Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 11:34:34 -0600 
From: corporate_affairs@philipmorriscompanies.com
Subject: RE:Share Your Comments [#23212] 


Thank you for contacting us regarding the April 2002 shareholder 
proposal to change the name of our parent company, Philip Morris Companies 
Inc. Your inquiry was referred to the Corporate Communications department 
for response.

This is a business decision for the enterprise. We think the proposed 
name better reflects our identity and the future direction of our global 
family of people and companies. It clarifies the distinction between 
our corporate parent and the two tobacco companies it owns. We remain 
fully committed to the name Philip Morris for our tobacco companies. 
Philip Morris U.S.A. and Philip Morris International are retaining the 
Philip Morris name, just as Kraft and Miller are retaining their names.

We are not the same family of companies that we were when Philip Morris 
Companies Inc. was established more than 15 years ago.  This is a good 
time in the companys evolution to adopt a new name.  The Nabisco 
acquisition and the Kraft initial public offering provide the most recent 
evidence of our growth and evolution.  The acquisition of numerous global 
consumer packaged goods brands over the past decade provides an 
additional example of how we have changed.  We are evolving culturally, too, 
as we work diligently on a variety of responsibility initiatives, both 
at the corporate level and within each of the operating companies.

A change in the ticker symbol is something we would consider if the 
proposed name is approved by the shareholders at our April 2002 annual 
meeting.

Again, thank you for taking the time to share your views with us.  We 
want you to know that your comments are very much appreciated.

Corporate Communications
Philip Morris Management Corp.

--Original Message--
Date:	11/28/01
To:	corporate_affairs@philipmorriscompanies.com
Subject:	Share Your Comments[#23212]

Message Body: As a past and current shareholder, I think the proposed 
name change is a poor idea and that Altria is a weak choice at that.  
The name recognition that the Philip Morris brand enjoys is a positive 
attribute for this company.  I am hoping that at the very least, PM 
decides to keep the ticker symbol MO.