UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Lucio A. Noto
120 Park Avenue
NY, New York 10017
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Altria Group, Inc. (MO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
4/30/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | |
|Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | |12762 1 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | |602 |I 2 |By Daughter |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | |15808 |I 2 |By Wife |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| |
|Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | |
|rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| |
| |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | |
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Phantom Stock|1-for-1 |4/30/ 2| |A | |293 3 |A | |N/A |Common Stock|293 |$30.715|10526 5 |D | |
Units | |003 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes (i) 6,237 shares held by reporting person, (ii) 2,203 shares held
jointly with spouse, (iii) 1,072 shares held in an IRA, and v) 1,560 deferred
share equivalents and 1,690 restricted deferred share equivalents held in the
2000 Stock Compensati
on Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and
this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the
beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other
purpose.
3. These units were acquired on April 30, 2003 pursuant to the deferred fee
program of the Altria 1992 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
4. The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. Common Stock on
April 30, 2003.
5. The total includes share equivalents acquired, the reinvestment of dividends
and fluctuations in the value of share equivalents under the deferred fee
program of the Altria 1992 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Lucio A. Noto
G. Penn Holsenbeck for Lucio A. Noto