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

On May 19, 2022, Altria Group, Inc. ("Altria") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). There were 1,490,464,934 shares of Altria's common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting 82.22% of outstanding shares on March 28, 2022, 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: Election of 12 Directors.




Name                                 For             Against         Abstain       Broker Non-Vote
Ian L.T. Clarke                 1,153,000,873       8,082,787       4,245,080        325,136,194
Marjorie M. Connelly            1,153,474,741       8,005,068       3,848,931        325,136,194
R. Matt Davis                   1,154,312,977       6,752,566       4,263,197        325,136,194
William F. Gifford, Jr.         1,151,048,076       10,307,708      3,972,956        325,136,194
Debra J. Kelly-Ennis            1,153,432,095       8,202,948       3,693,697        325,136,194
W. Leo Kiely III                1,128,850,017       32,136,684      4,342,039        325,136,194
Kathryn B. McQuade              1,145,010,694       16,477,595      3,840,451        325,136,194
George Muñoz                    1,116,398,944       44,840,096      4,089,700        325,136,194
Nabil Y. Sakkab                 1,140,391,955       20,609,138      4,327,647        325,136,194
Virginia E. Shanks              1,148,731,943       12,728,329      3,868,468        325,136,194
Ellen R. Strahlman              1,154,170,116       7,232,187       3,926,437        325,136,194
M. Max Yzaguirre                1,152,557,570       8,424,870       4,346,300        325,136,194

All nominees were duly elected as directors of Altria.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022.




       For             Against         Abstain
  1,435,612,757       50,063,810      4,788,367

The selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm was ratified.

Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Altria's Named Executive Officers.




       For             Against         Abstain       Broker Non-Vote
  1,078,752,847       77,032,438      9,543,455        325,136,194

The proposal was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal - Commission a Civil Rights Equity Audit.




                     For             Against         Abstain        Broker Non-Vote
                 715,821,902       435,757,191      13,749,647        325,136,194


The proposal was approved.


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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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