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ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Jun 19, 2008)

Filed June 19, 2008For Securities:MO

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from Altria Group, Inc. primarily serves as a technical filing to attach supplementary financial information formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The company is providing its Intelligent Financial Statement™ (IFS) and Exhibit 100, which includes various condensed consolidated statements and selected financial data for quarters ending March 31, 2008, as well as revised statements for discontinued operations for prior periods. This filing does not introduce new financial results but rather offers these results in an XBRL format for testing purposes, as stated by the company. Investors should note that the XBRL data provided in this report is explicitly stated as unaudited and not considered the official, filed financial statements. The company advises investors to continue relying on the officially furnished documents and not to make investment decisions based solely on this XBRL data. The purpose is to test the XBRL format and technology, not to provide new disclosure or materially alter the existing financial reporting.

Key Highlights

  • 1Altria Group, Inc. filed a Form 8-K on June 19, 2008, to attach supplementary financial data.
  • 2The filing includes an Intelligent Financial Statement™ (IFS) and Exhibit 100, both containing financial information in XBRL format.
  • 3The XBRL data pertains to financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and revised statements for discontinued operations in prior periods.
  • 4The company emphasizes that the XBRL data is unaudited and intended for technology testing purposes.
  • 5Investors are cautioned not to rely on this XBRL data for investment decisions, and to refer to official filings.
  • 6This filing does not present new financial results or material updates beyond providing existing data in an XBRL format.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to provide Altria Group, Inc.'s financial information, specifically related to the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and revised discontinued operations data, in an XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format for testing purposes. It attaches a supplemental PDF (Intelligent Financial Statement™) and Exhibit 100 containing this data.

No, the company explicitly states that the information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited. It is not considered the official, filed financial statements.

No, the company advises investors to continue to rely on the official version of the furnished documents and not to rely on this XBRL information in making investment decisions. The submission is for testing the format and technology.

No, this filing does not introduce new financial results or material disclosures. It reiterates information previously provided in a press release (Form 8-K, Item 2.02 on April 24, 2008) and formats it in XBRL.