Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) Announces Pricing of Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations

Regulatory News: Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced the pricing terms for the previously announced cash tender offers and consent solicitations by Altria and its subsidiary, Altria Finance (Cayman Islands) Ltd. ("Altria Finance”), for any and all of Altria’s outstanding notes and debentures denominated in U.S. dollars ("USD Notes”) and Altria Finance’s bearer bonds denominated in Euros ("EUR Bonds”), in each case listed in the tables below (collectively, "Notes”). USD Notes                           Title of Securities     CUSIP Number     UST Reference Security   Bloom-berg Refer-ence Page UST Refer-ence Security Yield       Fixed Spread (bps) Consent Payment (Per $1,000 Princi-pal Amount)       Total Consider-ation       7.650% Notes due 2008 718154CC9 5.125% due 6/30/08 PX3 2.035% 15 $ 1.00 $1,017.39 5.625% Notes due 2008 02209SAB9 4.875% due 10/31/08 PX3 2.017% 15 $ 1.00 $1,022.64 7.000% Notes due 2013 02209SAA1 4.250% due 11/15/13 PX6   3.081% 50 $12.50 $1,173.80 7.750% Debentures due 2027 718154CF2   4.750% due 2/15/37 PX8 4.682%   75 $25.00   $1,271.34 EUR Bonds       Consent Payment BKO (Per Refer- EUR Title BKO Reuters ence 1,000 of Refer- Refer- Secur-  Fixed Prin- Total Secur- ence ence ity Spread cipal Consid- ities ISIN/WKN Security Page Yield (bps) Amount) eration                   (1)     5.625% Bearer Bonds 1998/ 2008 DE0002484557/ 248455   3.250% Bundesschat-zanweisung due 6/13/08 DE0001137149   0#DETSYS=   3.920% 15 € 1.00 € 1,004.18 The total consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of USD Notes or each €1,000(1) principal amount of EUR Bonds (the "Total Consideration”), as applicable, validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the tender offers and consent solicitations at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, February 29, 2008, in the case of the tender offers and consent solicitations for the USD Notes, and 5:00 p.m., Frankfurt time, on Friday, February 29, 2008, in the case of the tender offer and consent solicitation for the EUR Bonds, unless extended or earlier terminated (each, an "Expiration Date”), equals the present value of the Notes, calculated as described in the offer documents based on: the yield to maturity of the applicable reference security specified for such Notes in the tables above (as calculated by the applicable Dealer Managers in accordance with standard market practice based on the bid-side price of such reference security at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, for the USD Notes, and 3:00 p.m., Frankfurt time, for the EUR Bonds, on Wednesday, February 27, 2008); plus the fixed spread specified for that series in the tables above. The Total Consideration for each series of Notes includes the consent payment for each $1,000 principal amount of USD Notes or each €1,000(1) principal amount of EUR Bonds, as applicable, specified in the tables above. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the tender offers will be paid accrued and unpaid interest on their purchased Notes to, but not including, the payment date for such purchased Notes. Holders who validly deliver consents without tendering the related Notes prior to the applicable Expiration Date will be eligible to receive only the consent payment specified in the tables above. Altria and Altria Finance expect that payment for Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the tender offers and consents accepted for payment pursuant to the consent solicitations will be made on March 5, 2008, subject to the terms and conditions of the tender offers and consent solicitations. As of 5:00 p.m., Frankfurt time, on February 27, 2008, Altria Finance had received tenders of EUR Bonds and tenders of consents without the tender of the related EUR Bonds representing 40.97% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the EUR Bonds. Altria Finance intends to accept for payment (1) all EUR Bonds validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer and (2) all consents validly delivered without the tender of the related EUR Bonds and not validly revoked pursuant to the consent solicitation prior to the Expiration Date for its tender offer and consent solicitation, regardless of whether it receives consents in respect of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount of the EUR Bonds and Altria enters into the supplemental guarantee prior to such Expiration Date. Each of the tender offers and consent solicitations remains open and is scheduled to expire on the applicable Expiration Date. Altria’s tender offers and consent solicitations are being made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Altria’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated January 31, 2008, and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent for the USD Notes, as amended by Altria’s press releases, dated February 8, 2008 and February 13, 2008. Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Altria Finance’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for the EUR Bonds, dated January 31, 2008, as amended by Altria’s press release, dated February 13, 2008. Please refer to the tender offer and consent solicitation documents for the complete terms of the tender offers and consent solicitations. Each of the tender offers and consent solicitations is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, as specified in the tender offer and consent solicitation documents. Note: (1) Amounts shown per €1,000 principal amount. The amount payable per €1,000 principal amount of EUR Bonds will be adjusted proportionally for any EUR Bonds tendered in principal amounts of less than €1,000. Information Relating to Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Citi are the Dealer Managers for the USD Notes tender offers and Solicitation Agents for the USD Notes consent solicitations. Investors with questions regarding the tender offers and consent solicitations for the USD Notes may contact Goldman, Sachs & Co. at (212) 357-4692 or (800) 828-3182 (toll-free) and Citi at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is the Information Agent and Depositary for the tender offers and consent solicitations for the USD Notes and can be contacted at the following numbers: banks and brokers (212) 430-3774 (collect), all others (866) 470-3700 (toll-free). Goldman Sachs International and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch are the Dealer Managers for the EUR Bonds tender offer and Solicitation Agents for the EUR Bonds consent solicitation. Investors with questions regarding the tender offer and consent solicitation for the EUR Bonds may contact Goldman Sachs International at +44 (0) 20 7774 4686 and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch at +44 (0) 20 7545 8011. