0000764180-19-000049.txt : 20190529 0000764180-19-000049.hdr.sgml : 20190529 20190529115551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000764180-19-000049 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190529 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTRIA GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764180 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CIGARETTES [2111] IRS NUMBER: 133260245 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08940 FILM NUMBER: 19860529 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6601 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23230 BUSINESS PHONE: (804) 274-2200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6601 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23230 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALTRIA GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030127 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-K/A 1 a2018form10-ka.htm FORM 10-K/A Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                     to                     
Commission File Number 1-08940

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
13-3260245
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
6601 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
23230
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
804-274-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 Title of each class         
Trading Symbols
Name of each exchange on which registered
 
Common Stock, $0.33  1/3 par value
MO
New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2023
MO23A
New York Stock Exchange
1.700% Notes due 2025
MO25
New York Stock Exchange
2.200% Notes due 2027
MO27
New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2031
MO31
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. þ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨ Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days þ Yes ¨   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) þ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
     Large accelerated filer þ                                                                                   Accelerated filer ¨  
     Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller operating company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ¨ Yes þ No



As of June 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $107 billion based on the closing sale price of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
Class
Outstanding at February 12, 2019
Common Stock, $0.33  1/3 par value
1,874,430,847 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None

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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Amendment”) of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) amends Altria’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which Altria filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2019 (the “Original Form 10-K”). Altria is filing this Amendment to amend Item 15 to include the consolidated financial statements of its foreign equity investee, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (the “AB InBev Financial Statements”) in accordance with Rule 3-09 of SEC Regulation S-X. The AB InBev Financial Statements, which were prepared by AB InBev, were audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Except as otherwise expressly noted, this Amendment does not modify or update in any way (i) the consolidated financial position, the results of operations or cash flows of Altria, or (ii) the disclosures in or exhibits to the Original Form 10-K; nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and Altria’s other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 10-K.
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The AB InBev Financial Statements found on pages F-1 to F-87 in Exhibit 99.4 are incorporated by reference in response to the requirements of this Item 15(a).
(b) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment:
 
 
 
 
23.1

 
 
 
 
31.3

 
 
 
 
31.4

 
 
 
32.3

 
 
 
32.4

 
 
 
99.4

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR.
 
(William F. Gifford, Jr.
 
Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer)
Date: May 29, 2019


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EX-23.1 2 exhibit231may2019consentof.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE BEDRIJFSREVISOREN / REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES Exhibit


Exhibit 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form S-14 (File No. 2-96149) and in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221133) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-28631, 33-10218, 33-13210, 33-14561, 33-48781, 33-59109, 333-43478, 333-43484, 333-128494, 333-139523, 333-148070, 333-156188, 333-167516, 333-170185, 333-204477 and 333-209701) of Altria Group, Inc. of our reports dated 13 March 2019, relating to the 2018, 2017 and 2016 consolidated financial statements of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, and the effectiveness of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s internal control over financial reporting as of 31 December 2018, appearing in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2018, which are incorporated by reference into this Amendment No. 1 to Altria Group, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Zaventem, Belgium
29 May 2019

/s/Joël Brehmen
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren / Reviseurs d’Entreprises CVBA / SCRL
Represented by Joël Brehmen



EX-31.3 3 exhibit313may2019.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Exhibit


Exhibit 31.3

Certifications
 
I, Howard A. Willard III, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Altria Group, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; and

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.


Date: May 29, 2019
 
/s/ HOWARD A. WILLARD III
 
Howard A. Willard III
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



EX-31.4 4 exhibit314may2019.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Exhibit


Exhibit 31.4

Certifications
 
I, William F. Gifford, Jr., certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Altria Group, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; and

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.


Date: May 29, 2019
 
/s/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR.
 
William F. Gifford, Jr.
 
Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer



EX-32.3 5 exhibit323may2019.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350 Exhibit


Exhibit 32.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Altria Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Howard A. Willard III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/ HOWARD A. WILLARD III
Howard A. Willard III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 29, 2019



EX-32.4 6 exhibit324may2019.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350 Exhibit


Exhibit 32.4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Altria Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William F. Gifford, Jr., Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR.
William F. Gifford, Jr.
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
May 29, 2019