The company said it held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2024. 1,395,475,191 shares were represented in person or by proxy, equal to 81.24% of shares outstanding as of the record date, March 25, 2024.

1. 01

   The company said it held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2024. 1,395,475,191 shares were represented in person or by proxy, equal to 81.24% of shares outstanding as of the record date, March 25, 2024.

2. 02

   Altria said all 10 director nominees were elected under Proposal 1. Ian L.T. Clarke received 1,032,358,594 votes for and 9,099,629 against, while George Muñoz received 1,002,434,587 votes for and 39,051,714 against.

3. 03

   The company said the proposal to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved, with 1,340,065,922 votes for and 49,882,123 against. The non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 986,440,596 votes for and 50,570,077 against.

4. 04

   The company said a shareholder proposal requesting a report on political and lobbying expenditures was defeated, with 98,036,342 votes for and 934,424,730 against. A second shareholder proposal requesting a report on extended producer responsibility laws for spent tobacco filters was also defeated, with 87,793,846 votes for and 943,680,667 against.

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