local governments in the future.
 
    Substantial federal, state and local excise taxes are reflected in the retail price of cigarettes. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the federal excise tax was $1.0066 per pack and combined state and local excise taxes ranged from $0.07 to $4.25 per pack. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, there were no state excise tax increases implemented. The federal excise tax on cigarettes increased by $0.6166 per pack to $1.0066 per pack, effective April 1, 2009, to finance health insurance for children. It is likely that increases in excise and similar taxes have had an adverse impact on sales of cigarettes and that the most recent increase and future increases, the extent of which cannot be predicted, could result in further volume declines for the cigarette industry, including us, and an increased sales shift toward deep discount cigarettes rather than premium brands. In addition, we and other cigarette

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      manufacturers and importers are required to pay an assessment under a federal law designed to fund payments to tobacco quota holders and growers.
     The domestic market for cigarettes is highly competitive. Competition is primarily based on a brand’s price, including the level of discounting and other promotional activities, positioning, consumer loyalty, retail display, quality and taste. Our principal competitors are the two other major U.S. cigarette manufacturers, Philip Morris and RJR Tobacco. We also compete with numerous other smaller manufacturers and importers of cigarettes, including deep discount cigarette manufacturers. We believe our ability to compete even more effectively has been restrained in some marketing areas as a result of retail merchandising contracts offered by Philip Morris and RJR Tobacco which limit the retail shelf space available to our brands. As a result, in some retail locations we are limited in competitively supporting our promotional programs, which may constrain sales.
     The following table presents Lorillard’s selected industry and market share data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Selected Industry and Market Share Data (1)
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(Volume in billions)   2010   2009
Lorillard total domestic unit volume (in billions)
    8.7       7.7  
Industry total domestic unit volume
    72.0       73.8  
Lorillard’s share of the domestic market
    12.1       10.5  
Lorillard’s premium volume as a percentage of its domestic volume
    87.8       90.3  
Lorillard’s share of the premium market
    15.0       13.5  
 
               
Newport’s share of the domestic market
    10.4       9.3  
Newport’s share of the premium market
    14.7       13.2  
Total menthol segment market share for the industry
    29.4       27.9  
Total discount segment market share for the industry
    29.3       29.9  
Newport’s share of the menthol market
    35.4       33.2  
Newport’s share of Lorillard’s total volume(2)
    86.5       88.8  
Newport’s share of Lorillard’s net sales(2)
    90.9       93.2  
 
(1)   Source: Management Science Associates, Inc. (“MSAI”), an independent third-party database management organization that collects wholesale shipment data from various cigarette manufacturers. MSAI divides the cigarette market into two price segments, the premium price segment and the discount or reduced price segment. MSAI’s information relating to unit sales volume and market share of certain of the smaller, primarily deep discount, cigarette manufacturers is based on estimates derived by MSAI. Management believes that volume and market share information for deep discount manufacturers may be understated and, correspondingly, market share information for the larger manufacturers, including Lorillard, may be overstated by MSAI. Lorillard has made certain adjustments to the data received from MSAI to reflect management’s judgment as to which brands are included in the menthol segment.
 
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2010   2009
    (In millions)
Net sales (a)
  $ 1,360     $ 917  
Cost of sales (a) (b) (c)
    882       534  
       
Gross profit
    478       383  
Selling, general and administrative
    96       89  
       
Operating income
    382       294  
Investment income
    1       1  
Interest expense
    (10 )      
       
Income before income taxes
    373       295  
Income taxes
    141       111  
       
Net income
  $ 232     $ 184  
       
 
(a)   Includes excise taxes of $437 and $150, respectively.
 
(b)   Includes $276 million and $247 million to accrue obligations under the State Settlement Agreements, respectively.
 
