Philip Morris International Inc. Announces New Three Year Share Repurchase Program Of $18 Billion; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Of $0.77 Per Share

Philip Morris International Inc. announced a new three-year share repurchase program of $18 billion. It is anticipated that the new program will be initiated August 1, 2012, following completion of the existing three-year program of $12 billion which began in May 2010 and which will conclude ahead of schedule. As previously announced, PMI has a share repurchase target for 2012 of $6.0 billion. The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.77 per common share, payable on July 12, 2012, to stockholders of record as of June 27, 2012. The ex-dividend date is June 25, 2012.