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| | <issuerCik> 0000764180 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> ALTRIA GROUP, INC. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> MO </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001238129 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> MUNOZ GEORGE </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 6601 W BROAD ST </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> RICHMOND </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> VA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 23230 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Total reflects an increase of 3,638 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on deferred shares and other beneficially owned shares in investment accounts since June 1, 2023, the date of the last reportable transaction. Total includes 19,014 deferred shares held under the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Phantom stock units convert to the cash value of the issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> These share equivalents are being settled in cash pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as elected by the participant in 2008. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The participant will receive distributions of phantom stock units in cash either prior to or following termination of service as a member of the issuer's board of directors, as elected by the participant. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. common stock on February 15, 2024. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F6"> Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This includes an increase of 1,570 share equivalents acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since June 1, 2023, the date of the last reportable transaction. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
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| | <signatureName> W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for George Munoz </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2024-02-20 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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