---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000764180-23-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MO"
cik: "0000764180"
company_name: "ALTRIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:53:44.968757+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Altria shareholders elect 12 directors, ratify PwC, approve say-on-pay, defeat two proposals

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with votes ranging from 1.07B to 1.10B for; quorum 81.39% (1.454B shares).
- Ratification of PwC as FY2023 auditor passed with 1.403B for vs 45.7M against.
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved with 1.041B for (93.3% of votes cast excluding abstentions).
- Advisory vote on frequency: 1.084B voted for '1 year' (the board's recommendation) vs 19.5M for 3 years.
- Two shareholder proposals (political spending report & civil rights equity audit) defeated with >760M against each.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000764180-23-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MO
- cik: 0000764180
- company_name: ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/mo-20230518.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023. For Against Abstain 1,402,690,535 45,742,425 5,266,054
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Commission a Civil Rights Equity Audit at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal - Commission a Civil Rights Equity Audit. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 339,478,431 763,798,551 12,475,870 337,946,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 1,084,346,803 4,885,401 19,458,631 7,062,017
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 1,040,794,362 65,304,188 9,654,302 337,946,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with Altria Values and Policies at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with Altria Values and Policies. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 119,973,276 982,386,589 13,392,987 337,946,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Election of 12 Directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of 12 Directors. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Ian L.T. Clarke 1,102,857,052 8,202,694 4,693,106 337,946,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm

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