(c)   Includes $27 million and $20 million to accrue obligations under the Federal Assessment for Tobacco Growers, respectively.
Three Months ended March 31, 2010 Compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2009
     Net sales. Net sales increased by $443 million, or 48.3%, from $917 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $1.360 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Net sales increased $287 million due to the increase in federal excise taxes effective April 1, 2009, $128 million due to higher unit sales volume, $12 million due to higher average unit prices reflecting price increases in February and March 2009 and February 2010 and $16 million of lower sales incentives. Federal excise taxes are included in net sales and increased $30.83 per thousand units, or $0.62 per pack of 20 units, to $50.33 per thousand cigarettes, or $1.01 per pack of 20 cigarettes, effective April 1, 2009.
     Our total unit volume increased 12.1% and domestic unit volume increased 12.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Unit volume figures in this section are provided on a gross basis. The increase in domestic wholesale shipments in the first quarter of 2010 reflects the unusually low unit volume in 2009 resulting from tax-driven trade purchasing patterns in anticipation of the increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes on April 1, 2009. In addition to this effect, increases in wholesale inventory levels during the first quarter of 2010 contributed to this increase in unit volume compared to last year. Total Newport unit volume increased 9.2% and domestic Newport unit volume increased 9.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Industry-wide domestic unit volume decreased an estimated 2.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Industry shipments of premium brands comprised 70.7% of industry-wide domestic unit volume during the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to 70.1% in the corresponding period of 2009.
     Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased by $348 million, or 65.2%, from $534 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $882 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in cost of sales is primarily due to the increase in federal excise taxes ($287 million), higher raw material costs, primarily tobacco and wrapping materials ($6 million), higher unit sales volume ($12 million) and higher expenses related to the State Settlement Agreements ($29 million) and the Federal Assessment for Tobacco Growers ($7 million) and the assessment of Food and Drug Administration fees ($7 million). We recorded pre-tax charges for our obligations under the State Settlement Agreements of $276 million and $247 million for the three months ended March 31 2010 and 2009, respectively, an increase of $29 million. The $29 million increase is due to higher unit sales ($29 million), the impact of the inflation adjustment ($7 million), partially offset by other adjustments ($7 million).

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     Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $7 million, or 7.9%, from $89 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $96 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in the first quarter of 2010 is primarily due to a $5 million increase in compensation expenses, a $1 million increase in health care costs and a $1 million increase in legal expenses due to the continuing defense costs associated with the Engle progeny cases.
     Interest expense. Interest expense increased $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, and reflects interest on the Senior Notes issued in the second quarter of 2009, net of the effect of interest rate swap agreements.
     Income taxes. Income taxes increased $30 million or 27.0% from $111 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $141 million in for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The change reflects an increase in income before income taxes of $78 million in 2010, or 26.4% and an increase of the effective tax rate from 37.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2009 to 37.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2010. This increase in the effective rate is primarily due to the $2 million impact of the repeal of future tax deductions for Medicare Part D subsidies for retiree drug benefits pursuant to the health care reform legislation enacted during the first quarter of 2010 partially offset by a statutory increase in the manufacturer’s deduction.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
     Our cash and cash equivalents of $1.659 billion at March 31, 2010 were invested in prime money market funds.
Cash Flows
     Cash flow from operating activities. The principal source of liquidity for our business and operating needs is internally generated funds from our operations. We generated net cash flow from operations of $647 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $453 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The increased cash flow in 2010 primarily reflects higher net income and the timing of payments for income taxes and State Settlement Agreements.
     Cash flow from investing activities. Our cash flow from investing activities used cash of $10 million for capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The expenditures were primarily used for the modernization of manufacturing equipment. Our capital expenditures for the year ending December 31, 2010 are forecast to be between $55 million and $65 million.
     Cash flow from financing activities. Our cash flow from operations has exceeded our working capital and capital expenditure requirements during the first three months of 2010. We paid cash dividends to our shareholders of $155 million on March 12, 2009 and March 11, 2010, respectively.
     On March 26, 2010, Lorillard Tobacco, the principal, wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $185 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) that expires March 26, 2013 and is guaranteed by the Company. Proceeds from the Revolver may be used for general corporate and working capital purposes. The interest rates on borrowings under the Revolver will be based on prevailing interest rates and, in part, upon the credit rating applicable to the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt.
     The Revolver requires that the Company maintain a ratio of debt to net income plus income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, any extraordinary losses, any non-cash expenses or losses and any losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business (“EBITDA”) of not more than 2.25 to 1 and a ratio of EBITDA to interest expense of not less than 3.0 to 1. In addition, the Revolver contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on liens and sale and leaseback transactions subject to a limited exception. The Revolver contains customary events of default, including upon a change in control, that could result in the acceleration of all amounts and cancellation of all commitments outstanding, if any, under the Revolver.
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     During the first quarter of 2010 the Company completed the $750 million share repurchase that was announced on July 27, 2009 by repurchasing 1.1 million shares of the common stock at a cost of $90 million and repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock under a $250 million share repurchase program announced on February 25, 2010 at a cost of $114 million.
Liquidity
     We believe that cash flow from operating activities will be sufficient for the foreseeable future to enable us to meet our obligations under the State Settlement Agreements and to fund our working capital, capital expenditure and debt service requirements. We cannot predict our cash requirements related to any future settlements or judgments, including cash required to post bond for any appeals, if necessary, and can make no assurance that we will be able to meet all of those requirements.
State Settlement Agreements
     The State Settlement Agreements require us and the other Original Participating Manufacturers (Philip Morris Incorporated, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company) to make aggregate annual payments of $10.4 billion in perpetuity, subject to adjustment for several factors described below. In addition, the Original Participating Manufacturers are required to pay plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, subject to an aggregate annual cap of $500 million. These payment obligations are several and not joint obligations of each of the Original Participating Manufacturers. Our obligations under the State Settlement Agreements will materially adversely affect our cash flows and operating income in future years.
     Both the aggregate payment obligations of the Original Participating Manufacturers, and our payment obligations, individually, under the State Settlement Agreements are subject to adjustment for several factors which include:
    inflation;
 
