Altria welcomes SABMiller's willingness to accept AB InBev offer

(Reuters) - SABMiller Plc shareholder Altria Group said it was pleased that the brewer was willing to accept larger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev's new offer worth more than $100 billion. Cigarette maker Altria said on Tuesday it held about 27 percent stake in SABMiller. (Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)