Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Elizabeth E. Bailey
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Elizabeth E. Bailey
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Geoffrey C. Bible
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Geoffrey C. Bible
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Harold Brown
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Harold Brown
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Jane Evans
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Jane Evans
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ J. Dudley Fishburn
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J. Dudley Fishburn
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Robert E. R. Huntley
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Robert E. R. Huntley
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ John D. Nichols
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John D. Nichols
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Lucio A. Noto
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Lucio A. Noto
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ John S. Reed
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John S. Reed
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Carlos Slim Helu
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Carlos Slim Helu
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned, a Director of Philip
Morris Companies Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), does hereby
constitute and appoint Geoffrey C. Bible, Charles R. Wall, Louis C. Camilleri
and G. Penn Holsenbeck, or any one or more of them, her true and lawful
attorney, for her and in her name, place and stead, to execute, by manual or
facsimile signature, electronic transmission or otherwise, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 and any amendments to said Registration
Statement or Statements or existing Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the
registration of shares of Common Stock, $.33 1/3 par value, to be issued or
previously issued by the Company in connection with various employee benefit
plans of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, and to cause the same to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits,
financial statements and prospectuses included or to be incorporated by
reference therein, hereby granting to said attorneys full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite or desirable to
be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts and things which said attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of
these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 9th day of June, 2000.
By: /s/ Stephen M. Wolf
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Stephen M. Wolf
