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Altria Financial Data Disclosure
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Altria Financial Data Disclosure
27 July 2016
Today, Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) has released its results for the fiscal six-month period and the
fiscal quarter ended 30 June 2016. Altria's results include a reference to earnings for the
quarters and six-month periods ended 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2015 from Altria's
approximate 27% economic and voting investment in SABMiller plc, expressed in US GAAP
at prevailing exchange rates.
The amount disclosed for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 is US$265 million (six-
month period ended 30 June 2015: US$359 million). The amount disclosed for the quarter
ended 30 June 2016 is US$199 million (quarter ended 30 June 2015: US$225 million).
Investors should note that these financial results are derived from management accounts,
have not been audited and may be subject to change. There are a number of differences
concerning the timing of recognition of results as well as differences relating to the accounting
treatment of share-based payments, exceptional items, the definition of the US GAAP
statutory earnings as reported by Altria compared with SABMiller’s results as reported under
IFRS, as well as the inclusion within Altria’s earnings of gains on the dilution of Altria’s
investment in SABMiller following the issue of new SABMiller shares pursuant to share option
exercises.
Stephen Shapiro
Group Company Secretary
27 July 2016
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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