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| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

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|  ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

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| Virginia                                                      | 13-3260245 |
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
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| 6601 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia                    | 23230 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)                      | (Zip Code) |

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|  Title of each class          | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered  |
| Common Stock, $0.33  1/3 par value                                         | MO | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.000% Notes due 2023                                                           | MO23A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.700% Notes due 2025                                                           | MO25 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.200% Notes due 2027                                                           | MO27 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.125% Notes due 2031                                                           | MO31 | New York Stock Exchange |

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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.           þ Yes     ̈ No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.          ̈ Yes    þ No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days   þ Yes       ̈   No                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files)     þ Yes       ̈ No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|      Large accelerated filer þ                                                                                   Accelerated filer   ̈   |
|      Non-accelerated filer   ̈ (Do not check if smaller reporting company)            Smaller operating company   ̈                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Emerging growth company   ̈                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ̈                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).       ̈ Yes    þ No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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| Class                                        | Outstanding at February 12, 2019 |
| Common Stock, $0.33  1/3 par value | 1,874,430,847 shares |

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| 23.1   |  |   | Consent of Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren / Reviseurs d’Entreprises CVBA/ SCRL, independent registered public accounting firm. |
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| 31.3   |  |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 31.4   |  |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 32.3   |  |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 32.4   |  |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 99.4   |  |   | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016; and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Reports as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.  Incorporated by reference to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018. |

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| ALTRIA GROUP, INC. |
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| By:                | /s/ WILLIAM F. GIFFORD, JR. |
|               | (William F. Gifford, Jr. |
|               | Vice Chairman andChief Financial Officer) |