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\n RICHMOND, Va.<\/span>, Aug. 4, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-eight cents<\/span>($0.78)<\/span> per share on the common shares of the Company, payable November 1, 2021<\/span>, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 11<\/span>, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia<\/span>, is a global business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers, operating in over 30 countries on five continents, that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients.\u00a0Tobacco 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 a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce high-quality, specialty vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients for the food and beverage end markets.\u00a0Universal has been finding innovative solutions to serve its customers and meet their agri-product needs for more than 100 years.\u00a0The Company’s revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021<\/span>, were $2.0 billion<\/span>.\u00a0Visit www.universalcorp.com<\/a> for more information on Universal Corporation and the latest Company news.<\/p>\n

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PR Newswire RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 4, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-eight cents($0.78) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable November 1, 2021, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 11, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0 Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a global business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers, operating in over 30 countries on five continents, that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients.\u00a0Tobacco has been the Company’s principal focus since its founding in 1918, and Universal is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Through … <\/p>\n

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