UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2022
Philip Morris International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Virginia | | 1-33708 | | 13-3435103 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 120 Park Avenue | New York | New York | | | 10017-5592 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (917) 663-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, no par value | | PM | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.500% Notes due 2022 | | PM22C | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.625% Notes due 2023 | | PM23 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.125% Notes due 2023 | | PM23B | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.600% Notes due 2023 | | PM23A | | New York Stock Exchange |
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| 2.875% Notes due 2024 | | PM24 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.875% Notes due 2024 | | PM24C | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.625% Notes due 2024 | | PM24B | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.250% Notes due 2024 | | PM24A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.750% Notes due 2025 | | PM25 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.375% Notes due 2025 | | PM25A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.750% Notes due 2026 | | PM26A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.875% Notes due 2026 | | PM26 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.125% Notes due 2026 | | PM26B | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.125% Notes due 2027 | | PM27 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.125% Notes due 2028 | | PM28 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.875% Notes due 2029 | | PM29 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.375% Notes due 2029 | | PM29A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.800% Notes due 2031 | | PM31 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.125% Notes due 2033 | | PM33 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.000% Notes due 2036 | | PM36 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.875% Notes due 2037 | | PM37A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.375% Notes due 2038 | | PM38 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.450% Notes due 2039 | | PM39 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.375% Notes due 2041 | | PM41 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.500% Notes due 2042 | | PM42 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.875% Notes due 2042 | | PM42A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.125% Notes due 2043 | | PM43 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.875% Notes due 2043 | | PM43A | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.250% Notes due 2044 | | PM44 | | New York Stock Exchange |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | |
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| 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. | ☐ |
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 19, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), Philip Morris International Inc., a Virginia Corporation (“PMI”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Triaga Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Triaga”), entered into a Purchase Agreement with Altria Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Altria Client Services LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“ALCS”) to purchase and assume, as of April 30, 2024, ALCS’s exclusive right to distribute and sell heated tobacco products purchased from affiliates of PMI for commercialization in the United States and its territories and possessions (the “Agreement”).
In exchange, Triaga paid ALCS $1.0 billion in cash on the Effective Date and agreed to pay ALCS an additional $1.7 billion in cash plus interest thereon since the Effective Date at a per annum rate equal to six percent (6%), by July 15, 2023.
The description above is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 20, 2022, PMI issued a press release announcing the Agreement. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
Additionally, on October 20, 2022, PMI issued a press release in relation to the proposed acquisition of Swedish Match. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information of this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information of this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
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| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Schedules and certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) and Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K and will be supplementally provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ DARLENE QUASHIE HENRY |
| Name: | | Darlene Quashie Henry |
| Title: | | Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Date: October 20, 2022
