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Item 2. Properties.

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Item 2. Properties.

At December 31, 2018, ALCS owned property in Richmond, Virginia that serves as the headquarters facility for Altria, PM USA, USSTC, Middleton, and certain other subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2018, PM USA owned and operated a manufacturing site located in Richmond, Virginia (“Richmond Manufacturing Center”) that PM USA uses in the manufacturing of cigarettes. PM USA leases portions of this facility to Middleton and USSTC for use in the manufacturing of cigars and smokeless tobacco products, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, the smokeable products segment used four manufacturing and processing facilities, including the

Richmond Manufacturing Center. In addition to the Richmond Manufacturing Center, PM USA owns and operates a cigarette tobacco processing facility located in the Richmond, Virginia area. Nat Sherman owns and operates a cigarette manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. Middleton, in addition to leasing space at the Richmond Manufacturing Center, owns and operates a manufacturing and processing facility in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania that is used in the manufacturing and processing of cigars and pipe tobacco. In addition, PM USA owns a research and technology center in Richmond, Virginia that is leased to ALCS.

At December 31, 2018, in addition to the Richmond Manufacturing Center, the smokeless products segment used four smokeless tobacco manufacturing and processing facilities, one located in Clarksville, Tennessee; one in Nashville, Tennessee; and two facilities in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, all of which are owned and operated by USSTC.

At December 31, 2018, the wine segment used 12 wine-making facilities - seven in Washington, four in California and one in Oregon. All of these facilities are owned and operated by Ste. Michelle, with the exception of a facility that is leased by Ste. Michelle in Washington. In addition, in order to support the production of its wines, the wine segment used vineyards in Washington, California and Oregon that are leased or owned by Ste. Michelle.

The plants and properties owned or leased and operated by Altria and its subsidiaries are maintained in good condition and are believed to be suitable and adequate for present needs.

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