    aggregate volume of Original Participating Manufacturers cigarette shipments;
 
    other Original Participating Manufacturers and our market share; and
 
    aggregate Original Participating Manufacturers operating income, allocated to such manufacturers that have operating income increases.
     The inflation adjustment increases payments on a compounded annual basis by the greater of 3.0% or the actual total percentage change in the consumer price index for the preceding year. The inflation adjustment is measured starting with inflation for 1999. The volume adjustment increases or decreases payments based on the increase or decrease in the total number of cigarettes shipped in or to the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico by the Original Participating Manufacturers during the preceding year compared to the 1997 base year shipments. If volume has increased, the volume adjustment would increase the annual payment by the same percentage as the number of cigarettes shipped exceeds the 1997 base number. If volume has decreased, the volume adjustment would decrease the annual payment by 98.0% of the percentage reduction in volume. In addition, downward adjustments to the annual payments for changes in volume may, subject to specified conditions and exceptions, be reduced in the event of an increase in the Original Participating Manufacturers aggregate operating income from domestic sales of cigarettes over base year levels established in the State Settlement Agreements, adjusted for inflation. Any adjustments resulting from increases in operating income would be allocated among those Original Participating Manufacturers which have had increases.
     In April 2010, we paid $829 million under the State Settlement Agreements, primarily based on 2009 volume. In addition, in April 2010, we deposited $92 million, in an interest-bearing escrow account in accordance with procedures established in the MSA pending resolution of a claim by us and the other Original Participating Manufacturers that they are entitled to reduce their MSA payments based on a loss of market share to non-participating manufacturers. Most of the states that are parties to the MSA are disputing the availability of the reduction and we believe that this dispute will ultimately be resolved by judicial and arbitration proceedings. Our

