ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (NYSE:MO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (NYSE:MO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 18, 2017, Altria Group, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting). There were
1,724,939,679 shares of common stock of the Company represented
in person or by proxy at the meeting, constituting 89.11% of
outstanding shares on March 27, 2017, the record date for the
Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and
the final voting results are set forth below:
Proposal 1: To Elect Eleven Directors of the Company.
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
Gerald L. Baliles
1,251,985,836
41,273,208
4,385,345
427,295,224
Martin J. Barrington
1,267,138,248
20,797,879
9,708,328
427,295,224
John T. Casteen III
1,263,032,993
30,074,971
4,534,631
427,295,224
Dinyar S. Devitre
1,287,242,006
6,056,328
4,346,121
427,295,224
Thomas F. Farrell II
1,139,974,034
153,356,102
4,314,215
427,295,224
Debra J. Kelly-Ennis
1,272,052,172
21,406,657
4,185,522
427,295,224
W. Leo Kiely III
1,275,149,865
18,036,411
4,458,075
427,295,224
Kathryn B. McQuade
1,281,603,534
11,956,006
4,084,811
427,295,224
George Muoz
1,246,931,270
44,354,752
6,357,091
427,295,224
Nabil Y. Sakkab
1,273,268,959
19,894,594
4,480,902
427,295,224
Virginia E. Shanks
1,283,223,975
9,988,985
4,431,495
427,295,224
All director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2:
Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017.
For
Against
Abstain
1,690,813,644
28,472,840
5,653,195
The selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
was ratified.
Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation
of the Companys Named Executive Officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
1,196,847,694
91,601,776
9,194,985
427,295,224
The proposal was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future
Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Companys Named
Executive Officers.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
1,147,674,672
6,931,926
135,409,453
7,601,130
427,295,224
The shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of
future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers as set forth in the table above.
Proposal 5:
Shareholder Proposal – Advertising in Minority/Low Income
Neighborhoods.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
31,445,032
1,196,688,771
69,510,652
427,295,224

The proposal was defeated.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
In connection with the Annual Meeting, the Company issued a
press release on May 18, 2017, in which the Company, among
other things, reaffirmed its adjusted diluted earnings per
share guidance for 2017. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in
this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the
information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 in
this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any
filing or other document to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing or document.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Altria Group, Inc. Press Release, dated May 18, 2017
(furnished under Item 7.01)


About ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (NYSE:MO)

Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company. The Company’s subsidiaries include Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States; John Middleton Co. (Middleton), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco, and UST LLC (UST), which through its subsidiaries, including U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC) and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. (Ste. Michelle), is engaged in the manufacture and sale of smokeless tobacco products and wine. Its segments include smokeable products, smokeless products and wine. The smokeable products segment uses over four manufacturing and processing facilities. The smokeless products segment uses over four smokeless tobacco manufacturing and processing facilities located in Franklin Park, Illinois; Hopkinsville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee, and Richmond, Virginia. Its wine segment uses approximately 11 wine-making facilities.

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