Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KELLY ENNIS DEBRA J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALTRIA GROUP, INC. [ MO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 6601 WEST BROAD STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/28/2018
(Street) RICHMOND, VA 23230 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								23088   (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	(2)	9/28/2018		A		454   (3)		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	454	$60.615   (5)	14475   (6)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Total reflects 23,088 deferred shares held in the Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including an increase of 273 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since June 29, 2018, the date of the last reportable transaction.
(2)	Phantom Stock Units convert to the cash value of the issuer's common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3)	These units were acquired on September 28, 2018 pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(4)	The participant will receive distributions of phantom stock units in cash either prior to or following termination of service as a member of the issuer's board of directors, as elected by the participant.
(5)	The average of the high and low price of Altria Group, Inc. common stock on September 28, 2018.
(6)	Share equivalents held in the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This total includes the September 28, 2018 acquisition of 454 share equivalents under the Deferred Fee Plan for Non-Employee Directors and 166 share equivalents acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since June 29, 2018, the date of the last reportable transaction.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KELLY ENNIS DEBRA J 6601 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND, VA 23230	X

Signatures
W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for Debra J. Kelly-Ennis		10/2/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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