8-K
filed May 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
ticker MO
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Altria annual meeting elects 10 directors, ratifies auditor, approves say-on-pay; shareholder proposals defeated
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
- All 10 director nominees elected with strong support; each received over 1 billion votes for.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as auditor for FY 2024 with 1.34 billion for vs. 49.9 million against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved (986 million for, 50.6 million against).
- Two shareholder proposals defeated: political spending report (98 million for) and tobacco filter EPR report (87.8 million for).
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Source-grounded claims
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Report Assessing the Benefits to Altria of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Spent Tobacco Filters for Tobacco Companies Operating in the U.S. Market at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal - Report Assessing the Benefits to Altria of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Spent Tobacco Filters for Tobacco Companies Operating in the U.S. Market. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 87,793,846 943,680,667 14,959,594 349,041,084
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Altria’s Named Executive Officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 986,440,596 50,570,077 9,423,434 349,041,084
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Election of 10 Directors at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of 10 Directors. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Ian L.T. Clarke 1,032,358,594 9,099,629 4,975,884 349,041,084
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with the Company’s Vision, Responsibility Focus Areas and Cultural Aspiration at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with the Company’s Vision, Responsibility Focus Areas and Cultural Aspiration. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 98,036,342 934,424,730 13,973,035 349,041,084
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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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, 2024 at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024. For Against Abstain 1,340,065,922 49,882,123 5,527,146
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
SEC evidence
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Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal - Report Assessing the Benefits to Altria of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Spent Tobacco Filters for Tobacco Companies Operating in the U.S. Market. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 87,793,846 943,680,667 14,959,594 349,041,084
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