10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

☒    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

OR

☐    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)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 804-274-2200

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	☐	Smaller reporting 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

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, 2020, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $73 billion based on the closing sale price of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

Class	Outstanding at February 15, 2021
Common Stock, $0.33  1/3 par value	1,858,689,654	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, 2020, which Altria filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2021 (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 (“ABI”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (the “ABI Financial Statements”) in accordance with Rule 3-09 of SEC Regulation S-X. The ABI Financial Statements, which were prepared by ABI, 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 ABI 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	Consent of PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV / Réviseurs d’Entreprises SRL, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2	Consent of Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises BV/SRL, independent registered public accounting firm.
31.3	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.4	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.3	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.4	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.4	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018; and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms’ Reports as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Incorporated by reference to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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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/ SALVATORE MANCUSO
	(Salvatore Mancuso
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)

Date: May 26, 2021

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EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby 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. 333-249743) 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, 333-209701 and 333-238513) of Altria Group, Inc. of our report dated March 17, 2021 relating to the 2020 and 2019 financial statements of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, and the effectiveness of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is incorporated by reference into this Amendment No. 1 to Altria Group, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium, May 26, 2021

PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV / Reviseurs d’Entreprises SRL

Represented by

/s/ Koen Hens

Statutory Auditor

EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

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. 333-249743) 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, 333-209701 and 333-238513) of Altria Group, Inc. of our report dated 13 March 2019 (23 April 2019 as to the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases and the retrospective adjustments for changes in the composition of reportable segment as described in Note 5 to the financial statements) relating to the 2018 financial statements of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2020, which is 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 2020.

/s/ Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises BV/SRL

Zaventem, Belgium

May 26, 2021

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

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 26, 2021

/s/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR.

William F. Gifford, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.4

Exhibit 31.4

Certifications

I, Salvatore Mancuso, 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 26, 2021

/s/ SALVATORE MANCUSO

Salvatore Mancuso

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.3

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, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William F. Gifford, Jr., 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/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR.

William F. Gifford, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

May 26, 2021

EX-32.4

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, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Salvatore Mancuso, Executive Vice President 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/ SALVATORE MANCUSO

Salvatore Mancuso

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

May 26, 2021

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