Rare RJR NABSICO Working Proof

Product Details Company RJR Nabisco, Inc. Certificate Type Working Proof for one of the company's Subordinated Debenture Bonds Time Period 1990's Printer American Bank Note Company Format & Approximate Size This proof is housed in a standard 12" x 8 1/2" cardboard folder. The proof is protected by a clear protective and editing layer which can be lifted away, and is adhered to the folder itself. Images You will receive the exact proof pictured as it is the only one of it's kind. The first image shows the proof in the folder with the cover flipped up and the protective/editing plastic layer in place atop the proof. The second image shows the proof with the plastic layer lifted away and out of view. Guaranteed Authentic Yes Additional Details Fascinating piece of financial history from this food, drink and tobacco giant! RJR Nabisco was formed in 1985 by the merger of Nabisco Brands and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. In 1988 RJR Nabisco was purchased by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in what was at the time the largest leveraged buyout in history. In 1999, due to concerns about tobacco lawsuit liabilities, the tobacco business was spun off into a separate company and RJR Nabisco was renamed Nabisco Holdings Corporation. Nabisco is currently owned by Mondelēz International Inc. RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (NYSE: NGH) was the parent company of RJR Nabisco, Inc. After the food and tobacco businesses separated in June 1999, Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. owned 80% of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., which was the parent company of Nabisco, Inc. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1875 and changed its name to R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. in 1970. It became RJR Nabisco on April 25, 1986, after the company's $4.9 billion purchase, and earlier 1.9 billion stock swap, of Nabisco Brands Inc. in 1985. On May 7, 1986, one week after the merger, RJR Nabisco sold Del Monte's frozen foods unit to ConAgra Foods, followed by the sales of the soft drink brands Canada Dry and Sunkist to Cadbury Schweppes on June 3, 1986, the KFC fast-food chain to PepsiCo on July 25, 1986, and Heublein to Grand Metropolitan on January 17, 1987.