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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Refer to “Board and Governance Matters - Proposal 1 - Election of Directors” and “Board and Governance Matters - Board and Committee Governance” sections of the proxy statement.

Information about Our Executive Officers as of February 15, 2021:

NameOfficeAge
Jody L. BegleyExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer49
Daniel J. BryantVice President and Treasurer51
Steven D’AmbrosiaVice President and Controller54
Murray R. GarnickExecutive Vice President and General Counsel61
William F. Gifford, Jr.Chief Executive Officer50
Salvatore MancusoExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer55
Heather A. NewmanSenior Vice President, Corporate Strategy43
W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr.Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel55
Charles N. WhitakerSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Compliance Officer54

All of the above-mentioned executive officers have been employed by Altria or its subsidiaries in various capacities during the past five years.

Effective September 1, 2020, Mr. Begley, previously Senior Vice President, Tobacco Products of Altria, was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Altria.

Effective April 16, 2020, Mr. Gifford, previously Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Altria, was elected Chief Executive Officer of Altria.

Effective April 16, 2020, Mr. Mancuso, previously Senior Vice President, Finance and Procurement of Altria, was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Altria.

Mr. Whitaker’s wife and Mr. Surgner’s wife are first cousins.

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Codes of Conduct and Corporate Governance

Altria has adopted the Altria Code of Conduct for Compliance and Integrity, which complies with requirements set forth in Item 406 of Regulation S-K. This Code of Conduct applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. Altria has also adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to the members of its Board of Directors. These documents are available free of charge on Altria’s website at www.altria.com.

Any waiver granted by Altria to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or controller under the Code of Conduct, and certain amendments to the Code of Conduct, will be disclosed on Altria’s website at www.altria.com within the time period required by applicable rules.

In addition, Altria has adopted corporate governance guidelines and charters for its Audit, Compensation and Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committees and the other committees of the Board of Directors. All of these documents are available free of charge on Altria’s website at www.altria.com.

The information on the respective websites of Altria and its subsidiaries is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Form 10-K or incorporated into any other filings Altria makes with the SEC.

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