Articles from Altria Group, Inc.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) is pleased to announce that Richard S. Stoddart will join our Board of Directors (Board) on February 3, 2025.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2024 fourth-quarter and full-year business results and provides our guidance for 2025 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2024 fourth-quarter and full-year business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share, payable on January 10, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 26, 2024. The ex-dividend date is December 26, 2024.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2024 third-quarter and nine-months business results and reaffirms our guidance for 2024 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2024 third-quarter and nine-months business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) and its operating company NJOY today respond to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) initial determination regarding the patent infringement complaint JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) filed against NJOY.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.1% to $1.02 per share versus the previous rate of $0.98 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024. The ex-dividend date is September 16, 2024.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2024 second-quarter and first-half business results and narrows our guidance for 2024 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2024 second-quarter and first-half business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Today, Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) announces the submission of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its innovative on! PLUS oral nicotine pouch products. The PMTAs were submitted by Altria’s wholly owned subsidiary Helix Innovations LLC (Helix).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing orders for NJOY ACE Pod Menthol 2.4%, NJOY ACE Pod Menthol 5%, NJOY DAILY Menthol 4.5%, and NJOY DAILY Extra Menthol 6%. These authorizations follow FDA review of the Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA), submitted by NJOY, LLC (NJOY) in March 2020.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) held our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. During the Annual Meeting, Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, provided brief remarks and addressed shareholder questions. A copy of the presentation and a replay of the webcast are available on www.altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2024 Annual Meeting” or “meeting”) on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2024 first-quarter business results and reaffirms our guidance for 2024 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2024 first-quarter business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announces that we entered accelerated share repurchase (ASR) transactions under separate agreements with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on March 15, 2024, to repurchase $2.4 billion of our common stock. Under the terms of the ASR agreements, on March 19, 2024, we received an initial share delivery of approximately 85% of the shares to be repurchased, based on the closing price per share of our common stock on March 15, 2024. We expect the remainder of the shares to be delivered no later than the end of the second quarter of 2024. Under certain circumstances specified in the ASR agreements, we may be required to deliver shares or pay cash, at our option, upon settlement of the ASR agreements. The total number of shares ultimately purchased under the ASR agreements will depend upon final settlement and will be based on volume-weighted average prices of our common stock during the terms of the ASR transactions, less a discount. The ASR transactions are part of our expanded $3.4 billion share repurchase program, which we expect to complete by December 31, 2024. Share repurchases depend on marketplace conditions and other factors, and the program remains subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announced that it has agreed to sell 35 million shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI) NYSE: BUDNYSEBUD)

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announced its intent to sell a portion of its investment in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NA (ABI) NYSE: BUDNYSEBUD)

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.98 per share, payable on April 30, 2024 to shareholders of record as of March 25, 2024. The ex-dividend date is March 22, 2024.

Jacinto J. Hernandez, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), retired from service on our Board of Directors effective February 23, 2024. Mr. Hernandez will continue to serve Altria as a strategic advisor under a 5-year advisory services agreement.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) is participating in the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference in Boca Raton, Florida today. Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, and Sal Mancuso, Altria’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will highlight our exciting progress toward our Vision, discuss how our traditional tobacco businesses continue to support our strategies and provide more detail on our long-term growth aspirations.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a webcast of its business presentation at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

(NYSEMO) Murray R. Garnick, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Altria Group, Inc. (Altria), has notified the company of his decision to retire effective April 1, 2024. Murray’s distinguished career spanned nearly 40 years in support of Altria and its family of companies. He joined Altria Client Services LLC (ALCS) in 2008 as Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel after more than two decades representing Altria and its subsidiaries in litigation matters as a partner at the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2023 fourth-quarter and full-year business results and provides our guidance for 2024 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2023 fourth-quarter and full-year business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.98 per share, payable on January 10, 2024 to shareholders of record as of December 21, 2023. The ex-dividend date is December 20, 2023.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2023 third-quarter and nine-months business results and narrows our guidance for 2023 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Nabil Y. Sakkab, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) since 2008, will retire from service on our Board of Directors following the completion of his current term. Consequently, Mr. Sakkab will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at Altria’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which Altria anticipates holding on May 16, 2024.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) announces today its operating company NJOY, LLC (NJOY) has filed sweeping litigation against 34 foreign and domestic manufacturers, distributors and online retailers of illicit disposable e-vapor products that are unlawfully marketed and sold in the State of California and elsewhere. The suit alleges that these companies manufacture, distribute, market and sell products that violate California’s flavor ban law, are unlawful under federal law and subject to FDA action, and illegally compete against companies that comply with state and federal laws.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2023 third-quarter and nine-months business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.3% to $0.98 per share versus the previous rate of $0.94 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2023. The ex-dividend date is September 14, 2023.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announces that its subsidiary, NJOY, has filed a complaint against JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The complaint seeks a ban on the importation and sale of certain JUUL e-vapor products, including its currently marketed JUUL device and JUULpods. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the JUUL products infringe certain patents owned by NJOY.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2023 second-quarter and first-half business results and reaffirms our guidance for 2023 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Tuesday August 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2023 second-quarter and first-half business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) announces that we have completed our acquisition of NJOY Holdings, Inc. (Transaction). We have also updated our guidance for 2023 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) in connection with the Transaction.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) announces that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has expired in connection with our previously announced pending acquisition of NJOY Holdings, Inc. (Transaction). Therefore, no further regulatory review by the federal antitrust authorities is required in connection with the Transaction. Subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, we expect to complete the Transaction in the second quarter of 2023.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) held our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. During the Annual Meeting, Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, provided brief remarks and addressed shareholder questions. A copy of the presentation and a replay of the webcast are available on www.altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) announces that we have reached agreement on terms to resolve at least 6,000 JUUL-related state and federal cases for $235 million.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast of its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2023 Annual Meeting” or “meeting”) on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2023 first-quarter business results and reaffirms our guidance for 2023 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

