| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | | OMB APPROVAL | | OMB Number: | 3235-0104 | | Expires: | February 28, 2011 | | Estimated average burden | | hours per response | 0.5 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
[MO]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | President & CEO, USSTC |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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Common
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131,816
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D
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Common
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9,130
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I
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DPS
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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Option (Right to Buy)
| 01/26/2001 | 01/26/2010 |
Common Stock
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11,560
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$
4.8578
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D
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Option (Right to Buy)
| 01/31/2002 | 01/31/2011 |
Common Stock
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12,740
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$
10.0996
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D
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Option (Right to Buy)
| 01/31/2003 | 06/12/2011 |
Common Stock
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10,380
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$
11.1613
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D
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| Explanation of Responses: |
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| W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for Peter P. Paoli | 09/10/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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Authorization and Designation
To Sign and File
Section 16 Reporting Forms
The undersigned, an executive officer of Altria Group, Inc.,
a Virginia corporation (the Company), does hereby authorize
and designate Louanna O. Heuhsen, W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr.
or Angela M. Crosby to sign and file on his behalf the
application for the required Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) electronic CIK code and any and all Forms 3,
4 and 5 relating to equity securities of the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the requirements
of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section
16). This authorization, unless earlier revoked in writing,
shall be valid until the undersigned's reporting obligations
under Section 16 with respect to equity securities of the
Company shall cease. All prior such authorizations are hereby
revoked.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Authorization and Designation this 3rd day of September, 2009.
/s/
Peter P. Paoli