Souza Cruz S.a.

BRASILIA, Brazil, April 28, 2010 - By unanimous vote (3x0), the 4th Panel of the Superior Justice Court (STJ), the highest Brazilian court for uniformization of precedents on non-constitutional matters, yesterday denied the claim for indemnification for moral damages brought against the cigarette manufacturer Souza Cruz S/A (the Brazilian branch of British American Tobacco Group - BAT, Amex: BTI) (Bovespa: CRUZ3), by family members of ex-smoker Vitorino Mattiazzi, in the estimated amount of R$ 490,000.