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Altria Group, Inc. reports developments across its U.S. tobacco and smoke-free nicotine portfolio. Its operating companies include Philip Morris USA in cigarettes, John Middleton in cigars, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company in moist smokeless tobacco, Helix Innovations in oral nicotine pouches and NJOY in e-vapor products. News commonly covers quarterly results and guidance, dividends and share repurchases, product and retail updates for on! and on! PLUS nicotine pouches, and FDA marketing authorizations for smoke-free products.
Company updates also address shareholder meetings, board and executive governance, responsibility priorities such as underage-use prevention and environmental impact, and Altria's stated strategy of moving adult nicotine consumers toward smoke-free alternatives.
Cadiz (NASDAQ: CDZI, CDZIP) appointed Jacinto J. Hernandez as executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, effective September 1, 2026, succeeding Stanley E. Speer, who will retire in September 2026 and remain an advisor through December 31, 2026. Controller Teffiny Bagnara was promoted to vice president.
According to Cadiz, Hernandez will receive 800,000 RSUs and 800,000 PSUs as Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) inducement awards. Of the RSUs, 200,000 vest immediately and 600,000 vest quarterly over three years. The PSUs vest in four tranches of 200,000 units tied to stock-price hurdles over up to five years, otherwise forfeiting.
Cadiz highlights Hernandez’s 26-year capital markets career, including 22 years at Capital Group and board roles at MO, PXD, ARIS, CTRA and DVN. The company emphasizes his experience funding infrastructure, advising on strategy and capital allocation, and his interest in commercializing the Mojave Groundwater Bank and related water solutions platform.
Altria (NYSE: MO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its 2026 second-quarter and first-half business results. A press release with these results will be issued around 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the same day.
The listen-only webcast, featuring CEO Sal Mancuso and CFO Heather Newman, will be accessible via altria.com with required pre-event registration, and an archived replay will be available on the site.
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (NYSE:MO), an Altria subsidiary, will relocate manufacturing from its Nashville, Tennessee plant to a new 270,000-square-foot facility on its Hopkinsville, Kentucky campus.
Nashville production will wind down through early 2028, affecting 300+ employees, and the 800,000-square-foot Nashville site will be sold.
Altria (NYSE: MO) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, where CEO Billy Gifford addressed investor questions and later stepped down. Following the meeting, Sal Mancuso succeeded Gifford as CEO.
The Board also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share, payable July 10, 2026, to shareholders of record and ex-dividend on June 15, 2026. Shareholders elected 10 directors, ratified the 2026 auditor and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis.
Altria (NYSE: MO) will host a live audio webcast of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The meeting is virtual; shareholders of record on March 25, 2026 may vote electronically and submit questions as time permits.
Guests can listen via Guest Login but cannot vote. Archived webcast and investor, earnings, and corporate responsibility resources are available on the company website.
Altria (NYSE: MO) reported Q1 2026 results: net revenues $5,428M (up 3.2%), adjusted diluted EPS $1.32 (up 7.3%). The company reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance $5.56–$5.72. Q1 cash returns included $280M share repurchases and $1.8B in dividends; $720M remains on the buyback.
Altria (NYSE:MO) announced a three-year, $8 million philanthropic program supporting U.S. tobacco growers, communities, employees and university endowments for America’s 250th birthday. The plan includes $2 million each to University of Kentucky and Virginia Tech, $4.1 million in donor-advised funds, and expanded employee volunteerism.
Altria (NYSE: MO) will host a live audio webcast on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2026 first-quarter business results. Altria will release results by press release at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET the same day.
The webcast is listen-only, requires pre-event registration at www.altria.com/webcasts, and an archived copy will be posted on altria.com after the event.
Altria (NYSE: MO) announced national retail expansion of on! PLUS nicotine pouches, manufactured by Helix, with wholesale deliveries beginning March 16, 2026 and retail rollout starting March 23, 2026. on! PLUS is the first product authorized through the FDA's pilot program for nicotine pouch premarket applications and will be sold in three flavors and two nicotine strengths, with built-in disposal compartments and NICOSLIK technology.
Altria (NYSE: MO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share, payable April 30, 2026. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of March 25, 2026, and the ex-dividend date is March 25, 2026.