EX-99.2 3 uvv-exhibit992x20180807xdi.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit


Exhibit 99.2
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P.O. Box 25099 ~ Richmond, VA 23260 ~ phone: (804) 359-9311 ~ fax (804) 254-3584
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
CONTACT:
Candace C. Formacek
RELEASE:
Immediately
 
Phone: (804) 359-9311
 
 
 
Fax: (804) 254-3584
 
 
 
Email: investor@universalleaf.com
 
 

Universal Corporation Announces Dividend
Richmond, VA August 7, 2018 / 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-five cents ($0.75) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable November 5, 2018, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 9, 2018.

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Universal Corporation is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier and conducts business in more than 30 countries. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, were $2.0 billion. For more information on Universal Corporation, visit its website at www.universalcorp.com.


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