BUZZ-Altria Group Inc: Hits record high on talks of SABMiller sale
** Marlboro cigarette maker's shares up 2.15 pct to a record high of $44.09
** Anheuser-Busch InBev talking to banks about financing a $122 billion offer for SABMiller Plc (LSE: SAB.L - news) , according to Wall Street Journal
** Altria is SABMiller's largest shareholder with a 26.68 pct stake
** Dutch brewer Heineken (Other OTC: HEINY - news) has previously rejected a takeover offer by SABMiller
** Up to Friday's close, Altria's shares had risen 12.42 pct this year (Reuters Messaging: yashaswini.swamynathan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)