International Business News - Altria http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Altria Group Inc. and smokeless-tobacco maker UST Inc. said Friday they agreed to raise the termination fee for UST's pending acquisition to $300 million from $200 million, under certain circumstances. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/altria-ust-agree-to-raise-breakup-fee-to-300m.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:26:54 EDT Altria Group Inc., owner of Philip Morris USA, plans to buy UST Inc., the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen, for $10.4 billion to boost its ability to sell smokeless tobacco products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/details-of-altria-groups-acquisition-of-ust.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:39:41 EDT Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be No. 1 in smokeless products too. The owner of the nation's biggest cigarette seller said Monday that it will buy UST, the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen, in a $10.4 billion deal that is part of the wider consolidation of the global tobacco industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/altria-group-buys-ust-for-about-10b.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:05:57 EDT WHAT THE COMPANIES SAY: Altria Group, which owns Marlboro-maker Philip Morris USA, called a New York Times report that it would buy rival UST Inc. for more than $10 billion "pure speculation." UST declined to comment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/details-about-altria-ust.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:55 EDT Altria Group, which owns Marlboro-maker Philip Morris USA, said Friday that a report of its impending acquisition of UST was "pure speculation." Analysts said the deal makes perfect sense. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/altria-calls-reports-on-ust-pure-speculation.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:19 EDT Altria Group Inc. said Thursday it will increase its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 32 cents a share from 29 cents a share. The dividend is payable on Oct. 10 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/altria-group-hikes-quarterly-dividend-10-percent.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:02:18 EDT _ A unit of Altria Group, which owns Marlboro maker Philip Morris USA, spent more than $3.9 million in the second quarter to lobby on taxes and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/altria-spent-more-than-3-9m-lobbying-in-2q.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:29:39 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Altria Group Inc., owner of Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, fell 4.8 percent Thursday after the company reiterated full-year earnings guidance mostly below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/movers-roundup-altria-office-depot.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:40:43 EDT Shares of Altria Group, owner of Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, fell 4.8 percent Thursday after the company reiterated full-year earnings guidance mostly below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/altria-shares-fall-as-2008-outlook-disappoints.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:10:01 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)_ Altria Group Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 58 percent, as results from last year included the company's now-separate international cigarette unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/earnings-roundup-altria-constellation-energy.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:48:27 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 31, from AP Financial News: RICHMOND, Va. (AP)--Altria Group Inc. on Thursday reaffirmed its 2008 forecast for earnings per share for the year in the range of $1.63 to $1.67. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/outlook-roundup-altria-newell-rubbermaid.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:17:55 EDT Altria Group Inc. on Thursday reaffirmed its 2008 forecast for earnings per share in the range of $1.63 to $1.67. Analysts expected income of $1.67 per share for the year, according to a Thomson Financial poll. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/altria-reiterates-2008-profit-outlook.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:38:44 EDT Altria Group, the owner of tobacco company Philip Morris USA, said Thursday that its second-quarter profit fell 58 percent from a year earlier because it spun off its international unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/altria-2q-profit-falls-58-percent.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:43:02 EDT Altria Group Inc. reports second-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/earnings-preview-altria-to-report-2q-results.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:43:07 EDT Altria Group Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a new quarterly dividend of 29 cents. The company previously paid a dividend of 75 cents before spinning off Philip Morris International Inc. in March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/altria-sets-quarterly-dividend-of-29-cents.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 12:32:08 EDT Altria Group Inc. on Wednesday reiterated to shareholders its interest in growing its business in other tobacco categories as domestic cigarette sales continue to decline because of concerns about health, smoking bans and price increases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/altria-holds-first-shareholders-meeting-since-spinoff.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 17:00:01 EDT Cigarette maker Altria Group Inc. spent more than $3 million in the first quarter to lobby on a congressional proposal to regulate tobacco products and other issues, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/altrias-packed-more-than-3m-into-first-quarter-lobbying.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 14:35:12 EDT Former Altria Group Inc. chief executive Louis Camilleri received total compensation valued at $22 million in 2007, the company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/ex-altria-ceo-camilleri-got-2007-compensation-valued-at-22m.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:52:26 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, April 24, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/earnings-roundup-altria-newell-rubbermaid.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:57:50 EDT Altria Group Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 11 percent, in part because of costs related to the spinoff of Philip Morris International Inc. and relocating its corporate headquarters from New York to Richmond. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/altria-groups-1q-profit-falls-11-percent-on-spinoff-costs.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:49:55 EDT