Altria Holds 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.94 Per Share
18 Maio 2023 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE:MO) held our 2023 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) today. During the Annual
Meeting, Billy Gifford, Altria’s Chief Executive Officer, provided
brief remarks and addressed shareholder questions. A copy of the
presentation and a replay of the webcast are available on
www.altria.com.
Preliminary Voting Results
The preliminary voting results from our shareholders at the
Annual Meeting were as follows:
- elected to a one-year term each of the 12 nominees for our
Board of Directors (Board) named in our 2023 Proxy Statement;
- ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for 2023;
- approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named
executive officers (NEOs);
- approved, on an advisory basis, that future advisory votes on
the compensation of our NEOs should be held annually; and
- did not approve two shareholder proposals.
Final voting results will be reported in a Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Regular Quarterly Dividend
Following the Annual Meeting, our Board declared a regular
quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, payable on July 10, 2023, to
shareholders of record as of June 15, 2023. The ex-dividend date is
June 14, 2023. Future dividend payments remain subject to the
discretion of our Board.
Altria’s Profile
We have a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S. tobacco
consumers age 21+. Our Vision is to responsibly lead the transition
of adult smokers to a smoke-free future (Vision). We are Moving
Beyond Smoking™, leading the way in moving adult smokers away from
cigarettes by taking action to transition millions to potentially
less harmful choices - believing it is a substantial opportunity
for adult tobacco consumers, our businesses and society.
Our wholly owned subsidiaries include leading manufacturers of
both combustible and smoke-free products. In combustibles, we own
Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), the most profitable U.S. cigarette
manufacturer, and John Middleton Co. (Middleton), a leading U.S.
cigar manufacturer. Our smoke-free portfolio includes ownership of
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC), the leading global
moist smokeless tobacco (MST) manufacturer, and Helix Innovations
LLC (Helix), a leading manufacturer of oral nicotine pouches.
Additionally, we have a majority-owned joint venture, Horizon
Innovations LLC (Horizon), for the U.S. marketing and
commercialization of heated tobacco stick products and, through a
separate agreement, we have the exclusive U.S. commercialization
rights to the IQOS Tobacco Heating System® and Marlboro HeatSticks®
through April 2024.
Our equity investments include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI),
the world’s largest brewer, and Cronos Group Inc. (Cronos), a
leading Canadian cannabinoid company.
The brand portfolios of our tobacco operating companies include
Marlboro®, Black & Mild®, Copenhagen®, Skoal® and on!®.
Trademarks and service marks related to Altria referenced in this
release are the property of Altria or our subsidiaries or are used
with permission.
Learn more about Altria at www.altria.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook
and LinkedIn.
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