According to a survey released today by Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO), two-out-of-three Americans support tobacco harm reduction, an established public health strategy that supports transitioning adult smokers who can’t or won’t stop smoking to less risky tobacco products, over blanket prohibition as the better policy approach to tobacco regulation. The survey also shows that 82 percent think it is important for the FDA to focus on making smoke-free tobacco products available to adult smokers to help them switch from cigarettes.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2023 first-quarter business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) hosted an investor day conference at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, New York earlier today. Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, and other members of our senior management team highlighted our progress toward our Vision, introduced our 2028 Enterprise Goals and provided updates on internal product development efforts for smoke-free products.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live webcast of its Investor Day in New York, NY on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The presentation will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire NJOY Holdings, Inc. Altria issued a press release earlier today at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) announces that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NJOY Holdings, Inc. (NJOY) for approximately $2.75 billion in cash payable at closing (Transaction). The Transaction terms include additional $500 million in cash payments that are contingent upon regulatory outcomes with respect to certain NJOY products.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) announces that we have exchanged our entire minority economic investment in JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) for a non-exclusive, irrevocable global license to certain of JUUL’s heated tobacco intellectual property (Agreement).

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, payable on April 28, 2023 to shareholders of record as of March 24, 2023. The ex-dividend date is March 23, 2023.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2022 fourth-quarter and full-year business results and provides our guidance for 2023 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2022 fourth-quarter and full-year business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announces that we will conduct an equity and civil rights assessment (Assessment). The Assessment follows last year’s passage of a shareholder proposal recommending Altria commission a civil rights equity audit and seeks to address feedback received from recent robust shareholder engagement. We believe the Assessment will identify opportunities to accelerate progress toward our 2025 Corporate Responsibility focus area goals, enhance stakeholder alignment and promote transparency.

Altria Group, Inc (NYSEMO) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Altria Summit LLC, has notified Cronos Group Inc. (Cronos) of its irrevocable abandonment of (i) its warrant to purchase additional common shares of Cronos (the Warrant) and (ii) all rights that it may have held in the Warrant or any common shares underlying the Warrant for no consideration.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, payable on January 10, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2022. The ex-dividend date is December 21, 2022.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) is pleased to announce that Jacinto “Jase” Hernandez will join our Board of Directors (Board) on November 1, 2022.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports our 2022 third-quarter and nine-months business results and narrows our guidance for 2022 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announces a strategic partnership with JT Group (JT) and our expanded heated tobacco portfolio. Our portfolio consists of a joint venture (JV) with a subsidiary of JT for the U.S. marketing and commercialization of heated tobacco stick (HTS) products and our expanded pipeline of wholly owned products.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that a subsidiary has entered into an agreement (the Agreement) with a subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) under which Altria will receive cash payments from PMI totaling approximately $2.7 billion (pre-tax) in exchange for assigning exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to the IQOS Tobacco Heating System® effective April 30, 2024.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2022 third-quarter and nine-months business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) (NYSEMO) said today that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina found that Reynolds Vapor Company’s (“Reynolds Vapor”) Vuse Alto e-vapor product infringed three patents owned by Altria Client Services. In deciding in favor of Altria, the jury awarded $95,233,292 in past damages through June 30, 2022. Post-trial proceedings will address ongoing damages through the expiration of Altria’s patents in 2035. At trial, Altria urged the jury to find a royalty rate of 5.25%, which the jury accepted in returning its award of past damages.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.4% to $0.94 per share versus the previous rate of $0.90 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 11, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2022. The ex-dividend date is September 14, 2022.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports its 2022 second-quarter and first-half business results and reaffirms its guidance for 2022 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2022 second-quarter and first-half business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. During the Annual Meeting, Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, summarized our full-year 2021 and first-quarter 2022 financial results and discussed our progress toward our Vision and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. Mr. Gifford also reaffirmed our guidance for adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) and addressed shareholder questions. Copies of these prepared remarks and business presentation and a replay of the audio webcast of the Annual Meeting are available on www.altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast of its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSEMO) today reports its 2022 first-quarter business results and reaffirms its guidance for 2022 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2022 first-quarter business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.90 per share, payable on April 29, 2022 to shareholders of record as of March 25, 2022. The ex-dividend date is March 24, 2022.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) is participating in the virtual Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference (CAGNY) today. Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, and Sal Mancuso, Altria’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss how Altria is investing to support its Vision, how its traditional tobacco businesses continue to support its strategies, and discuss its progress within critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus areas.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announces that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) claims against Altria and JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL) arising out of Altria’s 2018 minority investment in JUUL. Following a three-week trial, the ALJ found that the evidence failed to sustain the alleged violations.

Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) (NYSEMO) today announces that it has been recognized as a member of CDP’s 2021 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard for climate change, highlighting Altria’s and its subsidiaries’ work in sustainable supply chain management. Its Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) positions it in the top 8 percent of companies who disclosed to CDP’s full climate questionnaire.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today announces that Dinyar S. Devitre, a director of Altria since 2008, notified Altria of his decision to retire from service on its Board of Directors following the completion of his current term. Consequently, Mr. Devitre will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at Altria’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is presently anticipated to be held on May 19, 2022.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will present its business presentation virtually as part of the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at approximately 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) today reports its 2021 fourth-quarter and full-year business results and provides its 2022 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) guidance.

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSEMO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2021 fourth-quarter and full-year business results. Altria will issue a press release containing its business results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day. The webcast can be accessed at altria.com.