secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO)
CIK:        0000764180
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000764180-25-000057
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Altria controller to retire; Katie F. Patterson named successor; shareholders approve equity plans
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- Steven D'Ambrosia to retire as VP and Controller effective July 31, 2025.
- Katie F. Patterson elected successor; base salary $300K with standard incentive targets.
- Shareholders approved 2025 Performance Incentive Plan (25M shares) and Non-Employee Director Plan (1M).
- All 11 director nominees elected; PwC ratified as independent auditor for FY2025.
- Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation passed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418025000057/0000764180-25-000057-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418025000057/mo-20250513.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-25-000057

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