Altria (MO) Form 4 ALTRIA / THOMAS F FARRELL II ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FARRELL THOMAS F II

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6601 WEST BROAD STREET

(Street)

RICHMOND VA 23230

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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								53,897(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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	03/31/2015		A		249(3)		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	249	$50.265(5)	22,764(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 51,397 deferred shares held in the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including an increase of 521 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since December 31, 2014, the date of the last reportable transaction.

2. Phantom Stock Units convert to the cash value of the issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

3. These units were acquired on March 31, 2015 pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

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. The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. common stock on March 31, 2015.

6. Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This total includes the March 31, 2015 acquisition of 249 share equivalents under the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors and 228 share equivalents acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since December 31, 2014, the date of the last reportable transaction.

	W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for Thomas F. Farrell II	04/02/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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