Form 8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 24, 2005

 


 

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Virginia   1-8940   13-3260245

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

120 Park Avenue, New York, New York   10017-5592
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 663-4000

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

As previously reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Altria Group, Inc. on December 17, 2004, Altria’s Board of Directors elected Dr. Harold Brown to serve on its Board of Directors.

 

Altria Group, Inc. is filing this Form 8-K/A to report that on February 24, 2005, Dr. Brown was elected to serve on the Compensation and Finance Committees of its Board of Directors.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ G. PENN HOLSENBECK


    Name:   G. Penn Holsenbeck
    Title:   Vice President, Associate General
        Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

DATE: March 2, 2004