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Altria Group, Inc. Holds 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders 

ria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) held its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders here today, and its chairman and chief executive officer Louis C. Camilleri told an audience of approximately 200 shareholders that the company remains as committed as ever to meaningfully enhance long-term shareholder value.

"Over the next several months, we will continue to carefully and diligently examine the benefits of a spin-off of Philip Morris International and other possible value-enhancing options to decide the optimal long-term strategic course to follow," Mr. Camilleri said. "Once a decision has been made, we will promptly communicate it."

"The highlight of the past year was undoubtedly the spin-off of Kraft Foods, which we completed on March 30," Mr. Camilleri said. "Achievements on the litigation front over the past year were particularly noteworthy, and confirmed our successful record in the appellate courts."

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