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch is the Tender Agent for the tender offer and consent solicitation for the EUR Bonds and can be contacted at +44 (0) 20 7547 5000. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy any of these securities. The tender offers and consent solicitations are being made only pursuant to the offer documents, including the applicable Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement distributed by Altria or Altria Finance, as the case may be. The tender offers and consent solicitations are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of Altria, Altria Finance, the Dealer Managers, the Solicitation Agents, the Depositary, the Information Agent, Tender Agent, the Fiscal Agent or the Trustee makes any recommendation in connection with the tender offers or the consent solicitations. Please refer to the offer documents for a description of offer terms, conditions, disclaimers, and risk factors. The distribution of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession Altria Finance’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement comes are required by Altria Finance and the Dealer Managers to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. United Kingdom The communication of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation is not being made and the document has not been approved by an authorized person for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA”). Accordingly, the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation is not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the public in the United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation or any other document issued in connection with Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation is directed only at those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of Investment Professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2001 (the "Order”) or persons who are within Article 49 (2)(a) to (d) of the Order or any person to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons”). The Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement (or any other document issued in connection with Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation) must not be acted upon or relied upon by persons who are not relevant persons. All applicable provisions of the FSMA must be complied with in respect of anything done in relation to the EUR Bonds in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. Belgium In Belgium, Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation will not, directly or indirectly, be made to, or for the account of, any person other than to qualifying institutional investors referred to in article 3, 2? of the Belgian royal decree of 7 July 1999 on the Public Nature of Financial Transactions, each acting on their own account. This press release and the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation have not been and will not be submitted to nor approved by the Belgian Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (Commission Bancaire, Financière et des Assurances/Commissie voor het Bank, Financie en Assurantiewezen) and accordingly may not be used in connection with any offer in Belgium, except as may otherwise be permitted by law. France Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France. The Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation or any other offering material relating thereto may not be distributed to the public in the Republic of France and only qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés), as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-1 and L.411-2 of the French Code monétaire et financier and Decree No. 98-880 dated 1 October 1998 are eligible to accept Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation. Neither this press release nor the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation has been submitted for clearance to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Italy Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation are not being made in the Republic of Italy. The tender offer and consent solicitation, this press release and the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation have not been submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) or the Bank of Italy pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. Accordingly, holders of EUR Bonds are hereby notified that, to the extent such holders are Italian residents or persons located in the Republic of Italy, Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation is not available to them and they may not tender their EUR Bonds or deliver consents and, as such, any Electronic Tender Instruction received from such persons shall be ineffective and void, and neither the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement for Altria Finance’s tender offer and consent solicitation nor any other offering material relating to the tender offer, the consent solicitation or the EUR Bonds may be distributed or made available in the Republic of Italy. Altria Group, Inc. Profile As of December 31, 2007, Altria owned 100% of Philip Morris International Inc., Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton, Inc. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and approximately 28.6% of SABMiller plc. The brand portfolio of Altria’s tobacco operating companies includes such well-known names as Marlboro, L&M, Parliament, Virginia Slims and Black & Mild. Altria recorded 2007 net revenues from continuing operations of $73.8 billion. Trademarks and service marks mentioned in this release are the registered property of, or licensed by, the subsidiaries of Altria Group, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Please refer to Altria Group, Inc.’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 for a discussion of the risks and uncertainties to which Altria is subject.