Altria Reports 2009 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

Altria’s 2009 reported diluted earnings per share up 6.1% to $0.35 in the fourth quarter and up 4.1% to $1.54 for the full-year, 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.