UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2013

Lorillard, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

714 Green Valley Road

Greensboro, North Carolina 24708-7018

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(336) 335-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

As previously announced, Lorillard Tobacco Company (“Lorillard” or the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, along with other participating manufacturers, had agreed in December 2012 to settle with 17 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico disputes under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) involving payment adjustments relating to nonparticipating manufacturers. The settlement has been under consideration by the arbitration panel presiding over the pending arbitration relating to the disputes. On March 13, 2013, the arbitration panel issued a Stipulated Partial Settlement and Award, which directs the Internal Auditor under the MSA to implement the settlement provisions involved, thereby allowing the settlement to proceed.

The settlement would resolve the claims for the years 2003 through 2012 and would put in place a new method for calculating this adjustment beginning in 2013. Under the terms of the settlement, Lorillard and other manufacturers will receive credits against their future MSA payments over the next five years, and the signatory states will be entitled to receive their allocable share of the amounts currently being held in escrow resulting from these disputes. Lorillard currently expects to receive credits over the next five years of at least $198 million on its outstanding claims, with the majority of the credits occurring in April 2013 and the remainder over the following four years. This estimate is subject to change depending upon a number of factors included in the calculation of the credit.

The arbitration proceeding will continue as to those states that have not settled. A number of states that have not joined the settlement have indicated that they intend to take action in state court to prevent the settlement from proceeding or to seek other relief related to the settlement. There is no assurance that such attempts will be resolved favorably to the Company.

The information under Item 7.01 in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or the Reform Act. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “may,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions. In addition, any statement that may be provided by management concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects and possible actions by Lorillard, Inc. are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Reform Act.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Information describing factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is available in Lorillard, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These filings are available from the SEC over the Internet or in hard copy, and are available on our website at www.lorillard.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the time they are made, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update these statements to reflect any change in expectations or beliefs or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 15, 2013