-- ------- --- (B&W) PROTECTED TOBACCO LITIGATION-PRO R. ...... I't'itistrille. Ke Pt III0. .1/ 40201 RECEIVED i U I 1 7" / f -@y June 20, 1974 Secretary Briti-sh-American Tobacco Co. Ltd. P.O. Box 482 Westminster House, 7 Millbank London, SWlP 3JE, England Dear Sir: By agreement dated July 9, 1969, your Company and Brown Williamson Tobacco Corporation entered into an R&D Cost and Risk Pooling Agreement. An both parties wish to extend that agreement beyond its initial five year period, it is hereby agreed that the first sentence of Section 9 of the agreement be amended to read as follows: "This contract shall remain in force indefinitely except that either party may terminate at any time Z :n by giving not less than 180 days' notice." Sincerely, BROWN St WILLIAMSON TOBACCO.CORPORATION By vicd President-FInance AGREED: BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED By 620857080