8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 24, 2012)

Filed July 24, 2012For Securities:MO

Summary

Altria Group, Inc. (MO) filed an 8-K on July 24, 2012, to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The core of this filing is the attached earnings press release, which provides investors with the company's performance update for the period. While the 8-K itself is a brief notification of the release, the press release contains the detailed financial and operational data that investors need to assess Altria's performance. Investors should refer to the earnings press release (Exhibit 99.1) for specifics on revenue, earnings per share, segment performance (e.g., Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company), and any forward-looking guidance provided by management. It's important to note that the information furnished under Item 2.02 is not considered "filed" for regulatory purposes and does not automatically become part of other SEC filings.

Key Highlights

  • 1Altria Group, Inc. reported its Q2 2012 financial results via an earnings press release on July 24, 2012.
  • 2The 8-K filing serves as notification and contains the earnings press release as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 3Investors should consult Exhibit 99.1 for detailed financial results and operational performance for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
  • 4Information furnished under Item 2.02 is not subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • 5The filing itself is brief, with the substantive financial details residing within the attached press release.
  • 6This report primarily acts as a vehicle to make the earnings announcement publicly available through the SEC's filing system.

Frequently Asked Questions

The detailed financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, are located in the earnings press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K filing.

This 8-K filing is significant because it officially announces and makes publicly accessible Altria's quarterly financial results, as contained within the accompanying press release, through the SEC's EDGAR system.

No, according to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under Item 2.02 (the earnings release) is not considered 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and therefore, does not subject the company to the liabilities of that section.

No, the information in this Item 2.02 filing will not be automatically incorporated by reference into other filings under the Securities Act of 1933, unless specifically stated otherwise in those future filings or documents.