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$92 million reduction is based upon the Original Participating Manufacturers collective loss of market share in 2007 and 2006. In April of 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we had previously deposited $69 million, $72 million, $111 million and $109 million, respectively, in the same escrow account discussed above, which was based on a loss of market share in 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 to non-participating manufacturers. In February 2009, we directed the transfer of $72 million from this account to the non-disputed account, related to the loss of market share in 2005, pursuant to an Agreement Concerning Arbitration that we and the other Participating Manufacturers entered into with certain MSA states. This amount was then paid to the MSA states. We and the other Original Participating Manufacturers have the right to claim additional reductions of MSA payments in subsequent years under provisions of the MSA. In addition to the payments made in the first four months of 2010, we anticipate the additional amount payable in 2010 will be approximately $200 million to $225 million, primarily based on 2010 estimated volume.
Contractual Cash Payment Obligations
     The following chart presents our contractual cash payment obligations as of March 31, 2010.
                                         
            Less than                     More than  
    Total     1 year     1-3 years     3-5 years     5 years  
    (In millions)  
Senior notes
  $ 750     $     $     $     $ 750  
Interest payments related to notes
    562       61       183       122       196  
Tobacco leaf purchase obligations
    144       144                    
Machinery purchase obligations
    54       53       1              
Operating lease obligations
    4       2       2              
 
                             
Total
  $ 1,514     $ 260     $ 186     $ 122     $ 946  
 
                             
     In addition to the obligations presented in the table above, as of March 31, 2010, we believe that it is reasonably possible that payments of up to $4 million may be made to various tax authorities in the next twelve months related to gross unrecognized tax benefits. We cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits that may result in cash settlements for periods beyond twelve months.
     As previously discussed, we have entered into the State Settlement Agreements, which impose a stream of future payment obligations on us and the other major U.S. cigarette manufacturers. Our portion of ongoing adjusted settlement payments, including fees to settling plaintiffs’ attorneys, is based on a number of factors which are described above. Our cash payment under the State Settlement Agreements in 2009 amounted to $1.118 billion and we estimate our cash payments in 2010 under the State Settlement Agreements will be between $1.100 billion and $1.150 billion, primarily based on 2009 estimated industry volume. Payment obligations are not incurred until the related sales occur and therefore are not reflected in the above table.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     None.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Market Risk
     We invest in financial instruments that involve market risk. Our measure of market risk exposure represents an estimate of the change in fair value of our financial instruments. Market risk exposure is presented below for each class of financial instrument we held at March 31, 2010, assuming immediate adverse market movements of the magnitude described below. We believe that the rate of adverse market movement represents a measure of exposure to loss under hypothetically assumed adverse conditions. The estimated market risk exposure represents the hypothetical loss to future earnings and does not represent the maximum possible loss nor any expected actual loss, even under adverse conditions, because actual adverse fluctuations would likely differ. In addition, since our investment portfolio is subject to change based on its portfolio management strategy as well as in response to changes in the market, these estimates are not necessarily indicative of the actual results which may occur.

