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)
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| Virginia | | | 13-3260245 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 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:
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| 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.
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| 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
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:
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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.
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| ALTRIA GROUP, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ SALVATORE MANCUSO |
| (Salvatore Mancuso |
| Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer) |
Date: May 26, 2021
