Sec Form 4 Filing - MUNOZ GEORGE @ ALTRIA GROUP, INC. - 2022-10-14

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person MUNOZ GEORGE 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALTRIA GROUP, INC. [ MO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6601 W BROAD ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/14/2022 (Street) RICHMOND, VA23230 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 99,873( 1 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Phantom Stock Units ( 2 ) 10/14/2022 J 0( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 0 $ 0 20,933( 5 ) D Phantom Stock Units ( 2 ) 10/14/2022 M 695( 6 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 695 $ 45.8913( 7 ) 20,239( 8 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other MUNOZ GEORGE 6601 W BROAD ST RICHMOND, VA23230 X Signatures W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for George Munoz 10/18/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Total reflects an increase of 4,113 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends on deferred shares and other beneficially owned shares in investment accounts since May 19, 2022, the date of the last reportable transaction. Total includes 13,350 deferred shares held under the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The deferred share balance reflects the distribution of 12,269 previously deferred shares under the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors to the reporting person's personal holdings on a specified date as elected by the participant ( 2 )Phantom stock units convert to the cash value of the issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. ( 3 )No share equivalents acquired or disposed of. ( 4 )The participant will receive distributions of phantom stock units in cash either prior to or following termination of service as a member of the issuer's board of directors, as elected by the participant. ( 5 )Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This includes an increase of 860 share equivalents acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since May 19, 2022, the date of the last reportable transaction. ( 6 )These share equivalents are being settled in cash pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as elected by the participant in 2016. ( 7 )The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. common stock on October 14, 2022. ( 8 )Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

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