Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation UVV, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-seven cents ($0.77) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable May 3, 2021, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2021.  

Universal Corporation UVV, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a global agri-products supplier, operating in over 30 countries on five continents, that sources, processes, and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients.  Tobacco has been the Company's principal focus since its founding in 1918, and Universal is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Through the Company's plant-based ingredients platform, it provides high-quality, specialty vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets.  Universal has been finding innovative solutions to serve its customers and meet their agri-product needs for more than 100 years.  The Company's revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, were $1.9 billion.  Visit universalcorp.com for more information on Universal Corporation and the latest Company news.

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