| 词条 | UST Inc. |
| 释义 |
| name = UST Inc. | logo = UST logo.png | logo_size = 200px | successor = Altria | slogan = | foundation = 1986 | defunct = 2009 | location = Stamford, Connecticut, USA | key_people = Murray S. Kessler, Executive Chairman, CEO, President, & COO | industry = Tobacco products | products = Smokeless tobacco, wine | revenue = {{profit}}$1.48 billion USD (2007)[1] | num_employees = 4,610 (2007)[2] | homepage = }} UST Inc.[3] was a holding company,[4] the biggest producer of snuff and chewing tobacco,[5] whose subsidiaries included U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and International Wine & Spirits Ltd., which in turn is a holding company of Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, a vintner of premium wines. On January 6, 2009 UST Inc. was purchased by Altria. HistoryUnited States Tobacco Co. existed before the American Tobacco Co. acquisition. UST was founded as the United States Tobacco Co. in 1911, Richmond, Va.,[6][7] after the US Supreme Court dissolved the American Tobacco Company trust as a monopoly[8] and in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. Weyman-Bruton Company incorporates in 1911, acquires the United States Tobacco Company in 1921 and becomes the United States Tobacco Company in 1922,[9][10] relocates from New York City[11][12][13][14] to Greenwich,[15] Connecticut in 1970, later[16] creating the holding company in 1986. The company is incorporated in Delaware, and in the fall of 2006 announced it would move its headquarters from Greenwich, Connecticut to Stamford, Connecticut. In 2005, UST was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush.[17][18][19] UST reported having an average of 5,111 employees in 2005. That year, UST had a $534 million profit on sales of $1.85 billion. On November 2, 2006, UST promoted president and chief operating officer Murray S. Kessler to chief executive officer effective January 1, 2007. Vincent Gierer Jr., who had been CEO since 1993, remained chairman of the board of directors. UST manufactures smokeless tobacco in Nashville, Tennessee; Hopkinsville, Kentucky; and Franklin Park, Illinois. It also owns vineyards in Washington state and California. UST held 62.4 percent of the smokeless tobacco market as of the third quarter of 2006, according to an Oct. 26, 2006 report by Morningstar. UST's primary competitors include the American Snuff Company subsidiary of Reynolds American, and Swedish Match. Effective January 6, 2009, Altria acquired all outstanding shares of UST Inc. (UST), shareholders of UST are entitled to receive $69.50 in cash without interest and less any applicable withholding tax, for each share of common stock held at the effective time of the merger.[20] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/UST/|title=UST : Summary for ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treas - Yahoo Finance|author=|date=|website=yahoo.com|accessdate=13 October 2018}} {{US-manufacturing-company-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=UST|title=UST Profile - ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treas Stock - Yahoo Finance|author=|date=|website=finance.yahoo.com|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/united-states-tobacco-co|title=Articles about United States Tobacco Co - latimes|author=|date=|website=articles.latimes.com|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_Smokeless_Tobacco_Company|title=United States Smokeless Tobacco Company - SourceWatch|author=|date=|website=www.sourcewatch.org|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-19-9605190359-story.html|title=TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE LOUSY CORPORATE CITIZENS|first=Joan|last=Beck|date=|website=chicagotribune.com|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G5JBAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA12-PA6&lpg=RA12-PA6&dq=Richmond|title=United States Tobacco Journal|author=|date=13 October 2018|publisher=BMT Publications|accessdate=13 October 2018|via=Google Books}} 7. ^http://morfauction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/auction_83.pdf 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://archive.tobacco.org/History/Tobacco_History.html|title=Tobacco History|first=Gene|last=Borio|date=13 October 2018|website=archive.tobacco.org|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.company-histories.com/UST-Inc-Company-History.html|title=UST Inc. -- Company History|author=|date=|website=www.company-histories.com|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.periodpaper.com/collections/tobacciana-tobacco-cigarette/products/1956-ad-united-states-tobacco-co-king-sano-cigarettes-original-advertising-087271-tm6-195|title=1956 Ad United States Tobacco Co King Sano Cigarettes - ORIGINAL ADVERTISING TM6|first=Period|last=Paper|date=|website=Period Paper|accessdate=13 October 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/034-United-States-Tobacco-Co-034-Letterhead-Invoices-Copenhagen-amp-More-4-Invoices-/382082585478?nma=true&si=jrLF3%252B2EAuxlOXuUK6Me4xJ%252B5fU%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557|title="United States Tobacco Co." 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