Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 9, 2020, John T. Casteen III, a director of Altria Group, Inc. ("Altria") since 2010, notified Altria of his decision to retire from service on its Board of Directors following the completion of his current term. Consequently, Mr. Casteen will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at Altria's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is presently anticipated to be held on May 20, 2021.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with Mr. Casteen's decision to retire, Altria issued a press release on October 13, 2020, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)   Exhibits

          99.1          Altria Group, Inc. Press Release, dated     October     13    , 2020
                      (furnished under Item 7.01)
          104         The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline
                      XBRL (included as Exhibit 101)



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