Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2026
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UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
001-00652
54-0414210
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
9201 Forest Hill Avenue,
Richmond,
Virginia
23235
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(804) 359-9311
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
UVV
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Universal Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on August 5, 2026, discussing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of this release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on From 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall either be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such a filing.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”), held August 4, 2026, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of the individuals listed below as a director for a term of three years, (ii) approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
The Company’s shareholders voted as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of directors.
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Arthur J. Schick, Jr.
17,245,242
123,834
3,555,568
Gregory A. Trojan
17,263,761
105,315
3,555,568
Jaqueline T. Williams
17,168,613
200,463
3,555,568
Proposal 2 - Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
17,015,988
259,565
93,523
3,555,568
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.