Edgar Filing: MUNOZ GEORGE

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MUNOZ GEORGE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. [MO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6601 WEST BROAD STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2018

(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23230

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								63,345 ⁽¹⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

⁽²⁾

02/15/2018

0 ⁽³⁾

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

$ 0

13,316 ⁽⁵⁾

Phantom Stock Units

⁽²⁾

02/15/2018

888 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

888

$ 65.04 ⁽⁷⁾

12,428 ⁽⁸⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MUNOZ GEORGE 6601 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND, VA 23230	X

Signatures

W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for George Munoz		02/20/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1)	Includes 33,116 deferred shares held under the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including an increase of 908 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since May 23, 2017, the date of the last reportable transaction.
(2)	Phantom stock units convert to the cash value of the issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3)	No share equivalents acquired or disposed.
(4)	The participant will receive distributions of phantom stock units in cash either prior to or following termination of service as a member of the issuer's board of directors, as elected by the participant.
(5)	Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This includes an increase of 365 share equivalents acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since May 18, 2017, the date cumulative holdings in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors were last reported to the SEC.
(6)	These share equivalents are being settled in cash pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(7)	The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. common stock on February 15, 2018.
(8)	Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

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