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The market risk exposure represents the potential loss in carrying value and pretax impact to future earnings caused by the hypothetical change in price.
     Exposure to market risk is managed and monitored by senior management. Senior management approves our overall investment strategy and has the responsibility to ensure that the investment positions are consistent with that strategy with an acceptable level of risk.
     Interest rate risk. Our investments, which are included in cash and cash equivalents, consist of money market funds with major financial institutions. Those investments are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. A sensitivity analysis, based on a hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates on our average 2010 investments, would cause an increase or decrease in pretax income of approximately $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
     Our debt is denominated in US Dollars and has been issued at a fixed rate. In September 2009, we entered into interest rate swap agreements for a total notional amount of $750 million to hedge changes in fair value of the Notes due to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate. Changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in earnings along with offsetting adjustments to the carrying amount of the hedged debt. A sensitivity analysis, based on a hypothetical 1% change in LIBOR, would cause an increase or decrease in pretax income by approximately $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
     Liquidity risk. We may be forced to cash settle all or a portion of our derivative contracts before the expiration date if our debt rating is downgraded below Ba2 by Moody’s or BB by S&P. This could have a negative impact on our cash position. Early cash settlement would result in the timing of our hedge settlement not being matched to the cash settlement of the debt. See Note 9 for additional information on derivatives.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a–15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a–15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective, in all material respects, to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
     No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a–15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
     Information about legal proceedings is set forth in Note 14, “Legal Proceedings and Commitments – Legal Proceedings,” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Form 10-Q. Such information is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
With the exception of the following, there have been no other material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K:
As of May 3, 2010, Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 10,250 tobacco-related lawsuits, including approximately 695 cases in which Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant. These cases, which are extremely costly to defend, could result in substantial judgments against Lorillard Tobacco and/or Lorillard, Inc.
     Numerous legal actions, proceedings and claims arising out of the sale, distribution, manufacture, development, advertising, marketing and claimed health effects of cigarettes are pending against Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc., and it is likely that similar claims will continue to be filed for the foreseeable future. In addition, several cases have been filed against Lorillard Tobacco and other tobacco companies challenging certain provisions of the MSA among major tobacco manufacturers and 46 states and various other governments and jurisdictions, and state statutes promulgated to carry out and enforce the MSA.
     Punitive damages, often in amounts ranging into the billions of dollars, are specifically pleaded in a number of cases in addition to compensatory and other damages. It is possible that the outcome of these cases, individually or in the aggregate, could result in bankruptcy. It is also possible that Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. may be unable to post a surety bond in an amount sufficient to stay execution of a judgment in jurisdictions that require such bond pending an appeal on the merits of the case. Even if Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc. are successful in defending some or all of these actions, these types of cases are very expensive to defend. A material increase in the number of pending claims could significantly increase defense costs and have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Further, adverse decisions in litigations against other tobacco companies could have an adverse impact on the industry, including us.
A judgment has been rendered against Lorillard Tobacco in the Scott litigation.
     In July 2008, the District Court of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, entered an amended final judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in Scott v. The American Tobacco Company, et al. (District Court, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, filed May 24, 1996), a class action on behalf of certain cigarette smokers resident in the State of Louisiana. In April 2010, the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, issued a decision that modified the trial court’s 2008 amended final judgment. The Court of Appeal’s decision reduced the judgment amount from approximately $264 million to approximately $242 million to fund a ten year, court-supervised smoking cessation program. The April 2010 decision also changed the date on which the award of post-judgment interest will accrue from June 2004 to July 2008. Interest awarded by the amended final judgment will continue to accrue from July 2008 until the judgment either is paid or is reversed on appeal. As of May 3, 2010, judicial interest totaled approximately $25.3 million. Lorillard Tobacco’s share of any judgment, including an award of post-judgment interest, has not been determined. In the fourth quarter of 2007, we recorded a pretax provision of approximately $66 million for this matter. Lorillard, Inc., which was a party to the case in the past, is no longer a defendant. As of May 3, 2010, the deadline for the parties to seek further review of the Court of Appeal’s ruling had not expired. It is not possible to predict the final outcome of this matter.
The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling in Engle has resulted in additional litigation against cigarette manufacturers, including us.
     The case of Engle v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. (Circuit Court, Dade County, Florida, filed May 5, 1994) was certified as a class action on behalf of Florida residents, and survivors of Florida residents, who were injured or died from medical conditions allegedly caused by addiction to smoking. The case was tried between 1998 and 2000 in a multi-phase trial that resulted in verdicts in favor of the class. During 2006, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling that, among other things, determined that the case could not proceed further as a class action. In February 2008, the trial court entered an order on remand from the Florida Supreme Court that formally decertified the class.
     The 2006 ruling by the Florida Supreme Court in Engle also permitted members of the Engle class to file individual claims, including claims for punitive damages. The Florida Supreme Court held that these individual plaintiffs are entitled to rely on a number of the jury’s findings in favor of the plaintiffs in the first phase of the Engle trial. These findings included that smoking cigarettes causes a number of diseases; that cigarettes are addictive or

