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Form 8-K for ALTRIA GROUP, INC.


30-Mar-2007

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events, Financial Statements


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective as of the close of business on March 30, 2007, the separation of Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft") from Altria Group, Inc. ("Altria") and the distribution of all Kraft shares owned by Altria to Altria's shareholders was completed (the "Distribution"). In connection with the Distribution, Altria entered into certain agreements with Kraft to define responsibility for obligations arising before and after the Distribution, including, among others, obligations relating to employees, transition services and taxes.

On March 30, 2007, Altria Corporate Services, Inc. ("ALCS") entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the "Transition Services Agreement") with Kraft pursuant to which ALCS will provide a variety of administrative services to Kraft for a period of time following the Distribution. These services include corporate affairs, treasury, financial consolidations and reporting, internal audit, information technology and legal and corporate secretary services. The Transition Services Agreement supercedes the Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2001, as amended, between ALCS and Kraft.

On March 30, 2007, Altria entered into an Employee Matters Agreement (the "Employee Matters Agreement") with Kraft. The Employee Matters Agreement provides for each company's respective obligations with regard to employee transfers, equity compensation and other employee benefits matters.

On March 30, 2007, Altria entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement (the "Tax Sharing Agreement") with Kraft. The Tax Sharing Agreement generally governs Altria's and Kraft's respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Distribution with respect to taxes attributable to Kraft's business, as well as any taxes incurred by Altria or Kraft as a result of the failure of the distribution to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The foregoing descriptions of the Transition Services Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Tax Sharing Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of these agreements which are attached as Exhibits 10.1-10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.



Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 30, 2007, Altria announced that it had completed the distribution of the approximately 88.9% of Kraft's outstanding shares owned by Altria to Altria shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 16, 2007. Prior to the Distribution, Altria converted its Class B shares of Kraft common stock, which carried ten votes per share, into Class A shares, which carry one vote per share. The Distribution was structured to be tax free to Altria shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except in respect of cash received in lieu of fractional shares.

The press release announcing the completion of the Distribution is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                  Description

   10.1           Transition Services Agreement by and between Altria Corporate
                  Services, Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. dated as of March 30, 2007.

   10.2           Employee Matters Agreement by and between Altria Group, Inc. and
                  Kraft Foods Inc. dated as of March 30, 2007.

   10.3           Tax Sharing Agreement by and between Altria Group, Inc. and Kraft
                  Foods Inc. dated as of March 30, 2007.

   99.1           Altria Group, Inc. Press Release dated March 30, 2007.


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