Altria Group, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.64 Per Share.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 The Board of Directors of Altria Group “Philip Morris” redirects here. For the racecar driver, see Philip Morris (autoracer). Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MO) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.64 per common share, payable on July 8, 2003, to stockholders of record as of June 13, 2003. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend. is June 11, 2003. Altria Group, Inc. is the parent company of Kraft Foods Inc., with approximately 84% ownership of outstanding Kraft common shares, Philip Morris International Philip Morris International, (PMI) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, held a 15.5% share of the international cigarette market in 2005. Its brands, led by Marlboro and L&M, are sold in over 160 countries around the world. Inc., Philip Morris USA Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group, Inc. General information On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Inc. Even under this new name, Altria continues to own 100% of Philip Morris USA. Inc. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. In addition, Altria Group, Inc. has a 36% economic interest in SABMiller plc, the world's second-largest brewer. The brand portfolio of Altria Group, Inc.'s consumer packaged goods companies includes such well-known names as Kraft, Jacobs, L&M, Marlboro, Maxwell House, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Parliament, Philadelphia, Post and Virginia Slims. Altria Group, Inc. recorded 2002 net revenues of $80.4 billion. For more information about Altria Group, Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.altria.com. |
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