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dependence-producing; and that the defendants, including Lorillard Tobacco and Lorillard, Inc., were negligent, breached express and implied warranties, placed cigarettes on the market that were defective and unreasonably dangerous, and concealed or conspired to conceal the risks of smoking. Lorillard Tobacco is a defendant in approximately 7,575 cases pending in various state and federal courts in Florida that were filed by members of the Engle class (the “Engle Progeny Cases”), including approximately 700 cases in which Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant.
     As of May 3, 2010, Lorillard Tobacco was a defendant in several Engle Progeny Cases that have been placed on courts’ 2010 trial calendars or in which specific 2010 trial dates have been set. Lorillard, Inc. is a co-defendant in some of these cases. Trial schedules are subject to change and it is not possible to predict how many of the Engle Progeny Cases pending against Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard, Inc. will be tried during 2010. It also is not possible to predict whether some courts will implement procedures that consolidate multiple Engle Progeny Cases for trial.
     Verdicts have been returned in 18 Engle Progeny cases since the Florida Supreme Court issued its 2006 ruling. Neither Lorillard Tobacco nor Lorillard, Inc. was a defendant in these 18 trials. In nine of the 18 trials, juries awarded actual damages and punitive damages. The punitive damages awards were $2 million, $5 million, $5 million, $12.5 million, $18 million, $20 million, $25 million, $80 million and $244 million. In six of the trials, juries awarded only actual damages. In the three other trials, juries found in favor of the defendants that the plaintiffs were not former Engle class members.
Concerns that mentholated cigarettes may pose greater health risks could adversely affect our business.
     Some plaintiffs and constituencies, including public health agencies, have claimed or expressed concerns that mentholated cigarettes may pose greater health risks than non-mentholated cigarettes, including concerns that mentholated cigarettes may make it easier to start smoking and harder to quit and may seek restrictions or a ban on the production and sale of mentholated cigarettes. Any ban or material limitation on the use of menthol in cigarettes would materially adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
     In June 2009, the U.S. Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the “Act’) that includes a provision establishing a Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (“TPSAC”) to, among other things, evaluate issues surrounding the use of menthol as a flavoring or ingredient in cigarettes. In addition, the legislation permits the FDA to ban menthol upon a finding that such prohibition would be appropriate for the public health. The TPSAC held its first meeting on March 30-31, 2010 and began the process of considering the issues surrounding the use of menthol in cigarettes. No formal resolutions were passed at this meeting. We expect the TPSAC will have further meetings on the issue in 2010.
     The provisions of the Act relating to menthol were the latest development concerning the use of menthol as a flavor in cigarettes. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute and other public health agencies supported the First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes (the “First Menthol Conference”). The executive summary of the conference proceedings outlined “why it is important to study menthol cigarettes” and included statements that “menthol’s sensation of coolness might result in deeper inhalation” and “could contribute to increased uptake of inhaled tobacco constituents, including nicotine and cancer-causing agents.” In addition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has published a pamphlet titled “Pathways to Freedom, Winning the Fight Against Tobacco” that, under the heading “The Dangers of Menthol” states that “menthol can make it easier for a smoker to inhale deeply, which may allow more chemicals to enter the lungs. Menthol in cigarettes does not make smoking safer. In fact, menthol may even make things worse.”
     In June 2008, seven former U.S. health secretaries criticized a bill then under consideration in the House of Representatives to grant the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products and ban the use of characterizing flavors other than menthol in cigarettes. The former health secretaries argued that the menthol exemption discriminates against African-American smokers who often prefer menthol cigarettes and have higher rates of some smoking-related diseases. In the course of consideration of the bill by a committee of the House of Representatives an amendment was offered and rejected which would have banned the use of menthol as an ingredient in cigarettes.
     In October 2009, several months after the effective date of the Act and in anticipation of the TPSAC proceedings on menthol, the Second Conference on Menthol Cigarettes (“Second Menthol Conference”) was held in Washington, D.C. during which tobacco control advocates met to discuss the state of science regarding menthol

