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Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 29, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Wushuang Ma - President and Treasurer Preston Wigner - Chairman, President and CEO Johan Kroner - CFO Conference Call Participants Ann Gurkin - Davenport Chris Reynolds - Neuberger Berman Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Tiffany, and I will be your conference ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) (“Universal” or the “Company”), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced financial results for the full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. Preston D. Wigner, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal, stated, “Fiscal year 2025 was an exceptional year for Universal. W...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced its ambitious Net-Zero target has been approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). This significant achievement underscores Universal's commitment to sustainable business practices and its proactive approach to mitigating climate-related impacts. The SBTi a...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, will webcast its conference call on May 29, 2025, following the release of its results for fiscal year 2025 after market close on that date. The conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced the appointment of Fay Manolios to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 1, 2025. In addition, Michael T. Lawton, who has served as an independent director since 2016, has decided to retire and will not stand for re-election to the Board at Univer...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 4, 2025, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 14, 2025. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3....

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