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RICHMOND, Va., May 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) held our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. During the Annual Meeting, Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, addressed shareholder questions. A copy of the presentation and a replay of the webcast are available on www.altria.com.
| Preliminary Voting Results |
The preliminary voting results from our shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
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elected to a one-year term each of the 11 nominees for our Board of Directors (Board) named in our 2025 Proxy Statement;
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ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025;
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approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers;
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approved the 2025 Performance Incentive Plan; and
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approved the 2025 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
Final voting results will be reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Regular Quarterly Dividend |
Following the Annual Meeting, our Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share, payable on July 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2025. The ex-dividend date is June 16, 2025. Future dividend payments remain subject to the discretion of our Board.
| Altria’s Profile |
We have a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S. tobacco consumers age 21+. Our Vision is to responsibly lead the transition of adult smokers to a smoke-free future (Vision). We are Moving Beyond Smoking™, leading the way in moving adult smokers away from cigarettes by taking action to transition millions to potentially less harmful choices - believing it is a substantial opportunity for adult tobacco consumers, our businesses and society.
Our wholly owned subsidiaries include leading manufacturers of both combustible and smoke-free products. In combustibles, we own Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), the most profitable U.S. cigarette manufacturer, and John Middleton Co. (Middleton), a leading U.S. cigar manufacturer. Our smoke-free portfolio includes ownership of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC), the leading global moist smokeless tobacco (MST) manufacturer, Helix Innovations LLC (Helix), a leading manufacturer of oral nicotine pouches, and NJOY, LLC (NJOY), an e-vapor manufacturer with products covered by marketing granted orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Additionally, we have a majority-owned joint venture, Horizon Innovations LLC (Horizon), for the U.S. marketing and commercialization of heated tobacco stick products.