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cigarettes. In December 2009, the chairs of the Second Menthol Conference provided a “Report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Prepared as Public Comment” which summarized the proceedings of the Second Menthol Conference. Although no formal resolutions were passed at the Second Menthol Conference, the report contained “findings for the banning of menthol” which included, among other things, that menthol may be a starter product for youth, presented a greater addiction potential and was a social justice issue.
     Since we are the leading manufacturer of mentholated cigarettes in the United States, we could face increased exposure to tobacco-related litigation as a result of such allegations. Even if such claims are unsubstantiated, increased concerns about the health impact of mentholated cigarettes could materially adversely affect our sales, including sales of Newport.
Changes in laws, regulations and other requirements could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
     In addition to the regulation of our business by the FDA, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be adversely affected by new or future legal requirements imposed by legislative or regulatory initiatives, including but not limited to those relating to health care reform, climate change and environmental matters. For example, the health care reform legislation, which was signed into law in March 2010, resulted in the repeal of $2 million of future tax deductions for Medicare Part D subsidies for our retiree drug benefits and could impact our accounting for retiree medical benefits, employer-sponsored medical plans and related matters in future periods. However, the extent of that impact, if any, cannot be determined until regulations are promulgated and additional interpretations of the health care law are available. New legislation or regulations may result in increased costs directly for our compliance or indirectly to the extent such requirements increase the prices of goods and services because of increased costs or reduced availability. We cannot predict whether such legislative or regulatory initiatives will result in significant changes to existing laws and regulations and/or whether any changes in such laws or regulations will have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     In the first quarter of 2010, the Company repurchased the following number of shares of its common stock:
                                 
                            Approximate  
                    Total Number of     Dollar Value of  
                    Shares Purchased     Shares that  
    Total     Average     as Part of     May Yet Be  
    Number     Price     Publicly     Purchased  
    of Shares     Paid per     Announced Plans     Under the Plans  
(In millions, except for per share amounts)   Purchased     Share     or Programs     or Programs  
January 1, 2010—January 31, 2010
    1.1     $ 78.36       1.1     $  
February 1, 2010—February 28, 2010
                      250  
March 1, 2010—March 31, 2010
    1.5       75.60       1.5       136  
 
                       
Total
    2.6     $ 76.79       2.6          
 
                         
     The shares repurchased were acquired under share repurchase programs authorized by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2009 and February 25, 2010 for a maximum of $750 million and $250 million, respectively. All repurchases were made in open market transactions. The Company records the repurchase of shares of common stock at cost based on the transaction date of the repurchase. The $750 million repurchase program was completed on January 19, 2010. As of March 31, 2010, the maximum dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the February 25, 2010 repurchase program was $136 million.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     None.
Item 5. Other Information
     None.
Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
3.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lorillard, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-34097) filed on June 12, 2008
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Lorillard, Inc., as of February 25, 2010, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed (File No. 1-34097) on March 2, 2010
 
   
3.3
  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Lorillard Tobacco Company and Certificate of Incorporation of Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Lorillard, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-159902) filed on June 11, 2009
 
   
3.4
  Bylaws of Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Lorillard, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-159902) filed on June 11, 2009
 
   
4.1
  Specimen certificate for shares of common stock of Lorillard, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-149051) filed on May 9, 2008
 
   
4.2
  Indenture, dated June 23, 2009, among Lorillard Tobacco Company, Lorillard, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-34097) filed on June 23, 2009
 
   
4.3
  First Supplemental Indenture, dated June 23, 2009, among Lorillard Tobacco Company, Lorillard, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-34097) filed on June 23, 2009
 
   
4.5
  Form of 8.125% Senior Note due 2019 of Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-34097) filed on June 23, 2009
 
   
4.6
  Form of Guarantee Agreement of Lorillard, Inc. for the 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 of Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Lorillard, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2009
 
   
10.1
  Separation Agreement between Loews Corporation and Lorillard, Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Company, Lorillard Licensing Company, LLC, One Park Media Services, Inc. and Plisa, S.A., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-34097) filed on August 7, 2008
 
   
10.2
  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Lorillard, Inc. and Martin L. Orlowsky, dated December 19, 2008†*
 
   
10.3
  Comprehensive Settlement Agreement and Release with the State of Florida to settle and resolve with finality all present and future economic claims by the State and its subdivisions relating to the use of or exposure to tobacco products, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Loews’s Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-6541) filed September 5, 1997

