RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- George 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 February 7, 2022, to common shareholders of
record at the close of business on January
10, 2022.
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. We strive to be the supplier of choice for our
customers by leveraging our farmer base, our commitment to a
sustainable supply chain, and our ability to provide high-quality,
customized, traceable, value-added agri-products essential for our
customers' requirements. We find innovative solutions to
serve our customers and have been meeting their agri-product needs
for more than 100 years. Our principal focus since our
founding in 1918 has been tobacco, and we are the leading global
leaf tobacco supplier. Through our plant-based ingredients
platform, we provide a variety of value-added manufacturing
processes to produce high-quality, specialty vegetable- and
fruit-based ingredients as well as flavorings and extracts for the
food and beverage end markets. For more information, visit
www.universalcorp.com.
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