Universal Corp. (UVV) Raises Quarterly Dividend 1.9% to $0.55; Approves $100M Buyback

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Universal Corporation Announces 47th Annual Dividend Increase and Share Repurchase Program

November 7, 2017 12:41 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 7, 2017 /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-five cents ($0.55) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable February 5, 2018, to common shareholders of record at the close of... More