RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 4, 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 November 1, 2021, to
common shareholders of record at the close of business on
October 11, 2021.
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. 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 a variety of value-added
manufacturing processes to produce high-quality, specialty
vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients for the 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, 2021, were
$2.0 billion. Visit
www.universalcorp.com for more information on Universal Corporation
and the latest Company news.
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