Chairman of cigarette company W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd Nick Greiner (R) and Rothmans chief executive officer Gary Krelle answer questions at a news conference in Sydney May 19. A merger plan between tobacco giants British American Tobacco and Rothmans International cleared one of its final hurdles when their Australian units W.D. & H.O. Wills Holdings Ltd and Rothmans Holdings unveiled their own merger.

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