Altria Reports 2009 Third-Quarter Results

Altria’s 2009 reported diluted earnings per share unchanged at $0.42 in the third quarter and up 3.5% to $1.19 for the first nine months, versus the prior-year periods.

Altria Supports Federal Regulation of Tobacco

For more than eight years, Altria Group has supported tough but reasonable federal regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration.