UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2016
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 1-08940 | 13-3260245 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 6601 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia | 23230 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 274-2200
(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:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 13, 2016, Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its senior unsecured notes identified in the press release (the “Notes”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Concurrently, Altria has commenced an underwritten public offering of new senior unsecured notes (the “New Notes”).
This Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy any securities. The Tender Offer is being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. The Tender Offer is not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. The offering of New Notes is being made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, which may be obtained by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Altria Group, Inc. Press Release, dated September 13, 2016 | |
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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/ W. HILDEBRANDT SURGNER, JR. | |
| Name: | W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. | |
| Title: | Corporate Secretary and | |
| Senior Assistant General Counsel | ||
DATE: September 13, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Altria Group, Inc. Press Release, dated September 13, 2016 | |
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