Exhibit 6 SUMMARY OF REPORTED INTEREST EXPENSE AND LONG-TERM DEBT ('000s of dollars) 2005 2004 2003 2002* Interest expense per income statement 8,958 7,973 7,524 3,652 Long term debt 149,708 150,000 150,000 150,000 Interest rate 5.98% 5.32% 5.02% 2.43% Reported fair value of swap** 2,000 223 2,342 * Long term debt and Swap were outstanding for 6 months ** Fair value in 2002, termination cost in other years Source: Created by author from information found in the audited annual financial statements for Rothmans for each year. "Consolidated Financial Statements," Rothmans Inc., June 24, 2005, www.sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00002419, accessed July 26, 2005. Interest rate page 49, calculated as interest expense per income statement divided by long term debt