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Exhibit    
Number   Description
10.4
  Comprehensive Settlement Agreement and Release with the State of Texas to settle and resolve with finality all present and future economic claims by the State and its subdivisions relating to the use of or exposure to tobacco products, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Loews’s Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-6541) filed February 3, 1998
 
   
10.5
  State of Minnesota Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment to settle and resolve with finality all claims of the State of Minnesota relating to the subject matter of this action which have been or could have been asserted by the State, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed May 15, 1998
 
   
10.6
  State of Minnesota Consent Judgment relating to the settlement of tobacco litigation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed May 15, 1998
 
   
10.7
  State of Minnesota Settlement Agreement and Release relating to the settlement of tobacco litigation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed May 15, 1998
 
   
10.8
  State of Minnesota State Escrow Agreement relating to the settlement of tobacco litigation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed May 15, 1998
 
   
10.9
  Stipulation of Amendment to Settlement Agreement and For Entry of Agreed Order, dated July 2, 1998, regarding the settlement of the State of Mississippi health care cost recovery action, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed August 14, 2008
 
   
10.10
  Mississippi Fee Payment Agreement, dated July 2, 1998, regarding the payment of attorneys’ fees, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed August 14, 2008
 
   
10.11
  Stipulation of Amendment to Settlement Agreement and For Entry of Consent Decree, dated July 24, 1998, regarding the settlement of the Texas health care cost recovery action, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed on August 14, 2008
 
   
10.12
  Texas Fee Payment Agreement, dated July 24, 1998, regarding the payment of attorneys’ fees, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed on August 14, 2008
 
   
10.13
  Stipulation of Amendment to Settlement Agreement and For Entry of Consent Decree, dated September 11, 1998, regarding the settlement of the Florida health care cost recovery action, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed November 17, 2008
 
   
10.14
  Florida Fee Payment Agreement, dated September 11, 1998, regarding the payment of attorneys’ fees, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Loews’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 1-6541) filed November 17, 2008
 
   
10.15
  Master Settlement Agreement with 46 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas to settle the asserted and unasserted health care cost recovery and certain other claims of those states, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Loews’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-6541) filed November 25, 1998
 
   
10.16
  Form of Assignment and Assumption of Services Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2008, by and between R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc., with a joinder by Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to our Amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-149051) filed on March 26, 2008
 
   
10.17
  Lorillard, Inc. 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed on August 7, 2008†

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Exhibit    
Number   Description
10.18
  Form of Lorillard, Inc. indemnification agreement for directors and executive officers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to our Amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-149051) filed on May 9, 2008†
 
   
10.19
  Form of Severance Agreement for named executive officers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2008†
 
   
10.20
  Amendment to Supply Agreement for Reconstituted Tobacco, dated as of October 30, 2008, by and between R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Lorillard Tobacco Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 filed on November 4, 2008 #
 
   
10.21
  Form of Stock Appreciation Rights Award Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 4, 2008†
 
   
10.22
  Form of Stock Option Award Certificate†*
 
   
10.23
  Credit Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2010, among the Company, as borrower, Lorillard, as parent guarantor, the lenders referred to therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2010
 
   
11.1
  Statement regarding computation of earnings per share. (See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.)*
 
   
31.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Lorillard, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)*
 
   
31.2
  Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Lorillard, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)*
 
   
32.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lorillard, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
   
101.INS
  XBRL Instance Document**
 
   
101.SCH
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
 
   
101.CAL
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
 
   
101.LAB
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
 
   
101.PRE
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
 
   
101.DEF
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
 
*   Filed herewith.
 
**   Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, the Company is deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and is not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long as the Company has made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly amends the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fails to comply with the submission requirements. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are not subject to liability.
 
#   Confidential treatment has been granted for certain portions of this exhibit pursuant to an order under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 6, 2010
         
  LORILLARD, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin L. Orlowsky    
    Name:   Martin L. Orlowsky   
    Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
  By:   /s/ David H. Taylor    
    Name:   David H. Taylor   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Finance and Planning
and Chief Financial Officer