McCarter Robert A. III 4

What Happened Robert A. McCarter III, EVP & General Counsel of Altria Group (MO), received 5,767 shares upon vesting of performance stock units (PSUs) on Feb 26, 2026. To satisfy tax withholding on the vesting, 4,517 of those shares were withheld at an effective price of $69.70 per share, generating approximately $314,835 in tax withholding. Using the Feb 25 closing price ($69.70), the 5,767 vested shares are worth roughly $402,000 in total market value.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Feb 26, 2026 (vesting and withholding); Form 4 filed Mar 2, 2026 — filing is timely (within SEC two-business-day rule).
• Award (code A): 5,767 shares vested (Performance Stock Units granted Feb 27, 2023). Acquisition price reported as $0.00 because these were awarded on vesting.
• Withholding (code F): 4,517 shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations at $69.70/share, totaling about $314,835.
• Price reference: $69.70 is the closing price on Feb 25, 2026 (per the filing).
• Holdings note: The filing indicates totals include 88,538 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs); the Form 4 excerpt provided does not list a plain-count "shares owned after" common-stock total.

Context This was not an open-market sale or purchase but routine equity vesting and tax-withholding: the company issued shares on PSU vesting and withheld a portion to cover taxes (a common practice). Such withholding transactions are administrative and do not necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the stock.