Altria Group, Inc. announces an Increase in Equity Buyback.

Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company organized around three sectors of activity: - manufacturing of tobacco products (88.9% of net sales): cigarettes (brands Marlboro, L&M, Philip Morris, Chesterfield, etc.), cigars (Black & Mild), and pipe tobacco; - manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products (6.8%): brands Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, etc.; - other (0.3%). The group also owns a 10% share in Anheuser-Busch InBev.