KELLY ENNIS DEBRA J 4

What Happened
Debra Ennis, a member of Altria Group’s board of directors, received an award of 2,571 shares on May 14, 2026 under the company’s 2025 Stock Compensation Plan for Non‑Employee Directors. The grant was reported at $0.00 per share (awarded shares, not purchased), so there was no cash outlay from the insider.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 14, 2026; Form 4 filed May 18, 2026 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: A — Grant/award of shares.
• Award amount: 2,571 shares at $0.00 (awarded, not purchased).
• Holdings noted in filing: includes 73,809 deferred shares held in the Non‑Employee Directors Stock Compensation Plan (this figure includes a 4,731‑share increase from dividend reinvestment since the prior report on May 15, 2025) and 2,001 share equivalents in the Deferred Fee Plan (includes 2,001 share equivalents added via dividend reinvestment since May 15, 2025). The filing does not state a single consolidated total beneficial ownership figure beyond these plan balances.
• Footnotes: phantom stock units convert to cash on a 1‑for‑1 basis and can be distributed in cash before or after board service termination as elected by the participant.

Context
This was an equity award to a non‑employee director under the company’s director compensation plan — a routine form of compensation rather than an open‑market purchase or sale. Awards and deferred/share‑equivalent plans for directors are commonly paid out or settled in cash or stock per plan rules and do not by themselves indicate the director’s view on the company’s stock price.