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): May 27, 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.)
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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) on May 12, 2005, relating to a senior unsecured 5-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a senior unsecured 3-year term facility (together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Facilities”), with the lenders named therein and Citibank International plc, as facility agent. The Facilities are not guaranteed by Altria and Altria has no obligations thereunder. FTR Holding S.A. (“FTRH”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PMI, was designated as a borrower at the time of the closing of the Facilities.
On May 27, 2005, in connection with the acquisition of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, FTRH borrowed EUR 1,025,000,000 under the Revolving Credit Facility. Including borrowings previously disclosed, FTRH has an aggregate amount of EUR 3,525,000,000 borrowed under the Facilities.
The additional disclosure required by this item is included in “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of Altria’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference, to which the Credit Agreement is filed as an exhibit.
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: June 2, 2005