Memorandum

Memorandum  #19: Tobacco Company List

Date: 03/30/2020
Referenced Sources: PERAC Website

PERAC Memo #19, 2020

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To All Retirement Boards:

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: All Retirement Boards

FROM: Joseph I. Martin, Deputy Executive Director

RE: Tobacco Company List

DATE: March 30, 2020

On October 22, 1997 PERAC Memo #37/1997 informed you of the adoption of Chapter 119 of the Acts of 1997.  That statute prohibits retirement systems from making any new investments in stocks, securities, or other obligations of any company which derives more than 15% of its revenue from the sale of tobacco products.  On December 18, 1997 PERAC sent Memo #48 regarding the implementation of Chapter 119 and the first Tobacco Company List.

Enclosed please find a Tobacco Company List dated April 2020.  This list replaces any other Tobacco Company List previously sent to your board and is effective upon receipt by the retirement boards.  Most of these companies appeared on previous lists and such investments were prohibited from the time the companies first appeared on the list.  Please forward a copy to your investment advisors or inform them that this list is available on the PERAC website.  In communicating with your investment advisors, please inform them that the Tobacco Company List is only for their Massachusetts public fund clients and that any other use of the list is strictly prohibited.

As part of its audit process, PERAC will assess the portfolio of each board to determine compliance.  That review will determine if the board, after January 13, 1998, has purchased stock, securities, or other obligations of any company which derives more than 15% of its revenue from the sale of tobacco products.  In the event a portfolio is not in compliance, the board must bring the portfolio into compliance by divesting in a prudent manner.  Prior to taking any action, the board shall consult with PERAC.

In applying the statute to pooled funds, PERAC will assess the 15% rule against the entire pool as the board is purchasing shares in the pool not the individual holdings of the pool.  Thus a pooled fund, if in violation of this standard, will be included on the list.

If you have any questions, please contact this office.

Enclosure

TOBACCO COMPANY LIST

APRIL 2020

COMPANY COUNTRY
   
22nd Century Group, Inc. United States
Altria Group, Inc. United States
AMCON Distributing Company United States
B.A.T. Capital Corporation United States
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. United States
Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. United States
Fyolo Technology Corp United States
Gilla Inc. United States
Healthier Choices Management Corp. United States
Medigreen Holdings Corporation United States
Philip Morris International Inc. United States
Pyxus International, Inc. United States
Reynolds American Inc. United States
Schweitzer Mauduit International, Inc. United States
Smokefree Innotec Inc United States
Standard Diversified Inc. United States
Turning Point Brands, Inc. United States
Universal Corporation United States
Vapor Group Inc United States
Vapor Hub International Inc. United States
Vector Group Ltd. United States
VPR Brands LP United States
Wee-Cig International Corp United States
British American Tobacco Bangladesh Co. Ltd. Bangladesh
   
Badeco Adria d.d. Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina
   
Bulgartabac Holding AD Bulgaria
Gotse Delchev Tabac AD Bulgaria
Nicotiana BT Holding AD Bulgaria
Shumen Tabac AD Bulgaria
Sila Holding Plc Bulgaria
Slantse Stara Zagora Tabak AD Bulgaria
Yuri Gagarin AD Bulgaria
   
Foshan Huaxin Packaging Co., Ltd. China
Mudanjiang Hengfeng Paper Co., Ltd. China
Shenzhen Jinjia Group Co., Ltd. China
Shiner International Inc China
   
   
CTO Public Company Ltd. Cyprus
   
Philip Morris CR as Czech Republic
   
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S Denmark
   
Eastern Company SAE Egypt
   
Karelia Tobacco Company Inc SA Greece
   
China Flavors and Fragrances Company Ltd. Hong Kong
China Fortune Investments (Holding) Limited Hong Kong
Ecogreen International Group Limited Hong Kong
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong
Sheen Tai Holdings Group Company Limited Hong Kong
   
Godfrey Phillips India Limited India
Golden Tobacco Ltd. India
ITC Limited India
NTC Industries Ltd. India
Sinnar Bidi Udyog Ltd. India
VST Industries Limited India
   
Indonesian Tobacco Tbk PT Indonesia
PT Bentoel International Investama Tbk Indonesia
PT Gudang Garam Tbk Indonesia
PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk Indonesia
Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk PT Indonesia
   
Globrands Group Ltd. Israel
   
Societe Ivoirienne des Tabacs SA Ivory Coast
   
Carreras Ltd. Jamaica
   
Japan Tobacco Inc. Japan
   
Al-Eqbal Investment Company PSC Jordan
Jordanian Duty Free Shops PSC Jordan
Union Investment Corporation PSC Jordan
Union Tobacco & Cigarette Industries Co PSC Jordan
   
British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd. Kenya
   
   
KT&G Corporation Korea
Kuk-Il Paper Mfg Co., Ltd. Korea
Tong Yang Moolsan Co., Ltd. Korea
   
Tutunski Kombinat AD Prilep Macedonia
Veles Tabak AD Veles vo stecaj Macedonia
   
7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad Malaysia
Bright Packaging Industry Bhd Malaysia
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad Malaysia
   
JT International Financial Services B.V. Netherlands
   
Khyber Tobacco Company Ltd. Pakistan
Pakistan Tobacco Company Ltd. Pakistan
Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited Pakistan
Tri Pack Films Ltd. Pakistan
   
Jerusalem Cigarette Co Ltd. Palestinian Territory
   
Eurocash Spolka Akcyjna Poland
   
Coka Duvanska Industrija ad Coka Serbia
Duvanska industrija ad Bujanovac Serbia
Philip Morris Operations a.d. Nis Serbia
   
New Toyo International Holdings Ltd. Singapore
   
Compania de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings, S.A. Spain
Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A. Spain
   
Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc Sri Lanka
   
Swedish Match AB Sweden
   
Taiwan FamilyMart Co., Ltd. Taiwan
   
Tanzania Cigarette Company Ltd. Tanzania
   
The West Indian Tobacco Company Ltd. Trinidad and Tobago
   
Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS Turkey
   
British American Tobacco Uganda Uganda
   
   
B.A.T. International Finance P.L.C. United Kingdom
British American Tobacco Plc United Kingdom
Essentra Plc United Kingdom
Imperial Brands Finance Plc United Kingdom
Imperial Brands Plc United Kingdom
McColl’s Retail Group Plc United Kingdom
   
Cat Loi JSC Vietnam
Cong ty Co phan Ngan Son Vietnam
   
British American Tobacco Zambia Plc Zambia
   
British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings) Ltd. Zimbabwe

Commission Members

Philip Y Brown, Esq., Chairman
Auditor 
Suzanne M. Bump
Kathleen M. Fallon
Kate Fitzpatrick
James M. Machado
Robert B. McCarthy
Jennifer F. Sullivan

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