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Universal Corp. (UVV) Raises Quarterly Dividend 1.9% to $0.54; 4% Yield

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Universal Corporation Announces 46th Annual Increase in Dividends

November 8, 2016 12:08 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 8, 2016 /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 fifty-four cents ($0.54) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable February 6, 2017, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 9, 2017.  This increase indicates an annualized... More