On April 8, 2024, Trinity Health and co-filers CommonSpirit Health, Mercy Investment Services, Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order, Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, and Sisters of St.

Francis of Philadelphia filed an exempt solicitation statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders of Altria Group, Inc. to vote for a shareholder proposal, requesting that the Company annually analyze and report on the congruence of both political spending and lobbying expenditures during the preceding year, compared to its public Vision, Responsibility Focus Areas and Cultural Aspirations statements, listing and explaining instances of incongruent or misaligned expenditures, and reporting whether the identified incongruencies will lead to changes in future expenditures, at the Company?s annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 16, 2024.